GKOWEKS MEET
CURRENT EVENTS WOOL
AMI ON ISS TARIFF LAW
OF THE WEEK
the farmer who now sells bis bay
' and grain to the woolgrower at a
profitable figure will have to seek
other markets or will be compelled
| to reduce bls priest.
''The great west is able, when de-
President Frank W. Gooding, of Idaho.
• veloped. for many years to take care EXPERIMENT FARM FOR LAKE
Delivers Abla Address.
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION.
of the growth of the United States,
PORTLAND—"Hlxty fivc dollsrs vaa to furnish food and material for cloth
itoings of the World at Large tho prtce I joild tur th« sull I ani wear ing the raiUdiy Increasing cJty popu Citi/sns Would Have Government Rusk, of Wallowa. Speaker; Ben Sail
leg President of Senate.
Station tn High Altitude
Ini on Itila platform thl» mornlng." ex lations of the east. With ft»e rapid
Told in Brief.
dal meli Dr. J. M Wllson of Ikiugla». increase In population in the United
Salem.
Or.. Jan 9—C. N McAr-
l»kevlew
—
lake
County
people
States. It will not be very ><>ng tx’
Wyo. In re«|M>ndlng to tbo addresses fore every acre of land within our are out to get one of th« gov thur, s|>«ak er of the last h<>iuse. called
of welcome that had been made to borders available for cultivation and ernment experiment stations that are the twenty -sixth biennial session to
Oanaral Resume of Important Event!
order this morning at 10 ; 10, Intro-
the delegate» to the annual conven I crop production will bo taxed to its planned for eastern Oregon.
This duel ng President Fletcher Homan, of
utmost
to
provide
for
our
own
peo-
Presented In Condenaed Form
tlon of the National Woolgrowers'
pi<
Even now it baa become a diffl county with 2.50fi.0ofi acres of ag Wiliam*** te u!»lv«*r»l!y, who offered
for Our Busy Readers.
Association at th« Armory, "and. cult matter for the American farmers rtgultural lands open to entry, of th«* prayer
was elected
Kiitk. of Wallowa.
ladles and gentlemen, all that the la raise sufficient foodstuffs of cer fer» a field for development that Is
of the house on the first
sheepman and woolgrower got out tain varieties to satisfy the national seldom found In this day when land
Iwillot, r«*ct* Ivfng 35 votes. Eaton, of
California la having th« dryeat • >f It wna $.'.25
That Is all I have demand
In the Interest of the de
W. !*• win
Tin- assistance l**n«Y rwei veil 33 votes.
winter In year» and la badly In n«x*«1 to say at thia time on the tariff • elopnu-ut of the west. I feel that the Is becoming scarce
of rain.
question.”
proposal to lease tho public domain of government experts In advising Thomimon withdrew, but received
Dr. Wilson la a fluent and happy should meet with refusal. It la not those who have had little or no ex two votr»*.
High wind» at Chicago killed one
Ben Selling was elected president
speaker,
and being regarded as one fair to coming generations to stop the pertence In farming th« land that
man, Injured many other», and did
of the senate this afternoon, receiving
of
tho
brightest
men
among
the
development
of
th«
west,
the
setti»
much pro|>erty damage
Bowerman received 9,
flock masters, effort will be made to luont of the present waste places they settle on wilt be moat produc 17 vote«
Wood 1, Miller I and Oliver 1
A California legislator would fore« have him accept the honor of presl and the erection of homes whore now tive of results.
Selling la acting governor of Ore
railroad» to furnish car» where or dent of the association
President only cattle roam.
An experimental station would be
de red or pay demurrage.
Gooding, who delivered bls annual
While on tho subject of leasing of of great assistance to the stockmen gon by virtue of this election.
Both houses were In session this
A cloudburst flooded the city of address having announced determln public lands, 1 feel It would be well that have used th« range until It morning only long enough to effect a
•idly
that
he
will
not
b*
In
position
to
call
the
attention
of
the
ci-nvvn
Pittaburg at 4 p m . Sunday and
to fill the office for another term Dr * tlon to the question of what tne has t>ren unable to reseed itself. It t*’in|M»rery organisation
made the city dark as nt night.
In th<< senate there was no contest
Wilson's response ran In a humor- faddists' term tho couscrvatior of will also benefit those engaged In
and the session lasted only five min
A Harvard professor declare« Ven i ous vein and made a great hit with natural resources.' Apparently what
the production of fruits of all kinds, utes when reo-ss was moved until
un
1» covered with swamps and the thonsand or more delegates gath i these |K*ople mean Is that the na
marshes and support» a variety of i «red In the entertainment hall of tlonal resources should be nearly as for which the county is famous The 3 n'ehx'k
The house took a recess until 1:30.
reptilian life.
