Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, January 08, 1908, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textt.h ; DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1008. MUCH LAND IN OREGON OPEN TO SETTLEMENT Early Experience in California Duplicated in Her sister state oy roegiecc ,Br Horace Stevens la Sacramento ' Beo.) " .....a hV her own light for up- stot half a century, tho manifost dtttlnr of Oregon is p u realized, and the Ume la not far dlrtant when those seeking cheap d profltoblo homes will awaken ,. the multitude of goldon oppor Unities that exist In this state. It i nractlcally o only remaining nnblleUad Btoto In the Union whore tbo old refrain that "Undo Sam is rfcS enough to give us all a farm," mees Ry 6nu,no steniacance, Mtinio there nro millions of acres 0 unappropriated government land ,et remaining within Its borders, a large proportion of which Is suscept ible to tbo highest degreo of agrlcul tnral and horticultural development upon any kind of Intelligent basis. I' no difficulty whatsoever In Bteamlug Into Portland harbor, In tho Willam ette river, moro than 100 miles from .tho mouth of tho Columbia. Thoro Is no doubt tho depth of wator on tho Columbia bar Is ample to accommo date tho largest shlpB of any navy, ana arrangements aro already In progress to havo tho battleshln squadron of Admiral Evans visit this port when It cornos to tho coast this year. Tho Willamette. rfrnlnfmr thn for. jtllo Willamette valloy. Is nav,lgab!o as jar as Eugene, a distance of about 150 miles, for light-draft craft. It pursues a northwesterly course, honco tho waterways divide tho state In tho form of nn Immenso T, and provide an effective chock against any monopolists tendencies of rail way transportation compnnles. BEGIN YOUR MEALS with n dose. of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and see how much good !t will do you. Besides sharpcnlnc tho appotlto and toning tbo stomach It will also prevent any nftcc-catlng distress. hostihtcr's stomach bitters has also glvon comploto satisfaction for 54 years In cases of Indigestion Dyspepsia, Costlvcness, Biliousness, Kidney Troubles, Fctnnlo His, Colds and MWaria. Try It today, also ask your druggist for freo copy of our 1&08 Almanac. According to tho Inst annual r port of the commissioner of tho gen eral land oftlce, Issued In N'ovombor, 1107, thero aro 17,730,000 acres of land still subject to public entry In Oregon, out of a total area of 6G,- 000.666 acres equivalent iu mum Statistics show that Portland, tho motropolls of tho state, is tho most healthy city In the United Stntes, Its annual death-rate scarcely exceeding six out of every 1000 Inhabitants. Two Immenso sowers, calculated to drain tho hitherto nocloctod Irvine- .1- ..iiiriM nf thn wholo. Dl-.ton and Brooklyn districts o"f tho Tided Into trncts of legal subdivision, 'rnunlclpalltjv no In process of con (bli would provldo homoetond or tlm Jstructlon, will, when completed, un- ber claims to 1C0 acres enen lor iui-,uuuuJuiy materially reauco oven tno ly 110,000 porsons or bonds of fam-present low doath-rato, honco It woum oo interesting to caiculato tho oxnet monsraro of huninn oxlstonco upon tho bnsis of tho combined Bourcos of puro atmosphoro, Incom pnrnblo wator and mncnlflcont sani tary conditions gonornlly prevailing in this model city. As a matter of faot, nowhoro olso on earth, por linps, can such an nggregntldn of contonnrinns bo found as exists In tho confines of Oregon and Instances nro llles, and Insuro holdings for an ad ditional nctlvo population of at least 600,000 even when computed upon tho theory that oncli claimant would take the maximum quantity ho would be entitled to locato under tho homo stead or timber land laws. liillilfclllfctllttlllWlimtillilillilililfclIWWtillll8iltMlillll1Wlll1lllillllllllWfclMWWl In many portions of Oregon, 40, or oven 20, ncros Is amplo to sup port a family In reasonable comfort, because tho climatic conditions nro such that tho nrons named aro cap ablo of creator productlvo qualltloa than four-fold that amount In loss hvored roglonB, providing earnest nA tnfulllfftnf nffnrf In illroMml to ...." ".... n i.l image, u Buinus 10 ruusuu iiuu nun sufficiently prolific toTTroduc6 tho rnagnlflcont forests abounding In Or egon Is assuredly suitable for tho growth of apple nn dothor fruit trees that have brought fame to various ling been pnsaad in this stnto. Mctloni of the state, and whose pro dud finds a ready sale at attrnotlvo fgures In every