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' M. ygmmmtmtmmaitmtmtimimmmu (nniiLiiiiiiimiiMwm gime, 9h lmc-UrIQ The Official Paper ol llfinicj County hii the Urgi'it clrcutntioti and Isono oj the bit ndvertlilnK mediums In Eaitoin Oregon. Siie&rcnt 3Hnrncjjlouulrij Oners an nrcn of 0,42tt,t0U .ncict of luiul. 4,(131,(1.11 ninn jet vncatit Mllitct to entry niidtT tlio public In nil Inut of tho United Btatci. ryT3 VOL. XXII BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 18, ltCO- NO. 44 w j9"(TwllX lATGWDTTrPTflAT flfIPQ I AT represented by closo to $760,000 J.WJLJLi,UsAJLSlV XSJUU SJ. of irriman Roads to Continue Work Into Interior Without Delay C. STUBBS TALKS OF FUTURE Hast and West Line Across State Will be Duilt Soon as Southern Pacific Believes it is Called forDoesn't Think Northern Pacific is Going South or to Coos Bay Either. . Stubbs, vice president of j by President Tnf t. Jnion Pacific and Southern The question as to whether or not tho Malheur project shall bo built by private 4 enterprise has not been passed upon and pre sumably will depend largely up on the attitude of land owners in tno district How long it will bo beforo tho Malheur project can bo undertaken by the govern ment is purely a matter of con jecture. , ne ami ciieu director oi tno limnn lines is quoted as fol- lin regard to the future of Incs in the Nerthwest: th referenco to occupancy lie Deschutes canyon, Mr. bs says: Ls I understand it, the report Ihoro is room for but one pad in tho uppor half of tho sn is false. I believe there Sicient room for n half dozen tthere, and wo arc building Central Oregon without dc- if the projected low-grade between Weed. Cal., and io, ure., tno section to lath Falls has been complo- ar some time and construc- loward Eugene is now in ess. Buckboard and horse- surveys have been made EKlamath Falls northeaster- oss Oregon to Ontario on jregon snort Line on ine border, and I presume that inc. aoout auu mues long, e constructed as soon as the torn Pacific believes that it ed for." to the report that the Nor- Pacific has been negotia tor waterfront property in 2oos Bay district, on the pn Coast, intending to ex its Deschutes Canyon line nd west to the bay, 6ng it over 100 miles nearer iFrancisco, Mr. Stubbs fur- ays: So not believe that there is aundation for it The out- for traffic in this district is iuch as to warrant much etition. Wo have already several months of con- Lion work On a line to ex- from Drain, Or., to Coos ind this lino will be comple- entually. im a little skeptical about inncial value of this terri- including the Portland j connection, when tho is divided among two or roads. It seems to me that Ms not much in it, save for e which iB first in the field, rsc where later linos are felled to use its tracks. yer, that is a point which Iture alone can determine. lot believe that the Hill nil for an extension south Bay. As for the Hill entering San Francisco, I j, believe that will come to our day." Sutbbswas particular in tion with these statements it understood that as to ines ana construction no not be fully informed, na ire not unuer nis super- land ho therefore was able ress only his personal Ibased upon Buch knowl- he had gainqd. ENT TURNS DOWN PPOJECT. FARM CONGRESS IN CHICAGO. San lc wasnington uispatcn t was announced today government will not at gent time undertake tho ction of tho Malheur irri- cct. Secretary Ball- though anxious to help tin Malheur county, Oro., iter a study of tho entire in situation that the con- it the reclamation fund now justfy the adoption new projects. Many fof dollars in addition to fat present obtainable, led to. pompleto projects ler course pf construction, adoptipn of new pro- buld Bpriously interfere phinp what has hprcto- n unucrtaxen, n una iided temporarily to lay applications for now Phis decision is approved The following is from the Francisco Examiner: To compjlo and distributo ac curate information concerning the available farm lands of the whole United States n National Farm Land Congress has been called to meet in Chicago begin ning on November 16 and con tinuing for several dnya. Agriccltural interests of tho whole country will bo represent ed. As an outcome of tho meet ing broad advertising will be given tho land resources of every state in tho Union. California is to bo represented. Western farm lands will be so exploited that true facts' c"jQr. cerning them will be placed be foro not only beforo thousands but hundreds of thousands of eager homeseekers who arc only awaiting an opportunity for leaving tho crouded conters of the East to win fortunes from the tillable lands of tho Pacific Slope, the great Southwest, the progressive Northwest