I the Armory.
possible preserved In their t«r>svut value of the state will lie greatest
after the temporary »is-aker ha«I ap
by
showing
what
is
the
mint
pi«»
President
Fred
W
Ooodtng
of
the
form,
so
that
a;
.
-
»
A California millionaire haa pur
pointed his committees.
chased an entire town and consider • national association. In delivering his this generation may suffer and be ductlve crop to grow and what to
All doubt as to the aucct-sa of
h-ave
alone.
Senators
Bourne
and
address,
took
up
the
various
ques
retarded
In
development,
those
ot
able land adjoining, and will make it
¡Celling
disappeared last night. Sev
t'haml>erlalu.
and
Congressmen
Haw
tlona that confront the sheep and soniu future time may have these
a model city.
wool Industry and laid particular resources for their use and benefit ley and Lafferty will be asked to eral senators claimed for Bowerman
K m Senator Foraker explains that | stress upon tho necessity for the . In undlnilnlahed form
While there rain» off th« fen«'«* and declare«! for
Concretely assist In the movement
Sinnott, of Wasco, Notting
no treaty with Oreat Britain Inter retention of the duty on wool. He ' stated, the proposition is to lease lb« seems to be a feeling I hat the station S*-lllng
Multnomah. Barrett, of
fer» In any way with the fortification also urged cloaer cooperation among public lands and the water powers should I m - local«1 in the largest valley ham. of
of the Panama canal
the men engaged In the Industry and belonging to the various Itocky moun of the count) - Christmas l-ake. with Washington and Von Der Hellen. of
Jackson went Into the Selling camp
A young couple In Maryland died spoke for betterment In tranajior tain and Pacific coast states and to 225.000 »er«» of fertile lands yet the In such posltlv«- terms that Bower
from some mysterious poisoning on i tatlon facilities and along other lines |>«rmlt the public timber to be cut * people of the county are not at all man had nothing left to hope for
the eve of their wedding, and It 1» i by which the Industry can be brought and manufactured and the coal in selfish a*id desire It In the place that
Temporary President Barrett ap-
now believed they were murdered. ; to a higher and more profitable stand these states to be mined and used the officials of the d«|»nrtm<*nt of fsdnted Albee, Chas«- and Oliver as a
ard.
President Gooding Is one of tH'Ueficially on the payment ot a agriculture feel will be productive of
committee on cr«-«|entlals
Sinnott,
A daughter of Speaker Cannon i the moat Influential ahes-p and wool
Chewaucan valley with
royalty only. It Is a proposition to moat good
Kellaher and Merryman «cere name«!
laughs at the report of a fortune I m * men In tho country and haa also other
| slop the growth of the west now and 70.000 acres. Gonos Ixike with 100.- on order of business Then on motion
Ing left to her father by a friend very large interests In Idaho and the
to keep it In a state of vassalage to ooo acres. Warner with 160,000 acres. of Knllnber U m annate took a
In India, and declares the matter Is Pacific northwest.
th« treasury of tho l'nited States Hdith with 75.000 acres. Horae Moun until 2 oclortt
but a Joke.
tain with 50.000 arm are mentioned
The convention opened Immediately throughout the future
A lx» Angeles Judge has forbidden : after adjournment of the stat« assort
This program of the conservation as ld«a! locations.
Chinnock's Successor Named.
the grand Jury to make a report In • atlon, which was unable to finish Its Ists is neither wise nor Just. The
Salem— Robert Eakin, Jr., son of
the Times dynamite case, and do I work In one day. It was nearly 11 greatest duty that can confront you
MEDFORD'S
GROWTH
RAPID.
Clares such a report would be con 'o'clock when the national convention cither as Individuals or as a nation,
Chief Justice Robert Eakin, of the Su
‘ was called to order.
la to provide comfort and happiness
trary to law
preme bench of this state, has been
william D Wheelwright delivered and pro»i>erlty for those now living Postal and Banking Receipts Show ap|iointed secretary of the water loard
An expert examination of the wreck the address of welcome on behalf of
nent ot thia duty la m (
Substantial Increase.
of control to succeed Jam«» T. Chin*
of th« aeroplane in which Molsaant
was killed shows the machine to Governor elect Oswald West, who was Incompatible with true conservation.
M«dford Th«* growth of Medford nock, who wss elected water commis
i unable to be present.
