The Santiam news., July 22, 1910, Image 7

’ INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
BIG WATER PROJECT ON.
EXTEND PORTAGE ROAD.
Condition* Prescribed b, Legislature 66.000 Acre* ot Rogue River
to Be Irrigated.
Mst by Enterprising Citiien*.
The Dalle* The money for the pur­
chasing of the Portage road right of
way has been subscribed and the exten­
sion from Big Eddy to thia city I* now
an ensured fact Before many week*
the actual construction work will be
romnwnrnl.
For several months the contractors,
who have the construct ion work in
charge, have been getting material on
the ground and al the present time all
of the machirery, tie*, rails, etc., am
here. The only thing that has been
Wjhng the extension back has been
tW Inlay in the purchase of th« right
of way.
At the laat seas ion of the legialaturre
an appropriation wa* made for the ex-
tension of th* Portage row! from llig
Eddy to thia city. It wm through ths
earnest endeavor of Senator N. J. Sin­
nott and others representing thia dis­
trict that such action waa taken. In
getting thia appropriation it waa nec-
easary for the representative» of The
Dalle« and vicinity to make a ce'tain
pledge to show graxl faith, thia prom­
ise being that of right of way would
be furnisehd by the citiien* «nd ■ Pub­
lic dock built by the city.
Several months *go the city council
voted a bond I mu * of $10,000 for the
building of a public dock which will be
built *nd ready for use by the time the
extension of the road ia finished.
There waa a little delay in starting the
ball rolling, but a* aoon aa the merch­
ant* and citixena were called upon they
came through and the money was
raised in a very short time.
Medford Fifty-five thousand arrea .
of the Rogue river valley will be irvi-1
gated, at an expenditure of at least
12,000,000, within the next few years
aa the result of the closing ot a deal
whereby the Rogue River Valley Canal
company, composed of a party of Spo­
kane capitalist*, headed by P. Welch,
acquires ownership of the property of
the Fish Lake Water company.
The consideration was not given out
by either party to the transaction.
Mr. Welch said that his company haa
had the property under option nearly
a year and hail spent nearly $150,000
in examining the property, making
surveys and in development work.
The old company had about 60 miles
of canals and ditches.
Fred N Cummings, manager of the
Rogue River Valley Canal company,
■aid that his cumpsny would proceed st
once to the construction of sdditional
canals and laterals until there were
100 miles of canals and 400 miles of
laterals. The company own* reservoir
right* in the Fish and Four Mile lakrs,
with a storage capacity of 55,000 acre-
feet of water, besides the running wa­
ter in the north and south forks of Lit­
tle Butte creek.
The company owns 7.000 acres of
land in the valley in one body, on which
it will maintain an experimental farm
in charge of an expert. Though this
txidy of land the company haa dug a ca­
nal six feet wide at the bottom and a
Imulevard 60 feet wide paralleling it.
GRAINMEN IN COMBINE.
Engineer Called to Chicago After In­
quiry on Irrigation Plan«,
Wheat-Grower* to Manufacture
Ship Flour.
►
and
|’,.rtlan«i As a test of their strength
in OppO*illff interests which they con­
sider inimical to the Farmers Educa­
tional and Co-operative union, wealthy
wheat grower* of Umatilla county and
the Walla Walla country are going to
manufacture flour for export on an
extensive scale, according to announce­
ment made in Portland.
While the
plan* of organixation are not as yet
complete, it i* known that they Include
the building of flouring mill*, ware­
house*. power plant, transmiMion lines
and about 40 mile* of railroad.
There is abundance of capital to
finance the various enterprises in con­
nection with the movement $500,000
having been already subscribed, and
there i* plenty of money, aay the pro­
moters. to insure the carrying out of
the enterprise.
NAVY CANDIDATES LOSE.
Oregon
District "Down and
With Annapoli* Men.
OWYHEE PROJECT RUSHED.