and the Rocky Mountain states. Tho Congress is to bo ihiroly educational in its scope. It is designed to give the greatest possible publicity to farm land development, to show real facta about farm land tho country over, to place within the reach of the homeseeker reliablo in formation regarding the condi tions and opportunities of every section of tho land. The possibilities for commer cially profitable farm life will bo pointed out by experts in mat ters concerning tho farm and tho reclamation of lands. The dis cussions will bo participated in by men of national reputation and of tho greatest experience in the cultivation of irrigable, semi-arid, humid and drained lands. An honorable advisory com mitteo has been formed nnd to its imposing list of names additional are to bo added reprenting the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mount ain states. Tho work of organi zation is now going on with hucIi energy that tho wholo Western country will bo represented. This Congress will interfero in no wiso with tho work of other congresses, such as tho Dry Farming Congress and similar bodies, but will seek to supple ment their efforts nnd toco-operate with them. It will bo ono of tho important purposes to estab lish somo form of permanent na tional organization broad enough to unify tho work of all such bodies, working in their special fields to tho same general ends. Chicago has been chosen as tho meeting nlaco because it is tho great central gruin, livo stock and farm products market of tho country. Besides, it is particu larly well suited for bringing to gether annually all tho great; farm interests pf tho natipn. Oregon Leads In livestock. As indicatlvo of tho great val uo tho coming meet of the Port land Fair &Liveftock Association will havo in the development of pure-bred horses, cattle, sheep, swlno and oven goats, tho esti mates givon out by Secretary Rlej show that Oregon will bo tho.$l,000,0Q0 or moro exhibits to bo shown Bays tho Orcgonism. Last year much less than half tho aggregate value of Btock which appeared in tho judges' ring was Orogon stock, but tho impetus given from tho first nn nutil exposition was such that tho percentage has been nearly dou bled this year. Tho show this year is expected to demonstrate that Oregon is destined to bo tho foremost stnto of tho Union for tho advance ment of the livestock industry. All tho high-class entries which will appear at tho State Fair at Salem next week will bo on ttho calendar herb tho week follow ing. In addition to this, Presi dent Wehrung, of tho association, through his intimate connection with tho A.-Y.-P. Exposition, has been able to secure moro than $250,000 worth of exclusivo stock which is listed for tho exhibition nt Seattlo tho two weeks follow ing the show heire. DON'T LIKG TUB RESERVE. REVISION OF LAND LA WS Real Object of Secretary Ballinger' s Extended Trip to the West ASK CONGRESS FOR LEGISLATION Oft Return to Washington Will Submit Many Recommcndafions Investigation to Cover Forest, Reclamation and Other Existing Laws, Results, Finally Passed Upon by President. "If tho farmers and stockmen of Eastern Oregon had their way there would be no Government resorvo in tho Bluo Mountains, or in tho Cascades either," said Patrick McGolvy, a Grant county stockman, to tho Telegram while in Portland tho recently.- "There is too much Europcatnofficious ncss about these forest reserves and tho thing smacks altogether of Germany rather than tho Unit ed States. A stockman cannot make n move without mnklng an application to the forest ranger, and ho is watched at every turn fqr fear he will break some of tho new rules, l linve a ntimuor oi cattle on tho reserve which sur rounds my farm and havo to specify tho exact amount of grass I ant likely to need for tho six months I am allowed to pas ture on tho reserve. I pay 25 cents a head for the cattle nnd am not protected in tho pasture becauso there is no provision in the agreement about tho ranging of sheep. Cnttlo will not pasture where sheep are allowed to run, and the latter aro permitted to range up to my door and cat up tho grass I havo paid for. Neith er cattle men nor sheep men see tho justice of this system and botli aro earnestly desirous of having the reserve system done away with. "As it is now sheep will take the wholo country nnd tho cattle men must movo away. We are not allowed to change from cat tle to sheep and so if wo sell it must bo to other cattle raisers who will bo in the samo fix we are in. "Beforo the Blue Mountains were taken into tho reserve wo had somo trouble with the sheep men, who used to range all over our summer pasture, and wo thought a better system would bo instituted