OREGON STATESMAN Fill DAT, JANUARY IP, 1502.
REPORT FOB I .
THE QUARTER
JlValth Officer E. Mlsgcs, at tfee
! Port ot.Ccos Bay .
r
TELLS A STORY OF A MYSTERI-
OUS THOUGH NOT FATA I, DIS
EASE EXISTING THERE.
It
Resembles Smallpox, ' but Phytic
Are Net Aored on the Malady
: That .Section Is i Now Nearly Fre
from It. ' '. i "I
(From Wednesday's Statecm.an.),
1 Dr. Ii Mlngus. health officer at tle
port ofMurshfleld. flit! his report with
Gov. T.;T. Geer yesterday. He; says;
have! the honor to transmit here
f'.i. .u.. ! n.viririif lmr.fth rermrt for
the ;rt of Cooa Bay, beginning Octo
ber 1st, ;and ending Decembtr 31, IDOL
. a vessels jarrived. - '...'..-'.. r 68
No. vea-iels departet . - j. . - . . . ....'. 63
Qua-raiybnablti disease at port, smallpox
TTjhrfc is" a disagreement amiyns lu-
al ipbJVitians as to the nature ? of a
t.ntatPJU disease' which is prevalent
I n M arfchtield. From reliable author! ty
I have liumed that it is the same dis
easewlch baa tiuAtp Itself throughout
otb r parts of this, ytute and Washing
ton. Ujt the past two years, and which
' Ju b.si' diagoKed' fcy the nostco.m
i tf-r.t thvoid.ms as smstlllox." This;
(un luiion. however, was r ached by
many cartful otservers oi'.ly -uf,ter'sc;-v
l af ea.s.-. had been t4ken into Consid
eration.) . i ' i: . ' -'
Ite V'PMroi2 partaking- of "a. rriild
tyi-e, some of the characteristic symp
toms of suiialfpox' are absent, butvuo-
doubted inses have arisen tin th2e ofH
; febi- constitution.. It hsis. beta yultfe
noticeable -that t 'disease ivis ujtlac"
ei lho.si mure ptadity. w ho W-re. nyt or
"''did 'net! show signs ' Hit receht -.of, lac
' ctsKful iaM 4 nation. It '.attacks ail age.
1 but the majority ut caiiea have occunvd
in c hlkiUMi. this" btinjf due to tli tnet
that n-o lUitra.nf in'e intuaures have bet a
.i...si.tutjl ly. th? liy tuthorit'es o
otiiio! h" ; di!ea.se,,nd school chUdron
iia.e mingled fr?Hy, wrne ot , them
having, thf trution, oh thtdr lolles
ii:;!.- nijn' the fctret-t, ,ta all it 13 estl
iiiatd tjtt.3."-0 casts huye occurrel in
?d,nhft-l 1 . with one death.-1 The per-vl---tif
iU4(hysiflaii wtn, i-ot rt'iulr!
lit-ik lk.rj.TM number' Of ttfit-a on account
.f ll.v . inildnetiS o,f.the attacks and
J thei.twi- an wunito t-unt, la not
1 IhjU Htvili The Infection was brought
1 ovt.ti.ii4 , from Gardiner to this place,
and 'at the ' tfim of lh!3 rprort ouly a
it'w tM nmain. 1 .
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PRODATE ORDERS ' 1
! ' .MADE YESTERDA'Y
The Estate. of Howard F0ot, a Minor,
Apprsied Two Petitions for; Ap
pointmnt of Administrators -for
One Small Estate
In tlt! Marlon county
3 1 erda y the foilo'wtng
t.l""l ar. onlVrft made:; '
probate court
matters were
Mr.' A. A: 'Johnson, guardian of tle J
P'rsn. :m' estate f Howard. Foot,
i"Hmr. tUun;d th' court for the ap
j'-tlritment of appraisers tx appraise Ah
v.'luc f: certain. prn'perty belonging :t
tatr which has come Into hit'ir
iH.nMstin since. the property wa.i aif
"i r:u.nd WtcM-e. and the ctjurt 'appoint etl
1. M. Kirki ?. 'M.,LogWwol and;
i:.ir;hHvr, who vjluc-d the property
t.t :;!. .
i - - X
? Kiiinu-i 11. tine tvtitioned tlv court
that ' letters of . administration be is
mml to Kd. V.- Judd. fn the V-state t
1. 15." She.pt 1 rd. dtHeasei'l, who ''died in
tfyis couniy on lUet eniber 3, 1901, aril
liirij iHojierty to the'value of $30 h
Vm. Ktij -also filed a siiriilar petltlWu
rtftut.lqr that Earl Rate be apppln
'V Mtlmihl8tru-ttr. of the above nam4l
estate, on which a valuation of J2U0
a -filarfsi. The court honored Ah
la ttt tltlon and appointed Earl Ra.i
-1 .afifnlnistrsttor, fixing his bonds
the pup? of JiOrt, which bonds were duoy
fi'.-l tf be ijulministrator and approv
frtijr ttsf:courtr and'T.E. Cornelius.
