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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1912)
I T1IK I1KND WVhl.KTlX, 11KND, WKDNKHDAY, J UN 13 20, 1012. rAGirr - --------------- ------ tt f lEe BEND MILLING & WAREHOUSE CO. ' $dr Has Just Received 30 TONS of FRESH tJ n Steam Rolled B A R L E Y the'finest that ever ba been in Bend. Get your orders in early. n USE FLOUR. MADE IN BEND . V- - . --- -4 I --" i I Information for the Homeseeker ii.. i Kvory Imuo of Tlio Hullo (In records ttio progress of Central Orogoti nml ttio Horn! country. If you nro a homo scokor looking for a, now lo cution, or own property In thin soctlnn, (hero U no hotter way to bocomo acquainted with, or keep K)tod on, what It being dona In thli part of tho world than by reading this pnpor regularly. Ho ml In your subscription at onco, no a not to mint anything of what Is KoltiK on In thli big, rrsourcoful country t h I Croat Inland omplro that haa now boon opened for develop roont by two great railroad nyitemi. . ..4 ... ----. llond haa four churches, many bonovolont aoelotloi, splendid grado schools and a high school whoso graduates aro admitted to tho Btato Unlvorslty without examination, ex cellent banks, tho best equipped and stocked stores of any town of twlco tho slto In Oregon, brick yards, stono quarries, flour and lumber mills, a creamory, cold atorngo plants, steam laundry, newspaper, well nppolntod hotels, and, Indeed, nblo representatives of every class of entorprlso. In other words, llond Is well nqulppod, modern and progressive, with u lot or wlde-awako men who hnvo spent good money developing tho town, and who aro gottlng good roturna on their Investments. llond has tho best water In tho stato. and an oxcollont modern water system, which Includes up-to-date nro protection. , llend'a streets and homes aro wot lighted by electricity, which la fur nished front now plant which cost 60,000 to build and equip. A local and long dlstanco tolo phono, as well aa telegraph, aro other Items In Uend'a metropolitan oqulpment. Work la undor way on a $80,000 aowor systom. Thoro aro moro beautiful resi dences In llond, proportionately to tho population, than In any uthor town In tho West. Kvorywhoro thoro aro well roado and well kopt sidewalks, tho streets aro malntalnod In tho best condition and aro lit with powerful nro lights, giving the town tho best streot light ing of any In Oregon. With tho many beautiful views of mountains, river and tlmbor, tho magnlflcont trocs scattorod generously through out tho residential districts, and tho wondorful cllmato, llond loaves llttlo to bo doslrod by thoso who sook Idoal placos In which to live. ltnllrtmdH, In October, 1011, tho Hill and Uarrimnn railroad Dystonia com pleted to Jlond their OroKQU Trunk and Deschutes lines. llond ts tho terminus of both of thoso roads, The handsoma dopot, erectod with natlvo stono, find tho boat equipped warohouso In tho stato, Indicate In what Importnnco tho railroad com panies uoiti nonu IlBND Is located 10S miles south of tho Columbia Illvor, on tho banks of tho Deschutes, at tho terminus of tho Hill and Marrlman railroads. Geographically, It la practically In ino very comer ui urea"", r.ramu fclmlcally, Ita location la unsurpassed, for llond stands bcsldo tho greatest Fpower producing stream In tho North- Iwest, whoro railroads, wator-powor KI1U null,. , imvu, ...... --..-..- eh by tho greatoat Irrigation, segro Cation In Oregon, with countless Millions of acres of grain lands fliutary. Tho City Itself. KFbo estlmatod population of Dond SSay la 1300. Ita altitude Is 3000 at, with a cllmato that Is practically Sal. Winter and aummor, tuo either la magnificent, tho tompora- . . . . rn rarely komk ueiow soru nun 51 y twice, during tho Mjnmora, recs. Tho hlghost temperaturo over ro- rded Is 103 degrooa. At this am 'do, In tho dry cllmato, actual rmful frooiliig noes not occur a. 