Mr. Wheel We should not only use natures re
sioner in November and who has just
have t>een In good order and exon
wright said he knew nothing about sources in accomplishing this duty, during th«» year IS.o has been re assurned his duties.
erates the tu< chanlclans from any
wool, but realised that the Industry' but should Improve and develop inarkatile. as told by figures submit
blame
was one of Immense Importance to these resources wherever It la possl led I») th« )H>stal and banking* au
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Ctttaens of Houstonia. Mo. hoard the world, and particularly to this ble to do so
There is no reason
five distinct explosions during the part of the country. City Attorney why this generation cannot make thorltles of th«- cltv
The postal recv-lpts for the year
Wheat Track prices; Bluestem, M3
night, but paid no attention to them Frank H Grant delivered an eloquent proper use of all th«i natural resources
but In the morning discovered that address of welcome for Mayor HI mon and then leave to posterity a better 1910 were |29.4.lt. the receipts for urh3'vc; club, hlutSlV^c; red Russian,
the bank had lieen looted and all - on behalf of the city, and presented and wore productive country than I9<>9 tielng 219,193. an Increase of 79c; valley, 82c; 40-fold, 82f«o*2,tc.
110.339 or 54 per «*«nt
The total
wires leading out of town had been President Gooding with a gorgeous we now have.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton; brew
. bouquet of Portland tos«a. William
"Let us engage In practical conser receipts for D«*ceml>er. 1910. were ing. $24«» 25.
cut.
l.tkofi a gain of 58 per cent over th««
Mlllstuffs Bran, |23.506/.24.&0 per
Maine haa repealed its prohibition MacMasters, president of the Cham vation— providing for those now here
•
l>er of (’«»mnuirce, bld them welcome as well as for those who are to come same month tn 1909.
ton; middlings. $31; shorts. $25.5(X'C
law.
Bank d«|s>sita within the pnst year 26 50; rxlied barley, $2! ■/ 2* .
on behalf of the chamber and touched Conserve our public lands by favoring
Twenty-two Indictments have been upon Portland as a steadily increas the homesecker, and our timber by made an Increase of 23 per cent over
Hay Track prices: Timothv, Wil-
returned In th«» Lx» Angeles Tiroes Ing market for the products of the regulating its cutting and manufac th«- previous year, a gain of 3415.000.
lamette valley, $19<<i20 per ton; East
Bank
clearings,
as
shown
by
figures
dynamiting case
flock masters
C <* Chapman, man ture. Conserve our coal resources by
returned by the Clearing House As ern Oregon. $21.122; alfalfa, $14;
Senator Bourn« advise" Arizona to ager of the Portland Commercial the development of our water powers
sociation of Medford, which Includes grain hay, $ I 4.50 m 15.50; clover, $13
Club,
extended
the
welcome
of
the
.
Let
us
construct
dams
for
the
storage
adopt her proposed constitution re
people of Portland and the club, say of otherwise waste water thus tak lhe four banks an«i fststoffic** of th«* 'a 14.
gardless of Taft a objections.
Corn Whole. $29. cracked. $30 ton.
Ing that the city was wide open, that ing off the jx-aks of th« floods of our city, amounted to 13.242.139 M dur
Oats No. 1 white, $28 (>er ton.
A new York baker fell asleep at the business men had contributed lib western rivers, preventing haroc and Ing the last quarter of th«- year 1910
hl» work and fell Into a power dough «rally to entertain the guests, and destruction, providing water during
Apples Waxen, 50«n $ 1 per box;
mixer and was chopped to pieces.
Baldwin.
75c<>t|1.25; Northern Spy,
that they wanted them to enjoy every the low water season for the Irrtga
60 HENS NET |10 A MONTH.
«OrtulI.tS; Snow. $1.25; Red Cheek
A California legislator will en feature that had been prepared for tlon of our arid lands and the de
Water ;
Pippin, 81611.25;
Winter Banana,
deavor to put through a bill prohibit-: them to th« fullest extent, and not to. velopment of electric energy
Is not diminished by use
Let us Eggs Bring $136.55. Chickens $27.50. $1.75id2;
Spitxenberg. |1.26<«l 1.75;
Ing aliens from owning land In that overlook anything.
About 200 delegates arrived from only use this and other resources
at Cost of $43.45.
Yellow Newtown, $1.75.
state.
Idaho, and more are following with wisely and there will be an abund
Poultry Live: Hens. 18c; springs,
Eugene
—
A
net
profit
of
$10
a
New York business men will «stab every Incoming train.
ance for the future
17i»e; turkeys, 204t21e; ducks, 22c;
month
from
60
hens
during
the
year
llsh a commercial court, In which all
The address o fPresident Frank W
"I feel that It would be Impo-sst'ils
geese,
14c.
