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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1912)
..ton s ( j& TlK (Elnico-Hornld Tim Olllcliil I'nptir of Ilnniuy Comity liaa thu InrKiiit circulation anil In unit of lio liont nilvurtloliiK mixlluimi In Knuliim Oregon, VAe Circnl 3Hnruu Cottitlry ('mors nn nron ol 0,428,800 uric ol Inml, 4,0.11,081 ni in yet vacant subject tu entry under thu public land lawi of llin United Hint.. XXV liUHNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 2. 1012 N01G. -.Jlfll-f -' "" "" mnt$Mttaik ?m. HlL CONTROLS LANDS ometing Railroad into the Harney Country mm1 'ACE LAND tm . JVitlilGrcnt Northern President at Head or Bif? Land Caniimny no Doubt Left iih to Intention of Hill "'System Respecting TIuh Somojinnouncemonts of groat momcntio tlio Harney country litwo Iwcn inudo during Huh weckMhich moan a long'strido in thoYairootion of early settle ment ?r)d development of vast tractsfaf land in this territory. The first- announcement of parti ctilar intercut was that L. W. Hill had acquired a controlling inter gat inftho Oregon &. Western iSSionikation Co. lands and that Mr. Hill would resign as presi dent ojfthc Great Northern Rail road ami devote lin energies to colonization work. ThoBpllowing day Hill Hanley announced that hi.s company wouldalM place 200.0(H) acres of land om the market in one man tractaS Thiamin addition to the 800,000 acres controlled by Mr. Hill will mako 11,000,000 acres and from the announcement the lands will bo offered at very reasonable fig urea and on attractive terms. This will bring the desired re sult aalTt will attract a class of people most desirable people with some means capable of at once beginning the improvement of theltracLs. Mr.tHnnlcy says it may be a yearTSE two before lie will be readyjfor the subdivision of his land but thinks it will go on the market at from $15 to SUfi an acre. At txn ftVtraKc of $20 an acre tlio Hanley tracts wtuull brinK in $1,000,000, and the Hill holdinffB $10,000,000. It isSonfidently expected that nn announcement of the exten tion oflthe Hill railroad lines may bo expected now at once. It is now' certain the Hill road will fol low tlib land recently acquired wjiiclifoxtends the entire width of 'ttjSJdiHtnnco over which the roadTsto he built and means that Burnstwill be tapped by the line. In "reference to the Hill deal the Oregonian says: Control of 800,000 acres of agricultural and timber laud in tlio heart of Central Oregon now hcldbr tho Oregon it Western Colonization Company, a $12,000. OXTcbfporntion, of Portland and St., Paul, ytsterday lmssed into thejfi'ands of Louis W. Hill, nrc sidentpf the Great Northern Railway, who proposes to throw it opifor immediate settlement. MfvJHill'H retirement from the presidency of the Great North- crnjfttid his succession by Carl R. Grayrfpresidunt of tho North Ha'nktlUmd and tho Hill'lines in Oregon are expected as an early consequence of this transaction. M$3ray lft Portland last night foj"tftPnul for a conference with MrJHill and his father, .lames .1. Iim!f Associated with Mr. Hill in his iiuwJwSonizulinu enterprise is W. l'Mvldson, a .St. Paul capitalist, wnSJtfaB been actively connected wjtjjjttju Oregon & Western Col oniMtlon Company since its or ganisation. HffJ understood that Mr. Hill aifdmw father have been finan clbjjjjintoroHtod in tho company fofjajjiny years. The deal yes tcpdS'involvad the interests of UmM States Farm Lands Com pMiyMwhich concern has held a lilfjjynership in tho properly. ObtAinhig possesion of tho re maining half interest gives Mr. Hiiijwtd Mr. Davidson complete 0VVJ$ihip of Hio entire tract. iTJuie land which is the last of UJSSjfoottlcd area in tlio western IMHJKjSf the United States, was orfjpSilly known as tho Willam ettifShd Cnscado Mountain land land extends from tho waprn slopo of tho Cascade ownins eastward to Idaho and iMes some of tho best portions i l J . - .. ' 'Crook, Harney and Malheur m Next Move 0N MARKET LOW Section Hanley Uiwy Too. Counties. The principal towns within the tract are Pnneville and Hums, although the deal does not include much actual town properly. The report that Mr. Hill also is making ulforts to gain control of other large holdings in the cen tral part of the state has been persistent for tho last few months. Hy his repeated utterances on frequent visits to Portland Mr. Hill has shown that he is heartily and sincerely interested in the development of Oregon and that he is a believer in the soundness of tho theory that low-priced laud to attract the settlor is the best means of developing and benefiting the city. While the actual figure at which Mr. Hill and his partners have obtained possession of this Centinl Oregon property has not been determined, it is low enough that they will be able to place the property on the market at a comparatively low price. Mr. Hill, it is understood, has made plans to olfer it for sale to legitimate settlers at attractive prices. He will assist the worthy farmer in every way to develop and pay for his land and take ttfiinu nf tlwt unmn titiwi Mifif nitnn of it passes into the hands of speculators. It is probable too, that the favorable prices of this property will compel a reduction tin the