A. Vokind and F. B. Ferrell were an-
jHiirtied ts appraisers. 1
L'lRTHDAY OF REV. T F.
i ' ROYAL CELEBRATED.
:x '- -S : ; ' ' . 'I
Th Woman's Horn. Missionary Soe
cty of the.FirKt M. E. Church and
Ofchcr Friends Surprised the Agejd
Minister.
Rev. f. V. Roj-ai. fne of the plonef r
priMchers of he M. E.j church in Or
irotir having attained to his Sist birth
day, mef the usual fate pt good people
1 who have birthdays on Monday evej
i'g. whyn the AVo.nVan'a Home Mission
ary ScKtety of the First M.:fiL church,
tgeUerj lth other friends and netgii
Iwrs, descended .upon the family hoiijie
in $5ut"h SiUemL and took posaeSsioh
The PrwIJing Elder, Rev. D. A. Wal
ters, made a speech ;l .congratulating
Itev. Rot4 upon reaching so advanced
an age, 'and expresses! the feeling if
those present in a very tangible" forjn
' prew-nting a birthday present off tzj.
Acknow blgment was tgratcful!y rrndo
by Re.f Royal. The company . "sanjs.
" IJlest tx the Tie that Bind"; prisyft
J a bit jmhI and a social hou-. follow )d.
liile . those present tendered gocH
wishes. I The following 'ierns wef
' T rM.vn iliti4.. tk. A nun 1 ' L
- . ... 9. v r itii uuu tr ci-
ins: ! , ' '." 1
Rev. 1. A. WiWters. Rev. and Mi
R. C r.lackwell. Mr. and Mrs. J. t. L.x.
Mr. and Mrs, W. T. Rigdon. Mr.7 ait d
Mrs, J. i W". Reeves, ! Mr. and Mrs. II.
W. Itotsford, Mr. ami Mrs. II. Vande
vort. Mr. and Mrs. Thomak Cornelius.
Mrs. Emma Royal. Mrs. E. Baglev, Mrs.
Card. Mrs. E. Pratt. Er.os O'llvlnT.
Mr. and Mrs. It. Pofcle. Mr nnd Mrs
C. W. Striber, Rev. and Mrs. John' Par-
jsonsl Mrs. Emma Sugletort, Mrs. Piper,
Mrs.' K-jjoryMrsk w. i(Kiier,; tter. 1.
Alderson, O'Hyin, and the Miasms
Addle jScriber, Ulli Boauxrth, : Effi
Ubhr.1 Ceftfiie gir.gleton4 Ha.UIe Rig
don,i Madary, Katie and Mabel O'Fly
In?, t ; : -
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V.TU, RAWiLUMDER. The Capital
Lumber Cotnpnymill Is temporarily
f.huC down at S present but . expects, to
Ktart up tuMn fr a lon ft-aiun's run,
as they have jiadvica that their loss
are n, the way down from the Luckia-
mtite. The InUieatUrui piuint to a very
active trade-' in the building line thia
tx,atn,Tu The Capital Lumber Company"
haa 'already aetured & : contract from
th Indian S.ooli, for the j delivery of
nearly 10a,M leet" of 1 Umber, which
they will commence delivering, shortly.
They also hope to make arrangements
tr 2 considerable, business in snipping
lumner east mis year. . - , ' :
- HAS RESIGNED. CapL Walter
Lyon, of Company F, Fourth Regiment
O. N'. G has tendered bis resignation.
nd upon its awejitance
the company
one comrfiis-
Iwill find itself with but
eioned oflficer4Secind j
Lieut. HT1 A.
Kurtz. Captiiin tyon'a
action: was
caused by an excess of wbrlc'vAn elee
jtion for captain arid first lieutenant
win prooaniy he ordered
JLyon ls,anxlou3 to have
goon; as Mr.
his . successor
hosen as soon as possible. . He ' hsis
Gone excellent 'vrork In bringing Com-
bany F toh Itsl present efficiency, ; and
has maleli the most popular mijitary
rganizatior Salem evier had.
