NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
REDUCED RATES DEMANDED.
Eastern Man Say Fight Express Com-
pa« «es to Finish.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
Chicago - Commercial organizations
throughout the country have ds-cided to
NO SMUT IN ATHENA WHEAT
MUCH INSURANCE WRITTEN.
—
engage in a finish fight with the ex
American Trade With South America Plan to Station Regulars in Forest press «-umpanies with a view to secur Report Show* Phenomenal Growth Umatilla Grain Yield Average* 35 to
Reserves During bummer.
of Great Importance.
60 Bushels to Acre.
of Inturance Bus«ne»*.
ing greatly reduced rates.
Washington That the commerce of
Spokane, Wash. President Taft, as
Athena Harvest tn thia vicinity ia
Salem S. A. K»zer, inaurance com
The first gun in the campaign was
the 20 Latin American republics lying commander-in-chief of the army, and firvd when the Chicago association of miaaionlcr haa complete«! hia flrat com progressing very rapidly, and with 50
south of the United States is increas Secretary uf War Dickingon have been commerce and 123 other influential prehensive report of all the inaurance c««mbinea an«! 10 stationary outfits at
ing with such strides that it is deserv requested by the Wistrni Pme Manu commercial organizations in ail parte companica doing l*uaine«raea in Oregon. work in the county, in two more weeks
ing of particular attention is prove«! by facturers’ association, of which J. P of the country led a petition to the It ia the annual report of the depart the greater part of the grain will be in
The yield here thia year
the special report of John Barrett, McGoldrick of Spokane, is president, Interstate Commerce commission ask ment and covers the period between ' the sack.
director of the International bureau of acting in tiehalf of timber owners, lum ing that liody to make an investigation March 1, 19«'9, and when the oflh-v waa rang«-* from 35 to 60 bushels per acre.
American república, to the fourth Pan- bermen and settlers in the Northwest on ita own motion into the charges create«!, to December 31, 1909. It Some wheat is being haultxi already
ern and Pacific states, to station gov
American conference now in session at
I into the various warehouses, and ac
ernment lm«>|w in the national forest mad«- by express companies anti into shows a phenomenal inerveae of legiti
Buenos Ayres.
After pointing out reservations from May 1, to September the revenues they are enjoying.
mate insurance business In Oregon cording to B. B. Richards, local agent
that the work and correspondence uf So, of each year, to the end that the
indirectly the attack on the express since the enactment of th«- law in 1909 for th«- Puget Sound wan-house rom
the bureau havs increase«! 1,000 per timber resources of the United States companies hits at railroad revenues, creating th«- office of insurance com pany, the wheat is testing from 60 to
for a portion of the complaint is based missioner.
cent since ths last conference in 190 ? n“>J* “*cd fru,n
62, and leas smut in it than in any
..
i
The Ore I omc * in the forraU in upo.i contracts entered into between
that last yesr it was directly roapon th- WteUn, ,taU, durinif th<.
w their line«.
The report contains a statement of previous year.
The best of wheat weather haa pre-
sible for 252,000,000 of new trade ex- days will amount to al least $150,000,-
The movement against the express the total risks written, gross premiums
change in the Pan-American field; 000," said George M, Cornwall, of companies was started by the Chicago received, premiums returned, losses vailtxl in Umatilla county throughout
that it distributes annually 450,000 fortU^* (?re ’ *ho Pps*M’ud • Tro asaociation of commerce end the New paid and net premiums for taxation of thia season. The combine seems to be
the favorite reaper.
Almost every
tion embodying the foregoing al the York Merchants' association, the for
pieces of printed matter descriptive of
semi-annual meeting of the associa mer interesting most of the powerful all authorized companies and aaa«>cia- farmer either haa interest in a rom-
Pan American relat'ona, in contrast tion, " him I it is llk« ly that in ad HUotl commercial organizathma in the West, tions, both domestic and foreign, for l>ine or haa one of his own. All the
to 50,000 four years ago, and that it millions of dollars* worth timber will and the latter influencing those in the the year ending December 31. It con wheatgrowcra say they find it saves 50
per cent over the header and thresher.
has been an active and useful factor be destroyed during this and next East to join the movement.
tains a statement showing the aggre
month
unless
heavy
rains
come
before
It
is
said
that
sufficient
data
has
gate inaurance business transacted
in numerous ways for the promotion of
the end of the dry season."
been gathered to warrant the commis within the alate since 1896 and the
WALNUT INDUSTRY.