when tho Govern ment took hold of tho country. In this wo have been disappoint" cd and troublo over Bhccp and cattle rango is as imminent as over. Wo tiro compelled to pay for tho range wo use, but this Ib sold to sheep men as well and our cnttlo nro starved out early in the fall. This season wo must begin feeding early and keep it up all wmtcr, and as tho season has been dry, few cattle men havo hay enough on hand to tido them over until grass appears again next spring." Mr. McGolvy owns 400 acres along the Bologna creek bottom and on this tract ho raises hay for tho winter and has. his head quarters for his cattle. He says ho is anxious to sell, and In fact that nil Iris neighbors who aro in tho cattlo business aro likowiso hoping to dispose of their inter ests and got out of tho John Day country, giving it nil over to tho HhccTmOn. Ho has been in that country for over 30 years. Foil Sale-Do you wantnnico homo? KiO acre ranch 3 miles from Hnnoy on Jiattlesnako Creek. First water right, run ning wutor tho year around, small bearing orchard, 40 acres In cultivation, flno range for cat tle horses or sheop. For further particulars call or address Roland Hankins, llnrnev, Ore, Tho Burns Soda Works are prepared to fill nil orders. Drop in whon you havo a 'thirst. Everything scrupuously ctan. A recent Wnshlngton dispatch alone can detcrmino future says: Whon Secretary Ballinger I methods' for controlling valuable mineral deposits on public lands, and In Bottling these problems, congress probably will go further than it over has beforo in legis lating with referenco to tho con trol nnd uso of timber on the pub lic domain, especially within for est reserves. Ono of tho most serious criti cisms made or tno uoosoveit administration wns that it per mitted too much legislation by departmental regulation, nnd hnd too littlo regard for tho leg islation of congress. The adher ents of Roosevelt defend this courso by saying that congress would not act upon tho recom mendations of tho president and that drastic action had to bo ta ken if anything was to bo ac complished. All of which ib moro or less true, in somo in stances. Congress did ignore most of Roosevelt's recommen dations for changes in the public lund laws. But, ask other men of the other clement, did the in action of congress justify the forest service in promulgating and enforcing many of its .regu lation's which havo the force nnd effect of law, nnd which were not contemplated by the law; did it justify tho reclamation service in somo of the radical policies it adopted purely through regula tion? These regulations, it may be said, wore all approved by President Roosevelt in spirit if not in writing, but the question now raised is, did such presiden tial opproval make these regula tions right and lawful? The present administration has a profound respect for tho law. It is proceeding on tho assump tion that tho executive branch is merely to enforce the law as it finds it; not to create new law by regulation. That power is con ceded to congress. But where it is found that tho law is deficient, or needs correction, tho present administration, instead of mak ing these changes by regulation, proposes to exert influenco upon congress to have tho changes made in tho manner contempla ted by tho constitution. Thnt will bo done with regard to questions of forestry, irriga tion, and other resources of tho west. In many instances efforts will bo made to get 'legislation along the lines of regulations heretofore issued by ono bureau or another; in other instances, regulations which aro not bo lioved to bo entirely dropped. For instance, there is no law authorizing the secretary of the interior to Issue certificates in payment to settlers who perform construction work on government irrigation projects. That the is suance of bucIi certificates is right nnd just is not questioned; Secretory Bollinger is convinced that tho system is a good ono perhaps with modifications, but he wants it nuthorized by law. Then, again, there ia no law au thorizing tho forest sorvico to imposo a charge for grazing pri vileges within forest reserves; it is desirable that congress shall legislate on this question, as well as on tpo question oi uxmg n chargo for tho uso of water pow ers and other resources within as well as without resorvea. And so on through tho wholo cate gory. Tho aim of this admini stration ia to got from congress such authority as la necessary for carrying forward tho Roose velt conservation polioy, but be fore that policy can bo effectively promoted, tho law must be changed. Presidont Taf t will undertake no small task when ho endeavors to got from congress such legis lation as ho deems