STATESMAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBEB 2i, 1S05. . ' 7 : : ' : - - -ri;r ;-,Jr,' v i j-.;. : i - -r-.-; ::';;; i i . - . - 5 tatesmsie,; CMisi to; Close December ' In place of November 13. It was formerly announced that The Statesman's great $2500 contest would close November 18, but owinj to the numerous requests of a majority of the candidates concerned It nas been deemed ad visable to prolong the contest two weeks. Hp one has 'yet such a decided lead that the two extra weeks will make any difference in the oleoma of the contest. The results nave been very satisfactory to The Statesman, and so far as it is concerned it would prefer to have the contest close Novem ber 18. Below aro two of the many loiters which have been received by the manager of the contest department, asking for a continuance of the contest. It seems that only one or two candidates tooi a decided interest in this affair up to threo weeks ago, and tho3e few did not eet such a decided lead that a difference of a week or two will place them at any disadvantage. The Contest will Positively Close Saturday Night, December 2nd. No further continuance will be made all candidates may rest assured of that. No matter whether the entire number of candidates desire another ex tension, it will net be made, a's The Statesman does not feel it would be fair to those whe entered the race on the start to keep putting off the closing from week to week. Therefore it i3 panitively asserted that this contest will closa on Saturday, December 2. Get all the votes you can in the meantime. One of the reasons for making this cxteasioa so tLa candidates would have the opportunity of seeing their country friends. There are many friends and relatives living in ether places wha can be called upon to subscribe and who will do so if civeu ample time to turn In their subscriptions. ,Now that tho contest will close De ccmber 2, in place of November 18, there ar six weeks remaining, and this will giro all an equal chance to see every friend and relative in the dountry and get the votes on' the subscriptions, s Don't put off getting: your votes un til the last week. but bring in your subscriptions as soon as ponsible. The extra vote offers ' are not to be overlooked by-any means, as every ballot counts. Tho house and lot valued at $1500 is going to ba given to some one, and it may as well be you as a competitor. With six weeks still remaining you can get a great many votes, and the extra time will 1:3 to your advantage. The contest department will be glad to help candidates in any way possible. . FOLLOWINO ARE TWO OF THE MANY LETTERS RFCEIVED RECENTLY BY THE CON VEST DEPARTMENT OF THE STATESMAN: The Request of a Candidate from an Outside District: What a Salem Candidate Has to Saj : (Four other letters along the same lines as this one have been received from candidates from the first and sec ond districts, and tho majority of the letters are from the leading candidates, voicing a desire to have the contest ex tended.) ' ' Salora, Or., Oct. 18. 1905.. J. A. Malcom, Mgr. Contest DeparU ment, Salem, Or.: . ' My Dear Sir I am cne of the lead ing candidates in your contest from Salem and I desire to ask if you can not extend the contest ; for two :vt three weeks longer than the scheduled time November 18. I have so many friends whom I desire to see and who I know will subscribe if I can only get an opportunity to see them. Many of my friends live in. the country, and as I can not get out there every day I would appreciate it very much if you could arrange with the management of. The Statesman to prolong the contest. I have talked to several of the candi dates in my and other districts, and they are all anxious to have you ex tend it. I think you could do this and be fair to all of us, as each one will have the same opportunity the last two weeks. Not one of the candidates en-J tered the contest with much determina tion until a couple of weeks ago, and as the time is so limited from now un til the end It means that we will not have the opportunity of seeing more than half our friends, and thus lose many votes. i " ' ' ' ' Trusting that you will be able to ar range this extension, which Is the de sire of. a majority of the candidates in my district, at least, I am, - . Tours very truly, Miss (This is ona letter out of many ex pressing the same desire. It seems that all candidates are - anxious for the ex tension of time in the contest. Hence the decision to prolong it until De cember 2.) J. A. Malcom, -Mr. Contest Depart- ment, Salem, Or.: My Dear Sir I have just become thoroughly