Pan-American friendship, peace and
Statistics compiled by A. W. Coop sion in reducing express charges by amount of texes arai license fees. It
commerce, the director saya:
er, secretary of th«- Western Pine fully 50 psr cent.
also contains a ay no;» is of the general
"The statistics just compiled show Manufacturers' association, show that
Among other things the commission annuel statements of all companies au Secretary of McMmrville Club to
Make Long Journey.
that in the year 1909 th«- 20 republics fully So (>er cent of the standing tim- is aaketi to examine closely into the or thorized to transact Imaineaa in thia
ber in the Untied Slates is located in igin and character of the contracts be- < Mi
McMinnville
The walnut industry
south of the United States bought and
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon ' tween railroaiis and the express com-
of
Oregon
is
to
be
exploit««! by a aer-
The
total
fire
risks
written
Inst
year
sold in trade with the rest of the and California, where Are patrols are panies and to make a full disclosure of
in Oregon, according to thia report,
world products valued at the surprising maintained by lumbermen’s associa the names of the stockholders, «special «qualeal 2202.897.923. of which 2177.- i lea of lectures illustrated by about 60
total of 22,127,301,000.
Assuming tions and the stat«- departments. iy of the railroaiis holding stock in ex 192,856 were written by stock com- stereoplicon photo alldro, by Colonel J.
that there are 70,000,000 inhabitants Theae. however, are inadequate to press companies.
panics and 225,705,067 by mutual com C. Cooper, secretary of the McMinn
cope with the fire element.
panion.
There were during th«- |>eri<«l ville Commercial club.
in Latin America, this givea a per
**The«e exists a grave menace to
GRAND TRUNK STRIKE WON,
82 stock fire insurance companies
Mr. Coo|>er will deliver hia first
capita trade of approximately 230. standing timber in the national forests
writing rinks in Oregon and 12 mutual , illustraLxl lecture at
Eugene, and
The foreign commerce of China and on account of fires,** Mr. Cornwall said Agreement Reached With Employer* companies.
latur in th«- week will start East under
Japan, combined, with a conservative in diMcusaing the us«- of troupe in
for Increase in Wage*-.
I the direction of the Southern Pacific
POWER DEAL ABOUT CLOSED
estimate of their population at 350,- fighting and prevention, "and thia car-
Ottawa, Ont. —- The strike of con
ries with it heavy losses of life and
advertising Inircau, his first atop after
000,000, was approximatley $1,000,- valuable property,
ductors, trainmen and yardmen, which
' leaving Oregon l«-ing at Cheyenne,
J.
L.
Blaisdsll
Plans
Improvements
000,000, or only half that of Latin-
"There are stationed at various began on the Grand Trunk and Central
j Wyoming. He will tie routed as far
on Myrfls Creek Plant
America, giving a ;>er capita of leas posts in the United States thousands of Vermont systems on July 18, was off!
East as Washington, D. C., aiwl will
than 23 a head, or only one tenth that disciplined men, known as government cially callctl off.
Myrtle Crock Negotiations for the visit and lecture al as many of the
Under
the
terms
of
the
agreement
of Latin America. This comparison is troops, who could be instructed in the
|>ur< haiM- of the electric light aiwl pow government experimental stations ns
not in any sense intended as a refiec- methods of fire fighting arxi patrol duty signed by President Haya for th«- rail
«■an be rva«-hvd along the «XHirse of hie
er plant of the Myrtle Creek Water.
tion on Japan or China. l>ut solely to in the various forests not alone in the roads and all the union officials, th«'
travels, with a view to interesting
emphasize the remarkable importance Northwestern and Pacific states but men will receive, dating back to May Light & Milling company by J. L. Eastern people with the rapidly grow
and progress of Latin America.
throughout the country where forests 13 this year, an advance of approxi Blaisdell, of Portland, have been al ing importance of walnut culture in
mately 18 per cent, and ta-glnmng
"This grand total represents an al- axisL
most completed.
