Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924, December 29, 1905, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Textw . . i...wi. L ...... .. L.iiii..li A-r:ci:!:t:rd Districts cf This Cc::niy, Ob:incd frum . ' ' ' ' f " T - Qnircl ; ff s-tfrtn Q Or" f Jr.r r f" r-J n rT f t C ' 1 1 ! P-T 15 - - - n't ' - ., -TJ.e f-'f.'if e- ni'in a few - days ago sr-ct out l?tU'-rs to representative farmers in various parts of Marion county, T'-qnk:-tiv tlem to sr-nd to it information upon the following subjects for tl.e benefit of it readers: ' ';"' . "The condition of fall grain. "The condition of winter rain. - " 'TLe'. proportion ef acreage - sown, compared with previous years. - "The condition of 'fruit trees and what is beings done in the protection of orchards and tiii'i increase la aereage. 'The condition- of " fall and winter work ore the farms, wbetfier the season has been favorable f for its completion, etc." , , '. r' i' - -. . "How stork is looking and the state of the pastures. , ; ;S' ..'; v'If bo;,a arc grown to any extent in i your neighborhood what the feeling fa as to inertasing or-decreasing acreage. v, nether any building Improve inents have leen made in your neigh borhood arid by w'honv : ' ; .' V . "How raapy pew set tiers have come in during the year nod who they are if 'yon knew. ' . ."'.. '.-" r :Jv-.- ". - . The answers to theee letters will be published' i installments , as teeeiveil and ran 1-e kept as a record of this sea son's situation. : Afew are; .riven to " low.; - ' j ";r,t; , '- j Mt. An col,-by William Kramer, O. 8 ' B. farm aufterintepdent for'Mt. Angel ; college: .,-- ; 1 . : - ' Winter; grain looks all right. Twenty-five per eent more acreage" than . ever "before. . We have planted IZOP winter, appfe irees-on onr farm. Thw fall has been-exceptionally favorable for fall and j1 inter work. Stoek looking fine and pastures good. A great ' ntahy improvements are being made, and new buildings rr eonstrueted , every- . ..where." :""."'''' ' ' ' ' ': North JIoweH prairie,' by Mr.' E. B. netcher-r,The -fall' sowing of grain was eomparatively late this, year owing, perhaps,, to the. at tendance at tnefftir and to the grouBdflot being Sn gool eendition until aboiit; October 13. - The . - . - . . . - ... t aercage sown, 1 rompareu vwitn otnar years, may be slightly below the avef- . ago. - There beinga gootlly number cjf ' old orchards scatte-ed about, 'and tbje early 6utlook in the season for a short 1 frait yield, was probably" an incentive for many to place ordeq- for nursery stock with the different solicitors who canvassed the placed 7-Stoek -is in fair condition and the pastures, generally speaking, are goo for the time of yeaf. North Howell prairie is largely devoted , "to hop raising, ' dairying " and mlxeil '"'farming.- As to tk pntting oat of , hops ' it', may well be said that -there i a standstill, but I do not learn of the proppeef of ihe acreage btdng 'dimin- jibed to any extent as yet. As many ,f as half a dozen each of dwellings, barns ' and hop houses were erected last sum-V- mer.j; The ,mot '.important stroctnre, however, ,' a $1200 two-room, two- story, school buibling.. " ! KJunib, in the scitbcastern part of the county in ha foothills of the C'as - eades, by Jaeoh. 8iegmnnd Wit J rath er early to say anything favorable or . iinfavoralJe alout fall or winter grain, as the fall seeding was very late and is , not finished . yet, . There was no iwd . s Sag done before October. 15, something , very unuiinal, on account of the rains.. J- We are just pw in the third freezing spelt so far this winter and 'I have nry doubts whetheror ' not the' next rain will core the harm done by Jack Frot, I as grain is thin on the ground now. " I suppose when sowing is finished there I ".will be abont as many acres sowed as itran average year. There 4 arc no young orchard planted here. MTiewia- 1 tcr's work 4 is progressing . moderately.: .Stock' is falling' off some, frostslbeing " too hard Da "grass and grain. ' No hops in this -vicinity. yj 'hp'-': Jefferson, by lion. J. II. Fletcher "First, condition of fall grain: I be-j lieve it Is in better ebaditiotr than it 'ha. been for th past two years. JJs . growth has not ; been rapid,, owing to theSeool nights and heavy fogs which have prevallod, but'- nevertheless jt looks strong and healthy. t w ' j ''Second condition f winter grata: . The condition of winter grain Is much the same. Tbe growth has not keen . rapid,, but it appears to have too!ed . "well, and bids fair to be more than an average crop. The acreage of winter ' grain around here is not large, most - farmers preferring to sow later on in the season. . . - . . . . !Third, the. proportion of acreage . eowa: I do not think thd acreage will la larger than that of the last two years, fof the reason that farmers are , "putting in much more clover, timothy, . eheat and vetch- than formerly. They are giving more attention to 'dairying nnd eattia rawing. ,iaere is a most ex oellent creamery in Jefferson City, and this fa' SIr J A' Wcd erected a ehee ".factory," Loth- of wLicS Infitltiioaa will 1 need a lare quantity of cream and riiiik, aod the farmers are preparing to fjirr. i-.li them. For this reason the acre age devoted ta 4iffereut kinds of cattle feed will Le much larger than usual while the quantity -of grain sown may not he 8o large, as other year?. " "Fourth, condition of .fruit trees There ere a few good- apple orchards here, and quite ia-number of prune-orchard.", but -I do not think there will be any increase in the acreage, unless it be" in Logan berries and the 'phen omena berries. - Trees which -haveT.een killed by borers are being supplanted by others; leyond this there will te no more' fruit trees- than last year. "Fifth, condition of fall and winter work on the fanni The season has been very, favorable for allkinds of work. There have bee no severe frosts and no-great amount of rain to retard work, and .farmers have, levotel more .time than usual in fixing up their fences and repairing their - buildings. They have been especially busy In clearing land, and a large- number of stump-pullers have been purchased and are now busy at work eJeanng up new grounu. i "Sixth, condition of stock and state of pastures: - The grass ia , Very short and ' Its growth has been exceedingly slow, Rowing to foggy nights and . eool weather,but cattle, nevertheleea, look well. ' This condition arises from the fact' that farmers are well supplied with hay the hay crop of last fall Le- in? one of' the best ever eut tn toia part of the country.'. Still there: will be little to' sell in the spring, ' as the increase in the number of cattle will need it alk-- ; '. , ' J- ' '"-. "Seventh, hops: There are several goo hop yards in this vrei.nity, but the impression prevails that tsVe price, will continue 'iowf although not so low as a few years ago. . There is no -disposition, however,: to decrease the existing quantify, raised. Neither do Jlf thick will an j additional roots be set out the eeming spring,' npless it' be by Mr. J. ItJ'Peterson of Sidney, who has a large quantity,5 of land prepared for new roots. . ' . -. ' . ! '"Eighth, " building improvements.: There', have. been some..good..building put up- during the past year, particular ly in tbe towm of Jefferson. Mr. J. A. Aupperle ereeted a large and substan tial ' structure on Main: street. - One-half of it s used for the Oregon StSte Bank and: tbe other, half by Mr. S., Eeed is Co.", a a mercantile, establishment. 8everal commolious resilences . i have also been ereeted. during the summer and fall, prominent- among the number being thoso ofc Mr. J. II. Roland ami Jacob Cane I. A. Weid f has built a large cheese factory a snort distanco from tbe city and a Mr. A. F. Schubia- ger is being employed torun it.' He Is said to be one of the test cheese man- ufaeturers in fhe . state. Mr. p. H. Looney has erected one of the largest anl handsomest barns in . the county. Several farmers also have built new residences and other buildings, and im provements in this line are going on continually. t , , '' ; . t Ninth, have any new settlers come in? Several, but I am,;nnable to fur nish you their : names. They are de scribed as being thrifty and industrious people, and will doubtless do. their full share in b'uihting np the eouatry.- Many more are expected in the spring." - Sublimity By Iloa. M.