INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AM)
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
HARRIMAN
LINES
PROSPEROUS
Train Service i* Improved and Equip
ment Added.
BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS
Chicago, April 20. “There never
was a time when the Harriman lines
Washington April 25. With Sena anti-trust law, *» thia provision did,
were in better ^condition physically or tor Dolliver criticising in point««) he said that the ultimate |nir|«xk- of
when they had "better pnxqiecta, ” said Western phra»«-<>logy the Crawford* the l«-gi»lati«Hi was to allow the rail
P > lur»i-|u»n»n of County Ona ot It*' War Departmeat Refuse* to Heed
J. C. Stubbs, vice president and traffic ; Elkitw amendment to tlic traffiic agrve- roads to fix their own rate« without
Prayer of Dweller* In Lane.
Feature* 72 Mil«* From Portland
director of the Harriman system to . inent provision of the railroad bill ami first submitting them to the Interstate
Washington
Th«- war department day. ‘‘They are ordering new equip $vnat«ir Root aup|x*rttng the same pro Commerce commission.
The M>«irr fruit district i* rapidly 1
Without thu
drawing to i tar If the attention of fruit has definitely refused to assist in pre ment, increasing the train »««rvice and vision in careful legal argument, the establishment of rates any trnffic
land investor». The Mosier country • venting the washing away of the banka facilities everywhere and give promise j senate t«»l«y was the acene of an inter- agreement must be vague and of littlo
lie* on a number of hills and ndgea. of the Willamette betwe«-n Eugene and of continuing the improvements.”
: eating debate.
effect.
ra listing somewhat like th* fitig-r* of Ham»burg. Citiaena, through Sena
Mr. Stubb* has just returned to Chi
Th«« !<>wa senator showed resentment
Mr. Elkin» aaid Mr. Cummin»’ con
the hand.
From these various ridges tor Chamberlain, asked the department cago from a five week*’ inspection tour at the interference of the adininiatra tention for approval of rates in ad
many beautiful view* arv obtained, oft to do thi* on the ground that the gov over the entire aystrni in the United tion in the proposed legislation, whil«« vance wa* impracticabl«- and alxiurd.
en including Mt. Huod and ML Ad ernment built the dikes that caused the State* and in Mexico.
He said that from 8.0(H) to 10,000
Mr. Root said th«- experience of the
sms, and glimpaes of the Columbia higher water which had caused great
’’ l>ouble-tracking on the Union Pa ■ executive branch of the government people were now employed by the rail
river.
Th* picturesquenes* of th« destruction U|a>n adjoining I sials at cific i* being |>u»he«i as rapidly as pos find suggeeted the nee« »ity for auch road compani««* in ewtablishing rates
country ia one of its features, and each freshet time.
sible, and as soon as the work can be legialat ion.
anti he muu-rte«! that th«- Interstate
Chief of Engineers Marshall referred accomplished the entire
many will find there pleasing country
line from
At the chmie of the discussion Elkins commerce commiaaion must have great
home* within 72 mile* of Portland. In the matter to Major Mclndoe, at Port Omaha to Ogden will have two tracka. j made an effort to obtain an agrevment forex«« «if expert« to carry out Mr.
fact, many Portland people have al land, who upon examination reports: Roundly speaking, 5oo mile* of the fur a vote ten days hence, but failed Cummins' idea.
‘‘Caving in was in progress before I,(MH) have been finished, and the en bveauae of the objection of La Follette.
ready settled there, and other* have
"I ani not ready to stand here and
holding* of real estate in that district the dike* were laiilt and in our opinion tire line from Omaha to San Francisco
Declaring the obligation* of the rail destroy the entire freight traffic struc
which they are developing.
the dikes are not responsible primarily ia now protected by block *lgnala.
It road companie* to lx< in reality a part ture of the railroads." h<< said, "and I
The project to is probable that the San Pedro llnc’wlll of the public debt, Dolliver aaid within don’t lielicve that the people demand
The orchardista st Mosier follow for such caving in.
th« ir lister district of Ho«<i River. prevent it would lie enormously ex- i be open for .traffic much earlier than the last few year* "right under the we should do 60."
The trees are set out after the cleared pensive and not justified by th«« needs June I.”
no*e of congrvaa and In the midst of
Hi- said he did not want the anti
ground has been well prepared. From of navigation on the river. Work done
the Roosevelt era, liabilitie* have been trust law repealed, but he did desire to
55 to 63 trees to the acre, for an apple for that pur|>oM> would be solely for
I contracted by the railroads exceeding assist in relieving the executive offi
the protection of private property and
orchard, i* the prevailing rule.
the »3,000,000,000of public debt which cial* of the embarrassment they find
Many plant peach ‘■fillers" lietween is therefore not recommended. “
the country foumi aaddled u|x>n it at themselves under enforcing the law.
the rows of apple trees, to be taken out
The extent of the Guggenheim con
the c I om of the civil war, which our
when they begin to crowd.
