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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1910)
VALE--" The Last Frontier." The Banner Lire Stock Countyvi The United States Oil Fruit and Farm Lands .1 . . : . '. i i 1 fftTV!--Jt- , .... IT TT"" The Best Way to Boost This 1 ) ffl -Jy ' MTfA AvCV4Vl IPU I PJKYSV ' rSW rrtA ' Enterprise De- week. V. SOT XMlllfe Paper of Malheur County. VOI 1. NO. 47 VALE, OREGON. SATURDAY,, OCTOBER 15, 1910. PRICE 5 cents RAILROAD CHIEFS TO RUSH WORK AT ONCE WORKPLACE IN HANDS OF PORTLAND MEN Maps, Titles and Right-of-Ways Are Now Being Completed ON TRANS-OREGON LINE Surveyor at Burns Getting Out Data to Be Handed Over to Railroad ContractorsHill and Harriman People Combine in Malheur Gap Work in Spring Permanent location survey maps for the trans-Oregon Hill railroad are being rushed to completion in the surveyor's office in Burns according to reports from Portland railroad headquarters. It is also learned that all matters per taing to completion of maps, titles and right-of-ways through Malheur canyon will be sent in to the Portland head puarters very shortly. It is well known that the Oregon Trunk people have run several prelim inary surveys across the state to con nect with their Deschutes line at or near Bend. One of the last of these surveys connected with the Boise & Western survey at the Malheur Gap, running Westward through the Har ney valley to a point north of Harney Lake then northwesterly up Silver Creek for a distance of about thirty miles, leaving the valley through Wag ontire Gap and Glass Butte, thence in a direct line across the High Desert to Bend, A preliminary survey was run on this route early in the Summer. The Surveyors returned this Fall and made a permanent location, since which time,! it Is learned, a number of . rail road contractors have been out over parts of the line. This is the route referred to by locating Engineer Kun ey in his recent interview in Bend, which was printed a few weeks ago in the Enterprise, and in which he pronounced the route economical in both construction and operation. Since tbe trip of Presidednt Lovett and his party through Eastern Ore gon, the Harriman and Oregon Trunk people have evidently joined bands, as was reported, and gotten together on an agreement as to the location of their respective East and West line through the state as well as the time when construction work shall be com menced. The Enterprise has it on good authority that these matters have been turned over to ana are now in the hands of President Stevens of the Oregon Trunk and Gen. Manager O'Brien of the Harriman system, and and that all matters pertaining to completion of maps, titles and right-of-way are being rushed as fast as possible. STOCK YARDS MOVED TO NEW LOCATION NORTrT OF TOWN The railroad stock yards are being moved today from their present loca tion to the new site on the Brogan railroad, a Quarter of a mile north of the Malheur Valley and Short Line Y in the local yards. FINEST NATURAL HOT WATER SAYS VALE VISITORS "It is the finest natural hot water on earth" said Prof. Shaw and W. P. Davidson on last Sat urday on returning from the bath house across the river. Mr. Davidson, president of the Ore gon & Western Colonization Co., who lives in St. Paul, could not help but boost those hot springs after that bath. Prof. Shaw, the soil expert from Montana sent here by James J. Hill, was equally enthusiastic. "I have bathed in many waters of this kind but I would not have mis sed this chance for anything. The medicinal properties are cer tainly great. It's the real foun tain of youth" said Prof. Shaw. A. J. Stowall. o? Portland, an oil promoter who is in town this week, has been running over to the bath house nearly every day. "There's nothing like it. I had a touch of rheumatism whin I came and that natural hot water has certainly made me feel like a new man." PROF. SHAVV, SOIL EXPERT, SAYS VALE SOIL RICHEST IN COUNTRY Dry Farming Expert Sent Through Oregon by Hill Railroad Interests Says Non-Irrigated Bench Lands Would Yield Immense Crops Under Dry-Farming Methods Explains the Storing of Moisture. Of interest to the ranchers, and ev ery resident of Malheur county and ad joining counties In Eastern Oregon, is the lecture on Dry Farming given by Prof. Thos. Shaw at the Chamber of Commerce on last Saturday evening in this city. Prof. Shaw, a soil expert of Montana and North Dakota, has been commissioned by the Hill railroad in terests to tour Eastern and Central Oregon In order to become acquaint ed with the conditions of the country to be traversed by the Hill railroads as well as to tell the people in the prin cipal towns what can be accomplished by dry farming methods. An Expert