Dressed:
Turkeys,
business disputes will be settled vol Gooding of Idaho was an abl« discus to accurately estimate the actual loss 1910 1» reported by Mrs. A II Smock choice, 25c.
«Ion of the tralff question as affecting of sheep from the depredations of of thia city.
untarily.
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 36(«£
President coyotes, wild cats and other prouatory i
John Hulllvan. ex-pollce chief of w<x»l and conservation.
The number of eggs laid during the 37c; Eastern. 28r«i30c.
Gooding Is one of the heavy sheep animals In the l’nited States yearly
Rpokane, was shot by an assassin,
Butter — City creamery, extras, 1
year was 7978, nearly 665 dosen,
who fired through the window of raisers of the west and was a mem To give some Idea of how great this
her of the legislative commit«« which loss must be. th« exixirlence of mv from which the Income was $136 55 and 2 pound prints, in boxes, 35c per
Sullivan'» home.
spent a large part of last winter at own state of Idaho Is told
During During the year 108 chickens were l»ound; less than boxes, cartons and de
livery extra.
A b-year-old hoy In l>anvllle. Ky, Washington, looking after tariff leg the (iast year the State of Idaho has raised, anil
chickens were sold to
Pork Fancy, 1 lor 11 >»c per pound.
has con fessed that he shot his grand lalation. In part. President Gooding paid a bounty for the destruction of the amount of $27 50
Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 13<«r
10,000 coyotes and other predatory
mother accidently, and then ran away said:
The expenditures were $42 50, dl
"Rlnce the passage of th« Payne ut.ltnnls
If It Is admitted that warn
14c per pound.
to escape a whipping
vified as follows
Flor shell, $2 95;
Aldrich tariff law. there haa been a of these animals killed six sheep prior i
Green Fruits - Pesni. $1.25<<>2 per
From the report of army engineers persistent and malignant assault upon to being destroyed. It would mak > a chop, $'. wheat. $34 5(1, making the
The box; grspes. 7&C&81; cranberries, 112
It Is apparent that Oregon did not the tariff schedules d«slgffi-d to pro total loss of 60.000 sheep In 'dslio net profit for th«* year $121 60
get anywhere near her Just share of tect the Industry of word growing during the past year from this source h«ns are Rhode Island Reds and U 12.50 per barrel.
Vegetables Beans, 2%cper pound;
the reclamation funds.
s.
in.i »jin- . and newspai-Ts have »•one
I do not think any weswra Plymouth Rocks.
cabbage, |).25f«tl 50 per hundred;
-beep
mar
will
feel
that
these
fig
Representative Murdock, of Kansas been filled with articles conceived In
cauliflower, 51641.60 per doxen; cel
Raise Round-Up Fund.
will endeavor to have a law made to Ignorance and prejudice, and which ures are too high. If we allow for
ery. California, $3.25'<t3.5O per crate;
prohibit express companies
from, were designed to poison the public only 10 distinctively sheep growing
Pendleton. -"Twelve thousand dol hothouse lettuce, $h«il,25 per box;
stat* s in the «rest, th« less would lar* for th«* Round up. let er buck "
carrying second, third or fourth «!»■«•< mind against the woolgrowors.
"Unless these misrepresentations amount to half a million sheep and Such slogan would epitomise the peppers, !5e per |M»und; pumpkins, 16(
mall matter.
I l»c;
squash,
16tl !»e; tomatoes,
are answered, the flock master will lambs annually.
meeting held by the finance commit
The Nevada. California & Oregon find his Industry threatened with de
"Nor Is this the only, nor possibly tee and board of control of the $1.75 per box. carrots, |1 m 1.25 ;>er
railroad haa ordered 3.000 tons of struction.
hundred; parsnips, |lf«H.25; turn it e,
This assault has IxM'n the greatest loss Suffered from the
steel rails for the extension of Its brought about by the selfish warfare depredations of wild animals. Gam« ’ Round up association, with large rep $1; beet*. $1.25/.« 1.50.
resentatlon
of
business
men
of
pen
linn to Oregon. Pendleton being the that Is on between the manufacturers birds and game animals, the eggs of
Potatoes
Oregon, jobbing price,
dleton. for the pur|s>se of discussing
probable terminus
of carded woolen goods and the man birds, domestic fowls and other live methods for financing the purchase $1.25641.85 per hundred.
They are stocks are all prey«-! so t>> the pre amt Improvements of groun«! for the
An aviator's cap and goggles have ufacturers of worsteds
Onions
Buying prices, $1.40 per
been picked up off the coast of Bel constantly quarreling over schedule datory beasts. It Is estimated that annual frontier exhibition The result hundred.
coyotes,
wolves,
wild
cats
and
other
|
K
as
the
wool
tariff
Is
known.