MONTHLY MEETING
MASTER FISH WARDJt VAN OU
SEN SUBMITTED H4 REPORT
Showing the Receipts of His ; Office
l During the Year rThe Collections
tfrom Licenses Aggregate Over Ten
Tho
housand Dollars.
The State Fish Commission held its
ifesrulari monthly meetlnel at the Catd-
ol ;yestrday, when Master Fish War-
ert H. iti. Van Dusn submittal his
annual report of rerelpU In his de
partment. , .Routine business only was
transacted. The report of j Mr. Van Iu
Sen) contains a statement showing; the
Receipts for licenses In the districts:
Earned after the several streams and
bays, as follows: .
(1'hetco river.. .. .. .. ..
logue river .
l?o!iuMle river.. .. .. :. J, ..
d'oos bay........ .... .. : L.. ...
lJmpiua river.. .. ..m. ..
4 00
302 00
304 80
225 SO
157 00
.iiislaw river.".
Airfa riverv.
Vaiiuina.. ..
fcilets rH-er.. .
Nestucca. .. .
253 50
240 50
. 236 00
133 00
11 50
122 50
171 00
'6 00
7.246 70
370 00
Tillamook., .i . .
Kehalem river.. .. .. .. .....
jCeseanicUm river.. .. .
Columbia river.. .. .. . i. i'.. ..
Miscellaneous. .5 ... .. .v-l ..- ..
gale of confiscated gear, and
f fish., .'.i .. .. ..-..-'.,:.. .. -
101
; od
Total.
.$10,038 20
THROWN BY A HORSE. H. SI.
Jones, residing ten mile ease of this
idty, met . with arerious accident yes
terday afternoon by being throw'n by
a, horie. The . old gentleman was ser
iously hurt.; and a physician from this
Iclty was called to . attend the Injured
man. . Mr,. Jones injuries were found
to be serious, but it Is not thought that
they are necessarily dangerous.
O A,I'OXZ.A. ''.'
Bert tie t IN Kind Yau Haw Always Eaadtf
Sigstatsze
PASSED THE
LOCKS
i l
REPORT OF THE PORTLAND GEN
ERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.
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Filed with Gov. T. T. Geer Yesterday
j A Large Number of Steamers, Car
1 rying Many Passengers, Passed
- . During the Last Quarter. .
;'-?' :, : 'i r i ',. -Til. t '; - :- ' :
iFrom Wednesday's Statesmn.)
The Portland General Electric Com
pany: yesterday filed its report with
Gov. T. T.'Geer; showing the amount bf
bussiness ' . transacted at - the locks at
Oregon City during the 'quarter end
Ingj December 3L 0L ,' The. report
shows the folowlng-steamers to have
passed through the locks! during the
quarter, making the number of." trips
an carry ing passengers, as shown be-
low
KlrL
it .
ore.;.
Modoc..
Ruth..
Pomona.
Altsma.'.
Honi
Ie6na
. 3L X.a
Eugene.,
launches
Barges..
; i
- .4
Total.. .. .i "... .
. 1 nere were ai pas
locks the following:
Ciords of WTo.1.
iig- (fe tr. ;
M. Robertson & Co.i (feet).
MERE OPINION.
' M?nr a man's wife has run him into
the grotyid trying to keep up ;in ft
fast'aet. - ' 1 '
Whn a woman h.k her cor.vt
without holding her breath she scolds
tieeiiuse it" wasn't laced tlgttter. !
It tiike TtHne people a long time to
find out Jhat the whobs world Isn't
tlilhing when they happen to feel bltf
A ihxI many iople thir.k advertis
ing I Juat as sweet when it Is known
by the name of chanty. Chicago Record-Herald.
1 ' . 1
AlThketirr. lists of French quota
tims hae esiabletl many a jxr stick
to get -credit for the poesslon of. won
derful culture. , I.
V " , r : I . '- ;'
; m ' . .60 t . 230
vl '.. ....23 316
.. ?. ....SO IS 10
. .. ..-.. .i .. J.K0 . ' - 1075
ta .. .. . 3b4
he.i. .1 .. '..14' ' ,v
Vr - - - 2 - "
. .X. ..... .. .. 2, "
Nv, J.361 , 4H6
!sd throucn tne
x .
20.000
47,914
THE M'KI'iLEY fO
OHIO WILL -CELEBRATE IN THE
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
The Birthday of the' Murdered Presi
dent, and Raise Money,- for the
. MemorialAn Effort to . Secure
Simitar Action fn Oregon. -
(From Wednesday's Statesman.)
