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HILL WILL DEVELOP STATE.
Has Extensive Plans tor Coast. But
Cannot Divulge Them
Washington, May 9.—The Republi tai represents a cut of 216,650,000
can party no longer dominates con from the estimate, submitted to the
gress. While nominally in control of committee. Of the grand total, the
Road to Link Baker City and Port Oregon Farmers See Healthy Har
the senate ami house of representa largest single item is $37.859,890 for
vasts Ahead; Stockmen Profit.
land to Tap Rich Region,
tives, the Rc|>ublicana. as a matter of the continuation of the construction of
Madras The increased demand for
The Portland, Baker City A Butte
fact, constitute today a h»|>eleas minor the Panama canal.
flour
at
this
place
has
caused
the
Mad
Electric railroad company, which was
ity, powerless to legislate as they
ras flouring mill to put on a night
Washington. May 5. Commending
would; powcrlcs to carry out the will
incorporated about a year ago for the
force, tbe mill running each night un
the election system of hie state. Sena
of
the
administration.
Both
branches
purpose of building an electric railroad til 10 p. m
of the nation! legislature are in the tor Bourne, of Oregon, in an extended
from Portland to Baker City through
The railroad construction in thia vi-
hands of a party made up of Ihrmo- speech in the senate tiaiay aroused gen
some of the richest sections of the ciniy with the large number of new
crata and Republican insurgents, and eral deliate on the question of repre
state, will begin survey and engineer-I residents in the town anti homeseekers
but for the steadfast regularity of Pres- sentative government which dealt es
ing work out of Portland in a very locating in this section have caused
ident Taft, they would have control of pecially with the effect on the Southern
short time,
prices for all kinds of produce to go
states of the system of selecting Fed
the entire government.
The company is headed by C. N. At soaring.
The situation is without a parallel eral officials for that section.
kinson, president of the Union Bank *
Prospects for large crops were never
Bourne dwelt in terms of admiration
in recent years. What it will lead to
Trust company, of Portland, who, be better, and the farmers in this section
not even the boldest politicians predict. on the methiais of conducting elections
fore coming West from Kansas City, should reap a rich harvest, because of
Nobody knows. Certain it is, how and selecting officerholdi rs in Oregon.
was deeply Interested in railroad con- ; the rapid increase of population.
ever, that the breach in the Republi He declarvd that Oregon had "evolved
Straction. jMr. Atkinson built mon-
A heavy rain, general throughout
can party has opened so wide that nut the beat form of po|>ular government
tlum 200 miles of the Rock Island sys- ! the greater portion of Central Oregon,
even the president, the great pacifica in the world today,*’ and defended the
tern in Arkansas, and 111 miles of the fell during three days thia week, and
tor, can now bring the warring fac- ! election of his Democratic colleague,
Santa Fe In Oklahoma.
He is now- it means thousands of dollars to the
Chamberlain, by a Republican legisla
lions together.
determined to |>ush the construction of farmers and stock raisers.
In the judgment of some of the older ture.
the Portland, Baker City A Butte prop
Representative Know land of Califor
Republicans, there is only one solution
The Dalles — Farmers throughout
osition.
of the great problem to relinquish the nia, offered an amendment to the rail
The plans of the company are to Wasco county have about finished sum
government for the time being to th*- road bill today, providing that when a
build out of Portland through Clacka mer fallowing, ami some of them are
Demo-rats, am! fight out factional railroad in <*oni|>etition with a water
Owing to
mas county, following the east shore still sowing spring grain.
differences in the Republican ranks un route lowered a rate, it should not be
of the river to the headwaters of the the heavy rains the first of the week,
til one element or the other is exterm |iermitted to increase the rste until, in
Warm Springs river in the Warm which wet the ground thoroughly, a
a hearing before the Interstate com-
inated.
