OREGON
TIMBER
Displeased by Publicity Connected
With Investigation of Land Mat
ters Minnesota Timber King Will
Lcavo tho State.
PORTLAND, Auff. 15. That C. A.
Smith, tho Minnesota multl-mllllon-alro
timber oporator, Is about to
mako good his threat to retire from
tho Oregon field becamo known by
tho announcement that ho Is closing
a salo of his Interests for tho pur
chase price of 16,000,000. Tho names
of tho purcbasora haro not been di
vulged. Tho salo contomplatoa tho transfer
of -title to approximately 100,000
acres of tho choicest red fir holdings
of Coos, Douglas, Linn and Lane
counties. All but 7500 acres of tho
land carry a clear tltlo, having beon
In tho most part secured through tho
tiso of land script. Tho tract to
which title Is uot clear at this time
Is composed of the claims In Linn
county which have beon attacked by
United tSatcs District Attorney John
McCourt, the case being now In tho
bands of Judge Robert S. Bean, for
decision.
Publicity Is Distasteful.
It was the distasteful publicity con
nected with tho trial of that caso and
tho Investigations of other land mat
ters which special agents of the land
office believed he had illegally ac
quired that caused tho Minneapolis
lumber manufacturer to contemplate
disposing of everything ho owned In
Oregon.
G. A. Smith has been known as the
largest Individual owner of Oregon
timber lands, asldo from the holdings
of Frederick Weyerhaeuser. He Is
tho principal owner of tho C. A. Smith
Lumber company, the Smith-Powers
Logging company and tho Linn &
Lane Timber company. His proper
ties are largely In Coos county. Out
side of Coos, Mr. Smith has title to
43,000 acres In timber lanJ.
On Coos bay tho C. A. Smith Lum
ber company has recently completed
one of the lnrgest sawmill plraits in
the world, Its equipment bolng thor
oughly modern. Through the opera
tions of the Smith-Powers Lugging
company It is said that timber can
be placed in tho mills with greater
ease and at less cost than at any
other plant on the coast.
ROADS GROWING
Judgo Webster Returns to Portland
With Word That Great Interest Is
Being Taken In Betcr Roads and
Improvements.
AREJREE MEN
Defenders of Traction Magnate
Complete Their Sentences for Con
tempt Estimated Cost to Calhoun
Is $1,321.
WITH INCREASED
FORY FIRES RAGE
Troopps Endeavoring to Check
Flames but With Little Success-
Situation Worst in Island Empire
History.
SPOKANE, Wash Aug. 15. Two
companies of the Twent-fifth infan
try from Fort George Wright, Spo
kane, reached Wallace early today.
One of them remained hero and the
other was sent Into the St. Joe district
to assist In extinguishing the fires
that have threatened tho Coour
d'Aleno national forest with destruc
tion for the past two weeks.
Word reaching hero lato last night
stated that the fires in the St. Joe
district have been fanned to redoub
led fury by high winds and that It is
feared that nothing but a drenching
rain can check them.
According to late advices, the for
est flro situation In the Elk City dis
trict, near Stiles, Is tho worst in tho
history of that region. Tho whole
country In tho vicinity of Elk City is
ablr.zo.
Two persons, Joseph Burzlnsky and
wife, aro reported missing on tho Big
creek of the St. Joe river. Many set
tlors wore driven from their homos,
among them being the Burzlnskys.
As their ranch houso was tho first
to go and they have not boon seen
slno th fire swept away their homo, it
is feared that they perished in the
flames.
Five homes and three timber claims
have boon destroyed by tho fire ad
jacent to tho Big creek.
At Wallace, Idaho, hundreds of
pounds of dynamite, hung from Ihe
limbs of trees on the high points sur
rounding tho city, exploded yesterday
In tho hope that tho effect might
causo rain to check tho fires. It is
said to havo prodlcod tho desired re
sult, as a heavy rain liosan to fall at
midnight.
Other fires in tho district aro still
burning, but are belloved to bo con
fined to tho district already burned
ovor.
"Tho spirit of tho good roads move
ment Is bgrowlng In a largo way
throughout tho state, and tho peoplo
aro beginning to roallso that ono of
tho most Important questions In Ore
gon today Is tho building of hotter
public highways.
Which Is tho bollof of Judgo Lionel
R. Wobstor, who has Just roturned
from a trip to tho eastern part of the
state, says tho Orcgontan. In Grant
county, particularly, tho peoplo havo
taken up tho work with enthusiasm
and aro going to spend ltrgo sums,
says Mr. Wobstor, In practical road
construction. In discussing tho sub
jects of roads and general conditions
in tho stato, Mr. Wobstor said:
"In the progress of our stato I find
that one of the greatest factors Is tho
easy access from ono point to another
in tho country districts and this Is
only attalnablo by tho construction
of practical roads. Tho subject de
serves and demands tho earnest and
unprejudiced consideration of every
person who has tho Interests of tho
state at heart.
Best Peoplo Attracted.
