Proposed Oregon Tax Law
(Cimtliiiirit (rum Imi wwk)
Assiwmr lo glvn cortlllcnto of assess.
mi'iit Penalty for refusing.)
Section "I. Any twrson mwonscd for
tiny year limy demand of tlm UMiwiir
nn nineiui eortiiicutoof turn fact, ami
iiMin tin refund of Hut ussi'SHor to give
tho mum lu slinll Imi lined III 111 sum
of f 100, lo Ik collected liy tho jmtmiii
Ilcniniulliig tho miiiiii In imiii'lloii III Hid
imiuoof the irly Injured iH'fiiro any
JiinUci of Hid iM'iico In mid county.
(II At" C(iliii , JIM, vtlUitiiit rlmiiKti )
RAssoMnioiit roll What lo contain.)
Section 25. Tlmt section 3071 of llio
('tales iiml Htntiitofi of Oregon, compiled
niiil nnnntutnl by lion. ('barb H. IM-
llimiTliml William W. llottotl, Imi Mini
the mine hereby In amended lo rend n
follows
'II i itotxHHtr slmll col down In Dim if-
rwssiuciil roll, In evirnlo columns, iiiiiI
nccordtng to tlio lsit liiforiiuitlon lie
loin obtain
1 'I'lic million of nil tiuiibh tiorroiin
in lil county iismwmiIiIii liy lilm.
!. A det-orinthiii of tiifli tract or imr-
! col of Inml to W taxed, sN-oifyliig under
seiwmte hituU tlm towiinhip, rung,
iiml cii't ion in which llu mud litis in
Irate not divedlng u quarter section
ittvnrding to tln goiemim-nt stiriey, or
If diilded Into lot iiml blocks, then tlu
iiuiiiImt of tin' lot Hint lilix-k.
U 'llm iiiimlM-r of hciv nnd irt of
nn hiti', ns nttir n tin mim rati Imi n-
tVrtllllled. Utile I JlH HHIIO n) divided
Into block nml lot.
-I llm nil nmli tit Iim of Mich parcel
of Inml taxed.
ft. Tim IhxhIiIh HTWHinl proimrly
owned by or to Imi Uixed to Midi imtwhi
n provided by Inw, hihI tin full mli
nbu thereof, nnd iiomif im allowed.
II. Tin total wihuttloti of all proixrty
tiixil, nnl nml (mtmhiiiI.
For iivenlsiHV the nwenMiient roll
nuiy Im divided hi it to show seirHtc
ly nwconiiii'iitu of real proNrty or lamln
iiiul lot, ami nwemunenU of mtmiui1
iniM-rty.
(IVimlu llir Miwcnt toll t lilll-lil ln
In tt tut rnHnlffftf, h lulM nl roll In
tiMii riiMONiin l"lM bUMVfl IMW, H
rlmlliK l h'l 4rHil ll'H-riif. oh itur
I mnl tin MHMPMillr cwmlMirMHM
nil unwrlMf ,( if not mm wtw
Uimi tt mrtrt In ft llll tlftft )
(City, village, or town In which lot
an situated to Imi named.)
motion 80. WIiuh hits nn situated
In nny city, village, or town, a pint of
Mhlrh clinll luixii Uiui recorded, tin city,
village, or town In which the mum urc
ritontcd fhnll Imj rKclfiiil In tbu am
mvnt roll.
(NorliM(f )
(Tntt pniiMTty Itpnnwmilntlvo char
actor of holder iliwlKtmttnl.)
(Sw-tlwi 27. Tlmt nvthm 3073 of the
(lm nml HtntuttM of Oregon, ix)iiiillml
nii'l nniuitiitiHl liy I Ion. t'lmrlt II. IM
llii-r ami William V. Cotton, Imi himI
tin Mtmc htrchy in miifnlil to ntul nn
follow N.
When any jhtikih In (t(MWl an trim
ti'i', Kuiinlmn, cxctilor, nruiliuliiintrnt
ir a ilcnlnntitloii of bin rtiriHntiitivt
i'bnnictiT chall Imi mlilisl to bin iwnu',
nml miclt iiwcwincnt chnll U cntcrxl in
n c'Kintt lint) from liix imliviibial ii
riwmmciit, ami ho clinll Imi iikkwimI fur
tbu nu I ami Momtl imMrty bolil by
lilm In niuh n'inicimtiitlvu character at
thu full valuu then-of.
