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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
LINES IN OREGON S4.784.222.
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pany.
The total mileage o f the Northern
Pacific lines in Oregon is given at
97.27 miles. O f main line there is
38.67 miles; branches, 44.92 miles,
and in yards and spurs 13.68 miles.
The estimate o f expenditure on the
line from Goble to Portland, 46.7
miles, is $3,006,892.12.
The biggest
item is for right o f way and station
grounds, the figures being given at
$756,059.25. The cost o f grading is
given at $733,768.
An estimate o f $995,439.78 is given
as the cost o f the work on the Wash­
ington & Oregon line to Pendelon, a
distance o f 33.74 miles.
The cost of
grading fo r this section is stated to be
$242,781, and o f right o f way and sta­
tion grounds,
$154,608.33.
From
Smeltz to Athena, 10.83 miles, the es­
timated cost o f work is $357,745.26.
The cost o f equipment fo r the road
in Oregon is estimated at $324,146.05.
Hill Admires Blooded Horses.
M errill— Louis W . H ill and party
paid M errill a v is it while on their tour
o f inspection o f the interior sections
contiguous to the route o f the H ill
road. The party was entertained at
luncheon in the handsome ranch home
o f N . S. Merrill, the pioneer farm er of
this part o f the country, whose place iB
just outside the town limits.
The la­
dies o f the town served the lunch and
all the business men and townspeople
were there to greet the distinguished
guests, who were accompanied from
Klamath Falls by two dozen prominent
citizens o f that place.
The party filled seven autos.
Mr. H ill made a b rief address, say­
ing he had not been entertained in any
finer ranch home in the whole state
than that in which he met the M errill
people, and predicted that the lands in
this valley would be doubled in value
within two years.
» The annual horse rodeo had just been
completed in this part o f the country
before Mr. H ill’ s arrival, and after
the luncheon was over the party assem­
bled on the lawn, where the fine horses
and mules of the M errill ranch were
passed before them for inspection.
Then the autos were boarded and a run
o f ten miles down to Tulle lake was
made, where a v is it was paid to the
“ Poplar Farm” owned by J. Frank
Adams, the most noted horseman of
this section, and his fine horses and
brood mares afforded a sight fo r the
railroad man to understand where so
many o f Oregon’s extra good horses
are bred.
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Ideal Fourth at Condon.
K.
Condon— Condon, as w ell as other
cities o f Oregon, is planning fo r a
“ safe and sane” , Fourth o f July, yet
the celebration here w ill be the great­
est yet undertaken.
Instead o f the
usual method o f raising funds by
charging admission to the different
events, everything w ill be absolutely
free. The celebration w ill last three
days beginning Saturday, and the pro­
gram includes three baseball games,
dances, moving picture shows, reports
by rounds o f the Jeffries-Jghnson fight,
athletic contests, band concerts, public
speaking and probably a parade.
O wing to great danger o f fire and
runaways, the council w ill be request­
ed to prohibit fireworks o f any kind.
Hotel men and restaurant keepers
are also to be asked not to raise prices
during the celebration.
E very effort
w ill be lent to make this a notable
event in the history of this section of
Eastern Oregon.
T o Build Stone Roads.
Toledo — Road building machinery
has been installed by the county court,
preparations at the quarry are being
rushed rapidly and the work o f crush­
ing and placing the rock on the Toledo-
Siletz wagon road w ill be begun at
once. When this modem road is com­
pleted other roads w ill be built and
soon Lincoln county w ill be noted for
her good roads, one o f the essentials in
any county.
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Modal Farm Water Plant.
Baker City— J. H. Baisley, a farmer
livin g west o f the city, who has one
o f the most modem homes in Powder
valley, has just completed a water sys­
tem that is first class in every respect.
The water is piped about 6,000 feet
from mountain springs, which not only
guarantees a flow o f pure mountain
water, but furnishes ample Are pro­
tection, as the pressure is 100 pounds.
Eighteen ¡Drown as Vessel
Beneath the Waves.
Plunges
Port Huron, Mich., May 25.— Fam i­
BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS
DAKOTANS COME TO OREGON. lies and friends o f the missing 18 mem­
Northern Pacific Engineers Make Es­ Parties at Intervals Up to July 16-
timate on Cost o f Railroad.
Thousands Are Interested.
Clyde B. Aitchison, Oregon state
railroad commissioner, has received
from the office o f the chief engineer
o f the Northern Pacific company es­
timates on the cost o f reproduction of
railw ay lines in Oregon based on con­
ditions in April, 1909. The estimates
were exclusive o f the one-third inter­
est in the Spokane, Portland & Seattle
railway and the 40 per cent interest in
the Northern Pacific Terminal com­
STEAMER HIT IN FOG.
