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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
RECLAIMING TIE DESERT.
DIR. Blalock Tells of the Development
of Upper River District.

OF Upper River District.
DR.. N @. Blalock returned yester-
day from Kennewick and Hanford
where he went Saturday to investi-
gate the practicability Of securing the
steamboat Yakima TO help move the
immense quantit es of grain stored
along the banks of the Columbia riv-
er between Umatilla and Kennewick,
says the Walla WaIla Union.
Owing to the fact that the Column
bia river Is lower than at the corres-
ponding time of any previous year
in the history of the country, and the
boat being between two rapids from
which position it can not be released
until the waters rise, nothing definite
was done by DR.. Blalock toward Sc
curing 1t.
In speaking OF his visit to the Han
ford Irrigation project DIR. Blalock
said to a Union reporter yesterday:
"In our recent visit to the Priest
Rapids country we were surprised at
the wonderful progress that the Han
ford company has made in their big
scheme for developing their rich belt
Of fruit lands.
~At the head works a 65-ton steam
shovel with a bucket that scoops two
and one-half yards each time, is eat
ing its way through rock and earth
at the rate OF 100 feet per day. The
power canal that is being bu It, 70
feet wide. in the bottom will carry
water to develop 3OO-horse power
without increasing the size of the
canal or this only a small portion
will be utilized at first.
''The present installation will be
a 2500-horse turbine which will fur
nish sufficient power to irrigate 16,-
900 acres or land. Turbines will be
added as the land is sold and this
wonderful water power will prove the
developer that win make history fast
in the valley of the Columbia"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27

this 9OOO-acre tract, in a 19,OOO-acr,
tract In Benton county.
Enough credence Is given these re-
ports by the distrist attorney to in.
duce him to make a thorough ,inves.
tigat!on. AS soon as possible Mr.
Manning says he will send a timber
cruiser into the Silverton country tc
make an estimate Of timber on the
5000 acres and confirm or deny the
report that this land is not worth the
price quoted by ]. Thornburn Ross
In his statement Of the defunct banks
assets.
: These 5000 acres are said to have
been rejected by Wisconsin capital
lists because of being in a burn, the
eastern people rejecting them after
sending their own cruisers to look
over the land. One story is to the ef-
feet that Ross and NJ. b. Rankin
bought the Abaqua tract from the
Southern Pacific railroad, this tract
being part of the railroad land grant
from the government. Ross and
Rankin are sac TO have paid the
Southern Pacific Sc an acre for the
land, and such as they did sell was
disposed of to the Wisconsin people
at $24 an acre.
The Abaqua tract is one Of the best
pieces of timber in the Willamette
valley. 1t consists Of many thousand
acres, but a fire swept through part
of 1t a few years ago. it is said. Ac-
cording to one statement, Rankin and
Ross negotiated the sale Of this tract
to man named Gilbert and a banker
named Latimer, both of Ashland
Wis. The negotiations were carried
on through George Breaton and Con
Danaher, of Chicago. Gilbert and
Latimer sent out their own men and
had the tract cruised. AS a result
OF the report from their own cruis-
ers, the Wisconsin people accepted all
but the 5000 acres, refusing this, be-
cause their report showed it to be
a burn.
This 9O00-acre tract was mortgag-
ed to the Title Guarantee & Trust
company for $426.OOO, having been
sold to the Texas, Oregon Timber
company last December, the mort
cages being turned into the Ross IN
stitution by Rankin as security for a |
debt of about s4SO,OOO.
Regarding the $4,000 acres in Ben
ton county, there is said to be some
good timber in this tract, but that a
fire has ruined many acres of it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
Protecting Trees From Rabbits.

If you are troubled with rabbits
eating the bark of the trees during
the winter, try wrapping the trees.
Newspapers can be bought at any To-
cal newspaper office, and a whole
paper should be used to each tree.
tying the paper at both ends and
around the middle with stout twine.
Manila paper may also be used in
the same way; it costs more. but is
more durable. Nurserymen use split
tile placing them around the trees
and tying so they will not part. Two
or three hundred of these can be
bought at any tile factory at very
reasonable cost. Have them split
while green and burned with the
other tile.-Exchange.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
Colony of Newsnaper Men.