(Nu rlikiiitP, nrI'l In irnulr tlil ronl,
I Mrll ivftl, iuitx Mill I utMtixt at
full tjulue )
Accwnmcnt iiml taxation of unillvltli!
Inlcnmt in real or Mirnotialin)iM'rty.)
rH-ctlnn -H. An umllvloVI Intcnwt
in lamln or lotn, or otlmr nal projMTtv,
limy Imi iimhwih! nml tnxil hh inich.
Any ihtcoii ilcnlrliiK to my the tax on
nn iimllviihil liilcnwt In any nil I prop-
orty nuiy ilo hi by niyliiK llm tax !
Iti'tor a Mini ixpial to nucli pniortlon
of tlm entire taxim charniHl on llio unt Ire
tract iih tho Intercut xil(l on Ikmihi to
tbu whole.
(Nw, Iml f ompro Itcremie Ijiwi WmIiIiik-
lltt,Nllll6l.)
(Ileal jmiiKTly llow ilwicrllMil.)
Buction W. That urotlon :iU74 of tbo
ohH nml HtatuU'H of Oivkoii, winpllisl
iml nnnotatcd by Hon. Clmrlcn II. Itub
HiiKcrnml William W, Cotton, bo ami
tlm niiiiu hereby Ih iiinciuhyi to read iih
followii:
It thu Inml iiMKCNced lo Ion or other
than n miIhIIvIhIoii aixxinlliiK to tbu
United KtatcN mirvey, unlrrni I ho nuiui
Imj iltvlilcl into lotn ami blockH ho that
it nin Ihi dollnltely iIuhltIImxI, it hIiuII
Imi iIckltIIkmI by nivliiK tbo ImiiiularleH
tbcrwif, or by rufitronco to n ilcwcrlptlon
tburuof by iiuinler iih contained In tho
diwcrlptlon liook iih boruliiaftor provided
or in Mich other manner iih to nmku tbo
loHcrlptlon curtain.
(I'prmlu ninnl mimtior, rcfcrtlnn In n tie
rrli'tlnii Uiok iiiliilliH"l n ft ii'riiiiiiil roc
orillntlui tux rnlli'i'lor'a nntru In llou nl
iiii'lo fttnl Imiiiiila ilorrl'tli)ti. Tlili I'ruvliluil
la borrow i'l (rum Wftililngloii.)
(What hliall Ira tiulllolont doncriptton in
iiHHonHiuont.)
Koctiou IK). That ncctlon 3075 of tho
CodoH nml Htatuten of OrcK'on, compiled
nml nnnotaled by Hon. Charlon II. Itch
linger and William W. Cotton, bo and
tho wiino hereby in nmondod to read iih
followHi
It Hliall bo mifllclont to doHcrlbo landn
in nil pnxvtHllngH relative to tho hhhchh.
iiiKi collecting, advortlHliiKi or Holllng
tho wimo for Uixch, by Initial lottor, ah
LrevlatlojiD, ilgureu, mictions, und ox-
'"'1,
J
IMimnitri to iIiwIkhiiIo tbu lownxblp,
nuiKc. hh'IIoii, Mirt of rectlon, dlHtaiico,
cniirHc, iMtirliiK, umldlriKvlloii, nmlalm)
thu iiiiiiiIkt of IoIm nml hlixikH, or jmrt
thereof.
(SiirlmiiKP, pir-. liifttnillfx llm turmlMlm
liliinvlmliiiia In mrriHixinl wllli linn dull
ttarlly iiMt.)
( Dtwrlpllon IxNik ConlonlH.)
Miftlon .11. Tbiira nlmll Im kept in
the nlllce of tlm tux eollii-bir n Ixxik, to
bn known iiMth(iiliwrlitloii hook, which
hIiuII Imi arnuiKiil by onlnr of m-cllntm
or land elalimi, lownnhljiM, nml rniiKCH.
Tlm iiHnitMor may enter therein, under
tlm proiMT niiiiioriciilhiiidliiK, any tract
of laud by a mctcx ami IxinndM diwrlp
tlou thereof, hIIiiiiIihI within niich Inml
eliilui or HK'tlou, nml hliall give to inch
tract o( laud ho drwrilMil nml entered a
iiiiiiiImt, to Imi llKUittil iih Tax No.