'J degrooa but at 36 degrees, finvornmont records show an vorago annual proctpltatlon of 10 Inchea with an avorago yoariy ot 320 sunny days. That moans enough rain for the farmer, Iota of bluo sky and bright sunshine, nq oppressive .. nnH niimntln onvlronniout that Hives Nature ovory possible chaticb rfo get tho host results from roan and sou. last throe bolng higher than 100 do- Ali. oxtonnlvo distributing business alroady la bolng conducted ' from llond, to tho country south and southeast, and with tho regular oner- atlon of automobile truck lines, tho volume of this "business Is vastly In- treaslng. Practically all of western Harney county, and northern Lako and Klamath, will get aupptlea In by way of llond, and In return will export via llond enormous clips of wool In connection with this lattor pro duct and Ita shipment here, tho rail roads havo announced that every June thoro Is to bo a regular wool aato at llond. This moans that wool fromall over Interior Oregon will bo collocted bore, that buyers will come bore, that thousands of sheep will bo sheared hero, and that, In tho very near futuro, woolen mills will bo established. In all surveys that havo been mado for a branch Hill road to tho southeast, to command connection with affiliated roads and an' butlot In that direction, llond Has boon mudo the terminus point. Irrigation. A Carey Act Irrigation segregation embracing approximately 300,000 acres, llos to the oast and north of llend. This land Is watered undor the supervision of the Btato of Ore gon, and becomes the proporty of settlors who acqulro It by reatdonco and Improvement, paying from $15 to $40 an aero for water sorvlce, with an annual maintenance chargo of 30, to 80 cents an aero, the lowest maintenance rato In oporatlon. Non-lrrlgablo acreago Is purchased t S',60 an arrc. Directly adjoining llend aro two other irrigation enterprises, both conducted on a farmers' co-operatlvo basis, anil both oxcoodlngly prosper ous. On tho Irrigated lands all tho pro ducts of the temperate sono prosper. Tho soil and climate, however, aro particularly adapted to tho success ful production of grassos and root cropa. Alfalfa, clover, grain, pota toes and othor root crops, Including sugar boots, do romarkably well. Tho yield of buttor fat from the grasses Is exceptionally groat, and this, combined with tho puro soft wntor, and tho lack of oxcossivo heat and cold, destines this territory to tako tho front rank as a dairy country. Tho establishment of a largo creamery at llond. and tho aid given farmers In securing fine cows by tho local banks, moans that a man with forty acres who will raise grass and feed It to his cows will bo as sured of a comfortable living. Work Is now In progress upon a great how Irrigation canal, known aa tho North Canal, which will Irrigate Bomo 50,000 acres of land. Tho canaf gota Us water from the Dca MAAMAAAAnmAAhMKAmniaMnAhAAAAAmmnmnAnMj 5 SI 5 5 vfKwJy M r J , i XL v aV " V ifi sassBsm sW bbbHb!bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbT JElfcEP vMVjHH J tlt JhiUal 9t t Ai f IBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBiBsBBBBBBBBlBrJlSaLVsBBBlV'r"'1 Kt Jk SasHB"iaBBiBBBBBV JVwBlW-st - -PSsE2StxS Oixe of the many free attractions to be offered daily during Bend's Big Four Day Celebration by The Frank Miller Amuse- ment Company, Incorporated S mmmmmmmmmMftmmmmmmmmmMmmmiim chutes. Dry Farming. Tributary to Dend on the south east Is a huge dry farming area, em bracing more than 2SO.000 acres of level and rolling sago brush land, with deep soli, no trees and rocks, and with well water obtainable at moderato depths. Much of this torrttory has been settled by homestoadera during tho last year, and many families are dally taking advantago of this last big chnco to get free Government laud. The majority of tho acreago Is open to homesteadlng under tho 320 acre law. which allows tho free acquisition of that amount In return for residence and proportional annual cultivation and Improvement. The homestead lawa are being made easier and more attractive with the result that more and moro settlors como to llond and mako homes on this land tributary to the town. Good roads extend through this country, and dally auto and stage lines tap It from llend. to which Its products will como on down grade hauls to bo mlllod with tho luox haustlhle water power of the Des chutes IUrer Immediately below llond, whoro a dam la bolng con structed at a cost of about $60,000. Tho work In connection with this summer's development of the now canal will rcqulro an expenditure of $175,000. All or this money will ho spent close to llond. Tho entlro systom' will require approximately $700,000 to complete Timber. Tributary to llond, on down grade hauls. Is 20,000,000,000 feet of the finest