Electricity will be thia »«-ction of the state.
most phenomenal increase in one de-
"The plan, if carried out, would be January I, 1912, a rate of wages
au|>plie«l
to
Myrtle
Crook
ata! Riddle.
cade, as over the average foreign to place the troo|>a under the direction slightly below the Eastern association
Bla»t Away "Troy Hill."
trade for the years 1896-7-8, of 21,- ot the department of the interior or sch«x!ule, for which they struck, but an This ia the la-ginning of the covering
Enterprise The "Troy hill," rising
advance
in
many
instances
of
over
30
of
the
entire
Unqqua
valley
with
elec
203,516,000, or 128 psr cent.
It must sny other department of the govern-
from the canyon in which Troy, of thia
convince the most han! head«-«! doubter ment in the national furaeta, where per cent.
tric transmission lines. Special atten ■-ounty, ia situated, ia being bl»st«xi
In the case of the Central Vermont,
that the 20 nations which reach in un they could lx- instructed in the method!
tion will be paid to the farmers if they out to facilitate travel, the wagon road
broken array from Mexico and Cuba of fighting forest fl res, which are us the same settlement applies, with the
wish
power for (tumping water for ir originally waa one of the moat difficult
exception
that
the
standardization
io
south
to
Arg«-ntina
and
Chile ually started as the result of careless-
of travel in the county.
The hill
are worthy of the study of the neaa on the part of hunters, campers, t>e applied on January 1, 1912, is to be rigation. A 24 hour service will be
around which the road winds is 1,500
that
of
the
Rutland
Railway,
a
road
in
land
clearing,
lumbermen
and
rail
inaugurated.
rest of the world and particularly of
feet high. The road was alx»ut three
the same territory, and not that of the
roads.
the United States.
This plant will be a temporary one, miles in length up this incline, an«i ao
••These forests require an adequate Canadian Pacific, which will only ap and will be replaced by a transformer
"The total of Latin American foe-
narrow in places that teams rould not
eign commerce for 1909, divided into ( patrol, regularly establish«-«) and main- ply to the Grand Trunk system.
substation. All the small gasoline, pass.
exports and imports, shows a notable taine«i during the so-called dry season,
steam and water power plants will be
Japan's Friendship True.
balance of trade in favor of Latin from May to September.
Forest fire
eliminated ata) replace«) by transformer
New York — Speaking from the
PORTLAND MARKETS.
America. The exporta were value«! at , fighting is a science and should 1«
substations. which will be supplied by
21.232,103,000; the imports at 2895,- taught to the troops as part of the mil- standpoint of 30 years' experience, the a modern hydro electric plant which
198,000, or a favorable balance of iltary tactics. Besides no better em- Right Rev. Herriman C, Harris de will be located on one of the rivers In
Wheal
Rlueatem, 96«i98c; club,
2336,905,000.
Exports, moreover, ployment could b«- found for the sol clares that Japanese friendliness for the county.
88<<i90c; rad Russian, 88c; valley, 92e;
show an impreasive increase in ten diers than to utilize them as protectors the (iropie of the United 8 lacs was a
The wires will be strung on high forty fold, 92c; Turkey r«l, 92<<i93c.
years of 143 per cent and imports of of life and property during part of the striking characteristic not only of the steel towers placed from five to 10 to a
Barley Fred and brewing, 224.50
115 per cent.
| year when men are moot n«wded in the government, but of the people.
per ton.
mile.
"Japan is bound to Great Brilian by
The United States bought from and i forests of the country,
Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil
The transmission will tie 100,000
"We are hopeful that the president the close and definite terms of an alli volts at the beginning and 150,000 lamette valley, 218<«i 19 per ton; East
sold to Latin America in 1909 pro
ance,
tut
good
feeling
toward
Ameri
ducts valued at 25*9,302,000. Taking of the United States and the secretary
volts when conditions demand.
Steps ern Oregon, 220>«i22; alfalfa, new, 213
this as high-water mark of the trade of war will look upon our request as a ca la inherent among the people; it is have already been taken towards se
14.
Lat in America and the United States step in the direction of actual conser traditional. I would not lie going too curing a powersite on one of the rivers.
Com— Whole, 232; crark«xl, 233 ton.
far
in
saying
that
the
guts!
will
toward
exchange«! last year, what l>e«-om«-a of vation of one of the country’s chief re
Oats - No. I white, 229<u 30 per ton.
Mr. Blaisdell was at Riddle recently
the complaint of the uninforme«! man sources, also that an order will be is thia country which you encounter ev looking over the town.