interested in The States man's house and lot contest and it is now: over half - over. Other candidates in my district feci that the time for setting votes i& too limited; not giving us an opportunity to see our friend and solicit subscriptions from them. If i I get a. petition signed by a majority' of the candidates to have the contest extended two or three weeks would you consent to prolonging it? I think it would be fair to" one and all, as we. would all have the same opportunity to get votes the last two weeks. The way it is now I do not have an equal show with the other candidates, as , many of my friends live in Portland, Eugene and other cities. I feel sure tnat other contestants in this district feel the same as I do about this propo- , sition, and if you can arrange to have the contest close about December 2 or 7 I think It would be a great help to all concerned, as we would then feel that we had an equal show. I am working very hard now, but do not feel like going ahead until I know your decision in the above matter. .If you want me to I will get up a petition fcr an extension,' which I know' tho majority of the candidates will sign. , Yours very truly. y . - - jlss - REMEMBER THAT THIS CONTEST WILL POSITIVELY CLOSE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2. NO MORE EXTEN SION OF TIME WILL BE MADE UNDER ANY CIRCUM- ' STANCES. i iphe S1500 House and Lot will KeLvo owner December 2. a it i 11 11 ni 1 1 n i 9 n n in u i j n 1 13. hi nmmLW'i musim . TIIBO' DESTEBN OREGON Statesman's "Paper" Rail l road Revolving Into a " Reality. FROM PORTLAND TO ROSEBURG Latest Indications Are ' That Goulds Are Behind the Gigantic Enterprise; (By the Associated Press. OREGON CITY, 0 Oct. 20. (Spec ial) After a conference in this city with Messrs. Rhodes. Siukler and lint thee, bankers of Philadelphia, W. P. Hawley, a local capitalist, manager of the pulp and paper plant, made the statement that eastern capital was pre paring to build an electric "railway be tween Portland and Roseburg, the first suction running from Pprtlafld to Sa lem, running south on the west side of the .Willamette valley to a point be tween Hubbard aod Aurora, an bring ing the river to a point on the east side, thence to .Salem. Tarough the rich country south of Salem on the west side of the valley, it is proposed the road shall go to Eugene and south, by a route yet to be determined, to Roseburg. At Eugene il 1 proposed to connect with what is said ultimately to be a transcontinental lire, hacked by the same interests. This road will exteni from Og'len to. Coos Bay on the Ore gon Paeifie Coast. Just what route the Ogden road will take in not known, but it is said that the plans of the back ers contemplate acquiring the Westenf rXevaJa. California & Oreeon ra'lwav which extends from Reno. Ncv., to Al tura, Modoe county, California. Onr report says that the road has already been acquired. In Nevada th trans continental road ' will connect with Could' Western Pacific, Ogden & San Francisco system. In this city, it is sai.l, the rna.l will run aver- the. tracks of the Portland Consolidated street system, recently purchased and reorganized by the' S-ligmn-Clarke syndira V of . Philadelphia and New York. The entire plan of operations as outlined in the above is said to be one of the schemes for the invasion of the west by the Goulds. W. R Hawley owns thirty miles of ; water rights on the Santiam river, and it is understood the, power generated on this river will operate a large sec tion of the propoes.l road. , It is understood that Mertrp. Rhodes Sinkler an.l Butcher am heavily inter ested in the lighting plants at Salem and Kugene. Statesman's Attitude Confirmed. N The above dispatch, which comes by the Assof iated Press to Tho Statesman, istmly confirmatory of the series of irticle which has been published in The Statesman for the past two month.: ind upholds the position exclusively taken by The Statesman all ajong that a line between this city and Portland, .ind doubtless farther south, was posi tivelv assured. It has been known. run down to and' across the river at 'a' liHt near Boone's Ferry and continue int'j Portland on the west side. It is also understood that all or nearly all of the right of way for this project has teen : secured and at . is officially an nounced that the actual work of con struction will start from t-his city with in sixty days. . . v As an evidence that these mean busi ness and that the road will not be built upon paper alone, it develops that tfiey are buying up all of the electric light and power plants all along the proposed