-W. Hunt; Our 11 sown grain is somewhat back ward, owing to lack of warns rains, but still it is making a sturdy growth, but not. so forward as usual. -Winter sown ain is also backward. There is less acreage sown i to fall grain than .usual but considerable more winter sown: than usual, owing to early fall rains, which enabled the farmers to start tneir win ter plawing earlier than usual. Coa siderabld attention is being paid ; to prune culture and the orchards are as a rule kept in, fin condition both as to cultivation of soil and spraying-for. pests. -The farmers generally have their winter fanning weu in hand;, the season so far has been a very favorable one for aeld work. - Stock Is . looking well and the pastarage is very good. Hops are grown to a considerable ex tent here but no new yards will be planted tho coming year,, but some yards will be plowed up, as , tne low price prevailing has, to some extent, taken the. enthusiasm out ol some of our growers, sseverai new zaminet have eome tinto our midst, principally in the, neighborhood . of Spver Creek Falls. 'Several substantial farm build- ings. have been erected the past year, among others a fine barn by Adam Barns and a dwelling house by Geo. Glover, and others are projected - for the coming year. We consider this por tion of the Waldo Hills to be in a nor mal -and happy, condition, and are con ceited enough to think that we have the best soil,' the best people, and. the best surroundings of any community in Oregon." .'..-. ' -.,,... ---: -,-"'.;- Monitor By Hon. J. D. .Simmons: The .condition of fall and winter grain is good and the acreage compared with previous years about the same. The orchards are pot being eared for very well, hat there is quite an increase of . tr"y, especially pine trees, and nuis. L ... it re 1 ai .1 j i -r.. 1 L- te- lrt7 ::rk I Tea Ir j tL3 CxzZizj to c: V7crk 'CIf?3 .;ra. - . p The clectrje road from Salem to Port land is looming rirht alon?. coverinz ground rapi.Hy and in a short time will ft)me out upon a level prairie country, where tbe work will proceed with even greater dispatch. ; . -;-. - ;; '... The sixty graders and ten teams are now working- along by the Pruett place about one mile, to the south of 'Che nmwa; and there i nothing to impede the steady progress of construction. The right of way has been secured , and everybody along the line ,- is enthus iastically bailipg the advance toward completion. ; "' - r: :'.'." : . - ; The linf is projected through 4 the Chemawa Indian training . sehool grounds between 150 and 200 feet west of the new. barn whieh is now going up,' thus bringing it within convenient distance of the school buildings and at the same' time a sufficient distance to obviate any disturbance or diversion from study or other duty. ; . ,The building of this road will make Chemawa a favorite place of Visitation and will benefit the school in many ways It will bring the Indian children in closer contact , with their, white brethren. and giv them an opportunity to observe the ways of advanced civil ization, improve their habits of thought andJ engender aa spirit of emulation. It will also give the old and more ad vanced pupils an opportunity to eome to Salem and listen to lectures,-enjoy high-class entertainments aid ' other features of civilized life which are not always within their reach as at present situated. v . ' : v i FISHERMEN FIGHT. Six Men Shot in HevoSver Dnel Be ; - -tween Xtaliana and Amer- t ::-t ; leans. ' ' v . f EUBEKA Cal., Dee.26. In a fight betwee Americas' and 1' naher men on Eel river which brigi-ted from, a disagreement at the beginning of the season. - six men were Bnot. ine xiai- io t, a - AnA where the Americans were celebrating Christmas and opned fire. The' Aineri cans returned the fire. A 'pitjhed bat- tie was prevented owing to the fact that the Italians - teaptnred a man named Casey whom they used as a shield. Two Americans are under, arrest In the hos pital suffering from severe wounds. Four Italians "have" been treated for gunshot wounds. :i:f," -v ::':':-'-: '; ''.. ORDERJ2D TO INVESTIGATE. ' Axneriean ' Consul 'Will' Visit Scene of '. Mexico Murder and Gather j ( T ' Information.'