A Curtis Bond, who is promoting
the interests of Porto Rico on the
main land of the United States. is
getting up colony of newspaper
men, artists, etc, on the island. HI
says that a man with an acre or more
Of ground in Porto Rico can make
a living raising fruit. Mr.. Bond
thinks that this is a better scheme
than a colony that must be kept go.
ing by work done outside of it. His
office is at ~ Broadway, New York.
Everything good to eat at Ly
mans market, phone Main 70.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
The soothing spray of Ely's LIQUID

The soothing spray of Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm, used in an atomizer, is
an unspeakable relief to sufferers
from catarrh. Some of them describe
it as a Godsend, and no wonder. The
thick, foul discharge is dislodged and
the patient breathes freely, perhaps
for the first time in weeks. Liquid
Cream Balm contains all the healing,
purifying elements of the solid form,
and it never fails to cure. Sold by
all druggists for rs cents, including
sp'aying tube, or mailed by Ely Bros.
Sc Warren street, New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27

the real cost 1t should be applied only
to the material actually mined, g.
291,S56 cubic yards, making the cost
for blasting $O.2557 per cubic yard.
In other words, other things being
equal, the removal of rock, due to
blasting alone, cost sO.2557 more than
that of earth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
REPORT OF CANAL COMMISSION FILED
At WASHINGTON

6-yard old French dump cars. 19,
Ballast cars ann. ..n.....r... "a
In addition the track and dunn
department had in operation three
track throwing machines.
At the beginning of the fiscal year
there were 65.8 miles of track in OPP
Grafton, of which 28.1 miles we're
were laid with old Panama railroad
and Belgian rails. At the close of
the fiscal year there were 106.78
miles of track in operation In the
Cnlebra division, which is practical
ly all Of 70-pound American steel
Along the bottom of the canal from
Culebra summit to the White House
material yard there are four running
tracks, and from Culebra summit to
the Pedro Miguel material yard thera
are three running tracks. These
tracks are now in fairly satisfactory
condition, although work has been
considerably retarded by the slow
arrival Of track material, particular
ly material needed for switches.
During the fiscal year the inside
dumps have been almost filed up, so
that from this time forward nearly
all material will have to be hauled
over the Panama railroad to Gorgo-
ma, Mamel. TaberniTla and Gatun
from the north end Of the cut, and to
dumping grounds on the New Pana-
ma railroad, the Sosa- -Corozal dam
and La Boca from the south end of
the cut.
The Tabernilla dumping ground is
the largest of these dumping grounds
and in short time this dump alone
will handle about 10000 cubic yards
a day.
The two principal yards, where ma
terial is taken from the cut and made
up into trains, are at White House
and Pedro Miguel. The only new
yard Of any size projected during the |
year Is on the Tabernilla dump. A .
large yard is being installed there
with the view of carrying material
from the steam shovels In
stead of switching and changing en-
gines at White Hous yard as at pres
ent, and 1t is believed that this pro-
posed method will prove more salts
factory and economical than the
method in use at present.
Labor.
The labor situation during the year
has been very satisfactory, and at
the present time no special difficulty
Is experienced in securing all the
men needed In the various depart
ments of the work. Better foremen
are now being secured than in the
past and with more efficient fore
men, the laborers themselves will
prove more efficient.
On the Culebra division there are
Spaniards, Italians, West Indian ne
Sroes. and a few negroes from the
United States.
Spaniards and Italians are usually
paid 40 cents per hour silver GO
,ents gold) and West Indian ne
yroes. when not furnished with meals
20 cents per hour silver 90 cents {
yolb. The prices just mentioned are
or ordinary laborers. Firemen,
lrill runners. etc. receive higher
wages
The daily average number OF la
,orers employed on the work dur {
ng the fiscal year was as follows:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
ASSET sHRINKs IN VALUE.
Big Land Tract Listed at S5OO,OOO
by the Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
I'm Burn

That the 5000 acres of timber land
near Silverton, listed as an asset of
the Title Guarantee & Trust COM
pany at 100000, is not worth such
a sum, inasmuch as it is in "burn," I"
is the information which District At
torney John Manning has received
from several sources. Similar infor-
nation has been given to Governor
George E. Chamberlain, says Port
land paper.
If this timber land is in a burn
as rumored, then one of the supposed
best assets of the defunct institution
is shrinking In value. Much stress
was laid on the valuable timber in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27

In the table of costs Just given the
total cost Of blasting has been dis
tributed among the total number Of
cubic yards of excavation, but to get
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27

