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DAILY 0AP1TAI. JOTJBlTAIs 8AUBM, OREGON, SATURDAY, J0XY"7f 1900.
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Smooth Exploiters Blindfold Portland's
Council, Its Redoubtable Mayor,
and Its Big Newspapers
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Pciint.no Longer the Finger of Scorn at Us
Hayseeds nor Give Voice to the Call
&8f Rube Valley TownsWill not
Bite at That Bait Now
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i 'Tbid PeVjSaind Talopram, lifts up ita
vodcie?8flIsvrcip3 ob Rachaol for her
chUdlpo'''ite uMaltionn aHe as mtoutrni
ful aa the callof a turtle dovo, ami its
feomplKJa intaisivo as .tlio wail of a
uaawD oinuHgny- coyotes. Tiio Telegram
takes Hfepaodiima without having its
pasd hold, 'but ib Is plain to bo seen
ibhut-itis-aibcut as palatable amd oppo-
iizitfgicaBtior oil. Tha Los Angeles
$gamof,pnwnti0TS got away watih! the
pliumtdW aadl all that Portland now
realizes from) tiho dbal is an iiumonc-e
.supply of bakD-ennollirvg hot air, and the
'tight to boldl tho salek and bo snipo at
1 tlhesBmaviini, Listonl to tho talo of
jwioo, as told- by out big evening con-
torafpteftfgr,, domTn titoo. creek:
i m 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 m 1 1 i i n 1 1 m 1 1
few It Was All Done.
J !BaMiaf Chamber of '
jK OorataetTCd building... $100,000
,, run 'few; uregon xnao-
ioa Company 100,000 I
Paiiid.'dior lteol an'di ma-
'torlalT. 80,000
Paid for banquets gon-roa&-
20000
CtoaW total paidl $300,000
spent im ascertaining tho standing of
the "capJto&ist&" prcviouisi to the iflnalal
lobiso being given, it would sooml tho
municipal iM were in full possession
of tli dr faculties whom they closed
their oyes and bet on 'tho throe card
monto layout. i
While it may appaar ungrateful in
return for such a wealth of oxperiencb
to diacloso tHia fine arts of tho manipu
lation, itho Above figures givon by tho
"grabbers" will afford! a comyfiohen'
sivo insight us to 'h'owi tih game cam bo
ployed! to win.
Tluo fir. splnliga made by ithe coin
panj was to taiko over the chamber of
ooniimereo for $800,000. To drop" .such
a bunolif of nicklcs in ono lump set oven
B. Hi Ilarriman thinking. IIo won
dorad if it could bo truo. BnA Portland
knew better. Hadn't it been promised
bhe men we d, but they couldr havo car
ried it through."
"Have you any Idea what will mow
bo dlonoT"
"I havo not," ho said. "I have not
seen it ho contract drawn, botweon tho
stockholders ami the Los Angeles com
pany, but in my judgment all they, can
sell is tho wtook."
"Will not they depose you as a' mi
mi iby atockluokJer wihien tboy reorgan
ize tho company 1"
,"Thay may," he admitted,
"Do you intend' i'o opposo tbcmf "
"I had not) tliought of it. I am not
familiar with tho legal aspects of that
part of tho matter anil do not know
whalt can bo done," ho stated. "But
I'll bo perfectly satisfied now if tho
new poopla will toko 'hold of thb iiop
orty ank.1 carry it out as wo intandied.
I've maido a fight to keep it togothor,
and I hope Portland will havo 'tho sys
tem as ww would havo built it."
What tho Transfer Included.
Mi". Emnvons said tixo ttansfor in
eluded the cltamber of commorco builiV
ing, the franohies of tha oampamij'' on
IVonb street and varioua other tlior-
oughfairos add tlio lino and franoliios
of tho Oregon Traction company to
gdthiii with matoriol worth in tho
neighborhood of '$80,000. The land
bought) near Linnton, which amounts
to 223 anul) a fraction aoros, wsia taken
up by iudiviiDiial mombers, and waa not
included in thb (Teal. Tho proptj ty
lies mostly on tho water firont, and o
always think of them with ttfunosfc adi
mlration whan wo romombor how thet
duped tho peoplo and nrado monkeya
of the nniyor and tho oitv oounciL
PRODUCT OP 3AWMIIiLS.
