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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1913)
Ii 1 .t I COUNTY OF HARNEY r CITY OF BURNS Tl L The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon, Best In The West p & The Biggest City In The Biggeit County In The State Of Oregon EHM J3fl -4 Jr4-9 lil 4Pv-1 A wiy wmwi sW V vv r L. XXVII BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 15, 1013 NO. 1 .ROADS HAVE NOT REACHED THEIR GOAL on East and West Line Reported Upended Until Spring, Yet Only hiter Edges of Central Oregon is i ouched. . Joseph Gaston Tells of tountry for Real Development oiron Eastern nun on sir men and paid them Bay last. This does not trever. a complete cessa- brk as there were about A to keen up the track j in connection with the jtractors, says the Vale lis are laid nearly to me Ssing beyond Juntura op will be made until ontractors have corn- air contracts. fce work is going forward as possible and steel laced on the bridges as the concrete is made it. Iwill not be more. work Madras, and may reach Bend by the middle of June. But Mad ras is not Central Oregon. It is only the edge of the northwest corner of central Oregon. Port land is on the base line of the public surveys. Madras is on the east line of township 13 east of Portland, and on the second standard parallel south. From Madras to the east boundary line of the state is 108 miles; and to the south boundary line of the state, 189 miles. Madras is 29 miles east of the Cascade Moun tains tmest reserve: and count ing from the forest reserve to the east boundary of the state, would give "an average width of 288 miles for Central Oregon road toward River-from east to west. spring at which time ected that the entire be rushed to compie- 'With the exception of a few miles in the marsh at hlamatn j Falls, there is not a mile of rail road in all this Central Oregon Lt material yard will! region covering 4J.848 square Fbe at Riverside, though miles, There are 2788 more nors are afloat that a s,,uare miles man m in. w. rill be made and the Ohio witn i ww n.u . -- trill IK. """ , lAMIAAAAaiaanU ; in at Juntura. ways ana near.y u.ow.vw iv There are i. square tunes iwc i...,.i t ('..iiii-il Oregon than in Inection with the above i - " rnOT.t. further fact that the, "L "' . JNMoV Z nin ?tTen well "to '-"I. Vermont and New Hamp . it might be well to, - ..,,,,,..., ,, Lome matters in connec- ", n the railroad situation, i"1- . w , Dad people talk of open-1 -Building railroads to M auras fcentral Oregon and one and to lienu wiu hviw" lfr from the advertise- some, and open a lime u.in..c to 300,000 acres of good land about Madras and Bend, and the most of it now in private owner ship. But there ia ten times that amount of land in Harney Valley to be had for homesteads or for very moderate cost. Besides that, the prospect for abundant water and successful cultivation is better in Harney Valley than any other section of Central Ore gon. "Railroad construction ought not to stop until the passenger and freight trains reach Burns, in the heart of Harney Valley, but the intimations of the rail road authorities, railroad con struction may for years halt at Bend. "Such a result would check the development of Portland. Every observing business man can see that more farmers are needed. A city can't prosper without a large increase in farm population and farm products. Ten-acre farms are well enough within a few miles of Portland, but ten acre farms produce no wheat, hogs, alfalfa, beef or mutton. Everybody can't pros per raising apples and keeping shop." Market Report. Receipts for the week at Port land Union Stock Yards have been cattle 1143, calves 35, hogs 3901, Sheep 4873. Although cattle liquidation has been a third less than total for same period last week, beef val ues have not been lifted appreci ably, so demoralizing was the condition of the market ten days ago. However, the aecrease in receipts was the very panacea the trade needed, and while no general rise in prices was con- nd general bilks that really penetrated the inr AT 1 ne UIH uh: land to settlement. But the best of the land will be covered with irriimtion water liens, and will nearing Bend some time 'be high-priced land. To open a -" o , . ,)l will f ! vrrwtru fcph Gaston addressed a cation to one of the papers that a friend nut. and has handed us. on said in part: end of the rails is now at country where the 30,000 farmers now talked about can go and get homes at reasonable cost in mon- 1 ey and labor, the railroad must ' go to the heart of the great Har ney Valley. There are