necessary to logalize the conruon "poJiey returns to Washington in the fall ho will nrennre, for submission to congress, a statement of need ed changes in the national recla mation act tho vnrious public land laws, and legislation nffect ing Indian affairs. It was for tho purpose of studying the op oration of existing laws that the secretary spent Boveral months in tho west during the summor, and tho recommendations which ho will submit will be based up on his personal observations in tho field. Like other practical western men, Secretary Ballin ger has long been convinced that tho land laws as a whole need radical revision. As commissioner of tho general land office he recommended a number of changes, but as sec retary of the interior his rccco mendntions will be more sweep ing, and decidedly moro compre hensive. In his former position ho was at liberty merely to rec ommend changes in the land laws proper. As secretary of tho interior he can properly rec ommend changes in the reclama tion law as well, and in statutes nffcctinj? the Indiana, for those bureaus aro all now under his jurisdiction. What tho secretary's recom mendations specifically will bo can not yet bo learned. Ho him self has not fully determined up on what changes ho will urge, and will not form his conclusions until ho has completed his tour of investigation. But, in a gen eral way, it can be Baid that ho will most earnestly recommend all legislation that is necessary to legalize the carrying out of so-called Roosevelt policies look ing to tho proper, sensible and constitutional conservation of national resources. It is a fact too well recognized to need moro thnn mere state ment, that President Roosevelt, in tho furtherance of his conser vation policy, proceeded in many instances regardless of tho law, or in absenco of the law. So thortwghly was ho convinced of tho justice and wisdom of his policy, that ho allowed no obsta cles to block his progress. Presidont Taf t, whilo as firm a beliovcr in tho conservation policy as was his predecessor, has not been willing to proceed unlaw fully, and tho membors of his cabinet who havo had to do with questions of conservation, agree with his stand. Where the law is deficient, and stands in tho way of carry ing forward tho conservation movemont, Presidont Taf t hopes to havo it amended, and now laws enacted. And it is upon Secretary Ballinger that he relies for ascertaining just what legis lation Bhould bo enacted to per mit of accomplishing legally what Gifl'ord Pinchot and rndical con servationists would undertako, with or without statutory author ity. As u matter of fact congress has nover given much serious consideration to tho question of conservation; it cpuld nover be interested. But the troubles that hayo developed since tho adjourn ment of tho special session will sorvo tp impreps upon both sen ate and house tho Importance of enacting well prepared legisla tion which will sanction nnd iid tho conservation movement. That conservation has becomo n fixed governmental policy will no longer bo questioned, hut to what extont and in whnt manner tho natural resources aro to bo conserved is still a problem which congress must settle, Congress alono can Bay what altall lia Aria tirttb urnfm, rtriiunt'lt Blll US UUIIO 1.H. "Wl jtvfi.u.y on the public domain; congress I Cblel Features 320-acre Homestead Law. nP liln nrm1nnicanv I'i'ibw nnr hvm' jWiti'ttf Roosevelt failed, but perhaps President Taft will be more suc cessful. There wns much an tagonism to tho Roosevelt rec ommendations because there was fear that ho wanted too much Pressdent Taft, being less radi cal and having a persuasive way about him, may succeed -where Roosovolt failed. Ho will be aided in his cfTorta by public ( opinion, which has become tnor oughly nroused as a result of the I controversy between Secretary' Ballinger and Forester Pinchot. Eastern senators and represen tatives who heretofore have shown little interest in these problems, because they nro not directly affected, arc likely to take hold of tho question next session, and lend hearty co operation to the men from tho west who will lend the fight for the adoption of tho president's recommendations. Attaching tho utmost impor tance to this class of legislation, President Taft is anxious to have full and reliable information up on whjch to baso his recommen dation's to congress. It was for this reason that ho Bent Secre tary Ballinger into tho west, for in him he had a man familiar with western conditions and the needs of the section, us well as a man who is in no sense an extre mist Being broad minded and un biased and a westerner, the president knew he could expect from Ballinger more