route, and the fact that they have tak en over the Eugene-Springiield' plant ives color to the belief, although yet unannounced, that it is the intention of extending on as far south as Ku gene, at, least, and perhaps fartherT A .leal has also just been closed whereby these interests hare taken over the Al bany plant. It is understood, although as yet un confirmed, that a deal has practically been closed by which the plant of tje Union Light tc Power Company, with headquarters at Aurora, will be ab jorbed in a few days. This latter com pany owns extensive Water power rights on Silver creek, jwhich, taken together with what te people back of the local plant, principally the firm of Rhodes Sinkler & Butcher, a large banking institution . of Philadelphia, Control on the Santiam will give them sufficient power to operate any railroad system which they might contemplate, besides local light and power systems. When approached for other contem plated elcctrie lines in the valley, Man ager Welch preferred not to discuss those plans, Ju ventured the informa tion that the company desired first to .jet the Salem-Portland project out of the way before taking anything else up in a definite way. It, is certain, however, that other lines, reaching out in different directions from this city, ire in prospect and that preparations ire beiug made for the consummation f such deals, procuring right of way privileges, efe, but little progress is '.eing made upon them for the reason that greater attention is being paid to the Portland road. A meeting of the 'people of Woodburn will be called for Monday night of next week when the proposition of the concession of ter minal grounds for the line at that place will be presented fhem. ' In confirmation of the survey be tween tiiij eitv and Port I. -ind the Cot- Surveyors are running a line for an eWtric line to connect . Salem with Portland. B. B. Merrick and a crew of six men arrived' at Gervais Wednes day night, having located a line from Salem to this point. It does not follow any of the previ ously surveyed rontes. It is proposed to make it as direct a rote as possible. It is probable thaf the line will parallel the S. P. Co. between Salem and Wood l.urn. thence direct to Portland by way f Wilsonville and cross the. river at or sear Boon! FerrVy , ,; It iOlifl indention of the new electric line not to cross the S., I. CJol's line, H'Ut remain on the west side of the track altogether. FOR COUNTRY WEAR. 7 Finest line ever produced of medium and heavy weights in , hIgH-TOP FOOTWEAR. Don't fail to examine before purchasing. Store of Styles and values. : v'IRVIN '.&, -CO.- 326 State Street Salem, Or. OUR GREAT CLUBBING GTfER The Greatest Clubbing Combination ;''",.'.'," ' .' fver Offered Our Readers Twice-a-Week Statesman, 104 Issues, $1.00 CLVU A Pub. Price. Our Price. Twice-a-Week Statesman ... .... .$1 .00 Pacific Homestead (weekly) ...... $1 . 00 Northwest Poultry Journal $ .50 Total ......$2.50 CLUB B Twice-a-Week Statesman $1 .00 Twice-a-Week Portland Journal 1 . 50 Northwest Poultry Journal .............. .50 J2.00 VICTIM OF FIRE t SISTER M. CYHILL OF SACEED IIEAET ACADEMY FATAIXY EUKNUD BY ACCIDENT. Janitor Leaves Kettle of Naphtholeum on Kitchen Stove to Thaw Ont and It Boilx Over Carelessness Causes Life of Innocent Sister of School. .tn! no Ktntetl in The Rtatexman npou ' several oeeasionH, that the new com bination of railroad interests itu-orpr-ttel the tatintj over of the Hawley .vater power interi'sts on the Santianv. tnl .tlris almission from Mr. Hawley j ' nly strengthens . the-attUnde of Tho A mot dirtresainsr neeldent, and one -tateMinan in n:ist int lieutioiis. , . , . ... , . . . , . ... whu'h is exited to prove fatal, oe Th road spoken of in the Associated: . .. . . fress dispatch, as eantemplating LuijCl:rr,', at th Heart Academy ing to Alturas, California, is none other "hortly before noon yesterday, when ban that proposes to Uuild from Hunt- Sister M. C.'yrill was nost seriously inpton south through eastern Oregon to f burned about the body and face and ltnr:is, Mo.Ioe county, California, as t.t such an extent that ber recovery can iublii.ed in The Statesman two weeks " hardly be hoped fon At last rejorts, igo. in the articles of incorporation of jbwt evening, however, she was reportet .vhieh New York capitalists -er- to lie resting as easy as coubl be ex .tamed as the incorj. orators of record, pee ted under the cireumstances, and t is iMMcible that the Goulds are I e- - that she was rtill conscious, nllhooh it i ii 4i prorari, us ninttru ui in mo i nun orinir Total .!.... $3.00 CLUB C Twice-a-VVeek Statesman ..