Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-27


to 12 hours:
Month. Gu. yds. Month. Gu. yds.
i August. 1928 January. 54,13G
September 1924 February. $500
October. 29,37S March . 6O,99S
November 39,27O April. 49,. 63,227
December 42,832 Total. 35O,129
The laying OF concrete is advanc-
ing at the rate of $500 cubic yards
a day; and there yet remain to be
placed about 1,S50,OOO cubic yards.
The first concrete was laid in the
docks at Pedro Miguel on September
1, 1909, when a temporary mixing
plant was put in operation The in
stallation of the permanent mixing
and handling cranes has not yet been
completed, only three of the six
cranes being in operation. There
remain to be placed at Pedro Miguel
100000 cubic yards of concrete,
and at Miraflores 1,505,OOO cubic
yards. At Mlraflores the lock site
is ready for the placing of concrete,
and preparations are in progress for
the installation of the cantilever
crane mixing and handling plant
In both the locks at Gatun and
Pedro Miguel the iron work is being
placed as the concrete laying adj
vances, a large quantity of the cast
ings are on the Isthmus ready to be
set, bids have been asked on the
gates. and plans for the operating
machinery are nearing completion.
Payne's Hot Air.
Serene 70. Payne has taken "the
muokrake in his hand to muckrake
the muckraker." The Republican
floorleader and joint author of the
tariff bill, answered the criticism
that has been IeveIled at the law of
August 5th last.
THE newspapers of the country
have been denounclng commercial
ism in business methods" Payne
said, Congress has been engaged
for several years in legislatlng upon
this subject, and under the leader
ship Of the President will pass some
important bills with this end in
view But the press has little to say
about the commercialism in its own
business methods. Great depart
ment stores who are importers of
goods often selling them at a profit
of from fifty to one-hundred per
cent are great advertisers and in
vest millions of dollars annually.
These men often seek control and
do control the editorial columns of
some metropolitan papers. This is
pure and simple. The
of the importers, of
course is against any rate in a
tariff law beyond the revenue rate
and that same sympathy is trans
ferred to the editor.
"The newspaper people have been
demanding rate OF duty on print
paper which would destroy the paper
manufacturing business of this coun-
Try. While the law reduces the
rate as far as u is safe to go without
destroying this great industry, the
reduction was not enough TO satisfy
he newspaper advocates. Whether
his motive has anything to do VITA
he editorial columns in commenting
upon the law, ] am ready to leave to
he people OF the country without
argument
six months ago. the statement
vas made generally in the news
papers that the law increased the
iuty on wool and wooden goods, and
hence they argued that this caused
he increase IN prices on wool and
woolen goods. l have met some in
elligent newspaper men within the
past ten days who argued that / was
when / said that the rates
ln woolen goods had not been
changed from the Dingley Law, ex-
'ept TO lower them In two instances,
But any man who has energy enough
10 compare the schedules In the two
bills now acknowledge the fact n
he has the industry 20 peruse the In
luiry further he will find that the
cost OF wooden goods Is the
same an over the world
"The Increased cost of necessities
of life IS worldwide, There Is 40
Increase IN the tariff on food prod.
ucts under the present law. and
hence no advance IN prices can be
attributed 20 that as the direct eR-
feet. Il requires a microscopic mlod
to determine that duty OF one and
cents per pound on fresh
meats produces any appreeiable ef-