Washington — Dr. H. W . Coe o f
Portland, who is here, has a telegram
from Fargo, from F. E. Ball, vice-
president o f the Columbia Land corn-
pay, saying:
“ A party o f 30 le ft yesterday for
Stanfield, Or. Minot sends a special
May 31, Grand Forks a special June 2,
Valley City a special to Hermiston
June 2, and Fargo a special June 7 and
another July 16.”
Coe says there w ill be several cars
intervening. The special mentioned
as having le ft Fargo was No. 15. The
landseekers will be taken to Stanfield
and Hermiston on a six days’ tour,
stopping at North Yakima, Seattle,
Portland and Hood R iver to show them
what sort o f country they are going
into.
Coe says 600 persons have left Fargo
since August and that 1,000 more w ill
go before the summer ends.
Coe is
here to offset reports injurious to the
Um atilla reclamation project, which
have been carried to the officials. He
has succeeded in confirming previous
claims that the U m atilla project is one
o f the best the government has inaug­
urated.
Jeffries Wants Hood
River Apples.
Hood R iver — The commercial club
received from Jas. J. Jefferies a re­
quest fo r a box of Hood River Spitzen-
burgs.
When Jeffries went through
Hood R iver on his theatrical trip he
was presented by some admirers with
a box o f Spitz. When he got down in
his training camp at Rowardennan,
Cal., he began to long for the flavor of
the apple he got in Hood River. He
told everybody around him that he
had never eaten anything that had so
pleased him and he wanted some more.
An admiring friend who had been to
the camp was told by Jeffries o f his
wish and the friend told him he would
be in Hood River soon and would send
him a box. The friend says that next
to his w ife there is nothing he likes
better than a Hood R iver Spitz.
Klamath to Celebrate July 4-5.
Klamath Falls— Preparations are al­
ready being made fo r a celebration in
this city on July 4 and 5. It is the in­
tention o f the business men of the city
to make the jollification a record
breaker.
The Socialist encampment
w ill be in session here during this time.
Berries Ripening Fast.
Hood R iver— The warm weather o f
the past few days has ripened the ber­
ries at a very rapid rate. Pickers are
coming into the valley in large num­
bers, but not near enough have ar­
rived yet to care for the crop.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
W heat — Track prices: Bluestem,
86@87c; club, 82@83c; red Russian,
80@81c; valley, 85c.
Barley— Feed and brewing, $21.50@
22.50 per ton.
Corn— Whole, $33; cracked, $31 ton.
H ay— Track prices: Timothy, W il­
lamette valley, $20®21 per ton; East­
ern Oregon, $22® 25; alfalfa, $16.50®
17.50; grain hay, $17@18.
Butter— City creamery, extras 29c
per pound; fancy outside creamery,
28@29c; store, 20c. Butter fa t prices
average l ^ c per pound under regular
butter prices.
Eggs— Fresh Oregon ranch, 23®24c.
Pork— Fancy, I2 @ lt% e per pound.
V eal— Fancy, 10 >^@ llc per pound.
Lambs— Fancy, 8@10c per pound.
Poultry— Hens, 18@19c per pound;
broilers, 27®30c;
ducks,
18®23c;
geese, 12>£c; turkeys, live, 20®22c;
dressed, 25c; squabs, $3 per dozen.
Fresh Fruits— Strawberries, $1.75®
2.75 per crate; apples, $1.50®3 per
box; gooseberries, 6c per pound.
Potatoes— Carload buying
prices:
Oregon, 40® 50c per hundred; new Cal­
ifornia, 23*@3c per pound; sweet po­
tatoes, 4c.
Vegetables— Artichokes, 60® 7 5c per
dozen; ¡asparagus, $1.25®2 per box;
cabbage, 2 yA(d,2\ic per pound; celery,
$3.50®4 per crate; head lettuce, 50®
60c per dozen; hothouse lettuce, 50c®
$1 per box; green onions, 15c per doz­
en; radishes 15®20c dozen; rhubarb,
2 ^ @ 35 ^c per pound; spinach, 8®10c
per pound;
rutabagas,
$1.2601.50
sack; carrots, 85c® $l; beets, $1.50;
parsnips, 75c® $1.
Onions—Oregon, $2 per hundred;
Bermuda, $1.5001.7$ per crate; red,
$1.75 per sack.