,
Springs Indian reservation, ami then good many farmers have concluded to
As showing the need for réorganisa-
reorganize- merce commission, it had shown a rea-
the contour of that river to its junc seed to spring crops a considerable
si
— of
.9 aU«*
_ 1___ ax__ _ service, which l*on fl,r lh’ in<-rease aside from the
tion
the _ reclamation
tion with the Deschutes river, where ■ numler of acres which they had plowed
S< i-rvtsri Ballinger ha« am ounced will wnter route.
the tracks will run under the elevated | for sun m -r fallow. They say there
be accomplished as the certain result
Democrats, insurgents and some reg-
roadbeds of the Oregon Trunk ami the is sufficient moisture to make a good
of his remaining in the cabinet, the uI“r Republican«, even members of the
Deschutes'. Rai I road company. Thence spring crop if the summer season is st
secretary's criticisms of the servi.-,• committee reporting the measure, sup-
its course will continue eastward all favorable.
made when on the witness stand are ported Mr. Knowland’* amendment,
through the rich districts in which are
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which, it was said, would prevent a
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interesting.
CHINESE BUYS CLAIMS.
located Dayville, Canyon City, and
Also Mr" Ballinger has made plain railroad from eliminating water routs
Prairie City, and finally terminate at
the duty of congress to pass the 230,-1 •‘►^petition by a low rate ami then In-
Baker City. It will also tap a rich Grants Pass Mining District Looks
000,000 bill to enable the government rreasing the rate as soon as the com-
mining district.
Good Moy Jin Munn.
to hasten th.- .. nipl.-ti..n ..f projects pHition was removed. I .
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General Manager C. D. Charles states
which have been lung delayed.
He ,he amendment was adopted.
Granta Paas — Moy Jin Munn, a
that Preaident Atkinson has taken over
showed that the passage of this bill
wealthy Chinaman of San Francisco,
and now holds under contract of pur
would lie economy to the government.
Washington, May 4.
The house
who has been looking over the South
chase the controlling interest in the
for it would hasten the -rompletion of tmiay pass-1 the bill previously panned
ern Oregon mining field for the past
comjiany, and that the survey and en
the projects, ami hasten returns to the by
“ “ the senate
* providing
JJ
* for * the
1' sale
’ of
two or three weeks, has just close*! a
gineering work will now be pushed
about five sections belonging to the fil
reclamation fund.
deal whereby he becomes owner ami
with all possible speed. He said that
lets Indiana on the Siletz reservation
manager -of the Brantner group of
the district to be tapped by the road is
Washington, May 7. A suln'ornmit- in Oregon.
The bill authorises the
placer mines of Southern Josephine
one of the richest freight propositions
tee of the Indian affairs committee secretary of the Interior to sell at pub
group
of claims consists
county.
The
i
in the Pacific Northwest, as every mile
mot in Chamberlain's office today am! lic auction lamia which were reserved
of 1(8) acres, much
i
of which is very
of ground covered is or can easily tie
voted to report to the full committee under article four of the Siletz treaty
The consideration is
rich digging«. ,
made productive.
The line will be
Wednesday for Chamlwrlain'a Siletz of October 31, 1852.
»175,000. Unlike other Chinese who
built primarily for freight, although
The senate |>ublic lamia committee
bill, omitting the requirement to pay
have mined in this section, Moy Jin
passenger service will also be main
22.50 an acre, on the theory thst-if the today ordered Senator Jones to make a
Munn is not contented with sluice
tained.
entrymen were honest there was no favorable report on the Hamer bill,
washing anti rocking. He will install
reason why they should be assessed which recently passed the house, au
modern hydraulic equipment on the
PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL.
that sum.
The subcommittee also thorizing the states to exchange their
Brantner mines, and by a system of
omitting the clause denying 'protection school sections in forest reserves for
high line ditches, bring water from the
to purchasers from original homestead compact bodies of forest reserve land
All Sections of State Will Be Repre Applegate river for the operation of a
of like quantity ami value.
ers.
battery of two or more giants.
sented at Grand Fiesta.
Senator Heyburn was the only mem
A general Investigation into the
Moy Jin Munn is an experienced
Portland—“If the coming Rose Fes placer miner anti made' his fortune in
cause of the ill health of senators soon tier of the committee toopf>oac a favor
tival is not the greatest success we the diggings of Feather river, Cai.
will be in order. No less than eight able report, and gave notice that he
have ever had, it wilt not be because
of the memtiera of the highest legisla would continue his objection when the
of lack of interest on the part of resi- '
Cannery at Sutherlin.
tive bmly in the world are on the sick bill is called up for consideration in
dents of the Willamette valley and
list, including Senator Daniel of Vir the senate.