in II U Line Professor Shaw for 12 years was head of the Department of Animal Husbandry of the Agricultural College of Minnesota. Prior to that service he was a practical farmer for 25 years, near Hamilton, Ontario. In recent years he has been employed by James J. Hill, for the Jreat Northern Rail road, working out problems of dry farming in the Middle Northwest. He is highly regarded by Mr. Hill and by the people of this part of the country. Mr. Hill is desirous of bringing the dry districts of Interior Oregon into successful agriculture, just as he has helped to do elsewhere along his rail roads. With this end in mind he Is sending Professor Shaw into Oregon, to give the people there useful infor mation. ' .' V ' " 1 ' ' Davidson in Vale W. P. Davidson, president of the Ore gon & Western Colonization Co., which purchased the 800,000 acre land grant of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Military road, is accompany ing Prof. Shaw on this trip which will take them from this, city to Burns, Prlnevllle and other interior towns. In speaking of his trip to Oregon, Prof. Shaw Saturday evening before a large number of people, said: "I came to Oregon for the purpose of studying the character of the land, the soil, etc. I see that this particular section about Vale is not altogether a dry farming country for it is better adapted to irri gation and steps should be taken at once to provide water for all of this rich land. I had the privilege to look over the orchards in the vicinity of Ontario. I have never seen finer or chards or better qualities of apples. This section is not different and just lands surrounding Vale. I can tell you frankly that I never saw such apple orchards as those on both sides of the Snake river. Every limb on every tree was loaded down with choice fruit and they look more like pyramids of apples than apple trees. The people of the East on hearing of such a report would imagine that this was a fairy tale, but after having visited nearly all of tbe best fruit sections of the United States, I have never seen anything to beat the fruit growing of this section." Vale Soil Beat All "If there is any difference In the soil between the country bordering along the Snake river, I would say that aftr the close observations I have made, that the soil in the vicinity of Vale had the advantage. Some day this country between the Snake river and for many miles west of Vale will be a vast orchard. "I have explained what has been done already In this 'wonderland'. In one respect, but there 1b another side. Other crops are to be considered. The agriculturist has many advantages. Look at the alfalfa crop. It Is sur prising and sounds like a fairy tale. Stories are told of an average of 9 tons (Continued on page 7) CARTER TRIES TO EVADE THE REALFIGURES Would Secure Pumping Con tract Without Getting Down to Facts GRAVITY ONLY SYSTEM Manager of Electric Light Com pany Gives Vague and Unsatis factory Report Figures on 100-Foot Lift after Engineer Gives Correct Elevation. ; On next Wednesday will be held the special election for the bonding of this city for an additional sum of $30,000 for the building of a flow line and gravity water system. As this ' is of much importance to the residents of this city, the Enterprise has secured a number of reports on this subject for their information. As usual the re port of Manager Carter is vague, mis leading and not to the point. Carter has figured on only 27,000 gallons per twenty-four hours to be pumped 100 feet high. Although in formed by Engineer Root that the water would have to be pumped 200 feet, he gives no figures for that par ticular elevation, perhaps thinking his price would be far too high. He also has seen fit to figure that 27,000 gal lons would supply the present population. Carter's report to the Council print ed below is like all his promises vague, misleading, uncertain, and not figured (Continued on pagV8) BIG INCREASE IN CLERKS OFFICE Fees More Than Doubled During Past Four Years Shows County's Growth THOS. PENNINGTON INJURED IN FALL From Utopian Grange Building- Ranchers Will Complete His Shingling Contract Few counties in the state of Oregon have experienced such a tremendous growth as Malheur county during the last four years. Figures coming from the county clerk's office show actual facts and are most reliable indica tions of the business Increase during that time. The figures compiled by County Clerk Mulkey, who has held the office during that period, show that the fees for six months ending September 30, 1906, amounted to $1474.47 and those for the six months ending September 30, 1910, are $3840.45, an increase In fees of $2365.98. The figures, in six month periods ending on the dates giv en below, are ub follows: ' To September 30, 1906 $1474.47 To March 31, 1907 $1569.35 To September 30, 1907 . ... . . . $1894.15 To March 31. 