, ami tlm IiucIm In ench hiicIi rt'
tlou ami laud claim nhall Imi iiiiiiiImtiiI
coiiKcoutUoly. Kueb iiuuiImt nhall Imi
pliutil on tlm iiwtfMiincnt mill tax mlln
to llldldile that certain piece of real en
Into iMtiriiiK nucli iiiiiiiIht in tbo do
H'riptlou Uiok, nml dwrllx-d by incti-H
nml ImiuiiiIn under nucb nutiilMir In tbo
ilencriptiiiu Ixxik; ami In all protx-d-InitH
fur the itHMtwiiient, levy, ir iiilln.
tlou of tnxcrt, or will) of property, or
other pnctiMllnpt for tillitiion of !
llniUeiit taxcM, wild ditilKiiiitlon rdiall
brtii Miilllelent dwK'rlpt ion, nnd it hliall
mil Im iiHiwHry to enter In hiicIi pro
ceealinijtH h dettcrljitMHi of Much tract by
mete ami ImmiiiiIm.
(Sew. MHni'im lleH ltwi W.IiIhIh,
IWM, r1lH 17 )
(l)lvlnl(in of lUwutMiueiit nmdo ujnn
whole tract I'aymeiil of tax on Jrt
of tract.)
HiK-tlon .12. Any imthoii dcHlrlnt? to
lty laxeH on any ptirt or imrtM of any
mil itilnto hereloforu or hemifter hm
rpt(l an oim nil or tract may do hi
by applying to the tax iidleetor, wImi
mimt rnrefully imenllpHto ami urnvr
tain tlm relative or pn)irtlnmte value
wild jirt lMHn to tlm whole tract iih.
HTwed, on which ImhIh tbo mwwuiont
miMt Im dlvideil ami tbo tax wllecteil
nwonllnKly: I'nivlilpl, where tbo iw
hiwmmI Miliuit Iihi of the trad to U dlvld
e exciili f'.',000, a liothv htatlliK tlm
iIIvIhIoii iiitixt 1m m'lit lo tlm known
neutral owncrrt lutentitel in tho tnict,
by n'k'lhtenil mail, unlet they nil ap
ply to tlm tux collector to divide tbo nn
Honrtincnt; nnd If no pnitenlupiliiHt hnid
iIIvIhIoii Imi OIinI with tlm tax collector
within llftiTii iIuvh from ditto of notice,
tho tax collector hliall duly aixvpt poy
ment and Ihoio envlpt on tho appor
tionment it by lilm tiuule. In caw-H
when' protiitt in llltsl to tutid iIIvIhIoii,
Hit matter xball bo hetinl by tho coun
ty court at Hh next roKiilar wtmlon for
tntiwictlon of county Inminctwi, ami tho
county court nhall mako a lliml dlvlnion
of tho hhIiI nitMerMUieiit, iiml tbo tax col
lector hliall collect, aiwjit. ami receipt
fur wild taxcit hh df terinlniHl nnd or
tlenil by tlm rtuinly court.
(Xrwr; rMiftr ft twMtit itialUr ilftlut
III VViuhlNKIuM )
(IjuiiIh of unknown owner How don-
crlUnl).
rM-ctlon .13. That ncctlon .1070 of the
CihIcm and .SlututoH of Oregon, compiled
ami annotated by Hon. Charleti li. Ikd
linger and William W. Cotton, Imi und
tho hnmo hen'by Ih amended to rciul
iih followH:
When tbo untno of tbo owner of
landrt or IoIh liable to taxation in no
known, Much land or IoIh hliall Imi do
hcrilKnl im that of unknown owner or
unknown owner, iiml tlm vuluo thenof
net down in tho HHnorwuiunt roll, In tho
wtuit' manner that lamln of known own
er an nipilnsl to Imj dcHcrlbcd, ami
tho va I no thereof deHlKimtetl, If tbo
nmiMTty on nucli iiHmwiinent roll hliall
Imj urntiiKcd III thu onler of Hh loco
tlou, nml not In alphaln'tleal nrnuiK'e
ment by tho owuer'H name, then the
landH or lots of hiicIi unknown owueni
hliall lie liihcrted in their projxir plaiv
na-ordinn to luiittiuu.
