The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-10-19
WEEKLY
PORTLAND
LETTER
Portland Carnival Earns
Sixty Per cent. of Guaranty
Fund.
Bad record of Accidents on
Street Car LineS--ImpOrt-
ant Market News.

month, the Carnival Steps down anC
out Mr.. Cole informs me that 60 pei
cent of the guarantee fund will be re
turned, which lie certainly an excellent
showing for the management consider
ing the inclemency of the weather
during the first part Of the Carnival.
The frmer condition Of the mining
stock market, which was manifested al
the close OF last week, continued this
week for several lays, and trade was
very heavy. For some reason there was
a falling off in the trading yesterday
There seemed to be lack Of orders The
general average of prices shows an adj
vance over those which prevailed a
week ago.
Doctor Harry Lane is the possessor Of
a Newfoundland dog that crows like a
rooster. 1t awakens the neighbors
every morning by its peculiar sounds.
Rover, as the animal is called, was
raised from puppyhood with a large
Brahma rooster that was given to the
Doctor by NJ. D. Lounsdale. The dog
and the chicken ct fret showed a
marked antipathy for each other. They
fought and scratched at every oppor-
tunity, One day, however, they patched
up their differences and became friends.
That was about year ago,
and since then they have been
inseparable companions, sleeping and
eating together and deriving mutual en-
joyment from the same pursuits. Eight
months ago the Lane family we're sur.
prised at hearing Rover utter crow
that sounded exactly like that Of Danny,
the rooster, After that the dog con
tinued it's growing with morning regular.
ity. Danny opens up the programme
and is followed by Rover. Their crews
are in the same pitch, and it is impossible
to tell them apart. The Doctor has in
vestigated Rover's larynx and found the
animals vocal organs like those Of all
other dogs, and is mystified at It's pecu-
liar powers. Danny formerly roasted in
an apple tree, but ss his friendship for
Rover increased, he abandoned his lofty
perch, and now takes up his nightly
abode.in the dog 9 kennel.
Three accidents on our street car sys-
TENS the past week for which there is
apparently no assuming Of responsible
ity,caused the travelling public consider
able thought One death from over
crowding, three persons badly injured
and one car stopped on the brink OF an
open draw,and no one called TO account,
is a matter OF serious interest.
Long hours and poor pay will never
obtain iirst class service and until such
condition Of affairs is remedied the
Portland suburbanite will travel with
his life in his hands. II the line on
which Chester Anderson was killed had
furnished sufficient cars 10 carry its pat
rons this sad accident would never have
occurred.
A very important meeting was held
Thursday, in Portland, which resolved
itself into the Oregon & Columbia River
Basin Board OF Trade, made up of dele
gates from interior towns and our Manu-.
features Committee and Board Of Trade.
The objects OF the Asso 'iation are to de.
velop the resources Of the State of Or, %.
gon by inducing immigration and the lo-
eating OF factories and the encourage
ment OF investments in mining aad
other enterprises. 1t will undoubtedly
resolve itself into an organization to
promote the Lewis and Clarke Exposi.
tion, which is receiving encouraging at
tention from all parts of the state.
Free use of 200 acres Of land has been
offered at University Park by Francis
M'kenna for an.exposition sight, who
also gives the benefit aceruing to 1000
city lots surrounding and near by, which
will amount to 100000. As this will
insure return of 662l per cent on the
whole capital stock tits evident the en-
terprise cannot stop, even il some OF our
moss backs are out with their hammers.
Market Quotations Front Street re-
port apples active at medium prices. In.
crease in eggs, in fact more than can be
disposed Of. Butter firm no change
in price. Potatoes drop daily aud sell at
retail as low as 20 cents. Oregon Con.
cord grapes coming in freely. Oats have
stiiiened mp, good supply, prices steady.
Wheat so and will be lower.
W. b. Glaike 4 Co. are shipping 200
boxes OF apples to Vlsdyostock by way
OF Nagasaki, Japan,
The above firm received the following
telegram from Commissioner II. r..
Dosch, Buffalo, N, ", October Is.
Butter scored 93ls points being high
est for export and one half point higher
than standard fresh butter.
Homer Davenport, the artist. while
spending last summer in the country,
boarded at the residence of an old
granger who had decided views of his
own on every subject under the Sun
One day lightning rod peddler came
along and persuaded the old man to aflix
rods on one of his barns. The old fellow
had two barns and had lightning rods
put upon the buildings as am experiment.
The second day after the rods were
placed in position, a heavy August
thunderstorm pAssed over that part Of
the country, aud a fash OF lightning
rent the sky, and the bolt struck one Of
his new rods The barn was not injured
In the least, and the farmer wept for jOy.
THAT saves me money. be gosh - ha