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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
2
A mosaic of brief items notes Manila cholera cases easing and Russia seeing fewer infections while New York taxis strike for higher pay. Other items cover Thaw litigation costs, India flood deaths, naval arrivals in Manila, and political moves toward or away from war with Bulgaria, with rail, shipping, and labor developments interspersed.
London reports rapid shifts toward war as Bulgaria may proclaim independence including Roumelia and Bulgaria's czar Prince Ferdinand. Austria Hungary reportedly annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina, threatening the Berlin treaty. Mobilization spreads along borders as Bulgaria buys munitions and shows confidence in a strengthened army.
Chicago on October 6, nearly a thousand residents and visitors were moved off the South Side boulevard by officers enforcing a forgotten ordinance banning vehicles that emit smoke or odor. Many touring cars diverted, but several escaped before being reached. enforcement paused at night, and city revenue from fines was nil.
Dallas Oct 6 Two hundred thousand plan to enter the opening of 820000 acres of free government land in the Rosebud Indian Reservation. The 160 acre farms are limited with 5000 plots available and only about one in forty will win. Registration points include Dallas Gregory Chamberlain Presho and O Neill Valentine and crowds have gathered along the border.
Reports from The Hague on October 6 say President Castro may have rejected a Dutch note. Public fear grows over belligerent moves by Holland while The Hague presides at the peace conference. The cruiser Trecht is ordered to the East Indies via the West Indies, and four Dutch warships are expected in West Indian waters.
Winnipeg reports the Canadian Pacific mechanics strike is officially off after a settlement proposed by the provincial government. Hon. Robert Rogers traveled to Montreal to mediate and achieve agreement under the terms of the board of conciliation and the Lemieux act.
Bombay reports that more than 7000 bodies have been recovered by the health department of Hyderabad. Belief grows that total deaths from the floods in the Hyderabad and Deccan districts a week ago will exceed prior estimates.
Russia reports cholera seen in St. Petersburg with two new cases numbered 136 and 62 deaths in the 24 hour period from Saturday noon to today noon.
An Oregon Lumber pony at Dee failed when the governing machinery broke, causing the dynamo to run away and explode the 10 ton flywheel. The blast damaged the plant and six feet across the river. About 150 men lost work, while the mill faces a month of idle time for repairs. Electrical experts are en route to accelerate replacement machinery.
On the Klamath Indian reservation every man woman and child will receive 50.35 within ten days. The payment covers 52 500 in interest due and 10 percent of the principal from lands placed to their credit years ago. Part of the land proceeds funded irrigation ditch building and cattle purchases with 350 000 tied up at 5 percent interest. 17 500 in interest is due and the Indians also seek 10 percent of the principal.
Frosts thin out the Salem prune crop with yields averaging half to two thirds of a full crop. Maturing fruit is saved with good size and quality. Prices rise as contracts run at 4 cents, with field run offerings from 34 to 5 cents. Drying weather has been favorable for three weeks.
At a valley meeting committees were appointed to canvass for subscriptions to the irrigation project. A considerable portion of funds has been subscribed and work is expected to begin within a few weeks.
Ontario Cotive Gas & Oil company receives the heaviest drilling rig yet shipped to Oregon. The standard heavy rig, used in California deep fields, weighs over 60 000 pounds. A carload of 12%4 inch pipe casing arrives with the machinery.
Plans announce Armour & Company will set up feeding quarters in Pendleton Oregon. The firm purchased ground in the town citing good transportation rich grain and hay production and abundant livestock on nearby hills as reasons for the new enterprise.
A. J. Caldwell, former Linn County youth, plans to move his Stayton hose factory to Albany and enlarge the plant substantially. He discussed the project with Albany business leaders who were assured it would justify a large new facility.
A band of 30 horses started by J. Prank Adame of Merrill was loaded onto the railroad for transport to the Philippine islands. The animals are described as fine specimens of Klamath horses and will be joined by government horse buyer E. Stewart who is anticipated in the county seeking polo ponies and artillery horses.
Heavy frosts damaged unpicked hops in the Salem valley fields ending hop picking early. Remaining hops can be cleaned up over the next week, a fortunate turn for the season.
Judge John H. Scott of the Oregon Good Roads commission spoke to Lincoln county businessmen about securing a $10,000 appropriation from the legislature. The push targets funding for road improvements following a large community gathering.
Eastern Oregon shows rapid farming land concentration as large wheat farms expand in Umatilla. Fewer men harvest the huge Umatilla county crop while sections are bought up by existing large owners. Many former owners move to Alberta wheat districts. over 100 Athena farmers sold out in 15 months, with land now held by wheat kings. Irrigation districts see small tracts bought by new settlers, promising development.
