East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-03
Especial Correspondence.) }


Portland. Aug. 3.-"Seven thou
sand people in twenty minutes
that's the rate at which the various
transportation interests of Portland
Country club and livestock show that
the crowds attending that event in
September will be handled. Every
day at the grounds Is buster than the
one preceding. The intense interest
of the whole Northwest is evidenced
by the great number of entries al
ready made, while the national inter-
est is shown by heavy advance cor
United States.
Hon. Wilbur X Newell, president
of the Oregon state board of horti-
culture, and equally well known in
Washington, has, at the request Of
the oregon Development league, con-
densed his ideas on good roads into
one hundred words, and they tell the
story:
bad roads nullify advertising, re-
pei immigration, increase cost of liv-
! ing, render the automobile useless
and will deprive the farmer of rural
free delivery.
state aid and supervision of road
construction is essential
In equity-because a public bene-
fit-the state should pay 25 per cent
of the cost, county so per cent and
the adjacent property 25 per cent
For thoroughness-train engin-
eers and strict supervision of ALI
work.
For economy-levy taxes and pay
as we go, or on short time certificate
plan.
For ducation-regular and cor
respondence courses in road building
at Oregon Agricultural college and
University of Oregon.
let us build good roads all sum-
mer instead of talking about them all
winter"
The Oregon good roads conference
will convene promptly at $3.50 a. m.
Tuesday, Aug. II, in the convention
hall of the Portland commercial
club. sixth floor. Another meeting
will be held at o'clock and perhaps
an evening session. A feature of the
convention will be the attendance of
many road supervisors and practical
road officials.
A great cement plant is to be built
in Portland-the first instance in
America in which Portland cement
has been manufactured in a city of
that name. Portland and Salt Lake
capitalists have organized a company
with capital of s1,200,000, and the
lime rock will be brought from Rose
burg. where they own a tract of 100
acres of choice rock.
One thousand barrels of cement a
day will be manufactured at the be-
ginning, but the plant is so designed
that this capacity can be doubled at
any time with very slight change.
Buildings and grounds will occupy a
site of fifteen acres in the suburbs of
Portland, with both rail and water
transportation.
c. w Nibley and associates Of Salt
Lake hold one-half the stock, with
Portland capitalists the other half.
Mr.. Nibley has extensive interests In
Utah, Idaho, Oregon and California
and Is president of the Union Cement
company at Devils Slide, Utah, which
has manufactured 1000 barrels day
during two years of successful and
profitable operation.
Building permits exceeding a mil
lion dollars were issued in Portland
during July, an increase of 100000
as compared with that month of last
year. Transfers Of choice business
properties were never so numerous,
nor building so active.
Astoria's fourteenth annual regat-
ia. Aug. 81, 28 and 30, presents an
excellent opportunity for people in
the interior OF Oregon and Wash
ington to get a brief tenting and
camping experience near the ocean.
The program of sports will be un-
usually interesting. with the addi-
tlon this year Of the Swedish-Nor-
wegian stngerfest. Hon. George s.
Shepherd of Portland has been made |
armlraI. the railroads have given very
special rates, and 81 will be the fare
by boat from Portland.