market of tho world. numerous whore men and women havo passed tho century mark In full possession of nil their fncultlos, whilo goldon weddings nnnlvorsnrlcs hnvo ceased to oxclto commont. Mrs. Mary Ramsey Wood, considered ono of thtf oldest human bolngs on earth, Is a rosldont of Illllsboro, Or.,' find hs still reasonable halo and hoanty aftor an oxlstonco of more thnn 120 yenrs, tho greater portion of which period Tho land-fraud trials, whloh were supposed to have brought so much unpUnsant notoriety ntpon the coin- Instances are common where monwoalth, ag a mattor of faot, pro-"logged-ott" lauds, onl'lchod by the duced qulto the opposite offect, bo lwl mold of generations, have pro- causo It was consldorod, from tho duced record-broaklng crops of nil standard of dovolopmont Incldont to kinds throughout the northwest, and tho various legal procoodlngs, thnt when It is considered that tho salo,somo extraordinary motlvo must f timber and fuel from suoh trnots'have Insplrod such a wrongful sys fualjy defray all oxpensos of clear- torn of acquiring titles, poworful lag. th luforence Is obvious. The enough In Its incontlvo to move mon constant moisture throughout the to orlmlnal oxpodlents that tho road "growing" season in tho western through honest attainment might bo portion of Oregon"bporates as a per- shortened. It was obvious that mon petual insurance of bounteous crops, 'aro not Hkoly to risk liberty and rep and reduces the risk of any kind of jutntlon In pursuit of something urn failure to a, minimum. Moreovor, It worthy the offont, and not of a suffl hasatenVnry to counteract tho rav- el"it'y alluring oharactor to exolto ages of pests to a largo extent, and(to tho last degroe every instlnot of It Is noteworthy that fruits and human cupidity. It was reasoned, cereals from this region aro rated in brief, that a robber rarely seek? highly in all markets, and bring xor- any plunder that Is unsurrounded responding prices. Frosts aro also 'with posltlvo evidence of value, of compaiatlvely rare occurrence here so much humidity exists In he Almost every western state ha3 atmosphere, so that tho dangers from had Us predominating Influences, and . ovunu are scarcely couaiueruu m tno mad rusil to Baiiaiy suuio in seriously, n ia a mistaken Idea, too, tast because of the abnormal rain fall prevailing during a considerable Portion of thtee soasons that It Is products of extraordinary hard en on the contrary, It Is of uni form gentleness In charactor as to ipe slight inconvenience, and it ble one or the ironies of tho situa tion that ?vry true Orogonlan yearns for th invigorating showers that have come to be regarded as the harbingers of general benefit. vailing craving, many of the legiti mate Industries havo either been temporarily disregarded or else com pletely burled m tno prusuu oi nu nbsorblrigjdea that might, after all, have possessed less intrinsic merit than some overlooked In tho scram- The stone that the builders rojocted has become the hood of the cornor," has Its parollol In many wavs In connection with western his tory. The great rush for gold In thq pJonoor days of California obscureu every other consideration for many yoars, and It was oniy wuvu u.o emergencies of tho Istuation airect: on niiontion to other channels that the vast agricultural possibilities of her valleys and plains boeame ap parent ,and lent emphasis to the Idea that "man'a noeaasUy, la God's op portunity." First It was the rieh bottom lands along her rivers and streams that Invited, because here the result were regarded as more certain and conditions less strenuous. Then the o,i niatns were resorted to, and khose possessed of seemingly more favored holdings scoffed ai we iaoa that these so-called "deserts" could plow ana Another Important factor to be taken Into consideration In connoc non ith products of the soil is tha lutstion of easy and ohoap (transpor tation anj ia ttaW respeot nature has txa unusually kind to Oregon. The ttignincui Columbia river, flowing t ani west, and navigable for hundrdi of miles through a rich rcutliral &nd iumbor-produclng rejlon, forms the boundary between 0rgon and Washington, and deep wter shipj come to Portland wlth f'ut ,ilfulty and take on enormous rgces fr all parts 0f the globe. ''h great depth has this river. In Uct- that Itst summer the protected "isr rharleaton; with a mean uI' r.f 91! .l , ji I . .. iv. - - icmi, auu a normal ma-iDe conquered who " i"u" jl W'-mrr.t cf 0700 tons, experlencedma)je to yield any