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. St.- INDEPEND MONITOR ENCE VOL. 1 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1912 NO. 5 RAILROAD IS NOW BUILDING OUT FROM INDEPENDENCE New Line Started This Week Will Tap Rich Hop Section About Six Miles From Here. Graders, Plows, Fresnos, Etc., At Starting Point Eighteen Mule Teams and All Men Available Are Rushing Grading Work In Order To Have Line In Operation By Close Of This Hop Picking Season RAISE CLOVER Fine Returns Reported in Glover Seed Returns are Mare than $38 to the Acre in Seed Alone No crop of the present day pays better returns on the invest ment than the raising of closer; as a soil enriching crop it can't be improved upon, while as a money producing crop it leads. For several days W. F. Camp bell has been busy with his ma chine thrashing clover seed. Harry IlifF furnished the huller and Campbell the engine. They did about nine acres for Mr. Mc Kee. Thrashed 55 acres, getting 100 sacks for George Dickinson, and started the first of the week on a 30-acre tract for Harry Iliff . In estimating the returns 100 sacks thrashed for Dickinson av erages about 170 pounds or 17, 000 pounds in all. The market now is very low, about twelve and a half cents per pound, but this would mean a return of $2, 125 for the seed alone or about $33.53 per acre for the land in clover. This profit does not con sider the pasturage value, the hay after thrashing and the ben efit done the land by putting in this class of crop. contour of the whole country sur veyed, its streams, towns, height in feet, etc. The maps are col ored, showing in colors sandy loam, silt loam, clay loam, fine sand, clay, and many other clas ses of soil, so a man who wishes to invest in land may pick up a map and know what a given farm may he topographically. According to our information the Salem area has been topo graphically surveyed and in it a part of Polk county has been sur- ; Ordinance No, 163 was passed "eyed. Just how much we do by the city council Wednesday not know, but from our maD we evening vacating Monmouth would judge a part of the bottom 1 street east of Main street, being land section mainly has been cov- a strip of land 66 feet wide by ered. Besides these areas sur-i 76 feet deep, This stub street veyed a survey was made of a is to revert to the adjacent own- A NEW BLOCK Fine Bnilding At Main And Monmouth i Street Vacated and Old Shacks to be Removed section around Baker and another in the Klamath reclamation pro ject area. Another matter is an industrial survey, and the Oregon btatis- tical Bureau in cooperation with ers which are the Masonic Lodge of this city and Ross Nelson. It is understood that the part ties will erect a building the full width of the track and prob ably 100 feet deep. Mr. Nelson Busy Session of the City Council Wednesday the Agricultural college does this ! wil1 Put UP a flne bungalow thea linp of mrt in anna aoKAna : tre with every modern conven- Whynotin Polk county? The ience including a men's smok object of this survey is to deter-; inS room ladies' waiting room, mine opportunities in different lo- and an office room- The build calities for new settlers and see i ln& wil' be tal1 enough to take the difficulties in agricultural de-1 care of scenery for plays and velopment. Value of lands, j for a balcony when needed.; stock, machinery, yield of crops, Plans and specifications have etc., will be ascertained. This is ' not j et been outlined by the Ma- ; being done in Malheur county at!8uns as to wnat styje 0f building ' t,na pent time oy surveyors ap-; th vvi erect pointed t j u) the work, as re-; ported in tha Vale paper last! -- week. Whv not the Polk countv i Eg :s go as far as cash for groc Actual construction on the new railroad from Independence to the Wigrich hop yard began this week. Eighteen mule team and all the material necessary for pushing the work to an early comletpion is on hand and grad ing commenced Wednesday. Mr. Hirschberg states thathe will have the road built in time to taKe care ot the nop bhijping from this section this fall and regular train service will be given from that section to Indepen dence. There is but three miles of road necessary to build but it reported that the line may be ultimately extended to Buena Vista and if it works out as planned we have no doubt but this line will be takeu up the valley on this side of the river as far as Albany. This railroad will be a big help xo Independence as it will open up another rich section to close communication to Independence I and give a closer trading oppor tunity to a territory long in need of transporation. people get together and work out a line along this plan? There should be a cooperative movement between all the towns for development. There is no room for petty jealousies. There is only room for growth and de velopment. A bigger, better and more prosperous Polk county is a necessity if w.j have a bigger In- eries at Fluke & Johnsons. joint track of the llarriman and Hill people in through the Mal heur canyon." This statement coupled with the following report from Eugene would indicate an east and west line through Ore- As announced a few weeks ago' eon connecting with the Oregon this is but one of several new ! Electric: Drancnes mat will be extended "Eugene, Oregon, Aug. 21, out from Indepenpence in the ' Special. -Between 20 and 30 sur next year making tin s thei veyors in the Hill i uterests, are best railroad center in this part' at work at Clear Lake, near the of the whole Willamette valley, j summit of the Cascades, accord The original survey was chang- i ing to George T. Hall Sr., who ed in order to avoid the Scott i returned yesterday from that ranch and the new survey goes I part of the country. Packers are through several dif feret places, j busy bringing in supplies for the IS HILIJOMING Report That Road Will Build From Weiser P. & I. N. from