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About Portland evening journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1902 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1902)
7 a. ,'- k. , . . - i .--i ' aa j:-':Si A. ' at.' "'"J ' 'j '.AT -A TT : OF THE; Interviews of Citizens 'Upon': the Subject -Xa nsard. to the matter at loln tfc rtver bridea at oertala sour, taornlaav xsooa and. nlg-ht. The Journal has collect ad tb follswtnf ' expressions froor tbose? CLOSING j r-i: Jr: v j y: AHWAS OH -G-ulE; LIEAO) BRIDGES Wl. aV. Jonas of tha Ttniaasatta 4k' Co lumbia RiTr Tawlna- Company W aoa't want tbem: closed. We haa about . IS ne-quertar t stir fbne aWay oiaslas; It IncosvenUnt alt around. ICaaaaer Huribart ot ft Pertland City v 4k -Oregon?'- Railway ..Company I . say. lmproY tha machinery of tSa trldre. aa ta opta an4 close ulekly. k yaa oloaa for en hour,, yen e&natot get tha hear to salt every one, n at tha and of that Urn yom would Bare to keep tka bridge epen for two soars to let a string of boat '.through, -T' ' 0. tsi Gilbert of tha Bhaver Tranaporta tkm-Cempaay This closing ot .bridge would Impede navigation. Boat mart tart ant in the morning, when tha two la on. Now, when tha- bridges are closed at thla time, aa may happen, this would! sntaU ; loss ef time and money -to boat owners. I have been on this dock lor tt yean, and during that tims have Bar er seen people 'delayed mora than flye . minutes at a time. .. ' :t- President Graham of the Oregon City Transfer Company, upon being: told that the 'other transportation companies against the closing of the bridge, aald: "The other transportation companies are against It, are tneyf vWell. you got ma ta dot ' Too bet, I am agalnat It." m. V. Harrison of -Tha Dalles; 'Fort land A Astoria, Navigation Company It Would drtve the steamboat . men out of. town, below tha two outside bridges, and consequently would have a bad effect en water-front property; The plan Is abso lutely lrapractlcable. Steamboats can t com la to a mtnutav and you can't make a boatload of paaaengera wait m mlU stream for tha bridge to open. . .. . Judge Fentojr of the East - Side Im prorement . Aaeodatlon, . who brought o the' matterOur people feel; that It ta ait Injuatlca to the people to keep them waiting from five to 15 minutes each tfrhe they cross tha bridge because soma old barge passes. There are many times when there is a long raft o( logs hauled which requires the keeping of the bridge open for 20 minutes. Over half ef tha people of Portland lire on the East Bids, and it is nothing but right that, they be aeeemmodated. We do net Intend to place an" embargo on ambeat; tiaWg out tne Doats-xan arrange to come in ai 6,30 or t ;30 Instead -of at o'clock. Then these little jboats with big smokeetacks snouia mt iiw BmoKeeiaoKS jotmea w that they could, eaatly 'saas amdea-thsi bridges without rneoaaemeacwiB any body, r 1 ' : Mr Banfielel ' ot the- BanfteldVTesey timber CompaDyPenonatly, I : would like to sea tha brldgeat olosed. but pub llely I would, not , Just because you In conyaalence some, ft is no ate -to Injure the bustnesa of others. " My teams cross the" bridges about SO times per day, but I would rather suffer Inconvenience thaw to" have ethers suffer Injury. J. Kellogg- Transportation Company-. "W are not in favor- ot the . proposed mevei: The bridges are dangeroua to snips as' they are now, especially in Winter, because of fogs and driftwood: If the bridges are' closed,' the boats will an land above the Madison-street bridge and below the Burnsldo-street bridge, which will hurt bustnesa on Front street ir -1. - I v and cause, water-front predate In vahie. property to de- Tha seventh annual meeting- of tha fwaverly Golf Club wiU commence to tnorrowv and a flrst-claaa tournament la looked for, . .The program tar Thursday foUowaf 10 to U A. M. Mixed foarsomea (haadi fbkp); U holea; medal ftay. 10 A. M. to 6 P. i(!