The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-06-03

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for the other in number of instances.
A run of big salmon has set in at
points along the Columbia below the
Willamette. The Portland markets
have displayed for the past two or three
days as fine salmon as have ever been
seen in the city. A dozen at time can
be seen, weighing very nearly 50 pounds
each.
About twenty five editors were en-
abled to make a trip on the Columbia
yesterday by steamer Regulator from
the Cascades. The have been through
California, and to Puget sound, etc., and
have had an enjoyable trip, but have
seen no region to impress them more
favorably than this.
Mr.. VIM. J. Mems died at his farm on
Ten Mile last night, aged Al years. He
was native of Delaware county, N. Y.
He has resided in Wasco county about
eight years. The funeral will take place
at 8 p. M, Sunday, from the residence
of his cousin, Mr.. ]. G. Meins, in this
city, on the bluff near the Academy
Walla Walla has fruit growers Or
ganization which might be judiciously
instituted in Wasco county. 1t is lead
ing the Walla Walla fruit growers on
the high road to success. At its meet
ings are discussed the questions of var
rieties, the preparation OF ground,
methods of cultivation and care, mar
keting, etc. The consideration of the
last mentioned point led to making ar
rangements to send fruit and vegetables
to the eastern cities. We consequently
read that carloads of vegetables
are now being sent daily to Spokane,
Helena and other towns. The shipment
of strawberries is now in progress.
Later IN the season Minneapolis and st.
Paul will receive plums, prunes and
pears from the Walla Walla orchards by
the train load. This is business. Other
localities may profit by the example.
DR.. J. R. Cardwell is delighted with
what he has seen in and about The
Dalles today in the matter of orchards.
That of the fruit company on Mill Creek
was revelation to him. He was not
prepared, as thoroughly posted as he is
to realize the facts as they exist, res
specting fruit in this vicinity. This
afternoon he is taking in the scenes at
Seufert Bros orchard. in company with
Mr.. Schanno, and will go from there to
Hood River this evening, and to Port
! land tomorrow. We are very glad that
DR.. Cardwell has made this trip. 1t
enables him to see for himself what no
amount of descriptive reading could sup
ply for correct understanding of the
situation, and it will have good effect
in other ways, as DIR. CardweI is an
authority on fruit in Oregon, and has
standing among men which carries
weight in any statements he may make
concerning such things.
DIR. Frank P. Vandenberg one of the
expert chemists of Buffalo, is expected
here tomorrow, and will remain some
time in The Dalles, in the interest of
Rev. O. D.. Taylor and others of this
city, and capitalists from Buffalo, who
have become largely interested in lands
and minerals in this vicinity. A tenn
porary laboratory has been fitted up for
his use in Frenchs' bank building. This
| is step in the right direction, and it
shows that the gentlemen in whose in
terest DIR. Vandenbergh is engaged, have
faith in the value of the hidden resources
of this country. They are willing to
spend money to find out where invest
ments may be made with hope of re-
turns, and they are spending very con-
| oid hln nd.
, give promise of future operations upon a
scale of magnifcence which will be a
direct advantage to everybody in the
country. SA
James j.. Hill, the Western railway
] president, related some time ago the in
, cident of his conversation with the
president of the Eastern railway, and
added: II might have continued to
share his belief IN the ultimate triumph
of the railway over the steamship if I
had not had occasion since that time to
build and operate steamships for myself
These steamships carry 2,700 tons Of
freight on the present depth of water
and make the run from Duluth to Buff
falo in three and a half days at an aver
age cost of $12 per day.. this is equiva-
lent to fifteen hundredths of a cent per
, ton per mile. This means that we are
doing today.on the Great Lakes for 81
J what it costs the best railway in the
United States $40 to do. In other words
the general conclusion may be deduced
from these facts that the larger ths
carrier and the deeper the waterway the
I less is the cost of transportation Thi.
may be considered a conclusive arau