Green Froite Apples, new, AOroc
that the United States is being out sued to send the nearest troops into the erywhere among the people as well a*
21.50 per box; apricots,
30eF>2l;
stripped by Germany and France? national forests, which, in several of among those' in official life is more
plums, 75co>2i; pesrs, 22.25; peachi-a,
A»k for Water Right.
When the United States buys, as she the northwestern states, are not unlike than a matter of mere friendly senti
65cot 21.25; black berries, 21.50 ¡>er
Redmond
The Odin Falls Power
ment. It has been in evidence in Jap
does, one-fourth of all I.atin America furnaces at the present time.’*
crate; watermelons. 9Oeoi 21.25 per
R«*l>orts from various parts of Idaho, an for 50 years and as I said, is some company at the laat meeting of th«- hundred; cantaloupes,
sells to the world, and aclis to it one-
2l<«2.25 |>er
rouncil,
svbmitted
an
ordinance
asking
thing
which
young
gener
atione
of
Jap
fourth of all it buys, no one can logi Washington and Montana received in
crate.
fur
a
franchise
to
furnish
the
city
with
cally say that the Unite«! States and Spokane show that firoa have broken anese are taught to accept as s part
Vegetables Artichokes, 6Ooi 75c per
water, light and power. Th«« company ;
Latin America are losing their com- •sit anew in the various reserves, almost of national feeling.
dozen; beans, 3<«i 5c ¡«er pound; cab-
promises
to
generate
Its
power
at
Odin
"Now
thia
may
sound
strange,
but
I
merce with each other through the where in addition to more than 2,000
bage, 2t4<<i2S«c; cauliflower, 21.50 per
Falls, on the Deschutes river, and;
men now at work with dynamite, axes know it is true.”
competition of Europe,"
dozen; celery, 90e; com, 25c; cucum-
transmit the )«>wer and pipe the water
and mattocks, there is an urgent de
liers, 50e per boz; egg plant, 12'tc p««r
to this city. The Crook County Water,
Operation Big Success.
mand for more than double that num
Boat to Get New Guns.
l>ound; green onions, 15e per dozen;
Light
ti
Power
rompany
of
this
city,
San Francisco Th«« delegates to the
peas, 5c per pound; |H-p(M-ni, 50c per
Vallejo, Cal. — The cruiser South ber to rope with the flames.
has
also
ask«xl
for
a
franchise
to
¡Hit
in
In the Lolo national forest in West American
Osteopathic
convention
box; radishea, 16o*2Oc ¡»er dozen; to
Dakota, which has just returned from
water worka, light and power. This
Monterey bay, will go to Mare Island ern Montana and Eastern Idaho, more spent the afternoon in a trolley tour of company haa a project at ('line Falla, matoes, 65c<«i|l per box; carrots, 2I<«K
The condi
1.25 per ssck; beets, 21.50; parsnips,
navy yard immediately for extenaive than 600,000,000 feet of white of white the city and its suburbs.
four miles from the city, that they are
21<«t 1.25; turnips, 21.
battery overhauling.
All eight inch and yellow pine timlx-r in the path of tion of the 8-year-oM Vera S terne- developing.
Potatoes New, 21.15««i 1.25 per hun
turrets will be remodeled, and heavier, fires and other districts in various mann, who was made the subject of
dred; sweet potatoes, 5c ¡>er |H«und.
stronger guns with a hydraulic elevat parts of the Northw«-st are threatened. the famous Lorenz operation for con
New Industry at Beaverton.
Onions » Walla Walla, 22.50 per
ing gear for the turrets will be in Representatives of timber companies genital dislocation of the hip by Dr.
Beaverton The plant of the Reaver sack; Oregon, $261,2.25.
stalled. Considerable routine work on returning to Spokane from Montana Harry Forbes, of Loa Angeles, ia rap
ton Clay Manufacturing company haa
Butter City creamery, solid pack,
the South Dakota has also been auth and Idaho say that the fire lines are idly improving and th<«e in attendance
begun oprrationa.
The erection of 34c per pound; butter fat, 34c; coun
from
eight
to
10
miles
in
extent
in
reperted
to
the
convention
that
the
orised.
affected leg of the patient bail been boildings and the placing of machinery try store, 24e.