profitable return. Irrigation solved that problem In short order, however, and it Is part of tho record that tho wasto .lands of tho Sacramento valley and San Joa quin valley of California aro today the backbone of her agricultural and horticultural resources. v Next In order camo tho bushy foothills, and again skepticism play ed nn Important part In tho proceed ings. Tho3o taking up government homestead claims woro looked upon as mentally unbalanced in tholr ex pectation or ronlizlng anything from such seomingly scant inducements; but with that indomltnblo Anglo Saxon pluck nnd cnterpriso thnt has mndo its mark upon cvory human ondenvor, Immigration flocked In from tho older eastern stntes, and upon tho "dumps" and "tailings" of those mining camps that hnd been Instrumental In creating history In tho palmy days of MO, thorp hns boon produced quality of fruit thnt hna challenged every section for Its su perior. It proved to bo in tho "thermal bolt" tho boundary be tween tho frosts of the lower lovois and tho snow-lino of higher nltltudoj and In consoquonco tho ylold of citrus and deciduous fruits from this sourco nlono has thrown a goldon showor Into tho coffers of tho com monwealth thnt has rivalled dho magnificent wealth of hor mines. It Is easy enough to conurm tins Idea: Go to nny Unltod States or Btnto land ofilco of tho west, and solcot at random any township with in Its borders whore profttablo agri cultural pursuits aro carried on at tho nrosont tlmo. Hnvo an abstract of tltlo mndo showing nil tho original entires thoroln, and I vonturo ito stnto that In a majority of cases, tho first ontrios In the township rank lowor on tho nB80smont roll of tho coun- tv whoro tho land Is'altuatod than claimB taken up mnny yonrs after wards. The recent financial flurry is al most certain to hnvo Its compensating ndvnntnKea In the way of directing nttontion to tho development of hlthorto dormant resources, and di verting monoy from Its normal course of speculation Into tho nnt- ural channels of safe investment, in no osBontlal fonturo is this idea moro cloarly conveyod thnn by tho prodleltlon that ronl ostnto of nil kinds is cortlan to foel the offoota of tho ohangod conditions moro thnn anything also, ns It is obvious that those sooklng Investment will ulti mately como to ronlizo that land is tho basis or nil security, and will prefer this stnblo depository rnthor than risk their Bavlngs to tho mor clos of unknown quantity In the shapo of a banking institution. Such a situation will havo groat wolght In tho nropor development of the Ore gon country, and cannot fall to oper- Often The Kidneys Are Weakened by Over-Work. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood, It used to be considered that only uriuary and bladder troubles were to be iraceu iu wic Kiuucya, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these most important organs. The kidneys filter and purify the blood thnt is their work. Ti,rrnr Yfiift vinir kuliisvsure weak or out of order, you can understand ho quickly your entire body is aiTected and how every organ s.eeuis to fail to do, its Vyou are sick or " feel badly," begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys are Veil they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. If you are sick you can make no mis take by first doctoring vour kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures nf the moat distressinn cases, and is sold 1 . 1AM on its merits by an ' druggists in utty-ceni and one-uoiiar sue Knt1 Von mav t.af ! camnle bottle irrrB.mn.Tnot. by niail free, also a pamphlet telling you kow to find out if you have kidney or Lbladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing to ur. punier cc vo., uuk bantton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swanip-Root. and the ad dress, Ilinghamton, N. Y. . on every bottle. Save Your Dollars Wcokly Capital Jdurnal, aao yonr ,l0 3omIWookly Oregon Journal, oae year $i'UJO RegUlar prlco of both papers $2.50 Both Papers One Year For Price of Oae AT OUR EXCLUSIVE CLUB RATE $1.51 Dally Capital Journal, by mall , .....f-i.OO Dally Portland Journal, by mall . . . , 95.00 Dally oad Sunday Portland Journal, by mall 97.50 Exclusive Great Cut Rate Offer for the Twt Dailies Dally Capital Journal and Portland Journal, by mall, ono year $7.50 Dally Capital Journal and Dally and Sunday Portland Journal ono year, by mall $0.00 SAVE $1.5 ON THE FIRST COMBINATION AND $2.58 ON THE SECOND These prices aro strictly not cash In ndvanco mall order propo sitions, nnd do not apply on nny of our city carrier or special de livery system. THE SEMHVEEKLY OREGON JOURNAL Publishes tho latest nnd most comploto tolcgraphio news of tho world; glvos rollnblo market roports, an it Is published at Port land, whoro tho market newo can bo and Is corrected to dato for each isauo; hns an ontortalnlng Btory pago and a pngo or moro of comic each week, and It gooB to tho subscriber twlco ovcry wcok -101 times a year. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL Is a clean, modol, up-to-dato local newspapor. It gives nil tho Intost news and happonlngs and Bhould bo In ovory homo In this vicinity. Tho two papors mako n eplondld combination and you save monoy by Bonding your subscription to E. HOFER, Publisher, Salem, Oregon , it Hmiwmwwmmwiwwwiiwtmiww nto ns n positive benefit, upon tho broad prluclplo that tho truo ele menU of groatnoss are often mould ed In tho cruclblo of ndvoiBlty. Portland, Or,, Docombor 2-1. IlOT iitrr L rrfv TTn i Sjrli'WUMliWaFg Wort or AH the Wwckcrw. Sim Prnnclsco, Jan. 3. That ?1, OOu.000 wns falsely nddod to tho as- 'sets of tho California Safe Doposit & : Trust Company to docelvo tlio state (commissioners Is ono of tho stnto- ments In tho confosslon mndo by II. U Storrs, ono of the bookkoepors of .tho bnnk nnd confidential agent of J. Dnlzoll Drown, This confosBlon adds nnothor son j'sntlonnl chnptor to tho dofunct bnnk scandnl, Storrs broke down under a morcuosB cross-examniaiion mm coufossod thnt tho ontrloa In tho hooks wero in his handwriting, and had boon mndo under orders from Drown and J. D. Robertson, tho fu gitive assistant secretary. Tho confession made by Storrs ,wna cornpleto In ovory respeot. Bo Jsldea this, the fact that 'nearly $1,- uuu nau neen iaiseiy auuea io inu assets of tho hank shows that $500, 000,000 wns falsely addod to tho tho account of Drown, Walter J. Bart nott and tho San Francisco and Snn Joaquin Coal Company nlono. In or der to balanco tho books Storrs snld that a Ilka sum had beon charged against the doposltorn in tho bnnk. Tli oonfosion of Storrs was mado In tho bank building at California and Montgomery Btroota, aftor ho had boon subjootod to a searching exam ination by AwlBtnnt District Attor ney Iloffcook and Theodora Kytka, the handwriting expert. Storrs at first donled that ho had anything to do with tho falso ontrios, but when confronted with tho proof. 'as revealed by Kytka'a mlorosoopo, his nerve broke down and tho tears told what his trembling lips would not. Finally ho gained his compos ure. "Yoa, It Is true," ho said. "I made II .!' T mn.lsi Mia Ml II Tl PIU .IIIUIU UltiriUB. 1 m"UB mv. K......O"'- 'aa. directed by Mr. Drown and Mr. Ttobortson," and then he told the onliro story of the glaring fraud. The confession of Storrs will lead to the lndlctmont of Drown and Ttob ortson. but It I bellcvd that Storrs IIU W' W UVIM. There Is OnKy One "Br mo Quinism That is Laxative Bromo Qulnlno VXD THE WORLD OVER TO CURE A COLD IN ON DAY. Always roraombor tho full namo. Look for this slgnnturo on ovory box. 26o. SfSk& przrtr& Dr. Stone's N Drug Store Tho only cash drug store In Oregon, owes no one, and no ono owes It; carries large stock; Its Bhelvos, counters nnd show casou are loaded with drugs, modlolnes, notions, toilet artlclos, wines and liquors of all kinds for medicinal purposos. Dr. Stone Is a rogular graduate in medi cine, and has had many years of exporienco in tho praotlco. Consul tations nro free. Proscriptions are freo, and only regular prices for medicine. Dr. Stone caq bo found at his drug store, Silem, Or,, from G in tho morning until 0 at nlsht. Call for City Warranto. Notlco Is heroby given that there aro funds on hand applicable to tho payment of all warrants of tho City of Salem drawn on tho gonoral fund nnd endorsed "Not paid for want of funds" on or beforo January 3, 1908. Jloldora of said warrants will plooso present thorn for payment at tho of flco of tho undorslgnod, No. 129 South Commercial ntroot, as Intorost will coaso from and aftor this date. FRANK MEREDITH, City Troasurer. Salem, Oregan, January 4, 1908. l-4-10t CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Tin M You Have Always Euif fit sS Bears tho Signaturo of J '..THIS IMtESKNT 1H AS GOOD A TIMH AS ANV TO TKST THE MER ITS OF HI'PJ.KVH PKUFEOTIOK I1AKINO POWDHK. IT IS PUT Ul IN GLASS JARS, SfAXUFACTURKI) ItfGIIT II E It J? IN 8 A LB M, AND SOLI) IY ALL LEADING GROCERS AND DEAL ERS. ITS USE WILL 1NSU110 SATISFACTORY RESULTS.