- : I I : '; ' .. ' WASHINGTON, Dee. 26. The state lepartmont has telegraphed Consul Mills at Chihnahua, Mexico, to proceed to. the scene of the ruthless killing of Ruther ford and MeMnrray and investigate the murder. - Finstead, the owner of .the ranch where the killing pecurred, anil 'Shortyj'! eowboy,' are held ia jail on a charge -ef having; committed the crime, notwithstanding their ' protest tba it -was done by Mexiean brigands. Mills will see that they hare a fair . i - . .. .. hearit.g. . , : . PORTLAND, IB , TOTAL LOSS. SEATTLE, Dee. 26. Dispatches to the. Times from Skagway are to the ef fect that the steamer Portland will be a total loss. ; Captain MeLeo.1 of the; steamer Armur says that the vessel ia fast breaking up. , The passengers and erw of the Portland are expected to arrive at Seattle - Thursday on the steamer Al-KL SMALL BUT IMPOP-TANT." J INOKPENDEXCE, Or," Dec. 2J. J. J. Russell, a vender, is bringing aetion , . . ' ' , " . against the city of Independence be-. rause Mayor Messner canceled hisli - eensc, and the suit is arousing mock . .v. " interest , here, as j testing the . mayor power to eancel at will a license already issued. "Russell secured license and erected i, tent at Main and C streets ia u-. v. -'0 v t u,n, - . ateasner, lorougBjiae cny turned the license of the vender, -with the reonest that -he remove from tne ' ke remove from the ' street. He protested, and is suing for - . . - cost of his structure, labor, and loss of sale. 2J Oplwa in CTiamberiaia'a Cougli - .. F.-efly. There is not the least -danger in giv ing Chamberlain's Coogti -Remedy to smaH childrtn ns it contains no opium or other barmful slrug. It has an M.4r.enry it. vate ot xaacwooo, wno tablished rcpntation of more than thir- appeared about a month g.V was tv years as the most anccessfnl meU- alledP M!- r??wer Hc had . . . borrowed G00 from Mrs. Iirnnver a cine in nscv ior eoius, eronp ana rnoop- Ifijr-eoufrh.'Il alwavs cores and in nlen- I"! " f"C rni"- wTr i !Ttl i it a f - uy au aruggtsts. Half thev ills that man is heir to come from indigestion. Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens and tonea the stomach; makca indii'estion imiKiasible. . j j a:;d 13 r.::ii::cr d :'c:; i::. i:r jajx. TO j rrr;tt Ilcldj Adjoumel. Ees Eioa.' cf 'Circuit Co-art acd Cisposea of Ilar.v natters Tertainiiu ta Cases Tiled for .Hearics at Ecsnlar Term. Jude George n. Burnett convened dcpartmqnt No. 1 of the state eirrtiit court fof Marion county, in adjourned session' on Tues.lay and luring the Jay disposeljof a large amount of business preparatory to the opening f .the reg ular Janjuary term-on Tuesday of next week.'-' j r-- .C - - ..- v'" ; ;: District Attorney J. II. MeNary ap peared before the court yesterday -and filed three -criminal informations, one against Andrew - Lenhardt, who was charged with the erime of larceny in a dwelling; one-against Percy Stock, on the ehairge of, forgery and the third against jAdolphWittwer on the charge of indeeent exposure, v . i v Lenh3rlt was arraigned and was al lowed to plead guilty to simple larceny, j- j " - - He was! sentenced -to serve two months in the" Marion county jail. He commit ted his crime at Woodburn a short time -The information against Stoek was withdri wn on : account of an irregular ity and the district attorney was grant ed leav to file a new information. Stock a few iveeks ago' passed a forged check on the landlord "at the nutehins lodg ing nous on State street. - i ; "Witt irer ; was 'arraigned in court and enteral a plea' of not guilty! lie was arreitei i .in this city recently ; for a grave ffense but stoutly maintains bis innocence ; and declares he is Jnot the man wanted. i" ''.." i?' f -.. ' , Jndgs Burnett's court will be in ses sion, agpa at 0' o'clock this morning. " The following docket 'entries were made by the court yesterday: M. El Pogue vs. N. - Simon; on man- date; settled. " " - J ! r.": oopuronia -cssup va. - iicriiiau va. - Ilerman W, Barr efc abj ejectment and agesj continuod to Alarc term.. . Ed JBatterfi'eld vs. "John Chrtie; ac tionfdyivone W. D. Mottney..vs. Isaac L. Steiner; aetion for money; judgment for plain tiff for want of answer as demanded in . i ... i r:i - : W. S. M0tt ct nx. vs. Order of Wash ington action for moneys settled. ' r Wing Logging Co.' vs.- Tnnrston &. Gilbert action f or moncy; settled. - I . Leslie ya.t"Aadrew Kan & Co.; action for money) settled. V W. 3. Hannah Shoe1. Co? vs. Jacob Vogt; action for money-1 settled. - John Hannegan " vs. G.. H, trwin ; ae tion ft r money; settled.' V ? 7 - Onn G. Savage vs. A; M. Clemens; aetion for mopey; default and judg ment. ; - .