' 1 ' «ri ■ • Ql <>rgi- 11. Binkl«-y,
engineer for the Arnold Construction
company, <>f Chicago. h»s ts vn calbtl
to the home office of the company to
consult the Trubridge Nivvr company
relative to the plana and speciflcation*
for the Owyhee irrigation project,
which covers the Kingman colony an!
Gem project« also. Mr. Binkley took
with him the data gathered during the
past year concerning this project, ami
U|«n hi* return the plat» will t>e sub-
initted to the engineer «elected by the
water user* of ths district. The plan*
afterward* will be submitted to the
state engineer for hi* approval and the
district will then be in shape to re-
ceive bid* on the construction of the
I reservoirs aral canala.
Secretary W.
L. Blodgett, of th* district, at the
meeting of the directors In Nj*«a,
wm instructed to inv«ratigate the quali­
fication* of several engineer*. who are
applicant* for th«- |»>aition of local en­
gineers for the diatricL The directors
will meet again »oon, when it ia ex­
pected an appointment will be made.
Out"
Salem Representative Hawley ha*
received word that both the candidates
from this district, principal and alter­
nate. failed at the examination for the
United States Naval academy at An­
napolis, and aa the third alternate
emptied out before the examinations,
this district ia left without appointee*.
The Representative ia unable to
state what he will do in the nature of
filling the vacancies, but It is p«»aible
be will establish a system of compe­
titive examinations, which has been
tried once previously and with much
sucee*». He Bay» this matter will not
be given consideration for some time,
however.
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A
Land
Through Line to Crater Lake.
Klamath Falla L. W. Clapp, stag,
line operator, ha* wtabliahed an auto
mobile service between Klamath Falls
and Crater Lake. Mr. Clapp ha* th«-
contract with the Southern Pacific t«.;
handle tha through paMengvr service
from San Franciaco to Crater Lake. '
Ticket* can be purchased either at San
Francisco or Portland and way point»
for the trip directly througth by way
of thi* great natural wonder.
From
San Francisco a ticket through will
mean that after the arrival here pas­
senger* c»n remain over night and the
following morning leave in an auto for
the rim of Crater Lak* where they
will connect with another line from the
other aide.
Lebanon Say* Train Sendee Bad,
Salem The railroad commiMion re
reived a complaint from the citiien* of
l^banon, Ore., of the passenger aer
vice affordwi them between Lebanon I
and Albany on the Southern Pacific
line. The complainant* allege that
the Southern Pacific passenger trains
ere »«-Idom <>n time and't* coaches are
inadequate to comfortably carry pa­
trons from Lebanon to Albany.
Wood-Working Plant Established.
Redmond An important industry
recently located at Redmond ia the
woid working plant of L. L. Osborne.
Aa aoon »a the building ia completed.
It ia the intention to manufacture kit­
chen cabinet*, light furniture, acreen
doors, aaah and door*. Thia ia the only
establishment of the kind nearer than
Prineville.
AEROPLANE DROPS "BOMBS "
Curt'S Lands Orang»* Accurately on
Wsr Ship's Deck.
Atlantic City, N. J. Glenn H. Cur-
ti»s I ouh I oranges u mimic l«>n>t»
within three feet of the deck* of the
yacht John E. M. hrer II. ua»al in place
of a battleship during th«1 sham battle
arrangxsl to demonstrate the utility of
the aeroplane in coaat defense.
|
The mock "bomba" were drop|w*1
from a height of about 300 fret and
Curtis* purposely failed to strike the
«leek of the yacht for fear of Injuring
the official* and passenger* on her
deck*.
Expert* agreed that the experiments
■howeel that a fleet of aeroplanes armed
with bombs could wreck any warship
liefurv gun* could be trained on them.
