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The bend bulletin. wr VOL. X, BEND. 0IU3G0N. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 27, 1912. NO. 3 tf-M 'a tf MANY OBJECT TO TIBER CRUISE .OPPOSITION STATES CASE NEXT WEEK Hid In fur Unadvertliwd County Tl in ter Cruise Asor Now Opposed lo Court Arlon-ObJctor Hay Kxtr Tax U Unwarranted Nowa that blda for crulstuK tho timber of Crook county were to lin submitted last Monday drw much Interest to tho County Court. No offlclnl action was taken, but n pro test against tho proposod contract was nied by promlnont timber own cm and other tax payors. Yesterday tho Court decided to postpono All action uion tho hid until tiio objectors had opportunity to present their caao In detail, which la to bo dono next Wednesday, April (ird, at 11 a. m. Whllothere had been no onlclal advertisement fgr blds.kduo to a mU up below outlined, nevertheless nvo blda were received, and apparently, officially recognized by tho Court, although It appears that ttforo. la crave doubt of their legality without tho prescribed advertising previously bavins; been done. , The blda -wero as follows, for cruising all tho timber In tho county: 0. 11. Gardiner. Portland, 4tt cents an acre; l. 0. Mease, Portland, i 38 cents an acre: Archie Johns ton, Portland. Sit eonta; L. Motko, llend, 3H cenu; and J. II. Ilaner Co. of Prlnevlllo, 6 cents. The Protest. The protest' points out that Ore gon's law provides that tho assessor's utile shall do all assessing snd ap praising, and that "there appears no provision whereby anyone but tho assessor shall list and ap praise taxablo property In tho county" and that auch action "by any other agency is entirely without legal effect. Nor does there appear any moro or better reason for hat ing a apcclal eatlmato of timber than of farm lands, city lots, livestock, etc." The protest goes on to ssy: "that as tho assessor has atated ho Is now opposed lo tho proposed crulslnn. Lawrence Clyifo McKay find W. II Hunts, Willi! County In u Hlonly Tim protest was not ilt'ilituml, tho signers siiy, ns nil pxlmustlvo or legally complotu document, but untruly n broad i;onornl stataiumit that should lond to moro thorough oxaiulnullon of thu question, NotwIthstiiiidliiK tho fact that thnro had boon no public ndvortlie mont for theso bids, thoro worn half a dozen filed with tho county clork and aovoral tlmbarinon woru pros tint. This clrcutnstnnco lod to an Inquiry Into tho origin and history of tho movemont. First Heard of in January The matter first got Into the County Court record In tho form of an order last January to create a special fund for cruising timber. Accordingly a special levy of 1H mills was made, with tho other taxes, to fill tho fund. Tho order finally entered at the March sitting of tho Court rMulr?d each bidder to sub mit his own contract, all bids to be In by March 2b. HUlrinrnt at Variance. Two things about tho onlclal court order Invited attention from thoso who wore searching for Informa tion. It recited that tho court's action was based upon petition of tho as sessor, and It purported to direct tho clork to advertise for bids. As sessor .taKollutto expressed himself sa opposed to the cruise at this time, and when confronted with tho offic ial Journal entry ho did not heallato to declare that It was erroneous as ho had petitioned for- nothing of the kind Ho admitted that ho had formorly favored the plan. A pe tition to that effect, dated In Febru ary, and signed by him, was filed with tho County Court. Tho clerk hsd not advertised for bids as men tioned In tho order bocauso tho pre liminaries giving him propor author ity had not been attended to. Nothing la recorded as to the showing that conviucod tho court last January that a special fund would bo needed for tho timber cruising, and It Is pointed out that tho court would hardly creato tho new fund and levy tho tax unlesa It was at that, time Intondod that tho Money should bo expended. RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDINGS FIRE LIMITS ORDI NANCE PASSED Council Knarts Measure Intruded to 1 educe Kire Danger in lluil- wess Part of Town -New