(.: ::'M l I. ' ";' ' -j . Thoi las Brown and John A. Carson vs. Jo lin. Christie; aetion for money; settled!. ' Manning & Ferguson vs. T. L. David son Ji.; default and judgment with order 1 o sell attached property. J. F Axley vs. F.. Ml Andersen; ac tion ti r money ; default and judgment with order to sell attached property. . Will am Brown vs. Quong Iling; ac tion for money; settled f ' Robert G. Mofre vs. Georga7J. Moore; actios for money; demurrer to com plaint overrnled. - ;. ; E. A. Ilaggcrty vs. CE. .Mcllwain; to strike) out parts of the complarnt ov erruled. - ! W. H. Fowler vs. Jacob Vogt et al.; action for money: settled. "I Bad a running, itching sore on my leri. Suffered. "tortures. Ioan's oint mn .i)ooa away w . ing r'i.'lV liLV .- - - -T- "'.AnfSWorkWf laying the ureen. i v. i MTSTERY TET UmtAVELLED. Canse'of Death of Mrs. Carrie Bronwer cf Lakewood, N. Tct TJn- , : known. ,..-- NEW YORK, Dee. SS. Unceasing ef- forts are to. be made to clear up tire ,wtJnii -t ".--.,- rro,in.nn.T the de&th of Mrs. Carrie. Bronwer, the t wife of Dr. Frank B. Bronwer of Lake-) wood, whose ..relatives declare? thllt ?8L'W1, poisoned. Mrs. Bronwer WM tle daughter of Isaac tlyer of Lake-wood.. She was a Kchool teacher' a J5, when she met Dr. Frank K.; Bronwer, who had just been graduated: from Jefferson Medical college, in Pbfl- adclpHia. i They were married andi moved to Tom's River, near. Lakewood, 1 where! he established a practice. They where! he established a practice. I iv Ait ttanrtilv until Oin TpaM" ' when Mrs. Brouwer accused her bus- - T J. band bf paying too much attention to a vodnz woman patient. Tberei wat Ulk oif a divorce, and Dr. Brouwer. eon-, sultcdTa lawyer for thi purpose, but v Vf T 9'mr:"r i r ! Mr Brouwer died on September 25 last after an illness of eleven days. Dr. i?ro11.Wer atteiuiea her part or tbe time.. . . . e J . T . - " .y ale oif -his household and office f urn i- to". Dr. Cate waa not present when IMrs. 3rouwer died, but he signe.l the J death certificate, giving acute Brijht's diseasp as the emm of death, t . ; Statements made by two nurses after ,Mrs. Bronwer 's death caused her broth- :er, Y Ilytr, of Long l.'rant-h, I) dJ- . . i ! i u d, - .. tin: i ty a a-;.-,.-( t. ;r:tvt hl-i rf:''t, - i t''.1. nti J ti- c:te i- iw sifted to l!.e 1 ;.tto-r. Pe ;ui ir. -';ra liii- compau- in llruiiwer wfs ini.ir..! f? 1 ' ' to 1 T Is' t, "j .irse.1 in the invf s-tiat u,i. they u'.M-overe.l, it ia alleged, that Ir. ('ate signed the leatk certificate acyording to Dr. lirouwtr's wishes. The sudden qisap pea ranee of Dr. Cate after he had learned that an investigation was on foot, has added another element of mys tery to the case. IHE ISTHMIAN 1 1 COLimSSION (Continued from Pago One.) far' as advisable until the qnostion of type of ranarig ,J?cideJ. It should be understood that all the work done , is apidiable to any type of canaL - : At the Colon end of the eanal surveys were made with a view to the conatrue iion of an puter . harbor, a. direct .en trance ;to the canal, an inner, harbor, nnd the completion, of the Gatnn dicer sion. i - i. " ' - "'- . ''''.: v.-i; .-' " . ; Bids were invite J by public advertise ments, for widening and deepening the Colon end of the "canal .with a. view to its immediate utilization for the recep tion of construction material, but as' the bids-were deemed high and as sufficient time has not been given to' biliers to make the . investigations neeessary, they were rejected, 1 I " a " ' Extensive aubsnrfaee investigations were carried on to determine the char acter of the material. , to be excavated in making this harbor. One of the old French dredges was fitted op and placed on the work of deepening the entrance to JEristobal .Harbor. This dredge ' has a capacity of from 200 to 250 eubie yards per hour, To material excavated is tdw.cd to sea in barge. ' j Examinations were mado, at Gatnn during the year 1904 to determine the practicability of building a dam Herons the Charges valjey in that1 ,vicinity. Within the last three months these ex aminations and surveys have been ex tended with , a view to furnishing ad ditional data to the board of consulting engineers..! , . :.s .; .;'.- . .