"It Is a part of tho history of high
way Improvement In all countries
that the building of better roads
brings into tho community served by
them new people and the very best
and most deslrr.blo class of people.
who buy up the unoccupied land and
build for themselves homes where be- j
fore were but half cultivated fields. i
This would bo especially true of our
state, where tho rich soil of our beau-
j tiful valloys demands small holdings
and Intense cultivation to a variety of
products.
"Such addition to tho material and
social value of our stato will como
only after theso roads have been con
structed, and It Is but fair and just
that those who come should assist In
paying for theso highways.
"As a practical matter in the uso of
tho public roads, distance Is not to be
computed In miles, but rather in
time. The question is not how far a
man may travel to reach his destin
ation, but how long does It take him
to get there.
Amendment Is Favored.
"To my mind, the adoption of tho
proposed amendment to the state con
stitltion will open tho way towards
the practical building of state and
county roads. This amendment con
sists of granting to tho peoplo of
each county the power to pledge the
credit of tho respective counties to '
provide money with which to build
permanent public roads. It Is calcu-'
lated to give additional power to the .
people. It leaves tho matter optional
with the peoplo of each county vheth-.
er or not tho use of Its credit towards i
tho upbuilding of Its highways. Tho
question of raising funds Is also left .
to tho peoplo's will. For Instance,
if there be prejudice against bond '
issues, county warrants could be Is-,
sued, or any other method the people
may want to uso In securing road I
funds.
"Ono feature that Is practically
pleasing Ib tho interest uid help be
ing given us in our efforts for bet
ter roads by the good roads branch of
the department of agriculture.
Through thlt aid, we are endeavoring
to securo statistics of the state with
special reference to tho state and
county roads, number of miles of
macadam aid all Information that
will with exactness and clearness
show tho present condition In Ore
gon. Convicts Should Be Employed.
"I am heartily In favor of employ
ing convicts of tho stato penitentiary,
as well as county prlsonors on tho I
county roaas. i Deiievo sucn ompioy
mentl s a splendid Investment for
both stato and county government
and nt tho samo timo It proves most
beneficial to tho prisoners A bill will
be presented to tho legislature for
tho employment of convict labor on
tho public highways. An amendment
to tho present stato law governing
the employment of county prisoners,
will also bo presented. This amend
ment will have for Its ypurpose to
give ono county tho privilege to draw
on anothor county for prlsonors for
road work.
"I am most hopoful that tho people
of tho stato and our legislative body
will look up tho good roads move
ment with strong approval and de
cide without delay upon a course of
upbuilding our Btato by a system of
of permanent public highways which
will endure for ages."
SAN FHANCISCO, Aujf. 15. Af
ter fivo days of "durance vile" in
the county jail, serving tho sentence
imposed upon them by Judgo Liuvlor
for contempt of court, Attornoys A.
A. Moore, Stanley Mooro and J. J.
Harnett nnin are freo men. The
expense to Patrick Calhoun, the
lawyers' client, of their sojourn be
hind tho bars is estimated at $1321.
Tho prison doors swunp back at
midnight mid three defenders of the
traction magnate stepped out to
wntinp motors, crowded with frionds.
They had no complaint to mnko of
their treatment during their enforced
detention, but at the same time they
mnnifested no sorow nt leaving their
headquarters.
Will Try Given Channel.
LONDON, Aug. 15. Charles 11.
Ouubarow of Philndelphit has been
engaged by several British sporting
men to attempt to swim tho Eng
lish channel during the next few
months. Dunbnrow will start from
Dover and will bo accompanied by
sovernl tenders.
Dunbnrraw is holder of the long
distance record, having recently
swam JU miles without a rest mid
against a strong curcnt part of the
distance. He uses the trudgeon
stroke and oils his body before en-
terinc tho water.
DANGER POINT
Bulletin Issued States That Physi
cians Expect Their Patient to Re
coverPasses Good Night and Is
in Excellent Condition.
HOHOKKN, N. J., Aug. 15 Mayor
Qnyiior pnssod a good night. His
condition this morning is satisfact
ory. Ho is now said to bo out of
danger.
Tho following bulletin was issued
today, siguud by Drs. ArliU and
Sowdets:
"The condition of Now York'o
wounded tunyor this morning is ex
cellent. Wo confidently oxpeot tho
patient to recover."
Tax Delegates Chosen.
SALBM, Or., Aug. 15 Appoint
ments of delegatus to tho Fourth In
ternational Conference on stato and
local tnxntion, to bo held under tho
auspices of the International Tax
Association, wero named for Ore
gon and announced at tiio executive
offices today. Stato Tax Commis
sioner Charles V. Galloway, and J.
B. Eaton, of McMinuvillo and Union
respectively, nnd Fred W. Mulkcy, of
Portland, ex-United States Senator,
aro the selections and it is under
stood they will all of them attend.
The nssocintion mooting will bo at
Milwaukee, Wis., irom August 30
to Soptembor 2.
If a morchant is really soiling somo
usoful artlclo lowor thi.n any ono
olso In town, and Is not getting out
of that fact Its full advertising vqluo,
ho was nover destined to bo a mor-
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