HOOD ftiVEK QLAOlBft TflORSflA? JULY 80, 1605.
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NORTH BANK ROAD
ENTERS PORTLAND
"Jim" Hill ! ready now to step
aoroei the Columbia end the Willam
ette rivers and come in dry abod to
Portlaud with bia traioa of human and
commercial freight, says the Journal.
Not long ago he finished one of the
teppiug atones and bridged tbe Co
lombia river up by Vauoouver. Bat
ordBy morning be swung Into plaoe
tbe longest steel draw In the world
and oonneoted Portland aorosa tbe
Willamette, tbe teiuilual city of tbe
northwest, with the vast resources of
tbe Columbia river basin and Inland
Empire countries and on beyond with
the maikets of the east.
August will not be half gone, tbe
engineers of tbe great railroad buildbr
aay, when tbe first train will be
brought Into Portland from tbe North
liauk rails over tbe new bridges to
begin tbe flood of height and popula
tion destined to flow down the banks
of tbe gieat river to orown tbe Hose
City with numben and plenty. At
that same time one of the institutions
of Oregon will be relegated to tbe well
remembered but useless things of tbe
past. When the first train over tbe
Columbia and Willamette rlvtr
bridges comes Into Portland the bell
of its engine will toll the knell for tbe
old Goble ferry so fur as train trans
portation is concerned, and tbe old
boat will take its rest. New times
and new conditions demand that the
produce uud the people be not delay
ed n transit, and the picturesque
cross rivor ride will be a thing of tbe
past.
Tlio Willamette river bridge at St
Johns is the bent stru.otu.re of any
corporation or town west of tbe Miss
issippi river. It is tbe result of Port
land labor, as the local Union of
Btruoturul Ironworkers put Its many
and iutrioate parts of steel into plaoe.
The work on tbe track across the
bridge will he commenced soon and
within a very short time the twin
steel hands will bo laid and spiked to
connect Portland and bar new neigh
bors aotlvely In tbe new lite of devel
opment bold out by the band of tbe
future.
Sensational but Lacks Facts.
News that a gang of 30 Hindus, re
ported to be armed to tbe teeth and
blood thirsty, says the Portland Tele
gram, bad turned tbe water out of tbe
ditch that supplies a large number o(
llood Kiver faims, caused oonsterna
tlou among tho fruit growers of that
district and sent tho corporation
known as the Hood Kiver Irrigation
District into tbe courts for an Injuno
tion agaiust Geo. W. McCoy for whom
tbe Hindus are workiug. The otUi-
oals ot Hood Kiver county sent tbe
injunction to Portlttud this morning
for service here on McCoy.
McCoy owns a tract ot 100 aores of
laud about nine miles above Hood
Kiver. Two branches ot Pine oreek
flow across tbe land. W'heu the irrl-
gatiou ditch was dug, it was divorted
from a branch of Hood Kiver above
McCoy's place, and dug across bis
laud, damming up both branches of
Pine creek and turning tho waters of
thoho streams into the irrigation
ditch, McCoy's attorneys say no right
ot way was ever secured for the ditoh,
and uo eltoit ever made to get Mo
Coy's consent either to the digging
of the ditch across his land, or turn
iug aside tbe streams on bis property.
Kepeated attempts to elfeot a settle
mont for tbe vnlue ot the right of way
and water are said to bave been mado
by McCoy without result.
Kecently, bowover, MoCoy decided
to dear some of tho land on the upper
side of the tract. With that object in
view be employed a gang of Hindus
who had served In tbe English army,
and put them at work clearing the
laud near Pne oreek. The Hindus
torn out the embankments In both
branches of Pine criuk for tbe oaten
uible purpose of having a plentiful
supply ot drinking water. Tear iug
out the embtiukments threw tbe whole
( iirrent ot the irrigation ditoh down
tbe bed of Pine creek, and Hood
Kiver literally "went dry." Suit to
condemn the right of way of tbe
ditch across McCoy's laud was imme
diately begun and a preliminary
injunction was seouied forbidding tbe
interference with tbe flow of the irri
gation ditob. Attorney II. II. Kldell,
who represents MoCoy, this oiorulug
telegraphed to tbe foreman of tbe
Hindu gang to allow the water of
Hood River to flow on Its natural
channel as it did before tbe ditoh was
constructed.