Klmll. ll rrfcrf nee to llio nrriiimiirr ol Uml
In ftvntil
- .. :i ' t i .. . i .. l. .- ... m
lllrktun r.
I'm'. 710 )
inn to ur, w( a
(Form of aHHOHriiiieut roll).
Section 34 , Tlmt section 3077 of tbo
CodcM nml Htatutcri of OnKou, compiled
uml annotuttsl by Hon. CharlcH II. Hob
lluuer and Wlllinin W. Cotton, kinml
the wtiiio hereby Ih uiuemled to read an
followHi
Tho iihH?h,sinont roll hIiuII Ihi niudo
out In tabular form, In Hopimto col
iiiiuiH, with approprlato beatlH, after tho
inaniier HHcille bolovv, with mich ad
dltloiml ixiIuiuuh nu may by law Ihi pro
Hfrlbod or iih may Ihi doomed neocKtnry,
ami for convenience may Ihi divided In
to lairtn ho that arwoKMinentH of lamln,
lotri, or other real nnd pergonal etatcH,
appear In Heanito jvirttt thereof, hh
nearly an convenient in tho following
form, varying (ho Hnmo ua tlio ulrcum
HtanccH may retpilro!
I.OTH.
1
1F
If
2. !
u
X
11
i g;
03
2tl
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USDS
i i ' r "i i "i nrrM "
I....l....l....lt...lt.. It...
I : n
Xinoe( l'ft)rer.......
('llftHHtT ol UmIiimiio..
i '
AlllIlMI,., .........li...........
Cllynt , ,
Vlnn nl infrrlnmllM ihI ttwk In
ViiIuhuI irmrliliirry mhI wlint
'C
M v KhhiUt el mll
w i
m 9
S "? VftlMH
e. gJt -
j " "" " -
-. Nunilr ol mll
V. u
li VftlHS
S.
" i Nnmlr ol mllw
g-ljJ VMM. j
Mbdm, nM H arriMtiiH
X -. -
S iHiftrpt l lk
s . "
X VIhp p( ttrm ifltrlilhfrjf. liH-
himiIi, tmt, Me m
llMHxtiwM tHrHllr, He
NHiflU-r l lierte.
Vlu
S'Hmbef f pfttllo
V ,
NHinlf ol hw
VftlM
Number ol wIh ...u
W
llrmi Vftlunel ftll rertlr
K-iPinptloln
Tolftl YftluvoltftiftU ptoitT-... m
(I'rorlitp lliftt the roll mr be itlrdlr.) for
roiurnlrtirf The lorm of mil ueJ bjr nrarlr
til the rounllr U iifi.llr.l br the wrflrT ol
Ulo rarrrlr Ixfftuie It It mllrl for. anil It If
rallixl for nirrrljr brramo It ha here to fore
latiiUMHl It libate.lonihi'K'hemeofaiariiDirnt
whirl) In artrrt irlur In the art of V. anil
li brtlrr ilralf nnl to the old law than the prrc
rnt Kcrralroutilpa In the ttale InrludliiK
Multnomah hate fouml rhanitrt from the com
mon form iTrjr, ami preriito (ifrlal formi
of roll iImIkiikI ti inpfl their nptxli and ei-rlenpi-
The formt rwrtmmnHll herein are
Uateil upon the eiporlenre of tiieli euuntle
rnmpaml w llh the .rrnil uiual form of roll.
aHlreilHl(iirllormltaililonef the bonk
IttMi parn, dlrl'llim the roll at to JoU, lamli.
awd rttial nrorlf If detlred.)
(Additional columrw In roll Kntrkti to
Imi made thendn.)
Kection 3fi. Hint ncctlon 3078 of tho
Codex and Hututen of OroKon, iximpllol
ami annotatiHl by Hon. Cluirlcd It. Ikd
linger and William W. Cotton, bo nnd
the Niine bvruby U nmondod to read nu
follows:
In tho nKseMtnont nnd tnx rolls of tlio
Hevcml couutlcH, In nddltlon to tho col
imiiiH olriowhem provided for, there
hliall 1m lidded coltimnH headreHpectIvo
ly " CitleH, " " School District, "
'Amount City Tax," "Amount School
Dlntrlct Tax," nnd If then lx a jiort or
other muntclil taxing agency In mich
county, additional cnlumuH for tho name
of Mich jxirt or other munlelial taxliiK
agency, ami for tho amount of mich port
or other tnxoH. It nhall Imj the duty of
tbo hevenil county uhsoshow In iimkinn
their iiwctwinentM to enter opjiortlto each
Item of KirHrty tiHricsseil, in lta apprt
prlato column, tho name of tho lncor
Mimtsl city or town, nnd tho number
of tbu Hchool district, uml thu name of
tbo jxirt or other muulclnil taxlm; agen
cy, If nny, In which each Item of prop
erly tiHHo.sscd Ih taxable.