figures attached toother 'land in the same territory and against the prices of which there lias beon much complaint. This transaction it is believed, means as much, or more, to Cen tral Oregon and to Portland than the construction of two compet ing lines of railway up the Des chutes Canyon n year ago. Renewed railroad activity in In terior Oregon also will bo an out come of this investment by Mr. Hill, as the railroad is sure to follow the settler. In fact, Mr. Hill and his father often have said that if they are sure that the settler has an inclination that he wants to fill up a certain por tion of tho country, the railroad will be found there just a little ahead of him. Respecting Mr. Hanley's plans that paper savs: More than 200,000 acres of productive farm land now hold by William Hanley, of Hums, will bo thrown open to settlement within tho next few years at prices to attract the homesteader from other parts of the country, which, with the SOO.000 acres acquired Thursday by Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern railway, is destined to make Oregon tho Mecca for am bitious fanners for ninny years to come and give Portland tho benefit of thu development of more than 100,000 acres of agri cultural property. Mr. Hanley, who has been in Portland since the first of the week, said yesterday when ho learned that Mr. Hill has acquir ed control of tho Oregon and Western Colonization Company, that it is his intention to cut his vast holdings into tracts small enough to be farmed by ono man. "It is something, really, that I promised to tho elder Mr. Hill when ho built the Oregon Trunk into tho central part of the state. Ho know and 1 know that the country could not develop and that tho railroad could not operate at a profit unless the big farms wero broken up so that settlers could got into them nnd produco revenue for the roads. "I am sure that L. W. Hill means business by taking over tho military road grant property. I was not surprised to read this morning that ho had bought tho ) controlling interest m mo com . II f.i A I.. 11... . pany, as I knew that ho has been ambitious to engage in active do- velopmcnt work in Oregon for a' long time. He loves Oregon and I ho loves colonization work. It was only a matter of time until he would enter it actively, as he has always been interested in it indirectly. Mr. Hanley's plans for throw ing his holdings open to settle ment aro to be worked out inde pendent of those of Mr. Hill, al though they will co-operate in tho general colonization work. Tho two have been close friends for many years, and it was re ported once that llley were to become partners in the acquisi tion of the Oregon &. Western Colonization Company's property Mr. Hanley said yesterday that no negotiations for the sale of his land to Mr. Hill or any of bis associates ever have been opened. "It may be a year or two be fore I am ready to place my land on the market," lie said, "but I am working in that direction right along. "I can't say just now what my land ought to be worth when I start selling it," said Mr. Hanley yesterday, "hut I know that some of the best of il will be sold cheaper than some of the worst of that now being peddled by a lot of others in that section is bringing. I don't see why it ain't be sold for $15, $20 or $25 un acre, I don't know, of course, what prices Mr. Hill will ask, but his land is of about the same character as mine." The following paragraph was taken from tho St. Paul Dispatch in respect to the Road Grant land to Mr. Hill and associates. The article gives the impression that it has reliable authority for stating that it is the intention to at oncj place the land upon the market and active colonization work prosecuted. Respecting an extension of the Hill roads it says after explaing the work now be ing tione iy me iiarnmnn sys temjn this territery: It is said that the Hill lines will not rest content with this ruse of the Harrinian lines, but will shortly begin the construction of a similar line east and west, which will run to the foot of the Cascades. The fact that Mr. Hill is so largely interested in the colonization company seems to furnish ground for the support of the rumor that he intends to build another road through Ore gon. Oregon's ' IrM Irrigation Congress. Oregon's first Stale Irrigation Congress, which met in Portland February 10-21, closed with the unanimous opinion that it was one of the mast important and representative gatherings ever held. One hundred and fifty-six delegates were in attendance from all sections of the state. It accomplished tho chief objects for which it was called. The many interests which have been working separately for or against tho Government, the Ca rey Act and the private projects have been (nought together. They are now united in one or ganization which will endeavor to secure the passage of legisla tion that will olfer every possible aid to the prompt development of all irrigation projects and at the same time protect to the full est possible extent the rights of the settler. The official announcement by 10. (5. Hopson, project engineer, that the Secretary of the Interior would proceed with tlio comple tion of Hie Umatilla project and would take caie