Tic daily average number IN all
departments during the. previous fis-
cal year was 2034.
During the year the wages of the
Culebra division have been increased
S per cent on naverage This in
crease is almost wholly due to the
continued prosperity in the United
States, which necessitated an increase
in wages in order to hold suitable
men on the the Isthmus.
Cost.
Considering the total output in the
Culebra division for the fiscal year,
the average cost of the various items
OF expense have been as follows:
A,sl,itrory 20 covor .oost nIont en- tonn
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

exhibited tact, ability and an earnest
devotion to duty. In the great strug.
gle over the railroad rate bill In the
spring OF 1906 Mr. Culberson took q
very prominent part. The Culberson
amendment intended to secure the
people against injunctions granted by
Federal courts suspendinE the orders
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. was supported by every Demo
crat in the Senate except Bailey Of
Texas and Patterson OF Colorado. 1t
also received the vote Of Senator
LaFollette. In the debates on the
rate bill he spoke often and his
speeches were 20 replete with sound
principles. 80 fair in all legitimate
interests. and yet SO powerful and
earnest In advancing home rule and
reserve rights of the States and
people OF the Union. that Democrats
began to look to him for leadership
in the great struggle OF the. people
against predatory corporations and
usurping Federal courts.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15
NEED FOR INLAND WATER w..

The Outlook for July spea.. -
'or"y OF the attempt to develop v.>.,s
transportation facilities ives, ri ~
Mississippi river. For rate.m.h.-.
purposes between the East and "
nalves OF III" United States tn. NJ
sissirpi river Is the dividing line o..
rate Prevails east OF the river: snosI- /.
or west. A Kapsas City hole..s.
hrm paying $Go,tO0 for freight fro.,s
New York found that s35. 200 Of ,.s.
was consumed by the long haul fro.,
New York to st. Louis, while Ses 00>
or over VI per cent. was required for
the short haul from St. Louis To Kan.
sas City. Furthermore, the conr...1
ton OF traffic rendered transportat,o~
very slow. SO gen. raj was the di.-
satisfaction among business men thai
large number combined to orxani1s
the Kansas City TRANSPORTATION an
Steamship Co. as a cooperative con.
Germ to engage in the river traAe
between Kansas City and st. louia.
The navigation OF the Missouri hsA
long since been abandoned: boata
there were none. snags had accumu-
lated in the channel, and the river
was not lighted. II was found mecca.
sary to purchase boats, two COSTING
100000. and to run by daylight only;
nevertheless. the boats have been
able to cover the distance upstream
from st. Louis to Kansas City In six
days. and from Kansas City down
stream to ct. Louis In four days. This
Is better time than Is often made BY
the railroads. II Is hoped. further.
more. to cut the freight.rate about
one-third. The company contemplstse
purchasing two more boats and. ulti-
mately. 30 increasing the service -
to force the railroads to meet Tie
river competition.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15
THE GAINESVILLE Sun: AUGUST - 1907

we know. for the reason that II con.
tains absolutely no moisture or other
foreign substarc" calculated to In
crease it's weight and bulk, and can
readily be g-anuiated by dissolring II
in water and allowing It 60 cry-tal'
ice.
Sugar. as any chemist will '"H ''ou.
i con,uosed OF - parts OF carbon, -
PARTS OF hydrogen and II parts o.
OXYGEN. The process involves the
reducing OF the wood to charcoal. con.
,crting this into carbon gas, and mix
ing II with the required amounts OF
hydrogen and oxygen. which he gets
from steam. At a cost OF only one
dollar for fuel. the inventor claims he
can manufacture 100 pounds of sugar
from IS pounds Of charcoal and g"
mounds OF water. the only other en-
,ense being for the water. az the
charcoal pays for itself In the bv-
products given on In the transition
from broken-down buggy to sugar.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15
NOT the DEVILS FAULT.

Judge lands of Chicago Is making
q great reputation. He not oaly
makes Standard OIL magnates explain
how they don't kow anything ahoot
their own business. but he comes
squarely out as a defender Of IL
devil himself against the calumniss
OF dignataries whose sons happen %
be tempted. In the case OF Chicago
boy who had been convicted Of TO-
gerry. and whose father. q preacAss.
insisted that the culprit must have
been in the hands Of the dew"
Judge Lands assessed q fine Of $3ooI
payable at the rate Of 81 q week, -
said: Don't you get II into your hee4
that the devil was responsible for
your predicament. 1t was your fault
and not tho devils. SO don't shit the
blame of ON the devil"
No doubt the Judge would even 20
30 far AZ to defend Hartman In the
same way. II some one were To-
charge that old scape goat with get-
ting Teddy into his hands. and tempt
Ing him to receive corruption funds.
lands was once q Democrat. an4 It
seems hard for him to forget his for
mer principles.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15
TARIFF REVISION URGENT.