(Nn chance, exrepl to provide that porn anil
other municipal taxing axminlei, If any, thall
boiilven rolumniln the roll.)
(To bo continued next week)
rat's .Aae.
On a motor car tour of the County
Mayo, which tho Karl of Altumont
mndo with "Malrrtln." nn Irlnli kos
noon, for Kcncrnl Hiislntnnt, they piins
oil a neat llttlo cottngo, with a pretty
tilt of garden.
"Who Uvea there?" nsked tho cnrl.
"Ih It thero?" Malrrtln mild, I ml lu
ll ii nt ly. "Sure, doesn't ouhl I'at Mur
phy llvo there."
"Oh, does hoi" Bald tho cnrl, not
knowing In tlio leant, na ho coufeswa
In IhigltHh Country Life, who "ould
l'nt Murphy" was.
" 'DitiI ho docH," Hnld Malrrtln, "and
him a huiuthrcd If he's a dny so he
Ik."
"Ono liundrert years oldl" tho enrl
Bnld, In ustonlahinont.
"Deed nnd ho U,M reiterated Malrr
tln. "Ilo been dead these three years,
nnd ho wns 03 when ho dlod."
AVartulnir U.
"HunnltiB for nny ofllco this yenrl"
nuked the mrm with tho bulbous nose.
"Not yet," answered the man with the
clmiamoa beard. "IJut I'm legclng for
lT"
SHOWS OIQ DEFICIT.
Postal Dopnrtmont Runs Oehlnd 610,
010,000 04 In Year. '
Wunhlfifttou, Doc. 11. The nnminl
reKirt of l'oHtinntir Ooncral Cortnlyou
hIiowh rwoljitu for tho jmut year woro
107,t;i:,7Hi;.tl5, while expenditure
woro 178,44l778.8. Tlio deficit Ih
$10110,005.04.
Th jKrfitrriiuitor general iIIhcuwoh thu
deficit but miyn ho In hi concerned
ulxjut that than nlxnit tho olllcivucy of
the dvpurtmeiit. He attribtitH the
failure to show a profit to the growing
public demand for Increased jKtal fn
ollitloM. Tho deficit in not charged to
uny ono branch of the corvlce.
Tho romnrknble cmciuncy of Home
leiiitrtmontH Ih coiumcntiil ti)oti, pnr
tlctilarly of tbo reglntry ccrvice. For
hnlf n century nil causoh -of Iom, In
cluding burglary, theft and lire, have
hhown a Iohh of only three one-thou-
inniltliH of 1 Mir cent. Mr. Cortolyou
recoininondH that a deputy pontinoater
general Imj nppoInUil, who nhall relieve
the burden Ixirne by the pontiniitor
general and his four ruslHtantif. The
dc'jortmvnt hnM 320,000 jhtcoiih in itn
employ ami it in reoommemlotl that the
ilcputy'h Mwition be made permanent
and tlmt ho hlmll Ijo general manager of
the iMmtnl rcrvlce. (ireater accuracy in
htalintlcfl In n-cotiiinendeil and Mr. Cor
telyou nnkn that provinlou le made for
exjKjrt HtutlntlcImiN and accountanti.
The congeotlon of mall In Now York
City In indicated and attention called
to thu new xMtolllco building, a alto for
which ban Ix-en noiiilrel at the pro
poiel termltiul atation of the I'unnnyl
vaula railroad.
PRESIDENT CASTRO ILL.
Chief Executive of Venezuela Removed
to Seacoast Town on a Bed.
Fort do France, Martinique, Dec. 11.