zuu.uuu stream cannot rise higher than its source and that Portland, to develop as it should into premier place in the Pacific north w It, must build up its country, James J. Hill, the "empire builder," told 400 citizens at a banquet given at the commercial club last night that land must be made cheap if it is to Ik- settled and that it must be settled if capital is to be coaxed into railway ex tension says the Journal. Mr. Hill's speech was replete with epigrams of the Bort that, delivered in the characteristic Hill vigor, carried the audience into peals of laughter that speed ily turned into thoughtful silence as the meaning took root. The magnate made no sen sational announcement of new plans for the development of the northwest. Many expected him to utter a promise like unto the one he made at a former banquet, when he told of the coming of the North Bank. Bu. what he said was the old truth he has re peatedly enunciated: That the salvation of Oregon is the fanner; that the husbandman is the w : .. . -. .:i:; ..,i ...i .,.., o,nr h i, la for cornerstone oi eivmsmiun, an occasional load of prime steers that no city can hope to progress . ... t ..... . i I L . . II Mll.l lll'l I II I'l 1111 - BY HER SOIL WILL OUR BIG STATE BE GREAT James J. Hill Says Cheaper Prices of Land Needed to Induce Settlers to Come Here. Farmers Salvation of Oregon. Untold Possibilities at the Door of Northwest He Asserts Sounding the warning that the spot of the earth, he declared THE BURNS HOTEL UEUL DIBBLb, Prop. jntrally Located, Good Clean Leals, Comtortame kouii. Clean and Sanitary Peas L cSm H"r ln Connection. Give Me A Call J THE WHITE FRONT VERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE We have oonlined our business entirely to the White Front where we are prepare! to ran. for our customers better than ever before ...... . ...urt AMI) HtSES FED FOR 20c. 1'kK nr,m i"' Baled Hay and Grain for Sale at Market PriceB. Good Hay in Stack $4.50 Per Ton. Delivered in Burnn, $6.50 Per Ion UP 16 Burns-Vale Stage Line or cows showed the underlying steadiness to the market. Mon day and Wednesday were the only days which were factors in l... ii..,. .,.;,.., 'I'll., ronisiniler of .i ,. Ki.,.m. uoa trnnu. assemblaRe rose ...i : ,i.....,u.i,,,f u;hiVh cheered. It did uuieu in ijuoi ki.uk. oiuv." v. ....... there was a large quantity. Gen erally the cattle market ia steady to a shade firmer than it was seven days since, and the outlet for strictly prime steers and cows is better. Top quotations are steers at $7.00at $7.36; Cows $6.00 and ti-50; Heifers $G.50 at $6.75; Calves $8.00 at $9. QQ; Bulls $5.50 at $5.75. Depressions hit the awine mar ket late in the week, but was not entirely unexpected. Port land has been 5c to 40e higher than other American markets for ten days and has maintained strength up to Thursday of thiB week. Prime light hogs Bold steady at $8.30 first half, but buyers refused to bid that price at the close and tops dropped to $8.20. Trade opinion is not so optimistic as the week comes to a close. Mutton and lambs sold storong and freely supported the high price range established a few days ago, Prime yearlings at $4 75, old wethers at $4.60 and ewes at $4.10 were sheep house features. Lambs were strong at $5.75. Receipts comparatively light and demand exceeded sup ply. All prices steady to firm and trade brisk. The Hums Oarage is prepared to care for passenger service be tween Burns and Juntura. Single passenger, $20; two jiassengers for $12.50 each, more than two, $10 each. Will meet passengers at Juntura at this rate and passengers conveyed to way points en route at the rate or it) cents u mil'1. 49tf. 36-Hour Schedule from Railroad Close Connections Made With Trains East Cofortable Conveyances tor w sin. Careful Attention I'nweiigerH. and Prompt Daclara War on Cold.. A crusade of education which aims "that common cod,B may be. Delivery of Express and rreigha Mtirusv. I to Our Care.1 Freight 2 1-ZC. l'er rounu. R. J. McKinnon & Son BURNS, - OREGON . HOWARD H. CUSTIS eterlna nan Tr-.U Ur.4oate of University of Pennsylvania JOHN DAY, OMeOH of Hones. Cattle an all olwr Animal come uncommon within the next generation" has been begun by prominent New York physicianB. Here is a list of "don'ts" which the doctors say will prevent the annual visitation of the cold; "Don't sit in a drau.gn.ty mt." ' .Dona sleep in not rooms. "Don't avoid the fresh air." "Don't stuff yourself at meal i:...,. i, :...-. ..-.I imr rfliirH vour . UlUl SJ1 -vuy... .....