Intense
AID OREGON GOOD ROADS.
children will have to |>*y after we arc trol of transportation arid mineral In
cultivation ia the secret, and the price
Boulder, Colo., April 20. An ordin g’»ne.’
terest* in Alaska was discxiaacd by
of these successfully grown orchards, a Expert to Be Sent to Point* In State ance to prohibit the wearing of long
These debts have been contracted, he Ih-legate Wicki-rwham today before th«-
dust mulch conserving th«« mol*ture
dresses on the streets of Boulder was aaid, by irre«|ionsiblc railroad men to house committer on territories, in con
to Give Illustrated Lecture*.
and the alwence of weeds allowing the
introduced in the city council last fiermit th«« harmonising of their Inter nection with a hearing on bills that
The United Stat«-« government will
trees bi get th«« full strength of th*
night. It provides that “it shall be ests aixl without ad<ling om dollar’» would provide for Federal guarantee of
•id
the
Oregon
good
mad»
campaign.
soil.
Cultivation usually ceases by
unlawful for any person whose wear worth of railroad facilities.
lx>n«la issued by th«- Alaska railroads.
telegraph«*! Judge
the middle of August. Many put in a Senator Bourne
ing apparel or skirt shall be of such
He
was
aatisfied,
whatever
was
done,
cover crop, of vetch or rye, which, Wcleiter of the Oregon Good Roxis length as to trail upon the ground and th«« government ahould keep an eye on
Washington, April 20. In his maid
when plowed under adds fertility and association that the gotsl mads expert become a dual sweejier or otherwise and control the actions of th«- railroads.
en speech III the senate, delivered to
will be »««nt from the department of obnoxious to the public health am! re
humus to the soil.
He was of the opinion that the [landing day on the railroail bill, Senator Pur
The favorite varieties of apples at agriculture to give 10 illustrated lec fined taste, to ap|»car upon any «Ide- bill paralyzes pr««»«-nt control.
cell, of North Dakota, sharply criti
tures
at
strategic
[xjirits
in
the
state.
Mosier are th«« Spitsenberg and Yellow
walk in thi* city.”
cised the president and the attorney
Newtown, as the soil and climate are The views presented with the lecture
The document i* entitled "An ordi
Washington, April 23. RcprvMnt-
He practically charged a
esjiecially adapte«! to their [lerfect will illuMtrnt«- the benefits financially nance to promote public health and ative Francis Burton Harrison, of N««w general.
growth and maturity. Peaches, pear* •iwi otherwise derived from systematic concerning display* upon the side York, Introduced a resolution in the fxir[M*e of no transforming th«« Su
preme court as to insure such construc
construction of solid highway*. The
and prune* also do well.
walk»," which wa* interpreted by one house today calling on the president
tion of the pr«>p<»M<d law as to supplant
immense difference in the prosperity aiderman to menu that "if the council
for all the facta in connection with the
and nullify antagonistic state laws and
• SEND US MEN" IS CRY.
of regions where bad road» have been intended to define the
length of investigation and report of solicitor
state constitutions.
----------
! mad* gixxi will lx« emphasize»!.
The ■kirt* one way it must also define It the
William I’. Hepburn of the treasury,
He was dealing with the merger
Every Line of Industry Affected by expert will arrived in Portland to give other way." The ord 1 nan«* wa* urged department, upon all«-g<«d frauds at
provision of the hill, aial having stated
his first lecture probably th«« last of
Shortage of Labor in Baker.
by the Women’s club.
: New York in 1891.
that the North Dakota alate constitu
May. The department of agriculture
"Colonel Hepburn," said Mr. Harri
Raker City The greatest call for will furnish other aid to the good roads
tion prohibited th«- consolidation of
son
today,
"haa
been
«[Uoted
to
the
laborers ever sent out from Eastern cause. The general policy of the de
railroad litw-x, he eontend«-«l that umler
OLD BUDGET INTRODUCED.
effect that frauds in the New York
Oregon can now be heard in all parts partment
decision* of the Supreme court it had
ia to stimulate interest
customs aervirc, similar to tb«>ae which
of Baker county, and there i* no pros throughout the northwest.