Gov. T. T. Geer-yesterday received a
telegram from Gov. George K. Nash, of
Ohio, quoting a proclamation of that
official to the people of Ohio, calling
attention to the fact that January 29th
Is. the late President Mckinley's birth
day, and urging the. people to make
that a day. for . special effort .toward
raising the necessary ; funds j.to- - ton
struct the McKinley Memorial at Can
ton. Governor Naah suggests that
January ' 29th v be ; made "McKlnley
Day" In the schools, tnat proper mem
orial exercises be held, and that col
lections be taken for the monument
He also urges that the churches ob
serve the Sunday preceding that date.
by special memorial services, and sim
ilar collections. J
Later Gov. T. T. Geer received a tel
egram from Hon. Wm. R. Day. of Can
ton, urging that a. similar proclamation
be issued in Oregon, and Governor Geer
refers the matter to the churches arn
schools to take such action as they see
fit. . ' , . 1 L; , f '
Gov. T. T. Geer yesterday received 4
letter from -Weatherby, enclosing' S3
for the McKInley Memorial Fund. sub4
scribed by Joseph Hmith, Elton Sisley
and Michael O'Hare. . 1
I- V . i ' - ' -t
ANOTHER WRECK AT
PASSENGER STATION
Two Flat Cars Badly Smashed,- an,q
Later a Member of the' Wrecking
Crew Injured No Lives Were Lost
At- 2 o'clock yesterday morning.
was
switching In the yards at the pas."en4
rger station, when, on the engine, with
a couple of cars, -backing ;up to thf
train, it Came with :. such ft.rce,, aa tti
throw two fiat-cars,; loaded with, heavy
timbers o.T the: track, bjidly wrecking
the two- cars. The accident' happened!
in front of th0 passenger station n the!
main line, :' and is the third within 4
month to occur wlthin1600 feet. A1
wrecking crew was 'sent up from thef
car shops at Portland to clear up the
wreck.. In handling the timbers on nt
of the wre-ked ears, one -piece,- 18. by
12. 32 feet-long, slipped off the .jar, one
end. striking lUaniel Ilall. 'one' of the
wrecking crew, on the right hip, sc4
vereiy injuring him.- though no bones
were broken. rr. : V . 1 II. . Kyrd. the
company's physici.in, ..was at oner- snnij
mqned, ani he ministered to the injur4
ed ; rhan, wh ' was temporarily made
comfortable at the seetlon house.- and
lat&r was taken to the hosuital -at Port4
land.;. , ,
"You sparrows .look ; gloomy thU
morning," remarked the tree toad. ;
'"Why shouldn't we,?" replied the poor
sparrows Jn tdiorus. ; "our bills f are all
ver,-dew.'-T-Philadelphia Press.'
FOUR BIG COMPANIES
ORGANIZED YESTERDAY
Articles Filed in the Department of
State by New Organizations Au
thority Given Them to Begin Oper
. ations in Oregon. '
In thev State Departmenti. yesterday
four new corj0i-ation8 filed articles and
received authority to begin operations
in the state, as follows: y
The CaHforrila Ilome Mining Com-
rny will do afgeneral mining businersi
with headquaifters In Portland. ThH
c-omjiany Is capitalized for xi.ooa.OOO.j
W. A-'Gr:iy. G: W jmpson and E.; AJ
Hessions are the promoters. .
The Washougal Timber Company will
do a general logging business, with
headquarters in Portland.' The com
pany is capitalized for fSOjoOO. S. Ben
n, S. arreu and f A. BucKley are
the Incorporators.
The Pacific Coast Construction Com
5 any will build telegifsiph;, and telejhote
nes, railroads, and cio a general trans
portation . business, with headquartera
in Portland, and a capital of $30,00
W. T. Muii C. O. Davis and WJ S
Macrum are the incorporators. " ' '
Th Schmidt Hotel & Investment
Company will own p-eal property of , all
kinds conducthotei?, and do, a generaij
reai estate nusiness, w iin- neaaquaners
600. Charies. Minnie and V.
Schmidt are the incorporators.
It
A PROMINENT VISITORHon. Ed
ward j Everett Young, editor of th!
Baker City Republican, and one of the
Oregon commissioners for the Lewis
Clark1
Exposition, Is in the city, accom
panied by Mrs. Young.
Mr. Youni
.-'for- ''tau
la
prominent
candidate
Prm:
r.
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: DELINQITINTv TAXES. Over $30
was cdllectedjin the sheriff's. office yes
terday; on th 190d deliquent -tax roll.