O'egon's Pioneer Frnlt Trees.
Tbe first apple tree ot Oregon was
produoed from a seed planted at Ore
gon City in 1842 by Kev. Unitavua
llines, one of tbe old missionary fath
ers. That tree remains still, at tbe
reat of the Methodist church, at that
place, and continues to bear hull.
Tbe first oiobard was planted from
nursery stock brongbt across tbe
planes from Missouri in an ox wagon
In 1813 by Mr. Luellyn. Part of tbal
old orchard still remains, near Mil
waukee, eight milei above Portlaud.
Tbe first apple tree within present
limits ot Wasco county grew from a
seed planted by a prlvste soldier at
Tbe Dalles garrison in 1850.
Tbe flnt orchard of this county was
planted by C. W. Denton, on Mill
creek, abeve Tbe Dalles a few miles,
and Id 1853. He can still show some
of that original planting, especially a
grape vine.
Tbe oldest orabard planted iu Hoed
Kiver was in 1853 and by Nathaniel
Coe.
An orobard was planted two miles
west of The Dalles In 1854 by a Mr.
Shaug, now owned by Ueorge Snipes.
Tbe first farm on Fifteen Mile was
owned by a Mr. Aloum In 1850. 1
was soon afterwerds owned by Lew
Henderson.
Tbe next settlement was made by
Messrs. Woodward and Keynolds, just
above tbe present towu of Dufur. Mr.
Crooks bought the ranch and in 185G
plauted tho tlrsl orchard on Fifteen
Mile creek. It seems that the town-
site of Dufur wns taken up by a Mr.
Marsh, but sold to a Mr. Herbert in
1800 or 1857, and soou after there was
an orchard planted here.
Atfer the Indian wur of 1855 Bud '56
many lauobes were taken on this
stream and orchards soon followed,.
Tbe pioneers were the Holtius.Men-
efees, Kioes, Logans and Walkers,
Fulton and Donnell on Ten Mile, But
lers and Shamrooks at Tygh.
The first peach 1 ever saw in Oregon
and had the exquisite pleasure of a
taste was In 1858, raised from a seed
plauted by my father orossing tbe
great plains in 1853. Ibis was planted
near the present olty of Ccrvallia,
Kenton county. O. W. Kennedy, in
Dufur Dlapatoh.
TO FORM AUTO CLUB
OBJECT GOOD ROADS
iallv good for piles. Recommended
and sold by Keir and Cat's.
Sew Abstract Company.
A. D. Hughes and E. 1'. Wentz, of
Kaker City, who secured the contract
to transcribe the record for Hood
Kiver county, will open an abstract
otfloe here. The name of tbe firm will
be Hughes A Wentz, and tbey expect
to commence wjik this wetk. It Is
stated by Mr. Wentz that tbe work
must be comi leled In ten mont hi ac
cording to tbe contract and I hat It
will keep them prttty busy to Hnrsb
It in that time. As yet tbe new Arm
has not seoured utllces, but expect to
do so In tbe uesr future.
Rcliram Fruit Jar, easy to seal, eay
to open, for sale at McDonald's.
No Hay at Antelope.
Dot very little grain will be threshed
In this section of Oregon this year,
nearly all tbe grain being cut tor bay.
Nor will there be an abundance of bay
for winter feeding, as most of the
Belds will yield only from a tbird to
half a crop. Antelope Herald.
HENDERSON WRITES
OF PHILIPPINES
A meeting was held this week by a
number of Hood .Kiver automobile
owners for tbe purpose of organizing
an automobile club. Among those
present were: Chauffeur Kaldwln, L.
Butler, Dr. Bhaw, C. F. Gilbert, 11.
Peugh and Harry DeWitt. The main
object of the club will be to promote
the improvement of roads in tbe valley.