Curtis* wm flying about 45 mile« an
hour when he dropped the "bombs”
and officials on the deck declared that
he wm within accurate distance of
rifle fire I cm than half a minute. Col-
<1 William Allen Jones, r«-tir<->l,
formerly of the United States Engin-
eer corps, who I* an advocate of aero
planes for coast defense, stated after
the trial* hia belief that the air ma­
chine has proved it* efficacy.
"The armor«! battleship la ap­
proaching it* laat day* a* an engine of
attack against a city or country guard­
ed by aeroplanes," he said.
"I believe a fleet of a score of air
machín«» would absolutely protect any
coast city. A night flight by such a
fleet not only would probably demolish
an entire fleet of battleship*, but would
so demoralise the crew of the attacked
vessels aa to make them uaeleM.”
Curt im also dropped orange* over a
fortification marked out on the beach,
making practically every shot a "hit,"
although the trajectory was aometimea
a* great as 30 degre«». because of the
wind and hia apeed.
Walter Brookins’ flight here waa
acitaallonal, the adept driver gliding
hit tnachins toward the ocean until it*
runners were submerged in a breaker.
Hj arose safely and glided to the
beach.
JAPAN AND RUSSIA
SIGN CLOSE COMI’.«!
NATIONAL (¡OVERNMENT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
AMERICAN ATTITUDE
—
Garman
WATCHED
Diplomat*
Balìeve
I* Defeat for Knox.
ALL COAL SEGREGATED
Treaty Government Now Has Resarved Are*
of 71,518.688 Acre*.
Berlin — While the German foreign
Beverly President Taft haa with-
office haa refrained from giving an off)-drawn several million acre* of coal
cial suggestion as to it* view on the larxia in different state* of the West,
new RussoJ aparxwe agreement, the bringing the total acreage of coal land
question haa twen the subject of care­ withdrawals made by him up to the
ful consideration. The feeling is that enormous total of 71,518,588.
About
the compact introduce* a new element half of thia amount is new withdraw­
in the arena of world diplomacy. The al*.
attitude of the United States is watch­
The work I* now complete and ia
ed with special interval for an indica­ epitomised in the following letter to
tion of It* possible effects o.i the inter the President from Sec retry Ballinger:
national situation.
"Ths orders for the withdrawal of
The press here Is divided, one sec- coal land* which are transmitted here-
tion urging the foreign office to take a with complete the serie* which have
firm »tarsi In seeking the co-opsration (■een prepared in accordance with your
of America against the R um » Japanese instructions. These order* confirm and
exclusion policy.
Moat of the other continue all existing
_ coal land with-
newapspera urge the government to draw ala and add materially thereto,
aeek friendlier relations with R um I s . The xftu covered are as follows;
which ia now free toplay a more im < "Arixona, 161,2X0 acre«; Colorado,
portant and dangerous role in European 6,191,161 acres; Montana, 20,206,«65
affairs.
acres; New Mexico, 2,944,279 acre*;
In diplomatic circle* the agre.-ment North Dakota, 17,828,182 acres; Dre­
is regarded primarily as a diplomatic gon, 192.5^2 acres; South Dakota, 2,-
defeat for America.
it ia said here 870,287 acres, Utah, 5,274,247 acres;
that Knox's naive proposal to manage Washington, 2,207,267 acres; Wyom-
the Manchurian
railroad
question ing. 13,099.718 acres.
forced R umi a and Japan into each
"The total of coal lands now with-
other's arms.
| drawn in the Unite»! States I* there­
fore 71,518,588 acres.
DR. WILEY STANDS FIRM
"All the lan»l, however, ia ripen to
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agricultural entry, with a limite»! sur­
Ballava* He Will Win Fght on Ban- face patented under the term* of the
loata of Soda.
ortler of withdrawal and in accordance
Washington
Although the Amerl- Wllh th*’
enactment providing
can Institute of Homeopathy, alite f,,r «Kfieultural surface entri«-* on with-
convention at Pa*a«lvna, Cal., recently, •I f ***’ or claMifled coal lands.
adopted a rex du tion rescinding it* sc-
Already 10,210,082 acres of coal
tion taken laat year comiemning the
have been ela**ified and appraised
use of benioate of soda, aa a food pre-
entry,
•creative. Dr. Wiley, chief chemist of I "The total appraised valuation of
the department of agriculture, has these coal lands ia $449,876,208, M
stronger opinions than ever before on compare«] with $170.063.766, which
would be the minimum price that
that subject.