-Stlxed approaching contest; 4 balls, 1 at CO yarda; t at. 40 yards bunker 25 yards from hole; Dally frrise 10 Ai; M. to i P. M.-Clock golf; balls; Dally prlie. . 1 to S F. M. Men's open championship tf Oregon; 18 holes; match play. 3 to S P. M. Women's open champion hip of Oregon; 9 holes; match play. CHICAGO April 23. American League ball for the season of 190S begins today. . The ' conditions and circumstances sur rounding tha opening of .the season are 11 that could be desired, and President ohnson and bis. lieutenants are jubUant sver the anttooii. .UVWX-.' ' .' ' By the transfer of MUwaukee'a fran Chlse "to 8t Louis the circuit has been Strengthened, no it. Is believed, and un less the forecasts of alt close followers of tha national game go astray the sea son will be tha most successful and the most profitable , in , the history f ' the iort.:-'-v-,:u The . Chicago '' club,' the champions ef last year, lined, up agalnat .the Detroit tub atv the South' Side "'grounds this afternoon in the presence of a crowd that packed tha grandstands and bleach ers, despite tha. fast that the latter have been extended ta twice the capacity of last' year. The other games acheduled for the day are Cleveland In St. Louts. ' Boston in Washington and Philadelphia In Baltimore. Manager Harris f tha Ban Francisco Club added another sltoher to hbv.ttalt when1 he reoeived werd from ClncJnnaU that Qlendon : had1 accepted ,hls terms. Harris immediately sent him J a. ticket - gnd advance money, and the new pjtcher wilt leave for the Coast Immediately, abd huy pltoh. on of the games in the Lot jlngeles seHes. " Signing of Olendon does hot mean that any of the present staff rQl be released. When a club is play W W"s rek it has use n fo-i m ' r - : r X t. Motor Cycle $200 a? SMELLS $25,s35, s40 Cushion Frame $50 Sundries aiid Tires AN OLD, RELIABLE, WELL ESTABLISHED HOUSE .'V'1 ," .3;:,.L. .' - t .' ' that has Watt for ao years catering to the lfad of tha Nrth' ' west. We practically ewrt our two Bicycle Factory sad are r. perhaps as likely to remala la the baslneu, to take care of yett and the bicycles we sell yea, u anybody now doing buoloetf In the Northwest, We menUocr this because It Is a mstter yon; , eJuHiid think about, especially as dealers and wheels that were -j here last year are gone this year, and ao doubt they will coa- tfane to drop eat? hut WB, ARB HERB TO STAY, We run "bar hfcycl business In connection with -eur-other business, at i r the ntlnlmum of expense. Hence wacaa stay la when thefothef' Jfellow Is forced to quit, and. we can dye yon more value for :. your money at any and all times than anybody la th business! ) ai7Aaes itr w ! ;! .quo'.) it It; n " , i.Ti of . na -i -i; .a r a-o " t-nf..i s.ijuwi. jdlli juiwaiit n tires on an old wheel TRYTTHE 0XF0RLT. You can't 3L Mitch .tjm. ' Sss'c"t' i" ' Maver ;t.c-t .ir'-r--'--'-'': Go FIRST AND TAYLOR STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON pltohera. Qlendon pitched,?; for Foruand last year; and dld,brumnt wwkjj Abe Attain -who la eutttag quite a swath in tne Bast, has been, matched to Sgbt Beany Tanger,- the. mpton Slaaher." m St Loula an Thursday evening, stay V The latter- is considered one of the beat feathera in the business,, ha having a verdict aver Toung Corbatt Yangar has never been beaten. Mis last fight was with Joe Bernstein, whom he beat In sis rounds, v AtteU'a win, over Broad haa placed htm at the top rung 'of the class he repreaentT:i.?;;..'