- ; ""f. '. - Surveys were, alsa made at the Tiger Hill eut-off, whereby the length of the canal epuld be somewhat : shortened. The- result shows that the change in lo cation would not be advantageous At Bohio, where the commission of 1899-1901 had. recommended the con struction ofjawtamadlitional examina tions and ifornigs were made with a ..:: n .!..., jja, TaUe , r ' For a sea-level eanal the construction of a dam at Gamboa to impound the freshet waters of the npper Charges is essential in most of the plans which have been considered. The examina tions and borings made by the French company ; were supplimented by others more extensive under direction of the commission, which establish the -fact that a dam here is practicable. In con nection with these examinations at the dam site topographic surveys were ex tended over the ! valleys of the upper Chagres to determine the area of the lake whieh woull be formed by the dam and also the feasibility of discharg ing the surplus waters of the river into the Atlantne or Pacific ocean, 'At the Pacific end of the canal work waa delayed by the qtiaranbine estab lished at La Boca against the Tjabonie plague. Surveys to locate the line of canal,- soundings in the harbor, tidal observation'!, and borings were made. One of the old French dredges - has been kept at work constantly in ' en larging and maintaining, the channel leading to and ia front of the steel pier, where a heavy shoaling has taken place since it was excavated. The. gaugings of the Chagres river bave,ben continued at several points, and self-recording rain gauges have been established." Fluviograph stations have been put in order and the seismo graph has been repaired and is now in service. -' " " Borings have been made along the line f the eanal at frequent intervals, from one end to the other, Nto determine the character of the material to be re moved for. any type of canal that may be adopted, f - ' -' -f y y- :' T'ae question of water supply for Pan ama, Colon, and the camps along the line of the canal received early atten tion. The dam across the Rio Grande was raise.! so as to create a reservoir from which the city of Panama derives an ample snprlr. ' Water was turned in aw a-ifu imiv iiut-ff uuc rar s-w s tember 30 more than half. of tbe entire - work - " - f laying tbe mains and making ma had been completed. 1 For supplying Colon a temporary dam was built across Brazos Brook, creating a reservoif. to serve nntil the permanent one is completed. Reservoirs and dis tributing systems were built at A neon, La Boca, Culebra, and other points along the line of the canal. The" sewerage svetera of Panama is now well advanced, nearly two. thirds th total amount of work having been completed, the material for the re- mainder being on the ground, I Considerable work has also been lone on the roads leading into Panama and although no actcal-ravdng has" yet been done in that city, as is cjj?item- plated, some grading has been done and pn preparations mado to receive brick? acd other material which are arriving on the Isthmus. The coat of the water supply and sewerage systems for thej .!.:.. t1.. j 1 :n i. V - . - . . - hA nm.l v4ck to the ITnite.l JSitates b fnei t?.,m: . r...n. - . , ' i The work in the Culebra cut was! gDy expand led. nntil - in June -elerfn steam shovels were in operation. This work was undertaken chiefly to determine by actual experiment the cost of excavation, but inasmuch as the railroad tracks were laid ia a tempo- rary manner, the old French cars were' of insufficient capacity, the dumps not well selected 'and the housinir and feed . - . K of employes so unsatisfactory as to mh sickness, the t experiment eannot be regarded as a success. The ost of removing this material vsrlej in diffeivnt months from 43 cents to $1.53 per cubic yar.L v t -v ' The act annroved .Tun- 2. TOO". pledged for the cousi ruction of the : "'i'n;il -t i ....'-)."..t, ui wl.i-n it si'jiro priate.t $'l'l,iO((KM. this tolal 1.4-irg pract icaUy the estimated ct of t;ie projert. sal niinf-d by the Isthmian ci iiiil commission of ls99-lf01. That aj propriatirtn was made under conditions and circumstances "almost -identical to . those that are followed for river .and ltarbor works, and leaves BO doubt that the 'project adopted by ; congress was the one submittal by that commission, rand all couruetira wprk done thus far has been under and in accordance wun that project. ' . ' r. " . The commission appolptej in March, 1904, had under considjeration "at the time it was disb&ndel, in March, lW)t, a project for a sea level canaL As a sea level canal, towevef, could not be bnilt-for the amount, authorized by law, and inasmuch aa there peemed to 'be a difference ; of opinion among engineers as to the best type of Canal, the presi dent, by executive order, ; ordered a board of eonsiiltiug engineers to con vene'Tn the city of Washington for the purpose of considering tbe type of canal to be constructed throflQa the Isthmus of .Panama. .,,.