Rut Dr. Wiley’s view» did not pre I formerly obtained.
"In the explored portion of AlMka,
vail in the department of agriculture,
aa the board appointed by Secretary which comprise* ateiut 20 ;>cr cent of
Wilson to conalder questions arising the district, the suppost-d areas of
under the pure food law sanctioned the coal fields aggn-gate approximately
In these coal
use of benaoate of aoda as a food pre­ 12,000 square mil«».
field* the area* belicveti to be under-
servative.
thc laat '•l<*
workable bed* of coal are a lout
“The development*
In
year,” said Dr. Wiley, "have accentu 1,200 x|uare mile*, In more than three
ated my opinions aa to the harmful fourth* of which area only the lower
Thus the known
character of benxoale of Mala aa a Lxd graaie coal occur*.
preservative.
1 expect to see that coal land« of Alaska which are lielieved
view sustained by the Federal courts, to lie affected by your order of with­
aa evidence submitted recently in Indi­ drawal aggregate ««me 770,000 acre«."
ana eases |x>int* that way."
BOARD MEETS THIS MONTH
RATE SUSPENSION PROVIDED.
Washington Evidence that the en­
deavor* of Secretary Knox to bring
about a concert of action of the powers
t.> obtain' th-, ncutralixatioo <>f th.-
Manchurian railroad and to further the
construction of another railroad in
Manchuria and Mongolia had. in real
Ity, the opp»i*ite effect of cementing
relation* between R umis and Japan,
was manifested when the text of the
Manchurian convention between those
two nation* wa* received in Washing- Authority to Ba Esarcitad Cautious­ Army Engineer* to Take Up Work
on Irrigation Project*.
ton.
ly, Commission Say*.
The convention ia a brief document
Waahnigton General William Mar­
Washington In an official state-
—so short a* to be remarkable among
shall, retired, formerly chief engineer
the important treaties of modern time* merit, the Interstate Commerce com-1 of the army, who recently was Appoint­
inien-
'
mission
announce«
that
it
is
its
— but it tell* the story of the com­
ed consulting engineer of the secretary
plete understanding of two nations only tion to suspend all tariffs naming gen- ; of the interior for the reclamation ser­
recently at war. Diplomatically, it i* eral and im|«ortant rate advances, vice, ha* returned to Wa«hington after
a document with which master* of in­ liending an investigation aa to the rea- a brief vacation.
ternational
law can find no faulL The ■onableneM of the proposed inc tease*
The Ixiard of five army engineer* ap-
Prire* for Apple* Offersd.
"No more definite statement in thi*
treaty will be objected to neither by
pointed by authority of congrats to ad­
Salem A* a premium for the be*t
regard
ran
now
be
made,"
*ays
the
Great Britain, Germany nor the Uni- j
vise the president in the expenditure
apple exhibit from Marion cirnnty
commission, "but the specific order* of the $20,000,000 Issue of certificate*
ted Stales.
at the State Horticultural society
will be announced from time to time as of indebtedneM will meet here this
show in Portland in November, the
they are entered and aerved. It I* ex- month. At thia meeting plana for the
ENGLISH AVIATOR KILLED.
Salem board of trade ha* just offered
;>eetr<l that the suspension in each c**e prissecution of irrigation work will be
$25. A local concern ha* also offered
will be for 120 day* from the effective y‘'„i“‘.'¿T
---------------- - Dr. Newell, of the re­
a barrel of spray for the beat box of Trying to Land on Marked Spot, Ma­ ■late named in the tariff, but the com-
clamation service, called on General
chine Collapse*.