Those of Washington Stato Turn Out
an Enormous Amount of Lumber.
The 450 sawmils in tho stato of
Washington .turn out moro than1 two
thousand million feclb yearly, saya Gas
sier 'a aiagazino, whllo tho output of
tho 500 Oregon mills is fiftoen hundred
million feet.
Individual mills on Pugob sound, on
tho Columbia river and otMier inlets
connecting with' tho Pacific ocean are
iroinai lbablo for thcdjti dzo, A't Port
Bkvkely, on ono of tho islands of Pugot
soumi, is tho largest sawmill in capa
city under ono (roof in 'the world.
Tho largest group of sawing plants
owned by ono compainly is situated in
Tjcomai harbor, whilo tho largest shin
such that if the impact of Its foil is
not gmidunlly chockod tho forco with
which it shrikes rt'bo (found may split
tha trunk and possibly mnko it usoless
except for small sizes of lumber, the
swampers prttynra tlia bed undor tho
Biipe-'i&ion' of tho foreman.
If tlio itreo to bo felled standi upon
a hiUsldo or whdio tho surfaco of tho
ground has an inellno upward, adn-
tago is token of this to throw it
toward tho upward inollno. Tho dis
tance of 'the fall ia.ithus los9onedi, and
tho logs can, of course, bo pulled moro
readily down hill than upward
Patches of soft ground' or a thick
growth of umkuiU-usb also aid tho log
gers, ns tho forco of tho fall can bo
broken if thb trunk descends upon the
swampy, ground or ho undergrowth,
but usually piles of bouglis aro placed
along tho falling lino, so that tho
trunk will ftrst shrike "theso, tho pile?
acting ns buffers.
Whoa blue foreman or undorcuttor
has deeidod tho direction in which tho
tho lowit part of ono of tho larger firs
portion on tho hillsido was to bo opened w' weigh firomi thiflfy to forty tons
as a rock quarry Notl quito 30,000 nvxro than a ton to overy linear foot
shoio' of stock wero issued, nnidl tho sue tho density of the wood ami
glo mill in tho world is in tho town of
Ballard, a ubi-b of Seattle, producing J'00 to bo cut v ,,nl' tho bed is
propau-CK tlia urab rnolsion is usuallv
niada with tho ax, two men cutting In
fropj opposito sides,
t 'Wilionl tha incision lia's ireaohed1 a
point about onothted of the distnnco
tlinough tlio trunk anoiMior is made
fromf tho opposito sldb wiiWi a cross-cut
paw drivon bj" liandl or other power
This incision oxtonAs about half way
through tho trunk or until tho umlor
cutUvj who is in1 cbamgo of tho foiling
solely cedlan shingles.
On tho shores of Pugot sound tho
bulk of the forest of trees stand 250
feot high, while firs have boon cut
measuring almost 350 feot in hoight.
Tho problems involved in felling these
tree- are not so aimplo as the greon
horn might think.
A twenty-four foot log sawed, from
trunks of tirocij imaging from a' foot
to two foot in diameter. They uto
st'nipped of their klrla ami laid trans
voraoly upon tho surfaco, being hold
in pkico by wooden pins or spikcj
driven initb tho ground at tho onds
and atirips spiked uporJ the top$ of tha
logj. If posslblo. tho skidwoy is laid
iln ni swampy flection of tho forest to
keep tho surface wot amdi slippery.