Itellable advices here from Venezuela
hot forth that I'rciddunt Castro nan
moved down to the llttlo reacoaht vil
lage of Macuto, near Im Guayrn, lout
week. The president in docrlUil as
Udng very ill. Ho made the trip from
Caraca in n IkiI. When he arrival nt
Macuto, ho npiH-ared to 1ms absolutely
uncouhcioun. It in generally believed
that be ban no chance of recovery.
Violently worded pouters hove been
circulated in Caracas declaring that no
one in today deceived regarding tho
gravity of l'rwidcnt CoHtro'a illncnn,
and ItiHiotlng that thu exorcho of the
executive xiwer Imi ajured through n
vice president, which Is piuvlded for in
the coiirtltution. Fur n long time
ast tbu pouter continued, only routine
government mattera luive Im-oii nttendiil
to, and Important (uentiona are Imlng
bul in ulxjyancc.
(ienernl l'arudiii, nn ox-revolution-IhIh,
now in exile, Im organizing u ceri
oun innurrcctlonnry movement, nnd do
claruH that be will ston take tho Hold.
Ho claiins to have 15,000 ritloa nt his
dl'poriltiou.
FROM PRESIDENT'S VIEW.
Gives Reasons for Dismissing Former
Ambassador Storrr.
Washington, lVc. 11. rrenldont
Itoohovelt tonight made public n long
letter nddrwhisl to Secretary Hoot, giv
ing corriiipomlonce between tho pnl
dent and ox-AmUimiador ltollamy Stor
er, In which ho cays that Mr. Storor's
refusal to answer bis lcttora and the
publication of various private let tore
justified tho nmbiurndor'H removal;
that Mr. Storor'a publication of private
corriinwndence was peculiarly ungentle
manly and that ho (tho president) bad
Htnted with iilicolute clearnoM hia pool
tlou, the reason why it wan out of the
iiicatlon for him an president to try to
get nny archbishop mndo canllnal,
though 'cxprennlng his admiration for
Archlilshop Ireland nn well na lendora
of other donominixtlon.
Tho president' action follows the
publication of a "conthlentlal lwmph
let" which Mr. Storor Inst week nent to
the prcehlent, tho cabinet nnd the hen
ate und foreign rolatloiiH committee.
Shlnamura In Command. "
Victoria, H. C, Dec. 11. Tho eteam.
or KaguMuru brought news tlmt Ad
miial Blilnniiimira will probably com
maud thu JannnenersuuiulroiKcoiiHliitlng
of tho crulcera Matauahima, Itnuku-
hhlniii and Hnshhhire, which will leave
Japan next month for Honolulu, San
FranclHco nml tho l'uget Bound. Tho
vohscIh will Imj commnndeil respectively
by Captains Xawa, Nonmguiclii mill
Ynmngatn.. Itoxirt are current that
Hear Admiral Tomerka, ireuldent of
tho Yetajlnia nnvnl college, may alo
nccomimny tho tleet.
Sampans Sunk In Squall,
Toklo, Deo. 11. A number of unto.-'
pans (small harbor boats) belonging to
thu Japanese cruiser Chltoso woro sunk
In a squall hero today wljllo sho wns
returning from n trip. A number of
tho beats woro overturned nnd 00 men
were drownod.
UKtiiUN oiAit nuns w mam
COAL FOR CENTURIES.
Southwestern Oregon Could Supply
Entire Nation for Ages.
Marcliflold There In 400 eiiunrumlltn
of oo I laud in Coon county, princitnlly
nlMiit Mnrnhfield, according to the Coon
liy folio of the I nit til Hlntoa geological
mirvey. From Mnrhi1eld the ooul area
extend)! north eight miloi', ennt six
miles, nouth "- miles and went nine
miles to the I'nclflc ocean.
Tliore are four velne, tho first three
nnd one-iinlf feet thick, the second sev
en feet, the third ten feet nnd the
fourth from four to six feet.
Coon county ban 5,000,000,000 tons
of cool, taking an average of only two
feet thlcknesn. While Pennsylvania
mini's 70,000,000 tons of anthracite per
year thin Mnrchflcld body of cool, even
If mined nt Unit rate, would last over
70 years.
Should Coon county exhaust her conl
in it hundred years Curry county has
enough aol nrcu to quadruple tlmt of
Coos, so Southern Oregon cannot mine
her conl In 500 ywirs, even if the Penn
sylvania fields would shut down and tho
entire country ilrow its supplies from
Houthwcidcru Oregon.