1908 .......... $1769.24 To September 80, 1908 $2018.80 To March 31, 1909 .$1963.53 To September 30, 1909 $2006.70 To March 31, 1910 $2771.70 To September 30, 1910 $3840.45 CAPITAL STOCK OF 0. S. L INCREASED The capital stock of the Oregon Short Line was increased on Wednes day from $27,420,000 to $100,000,000, at the annual meeting of the stockholders held in Salt Lake City. Marvin Hueliitt. President of the Chicago & Northwestern railway, was elected director of the Oregon Short Line, vice P, A. Valentine, who re tired from the Union Pacific board of directors Wednesday. FOR SALE. Full blooded Clyde Stallion. "Scotty Goldsmith" for sale or trade for land or i horses. Also one black Jack. 15 bands I hiifh. weisrht 1000 pounds, sure foal fetter. J. W. Davies, Box 261, Vale Oregon. While shingling the Utopian Grange hall on Thursday of last week, Thos. Pennington fell from the scaffold to the ground a distance of about 12 feet, breaking his collar bone and shoulder blade. Mr. Pennington is a man of about 70 years of age and the fall Droved a serious one. He is now im proving but will not be able to be out for some time. A laree number of the ranchers sympathizing with Mr. Pennington, who had the contract to shingle the Grange hall, have vince turned out at the new building and will complete Mr. Pennington's contract. FINEST DRUG STORE IN ' , INTER-MOUNTAIN COUNTRY Vale's big new drug store, owned by B. R. Frick, now located in the Nelsen buildinar is the pride of Vale. No bet ter, more conveniently arranged store can be found anywhere in the interior country. Mr. Frick has also added ex pensive show cases and other fixtures which are now filled with new lines he is introducing in this city. Typewriter's supplies, stationery, loose leaf books, and other office necessities can now be found at Frkk's drug store. The dis play of Libby cut glass is simply ele gant. The ladies will find the best pet funws and everything in toilet articles. Then, there is the famous Rub Dry bath towels have you seen the mi LAFFERTY WILL SPEAK IN YALE Congressional Candidate Will Ad dress Yoters on Next Wednes day Afternoon at 2:30 A. W. Lafferty, republican nominee for Congress, will be in Vale on next Wednesday, October 19th, and will ad dress the voters at 2:30 in the after noon. He will speak in Ontario at 8 oclock the same evening. Mr. Laff erty is starting out on a tour of the 17 counties in the district. He will ad vocate "progressive" Republicanism. He also promises to urge laws for the following purposes: "Returning $5,360, 000 due the state for irrigation. "Creating a land court for each Western state, to the end that greater liberality and fairness may be shown homesteaders. MALHEUR COUNTY ASSESSMENT ; WILL TOTAL ABOUT $8,000,000 .County Aor ' Payne states the tax liM for. 1910 is nearly completed i.nd that the total aetnient roll will amount to about S,0(0,000. In 1909 it wai only $1,500,000 on the valuation of property in Malheur county. In Harney county the aeunent just completed for 1910 shows a to tal I WJOS. 4 " ms, y , - . JT ' turn ; ...O:- ,': -I - - -I I I HEAVIER BLACK OIL, PETROLEUM ODOR AND GAS IN VALE OIL FIELD Authority on Oil Fields Gives Strongest Report Ever Made on Vale Field Confident that Wells Will ; Make Good Petroleum Odor Now Noticed Best Evidence Drills Are in Close Proximity to Oil Sand. As oil men all over this country are watching closely through the Enter prise the movements and actual drill ing operations carried on in the Vale oil fields, the Enterprise publishes the following report from R. W. Eames, one of the best known and well posted oil men in the country, who has just returned from a trip which took him to all wells. Mr. Eames, who is con sidered a noted authority on geological formation and who has studied many oil fields in this country, says: Wella Will Make Good. "Never before in the history of the Malheur oil field has the oil showing been so great or so promising. Three wells have reached the point where there seems to be no question about their being able to make good. From the numerous inquiries I have received within a Bhort time regard ing the Malheur oil field I take it for granted that an article upon this sub ject would be apprecriated. In order to get the latest and correct knowledge from the various sources, I have re cently visited most of the wells now drilling and will vouch to the correct ness for what I am about to write. "I first dropped in at the Ontario well without an invitation, caught the head driller Mr. Kelley hoisting the tools. The bailer was then lowered