Hops__1909 crop, 12®15c, accord­
ing to quality; olds, nominal; 1910 con­
tracts, nominal.
W o o l__Eastern Oregon,
14® 17c
pound; valley, 16®18c; mohair, choice,
32®33e pound.
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Cattle— Beef steers, hay fed, good
to choice. $5.75®6; fair to medium,
$5®5.60; cows and hetfem, 8 » » «>
choice, $5®5.50; fa ir to medium, $4.25
®4.75; bulls. $3.5004.25; .U gs. 4.50
® 6 ; calves, light, $ «® 7 ; heavy, $4.60
W Hogs— Top, $ 10 . 25 ® 10.56; fa ir to
medium, $ 9 .25®9.56;
Sheep— Beat wethers, $4®4.25; fa ir
to good w ether. $3.6004; best ewee,
$3.2505.50; lambs choice $6®7; fa ir
$5®6.
Washington, May 30.— The railroad ' braska, presented his amendment re ­
H is
bers o f the crew o f the steamer Frank regulation bill w ill probably be finally vivin g a portion o f section 12.
voted on in the senate tomorrow. amendment prohibits all common car­
H. Goodyear, which sank yesterday off
Wednesday it is the plan o f the senate riers from acquiring any interest what­
Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron, after leaders to send the bill as finally adopt­ soever in the capital stock of, or pur­
being rammed amidships by the steam­ ed by the upper house to President chasing or leasing any railroad which
er James B. Wood, tonight practically Taft. He w ill consider the bill care­ is competitive with that o f the pur­
gave up hope that any o f the missing fully and make a number o f recom­ chasing company. A fine o f $5,000 is
mendations. It is-hoped this way that imposed for each day’s violation o f
persons have been rescued.
the bill finally adopted by congress this provision.
, The steamer Sir W illiam Siemons, w ill be nearer the form first sent to
Washington, May 26.— Through th e
said to have picked up some o f the congress than the battle-scarred rem­ defeat in the senate today o f several
nant
adopted
by
the
house,
and
that
missing crew, passed detour today and
amendments offered by insurgent R e­
is now on its way to passage in the
publicans and Democrats, the way was
made no report o f any survivors
senate.
paved for an early vote on the admin­
aboard.
The expected changes are to be made istration railroad bill. I t is believ­
Four o f the rescued members o f the in conference. The bills o f the two
ed this w ill come tomorrow and the
crew, including Captain F. P. Hemen- houses d iffer considerably. It is cer­ senate w ill then adjourn until Monday,
ger, have gone to the Goodyear’ s head­ tain that the house w ill refuse to adopt when the statehood bill probably w ill
the bill passed by the senate and that be made the unfinished business.
quarters in Cleveland and Mrs. Emma
the measure w ill go to conference. It I The regular Republicans maintained
Bassett, the only other survivor, is is here that T a ft’s study o f the bill
a firm hold upon the situation in sever­
passed by the senate is expected to al votings on important features, not­
still in Port Huron.
The senate leaders w ill ask I withstanding the insurgents and Dem-
The collision occurred at 5 :20 in the count.
T a ft to make immediately recom- ocrat8 united their votes on several oc-
morning, in a heavy fog. The Good -1
mendations to the committee suggest­
year was struck amidships on the star­ ing the sort o f bill he would be w illing casions. More was accomplished dur­
ing the closing hours o f the session to ­
board side and the bow of the Wood j to sign. It is believed he w ill recom­
day than in any other week of the
mend that certain o f the original pro­ three months the bill has been pending1
was punctured.
In a moment it was seen that the | visions be reinstated.
business.
The conference committee has prac­
O f all o f the votes o f the day, the
Goodyear was doomed, as she began
tically
the
last
word
in
form
ing
the
one on the Cummins amendment w as
rapidly to fill with water.
Everyone j
The vote
on board was supplied with a life pre­ bill. The two houses can adopt or re­ by far the most important.
server and every effort was made to ject the suggestions o f the committee was by no means so close as had been
man and launch the small boats.
The or send the measure back fo r further predicted by its friends and feared by
water poured into the hold so fast that consideration, but no amendment can its opponents. Three days ago the ad­
the heavy hatches were forced from be adopted. The regulars expect to vocates o f the bill suggested by the
their frames by the pressure from un­ rush the conference report through adminsitration had been apprehensive-
derneath and shot into the air in every during the final days o f the session, o f the success o f the Cummins provis­
direction, spreading injury and death when congressmen are anxious to get ion, but during that time they had been
Naturally, extremely active, so that, while they
among the terrified crew and passen­ away from Washington.
congress does not want to enact a bill made important concessions, they se­
gers.