-.t ':.'! .;-.'..- ' ': ; 1 It 'is expected that thV report of this boarvl will be made to the commission within a short time. t - , t j t The work on. the Culebrafut was on- dertaken with the idea fiat the exca-! vat ion done would be useful in any4 plan ctt any type of. canal that might be adoptd Tmm is only-true to a limit-1 ed extent. " No systemanic organization for attacking , this cot can Im eflTected j until it is known how much material ) is to be removel and the depth to which the cut1 is to be excavated. If 120.OO0,-: OOtt cubic yards arc, to be removed it ' mwt ; .be .attacked m an entirely differ-' ent manner from what' it would be if only i 0,000,000 , or 50,000,000 cubic yards were to be removed. If the, sea. level type be. adopted about one-eighth! of the total in that cut will.be Tock in-j der. water, whereas in the case of A lock. level eanal with a summit not lesa' than 60 feet alove tide there will itc none. It is, therefore, of the utmost im portance that the type of canal be decid ed upon with the least po5ail.le delay. Purchases For Plant and Preliminary t - . :'- Work.; While this necessary work of sanita ting the Isthmus and providing for the health and welfare of the employes was in progress, the taak of purchasing, forwarding, and distributing the enor mnua nuantitv of material an 1 supplies of all kinds was receiving consVant-and I most, careful attention. -3 he purchases included not only the items entering into the permanent plan but also thoso required for the preliminary work. The approximate total cost of these pur chases was about $9,000,000, and a list .of the more, imporrant ;of them is ap pended: ;".. Ocean steamships Steawt shovels . , I 120 Locomotives .. . . . . , . Flat cars . . . . . . Rapid nloaders Dump ears Unloading plows Earth spreaders Dipper -dredges . . .......... Steel barges &tone-crushing plants ..i.. Steel raiW an I neeessary fast enings' for same, tons ... .. Switch stands i Split switches ............ . Rigrid frogs Cross-ties . . 11 - Pieces of piling Lumber feet .. Paving brick . . Building brick ............. Roofing tile, square feet .... Cement, barrels ............ Doors and sash ............ Sewer pipe and neeessary fit tings, feet ....... i ...... . Iron pepe and necessary fit tings, tons ..... . . ........ Wire screening, aqyds. ..... Corrugate 1 iron roofing, sq. feet .... Steel water tanks and towers Btandpipes . .......... . Air compressing machines . . Cranea ... ... Rock drills Portable deep drilling mach ines ...... ............. Huistingr engines ......... Blasting powder, pounds ... Dynamite, pounds .... Dump wagons nnd other ve hicles ... ............... Mules ... ... ............. . 3C,000 ) n-a.ooo 100,000 14J500 137,000 '?lr It was found to be expedient for many reasons, eeenomie an 1 other, to take an inventory or equipment, machinery and . , . . . . i . - tuj'ii- n,,...-., ...... ma v anai onipany, i.irget pari i which-is of no value. It was therefore j orlerel that a. reeor.i m aejit ot only such equipment, machinery, ami sup; plies as may be used in the eonsf rnct'on of the canal, the value of ruck unable supplies to be placed at 50 per cent of new, material of the same quality, ex - eept that scrap metal 'h,onbl. lie taken up at used current pricea of scrap met- al, less the cost of preparing it for use. Purchase of Ships. In orler to provide facilities to meet its increased freight . anl - passenger issengen replace pensive tsed the movement and in order to steamers operated under erpens Amrrioiii tramer klexicn and Ha- vans from the Ward Line, at G50.000 each, waicn is.less than the original cost of the vessels. Their detorioratioa, if any, has been, more than offset by taej increased eost of material entering in to tho construction of the yessels since they,were built. They are of 5500 ton burden, an capable of sustaining a eea, 16 knots, accoiomoUting 100 ; miass ana sccona-ciaw p.sa- Cer e; ii I O - Lcal Markets. Wheat G3c ; market weak. Oats 3tV'40. . ' . . , . , j. Barley $2G$7 $27. llou iv $4(11(4.7 5 jer bbl. retail. Flnr City, retail selling priecs, $1.05(51.10, . X : f . $3.80 per bid.1 Wbolesal Mill $22.50. feed-rBran, $2150 ton.; shorts . )'. . : . ' - - '-: -. . -:' Markets o , Eggs 32c Hens 8Ve, K(rint;ers , . lck 10e. l.Ti'rkevs1 fie. t . Butler Country, 20' caiih or 20 ia ':Mk ThcsHcard suction guard GLASSES Hold without pinching or wrinkling the nose. They are the most com- fortable as well as ' beautiful eye glasses made. 5 5 3 No rivets or screws to get loose.' No rubber or cork to become soiled or unsanitary. 