- J-7IJ resistance. yo which we would add when you take a cold get rid of it, as quickly as possible. To accom ulish that you will find Chamber Iain's Couorh Remedy most ex- l ,.,.n,.i,t Snlil hv all dealers. unless it has an adequate farm ing community to build upon. When the venerable railroad builder was presented by Toast master K. B. Piper, the whole to its feet and not heed the gesture of Mr. Hill to resume its seat, but for many minutes the banquet hall was filled with the sound of hands and voices. Then Mr. Hill said: "There was a time when the people of Portland thought they were successful, that money was coming their way, and presently they felt willing to let wel enough alone, and because they had done their share. Now 1 am glad to note that the people are waking up. They have been led a fast race. "I notice your improvements and so I don't wonder you are waiting to get your second wind. "The country at all times will support the city. The source of greatness is not in the city's streets, its tall buildings, but in the country. If you build a city, you must have payrolls. To keep up the payrolls you must have a nyrket for the products of the workers. That market is the country. If you are going to have laboring men, you must have a man behind the gun, but the leader must have someone to follow him. These laborers must have homes and homes of their own. And there W limit to What they MM pay for their homes." Mr. Hill recited the four great sources of wealth, the sea, the mine, the forest and the soil. He touched pointedly upon the ex ploitation of the forests of Oro gon. how the man who cut the togs was not the one who made the greatest profit, but the man who held the land until he could force the logger to take the trees awav. He Bhowed a comparison be tween exploitation of the forests And the holding of farm land at a price that stopped the man willing to cultivate the soil any chance of doing so. Neglect of land he decried as a sin before civilisation. Even in the Wuplh rates vaei untie the garden neglect of the soil had caused the downfall of great civilizations, so that the blowing desert sands now cover the cities of Babylon and Nineveh, and wandering Arabs remain the sole people. seeking scanty bits of green where they may pasture their ponies and their miserable sheep. When Home domanded 12.000,000 bushels of wheat jier year from the island of Sicily, sheBinmd against the soil, and now that Island cannot raise one tenth of that toll, and its people are scattered all over the United States, polishing our boots and slaving on our railroad gradeB. Then Mr- Hill mustered great masses of figures showing how intelligent culture of the soil had redeemed Germany, had brought back the fertility of England, had made Denmark a vast ex porter of beef and dairy products despite her insignificant area. The prospect of speedy re demption of the livestock in dustry in the United States, in the iight of the constantly de creasing number of cattle, Mr. Hill found no optimistic colors to depict. But without beef and pork raised on the American farms, he declared, the soil could not be kept alive. He referred grimly to the beef now imported from Argentina and Australia and butter brought from New Zealand, despite the fact that Oregon possesses the richest grazing lands in the whole world. To raise the efficiency of (he cow from $35 per yea,r to $luju per year, which he said could be done "with proper methods, Mr. Hil declared should be the aim of the farmer- LATEST DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NOTES (l-'riiiii Our I'ortlaml Correspondent) C. C. Chapman, secretary of the Oregon Development League, who is to head the Oregon de legation at the United States Land Show in Chicago, Novem-1 ber 20 to December 8, has gone east to install the exhibit. Ore-1 gon will occupy two nootns in the Land Show and will also have lecture room privileges. From five to eight Oregon re presentatives will be in attenance at all times. The exhibit will consist of agricultural products of every sort, contributed by commercial clubs in all parts of the state and is one of the most complete ever assembled in Oregon. All of the exhibits were shipped from Portland last Saturday in a special baggage car via the North Bank, Great Northern and Burlington roads, On December 8-13 the Pacific International Livestock Exposi tion will be held at the Portland Union Stockyards and. although FARMERS ARE SHIPPING FAT STOCK TO MARKET Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho Men Take Advantage of The High Price of Beef. Local Growers Are In the Game But Handicapped by Considerable Distance to Drive in 1'nrtland, mi tiii- roitd. as Mr. Hanley is not shipping any cattle to the ranges but rather taking them from the ..l. ....: ... 