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erate mining properties in this district. The company has assumed control of the Midway, a few miles from the Golconda. There are ten claims in the group. The company also owns the Blue Mountain group, consisting of three claims and a fraction. The Victor claim, located adjoin- ing the Eureka and Columbia mines, has also been bonded by the Geiser-Hendryx firm. The development of this claim will commence soon.
In the Willamette Iron Works after Jan- uary I nine hours will constitute a day's work, and all employes will receive the same pay as they now get for ten hours' work.
Men who are in a position to get inside railroad information and who are close ob- servers of events in the world of transporta- tion read this important message in the present trend of affairs:
The Northern Pacific Railroad is going down the north bank of the Columbia to. some point near the mouth of that stream, where it will establish a shipping point in opposition to Astoria. The Oregon Rail- road & Navigation Company will be obliged to run its train down the south bank of the river and do its shipping from Astoria or some point near that city. Both railroads will carry the grain of the Colum- bia basin to the mouth of the river for ex- port — not only that part now loaded into ships at Portland, but also the part that now goes through Puget Sound ports. The wheat trains will run through Portland and the stevedoring will be done at Astoria and on the opposite side of the river, but Port- land men and money will do the business. Common point rates will be forced to the mouth of the river.
For several years the Northern Pacific has been pressing toward the mouth of the river. Northern Pacific engineers have been run- ning lines along the lower Columbia, and no secret has been made of their operations. The Northern Pacific has built the stretch of railroad between Kalama and Vancouver. Surveyors are now between the mouth of the Klickitat river and Vancouver, having incidentally run a line over from the Yaki- ma valley.
The Paul Mohr portage is undoubtedly in hands friendly to the Northern Pacific. In- deed, all the strategic points on the route down the north bank of the Columbia are already in the hands of the Northern Pa- cific. No hint is yet given, however, as to the point that will be made the deep water terminal at the mouth of the river.
It is believed that Harriman interests have practical control of the Columbia and Astoria railroad.
lt«w Or«i(oA Covj»orations
For We«H KskaiA^ Dec. 37» 1Q03-
Lick Creek Mining Company, Enterprise, Or.; capi- tal ttock, $200,000; to conduct a general mininff tmsi- »«•; incorporators. Charles R. Funk, S. D. Moore. A. 0. JacoN T. F. Jacob and W. J. Graves.
Paci6c Sutcs Exploration Company, Portland, Or.; capita] stock, $100,000; to conduct a general mining business; incorporators, C. A. Merriam, J. E. Tilton and T. K. Muir.
The Order of Fraternal Home-Buyers, Portland, Or.; capital stock, $10,000; to construe^ purchase, lease buildings, etc.; incorporators, J. Ledgerwood UdelL C. Guy Wakefield, John A. Taylor and J. How ard Snively.
First Free Methodist Church, Ashland, Or.; to con- struct church and parsonage; incorporators, W. I. McNutt, £. Ericcson and £. M. Bates.
Commercial Cream Company, Salem, Or.; capital stock, $5000; to conduct a general creamery business: Incorporators, Joseph H. Albert. A. A Underbill, Henry B. Thielsen, George D. Goodhue and George W. Weeks.
Sageland Irrigation Comixany^ Echo, Or.; capital stock, $1000; to conduct irrintion enterprise; incor- porators, Robert N. Stanfield, DeWitt C Brownell and Stephen A. LowelL
Brownell Ditch Company, Umatilla, Or.; capital stock, $3000; incorporators, DeWitt C. Browndl. Clara A. Brownell and Don C Brownell; to conduct an irrigation enterprise.
Hallidie Painter Tramway Company, Portland Or.; capital stock, $^0,000; to construct tramways, etc; incorporators. Sidney H. Crawston, Frank R. Russell and Ernest A. Crawston.
Oregon Trading CompanT, Sumpter, Oregon.; capi- tal stock, Sao,ooo; to conduct a general merchandise business; mcorporators, Clark Snyde, J. T. Donnelly and H. C. Bowers.
Ross Sharp Company, Portland. Or.; capital stock. $5000; to conduct a general cigar busmess; incorpo- rators, Ross Sharp, Karl Koberstine and Elizabeth Koberstine.
W. H. McXfonics & Co.. Portland, Or.: capital stock, $50,000; to conduct a general leather business; incorporators, W. M. McMonies, F. C Waserman and F. J. McMonies.
Commercial Association. Pendleton, Or.; capital stock, $30,000; to conduct a social and commercial club; incorporators, George A. Hartman, R. Alexan- der and Leon Cohen.
The Supplemental Chamber Company, Drain, Or.; capital stock, $3000; to manufacture and sell supple- mental chambers for guns, etc.; incorporators, H. B. Gillette, Joseph Lvons and W. W. Kent
Big Creek Gold Mining Company. Sumpter, Or.: capita] stock, $500,000; to operate placer mines and conduct a general mining enterprise; incorporators, Arthur 'C. Probert, George J. Armstrong ana Joseph Giffin.
Montana Conosolidated Gold Company, of Portland; capital stock, $1,000,000; G. W. Waterbury, J. H. Colt and C. Vv. Miller.
Ihe Boston-Oregon Gold Mining Company, of Ba- ker City; capital stock, $1,000,000; Charles r. Soder- ling, VV. H. Gilbert and H. W. Soderling.
Columbia River & Nehalem Railway Company, of Portland; capital stock, $100,000; David L. Kelly. Franklin G. Kelly, J. M. Lonff and Alex. Sweek.
The Pittsburg Mining and Milling Company, of Bo- hemia; capital stock, $150,000; W. H. Shane, Frank Flisher and Gustaf Gustafson. .
Oregon Feed & Milling Company, of Portland; capital stock, $10,000; Ricnard Scott, S. H. Graham and L. Luscher.
Olsen-Nordby Lumber Company, of Portland; capi- tal stock, $50,000; M. Olsen, T. W. Nordby and George S. Shenhcrd.
Grizzly Mountain Mining & Reduction Company, cf Cottage Grove .
"Fifteen years ago," says Senator Foster, of Washington, "Puget Sound customs col- lection district, which includes the chief sea- ports of the State of Washincrton, imported goods valued at about $347,818; now its im- ports aggregate $12,000,000. Then its ex- ports were approximately $1,750,000, now $35,000,000.
In lumber, wheat, coal, the mining of precious metals, and fisheries, Washington finds her chief products. Its man^tle of for«
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