Weiser and Through Malheur Canyon The following taken from the Malheur Enterpri-at Vale, is of interest to the people of Inde pendence and the Willamette val ley: "Now comes the report that the Hill people are extend ing the Pin road out of the Meadows and that shortly that road is to be extended West from j Weiser over the Oead Ox Flat, eight miles north of Onteno, to twoen Harriman and Hill and it Vale in order to pass' over thei...K..i n;n u:., ,:k is something like this. Col. C. E. S. Wood, Bill Hanley, William Jones and J. W .McCulloch start ed to get right of way for what was known as the Boise & West ern railroad. They bought right of way by purchasing some ranches, laid N. P. script over some government land, purchased right of way strips in other sec tions and through the purchase of the road lands by the Oregon and Western Colonization com pany, of which Lewis Hill was a stock holder, they received rights of way through the road lands and then later condemned such tracts as they could not other wise secure, After doing this and securing a right of way through they announced this to be a Hill company. Then later an agreement was reached be ELECTRIC LINE Main Line Through Here By Way Of Salem Publicity Manager M. Wood ruff Explains Plans The city council had a busy session Wednesday evening. The light, water and street franchise I dependence, Dallas or Falls City ordinances were carried over un- Former Independence Boy Likes Oregon Best by M. til the next regular meeting. The full council was present, in cluding mayor. John Feagles was elected night watch. W.W. Gaines and Davis & Son granted licenses to run pool hall for a period of one year. A remonst rance was filed against the hall being opened by Mr. Gains, At tourney Brown of Dallas repres enting the remonstranc e, but the council stated it being a privat matter between individuals they did not think it their duty to consider it. City war ran ts were drawn for the interest on the sewer and paving bonds Matter of a petition for a side walk on F Street between fifth and sixth was referred to the street committee. The matter of an official city paper was voted down. Send your news or telephone i the Monitor we will appreciate J such items for this paper. : NEW MEAT MARKET! A, Nelson in New Quarters this Week on C Street COUNTY UNITY Matters Of General Inter est Often Arise Cooperation Necessary in Such Matters There are several important matters that are of county wide importance and should be taken up collectively by the people of the whole county. One of these is the matter of a soil survey by the Government This is being done in several sections of the country and reports we have in this office give detailed informa tion along these lines. The soil survey of the Marshfield area, Oregon, was published in 1911, the soil survey being made in 1S09, and it shows by map the! A. Nelson started moving in to his new meat market Wednes day morning. He has secured new fixtures throughout, having a fine plate glass counter, new steel racks, a large refrigerator room, and is located in the new brick and cement building re cently built for him by J. S. Cooper. The building has a ce ment floor, and good plate glass front, is 11 feet wide and 60 feet deep. The refrigerator room is 10 by 12 feet, and a complete ammonia plant will be put into the place as soon as they can get the materials and machinery here to place it. . Mr. Nelson, in a conversation with the editor said, "I intend to have as good a plant in Indepen dence as there is in the valley and am fixing up the place in first class shape so the meat can be Kept in perfect condition. I will run coil piping into the coun ter and thus keep all meats in the front of the house perfectly cold, and the place will be scrupulously clean and perfectly sanitary. I buy my meats mainly from the Portland Stock Yards and have my own slaughter houses, where I supply both the market in Inde pendence and the one in Mon mouth. " The Monitor is pleased to be able to announce an improvement ike the above, and thinks Inde pendence-is amply able to sup port two good markets. The following are excerpts from a letter received Mewin this week and are self explanatory: U. S Navy Hospital, Yokahama, Japan, August 10, 1912. Dear Friend: I will try and write you a short letter to let you know that I am still in the Navy and am at present at Yokaha ma, Japan, but I am thinking of coming back to the good old United States soon. I will have twelve years in at the end of this cruise and it is more educational than a young man would think for you see all the foreign coun tries you go to, as a ship stays in port for at least a week and if one cannot see all there is to see in that time he had better stay away from them. Thi3 is the only service. ' You get good pay and all that but you must do what is right or you are all wrong. One thing I want to ask of you is, can I get some land near Independence, and how much will I have to pay for it per acre. I want to get some land in Oregon some where. I don't care much where just so it is in Oregon. I am for Oregon strong and always will be. It is going to be my first start in farming so I am going to be a new hand at it, but I am almost sure that I can do it, if some one else can. I saw a big piece in the Oregonian about Indepen dence and it sure did look good to me. I don't suppose I will know anybody around there now as it is over thirteen years since I was there and then for only one night, that was the 4th of July, 1899, I think. I am at present in the hospital corps as hospital steward and I like the duty very well. I have been on the Asiatic Station for nine years and expect to stay a year and a half more. I remain your friend, John E. McDaniel. X X i t X t X X i Independence Hotel Open The Independence hotel on the corner of C. and Railroad streets was reopened this week by Mr. Walker. Jack