The Hall ranch in Union area, 2000 acres, produced an average of 65 bushels per acre of small grains after drainage and irrigation by the Aeschasmates Sugar company. The operation employed 155 men and 40 teams to improve wet land and dry sections this year.
Roseburg two large prune packing plants completed installation of upgraded equipment for the fall run. H. B. Gile & Co. anticipates packing more than 50 carloads this season with revised handling machinery. E. W. Tilson & Co. added a new boiler and extensive equipment plus extra rooms, expecting to handle upwards of 75 carloads.
David Eccles and F B Bramwell visited La Grande and rode from Austin along Harney county to inspect a proposed Sumpter Valley railroad extension. The plan would connect the Oregon California and Nevada line with Gouli transcontinental routes and link to the Sumpter Valley railroad terminus.
In western Lincoln county a lumber scarcity hampers buyers awaiting material for Waldport properties. As the river rises, contracted lumber from Alsea mills may arrive, while Newport also suffers a lumber famine.
Market listings show wheat at 89 to 92 cents per bushel various grades, barley around $26 to $27.50 per ton, oats up to 31.50 per ton, hay prices by region from Willamette Valley to eastern Oregon, apples peaches pears and other fruits by box or crate, potatoes cane, melons and vegetables with numerous per unit figures, butter at several creamery grades, poultry and eggs with multiple weight classes, hops values for Oregon 1908, and Western Oregon wool averages.
Spokane was chosen as the site for the seventeenth national irrigation congress at the close of the sixteenth congress. A new governing board was elected with President G H Barstow and secretary B A Fowler among its members. Congressmen Ransdell urged cooperation with rivers and harbors, and an international congress was deemed likely in 1910. The industrial exposition runs to October 10 with trophies and prizes totaling 15 000 to 20 000.
Passengers on the Lake Shore Twentieth Century Limited witnessed a derailment as the tender derailed and bounced along elevated tracks west of Gary at 8 A M. The dining car and smoker followed, but no injuries were reported. The airbrake detached, and an angle-bar tore through the diner's floor causing panic among travelers.
Le Mans reports Wilbur Wright, American aeroplanist, flew 55 minutes 37 seconds with a French journalist as passenger, covering about 58 kilometers in near moonlight. The voyage exceeded prior passenger flights and fulfilled a contract with Lazare Weiller for $100,000 and France rights. Spectators welcomed Wright with enthusiasm.
San Francisco October 5. The United States files a suit seeking 5174.87 as the value of timber cut from government lands allotted to the Klamath Indians and sold by them to the Klamath Mill and Transportation Co. A prior decision by U.S. District Judge DeHaven found Indians had no right to sell allotment timber unless proceeds went to the government.
President Thomas L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers said operators and miners in Montana and Wyoming signed a one year wage scale and 12,000 idle workers will return to work. A meeting of operators and miners is set for next Tuesday in Seattle to agree on a scale for Washington state.
Gold and silver bullion valued at 108508.70 arrived in San Francisco from Salvador and Mazatlan region mines aboard the Newport Hall. The shipment marks the largest monthly treasure consignments from the southern coast, boosting Pacific Mail’s vaults with precious metals.
Albuquerque October 3 The National Irrigation Congress backed Chief Forester Pinchot and endorsed the forest service along with reclamation and geological surveys. The resolutions urged repeal of the timber and stone act and expanded appropriations, called for southern Appalachian and White Mountain forests, and supported a 1910 Washington congress on irrigation.
Manila reports Rear-Admiral Sperry will keep sailors at sea with a quarantine to prevent cholera spread. Governor-General Smith and Brigadier-General Mills visited the Connecticut and met Sperry as ships paraded with decorations. Officers receive limited shore liberty under strict restrictions.
Chicago Oct. 3. The Pullman Car company will start delivering 220 steel passenger cars for the Harriman lines within 60 days. The order signals a broader push for steel cars across major railroads after extensive Harriman tests. The cars feature steel shells with minimal wood in construction.
A leading New York firm of scenic artists has secured a U S government contract to paint a 9 000 square foot cyclorama depicting Alaska mountain scenery for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle. The work will include Crater Lake Oregon Grand Canyon of the Colorado and Yellowstone Park views.
L. T. Crow, a wireless telegraph operator, was shocked while at the receiving instrument on Russian Hill in San Francisco. The current burned a hole an inch deep in the marble table. Crow escaped with slight injuries and estimated about 30,000 volts passed through his body.
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