W. 8. Clmndler, vice president and
general mnmigerof the Coos liny, Itocc
burg A. Fustcrn Ihillnnd & Navigation
compiiny, now the Southern i'ucilic, is
thub est authority on cool in this sec
tinn for he in not only engaged in min
ing nnd shipping conl, but he hni pith
ored u fund of scientlllc knowledge from
his uspocintlon with tho government
geohgi8ts and surveyors who complied
the Cxs county folio.
Mr. Clmndlro gave the conl nrcn nt
400 square miles, divided into three
so(nnite Uisins, tho Newport, llciivor
slough nnd tho Couuuillo. The largest
of tliehe is the Heaver slough nnd the
smallest the cwjort bnsln.
School Fund Statement.
Salem As shown by the statement
of the condition of the dlfforent funds
under the juiiMllctlon of th state hind
board, the total amount duo on out
standing certificates of salo of school,
agricultural college und university
landi nt tbo close of the month of No
vember wits M-",454.'Jo, as npiiutt
1501,5111.77 Octolier 31, nnd 1741,.
437.(1'.! for tbo samo month Inst year.
These figures show the steady deemwo
in the amount duo these funds from
year to year.
New Mill for North Bend.
North Hem! C. J. Johnson, Arno
Moreen, W. I Ilnssettnnd C.A.Smith,
Minneapolis capitalists, luive been on
Coos luy for several days looking for a
site for a large sawmill. Tho Minne
apolis men luivo been heavy purcluuors
of timlwr in this section for tho past
two yours, ami they nro raid to own
now nearly 100,000 nres of timber hind
in Coos and Curry counties. Avnilublo
sites for large mills nro all taken up on
tho west side of the liy, and a location
will Imvo to bo on tho east sldo Hats.
Cure for Pass Problem
ftilem "It would bo far lMJtter if
tho stnto or national government would
enact n law making It compulsory for
railroads to Issuo free transportation to
stnto nnd reileml otueinls, their agents
or representatives, tlmn to enact nn
unti-xkss law," raid Stato Tniisurer
elect lioorgo A. Steel. "As the law
now stands it is effective onlv insofar
us interstate transportation is concerned
and lias no injuring upon pnes within
the limiu of any shite."
Lumber Heaped High.
lXillns Tho lumber interests of
Dallas nro languishing for wunt of trans
portation. Short tiino is being run at
tho mills, while the lumber is piling
up mountain high for want of cars.
Munufiicturors are indignant, ns nro tho
business lieople gonemlly. There Is no
telling how soon till nuiy bo compelled
to shut down completely, when 600
men tributnry to IXillns would Imj out of
employ mont.
For Irrigation Project,
hi Gmnde Tho (5 rand Hondo l'loc
trie company has ordorcd n -000-horse
power construction plant, which Is to
bo installed on tho Llttlo river, east of
Covo. A portion of tho power develop,
ed will Iki used in boring a tunnel -tl,.
000 feet In length through tho mountain
rldgo between tho Mituiin and Covo.
The principal purposo of this tunnel is
to supply wator for irrigation in Grand
Hondo vulley.
Great Strides at North Bend.
North Hend According to tho most
rollnblo business buroinotor, North
ltend has nmdo wonderful strides during
the year. Tho postofllco receipts for
tho month of November, 1000, not In
cluding money orders, nro 03 por cent
In excess of tho receipts for tho corre
sponding month last year.
Lumber Prices To Bo Advanced.
Astoria Notice 1ms boon given by
tbo local mills tlmt they lmvo advanced
tho prlco on nil grades of lumber $1
per thousand, offectivo from Docombor
10.
UMATILLA COUNTY'8 FRUIT.
More Than 300,000,000 Worth Ac
tually Shipped This Year.
Fomlleton According to tho report
of County Fruit Inspector I'vnns, nmdo
to tho state hoard of horticulture, 00,-
000 worth of fruit ban been shipiK-d
from Umatilla county this year. This
does not include tlio largo amount ship
ped ncrowi the lino to Wnlla Walla nnd
sold ns Washington fruit.