It
glum, and are believed to belong to
of this discussion was the dividing
Cattle - Prime steers. 86.756« 7.50;
Cecil Grace, who was lost In a fog seems to be unsatisfactory to the wild animals every year kill more of the city Into 10 districts, each on«* g«»«l to choice 86f«rfi.5O; fair to good,
while flying across the English chan woolen manufacturer» of the f nlte<l game than is killed by all th« hunt of which Is to be canvassed thor $5.25r«iS.75;
common,
$4.50615.25;
era In the United States.
States.
nel, December 22.
oughly by a s«*i»aratc committe for choice to prime cows, J.I.SOtu 5.75;
"Under the bounty lawn at present subscriptions to the round up fund In
"There la no doubt that schedule
good to choice, 85«<i6.5O; fair to good,
William E. Corey, preaident of the K la the hardest to understand of any in force In a number of the western
a whirlwind campaign, which Is to $4 50«,t5; common to fair. $2or 4; good
United States Steel corporation, has of the tariff schedules. 1 believe I states, the bounties paid are taxed
begin Tuesday and continue three
to choice heifers, 84.75618; fair to
resigned.
am safe In saying that not more than entirely against the livestock In days
Twelve thonsand dollar» Is the g«M»d, 4.50r<($4.75; common to fair,
The Supreme court upheld the hank one sheepman in a thousand under dustry. Tills I feel 1» a matter which
Tile destruction amount needed to make the first 84«» 4.25; choice to good fat bulls,
guarantee laws of Kansas. Nebraska stands or knows anything at all of stinuld b<> remedied
of these animals Is a general benefit l»ayment on lhe grounds recently pur $4.25«i 4.50; fair to good fat bulls,
schedule
K.
From
my
observation
I
and Oklahoma.
believe there are very few congress and should be ycomplishcd through chased and «xmstruct the track, $3.50<«i,4; common bulls, $2.5(W.i3.25;
A Juvenile court official of Portland men or senators who understand a general effort and paid for from grandstand and bleachers, and from good to choice light calves, $7617.50;
funds created by general taxation
says picture shows and skating rinks this most Important schedule.
sentiments expre»s«*d at the meeting fair to good, 86.50$$7; good tp choice
"It Is not difficult to And excellent last night It will t»e the easiest $12. heavy calv«rs, 85.256(6; fair to good.
"If through any neglect of this aa-
are all right for young folks.
sortatlon tn assist the tariff com nils reasons for making uniform the law «too ever obtained In this city for a $4.75(<r.5.25; common calves, 83.7564
Seventeen persons were killed in a »ton to a competent understanding of providing for th« payment of bounties public enterprise.
4.75; good to choice slags. 84.506(5;
fire an<l panic at a religious New Year this Important matter, and In that on the killing of predatory animals
fair to good, 84«t 4.50.
As
Is
now
th«
case.
In
one
state,
the
;
way
the
tariff
tinkers
are
enabled
to
celebration near Mexico City.
Hog» Choice, 88.756r9; good to
Weston*» Wst»r Rat» Raised.
put wool on the free list, we will have feet of th« animal are Indications of
Western railroads have cut freight only ourselves to blame.
Weston.—Finding
that
receipts choice, 88.5Ont8.75.
And our Ila destruction. In another the scalp
Sheep Yearling wethers, grain fed,
rates In response to orders of the In flocks will be reduced proportionately, Is taken, while In perhaps a third the from the local waterworks system
Because of this are Insufficient to m«*et expense«. 1 $4.75«t5; old wethers, grain fed, $4.25
aa they were under the free trad« tall Is called fi»r
terstate Commerce commission.
Wilson bill, from 45.OOfi.MK> to 36.- lack of uniformity. It haa long been with n heavy Interest charge to pay. i 614.60; choice ewes, grain fed. 83.7564
Speaker Cannon haa been willed a 000.000
The selling value of wool known that two or more bounties are the town Council has raised the 4.75; feeders, 82.2finr3; choice lambs,
fortune of 12,500,000 by the widow of will drop to 7 or 8 cents per often collected for the death of one household minimum water rate from grain fed, 86.50qt7; good io choice,
a client whom he befriended while pound, sheep will be reduced In animal and the slayer Is still leit with JI to $1 5A per month. Other rates grain fed. $**>((16.50; poor lambs, $4.»5
have been raised In proportion.
tth-
selling value at least onehalf, and the pelt to s«ll."
practicing law.
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