and when hoisted to the surface the expanded gas threw the hot mud sev eral feet above the walking beam. A lighted match , was then applied and the remaining ' gas was then ignited with a report and a flame that was trulv inspiring. This continued for sometime until all the escaping gas had been consumed. The bailer was discharged and the quantity of oil available was suprising. No only the quantity of oil but the strong pe troleum odor was very pronounced. indicating that in the last -100 feet drilled, since I last visited the well, a most wonderful improvement had tak en place, which practically settled the question in my mind regarding the dis covery of oil in commercial quantities in this well. "This well is now over 4000 feet and is full of water, which means over 1700 pounds of pressure per square inch at the bottom and it is my guess that if this water was pumped out a flow of oil would be the result. Mr. Kelley also states that this is his opinion, but the management wishes to continue, the well through the present shale cap ping to reach the oil sand that pre sumably lies underneath. Petroleum Odor Noticed. "I next visited the Malheur well, found the Miles Bros, with a smile on that indicated that they had something good in store. I was invited to witness the operation of bailing and to my great suprise and delight saw more oil in the first bailerfull than I had ever seen at this well before. As the bailer was discharged the oil flowed from the well in one continuous sheet, covering not only the water that was brought up in the bailer but all the artesian water that was flowing from the well. I caught a pail full of this water, skimming the oil as much as I could and made some tests. I found that the oil had a very pronounced pe troleum odor and was much heavier and darker than anything ever seen in this part of the field. The gas accom panying this oil. flow is also highly petroleforus, all indicating that the drill is rapidly approaching oil sand. From the samples of the sand they are now passing through I pronounce this well in what would be termed the top stratum or dead oil sand. The drill (Continued on page 5) HOPE BROS. GET CONTROL U.SJATIONAL Deal Closed Yesterday at Stockholders' Special : : Meeting BANK TO BE STRONGER No Change in Officers to Take Place for Some TimeHope Bros. Joined by Prominent Cap italists of this State in Secur ing Controlling Interests. L.iirnt et water moved to Nelsen Bldg. WEST WINS MANY VOTES IN VALE Candidate for Governor Shows Vot ers Where He Stands-Cheered Everywhere He Speaks NEW RIGS FOR YALE OIL FIELDS Vale Malheur People Here For Assessment Work Plans Call For Permanent Work "Opening to settlement the 8,000, 000 acres of agricultural land in Ore gon now withdrawn from entry. "Guaranteeing the sale of the Ore gon & California Railroad lands to ac tual settlers, according to the terms of the grant. "Opening the Columbia River as far north as Nelson B. C, and building the north jetty at Astoria. "Preserving forever the 15,000,000 acres of forest reserves in Oregon, which, by the wsy, constitute one fourth of the state's area, but pro v Id ins; that the profits arising from the sale of ripe timber and grazing priv Hedges shall go into the state treasury, and providing for local management of these lands by s state board of forestry under a trust arrangement with the Nation, not giving the state any power to ever sell an acre of the lands." After being heartily received by large crowds in Burns, Harney City and Drewsy, Oswald West, democratic candidate for governor, the most pop ular man in Oregon today, rushed in to Vale late Monday afternoon after a hard and adventurous automobile trip through Central Oregon. Being just about four hours late on account of ac cidents, Mr. West upon arriving in Vale stopped his machine in front of the Drexel Hotel and addressed a large crowd of admirers who had been anx iously awaiting his arrival. West, who is regarded by all as the people's candidate, won many friends while in this city. He did not heritate to ask his listeners for their votes. Mr. West stated that the people all through the country were with him, in fact he looks to the ranchers of Ore- iron for his election as Bowerman is supported by all the corporations. Mr. West went on to tell how Bowerman was posing as a friend of the direct Drimarv and statement No. 1, while in fact in the last legislature he had re fused to stand bv them. Mr. West told how the assembly bunch was pay ing Bowerman's campaign expenses He also told how Bowerman had fought every bill representing the people's In terest in the last two legislatures. Mr. West was greatly handicapped as his voice was in bad shspe after the 132 mile automobile