Spitxenberg apples grown In the Wil­
mission inU-nda by eutieequent order* Marshall, but pending the arrival of
lamette valley.
Bournemouth. England In full view to provide f»>r making effective on the the army board they did not go deeply
of thousand* of persons, lion. Charles same day such advance* aa may be al­ into the situation.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
S. Rolls, the daring young aviator, lowed."
General Marshall believed, in view
Wheat
Bluestem, 876(88«; club,
It will be incumbent on the railroads of the president’s deal re to expedite
whose feat bf flying across the English
83oi84c; red Russian. 80c; valley, 84e.
channel and back recently thrilled Eng­ to show reasonable cause for the ad- the work, that the board would divide
Barley Feed and brewing, $196120.
land, fell 100 feet to hi* death when vancea they may make in these tariffs
Corn Whole, $32; cracked, $33 ton. the tailpiece of hi* W’right biplane from time to time, the burden of proof into two or more parties and operate in
assigned district*.
Hay Track price*: Timothy, Wil­
suddenly *nap|*-«l off, causing the ma of the reaaonableneM of the tariffs
lamette valley. $2<k.i2l per ton; East
chine to plunge with terrific speed to bearing on the carrier*.
ern Oregon, $22ut24; alfalfa, new. $13
CORN CROP WILL BE LARGE.
the ground.
6114.
Crop Average* Less.
The tragedy could not have te-rn
Oat* No. 1 white, $266(27 per ton.
Washington A bulletin iMued by Increased Acreage Thia Year i* Fig­
more dramatic.
The wrecked aero­
Butter City creamery extra*. 30c;
plane struck the earth directly in front the department of agriculture says the
ured at 6,000,000 Acre*.
fancy outside creamery, 28*(30c; store,
of the grandstand.
Rolls was dead general average of the crop growth all
23c. Butter fat prices average 1 t»e
Washington
According to the opin­
before the doctors could reach hi* side. over the United Statra on July 1, waa
per |x>und under regular prices.
ion of the statisticians, the falling off
t
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5.5
per
rent
lower
than
laat
year
at
Wrap|H-d about by the twisted and
Egg* Oregon candled, 27c doxen; tanglid wreckage of the broken air- the same time. The condition of the of the crop of spring wheat was consid­
Eastern, 25c.
ship. It waa several minute* liefore hi* cr«qm in th«- far W«-st on July 1, the erably exaggerated throughout the
Poultry — Hens, 19w20c; springs, mangled body could be extricated from bulletin aaya, wm 3.6 per cent below country, so far as it* effect on the
2223c; duck*, 14e; greae, K><i 12c;
great transportation companies and
the mus. The doctor* found that he the average of laat year, and 4.3 per
turkey*, dressed, 22l-,«i25c; live, 20c;
upon the total yield of the crops la con­
cent below the general average.
had sustained a fractured skull.
aquaha, $3 per doxen.
cerned.
If the falling plane had struck a few
Pork —Fancy, \t\(u 13c per pound.
It wa* pointed out that the corn
Submarina
Boat
Contract*
Sublet.
feet more to the aide, it would have
Veal Fancy, I lor 11 S« per pound.
Washington - The Electric Boat acreage showed an increase of more
craaheai directly into the grandstand.
Green Fruit*- Apples, Oregon New­
company, which haa the contract for than 5...... ,000 acre«, while the .-orMli-
town. $2 per box; new, $ 1.76m2; cher­
building three submarine* for Pacific tion of winter wheat, a more import­
Explosion is Fait Afar.