Lloyd-Georg* Comment* Upon De Richard Parr claims t«i have diacov- tieen held that questions of thia charac
pect of the demand l>eing supplied.
ter were subject to state control.
crease in Wnisky Consumption.
i ered, were discover«-«! by him 19 years
All lines of industry are cramped by
Auto Stage Line tor Tygh Valley.
The I’li k«-tt conm-rvation bill, auth-
Colonel Hepburn, Mr. White- > r.:, i,c ! Ii.- pi. . 1.!. !,t I., itt o. ,■ » itb-
the shortage and it is probable some
London, April SO. — David Lloyd igo.
Tygh Valley Tygh Valley is soon to
-
head,
appraiser
of
the
|w»rt
of
New
campaign will be inaugurated by the have an auto stage running between Ge«irge, chancellor of the exchequer,
drawals ot public land* for pur|Mx«ea of
large concerns to secure men.
One Nopinitia and Dufur to connect with re-introduced last year’* budget in tho York, atul Mr. Chance, treasury agent, conservation, was |>ansed by the house
employer state* that he is in need of the auto line from Dufur to The house of common* liday. He de< lsr«d submitted in 1891 a report showing ti»lay. No record vote was taken, the
hundreds ofmen and is unable to secure Dalle*. This will be appreciated by that he realized that the present deficit | that importer* were defrauding the final passage of the bill being unani
them at any price. The Warren Con people living in this part of the coun of »131,240,000 would be more than i government of million* of dollar*.
mous.
"Whether that report was lost or
struction company is preparing to im ty, a* they can visit The Dalles and re- wiped out when all arreara had been
As passed, the bill Is practically in
»upprv»*ed, it is certainly important
port men to do the paving work on a trun the same day.
the form it was Intnxluecd by Mr.
Commercial men collected and that there would be an
that
we
know
whether
it
be
true
that
large area for which they have con will doubtl<«i«a be glad to hear of thia, actual aurplua of »14,800,000,
Pickett, of Iowa, it being slated that
tracted.
Sufficient labor could not as it will lie quite an improvement
If the buiiget had liven paas«d as thswe eustonui frauds have been known in that form it had hwl the approval of
obtained here to carry on the prelimin over th«« present mode of traveling.
usual last year, he said, there would to the government officials for m> long, the president.
Under it* term» the
especially as Richanl I’arr is now try- president is authorized to withdraw
ary work.
have been a surplus of »21,000,000,
1
ing
to
collect
Several
hundred
thouaand
The Sumpter valley is suffering for
Brick Block at Vale.
The chancellor commented upon the
from location public lands for public
dollar* from the government for dis- UM-s, ami for examination ami classifi
more laborers in carrying on the work
Vale—T. T. N'rlaen will erect a 50x remarkable decrease of 32 per eent In j covering such fraud*.”
on the extension from Austin to 94 foot, two-story brick on his corner the consumption of whiskey, a decrease
cation to determine their character and
An understanding was readied today value. These withdrawals, the bill
Prairie City.
A force of nearly a lot at once. The upper story will lie that he attributed mainly to the extra
thousand men was employed last fall, 1 Used for office*. The estimated coat of duty impixud. The loss in the revenue in the senate committee on privilege* provides, are to remain in force until
but now only a few hundred can be the building is »20,000.
from spirits, as compared with the es and election* that a vote would ba tak revoked by the president or by con-
en next Wednesday on the question of grra*.
secured.
timated figures, was »14,000,000.
reporting the bill providing for publi
The Oxbow |>eople are making very
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Rrpr«-s«-ntativc» Burleson, of Texas,
city of contribution* to national cam
•low progress on the big tunnel* st
and Lever, of South Carolina, both
PINCHOT
POLICIES
HIT.
paign
committees.
Wheat
Track
prices
Bluestem.
93
1
Copperfield owing to the scarcity of la
authors of pro|xaMid remedial legisla
bor. They were forced to suspend (<i95c; club, 88ei90c; red Russian, 86j
tion in favor of the ob-omargarine pro
Colorado Commission Want* Stat* to
Washington, April 22.
Beginning
work because of the high water and 6187c; valley, 95e.
duct, advocated their measure*.
i its session at 11 o’clock today in an
Barley Feed and brewing, »23.506)
Control Power Sits*.
hundreds of the laborer* left and men
Mr. Burlcaon urged repealing the
,
entanglement
over
the
questions
of
a
24.50
per
ton.
cannot be secured to fill their place*.
Denver, April 20. The Colorado quorum, th* senate mijourned a few tax on oleomargarine ami dairy pro
Corn Whole, >34; cracked, »35 ton.