It Is claimed by tbe automobillsts
and also by many others that tbe
roads iu many plnoes are In bad shape
aud that tbey could be put In good
oondltlon by tbe expenditure of a
comparatively small amount ot
money. In a numbei of plaoes tbey
are out up and lull of chuck boles
that cannot be seen on account ot the
dust, and are not only uncomfort
able to ride over but are uUo to some
extent dangerous. In other places It
Is said that large quantities of loose
stones covet the highway, causing a
good deal of strain ou vehicles that
are compelled to pas over them and
also making a very unsightly appear
anoe. Mr, Baldwin states that be Is
oarryiug from five to 15 passengers
dally to aud from the Inn aud that
while the visitors are highly delighted
wltb the aoeuery of the valley the bad
roads wblob they are compelled to
ride over are the subject ot much
unfa'orable oomment among them.
This year be states that he baa fcoeu
unable to use tbe east side road owiug
to Its bad oondltlon near the top of
the east side grade and says that a lit
tle work tbere would put it In good
condition. He says his passengers
are very muob disappointed nt not
being able to take tbe ride through
tbe east side apple orchards and be
lleves it is to the interest of residents
there to see that it is repaired.
A committee of three was appointed
to notify otheis who own autos to be
present at a subsequent rueetiug,
wben it Is expected to perfect a per
manent organization. A committee
was also apuoluted to place before tbe
oouuty commissioners tbe matter of
road improvement and to ascertain
bow much money can be expended for
this purpose. Tbe matter was also
discussed of getting auto owners to
contribute a f uud to be used in re
pairing some of the worst spots in tbe
roads immediately.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve is espec-
Kelow we publish an interesting let
ter from Louis F. Henderson, who
went to tbe Philippine islands about a
year ago to take a government posl
tion. Mr. Henderson writes of tbe
prospects of the timber business in
tbe islands, of which he has evidently
made quite an exhaustive study. 11
is as toilows:
Cotabato, Moro Province, P. 1 , May
30, 1908.
Upon leaving the states last Jnly
some ot my frleudi asked me to Iieep
an eye open for business projects
during my wanderings through the Is
lands and if anything presented itself,
1. o. anything worthy of considera
tion, to write them in regard to the
matter. In view ot their interests
therein expressed, and in view of tbe
faot that during my stay in tbe is
lands I bave been In what Is termed
the best, yet tbe most undeveloped sec
tion of the Pbrlllppluos; nnd also In
view of the faot that on Rcunint of
Ibis undeveloped state the project I
bave to offer is more worthy ot con
sideration, I have as a result ot nine
mouths of careful observation, come
to the following oonoluslou: That the
timber busluess is tbe best investment
there Is In the Islands nt present.
llelng, as I am, employed iu the bu
reau of lauds 1 have a good chanoe to
study the laud couditious, advantages
and disadvantages of tbe government
privileges, etc It Is a fact that Is not
well known, on accouut of the new
nesii of the oouutry, that some of the
finest timber ou tbe Islands is to be
fouu 1 in Miuduuao. I have soon It
aud I have talked with people who
have seen It and worked iu it, aud I
know that the finest timber that grows
euywheru in tbe world, such as acle,
betis, oamagou, ebony, ipil, lanete,
mauoouo, molave, nans, tiudalo yeo
al ud many others ettud hi forests
similar to those of Oregon and Wash
ington. 1 also know that the timber
laws are such that tbere are mauy
inducements to the extensivo outlay
of capital. The gist of the timber
law, 1. e., the one that would sited
the sawmill business, is as follows: A
lease for any extended area including
thousands of nores, can be seoured
from the government, to run for a
u umber of years mutually agreeable to
both parties. The government de
mands as a consideration a small price
per cubic foot, varying acoor ilng to
the olass of timber uud the proximity
ot its location to Mauil i, nnd that so
mucin timber shall be cut by a certain
date this last to insure good faith on
the part of tbe lessee. Then ot course
there are minor considerations re
garding strict compliance with the
law, etc , similar to those conditions
In nur laws at home regarding public
lands. The one great factor in favor
ot the timber act Is that no outlay of
capital is required lor the purchase of
timber. The government only re
quires that it shall be paid for as tint
and according to government meas
urements. Now I say the timber is
here for the more takiug. At pres
eut my parly Is located at Cotabato
whore we have been for over a mouth.