Tlio prices figured wore thoso actual
ly received by the grower, und tho aver
ages for tho different kinds of fruit nnd
berries were as follows: Apples, 111
rents per bushel; pears, f 1 per hunhel;
peaches, 75 cent Kr bushol; prunes, .1
to 4 cents per pound; berries, $1.50
per cmtn; grapes, 50 cents por box; to
inatxs, 34 cents per Imjx.
Tho report also gives the number of
ncres devoted to tho growing of each
kind of largo nnd small fruits, tho total
being 1 ,050 acres. Tho applo industry
lends with a total of OH.HL'O trees, while
iHiichciJ! como second with a total of
43,142 trees. Moro tlmn 200 acres
are planted with strnwborries.
Tho insjiector re-sirls n willingness
on the port of nearly all orcliardists to
ccopcmto with him in tbo extermiu
tlon of tho San Joro sailo, codlin moth
und other fniit pests, but ho closes by
raying: "Umatilla county should and
would outrank nny county in the stAto
if tho growers would tako more time for
spraying nnd thinning."
Contract for Government Wharf.
Astoria Acting Constructing Quar
termaster Cooper, of Fort Stevens, 1ms
received notice from tho War depart
ment at Washington tlmt tho contract
for constructing a government wharf nt
Fort Canby 1ms boon awarded to Fergu
son & Houston, of this city. The con
tract price is $0,200, nnd under tho
specifications the piling is to Ijo treated
with creosote to protect it from tho
ravages of tho tctrcdo.
Potato and Onion Sale.
Shorwood Potato nnd onion raiscro
nro also experiencing tho same difficul
ty us hop men in making shipments,
und nt tho least calculation 20 cant
could bo utilized at tho present time in
relieving the surplus accumulation for
the year tlmt bids fair to greatly de
teriorate before reaching market undor
the present lack of arpplo nnd reliablo
transportation nt a critical timo.
Smallpox Case Closes School.
North Powder Ono roso of smallpox
in tho town caused school, with 120
pupils, to close, and prevented church
and Sunday school services last week,
which is luird on pupils and teacher of
the public school, his they lmd just had
tho whole of Thanksgiving week.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
flutter Fancy
3!!Jc per pound.
creamery, 27H
Kggsc Oregon ranch,
35337Hc por
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 13(3
13c per pound; mixed chickens, 12
(nU3c; spring, 1314c; old roosters,
810c; dressed chickons, 14 16c;
turkeys, live, 17 17J.sc: turkeys,
dressed, choice, 2122)c; geeso, livo,
10c; ducks, 16(n10c.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
50(rt75c por box; choice to fancy, $1(
2.60; poors. $l(7i1.50; cranberries,
$12(i13 por barrel; persimmons, $1,60
per box.
Vegetables; Turnips, O0c$l por
sack; carrots, t)0cfjft$l per sack; beets,
$1 .26(ii)l.50 por sack; horseradish, !X
10c por pound; sweet potatoes, '-(
2io per pound; cabbage, lJtaMto
por pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per doz
en; celery, 7500o por dozen; lettuce,
bend, 30c per dozon; onions, 1012Ha
pordozen; boil peppers, 8c; pumpkins,
lJic per pound; spinach, 45o por
pound; pnrsley, 10015c; squash, 1Q
1J-4C per pound.
Onions Oregon, 75c$l per hun
dred. Potatoes Oregon Hurbanks, fancy,
00c$l; common, 7585c.
Wheat Club, C5Q00c; hluestem,
07tl8c; vulley, 008tt7e; red, 03c.
Outs No. 1 whlto, $25 25.50;
gray, $24.50025.
llnrloy Feeil, $21f321.50 por ton;
browing, $22.50; rolled, $22.50021.
Hye $1.401.45 por cwt.
Corn Wholo, $20; cracked, $27
por ton,
Hny Vnlley timothy, No. 1, $11
12 por ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$1410; clovor, $78; cheat, $7.50Q
8.50; grain hny, $7.608.50; alfalfa,
$11.50; votchlmy, $77.50.
Veal Dressed, SQBJc por pound.
Hcef Dressoil bulls, 1 Q 2o per
pound; cows, 45c; country Bteors,
5Q5)c.
Mutton DresBetl, fancy, 80c per
pound; onllimry, C7c.
Pork Dressed, 08o por pound.
Hops ll14c por pound, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon uverago boat,
. 1318o per pound, according to shrink
ago; valley, 20 21, according to flat
ness; molialr, choice, 2028o,