In liauling ..tluo loga to tho skidwaj1
tho old-rtdmo motlilod of using strings
of oxen and 'horeco aomothmos a com
blnaition string of both animals in
rapidly bolng fniporaodbd by tho steam
ongino in some fonm.
holdings of Messrs. Evans and Yeou
amount to leas tlrani 8 per cent,
"Mir. Loss will bo in Portland next
wocik, anul them micno. detalla will! bo
outlined," paid Mr. Emmons. "At any
irate, onough of tho sysfein will bo built
to insurd ita complotion before anly
bond? aro issuodl Mr. Loss has lfitostly
eaatenn capitalrats interested) with him,
soma of whom aro Now York men. Tho
work on Macadam street has been
0. 'B.Loffl paid for stock 500,000
DisbuasQinonts of United
Railways 300,000
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Voivgt-" ,.... 200,000
iiiiiiiiinimiiiiimigfr
.For. now; dodgco in franchiao manip
ufetlon, anjjbjoet lesson in "Geti Rioh
Qai'ck" odd tho kdy to tho game of
hW to get something for nothing,
l lad, today is obligated to those
Uw Uiouhib thb Unltotl Railway com
panies Into existence. The deal for
Be tranefer of 02 per cent of the stock
J tbp corporation, amounting to a
trdaoplj thara 30.00Q shares, was
Wjouglittl to a closo last night. This inal tim liowoveT, and thena various
lUcuwwfpPPrtj onies who sd generously siunisl'aro gtrora by tho membilu of tho
mlv-UHmg thw Rose City to tho company thdmsolvttis and mint bo no-
ffUSlJ? loiu6 throw jonquets copted accordingly , , , , ,
th oouBcll ami tho 'commercial en- In" addition Mr. Evans said today
ita trough lauding tho tempting that tho comp.uy 1ml paid $100,000
jte, offered) 'here, closeil' their fw UlQ property 61 tho Orogon Trac-
TITj tTOD f "llW tt" fion company, coiiSUtlng of franchise.
Mjjkf their credit Is $200,000 easyon Sta.b Tifi an4 Pettygrovo
l3!n9 . istreotn and about a milo of double
luvr,u uvut """ lu,iaoi,i " was-track, which, was eold at public nuc
rovolutionizo the) city? It was no uso
gotting n)Qr-oua, becauso tho strtt ms
mado so well. But' Boon it became
knowii an oversight was responsible,
and instead of $800,000 tho figures
should Jmvo reall $100,000. Tho rest
was paper.
A, C Emmbna, acting as attorney
for C. E. Loss & Co., said, today that
tho building is no4 in tho name of J.
Whyto Evans, president of tho United
Railways company.
"It wfl) in his namo as trustoe fot
a time after bho tale, but a few months
ago was transforred to W. D. Lairra-
btfo," ho sahli
A rough estimate places .tho cost of
.steel and other material ordered at,
$80,000. Thia is admit tied by both
sidles. But it wnb not told tlua in addi
tion to aboutj $1800 paid yesterday by
thlet C. E. loss in)tie!pa-it8 as saJurieN to
tho crew in tho field for June, thero'
were obllgairrbnls assumed for material
unpaid for that amount to soveral
Miouwinda of (Man. This is a non'
Los Angeles 'capitalists" wofio tokia0'1 charge of by the now owner
1 Mfcfco
and tho Juno wages wore paidl yester-
daj-, amounting to nbout $1800. Thero
a! io some outstanding bills for material
amd 'the liko which havo also boon as
sumed. ' '
The 0. D, Loss company was to liavo
conViructcul that roaul far tlio United
Railways in tho first placo, butt on) tho
failure of 'tho promoters to securo fi
nances negotiations wore opened with
Mt- Loss Tho option held on tho
Evans andl Yeon stock expires Tuos-d-vy,
having been) takero July 3 for ten
diyfl. Tho 'company filed oi bond for
$100,000 shortly beforo 5 o'clock yes
t(idaj;, This was provided by local
business men, tho signatures t)o which
included) tihoso of II. A. Moore, W. C
Morris, II. Wittonborg, II. C. Wort
man, J. W. Ilealey, II. W. Godnlnrd and
0. Ax Mttilarkoy. The signers ata in
turn uairantood against loss by tho
Metropolitan Surety company in tho
sum of $100,000, and tho C. E. Loss
company a!ao guarantees them immun-
ny i"om paiyment in a liko amount.