Sutherlin—The erection and opera
Southern Oregon towns,” said Ralph tion of a canning plant in Sutherlin is
Senator Piles today proposed the fol
North Dakota.
Who arrirag H» N«w Turk Mondar afta» hl» ginia. McCumbsr of
W Hoyt, of the Roae Festival com
now an assured fact. The preliminary **¡k arc«« th« n«ll»«nl II« -«»I h- r,*»M »tart Tillman of South Carolina, I>epew of lowing amendments to the omni hue
r>«»l ./•» *n<l ««Ik l*. k id th« /-«..Ar <<a»l
mittee.
New York and Penrose of Pennsylvan lighthouse bill: Establishing alight-
work has gone on for the past five
Mr. Hoyt has ’just returned with a months. The plant will lie ready for
house at Eliza Island, Bellingham Bay,
ia.
used
so
much
in
the
designation
of
party of business men who went on the
The idea that the trouble is due to 230,000; lighthouse at Krlleta Bluff,
o|>eratlon by the time vegetables are trains thst something distinctive of the
southern trip, and is enthusiastic over
too much insurgency is not tenable, as 230.000; light veaael for a station at
ripe in early autumn.
Great Northern service was desired, so the patients are not among those who Partridge Point, 200,000; aids to navi
the great amount of interest in the
'The Oregonian” was selected as the
Rose Festival he found in the towns he
find it necessary to take this insurgent gation of Puget Sou mi, 2410,000;
PORTLAND MARKETS
name.
visited.
lighthouse tender for Alaska, 2225,000;
business very much to heart.
In reply to a direct question J ames
“Indications are that the attendance
The epidemic of retirement among increasing appropriation aiiia to navi
Wheat Track prices: Blueatem, 8«
thia year will be enormous, and far be M«9e; club, 86c; red Russian, 85c; J. Hill admitted that he and hie aa- senatorial leaders may perha|» be at gation in Alaska from 230,000 to 280,-
sociatos now own the Oregon Electric
yond that of former years.” said Mr. |
tributed to this cause, however.
The , 000.
valley, 87c.
and United Railways, but when a ques
Hoyt. "Officials of all the towns we
Representative Humphreys’ bill pro
United States senate promisee to be i
Barley Feed and brewing, 222<>i 23
tion as to extending the Oregon Elec
visited promised they would see to it per ton.
almost unrecognizable after March 4, viding for marking the Oregon trail
tric thia year to Albany and McMinn
that their towns are represented by
1911. Aldrich will tie out certainly, was favorably reported to the house
Corn Whole. 233; cracked, 2 U ton.
ville was asked, Mr. Hili again re
floats or vehicles in the parades, and
if the Macedonian cry from the regu today, carrying an appropriation of
Hay—Track prices: Timothy, Wil
at least by large delegations of citi lamette valley, 22Ooi21 per ton; East served any statement on the ground lars does not induce him to change his 225,000 ami granting to the Secretary
that it would not be politic to disclose
zens.
determination. There seems to be a of war authority to receive private
ern Oregon. 222<<i25; alfalfa, 216.50
his plana.
“The commercial bodies of the vari 6117.50; grain hay, 217fttl8.
strong chance that the seats of Sena contributions to swell the fund for
A similar reply was given to a ques
ous towns all promised to make all
tors Hale, of Maine, Burrows, of Mich erection of suitable monuments.
Oats No. I white, 22"<<i 27.50 ton.
tion as to whether a new depot would
possible effort to meet Eastern visitors
Fresh fruits Strawberries. Oregon.
igan. and Depew, of New York, will
be
constructed
this
year
on
the
North
at the Festival and invite them to 12j6j 15c per pound; lx* Angeles, 21
Washington, May 3. In view of the
tie occupied by other
men, while
their towns. Every laid y seems to un 611.25 per crate; apples, 21.50613 per Bank terminal property.