This district is the most prosperous
aud has the greatest possibilities of
any iu Miudauno. The Mortis are
friendly and Industrious. Kegiuniog
at the const seven miles below the
town a valley similar to the Willam
ette reaches back into tbe interior ot
the islaud for a hundred miles,
ihiough this valley runs the Cotabato
river, which is as wide at this point
as the Willamette Is at Portjaud.
Thin river is navigable for almost 100
miles for talr-slzed steam vessels. The
valley la very rlcb for agricultural
produota. Rioe and ooooanuts are
the principal crops, aud reaabing
back miles and miles on botb aides
are virgin forests of these and many
other bard woods above named. But
it la not ou tbe slopes of tbe hills
back from the valley that tbe finest
aud thiokest timber stands. But all
along the coast line beautiful timber
gr iws that is easily accessible for botb
autting and shipping purposes.
These timbers wben placed in tbe
Manila market are worth, according
to class, from 130 to $300 per M. net to
tbe producer. Tbey make tbe most
beautiful wood for furnitote f'ir
pianos and other costly aud durable
luxuries, while their demand for
durable building purposes is not only
steady but increasing at tucb a rate
that shipper cannot begin to Oil or
ders. Ibeo 4birk of tbe enormous
profit it a market were properly work
ed up in tbe states.
There are oertaiu men iu the coun
tryfew dewo here who bave gone
into tbe sawmill business aud without
on exoeptlon, providing be or tbey
havo been in for three or four yaers,
are now worth smalt fortunes. I am
acquainted with two Americans who
went in a few years atfo, fonr, I be
lieve, and it is a fact that tbe mill
paid for Itself in less than seven
months. These men today are inde
pendent. There is a Mr. Carlson here messing
with me, a thorough engineer and
mechanic, a man who bas been all bia
life a marine anil stationary engineer,
lie has just set up a mill for some
Chinos iu Cotabato and 1 bad the
pleasure of witnessing tbe Urst log
sawed. Tbe mill is a success; every
thing went without a bitch and in
ooiHequeuoe thereof these Chinos will
be wealthy In a few years, if tbe tbiug
is run right. He is well acquainted
with conditions in the islands, tbe
coast lino, tbe best districts for tim
ber, markets for same, prices of ma
chinery, etc, and is oompeteut to
judge iu alll such matters. Besides
all this be is a ruau of bigb morals
and ot strong character. We have
been talking tbe matter over together
and if we had tbe capital would go
Into it immediately. Vou know that
I have lived in a timber country all
my life, have worked in mills aud
have always bad an interest in tbe
sawmill business. In view of this in
terest, and further, In view of tbe
confidence I have In the proposition
aud in tbe ability of this Mr. Carlson,
would go iu to win.
there is oue ot tbe finest locations
iu tbe islands, just 60 miles south ot
here, in a little harbor. Here right
up to tbe shore Ibore Is water enough
to float the largest vessel io tho world
aud its location Is right iu tho course
ot islaud steamers making their urns
between various porfs. At this point
ttieso beautiful bard woods bonier the
coast and ex'.eod back In unbroken
virgin forests for miles into tbe inter
ior. Tbe laud slopes to tbe sea, which
factor is a natural . advantage iu get
ting the timber out.
This Mr. CarUuu aud I are bard
workiug meu without capital, but we
are both very williug to get iu aud do
wl at we can In the business, botb for
anyone who would try the proposition
and for ourselves. He leaves lu a few
days to teach iu tbe industrial sobool
iu Zamboaogn and as I still bave a
year in tbe employ of tbe government
it seems like u good time to start the
ball rolling, so that at least by the
end of the year mentioned tbe thing
would be all to the good. In fact 1(
you showed interest immediately we
could both devote time aud energy to
correspond thereto, by being released
from our contracts.