There has been up to date, about $3000
collsctedaltogether upon the. ro!L.' since
taxes ibecamei delinquent, and there re-f
mains about $S000 yet to be. collected;
Shell AT Dwrbn and- his deputies aro
very Vbusy now checking -over the nei
counts and balancing up the business
for the year 1901. .The work wf exert
ing the sheriff's records will be finit.ii
e.l in a few days as they are at present
at -Work on the 1S99 tax roil.
A Minister's Mistake.
A t-it.v minister was recently lumJcil a,
notice to be read from, his fiUliit.
n Accompanying it was . a ' clipping
' from a. newspaper .bearing Ofn lle
matter. The i clergyman started to
read the extract andNfound that it
'began "Take Kemp's Balsam, the
best Cough Cure." This was hardly
what .he- had expected and. after a
moment hesitation, he turned H
over and found on the other side the
matter intended for the reading. 3.
Rector: "Remember, my young man.
there are, things in life belter than
money." ,
Toung Man: Yes J know that; but
t takrs muney to "buy then." Tit-
RAILROADS AND
AGRICULTURE
Relation Cetweea the Two Great
Western forces
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT R.
B. MILLER'S ADDRESS BEFORE
THE FARMERS' CONGRESS.
He Saya They Have Common Interests,
Which Neithen Should Overlook
- Each Must Consider the Other in
Order to Meet With Success. :
: (From Thursday's Statesman-
R. B. Miller, General. Passenger
Agent of the Southern Pacific, ' In fcis
address before the Fanners' Congress
yesterday afternoon, on the ; suhject.
Ra'ilroada and Their Relit ion tf Agri-
tulture." said:
rThe subject. 'Railroads 4nd Their
relation to AgricuUure.Vhaa, I presume.
been assigned to me because of my
connection with the railroad'. "and while
thje present occasion would, seem be
a Ivery appropriate time for its discus
xic-ht I' would much rather your " corn
mi t tee had selected some' one more
fompetent to speak to you than myself.
because during early .youth ray farm
Ing education wa sadly- neglecied.
That is to-say. an opportunity was
never presented for the , proper Inoe
ulatlon of the agrlciultural germ Into
my system I do. not think that jmy
parents' were. resionsib:e for the ap-
irent, oversight. Perhapa they acted
too wisely, for it has often been, said
that there' were many .'things they could
not have Inoculated; Into my head,
even with a clubC Agriculture .rnay
have teen in-ludel in the list." but' it
Is fortunate for me that . they never
rled the experiment. -. i ;
V "However, the question as to the
railroad's relatlcm-t agriculture is n
very Imrxirtant, .buthould not be a
difficult one to answer, because regard
ed from any rolnttof
view, the evidence
Of common Interest
will always ) be
manifest," I mean to
nay that the 'man
who adords ngi-icuHire as a vocation,
is obliged to. consider! the -allroadsxfind
purposes for'whlch he ues thcm,.aSa
necessary adjunct to ; the 3 successful
conduct of his biislnesi. The railroad
is the trahsiwjftatlon channel through
which, the" marketingNpf the fruits of
bis lalKr Is made possible, and without
whic h the best consuming classes' could
not be readied. f 'I '." -' : ; v -. ' .':," j ';
f "On the other hand the railrpad"re
"obliged to rely for SUppfrt. Optjn the
transportation of' the products ag
riculture., and the incidental traffic re
sulting therefrom.' tTike dway these
products. and you would not .have "arlyH
railrwadM, because In them la representT
ed the very foundation of mercantile;
life, and due to' which they owe their'
being. ' . ' - '' v '., ' - ;:
"I may say that agriculture Is the
hub, from which is extended the spokes
leading to nearly all kinds of busineas.1
R Is primarily the source from Which
springs our very existance, .
; "In tbe absence of these facilities,
which make It practicable to obtain am
Outlet over the entire country, the "de
mand for such-prcWlucts would be con'
lined to an extent, iequril only to ,the
consumption, at houte. and ' therefore
limited, A conditfi of this kind -Aojukl.
son result In ?ver production and Con
sequent derpeclatltnj not only im the
prcMluctsAhemselvcs,! but In the value
of the lauds upon which they are
grown. But through the instrumental
ity of the. railroads we have the ;wrtJ
as a .dumping ground, thus gutting a
premium on our -crops, because W-e are
always in jositioh to take ajjantag of
the best market, no matter where .lt
may be.' ; v ' . j ' ' '" j'v
"Why-then should it noUbe natural
for these concerns to lend. their aid and
encouragement" in the. development; of
agricultural, ursuits, and everything
pertaining thereto, wlthi the oblec t of
teeomm g prosperou s, 1 a s; a n i n ci den t to
the prosperity: of the community, which
they serve, and appreciating that un
der less favorable circumstances, the
result would be quite In contrast.