At a session of tho council last night
(ho foriiu'il acceptance of the franchise
was presentttll anil approved. J, Wliy'e
E-an signed tho aecoptanco as presi
dent of tho company and WHmot Grif
flss as soorotary. Ib is agreed undier
the in ibnunont tiliat tho company will
abide by all terms, conditions amd 'Jo
s'' VJons of tho franchise, and if the
provisions aro not carried out, tho city
will bo indemnified) in tho sum of
bho gnif d'ualmater, Thorefore tho part
or a singlo tieo available for logs may
exceed 150 tons in weight.
A logging camp in tho Pacific
Ne thwest i divided into tho foiling
gang, tho sawyers, tho skidklors, tho
swaiinpans, tha yartlors, ,tho loaders,
and, If tho logs aire transported by
wafer, tho boomers or raftmakcrs.
Tho it'ellminainy oporabions in get
ting tho timber out of tho tract of
woodland are 'the construction- of the
skidway or skid road and tho prepara
tion of tho beds on wliioli! tho trocs aro
to fall.
Sinco tho weight of a 250-foot fir la
gang thinks it is doop enough
Tlia nobcb stop is to guldo tho trunk
in tho right dawctlon, which is done
Uy driving wedges Inta tbo incisions.
Whon thfa work is .performed it may
bo necessary for t'ho tuxmen to cut a
few, moro chlpA. Thorn thb cracking of
tlia wxod ihih remains uncut in the
hinge, as iti is termed, gives notico
that tlio tree is beginning to fall.
If tbo wddgos have boon driven In
right tho 'free gonorailly falls safely
to tluo bed. Th'o chief olomont of dan
ger is in thU wind, wihioh may causo it
to veer in itls descent. Most logging
camp accldwnts oomo from theso side
winders, ns tAioy nro called!.
Tho skidway is usually composed of
Alabama Educational Oonf erenco.
Tusoailooia. Ala, JuBji 7.Ono of thd
largest oducatiomaili conferoncos over
held in this staito opened hero teday:
Tho abtondamoo is very largo and in
ohidbs etllucatoiTs and poraonfl inborcst
od in tho matter of oducationi in thfil
a'ata Tlw convention) was caHoll hv
tha wracubivM oomtoittoa of tlio Ala
bama Educaitionol Association for tho
purpose of conswlling add discuss.ing
varioua oduoaitionkul mabterfl nndl tit.
formti Am inbOTosbing prograim) 'haa
boon prepared for tlib confonee.
Among those Inl afctondamica are: Supb,
L W. HIM, of bho stnito dopaTtmont of
odttoation; W. R. Halwiaon!, Union
Springs; N. R. Batoor, Mbbiio; 0. W.
Daugobto, Jaoksonviaiio; Wk 0. Griggs,
Brawtoa; Jaimios IL. Foster, presidont
of tlia Alabama) Educational Assodia-tiom.
AH Woman
should assist Nature at those times
when the system is upset, the nerv
ous tone low and a feeling of de
pression or languor exists. An ex
perience of over so years warrants
the statement that no medicine
gives such prompt relief as
Beecham's
Pills
Sold Evorywhoro. In boxes 10c. and 25c
Champion Draw Cut
MOWER
playod that the nugir-rt ion, tf0 jufo.Hted bli'cro was a small r$100)0'
tha council ww occupy a pay,nont onvt(Hl cJhambeir of of com
iou to uio beguiled! rural- maroo bub aaid the, other monoy btu
lias paid) his shcckles to. been paid bi mrmibers 'of tho ennmnnv.
htowAka ltttlo rubber, ball gets from Lo thoro is nothing apparent in tho
f "ta til r. Tho little farce jTOy of ,- being token over bv tho
i bees successfully enacted. Por.t-'nmv
d 'a oostly and' bountiful strootyrail-
pt eoaooesions are In tho handta of
W4' Portland lias a bond in h'er
img box amounting to $100,000. But
iggga; feUows, in tho persons of
fa& invited C. E. Loss and com
il(ptho quiet little gamo, aro
& satisfied. Their pockets
,HJf' their eas, and) who shall
Ww.not worth tho effort
CirJees tho Flash of Coin.