Now, we have figured all this out
carefully and have come to the con
clusion, a conclusion based ou the
experience of other mill reopte in the
itdunds, that for a mill that would cut
from 35,0(10 lo 40,000 feet per day tho
origins! outlay would be practically
fl 0,000. Of course if there were $12,
000 or $20,000 avuib.ble a mill could
be put up with relatively greater cut
ting capacity. The cost ot the mill I
spoke of above w.-ta JSOik) and that
tvHS all paid for in less than seven
mouths. There was uo edger in this
mill either.
Now as regards (be market and fa
cilities tor marketing tbe timber.
There are at present two large railroad
onnoerna in operation in tbe islands
aud many more in China and the snr
rotrndiug countries. These roads con
tinually have trouble In getting tim
ber aud ties. Ihe ties are worth
from 50 to 75 ceuts gold each. The
average output of tbe mill proposed
would b9 1000 ties per day. Now
oouutjng 40 cenvs prolt this after
This is a Young
Store
And a Growing
Store
Young enough to hope to grow and growing
because you approve of our methoes. We
want vrmr nprmanpnt hiistness hv nrovinc
ourselves worthy of it. We expect to make
a small, saie proiit eacn time you uuy ncre,
and we believe it will be to your interest to
buy often.
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freight, la o', eto , are deducted-per
tie, you see there Is a net profit of
1100 per day. Now just cut that iu
two for absolute safety. Then there Is
a net profit of $200 per day to be di
vided between three men. What bet
ter investment could be desired for
au outlay of capital. This rs eauy Hg
uriug too and actually works out in
praotioe. But this busluess Is only
one end of the deal. There Is always
a standing demand fcr hard woods in
Manila and in fact all tbe countries
ot the civilized world, lu Manila tbe
wood called caira la worth over $150
per M. There are numbers of other
woods wnrth more and comparatively
as much.
Marketing tbe products U easy, ns
tbe proposed site is on tbe direct line
ot oertaiu coast wise shipping compa
nies. Then tbe railroad people send
out boats to pick up ties when tbere
is a load.
Perhaps you wonder why, If tbere
are suob propositions as these floating
around, men have not jumped them.
In answer I say that you must remem
ber tbe couutry is young, that in tbe
past there have . been no white people
in this couutry and that uutil very
late years the natives bave been very
warlike and uo one could have start
ed. Hut 1 will tay that capital Is
coming iu slowly uud is gradually get
ting hold of tbe inotd desirable sites,
and that it will only be a matter of a
tew years until timber interest in tbe
Philippics will bo iu a condition sim
ilar to those In tbe Western United
States. Much of the timber of tbe
Islands is even now controlled; but
Mindanao is so far toutb aud uutil
lately transportation tacilities bave
been so poor it has beeu rather bard
to make the start Tbere is a big
ground floor iu Mindana aud In a
few years tbe select few will he in on
It. Ihi virgin timber staudiug in
these enormous tracts will not loi.g be
opeu to the manufacturer of small
me.ns. 1 firmly believo that in from
Ave to seveu years it moans a fortune
to Ihe men who bave nerve enough to
try for it. Timber is not all When
a oouceru got well ou its feet it could
start o plantation on its site, put iu a
rioe mill in conn ctlnu with the saw
mill, begin coast wiso trading and en
goge in other picdncts in Hue with
the mill and leased site. Theso could
be looked cut or iu tbe future, tb
tiuiber is Hie piinmry factor. 1 wish
yon who have means could step in
tor a few days so I could take you
through this country where I have
been. Then you wcul l be enthused
wtib tho interest 1 have. Cotabato
valley la tbe greatest rice produoiug
district iu the southern islands
Tbere Is at present ouly one small
rioe mill here, and that is a young
mint. It is tun in connection with
tbe Chiuo's sawmill aird wns installed
by Carlson. Ibis valley could easily
be made to produce all tbe rice for
tbe islands, and the people with a
good big mill would aid production
and get rich themselves.
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