5 5 5 When irMieed of glass- es try the "Heard suc tion guard. Sold only at j 5 5 5 5 5 Bm's Jewelry Store, . State and Liberty sts trnde: creamer)', 3.1c. Butter fat '.mi Wool 2.1c. , Mohair 23c , Onions f 1.2.1 cwt. ' - ".' Iti4tes 30c bushel lli,ps i(a,V2r.. f Salem' Liv Stock Markets. : CattU-1100 to 1200 11 tUrn. V : lighter steers lVC'?'2c. -.. Cows, !MK to 1000 Iba, 1Vj(c, Hogs, 173 to 250 lbs., fat, 5 Vic Stock, 4e. j' Sheep .Xo market for feeders: I; Mixed ewes and wethers, .IM.fo'tc. j . Veal, dressed, 4(7i. Cc, accorng to quality. 1 Uveqod, Dec. 23. Ma.y wheat, C 9d. I nicago, Dec. May wheat oue l, t 8i, !oc; closed bi '(a 87c. Barley, 41(i 4He. Flaxl.OK; northwcKtern, 1.13. Sn n r - Kr!inci(n ! , U"li it 3241.37d.-l2U. o3t Tacoma, Dec. 2S. Wheat, uiiidi:iri;el. Portland, Dec. 28. Wheat, club, 7 'a (a7Jr; bluestem, 72(tt 73c; red U7f'i (W.-; valley, Oats White. $27.o0: crav. 2G..10. j Barley Brewing, $23: feed, f22.Z0; i r.dle.l, f 23. r Hay Valley timothy, $10T 1 1 ; east- ern Oregon, 13.50(5111; clover, S.50(.) - 9i cheat. 7.r0f,7H- slfnifn. l(l. 20 MillstuITs Middlings, 21(i 25; chop, ........ "125,0001 no- tran, $18(iil9; shorts, $20(?i 21. ......... 12,000. Flour Hard wheat patent, ' $1.35; . ......... 33,000,000 1 straight. 3.65fl; graham, $.1.75; rye, ... 7,000,000 j $3; whole wheat Hour, $4; valley fl.uir, ......... 3,500,K:0;$3.63(;t3.S0; Dakota, $6.50fii,7.25s east- ern rye, $.1.40; l.'illsbury, $G.30(u)7.1.1; Corvalhs, $3.0. Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $2'.) per ton. - Rye, $1.50 pcf cwt. , ; -Butter Fancy creamery, 27,, j(i .0c; city creamery, 30W ,32'jc; lairy, HiVj (?17c; store, li i. fa) 1 5c j eatern cream- ery, 25(27 l,-je. 137 000 t'heese Young America, lGfiilCAc; ' 3. Oregon full cream, 13 l-2e. 14 J Eggs-l-Fresh Oregon ranch, -f.Oc; 14eatein eyjfs, 23(75 21. i p z I'oultry Old rotsters, HfaOe.', lien, 132 ?!;. springs, lOViCllc; .broiler k jlO(;i lOe; drenned chiekeiis, 1 V.W.r; SO'C'ese, live. lu "10c; dnsN.l, I2fl2lf; 52 ' turkeys, i7,'t l7He; dressed, I'-'' -tci, C46O0 1 ,,u'ks. old. U(iil2c; x.i ifig due-i s 1 t7p l517ronj pigeons, pr dozen, J 1.25; s.jiiaU " ' $2(2.50. f - Jioney Dark, lOUc; amber, 12(il; TL,yncy white, 14(Ji13c. PotattM-H Per sack. G.1( 7.1e: ear 1"U, euntry; joLlwrs'1 prices, 75((t "s.lc ir 100 lbs.i turnips, 75(i !Klc wn-k; cal- l.ag'S, per jKiuod, lfl'ir; celery, d7.- " - r. en - t;.,ri 7.e ; onions, $1.(h(.i 1. 10 V1 ftnln ntrv; joblwrs triees, $l.25(i'l.ni; " Livestock Market. CattleBest steers, $3JWi(i 3.75; .-, $2.7.1fii)3; .calves, $3rt4.75. Sheep 4f'0(''4.75." " Hogs $.1J!5(a 5.75. - j LlvertocSr. Chicago, Dee. 28. Cattle Kereij.t. j 15,000;" market, weak t P'e liiwir. Beeves, W.Ma 0; stockc-rs and fee.li-rs. $2.40(-,. I.I5fv .cows and litifeM. $l'f'" 4.75. ' i Hogs Receipts, 38,000; market, nogs iteceipis, ,jH,utu; mariici, 15e lower. Mixed'' and'' butchers, $!.!' l 5.05 ;. good heavy, $ i.5o(ii 5.15; rimli heavA$45(JI4.I5; light, f.85!i.V7i; ' bulk"f sales, $4.U5C 5.10. Bheep. - Receipts 22.0W; insrkcf $ f. tr Sheep, $'J0(Jj.5.B.; ml f.'t.0o. ' -.i... , . n,.t,. , r,. o r-,Mi.-T.v- luintl nktlll. ... n . V .linrll' VctivC t "(1vt T rn. ; ..m i,a u aii l , 1 .. $.1 ' at,ker feVder $2.254.10; calves, $?(,r; to lis, $1.75f 3.50. If nTB Itcnni t, 11 flOO- (n.-irktt. lower. neavy.4.90C't ',5; mixed, $l.S7f,i- te4.B2ti! licrht. 4 HTifii 4.92' ,: J"K"- . . $4.21(nC4.G3; bulk of sales, $4'" 4.92 , 4 J Kheep Receipts 5000; market feajjy. ? Western yearlings, 61) 23; wether. 7 $5.50(fi3.75 ewes, $4.75' 5.40;L laa'bs, !$77.75. . Kansas City, Dec. 2S.-Cattle-Rf- I, A ff'm .mi vie atnndtr f C WPJ' 1 Native steers, $3.75(a6; native cows an t heifers. 2?40: stoekers and fce'h'r". $2.754.80;' western cows, $2.25.1': western Eteers, $3.23(0. .vj; caivt-. ; Ifitn Hogs--Receipts, 10.0QO; market f I in Inwee. Hulk of sales. $4.8'v; j heavy, $4.95 5.05; packers, tlMWWi pigs anl light, 4.4.( 8heep Receipts, 4000; market brrr. bluttons, $4.50Cfvfl; lambs, - $;"' ! ' range wethers, 1.25(i G.40; fed ee tl.;.125.30.