"Such is thposltion of the railroad
Companies toiay.- Their policy Is, to
assist In eyery iwssible mannir 1
n the
jromotlon. of the . general weifalre of
the country, that' they may share In' It,
the fostering otT Industries and the up
building of (the;, entire territory.;
. "InTormatjon bureaus are; created to
advertise facts jeone'eming- the coun
try's resources, and to induce Immigra
tloo. -.' ; ' i - . ';" " - "', - ':.
i . "Industrial departments are estab
iishest fo aid in the! plan of develop
mentn! In many ways is opportunity
taken to. advance th country's Inter
est' In all ofAhsi are the people
c losely related. I andnone more 'so than
the fanning class, " "" .r ( 4 'l '
"The firrt railroaJ In the . United
States waa- built ln ( 1630. It ran te-
tween Baltimore and an adjacent vll
iage. a distance of fourteen jniles. The
rails, were of wood, and the cars con
sisted' of an affair designed after the
ordinary stage coach of ye olden days.
"The carrying of freight was at first
a matter of secondary - consldenition.
but as time went on and traflic increas
ed, the line was extended, cars being
built especai2y for jthe transportation
of freight as .well 4s jasengera; and
gradually 'as the Sair of Kmplre "leads
Its Way westward, s did the railroads.
"I do. not know 'Whether, they took
their cue from Horace Greeley", ho
sUd something to jthe .young men
about going west and growing uji with
t!vp i-ountry, bnt any way they did, and
today we find a ctmplete network of
lines-throughout the; cooritry. ; '-';
"It ha only been in very recent years
that the first line to the. Pacific eoaat
was completed, prior to- that time ieo
pleXrrossed . the plains In ox teams.
rufferi ng. all kinds !of hardships, and
months 'Were consumed In making the! ; Thursday. January , 23d Otto John
trip. - Now the ride across the eontioenti son. respondent, v. J, F. Tomlinson,
can be made in four1 and one-half days. apip!la?'; afjHal from Tillamook
with all the comforts to be found at county.? 12 m.
home, it takes' aomewnat longer for-j Monday. January 27 Homer 'B.
freleht put' think' of the contrast, arv! ,j Mare, respondent, vs. FA L. Macej ap
Imaglne If you can. the con litions tbat t llr-.nt: ar ienl from llVmey county,
would exist here without the transpor- 22, m.
I .. . -1 - t " . , - - . ' :
I
I tatlon fa illtirs wan which we are. now
- 1 favored. Wiiat would be d?ne with
our products? What markets would we
JuiVe other than that which might be
created at . our Tery doors? What would
become of our grainy hojs. wojl, fruit,
and jother commodities which are now
l ing shipped to all parts of this and
foreign countries? ,
"Is it not IxK-ause of the existence of
the railroads ' that ' the latter Is made
possible', and do we not sometimes con
sider to6 lightly the benefits derived
therefrom?
"The railroad when built is a per
manent Institution. It la not removable
at will and being looked utioa as a
thing to stay, a full realization of Its
importance and its connection w ith the
T.ecessitlea of the country is -n6t always
felt. -,--.: - :;:, ;: ;:; " ; - -:; r;-: .
, "A railroad Is beVer completely fin
is ted. - More money Is expendeI on re-,
pairs, -Improvements and maintenance
than the original cost many times over.
It Is like unto the building of several
roads, only the work Is done upon the
same track. " -v;..-:" ""'. ,J ."-,'
- . "Old Ales are being continually " ter
placed; bridges rebuilt,' or filled: heav
ier rails laid; 'the bed Is reballasted:
grades reduced; curature ' eliminated ;
new and larger equipment. added; and
ether things done to better Jaceommo-;
date the business, and meet the ad
vanced conditions. ' ? k:.;v
"To the same extent Has the science
of agriculture progressed. I say sci
ence fcet-aus'J in this day the art of
farming cannot be considered as any
thing else. It Is a business! of itself.