W ith his infant child in his arms, that w ill be vetoed by the President, cured the defeat o f the provision.
O f the 29 votes favorable to th e
Steward Bassett had almost reached and so his recommendations, it is ex­
safety in one o f the lifeboats when one pected, w ill have considerable weight amendment, 12 were cast by insurgent
with
the
committee.
Republicans.
of the tumbling hatches snatched the
The “ insurgent” Republicans based
their opposition on the ground that
sufficient care was not taken to prevent
the watering o f stocks and issuance o f
both stocks and bonds in any way that
would be injurious to the general pub­
lic.
President T a ft’s traveling expenses
and the fact that he had already over­
drawn his allowance o f $25,000 a year
voted by congress, led to acrimonious
debate in the house today and to a re­
fusal to permit him to use the next
year’s allowance to meet the defic­
iency.
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Washington, May 25.— “ Before the
Interstate Commerce commission car»
become effective, it will be necessary
NEW COM ET TAIL IS SEEN.
to equip it much more thoroughly,”
said Senator L a Follette, in the senate
today, during a speech which consumed
Harvard Group Sees Jet ot Light
practically the entire session.
Shooting From Necleus.
He argued the reconstruction o f the
Cambridge, Mass., May 25.— When
commission, and said the country
the patty at the Harvard astronomical
should be divided into districts in
observatory obtained last night for the
charge o f a sub-commission.
The
first time an adequate view o f Hal­
Wisconsin senator spoke for almost
ley’s comet an interesting discovery
five hours in support o f the commission-
was made by Professor O. C. Wendell.
amendment regulating railroad rate in­
He saw a je t of light for two or three
creases, and had not concluded when
minutes projecting toward the south­
the senate adjourned.
west from the nucleus, that is, some­
“ There is not one line in the stat­
what towards the sun, while the tail
utes to give to the people reasonable
itself was streaming away to the east,
railroad rates,” declared he.
“ A ll
or toward the sun.
that has been accomplished is to afford
Photometric measurements o f the
a means o f g ivin g equal rates to ship­
nucleus in the comet were also made
pers.”
by Professor Wendell, which indicated
The interest o f the shipper was by
that then ucleus was o f 6 :57 magni­
no means the interest o f the general
tude, that it is slightly below the lim­
public, he asserted. He declared the
it o f visibility.
people generally were as much entitled
The total light o f the comet was set
to protection as the shippers.
Forty
at two and a half magnitudes by Leon
years ago the fight was begun with
Campbell and assistants, who made
that end in view, he said, and it was.
special measurements. The tail is said
as much a fight against extortion as
to be about three degrees long.
against discrimination, but in the fo r­
mer respect there had been utter fa il­
ure.
Mischief Sinks Drydock?
“ The Interstate Commerce commis­
Manila, May 24.— In connection with
sion is engaged in a mere child’s
the sinking o f the drydock Dewey,
Washington, May 28.— A t the last play,” said Mr. La Follette, adding
naval officers here say it would be an
that it was so edged about that it could
easy matter for some mischievious per­ moment'before reaching [the point of
not effectively deal with the problem.
I
voting
upon
the
railroad
bill
today,
the
son to tamper with the powerful valves
"T h e rules o f the senate seem to be
which are operated by electricity. I f senate took the important step o f ad­
so formed as
prevent one from
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one were so inclined they say, he ding an amendment placing interstate i
The railroads
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might easily slip past the guard and ; telegraph and telephone lines under the
have been having their way for 40
'
supervision
o
f
the
Interstate
Commerce
,
open the valves. A board is investi­
years. We have the sins o f many con­
gating the sinking, and divers have I commission.
gresses to atone for before we perm it
This action was followed
by an \
been at work examining the bottom o f
this bill to pass from our hands.”
the drydock. The amount o f the dam­ | effort to restore the portion o f section j
age has not yet been determined. Op­ | 12, affecting mergers, which hereto-! Washington, May 24. — Chairman
Tawney, o f the house appropriations
fore was voted out.
erations w ill begin to raise the craft.
The suggestion for the inclusion o f j committee has succeeded in fram ing
_ an
Channel Swallows 22.
telegraph and telephone companies amendment to the sundry c iv il bill pro-
Cowes, Isle o f Wight, May 2 5 . - within the control o f the Interstate Í vidlng the president with $250,000 to
Twenty-two persons were drowned as Commerce commission was made by obtain information on prices o f manu-
the result of a collision today between Dixon, o f Montana, but ultimately his factured articles that stood the test
the steamer Skerryvore and the Ger­ amendment was supplanted by one in o f the rules o f the house.