41.... win i ii i v .. . "- : miiKc huh miiii'i niiv", lu iiiriiicu- the opening date is still distant after fattening Mnaut 1 1 n n n ft . 1 1 wtnnlk h.iuwinr. IIIUIl- IIU1II m 1UII IIIWlllll, univ. in The interview printed below is headquarters office nlono thi litifiu nf liwlllutrv Tin. aftnt- ivt vl'uliu Times-HeraldhasheeiiHUggestintr says the Oregoriian. and gives the local stockman an "The new O.-W. R. & N. line idea of the possibilities of feed- between Vale and Juntura is car ing cattle. This interview seems rying all the stock it can handle a little "twisty" the man either almost every day. One day last being misquoted or not knowing week we took 18 cars of cattle exactly what he is talking about, cut of Juntura. I.usi Tuesday The suspension of railroad work at Juntura is not altogether en couraging to fatten beef at home with the expectation of shipping when the market is right as it requires considerable drive to reach that point from this section exclusive- . mmmmm . - . vat , , show on the Pacific i. . . . ... ., ' ,, uv irifu uui aim in.i. leauu in from all parts of the United States and Canada are already sending in their fancy stock. Fifteen thousand dollars in cash premiums will be paid out at the close of the show, the largest sum ever offered at an exclusive ly livestock Coast. Recent winnings of Paci fic Coast cattle at the National Dairy Show at Chicago have in duced breeders of the Middle West to make important entries in competition with Oregon breeders. James J. Hill, who' was sponsor for the original show, has been invited to be a guest of the exposition for at least one day. In connection with the Live stock Exposition, William Toll man, of Baker, Oregon, president we had .'II carloads and on I hurs day 32 cars. Most of them came from 'Hill' Hanley's ranch, near Hums. "The Hanley ranch probably will Ship 100 cars to the ranges this fall. This stock will be al lowed to feed and will come to the Portland market early in the year. It is all IhkIi grade stuff." "Other heavy shipments arc coming from Caldwell, Weiser and other Idaho points and are feeding at Baker and other places All this man. of Baker, Oregon, president I , : , ,, ,, ,., a u such enormous sums are expend of the Oregon Cattle & Horse , . .. ,,,1 I j I II I I I-1 .-.. t : I I i . . .1 I i I I 1 II. Ii I I 1 I I I llnuihiru A uuiwM!lt inn u linnn lui s ..." cult nortions and a meeting of that organisation r . ' . . m -.. u, oeiore reaciung hotter nriees realized hv the in Eastern Oregon grower. Several local growers stock will be ready for the mar are feeding cattle with this idea ket in the early spring." in view and the matter will be The railroad handles tills stock givena thorough trial this win- on a "feeding in transit" rate. ter. It is honed that bv next It ia billed thn-ugli to the l ort fall the road will be in where the real tonnage may be secured at all seasons of the year to make business for the road. lt is one of the iiiiezlinir nro- blemsof railroad building (that I they expect is to the ordinary individual) why UP- lind Union Stock Yards, where ii will be marketed. Mr. Oliver reports tliat farm ers in the COW country are rais ing more cattle than ever, as the price- to hold Mrs. Farnsworth, whose death then stop just was mentioned in our last issue. i !...: I .. i. i :.. . . ... Ill '1 Illf Hill '.' II. II !llll-.. tl"ll2 Ml I'll 1' IIUI !l I I W.I... I .lilt" in the IMDNI Xm "t. This has been the case both cast ,,f ,wviVilnia She had been roruanu i UU.UC Wurur u lllu. ii..,,,.. I :.i ".... a- THE SLIT SKIRT. HV SMIK IIKI HII AMOK. ', you akin mm fur I . tight, I.illli- Kir!, Ami ho thought it waaii'l right, Little girl, So you'vu 'In it far uliil wide More than half way up thu ahle Anil you luivi- bouncing alritle, Tin it up, UMfci girl, pin lt up Vour psttJflOStl iromi, l.ittlo girl, And your jivrlii girlura oil, Mill". St I, Willi yu'ir tlockinga whili- M milk, Thi'v'ru It BOMB "It I" allk, Vul Ihnv'rt.. nothing hut u hilk, (Moat- It up. I.illh' girl, slew it up N'ow tin' wuathi'r'a giuting eo tl, l.ittlii girl, And Javk I i'.-1 ia ritlhur hold, Little giil, i'Iiihi- it up another inch ( r wo hive it littU) I'ini'h That old dark yitttr leg will pinch, Hook (I OB, I inlogul, hook it up. Cut It out, l.ittlo girl, hang it up, Till thu hiiiniiKU arnica ugaili, Hang it up Then with mounlikiun all galoro And i In- orjajn'l awful roar, Willi llm Inrka about your doof, I'ut I' on, l.iltlf girl, put it on. A Night of T.rror. Few nights are more terrible than that of a mother looking on her child choking and gasping and west of the Hig Harney a resident of Mai "mty for Country and it is the cause of about six years, coming nere considerable comment. with her son, ('. W. Fitzgerald, An attache of the O.