House is in charge and the building is kept full of roomers all the time. The place was opened on Saturday. Dur ing hop picking rooms will be at a premium and Mr. Walker plans on giving a3 much accommoda tions as th town mi crivo Building New Bungalow Contractor Bise got the fever and started to build a fine new residence this week. He pur chased a lot of Charley Smith, back of the George Graves prop erty, and started Monday to iaj the foundation for his new build ing. He stated he might build several residences in the city dur innr tVio aiimirvior anH foil engineers' camp both from Mc Kenzie bridge and from P'ish Lake, at the head of the Santi am, and it is understood they are to keep at their task until snow flies. Gauging the flow of the lake will be the principal bus iness of the engineers for the winter." Many people of this section are not acquainted with the history of the Hill and Harriman joint right of way through ' of way to Harriman, conditioned that Harriman would build a road immediately, wide enough for a double track service through the canyon to the central Oregon ter ritory. This is being done by the Harriman interests and just how Hill would reach the terri tory has been a much discussed question. The V.& I. Nr. road is supposed to be a Hill line and is a branch extending from Weiser northeast towards the Salmon rivr country and to which ex tensions have been made in the last few years, looking as if the Hill people were planning to close the gap; if this is done then Hill will have a direct line to the coast The importance of this line for Independence is worth consider ation because it means a connec tion direct from East Indopen dence to the Eastern Oregon' and Idaho territory thro igh the Hill service the same as we will have direct connections through Inde pendence to the same territory over the Harriman system when the road is completed. It will mean an audeu market tor our flour mills and creamery industry as they will be able to go into that territory for grain and but ter fat, and will sell in thatcoun try butter and flour. Other in dustries will find a market from here in that section and the pro ducing power of this country will be taxed to a greater extent as the market expands. Sloper Brothers, Walker Broth ers, ana &. t,. Irvine started picking hops Wednesday. Bur tons and Matoma started their yards today and Cook Brothers and Homer Hill begin Friday. The large yards wil! p;-1 ably be gin about Monday morning. Died: On Sunday evening, Aug. 25th, at the home of Mr. Shafer in Highlands. Gertrude Iantha, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter ivizer. Funer al services were held at the home of Mr. Shafer in Highland on Monday, Aug. 2G, by Dr. H. Cha3. Dunsmore, pastor of Cal vary Presbyterian Church of In dependence, Interment i n the Oddfellow cemttary. M. Woodruff, publiciay mana ger of the Portland, Eugene and Eastern Electrtc line, the new company to operate in place of Southern Pacific system in the Willametue valley made a pleas ant visit at the Monitor this week. Mr. Woodruff stated "We are going to work in con junction with the people for the development of this country and will give you people a fine elec tric service. The main line of the Portland, Eugene 'and East ern will be from Eugene through Monroe to Corvullis, from there to Independence over the present West side route, then from Inde pendence a direct line will run to Salem along the west side of the river crossing at Salem and from tt'ere the service will be di rect to Portlond. That will give Independence three lines of trav el to Portland by this etectric system. The Salem route will make a saving of 30 minutes over any service in the state to Port land. The present Corvallis Portland route through Forest Grove will be electrified and the route now known as the Yamhill division will also be electrified and trains will go from Indepen dence over all of these lines. Above Independence a line will be run to Albany and electric cars will run from that junction to Albany connecting with the trains going through Indepen dence." -Mr. Wood ru IT stated that the Portland, Corvallis and Eastern people were anxious to meet the people of the different communi ties and would take up any local matters that eooked feasable. Work is being rushed on the electrification Jpf these lines and the construction of the Salem In dependence branch will be taken up as soon as the main line from Corvallis to Portland now being overhauled can be completsd far enough to justify this work. CI At The M. E. Church Sunday School at 10 A.M. asHeh for all. Theme: A Christian in the Wi on" l'l'-ice. Epwortli League at 7 P. M. Topic The Nobility of Youthful Enthusiasm. Kci'iung worship at HP. M. Prof. F. U. Franklin of Al bany College will preac.ti on 'Education." Everyone cor dially welcomed. Frank andifur, Work is going forward towards the electrifying of the line from Eugene to Portland by the way of Independence every day. The latest news to come to this office is the fact that the South ern Pacific is distributing poles along the line to carry their elec tric wire. Several months ago rails were laid along the side of the main track and now the poles are being put along ready to be set. They have these now com pletely distributed up to about St. Joe from Portland and will probably continue the work right along until they reach Corvallis. As soon as the connecting link is made between Eugene and Cor vallis this line will become the main electric line to Portland. Notice Correspondents We received several letters from parties who have agreed to fur nish us with news in their local ities and owing to the rush of brinting during hop pickiuf sea son we are unable to get mater ial for our correspondents but hope to be able to reach you all with a letter th's week and will appreciate all such news matter that you will send in the