Lodge, of Massachusetts, Beveridge, overwhelming vote in the house today
“The terminal situation is a ser
derstand that the Festival is as much box; cherries, tl.7M42.5O per box.
of Indiana, Dick, of Ohio, Kean, of in support of the long and short haul
ious one in all large cities,’* he con
an advertising feature for the country
New Jersey, Ln Folettc, of Wisconsin, clause of the Mann Interstate com
Vegetables
Asparagus, 21611.25
“Rea>ly handling of traffic
at large as it is a show. I think the per box; cabbage, 3|c per pound; hot tinued.
and other leaders, can hardly he said merce bill, advocates of the Dixon
Festival this year will be the means of house lettuce, 21611.25 per box; horse cannot lie accomplished without ade ' to have a copper fastened cinch on amendment in the senate have taken
Ix>ok at Chicago.
inducing great numbers of desirable radish. 80110c per pound; green on quate terminals.
heart and declare tonight that they
their places.
Eastern people to settle in the state." ions, 15c per dozen; radishes, 156/20c; It now requires more time to get a car
will have enough votes to force its
through the Chicago terminals than it
Washington, May 6. The house to- adoption.
rhubarb, 2>u 2}e par pound; spinach,
does to haul it from Chicago to the Pa dsy rejected the Washburn amendment
Crop Prospects Not Dimmed.
There are several senators who be
«6/10c; rutabagas, 21.25611.50 per
cific Coast, once it is out of that city. to the railroad bill, providing that sec lieve the amendment cannot lie adopted
Pendleton - Still another week has sack; carrots, 85c6/tl; la/ets, 21.50;
“In the state at large,’* he contin tion 12, prohibiting acquisition of com in its present rigid form, Imt will first
gone by without in any way dimming parsnips, 75e6/2l.
ued, “the great need is for develop peting lines, “shall not affect any have to tie modified to conform more
the prospect of Umatilla county farm
Onions—Oregon, 22 per hundred;
ment of the outside territory. You leases of railroad property made prior nearly to the house provision, which
ers for a record-breaking grain crop. Bermuda, 226/2.25 per crate.
now have large and growing cities, but to January 1, 1910, for a period of 20 gives the Interstate Commerce com
Warm weather has prevailed during
Butter -City creamery, extras, 27c
they must have a settled country
- on years.**
The Adamson amendment to mission discretionary authority to per
the greater part of the week and one [>er pound; fancy outside creamery,
which to draw. The
"" upbulkiing of the (j,c tam< section, exempting any rail mit a heavier charge for a short
or two good showers have been inter I 256227«; store, 20c. Butter fat prices
state Is what is moot needed.”
roads entirely within one state, was haul than for a long haul.
spersed to further aid the growing aversge l|c per pound under regular
defeated, 121 to 144. The house then
The situation in the senate has sud
grain.
Both fall and spring sown butter prices.
Anna Morgan Will Talk.
struck out the entire section 12 of the denly become so complicated that it is
grain is now well up out of the ground
Eggs - Freeh Oregon ranch, 236/24c
Denver, May 4 — Mias Anne Morgan, railroad bill, prohibiting the acquisi- difficult to forecast what the outcome
and the fields present a beautiful ap per dozen.
daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan, will tion of the stock of competing lines, of the vote on the Dixon amendment
pearance with their verdant clothing.
Pork—Fancy, 12|c6il3 per pound.
address a political mass meeting to be The vote was 131 to 12«.
The mo- will 1«, but opponents of thst provis
The early spring season has never
Veal- Fancy, 10|6/llcper pound.
held here tomorrow night, under the tion was made by Adamson, of Geor- ion are today leas confident of defeat
shown such favorable indications for a
Lambs Fancy, 10o/12c per pound.
ing it than they were a week ago.
Poultry—Her*. 20o/21c; broilers, auspicee of the Women’s Public Serv- gin, in charge of the Democratic side.
bumper crop, and their predictions are
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_, ice ’ lesgue. Women are taking an act-
Carrying an aggregate appropriation
There appears to tie considerable
geese,
12|c;
having a decided effect upon the busi 30<>/35c; ducks, 22|<’/23c; _
droesed^ 25c; . ive part in the municipal campaign of 1241,000,000, the pnetoffice appro- fear that the amendment in a modified
turkeys, live. 20<</22c; c
ness of the city.
now in progress and it will be Miss priation bill was paawd today by form may be agree*! to if the Demo
squalm. 23 [>er dozen.
New School at Croswell.