rildrwalk Iawr Also. MAN LONG MISSING B'SEARCHED FOR Krrd Crabltfo Disappeared Prow Drlck Van! Two Weeks Ao WHH4 fJUO, Hound for Ifomentead Blnco ho left tho brick yard of tho Bond llrlck fc .Lumber Co.. a mile and a half west of town, two weeks ago yesterday, Fred Crabtreo has not boon seen, although every effort has been made- to locale him. On March 13th Crabtreo loft hla wlfo and 13 ear old ron, anylng that ho was going to thu southeast and thoro la no power to eompot htm I to look over tho homestead country. ... a.lxnt mhMi xrutxt tlmrnfnrn Iholllll ttuMl bill 1200 lit hill imekot. At work, If done, would be or no valuottho end of a week, henrlng nothing or use to tho county." I from her hislnd. Mrs, t'rnbtruo Tho cost of the proposed cruise , bocsme alarmed nnd started lit is estimated at from SSG.OOO to I75.-1 iUlrk'. Tvli-Kinphlc descriptions 000 "and It Is Improbable that the of tho missing man have been sont result would b bettor than tho. to v . l-mt ami u tho country, assessor's list and regular uppralso tnont regularly tnsdo." Tho signers are: Christian-Mueller Land & Timber Co., II. J. Ovor- turf, John llloss, J. 11. (lean, Scan- Crabtrvo was alMiut 40 yoaia old, light of coiriili'lun. of medium height and with a sandy mustacho. 80 far as Is known Crabtreo never drank. Ho came hero from Port Ion Qlpsoii Lumber Co.. J. N. Hunter 'land about two mouths aw, and is F. F, Hmlth, The llend Co.. J. M. ' a shingle enwvr. it's Humble but If s Our Own" said a depositor a few days ago as he proudly drew $500 for the final payment on a home he and his wife saved for years to buy. Like them, you and your wife can have a home of your own by depositing each pay day or oftener, on a joint account In our bank. - A flro limits ordinance was Intro duced, read twlco and passed by tho City Council at an udjourned session hold Friday afternoon, going Into effect at once. Tho boundaries In clude tho business district of Wall and llond atreets from Kentucky atroot north nearly to Kvcrgroan avenue, and 0 recti wood avenuo from llond street to tho railroad, Tho ordinance waa passed by a unanimous vote or tho counclt, tho rules being suspended nnd the ordi nance being read twlco and put to a voto. It was Immediately signed by tho mayor, thereby becoming fb force as It carried an emergency clause. What VroViolons Are; In gouoral, the ordinance does not appear to be drastic. It atlowa frame buildings to be erected under cer tain restrictions aa t h'eana of flro protection. All party walla ara to bo of stone, brick or concrete and not less than 13 Inches thick, and all structures aro to have foundations of-tho same materia) and bo 4 Inches wider than tho walla built upon them. All walla and ceilings ahall b lathod and plastered or covered with metal or other flro-reslstlvo comiwsltiou. No roof can bo covered with shingles or tho like, but all present roofs con structed of such nonrflra resistive material may. bo repaired by obtain ing a penult from tho council. Cbimnoys may bo built of brick only, and "no stove pipe shtlt bo placod nearer than 9 Inches to any lath, plaster or board partition, celling or woodwork whatsoever." It Is pro vided also that all amoko flues be llnod with burnt clay, terra colta, cemont or plaster. Section 4 reads aa follows! "No tramo building shall hereafter Imj erected or built upon to a height of over two stories and'ln no caso shall tho combined height of tho first and second stories exceed 30 feet in the clear." Kvory attle must Imvo on opening Into It at least 30x30 Inches In slxe. Walls and partitions ahall have flro atopa placed between all atuddlnga, auch stops to bo placod not less than flvo feet apart. Electric wiring must lo dono In accordance with tho national elec trical code. Tho penalty for violations of tho 000 IT LOOKS TO BURNS FOLKS BUSINESS MEN IN DORSE NEW ROUTE llend, Horns and Portland Will Ilenrflt From Development of New Trade Itoutn to Harney Points. Quick Time and Low Hates (Continued on last pago.) . Enthusiastic endorsement of the llond-Hurns route for Harney county freight waa tho action taken by tho Hums Merchants Protective Associ ation