The mines are also calling for men
Conservation commission today adopt minutes before 5 o'clock, when it was ducts and substituting an annual li
Hay Track price* Timothy, Wil
and throughout the country the ranch
ed ■ resolution declaring for exhaus unable to muster enough mi-mlera to cense for manufacturers.
lamette
valley,
»20*421
per
ton;
East
ers are crying "send us men.’*
Un
tive state control of waterpower sit««». ; continue busineaa.
usual wages are being <>ffere«i and un- i ern Oregon, »236(24; alfalfa, |16.50«<i The resolution, which turned down the
Th«- detmte on th«- section of the bill
Washington April 19.
The an
17.50;
grain
hay,
|I7«i
18.
less the farmers x-cure help they will j
Oats No. 1 white. »27« 28.50 ton. Pinchot policies aa outlined by Jam««* [termitting the railroad* to enter into nouncement of the pro«|M-ctivr retire
have trouble
in getting in their '
Fresh Fruits Strawberries, Florin, R. Garfield, in his xjdr«-»» last night, traffic agreement* continued through ment of Senator Hale from the senate,
spring crop* and caring for their har- I
out the afternoon, the principal partic following »0 closely on a similar an
»2.506(3
per crate; apple*. »16(2.50\ read* s* follows:
vest.
"Rcaolved, That as the waters of ipant*
being
Senator Crawford, nouncement regarding Senator Aldrich,
box; cranberries,» 8<«( 9jbarrel.
Complain* of Shipment.
Potatoes — Carload buying prices:' this state arc the property of the Sutherland, Clapp. Elkins, Cummin* a«-*-med to have a stunning effect on
state, the power* dcwlojxd by such and Carter.
th. senate.
Thst the oldest of the
Salem H. Grebe, of Portland, has Oregon, 4064,50c per hundr««d; new Cal
water *h«>uld remain forever under con
For the most part the controversy senators in point uf service ahould vol
filed a complaint with the railroad ifornia, 6c per [xxind; sweet potatoes,
trol of the state, at*! that all legisla fiartook of what to a layman would be untarily decide to retire from that
commission, in which he seta forth that 3|fi' 4e.
Vegetable« Asparagus, 3<«(5c; cab tion tending to abridge or restrict such i-onaidered hairsplitting, the chief con body was scarcely lea* of a surpriae
a large consignment of *eed peas «hip
control be discourag«d. ”
tention being whether the provision in than that the recognized leader should
ped from Pullman, Wash., to Condor, bage, 1 jot 1 44c |>er pound; head let
the Crawford
amendment
making have decided upon a similar step. Moat
tuce,
606(75c
perd<«wn;
hothouse
let
Or., March 21. has never reached its
agreements "subject to th«« approval of the senator* declined to make any
Famous Sealer Missing.
destination. Mr. Grebe also complain» tuce, 50c6f,l box; green onions, 15c
of excessive freight charg«-s on the 0. d«*en; radishes, 30c ;x»r doxen; rhu
Victoria, B. C., April 20. Captain of the Interstate Comm« rce commis- commenL Mr. Hale was in the senate
K. A N. from Portland to Condon, and barb, Sc pound; spinach, »1 per box;■ Charles Spring, son of Captain Wil aion" haa the effect of requiring thia building early in the day, Imt kept
delay* in delivery have caused him sprouts, 9c per pound; turnip*, II per liam Spring, the founder of the British approval before the agreements take aloof from other senators and from vis-
1 itor* generally.
•ark; rutabaga*. »I«r 1.25; carrots, 85c Columbia pelagic scaling, has been effect.
much damage.
After the pr«xi and cona of thia ques
“Who will b« the leader of the sen
«ill; beets, »16(1.25; parsnip*, 506 i missing since January 1 under circum
Hawley Reassure* Dairymen.
75c.
stances almost conclusively Indicating tion had been presented at some length ate now?” was asked of Senator Doi-
Washington
Representative Haw
Onions---Oregon. »1.75 per hundred. that he haa been k«t with his steam it appeared for a few moments as liv«r.
ley in the agricultural committee’*
"I aupp«xie the mantle of the leader
Butter City creamery, extraa, 39c; launch, on which he had embarked on a though s vote might tie obtained.
hearing on the oleomargarine bill, ex- : fancy outisde creamery, 32(<i33e [>er cruise around Vancouver island in The ayes and nora had been ordered ship will lx- dep««itrd in the Bmithaon-
pressed the belief that dairymen need pound; »tore, 20e.
Butter fat price* search of new oyster beds.