yellow pine tlmbor. Ilcstdes providing the cheap power for tho milling of this enormous timber belt, llend offers tho best of mill pond facilities. Tho manufacture of this tlmbor at Dead Is a certainty, for tho largest of tho companies interosted aro heavy property ownors in Dend lands and waterpower developments, and havo signified their Intention of lo cating their big mills here. At present there aro several smallor mills, employing In tho neighborhood of 150 men, Whlto thoso manufacture lumber primarily for local consumption, not only aro many carloads exported to tho towns north of llend, but also many aro shipped to the mlddlo western mar kets, which later will bo supplied heavily with the Dend lumber pro ducts. Water Tower Thoro Is at least 250,000 horse power easily obtainable from the Deschutes at and noar Dend. Already a 1700 horsopowor plant la In operation In tho town, which offers as cheap ejcctrlo power for domestlo and manufacturing usos aa Is obtainable In tho Northwest," The Inexhaustible and phosp power, at her doors guarnutoca Bend a exten slvo manufacturing tuture. llecreatloni Tho man who comes, to Dend or tho adjacent sections of Contra Ore gon will bo agreeably surprised "at tho pleasant surroundings ha will oncounter, both In what nature has auppllod andjn social matters.' For Instance a University Club recently was organised In Dend with 36 charter members. That Indicates the character of the men who aro building up Central Oregon. Tho sportsman will find tho Dend country a veritable paradise. Fish ing In the Deschutes Is a famous attraction, that rlver'a giant trout bringing sport lovers from all parts of the Northwest. Deer, bear, rab bits sago Lens, ducks, geese, swans and other game afford ample recre ation for the out-door lover atong the river ans In the foothills. Canoeing and boating directly at Dend and up tho broad reaches of the Deschutes, coupled with excellent auto roads, horse back riding possi bilities without end, and near by snow clad mountain peaks, combine near Dend Intorest for overy aort of nature lover and health seekor. Hour to Oct Here From Portland tako either the "North Dank Hall road" or tho Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navi gation Co. system direct to Dond. Tho fare is $7.45. Through tickets from all Eastern points aro good directly to Dend. Tho route up tho Deschutes Canyon Is tho most strik ingly beautiful railroad trip in the Northwest, and, say lovers of fine scenery, !a In itself well worth the Journey. FOIt 8AI.K. A two horsepower Kalrbanks-Morse gnHuline engine, In good condition. Will sell cheap bccatiM) installing-, a motor In place of engine, needing more lnmcr. Inquire Dulletln. tf FAIItlUNKS-MOltSK KNOI.VK. A two horsepower Falrbanka-Moreo- gasolluo engine for sale at a great bargain at the Dend Hardware Company's store In first class con dition, tt Township blanks, neatly bound la books, 23 cent at The DalleUs. 'n ISJK&MHblH BdsSSii I EBaaaaaMHKI U r r- ii KbbbbbbIbI z!52l simmFmm Sjaii For IhisSefi .tonal-Fret miim. tMUMiHimW wlMjiwifililSmwiy 4 1M f utim SVa itilMal OTMtSgaaal UBrWltrMW . SatSfafMti. TkOa.aUrCk.SMli Hotel Seward ALDKR AND TENTH STRKKT PORTLAND. OREGON i .SBBBsVBBBHPMaBBBBBBlBBBBBBmi.' 119 One of tho Most Artistic and Elegantly-Appointed Hotels in the Northwest, Embodying- Kvery Modern Convenience. In cen ter of retail and theater district. KOROrKAN PLAN Batti: $t.Mnttop, with Bath, It M and up. Bus nnU all train. GrtUta connection. W. M. hKWARD. Proprietor. :: :: u;: .t. Fire Insurance WIIKN' VK ASK YOU TO INSUItK WITH US We do NOT say, "Insure with us because we came to Dend together," We do NOT say, "Insure with us because our party afUHatlons are the same." W do NOT say, "Insure with us because we are Just starting in and wc-need tho business." ( ' Wo do not say, "Give us your insurance and wo will do our trading with you." HUT WK DO HAY, Insure with us because wo will place your business In the largest and most Uberal com panies lit the world, ut tho same price you are paying an Inferior1 coinpany. Wo will write your policy so that you aro fully protected. We will see that an amicable and fair adjustpieut Is made in case of loss., .We will iielp you get a reasonable rate. YOU WllifcUU OUR FRIEND AFTER AIJUU ; ita M. S. Lattin (ft. Conipaxiy i - r-'jM.o l V 1