at a meeting last week, during a visit or llend and railroad repre sentatives. Hums Is looking to llend as a railroad simply point, and Is willing to go moro thsn liaii 'way lunuiua iiiuiijiniiniic n uig tonnage from and to this point. Buch Is tho promising report brought back by J. B, Sawhlll, who accompanied W. C. Wilkes, assistant general frolght agent of tho Oregon Trunk nnd Traveling Agent Hardy or the 0, P. & 8. on a trip to Burns, completed Frldsy, Not only will Ilurns freight from Portlsnd and coast points go in by way of llend, but the establishment of regular auto-truck service means tho development of a big business In that territory both for this place and for Portland. Portland Benefits. E. KIrschner. representing the Welnhsrd Hrewery of Portland, was one of tho trade-doveloplng party. Heretofore bla company has been un able to put beer into the Durns country In competition with Daker City, Nsmpa and Boise. Hut now, by way of llend, saya Mr. KIrschner. it will bo possible for tbo Portland brewery to land Its products In Durns at a rate low enough to make competition with tho eastern cities mentioned not only possible but ex tremely profitable. According to Mr, Sawhlll, the Wclnhard people already have arranged with the ma Jorlty of tho Ilurns buyers for trial slilnments. While this, "and" shnjlar shipping oereiopmont, mean much to Uend In that It directs moro trade through this channel, an oven moro encour aging statement Is that of H. Kcrs ten, who Is Interested In tbo cold storage end of tho llend creamery, now under course of construction. Mr. Kersten saya tho Burns coun try offers him a splendid field for distributing aomo of hla products, and cspeclslly for tho distribution of tho sort drinks which ho will keep In cold storage here. tVimpsriiion Favors llend The party waa particularly active in gathering data with 'which to com paro the merits of tho llend route with that now chiefly used, by way of Valo. llend to Duma la HO miles. Hums to Valo Is 138 miles. "Hut thoro Is absolutely no com parison In tho excellenco of the two routes", said Mr. Sawhlll. "Tho TRAVEL NOW BRISK $pny People Coming (o Dend, Doll- road Men Iteport Tho trains every night this week hnvo been bringing In a largo num bor of passongors. Depot Agent Corbett reports that freight trafllc is also picking up. During tho month 12 carloads of emigrants' movables have arrived hero, coming from Missouri, Kansas, the Dakota, Washington and other stale and from Canada. Tbo number of tick ets being sold here Is about normal. Mr. Corbett said, showing that there are many persons coming in to Cen tral Oregon to stay. With Improvement In tho road from here to Durns, travel from Harney county Is growing. Pas senger autoa are going out dally, heavily loaded. LOGGING K BEGUN Crew of Men Heat IMa tho Woods Dy Dend Co. Monday. The summer' logging operationa of Tho Dend Co. wore begun Monday when a crow of men was sent Into tho woods. They will bo in charge of C. A. Holmes as foreman. Mr. Holmes is an experienced logging man who came hero from the East About 25 men will bo employed, Manager Averiil or tbo company slated to The Ilulletln yesterday. Three four-horse teama will be used In hauling loga to the mill. Many will be floated down the river. BOND STRUCT REAL ESTATE IS ACTIVE CANAL OPENS ERA OE PROMISE IMPROVEMENT BOON TO SETTLERS North Canal Will Ilelleve Water Difltasltlr, Open up Now Lands aod Pat Money In Circulation ', Bend Benefits by Proximity (Continued on last pago.) E. H. Sammy of Seattle Bars Ixmc Cabin Corner, and Intends to Put Up Permanent Building later. Bond street real estate la very actlvo now, a number of deala hav ing recently been consummated. The most Important of theso was the sale of lot 7. block 13. This Is tho triangular log Cabin saloon corner, which haa a frontage on Bond street and Hawthorne avenue. In addi tion to the Log Cabin, It is Improved with the now moving picture theater and other nulMbHSS. The purchaser Is E. B. Summey of Seattle, who owns a considerable amount of other property here. It waa bought from Mrs. A. C. Eeeley through 8. J, Spencer at a price understood