Cattle— Beef steers, hay fed, good Morgan's first opportunity to partici- the senate, after 40 minutes’ consider- crats will stand by the insurgents to
The measure went through force its adoption.
Creswell—By a vote of 57 to 9 the to choice, 266/6.50; fair to medium, pato in a political movement where ation.
Jones' bill authorising the sale of
Creswell schcol district authorised the 25«/6.50; cows and heifers, good to women vote. Miss Morgan is accomp without change from the form in which
the Walla Walla military reservation
ssuance of bonds for 110,000, the pro- | choice, 25<</5.5O; fair to medium, 246/ anled by her mother, and spent the ■f-1 it was reported from committee.
The house rejected the
Sulzer to Whitman college at 2150 an acre
heeds to lie us»d in erecting a school 5.50; bulls, 23.506/4.50; stags. 256/ temoon investigating the methods of
amendment to the anti-merger section, was unanimously rejiortrd today by the
bouse. The plan to remodel the old 5.50; calves, light, 266/7; heavy, 24.50 Denver’s juvenile court.
' striking out the words "common car- house committee on military affairs,
building had a few supporters at first, «5.50.
Cherokee Claims Being Paid.
i riers ” from the section. The purpose exactly as It passed the senate.
Hog» Top, 210.256/10.75; fair to
fut they dropped the proposition and
Washington, May 4. The Treasury of the amendment. Mr. Suiter ex-
Representative Mcfredle today In
medium, 29.756«10.
avored erecting a new building.
25.256/6; department today began issuing war- plained, was to make it apply to such troduced a suliatituto for the Gillette
Sheep- Best
wethers,
Drilling for Artesian Water,
fair to giaai. 24.75615.25; beat ewes, rants in payment of the so-called holding companies as the Northern bill, which undertakes to establish a
standard package for shingles shipped
choice, 27ftt8; Cherokee claims, which amount to Securities company.
Stanfield The well on Jesse Moore’s 24.76615.25; lambs,
about 23,000,000, and for which an ap-
The sundry civil appropriation bill, in interstate commerce. The Gillette
place has reached a depth of MOO feet. fair, 26.50«7.
Hope — l9'/9 crop,
12/>/.16e per propriation recently was made by con- the second largest of all the appropria- bill calls for shingles of four-inch
An effort is being made to reach a
depth of 1,000 feet, where artesian pound; olds, nominal; 1910 contracts, greaa. There are 30,«50 beneficiaries, tion bills, and carrying a total of width, whereas shingles manufactured
each of whom will receive something 1111,949,211, was
reported to the In the Pacific Northwest are of random
water is said to be obtainable. Water nominal.
Wool—Eastern Oregon, 146217c per over 1133. Three-fourths of Jthe ben- house today by Representative Taw- widths and would be virtually excluded
stands within a few feet of the top of
mohair, eficiariee reside west of the Missis- ney, of Minnesota, chairman of the from Eastern markets if that bill
valley,
186121c;
the hole, ami drilling progresses slow pound;
(committee on appropri alieno. The to- should pass.
iaippi ri rar.
choice, 31*ii32c.
ly
SOON START SURVEYING.
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Portland, May 4. Beyond encourag
ing intimations concerning future rail
road construction in Oregon and admit
ting the ownership of the United Rail
ways and Oregon Electric systems.
James J. Hill yesterday declined to
make any statement relative to his
plana ar acquirements in thia state.
While promising that
before he
leaves the city he will make a further
statement, Mr. Hill insists that more
or less reticence is necessary in the
carrying out of plans which require
the purchase of rights of way and other
property-
.
“If 1 told all that we intend to do in
Oregon, there would lie perhaps 50
persons who wou.il try to jump in
ahead of us at each point to gam some
unjust advantage or profit at our ex-
penes.,** said the railroad magnate.
“Will you say whether an cast and
west line is to be built across the
state” was asked.
“No; that
is a matter that I
cannot discuss at this time," he re-
plied.
Thu solid through train la-tween
Portland and St. Paul will be known as
"The Oregonian." President Hill, of
the Great Northern, said that it was
desired to have the name "Orrgon”
somewhere In the title that will be
given to the new limited service, but
the shorter form of the wml had been
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