$1.00 Twice-a-Week Spokesman Review (new) ...... .$1.00 Northwest Poultry Journal $ .50 $2.00 Total . .$2.50 $2.00 CLUB D Twice-a-Week Statesman . ....... $ 1 . 00 Weekly, Oregon ian . . . . . , .$1.50. Northwest' Pouttrx Jjairnal. . .x.m?. .$".G0 ' .Total ....... ..$3.00 $2.50 CLUB' E Twice-a-Week Statesman . . . 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The TwiCC-a-Week Statesman H full ! of COUntV. state an rospectire railro.l eonstmction janitor, or some workmen al;ont .the nation.-! nPW Ynn rnnnnt nfTnrH in lw withnnf if Ymi rocoive r.iilro:id eonstmction "j-tntor, or some workmen a lout throughout the Willamette valley. anl f acukMiiy, i.Iaciu-' a vessel filled with naputaoleum upon the kitchen rauge to y.-arni it and evidently forgot it, for v t;ean to ioii oyer and run over the acn new development makes it niori certain that railroads will be built and that in the very near future, The latest move to be publicly announced in that connection is a proposed line 'if railroad through the valley to start from Rosebur)? and Terminate at Port land. This line is projected by Presi dent T. K. Sheridan of the lionet urg National bank, and the general suppo sition is that the George Could inter ests are ebind him. Mr. Sheridan has already petitioned the Portland city council ior the privilege of constract ing a line of railroad on Front street hi that city, which leads to the tonclu sioa that it is the intention of enter ing Portland by. that route in the event of the constrnetton of the road. There is-a difference of opinion as O the interests back of this scheme, for, while it is suggested that it is (iould, or' some other powerful finan cial interest in New York,, locally the belief, in railroad circles, is that the movement is but a new scheme of Har rimaa fostered for the pnrpose of dis couraging ot4ier projocta of .the same nature. . , ", i . The moat feasible prospective linn Letween this city and Portland, and even to points f farther south, is regard lly that being promoted by the new tnd powerful naancial iateu-sti back f the Citizens' Light & Traction Com niay, which is being managed by local Manager A. Welch, assisted by cM ay or Waters, in procuring the right of way. For this proposed route ; the '. survey has been completed as far at Wood turn, where it4 is-probable the line wil ran parallel with the Southern. Pacific, ft. A i " 1 . " ... iui ii wiu ueviaie irom tnat coarse stove, where it caught fire. It was dis covered by Sister fyrill, who, ia her heroic attempts to save the building from ruin, sought to snatch the over flowing vessel of rombustible .duid from the stove. Her garments" caught fire, and although t lie other sisters and students rushed to her assistance, she was not rescued front her perilous pre dicament until her clothing was almost entirely burned from her body and the flesh was scorched and seared from ber i From the institution it was impo-j sihle to learn the lady's name lef ore she entered the institution, but this will' develop after death. Up to an early ! hour this morning the patient was still ' alive, but the chances for her surviving I the night was regarded as disparaging; Mister Cyrill Is over 50 years of age, ' and this is looked upon as a strong chance against her recovery. Rhe ,1ias ' been in the service for ; more than ' twenty-five years. I 104 copies durincr the year. If you cannot find what you want in these clubs, write us and we will save you money. All clubs must include the Twice-a-Week Statesman. You can send these papers to as many addresses as there are papers. Make all remittances direct to STATtSMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, Saleoi, Oreoon. loiter; ; Bister Cyril da at 5:30. a. i., October 24. T905. iiU COP NEVEETIIEIXS3. The harvest of the aptde eron on the Wallace farm, which has been in pro- jrress ior the past few. days, was eqmf rileted last evening, and the eron last been gathered in good sliape, -being ess in quantity than that of lastsfaf on, but in quality the fruit is excel lent. The yield of this orchard Is not jmalL. however, withstanding the short-. short distaneo below-. . Woodburn and .age this year being 2500 bushels. CUT THIS OUT To the Northwest Poultry Journal. Salem, Or: Enclosed please find 10 cents far a three month's trial sub scription to the Northwest Poultry Journal. If I do not stop it at that time you may continue to send it and I will pay 50 cents with in six month fyr a year's subscription. If not paid till the end of the year the price will be 60 cents. ' ' ' Name. City. State.