The demand for tariff reform is be-
coming more and more persistent In
New England. although the Republi.
can politicians are trying to suppress
its outward manifestation. Hut many
OF the manufacturers are openly de-
handing free raw material. such as
hides. coal and iron. and thorough
revision and reduction OF the steel
schedules. The latest expression for
tariff reform comes from j. H. Rem.
ington Of Boston. who says:
THE people OF Massachusetts, gen.
orally favor a revision OF the tariff
and the views Of former Governor
Douglas are shared by many others"
Hut Mr.. Remington views with alarm
a continuation Of the Republican pol
icy OF standing pat. for he further
says:
III a revision Of the tariff is not
soon made many OF the factories tn
New England will be compelled to
close down. and the result vill be. Of
course. that thousands Of persons will
be thrown out Of employment"
There Is just one way those Mas.
sachusetts Republican tariff reformers
can prevent such . serious condition
to manufacturers and labor from BE-
fng prolonged. that Is by reforming
their politics and electing Democrats
to represent them In the National
House and Senate. Judging the fu.
ture BY the past. the coming Congress
will refuse to revise the tariff. for the
standpatters will control II rs they
did the last Congress. and no relief 10
In sight until the National election
in 1908. and the Congress then elected
meets in 1903.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

~ = sunnoged that when the com.
1on lnsssGiOnaing tAs Internal In
onan1 Ysnd makes IL report
- ,1suvasa VIII convene The
1nouBo - ct upaa sajA report:
~ 80 - submit % ~ psopss at
~ IDaso1oa = lSeo . ouastia.tioaal
A1noo1reAi,stinG ~ Dansfse.
- 49, ~ q isApzicaeing bsaoss
- - g y,asi1A rbsgo = %
- ~ ~ latess peopos1tjoa
o 0ng - ~ most Strenuous
- = - Iegin>Gws Witnessed
- 10os. - ~ 80 0snaes -
nee - Dssssh1lly e tAae ~
c0ol0n uDsD1Dsae vs1N paas
- oO.0 ~ Dssseaosy ~.
- S0oA ~ ~ ~ q ~ neaS,
l1111 1l0sa1 80 ~ ase1ea q
A. - = SogBblng lssty.tve vstss
o160n1 0aDdA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15
the SUGAR INDUSTRY.

Farewell TO the sugar industry Of
the South! says IN exchange. Aye.
and farewell 70 the beet sugar indus
Try - veil! The sugar men Of the
country had better Gnd some other
neld for the Investment Of their capt.
tal. o. else Try to get . corner on the
worlds production Of wood.
A young inveator Of Los Angeles.
Cal. has just Demonstrated to several
capitalists Who are to hack him with
their combined fortunes. that he can
mAaufacturV chemically. prepared su-
ar out OF nothing moro than wood
and water. And II doesn't have TO
b any particular kind OF wood either.
Any 81 Ssacs rail. o. broken chair.
q broomstick win do. With such
odd scraps Of wood - these. and with
. llttIs water asa the ne Of The ap-
passtss q which ~ y TIE inventor.
CAaS3oo p. 0tnart. who shall Doubt
looo b noWD 10 postseity - ~
O1Gnr King. can b . few hours pro
,Apes Aah . hundred pounds Of the
U1i~sa. Whiess2 Dose 1Dsay Dalvsr-
issA olac9 - ~ vsssl. M product
= sai1 ~ - IsFss tn anything
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15
CHARLES A. cUl0eRSoN.

The Southern man whose name Ia
most likely to he mentioned a. a
candidate for the Presidency before
the next Democratic National Con.
ventio0 Is Charles A. Culberson. q
United States Senator from Texas.
He 10 the son Of the late David B.
Culberson. who was . representative
in Congress from Texas for twenty
two years, and vas for . long time
chairman of the House judiciary
Committee. The family was promi.
nent In Georgia during the frst half
of the nineteenth century. Put
David b. Culberson removed to Texas
In the Sos. Charles A. Culberson was
born at Dsdeville. Ala. June 10. 1855.
While . child he went with his father
to Texas. where he has since resided.
hts present home being Dallas. He
graduated from the Virginia Military
Institute in 1874. and then studied
law for two years at the University
Of Virginia. In 1850 be vas elected
Attorney.Geaesal q Tszas, and vas
reelected In ltS3: vas elected Gov.
ernos bf Texas In 1874 and 1885 and
succeeded Roger Q. Mills a. Senator
ifo0 TsaAs = loee.
IN every positioa q public trust
which - ~ bsA III. Cslbsssao ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

Information from various sections
OF the State 10 exceedingly eucourag.
Ing To the faculty Of the State Uni.
versity. and the opening in September
will show q larger enrolment than
for several yeArs past.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15
JUSTICE DEFEATED.