LW, clJld watching thecamora
M .e liWo birdie mako his ap-
l'ortland gazed) longingly
sulfas south, watching for the com-
lijo noo uk3u and money, in-
the bl"d, eho saw golden coin
JBTlho sun and heard the -Jinpla
ffl into .tho bandfcj bf &
" fo wbcan she gave) ho"
to make tbeir start in lif o.
Bose Cityl Lea wi vow
Ager ia tha mikda of these
bbera of municipal tifnTntal
dollan bey dropped into tho
woto plucked) in tha "divvy,"
awoke today in tho coM',
vv imi jwwroiwc now m
Aa niiy ix months ma
"DUt you' ever tell membors'of tlio
council TVbeNot tho proposed! jroilto of
tho company would lie, 90 -they could
tako options on tha land and. got a good
flgulto when 'it was'txirnext over" was
asbod Mr. Eas. -,
"I did not) andi do not know of any
ono who did," the replied. "As a mat
ter of fact, I do not know tho exact
location of the survey wiveelf. 'When
wo "took over tho Oregon Traction- com
iwry their survey Bbowod a grade of
Vi pn cent, and wo made a now loca
tion to lower it bat. BuH such matters
wntyj looked after by the engineering
doriaTtmbab, and I did not pay any at
tention to thonji'
' "Isn't it a fact tihai there was not
Wgb wodoy, in possession ef tho
members, of the' company to build tho
road when: they, oame, here!" came
"Ytt" -ha affirmed,' "but the finam
cbl part" of it woa orianged) in San
FxancijWjo, aad would havo been carried
out were it not fop the chamber of
ewtifqualoa. I do sot ar to my who
Tho curtain can now bo drawn on
tho original personnel of tho United
Railwwya company, Wiilo tho ofllcer-J
will romiain fxA a short time until tho
corpoation iabarfs llfo anew on what
promises to bo a moro substantial
baisis,, they ro but figureheads, acting
at tho command ef tho present direct
orate.
Throughout lio proceedings which
havo rml fcod tho debut of the company
J. Whyto Bvun lias stood out aa tho
loading nwm For months ho smoothly
lobbied) with the council to securo the
onictment of the OTdinanco trranting
a franchiso for a bolt Uno on Front
a'xeot, and other concessions. Untir
ingly ho executed tlw trmt delogatcd
by his comrades. Midnight euppow
and conferottcos wore frequent, and
after that fateful dato whem Xbiyor
La no permitted the wishes of tlio coun
cil to be car led out by not hindering
the legal passage of tbo measure by
Ixia aeaant or veto, tho cify fathers
were guests of the "magnates" at a
brilliant banquet in tho Oregon hotol
grill, which in appointmon3 and gear
ttal lavishness excelled anything of
the kind jfitfyiously give a
Hats off to ihe bunch of franchise
grabbers It may be that thoro will
hover ttgain be occasion for their in
vadjing PortUnd. Ail our valuable
coaaoflotoai are about gone, but we will
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TIIE OILAMPION haa the quaUty that irjans satisfactory work overy day.you use It-few repalra and long
' " L ui01p0S8lbl0 only W? employing only tho best material and workmanship, a quality
you cannot obtain elsowhero; a qua you cannot afford'to overlook. wwawmp, r quaany
Champion '
Rakes
Self Dump-Hand Dump'
Arc as perfect In construc
tion and operation as it is
possible for hay rakes to be
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