and just as muc h, if not more so. than
sny mercantile pursuit,- andj requiring
the same ability and attention,' if car-,
rled. to a successful Issue! This Is evi
denced by. the hvjnrler In which farm
ing is conducted 'at present, the meth
ods of cultivation; of harvesting; the
use of modern machinery And diversity
and character-of crops, etc." : j! r
. y"Schools are, established folr the
training of yoong'men inagricultural
waiters j and ; the teaching of otlxers
along theMsame line; lectures are: gtyen
by jt-omiw-'tent professors, each having
a. speclaFty of jwme partlcfular subject,
and ''. continually - making experiments'
for tpebfeneflt and education of those
interested I fi he calling. U
'"The mUrikid man wouIJ nct make
a first ciassfiirroer, but a first class
farmer' In rnyj opinion . would make a
goo.l "ralltroad Anan. , .1" would not, how
ever, advise any one to consider this!
fatter statement seriouiy, or '-lake Any J
wow ion tt wirn a view r engaging
in the lujlne.4, be-ause you might itot
like it, on you hiight get, into a, dispute
with the presldentctf 'the road, i and
then well, I w
buM be placed In. a very
awkward, a,nd"
embarras-nlng, iMwitlou,
a farm tfi fall bat k on ;
imMtlcal knowledirei of
unless you had
but to have lit
agriculture would be .of Inestimable
benefit to the Railroad man if his du
ties are pf a. traffic nature, and while
this may not be altogether jractlcable,
there 'is nevertheless a dt'slfe to bkve
an intimate acquaintance at least with
the 'man of the farm, for the purpose1
cjfxcloser relatfonshlp ahd to ascertain
hla needs, that' the Sjinie mayj.be looked-
aftvr, so - far as fthey concern the
railnsid'comiKiny. '. '- . -
To. theNsanre extent .should the rX-
gard for thes railroad company te ncl-j
proi-at ori the pjrt of the ngrtc'ultui U-
1st. In many instances Where
contin-
versies atde, a is perfectly
na tu'ral,
thVy are occasioned through misunderr
sta miinff, Lut a' hi ghe r rega rd ! of cite li
other's ij.iRlon, and their intimate re
lation to each other,, should serve to
bring them together arid make easy the
settlement of . any differences!, either
real .or. Imaginary (,;'.-; .rJ ,
fA; close alliance between the rail
roads and .the farkners is SMntitil for
many reasons. ' The broader their !-
ciuaintance, the-more intimate Uhelr rr
lationshlp. ,ahd the-utmost freedom In
the exchange of bieas, carintit help but
result In bringing! about a good c-ondi-tion.
and be, beneficial to both,1 You
Will find the railroads anxious to meet
you more than half way In theKe mat
ters, and to SdlsnV.lt tin-y: feeling th.rp
may.. be of other than the dejes inter
e"s &H their iart. In the progress and
welfare of. thei farhier. - "', -'. t:-'- -.':
"In no w.iy?can in Hgriculfurai coun
try become pnisptfrous excejt thmuglr
the jsuccessful frix-ess of agriculture,
and in this respectji; the" matter Is of Jost
as much concern to the r.tilroad.4 as to
the farmers, hencje their Interests are
mutual,; and as such, there should be
a feeling of fricnjliiness, find a desire
on the part ofNeach to assist," and en
courage the other.! k 1 -
. " 1 ' 'X
IN SUPREME GOUIiT
1
t"
CNE CASE ARGUED AND SUBMIT-
"'.!i'"':"""".1f-vl'',.; .fT....,..-...
TED YESTERDAY;
Clerk J. J. Murphy. Has Arranged. the
' Calendar for the Uexi Two Weeks.
' In the Supreme Court yestefday the
case of Francis Feiler. appellant
J&hn II,. Gates, et al. respondent s dn
appeal from Marion c-uaty, "wasifgijid
and submitted, by I. K. Adanuf ifoe 4p-
pellant, and If. J. Bigger, J. C. John
son and Grant Corby 1 for respondent.
. During the day; Judge J, J. Murphy,
clerk of he court, made up the calen
dar for the next' two fceek) as follows
j Miohday. January 13th T; L. Rayet
ali- respondents, va. The Western Cok'
tract i Company, appellants;, appeal
from- Multnomah county; motion, i to
dismiss. 12 m. Alice! O. Bra rid t (nuw
Shurtllff) respondent,- vs, A. Park
Brandt, appellant; appeal from Lane
county, 12 m. :'-' -' '..', . :-; ; '
. . "Tuesday, January 14th Staf of Oregon,-plaintiff,
vs. J. P. Carlson, appel
lant: appeal from Clatsop county, 12 m.
Wednesday, January 15lh State of
Orjf-gon. respondent, vs. Ezra Colestw-k..
appellant: appeal from, -Washington
c-ounty, 12 m. Charles B. M or rres. re
spondent. vs. Clackamas county, ap
pellant; appeal from Clackamas coun
ty, 12 m.