ant crop than spring wheat, showed
ries, Mt 12P*r pound; apricot*,
Pittaburg A powder magasine at Coast duty, haa aublct contract* ao an increase for July over the report of
$1.25621.50 per box; currant*. $2.2661
that
one
boat
will
be
built
at
Seattle
2.40; pears, new, $1.36; peaches, 50of Cabot, Pa., exploded here killing one by Moran Brother«, and two by the June 1. The com crop promises to i>e
86c; raspberries. $16/1.25 per crate; (leraon and injuring 20 other*. The Union Iron work«, of San Franeiaeo. ao large that^ in the opinion of many
loganberries, 4Oeo/$l; blackcaps $1.26 magaxine waa the property of the The aubcontract price ia approximate­ of these statisticians, the amount to tie
Standard Plata GlaM company, and
transported will exceed that of laat
frfl.50 per box; blackberries, $1.75.
ly 1400,000 for each boat.
Vegetable* Artichokes, 60m 75c per contained 1,000 pounds of dynamite
year.
doxen; beans, lmSc per pound; cab­ and 5,000 pounds of blMting powder.
Canal Work Accelerated.
Shy at Postal Bank*.
bage, 21,m2l*e; cauliflower, $2 per The man killed had gone to the maga­
Washington
— The total excavation
quarries.
Washington
Because postmaster*
doxen; celery, 90c; cucumber*. 5068 xine to get powder for
on
the
Panama
canal
for
the
month
of
are
alow
about
asking
fur the estab­
60c; egg plant, 1tSr Per pound; head Shortly after he wm seen V» enter, the June was 2.816,609 cubic
yard*,
lettuce, 506/60c per doxen;
green explosion occurred and he was blown to
lishment uf postal banks, the bank ad­
'■"ncr-te
wT’Ji
_
. leaving
.. no clew »« to how
onions, 15c; pea*. 2c per pound, rad­ f fragment*,
cubic visory Ixiard will dseids which cities
The In- liad during month. 124,214
ishes, 16m20eper doxen; spinach, Rmi the powder became ignited.
yard*, against 107,043 cubic yard* for shall have these banks, without wait­
10c per pound; carrot*. 85em$l sack; 1 jurrd will all recover.
the month previous.
Daily average ing for for requests.
beet*, $1.50; parsnips, 75cm $1.
restmaster General Hitchcock state*
output
wm 100,639 cubic yards against
Parent* of 13 Honored.
potatoes Old Oregon, 75cm$! per
that Ban Francisco will be one of the
for May._______
Pensacola, Florida -Mr. and Mr*.
hundred; new, 1 t»e per pound.
cities in which a bank will be eatab-
Knoa’* Proposal Come* Late.
Barbrri, of this city, received from
Onions -Walla Walla, $2.50 sack.
i lished.
Cattle Beef steers, good to choice, Governor Gilchriat a handsome spoon
" We expected many more request*
Tok io— The terms of the new con-
$4.76m5 25; fair to medium, $4m4.5O; bearing ths seal of the st «•.- of Fiori- vrntion between Japan and Russia, it for postal savings banks than bava
“ i* said ‘ on good authority,
- -
-
were virtu-
1 come ...........................................
in,” said Mr. Hitchcock, "Thia,
cow* and heifers, good to choice, $4.25 da. The wife ia now only 37 years old,
before Secretary
Knox — sub-1
however,
surprising,
614.65; fair to medium,
$3.50614; but Mr. and Mr*. Barbrri
■ • are
•--- the par- ally
ib . ij w settled
—
'. — — ™ j mw*
w—- j «»v
—w—w,, ■ i* — • not
—
PoStmaS-
f
bulls, $3614; stags, $3614; calves, ent* of 13 children.
Govemor Gil- mi tied the proposal for the neutrali**- ter* naturally do not want to do mors
christ suggested that the
’*"■ '-
legislature
t '-1-* ----- ” tion of the Manchurian i
railroad»,
i
work without more pay, and postal
light, $5.806/6.65; heavy, $4615.25.
H ng»—Top, $9.754210.25; fair to p*M an set allowing the parent* a pen- American interest* in no way will be bank* would entail much additional
1 xioa.
I affected.
! labor."
medium, $8.506(9.60.