-W. B, & ! Mrs. Wm. Harris and Mrs. Ed. N. is quoted in the Oregonian as Anderson. She all 10 leaven two follows other children residing in Colc- "Farmers in Eastern Oregon redo and Ohio. Deceased had and Southern Idaho are taking been an invalid for many years, rrojeci, set usiue ouo.voif irum -- -- . .. , s . ., the reclamation fund to defray vantage of the high prices but was a very kind and patient day evening, December 11, at 8 o'clock. After long, weary months of uncertainty and delay, Secretary of the Interior Lane has finally and formally approved the first unit of the Umatilla Irrigation Project, Bet aside $800,000 from the cost and directed the Re clamation Service to begin con struction work as soon as pos sible. It is expected that work will be commenced not later than December 20 and that the Ant unit will be completed and 10,000 acres brought under irrigation within a year from that time. After a personal investigation last Summer, Secretary Lane is confident that the entire project will be a success, but thinks it good business policy to complete the first unit before undertaking further work. An effort is being put forth by the Oregon Agricultural College to assist a number of Oregon , counties to qualify under the measure passed by the last i Legislature providing that fori every dollar appropriated by any j county, within a certain max.' imum limit, the state will pro vide a live sum to carry forward experiment station and demon stration farm work. J. L. Smith, a gradute of the Kansas Agri cultural College and who has had several years experience in dairy farming, has been selected to head this class o.f work in Coos County ami he will take up his ' .l.iti..kj lltiiit,. ufkiiiit lJi iv.mt I wr I ft - UUTflVO 111- SV iv v 1 - 1 vmuv. aw. I for breath during an attacic oj Marion and Wallowa counties , croup, and nothing in the house inave employed men in agricul- An a. : i M...t. i,i. I lt.iu kuvA .1 M . : 1 I. J . cuttle and are shinninir stock in ' ladv who won the love and es- carload and trainload lots, to the teem of all who met her. ranges to fatten." says II. C. i Oliver, traveling freight agent; i,.mornhpr the nictuivs tonight for the O.-W. H. & N. Company, Who. has just returned to thl and tomorrow night at Tmiawama THE FRENCH HOTEL DAVID NEWMAN, l'rop. Strictly First Class. Splendid Service, Fine Accomodations, CLmmerciiil Headquarters -sample Room ln Connection, KeasonnhU- Rates to relieve it. Many mothers have paused nights of terror in this situation. A little forethought will enable you to avoid this. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a certain cure for croup and has, j 0n Sundays and Holy days never been known to fan, Keep of oblation Holy Mass with tural educational work the past year, supported by Uv ii funds. Cmtholic Church. BLUE MT. STAGE CO. Daily Line, Burns and Prairie City SCHEDULE: l.KAVK Burna . u in t siivuii filv 7am I'rairlf City . Ml P Canyon City 7pm Burn Fare, Burns-Prairie City, Round Trip, Ai;i(i 1 t anion City I'rnirii' CU) ( ,11 p 111 1(1 .1 in $ a. 00 11.00 to Burn PLEASANT. SCENIC HOI TF ALL THE HI) L. WOLDENBERC. Prop. Express Rates 2 1-2 Vents, Prairu it at hand. era, (far sale by all deal- We do job printing. i utumtuntratmntmmtttutttuumnmii immant Raw Furs, Hides and Pelts Bought I My !" h prleaa (car all kind, of Raw Fvr, HU. a fait.. Notify ma aithar by mail or tUphona if you bavt 9f quantity ami I will coma aftar tnam- Am prpari la advanca bounty on acalpa, ani you tb trvvWU of tomina to ih. Clara Address, L, L. NOONCHESTER Office In building south Burns hotel on street leading to court household Masonic buildlngBurm, Oregon tmMWttnnnmmnutwwiuniiuiiwiwmmnuiuiutuit Holy Mass besides will be sermon at 1,0 :30 a. m. 2. On week days at 6.3Q a, - All other services, those mentioned above announced in church. All invited and welcome to the divine services. Siok-callB promptly answered at anytime. Religious informa tion and instructions willingly imparted at the Franciscan Residence. Rev. PiuB Niermann, 0. F. M. Pastor of Trie Church of the Holy. Family. IT IS IMPORTANT That you vaccinate your calves for Black Leg early, as the loss of one calf will more than pay for vaccination of the whole herd. We have fresh vaccine on hand. Phone orders to THE WELCOME PHARMACY