By a strict party vote o f 110 to 83
man bark J. C. Vinnen, in the English simpler form offered by La Follette.
The senate reached the voting stage the amendment was adopted.
P re v ­
channel. The Skerryvora sank. Only
two o f the crew o f the steamer were at 4 o ’ clock, after an animated debate, iously the house by a vote o f 84 to 106
rescued, one o f whom died a short time which dealt especially with whether rejected the Fitzgerald amendment re­
later. The bark pot in here but later the Dolliver amendment regulating tbe ducing the amount to $75,000.
When the appropriation o f $58,000
left for Southampton. Apparently she stock and bond issues o f rsilroeds was
was not injured. As far as known, no in accordance with the last Democratic for distinctive paper for national cur­
rency was reported Tawney explained
platform.
passengers were on either vessel.
Dixon’s telegraph amendment was that the proposed plans fo r laundering
in the exact language o f the telegraph paper money had not yet reached such
Chinese Destroy Church.
Shanghai, May 26 . - N a t i v e riots oc­ provision carried by the house bill, and a satisfactory stage as to warrant re­
curred at Chuan Chi a, northwest of it purported to re-enact. the first sec­ ductions.
Fitsgeraid declared that the system
Changsha, last Saturday. A consider­ tion o f the present interstate commerce
He said any
able portion of the city was burned. law, with telegraph and telephone com- could not be improved.
The Lutheran church was destroyed by panirs added. Much objection to 'v o t­ attempt to run the government as s '
fire. There is general unrest and anti- ing upon it without an opportunity for private business would result in a lo t
examination was expressed.
Several o f men being sent to the penitentiary.
foreign sentiment is spreading.
suggestions fo r
adjournment were Governmental and private business, he
made. Ultim ately Brandegee moved insisted, were essentislly different.
Quake Causes Near-Panic.
Reggio, Italy, May 25 — A heavy to lay on tbe table, but this motion There were too many “ political chair
warmers” in the government in the
earth shock occurred hers this evening, was lost, 23 to 37.
The result o f the vote had no sooner service, he added, to perm it efficient
causing the people to rush into the
been announced than Brown, o f Ne- administration.
streets. N o damage was done.
baby from his arms.
The little one
fe ll into the lake and was drowned,
despite the frantic efforts o f its father
to rescue it.
Many o f the Goodyear’s crew were
killed by the fa llin g hatches before
they had a chance to jump into the wa­
ter.
When the Goodyear settled beneath
the surface o f the water it was evi­
dent she was practically broken in two,
the action o f the w ater having com­
pleted the destruction begun by the
blow received in the collision.
The
Goodyear was a modem steel steamer
436 fe e t long, and carried a crew o f 23
men.
Washington, May 28.— Presenting
a series o f tables, Senator Smoot today
addressed the senate with reference to
the condition o f the farmers o f the
country, as compared with their con­
dition in 1906.
“ While the prices o f practically all
commodities have shown some advance
during the last few years,” he said,
“ the products o f the farm show a
much greater advance than do the
prices o f the products o f the mines and
factories.”
He gave the follow ing specifications:
Corn, 118 per cent; wheat, 88 per cent;
cotton, 92 per cent; oats, 132 per cent;
rye, 118 per cent; barley, 126 per cent;
hay, 49 per cent; hops, 640 per cent;
potatoes, 73 per cent; flaxseed, 142 per
cent; fa t cattle, 92 per cent; fat hogs,
172 per cent; dairy butter, 57 per cent;
eggs, 107 per cent.
Commenting on
general conditions, Mr. Smoot said:
“ The financial condition o f the grain
raiser o f [the Northwest, the general
farmer o f the Middle West, the cotton
planter o f the South, is better than
ever before. Financially, the farmer
has become ''ndependenL The general
free delivery and the telephone have
placed him in touch with the world and
he is as fam iliar with current events
as the city dw eller.”
For two hours today, Senator Lori-
mer, o f Illinois, stood in the senate
and in vigorous language denounced as
untrue the charges o f bribery made
against him in connection with his
election to the senate. Upon leaving
the chamber at the conclusion o f his
speech, Lorim er hurriedly put his
affairs in order and caught a late train
for Chicago. In his address Lorimer
made emphatic denial o f all the allega­
tions o f corruption and sought to re­
turn the accusation o f wrongdoing upon
the Chicago Tribune, in which the
charges were first published. He de­
clared the attack was aimed not only
at him but at his bank.
.to