rclinblo re ports and recommendations than from any other member of his administration. Others of course, will bo consulted, and Secrelary Ballinger's recommendations may be added to or subtracted from, as tho president shall determine, but in the main the recommen dations which he will submit to tho presidfint will meet with his indorsment, and ill, by him, be sent to congress with an urgent recommendation that the desired chnnges be made in the various laws affecting the use and con trol of the public domain. . JlaAA&Ji AAAJU JW .. rfsNV 3SSS? NEW GOODS ARRIVING N. BROWN & SONS Burns, Oregon nniviro BATiaru rr-STrr arens oijtc ico-j. PntroiiN will receive Trading Stamps, during this sale. :(i::nutjytu:Kin:n::a:tJKtns:m!t:muKt:t:uaa- ' ::xmttm::t:i The Harney Valley Brewing Co. Manufacturers of UPtjot Soda m7U"stGjc Family Trade Solicited Frec'.Delivery T. E. JENKINS, ftfianaser Since there is more or less in terest taken in the 320-acre home stead law, the chief features which allow an cntryman to file on that many acres are given be low. The clipping being from tho Pacific Monthly. Under tho terms of the Mon- dell dry-fnrming law, passed at the last session of Congress, the 'homesteader' is allowed to take 320 acres of land under certain restrictions. First, the land must bo in tho states or territor ies of Oregon, Washington, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado or Montana. Further, the land must have been designated as non-irrigable. In order tojnnke tho law opera tive at once, answering tho de mands of the many in the West who wished to tako advantage of its provision in tho West, Secre tary Ballinger has recently de signated ovor 175,000,000 acres of Western land open to settle ment under tho provisions of this now law. Ho has designated about threo and a half million acres as being open in Washing ton, seven millions each in Ore gon and Utah, nine millions in Wyoming, fourteen in New Mexi co, nineteen in Montana, twenty In Colorado, twenty-six m Ari zona and forty-nino million acres in Novnda. Doubtless theso areas will be added to from time to timo as the lino of settlement pushes up to tho limits fixed. It will bo remembered that according to tho provisions of the Mondell law, tho landseekcr must bo a resident of tho state in which the land ia located. Also ho must livo continuously on tho land as designated in the well known homestead law. It is further provided that one- eighth of tho land selected must bo cultivated by tho second .year, and that ono-fourth of tho wholo tract must be continuously culti vated tho third year. Tho land must bo in a compact body, and it is allowed that thoso who have previously filed on tho regulation 1G0 acres may increnso thoir holdings by tho addition of land, bringing tho total up to not moro than 820 acres. THE CAPITAL SALOON, CIIAS. BEDELL, Proprietor. Burns, -- Oregon. Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Billiard and Poof Tables. Club Rooms in Connection. ...;d by tuEHTISTS AS PRACTICALLY BETTER AM CHEAPER THAH ANY KOhii MestnulMe ,TCK ST01;E Over ooo EBIHl Sor,tl ,or Bonutlful HHPrlco Llst Daalgna. MHl Circulars. uiuiittmiitn bv MONUMENTAL BRONZE COMPANY, JUmX) ETOKT. COM N. H. L LhWIS Will be glad to furnish PARTICULARS and PRICES To anvone desiring INFORMATION. See his llacdsotns DESIGNS. sm5:;:::i:tt:::mti:Ki:tnjmamnimtmt:nmi::::t:mn:j e E Burns, Oregon Afford the Best Accommodations to he hnd in Harney County ChEHM ROOMS, CliUrfN UINNEN, PAURTflBLE VICTUALS Tho patronugo of all guests under the old management especially sylicitcd. Rates $1 a dny, $6 a week, $24 a month H nderson Elliott. Propt. tmu:mm:mmmm:mmttmt:mmMnurommttm:m:ntm:tt:H:um:t Good vinogar for sale by T. E. Jenkins at tho Brewery, Monoy fcwck U not as represented,, Wb)t From a small beginning tho sale nnd uso of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has extended to all parts of tho United States and to many foreign countries, WhyY Be causoit has proved especially val uable for coughs and colds. For , sale by oil good dealers. ' NOTICE i Any and all persons owing tho firm of Hngey, Fenwick & Jack son, either on account or note, are hereby notified that all such accounts nnd notes aro now in tho hands of C. H, Leonard for collection. Such persons are horoby requested to mako imme diate settlement of tho same. Dated Aug, Cth, 1909. Hagky, Fenwick & Jackson. Job printing-Tho Times-Herald icj) 1 lisi 3 EJNhk9 ARMS arc :'j.-'sa!o by oil progresrive hardware and Sporting Goods Merchant! cnu! DAX llI.'AHirs rphwUJ ..' ' -"GUNS AND CUNNING" will lio mailed iti'tti-l i ' applicant by J, Steviv i - i. i ii TOOl. 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