-'; . The sutt. brought by tha Humane So ciety agalnat the, Oeavec Coursing Club will be tried neat Monday, and the leash men are confident of winning out The Butte, Montana, coursers got a decision over the Humana Society people last week, and will commence operations (he first part at next month, George Borchers, Who pitched for An son is years ago, la managing- the team at Salt Lake, and .1 still 4 pitcher. . . Bill Massey, formerly with various big league teams, wilt play flttt base for To ronto this season- Connie Mack ta trying aul' a ons-armed pitcher named , Griffith., The man , Is showing creditable skill, y,- Indlct a few more oontract Jumpers and advance money grabbers.' That's the way to atop, the foolishness, ; Jack Moffat is now a manager. He Is piloting Dick O'Brien through the flatto shoala , 'i. It Is now said that Toung Corbett and Dave Sullivan will meet In Denver May Parson Da vies ' Is . now 'managing Bob Armstrong. " Tha Parson had the: long brown gentleman! ' many,' - many $ years HAIL COLUMBIAS 5 HAPPY LAND. 126 FIRST ST. Near HAPPY IS THE PERSON WHO RIDES A COlttJBIA BICYCLE , Charity Workers.4 The following officers .have been elected at the annual meeting of the First He brew Benevolent Association: President,' L. H. Lewis; vlee president, Ben Selling:: eecretary, Bol Blumauar;. treasurer, M. Heldmer; trustees for, three ; years, So Hlrsck and Elg SlcheL The reports of the rettrihg offlcera . showed that good work haa been done for tha past year, over ' two having been expended for charltr ' . 5 STANDARD OF , THE WORLD. Why? throw your money away on cheap wheels when you can get the Columbia which Is acknowledged the world over as the 2 s acme o Bicycle Construction! , ' , , I" , CHAIN AND 'f ! CUSHION FRAflB CHAINLESS ;; AW9XOASTER BRAKE From $40 1$80 HARTFORDS $J5 VEDETTES $Js Fay Juvenile high grade for the little folks. Sundries and . a? , teale, TI Aawtf aaiaf" .axsa t It. Ua k.-i . -li " ' " '" '', r"" Chainlets: repairing 'specialty. f.,rkeena1 B m . Files a New Bond. 1 v A new bend. has been riven by Devii M. Dunne. -Collector of Internal Revenue for this district tav the government Col lector Dunne has completed his term 'ef offlee of four years, and a new bond thereA fore became neceaaary. It was executed yesterday and le for tlt.MQ. -George K. Fletcher. United States Internal Revenue Agent from Washington,' DT. 'C.;waa In tha city w superintend th4 xeniwal ot Colonel Dunne's bond. i . Coil,cf- Dunne yeeterdsy e?roved the following changes; William X, Cham bers, of Pullman, Wash Deputy Collec--tor. to succeed J I afohundro, who haa resfgned ta Uke the position ef Registrar Of the Land Office at Walla Walla. The district to which. Mrv Chambers hat been appointed embraces the following Wash ington' counties: Adams. Asotin, Colum bia. Garfield, Franklin, -Whitman, Walla Walla, Klickitat Taklma and Kittitas. t All &unmiiu hi. viuhiui. loi.- ph ane service Is the beat. H you're from U - ; MANUFACTURED FOR 23 YEARS V ' It tikes experience to build a perfect Bicycle; Ttie Rambler of today Is the result of 33 years experience in bicycle building, experience which has brought it to that state of per fectfoh which entitles it to the distinction of being . "THE BEST WHEEL ON EARTH rt; n The 1902 BICYCLES AT $25, $30, $35, . $40; $50, $60 ..... , . . ... .. 4.,- . ...... Tha FUa Rirvci Values ever offered. ' Ask Rambler Riders thousands of them in Noi Let us interest you in Automobiles. Call and let us show you . The Toledo Steam Carriage The Waverly Electric Runabout The finest machines of their class on the narket. Their class the finest. - Fred T.Merrill Cycle Co. 1SPOKANE Ml 105, 107. 109, III Sixth St., Portland SEATTLE C It V) hi -TACOMA n")i: f ti- li '"jPi-Ih AMEiDCA WOLFF' i BDCYCLIES $25, $30, $40 AMERICA'S FINEST BICYCLE. Not Made by a Trust Not Sold by a Trust Eccentric Chain Adjustment Knockout Axles ; ; Be honest with yourself and see a Bicycle built on honor. Trans lucent Salamander enamel on all nickel. The strongest wheel The lightest wheel. The easiest running Bicycle. .-, ACENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN IN THB NORTHWEST. So SoiSIOEE 335 Morrison Street fi V "h.fi 4 Portland, C V V Sk A