to bo $15,000. Mrs. A. C. Sceley bought It last September from tho D. E. Hunter Realty Co. at a price of $12,000, allowing that there haa boon & con siderable appreciation in property values here during tho post alx months. Mr. Summey expects to erect n handsome atono or brick building on the property as soon as tho present leases expire. Lost week another Seattle man bought on Bond street, this being Matt Button, of tho Butte Furniture Co. The property la tho north 26 feet of Jot 10, block 9 and waa se cured from Charles D. Silvia, through Ryan & McOlllvray. The price was $1300. Mr. Silvia and P, W. Brown purchased the CO toot last tall from Martin Sullivan of Idaho, Mr. Brown still owning his 25 feet With the actual beginning of work on the North Canal of the Central tircgon Irrigation Company's Carey Act segregation, an era that promise much both to the settlers and to Bend seems to bo opening. With the completion of tho work to which tho company has pledged itself this season, will como a greatly Improved situation aa regards tho settlors already occupying Irrigated lands, for lack of water under tho Pilot Butte system will bo at an end. The North Cansl system will open up aomo 50,000 acres of land for aalo and cultivation, and as the com pany In all probability will conduct a vigorous selling campaign, this means many new settlers and much agricultural development. For Bend the construction of tb canal means the. expenditure within olx miles of town or more than $150,000, and the ultimate expendi ture on the complete system of prob ably $700,000, aa well as the open ing up of thousands of acres veer close to this place. Start Building House Construction of bouses for laborers has commenced near the site of tho dsm, about a. mile below Dead. Diamond drills have been received. and preliminary work Is under war! According to Manager Roscoo How mru oi iau company, -wno was 14 Uend last week. ISO men will b employed on the dam within sixty; days. "We want the settlers to knowj thst there Is work for them." salt Mr. Howard. "We ahall give every, asalstance to tho- men on the segre gation who want work. They wilt get first ehaneef-other things belajr equal. If they will upplr to tfeef ore man who will be In charge at tho dam thoy will bo given werk foe which they are especially qualified. Tbla doesn't mean that thoro will bo a, position for everyone, but It docs mean that while Jobs aro Open tho sottlors may have them." NiMnrc of Work. Tho dam, Vhlch will divert water from tho Deschutes for tho Nortu Canal, will bo 300 feet In length auj 33 feet high, of concrete, and wilt cost between $50,000 and $60,000 From the dam a concrete lined flumo will lead 8500 feet northeastward. Jolniug the Pilot Butte canal. Tho flume will hare a capacity of 1000 second feet. The estimate cost of this portion of tbo work, according to Mr. How ard, Is between $150,000 and $175. 000. Tho company says it will make every effort to have the North Canal (Continued on pago six) The Deschutes Banking & Trust Company of Bend, Oregon "CoHMrvfltivt BmUns for CoMtrvfttlve ftoplt." L. B. BAIRD, (President) J. W. MASTHRS, (Vice President) F, O. MINOR (Secrslsry) Dirhcyoxs: L, B. BAIRD, P. O. MINOR, & V. BAIRD. Home Cutlery is tin important item in the household. Knives that cut and forks that won't twist and bend are the kind needed. We have a splendid line ot Cutlery, including ornamen tal and plain carving sets, table knives and forks, spoons of every size. We are head quarters for keen tools, butcher knives, etc. The fairest prices prevail. Ako FmM LiM of BMrs SnpKf, Sat, Doors, GUm, tc. N. P. Smith Wall Street The First National Bank OF BE HP, BEND, OREGON Dr. U. O. COS.. PrMnt E. A. BATHCR. Vlt PratUUnl O.8. HUDSON. Oaihltr Capital fully paid ... 20.000 atockholdara' liability S3B.OOO Surplus .... . SO.OOO HOLSTEIN COWS COMING. Our buyer left March 21st for Illinois to purchtuw two carloads of Holstcln cows. jjpf Theso cows will be sold at public auction, CASH Oil CREDIT. Date of sale will be announced in this paper later. Write or call for particulars. 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