to protect all vested land and water rights was tho principal piece of good news divulged at tho Congress. The statement was preceded by a tel egram from President Taft say ing that he would endeavor to accord justiue to Oregon and give to it its just share of tho recla mation funds. Tho resolutions adopted by the convention included n petition to Congress asking for an appropri ation of $15,000,000 a year for a series of five years for tho con struction and development of feasible irrigation projects, nnd that Oregon bo given her full share in accordance with tho pro visions of tho original reclama tion act, which apportioned funds such purposes in proportion to tho amount contributed by the sale (Continued on page !.) IRRIGATION Immediate Consideration is of Vital Interest at This Time THE -COST HALF Harney County Farmers ShoUiaErJceAQinafiyiJyjaSSSSlffi Investigate and Compare With Other Projects Be Ready for Development of This Bi Country. C. U. McConnell's interview published in last week's iBsue of The Times-Herald has caused much ceneral discussion of the irrigation problems in this sec tion. People are anxious that irrigation systems bo installed ttnd most of the land owners show a disposition to sign up on any reasonable contract provided they are assured of the service and that there will be no long delay in its installation. Some speculation as to the probable cost of the Silvies pro ject and what the land it would cover would profitable stand under a system of irrigation. However, this has not had seri ous consideration as few have really investigated the matter sufficiently to make even a close guess as to its cost The main feature is whether $-10.00 an acre, as an estimate or sugges tion by Mr. McConnell, was too high. The Times-Herald doesn't know what the actual cost of con struction of a system of such magnitude would be, but com pared with figures of other pro jects this is reasonable Bully Creek project of 10,000 acres over in Malheur county isjtional fame, was then told by costing the users $80,00 an ncrejMrSj, Marsden in a delightful for water. To be sure the alti-' conversational style. tude is lower over there and fruit is a product that enters into the calculations, yet this project is not to cover such a product alone. It is the intention of most of the users under that system to en gage in diversified farming and no doubt a greater part of the acreage will be devoted to gar den and alfalfa. If those lands can be devoted to such crops at a profit with ?80.00 charge for natic as well as Ins victims, water is it not reasonable that I " 'Brand' becomes intelligible Harney Valley land with its dem- when we regard him as a cha onstrated productivity of these meter of the Twelfth Century products will be even more desir-. transferred to the Nineteenth able and profitable at $10.00 an 'Century. acre? Grain land throughout the en tire Northwest has been consid ered worth $100.00 an aero even without such a system of irriga tion. If $100.00 an acre land can be profitably devoted to wheat why not the moderate priced lands of Harney County at a greater profit? None of the government pro jects have been put in for a less sum than that suggested for this one in fact they have been con siderably more expensive. Fig ures have been published re cently respecting certain tracts over on the Snake river at prices as low as $1S OJ an acre, but these are all small tracts covered entirely by gravity systems with no cost of impounding. The Harney Valley farmer must no longer compute from the standpoint of an isolated pioneer without other than tho home market to consider. Ho must realize that progression has put that consideration in tlio back ground and that opportunity is right at his door -transportation to tako bis products to markets of tho world -and n world wait ing and needing what Harney County soil is capable of produc ing to help solve tho question of the high cost of living. KKFKltKNCKS: lleUnble Citlxrnt ot Hat lieu County Tho Inland Wo ropresntil tltut wlilrli in nwteil mul rolinlilu, AVo hnmlltt nil Mmla ni HirI Kstatu inntlur Willi )tur luml filing aurH or otlmr It'tjal Uuil iaH.ri'orructly antt milckly.. W'V, WANT YOllK l'llti: INBUHANCIt llUBlNKSH; we rvpiiniuiit two ol tlio etroiiRmt coiupuilun In Amurlca- THK AKTNA A U Ut'lTOR! CO'S. 1.1st your property with un, (or milu or twin. 1NV1J8TIUATB Oil It HUHINKSa MKTIIODS AND PAST Hl'COP.SS, You tiunt us, ho trust yon, Atk our Ollonts, Call hiii) oo tin IMPORTANT il. THAfoF SOME A- hhi We must get into the spirit of these great changes and possibil ities and make the best of our opportunities. Now is the time to take advantage during the transformation. It is worth morel right now than five years hence at less expense. The man now here should reap the benefit of this new order of things. LIBRARY CLUB. The second and last program presented by the "Ibsen group" on Saturday, February 2-1, at the hospitable home of Mrs. E. E. Purington, was pronounced a lit erary treat by all present "Exactly as Cervantes took the old ideal of chivalry and showed what came of a man attempting to act as if it were real, so Ibsen takes the ideals of 'Brand' and treats them the same." This was the