He was when Senator Dolliver expressed 11 de I ian Institution, Uigvther with other
not fear that the tax on oleo would be average 1 |c per pound under regular known to have spent New Year's Eve sire to be heard on the ameixhnent. relics of a] di sc anted and abandoned
removed, though a hard fight ia on to butter price«.
at Pender island, but since then no tid He did not want to proceed at so late system," replied the Iowa senaor.
repeal it Powerful interests seek to
A* he was leaving the White House
Pork Fancy, 13«(13|c per pound.
ing* either of th* launch or its owner an hour and some friendly senator
raised the point of no quorum.
Speaker Cannon wa* asked if the re
remove the tax.
Veal Fancy, lOftille per pound.
have reached his family.
The Dixon long and short haul tirement of Senator Aldrich and Sena
Lambs Fancy, 12c per pound.
Eugene to Observe Fourth.
amendment to the Elkins interstate tor Hale would have any influence on
Poultry — Hena, 20c; broilers, 27«;
Taft
Asked
for
Pardon.
Eugens—The Eugene Merchants’ 28c; duck*, 22|a(23c; geese, 12|c;
commerce bill now before the senate him or other membrrs of the house.
Washington, April 20. Representa will probably be defeated becaux- the He declared that the senator* had tieen
Protective association has decided that turkey*, live, 206(2!c; dressed, 25c;
tive Culloch, of Indiana, presented to lumber senators, who at first glance influenced wholly by con»id«-rations of
there shall be a rousing Fourth of July squab«, »3 per doyen.
President Taft today a petition for the were Inclincil to favor thia proviaion, health. Politics, he believed, did not
celebration in thia city thi* year and
Cattle Rest steer«, »6.750(7; fair
has appointed a committee to act in ' to good steera, J6<.(6.50; »trietly good pardon of John R. Walsh, the Chicogo have become convinced that Coaat ter enter into their determination.
conjunction with a committee from the cow*. >5.75<«(6; fair to good cowl, »5 banker. The petition was signed by minal rates ahould not be robbed of
The river and harbor bill, carrying
Commercial club to arrange the de 6(5.50; light calve*, »6<.r7; heavy 22,000 residents of the Second Indians advantag<>s that <-ome to them by rea an appropriation of about »52,500,000,
congressional district, into which the son of thrir water competition.
tails.
was passed by the senate today. There
calve*, »4«(S; bull*, »46i5.25; stag*,
railroads built by Mr. Walsh extend.
were no material amendment« liut
»4.5O« i 5.50.
Odd Fellow* to Build.
Th* president directed that the peti
Washington, April 21.
Traffic there was e«insidrrable debate over
Sheep Rest wether*. »84(8.26; fair
Klamath Falls— The local lodge of
tion be referred to the department of agreements c«msum«-<l the entire time various provisions.
Odd Fellow* is preparing to erect a tn good wethers, »6.506(7; g»»«l lamb*. justice to follow the ustisl rournc.
given by the aenate t<xlay to the rail
Th«- house military committee, at
»8o;9.
lodge hall to cost |5<),000.
Most of
road bill and they were under consid the conclusion of a hearing today, was
Hog* Top, »11.106111.25; fair to
the preliminary work has been done
Storms Menace Fruit Crop*.
eration when the senate adjourneti. on the verge of favorably reporting
and it is expected to have the contract good »IO m II.
Senator Cummins
held
the
fi«x>r Senator Jones’ bill directing the sale
Winchester,
Va.,
April
20.
Snow
Hops-
1909
crop,
ISSMAc,
sceording
for the building awarded in May.
He spoke against the of the Walla Walla military reserva
to quality; «»Ida, nominal; 1910 con and hail fell at intervals thia morning throughout.
Birth* Exceed Death* in Linn.
over the fruit belt ' «. «■>. r- V r ! section permitting such agreement* tion to Whitman college at »150 an
tracts, 15«fl6c.
Wool- Eastern Oregon, 146117c per ginia. The thermometer haa taken a and against the Crawford substitute acre, when the chairman received a
Albany — The health report for
telegram, signed by John Ankeny and
March, which has just been filed in the pound; valley, 1MT.21C; mohair, choice, decided tumble, falling 45 degrees for it.
Declaring his intention of denounc- one Johnson, of Walla Walla, offering
since yesterday noon, approaching the
county clerk ’• office, show* 14 deaths 306(32je, Portland.
freexing point.
I ing any legislation that nullified the to buy the reservation at »300 per acre.
Caacara bark—4*6(5« per pound.
and 32 births.
BANKS OF RIVER CAN CAVE.
MOSIER DISTRICT DRAWS.
COLOKAIM) ON M II. TO
REGULATE SKIRTS
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