Ths cruiser will be in the navy yard numerous places.
lengthened an inch and a half by the haa been in progreaa for several
Eggs Oregon candled, 26 4(<| 27 t»e
for several months, during which time
months. The manufacture of tile will per dozen.
Who
W.ll
Work
on
Maine.
bloodless surgical operation.
the cruisers West Virginia and Mary
begin about the middle of the month.
Poultry —- Hens, 17e per pound;
Washington — Three persons have
land will be undergoing repair. Upon
Press Backing Up State.
A large force will be employed and the spring», 17e; ducks, I4«<il5c; geese,
the completion of the work in October, been named by Acting Secretray of
18oi20e;
Madrid The Liberal press officially new industry will mean much for losrlliye; turkeys, live,
the three ships will leave here for War Oliver as a board to have charge
Beaverton.
dressed, 22 I*<0 25c; squaba, 23 |»^doz.
anchorage in San Francisco bay, under of the raising of the battleship Maine. denies the insinuations of the Vatican
Pork -Fancy, 13c per [>ound.
Th«- board consists of Colonel Black, that it only demanded the withdrawal
sailing orders.
Enterprise Fall Grain Heavy.
Veal Fancy, 12 S c pet p«H>nd.
Lieutenant Colonel Patrick and Cap of the bill prohibiting further religious
Hope 1909 crop, 8<«il2c; olds, nom
tain Ferguson. They will have charge orders until the concordat had been re
Enterprise — Although the spring
Western Ideas Wanted.
of the engineering problems encounter vised. and also pointe out that the bill wheat in Wallowa county ia light, ow inal; 1910 contracts, 13M18l«c.
Washington China is looking for ed when it is finally decided to remove tn question did not violate the con ing to the dry season, the fall grain,
Wool Eastern Oregon, I3««rl7e per
We«tern ideas for her navy. In Sep- the sunken warship from Havana har cordat, which recognizes only three now bring cut in many districts of the pound; valley, |6«<> 18c; mohair, choice,
temrber hia imperial highneaa. Prince bor.
orders. El Liberal says Pope Pius X county, is good.
The Paradise and 32«r33c.
Tsai Haun, and Admiral Hah, the im
ia now sowing a wind to reap a whirl- , Flora districts, north of here. It ia es
Cattle Beef steers, gtx^ to choice,
Lemon Rate Reduction Postponed.
perial naval commissioners, will arrive
wind in following the advice of two timated that fall wheat will go from 40 25.25ra5.75; fair to medium. 24.25<rt
Washington
The interstate com Spanish cardinals.
in the United States to study naval
4.75; rows and heifers, good to choice,
to 60 bushels an acre.
affairs.
Mr. Calhoun, minister to merce commission ordered a postpone
24.25fa4.65; fair to medium, $$.60at4;
Estrada Gains Victory.
China, advised the State department ment from September 1 to November 1
bulla, $3ot3.75; stags, 22.50'<i 4.50;
Forests Burn Near Grants Pass
New York -Pio Belarus«, an Estrada
that the royal party will sail on the of the date on which reduced freight
calves, light,
$5.7>r«i 6.75;
heavy,
Granta Paas Forest fires have rage«) $3.506/5,
rates on California lemon shipments supporter, haa received advices con
steamer Manchuria, on August 2.
Details for his reception will be ar shall become effective. A cut in the firming the recent abandonment of for eeveral days in the mountains near
Ilog» Top, $10«t 10,25; fair to me
ranged soon. A number of American rates from 21.15 to |1 per 100 pounds A co ya pa by Madriz forces under the Granta Pass but without any serious dium, $8.60oi9.75.
naval officers probably will meet the applies to shipments to all eastern command of General Vasques. The damage to personal property, although
Sheep Best wethers, $3.75et4.X5;
prince when he lands and escort him tn pointe. The order seems to make cer diapacth to Mr. Bolanos state« that one or two rancher* would have loot fair to good, $3«o3 50; beat ewes, $3or,
the varioos naval establishments on tain that no further postponement will after a decisive battle the Estrada their homes had not neighbors given 3.50; lambs, choice, $5.50««i6; fair,
timely aid.
forces Uxik Acoyapa.
ibe possible.
his way across the United States.
$4.75«5.25.
COMMERCE INCREASES.
TROOPS TO SAVE
TIMBER.