Thursday, January Kth W. G. Ran
dall. - respondent, vn.rr Allen- Kirnmons,
defendantj; and C. H'. Sarver and Geo,
A. I Hamilton, appellants; appal from
Clackamas -unty, 12' m.
Monday. January 20th C. A. Moore,
sj.fce-llant, vs. J. CVShofner. respond
ent: appical from Multnomah county.
12 m
.1 m
ours if yoa tiy-' -1 - -, '.
Shilohs
Cohsurnption
Cure
oars is so f ron r we
iniKiciircir t lun l
awnrr. kml we srn.i v.xi
free trie! bottle if yoa write tvr ii.
SHlluOll'S xU Lj craU sod wtU care Con
suraptioa, Pneonfntin. lirouchrti ami 1
Vang Troubles. Will core a coach nr oid
in a dar. and thas preirent serwus result -c
It has beendnin Uire thinp fsr 00 jears.
6. C WM.LS t Co., 1 fttrr, N.fY.-
aUrr Clover Root Tea corrects ih ijcs. !i
THE PROOF.
' In order to satisfy the pe-jl- of Glas
gow and continental hirfrls V" r,
that Glasgow is pow free from plue.
the lord irovcst 'of the-clty h.ks'jirc-i
to publicly .dine at the CJaagow; Central
Station Hotel and sbVljt there overHihi.
It was to I this hotcI that the recer.t
outbreak of-the disease was traced.
"Admiral Schley Improvedr in punctu
ation later on.'
"How was -that V ;
"If ,he i.1nH wiie out the Colon
when he shouMi have done so, he put a
full stop to it 1 shortly arterward.'l--Cleyt
land Plain Dealer. V
Capl la! kmltti Gt ire sf, c tie n ce Sch c c I
SALEM,! OREGON.. ;.:
Winter term opens Jantiary 2d. Fre--cial
classes will be formed for February
examination. ena ror.sampje lists nt
c-orrespcndence work. . Address J. J.
Kraps, First' National Rank Building,
Sa'em, Oregon. .
In Every Print
Shop There Is
The Devil
tow
t
anil iiesidos him, we -have o'j:yr
n force of over 4 Cie'n, who-ato
enjiilyel iti the eral cb-iwri-meilt
of our 'enlabllshiueitt In
pi-jbtlnof various liinds. l'very
thlnc: prinUHl. Uerts from a call
lug card .to a Aie.wsvaixT. W'-IH.
you lxconje one of our patron
ami he in to prouiotu home manu
facturing? j . ... f
STATESMAN
JOB. 'Phone
OFFICE
McJn 2041
IS
3. .
ALM IR0, IVOHIiS
A.
(JAMEs GILL, Lessee).
-. ' t ' ! ' -
-i. -
, Tl'? alove well-known foundry end
machine shojv has oi-etied. an 1 is now
ready fori business. . Having oyer 31
years' experience In engines ant .ma-,
cbinery, will guarantee satisfaction,.
Am prepatejl to make all kinds ofre
pairs to engines,! boilers, machlnerjr
for mills or farms. I ---i . '
Ifqps Hops
If yon er lntereatea iti, bi nefra
and prices. It will ij you to got thtl'
reiort of tlie s
N. HOC BEPORTIN'I- CO..
;-."';' ( I 33- WhilelmJI St. :
''. ''.' ." ':' r.l- NetV York City;
EM MET pELLS, . Cen. M nager. s
, YilLKES' SULU3J, "ifBGME" "
" . NO. 29i3t : -
Will stand f4r Mares the -omlng rea
son at. C'ome of ; Ferf'y e."d Liberty
streets.. For 'Vdigretj' and pal (Iculars,
call on ' - r" :' ' . ,
Dr. W Long
- Veterinary' Surgeon. . ,
Salem, Oregon.
"3a3i!s
nicoho!,
420 WUll is Ave.
fortlaoa. Ore.
Tobacco to Upper Allan. Ml
USinfJP Ibone Kak ISfM Ore.
JOHN STOUT
Manufacturer of y.
Inraber, Sash, Doers, CHsis,
Mflalilcss, jEtc ,
Fine man lbs and grates, grill worlc,J
show case and office fixtures, a spe
cialty. Woven slat fruit trays.
Southwest corner Church 'and' Mill
streets, Salem, Or. Telephone 1711. j.
CASTOR IA
Tot Infa&tg and Children.!
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