II will be remembered that about
two years ago Harry BOmford. who
at one time was engaged in the plumb
ing business in Gainesville. was con
victed at Tampa OF the killing Of
Can't. Park. whose confidence he had
BETRAYED and whose domestic happi
ness he had ruined. The killing oc
CURED in Capt. Parks own home
and when the jury returned q YER
dict which only admitted Of the court
the prisoner to the peni
for one year, Judge Gordon
excoriated Bomford ana expressed
regret at not being able to give him
q life term. Bomford appealed to
the Supreme Court, and the judgment
OF the lower court was affirmed. In
referring to the case The Lakeland
News says:
The county commissioners OF
Hillsborough county deserve COM
mendation for the stand taken
in relation to Harry Bomford.
the slayer Of Capt. Park. Rom.
ford was sentenced to serve a
year In the penitentiary for shoot
ing Park. but the lessees to whom
he was turned over permitted
him to remain in the same pO- Z
sition at the store Of Knight &
Wall that he held before his
conviction. The county commits
sioners issued peremptory orders
which will result in Bomford serv.
ing his term in the convict camp.
where he belongs. 1t would. In.
deed. be q trevesty on justice II
one malefactor should be per-
mitted to serve his term as
gentlemanly counter-jumper. free
to 20 and come AZ he pleased.
while others who had sinned no
more deeply should endure the
punishment and servitude OF the
convict camp.
Since The News editor published
the above comment the county com
missioners were advised by the
county solicitor that there was moth
ing In the contract with the lessees
prohibiting the sub-leasing Of con
victs, and they thereupon rescinded
the order requiring Bomford to b
confined with the other prisoners
thus defeating the ends Of Justice
This should be q warning to count,
commissioners throughout the State
and they should see to II that the
subleasing Of conviets In prohibited
In all future contracts. Bomford still
occupies the same position with
Knight & Wall that he held prior
to his trial and conviction.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

Since the passage Of the prohibi-
ton law In Georgia The Atlanta Con.
stitutiou has published several poems
ON the subject OF growers" The ed.
itor probably wanted to rush them
while there Is yet time.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

The acts Of the last Legislature Of
q general and permanent nature ap-
pear In today's Sun. Should anyone
fail to receive . COPY the same can
Be obtained BY addressing this Office.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

Paris likes American songs ana
England has decided to approve OF
our clothes. II we could only make
Germany like our tariff the European
concert would be harmonized quite 70
our purposes.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

Archaeologists say that King Rams-
ses II took the credit for everything
that was done In his time. II Old KAN
carried a big stick and wore spectar'
les he might te down to date r,ent
now.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

Mr.. Rockefeller. 1t Is reported
merely smiles at the mention OF that
$e9. 600 900 fine. 1t is the CONSUMERS
OF oil who are looking worried sno
getting ready to do the squealing.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

The erection OF new dwelling houses
cootisues at . steady pace IN 0aines-
vile, an Of then bsins Q credit b ths
city.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

Abe Hummel threatens to write .
new book" says q news item. Co0inS
from Abe II could hardly be anything
less than q threat.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

A haxlns made his
Y S1onsesA witA IL fFsa-
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m 1go1A 1ooey Vim b %
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e teep.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15

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lnbn1D. VS1ss1Aa. 'l1Se1
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-. aless . sasAt i1lsseP
f1UA H vas 90 ~
ugo0se1 lssa q Nassas
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-15
= Il. ,acCREARY. Editor and Pub''r.

Thnns % 6UDsCsIPTiOH:
i - HUiss-a-Week Sux d year; six
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IS ADvDssssns RA1ss:
81 aaia nAvogeaeennoa1e, - esate line
- ~ - - r. 1900 tog eaoh addi.
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~ 1870 . spsslelV sates.
1850 spsa oVplisasios.
= : - DaaeA uosieso inserted
1872. GOoo1D . line.