introductory thought that Mrs. Marsden, after the manner of a skillful ed ucator, presented toheraudience, thus proceeding from the known to the unknown. Thel4 The story of "Brand." Ibsen's 'first work that brought him na- She said in part, "Brand is a man of action seeking to realize his ideals in deeds, and he does 'so to such extravagant lengths that he defeats the purpose of the ideal itself. He ignores the real, ignores what he is, and where he is lie insanely steers straight on the rocks that no res olution can prevail against, yet one can not help but pity the fa- "Men nnd women are alike the world over vhen judged by soul stuff and 'Brand' may still be found in America as well as in Scandinavia." "However," Mrs. Marsden stated, "there is nothing but praise to be given to a poem which is as manifold in its emo tions and as melodious in its ver sification as it is surprising in its unchallenged originality." Mrs. Marsden then read por- tionsjof that marvelous fourth act with feeling, after which she stated "that in this great reveal ing crisis of the action did Ib sen's genius for1 the first time utter the clear, unembittered note of full humanity." The musical and dramatic num ber, "Peer Gynt" presented by Mrs. C. B. McConnell assisted by Mrs. Rembold, piano, Mrs. Dodge, violin, and Mrs. Gault, voice, was unanimously voted to be one of the grand things done in the club this year. With the skill of u finished lec turer, Mrs. McConnell gave a clear, comprehensive review and synopsis of the play, after which she gave a dramatic reading from the first and last scenes, the ell'ect of which was height ened by the beautuul music 'rendored during the reading. Homestead Locations Empire Realty W. T. I.KSTKU, Manner Vocal solos -Sunshine Song and Cradle Song by Gkeig, were sung by Mrs. Gault in her usual captivating voice Instrumental "Ase's Death" by GltniG. was played by Mrs. Dodge, violin and Mrs. Rembold, piano, in a style in keeping with the theme, which gave a most efFective ending to the delightful hour spent with "Peer Gynt." Light refreshments were served and all went home feeling that u very pleasant afternoon had been spent. IN CIIUHCII WORK. An important step in church work of Harney County was de cided upon at a meeting of the Presbyterian church officials at the manse last Monday evening. The finance committee had been canvassing the city last week as certaining the amount that local people would contribute toward the church work and met with such fluttering success that it caused serious consideration of the advisability of the Presby terian church of this city "going it alone." Heretofore the local organiza tion has had strings to it to a cer tain extent in that the Home Mission Board helped to pay the pastor's salary on the condition that he look after the entire ter ritory of Harney county. While this was a satisfactory condition at the time of the first organization (18) some fifteen years ago, the demands now are such that one pastor can not serve so great a territory effect ively. At the meeting Monday eve ning every department of the church was represented and the matter thoroughly discussed. It was found that the finance com mittee had found a disposition upon the citizens' of this section to liberally support the work of the Presbyterian church to such an extent as to dispense with the amount contributed bj the Htune Mission Board, thus relieving the board of its obligations in tins city which could be applied to out of town districts. This would I open the way for another, or perhaps two more ministers, to be sent into the field with sub stantial support from that source. With this demand in mind the session decided to send both the pastor and Elder A. B. Whitney to the spring meeting of the Presbytery, fortified with facts oncoming conditions in Harney County and make a strong plea for at least one field man to take up the work in the surrounding country. It was also decided at this meeting to hold services in the church every Sunday beginning with the first Sunday in April. Since the outside territory is to be supplied regularly by another man the local pastor will devote his entire time to the church work in Burns. By holding ser vice each Sunday without inter ruption a greater interest will be i stimulated and more effective re sults accomplished. Hum was considered very important and met with unanimous approval. The Presbytery meets in Baker the second week in April and both Dr. Babbidge and Elder A. B. Whitney will attend. They will make a strong effort to have the work extended in this county and will appeal for support from tho Presbytery to the end that at least one minister and possibly two will be placed in Harney County at tlje earliest possible time. For a sprain you will find j Chamberlain's Liniment excellent It allys the pain, removes the soreness, and soon rontons the, parts to a healthy condition. 25' and 50 cent bottles for sale by all I dealers. 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We have a complete line of Drugs, Patent Med cine, Toilet Articles, and Fine Confectionery Prescriptions carefully com pounded. Piano votes with every purchase. IVEESSXSBJXiSXS'Jj V Milling Co. the- and V5p-. 4 - il M i