trip through the dust. While in town, however, he showed the people that he was going in to win. West is a man of great ex ecutive ability and has always made good. From this city, Mr. West went on to Ontario where he made another cam paign speech which won many votes. new Notice To Voter. Hwesring in your vote at the pri mary is not a registration. If you have not registered since and do not register it will be necessary for you to again swear in your vote on elect ion day. The books are now open and will remain ppen until October 17th, at 6 p. m, A. J. Stowall, J. W. Platta and E. L. Platts, all of Portland, are in town this week for the purpose of looking over their oil holdings near this city and also to arrange for annual assessment work. These gentlemen are connected with the Vale-Malheur Oil Co., which has over 4000 acres ot oil land in the Vale oil field. Part of their holdings have been leased from the Baker-Malheur company. H. Thune, president of the Vale Malheur Oil Co.. is in the east now organizing a new company, which will result in the erection of several rigs on their holdings. This company is also closing a con tract at the presesnt time with the Baker-Malheur company for sections 20, 29 and 32. A number of prom inent California oil men will become interested in these holdings. SOCIALISTS FILE NOMINATION PAPERS John 13. Johnson as president of tbe Socialist county convention of Malhsur county, which was held In this city on Friday of last week, has filed In the county clerk's office the certificates of nomination of the following candl dates: Chaa. E. Nelson, sheriff; C. E. Hammond, county clerk; E. B. Nelson county commissioner; J. P. Dub county treasurer; J. Edwin Johnson, representative. The certificates filed bore the name of Mrs. Zoe Takahara as secretary of the county convention. SKATING RINK WILL OPEN ON OCTOBER 1ST IN COLE BUILDING A. 8. Hunt will open a sksting rink on the first of the month In the new brick building on East A street, re cently erected for a garage. A hard wood maple floor will be put in, mak in one of the best rinks In the country. The floor will be 60x81 feet. Co. office ra- M. G. Hope and I. W. Hope, of the firm of Hope Bros, of this city, with outside capitalists yesterday closed a deal through which they secured the controlling interest of the U. S. National Bank of Vale. M. G. Hope, who had been in Portland to confer with prominent capitalists, returned to Vale yesterday afternoon. After a meeting of the stockholders held yes terduy when the deal was closed at this end, Mr. Hope returned to Port land to complete affairs with the other parties. . The securing the controlling interests of this banking institution by the Hope Bros, and their friends will make the United States National bank the strongest in this section of Eastern Oregon, even much stronger than ever before, as the new people will run the Institution on a conservative basis. No changes will be made at the present time in the officers and board of direct ors, and the capital stock will remain at $76,000. There is ho truth In the report that the U. S.' National and the First National banks of this city would con solidate. BIG BEND MAN DOES NOT WANT OFFICE County Clerk Mulkey during last week received notices of acceptance from a number of successful candU dates of the primary election, whose names bad been written In on the bal lots. J. F. Miller has accepted the Repub lican nomination as county surveyor. M. Matthlesen reports that bo will take the nomination for justice ot the peace from the Owyhee precinct ' Z. O. Wilson, who won the Republi can nomination for justloe of the peace of tbe Vale precinct, has also accept ed the Democratic nomination. A. L. Tate writes to the county clerk that his name was placed on tbe pri mary ballot for the Big Bend precinct constable against his wishes and that if elected he cannot serve. Mr. Tate does not want his name to appear on the general ballot. WIRES FRIEND TO COME AND SEE VALE "Come out to Vale and look over the country and see it as I see it" was the text of a tele gram sent sway a few days ago from this city to one of tho best known bankers in North Dakota by O. Young, a capitalist of that state who has been here only a week. Mr. Young came to Vale to look over the country and ha thinks well enough of this section to wire back such news. While in town he is the guest of his old friend, H. N. Ford. Mr. O. Young is owner of the Grand Fork Times in North Da kota; he is also a member of the firm of Young & Chafey, furni ture manufacturers of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also owns a big furniture store at Grand Forks, North Dakota, and U a lagre real estate dealer for Cana da lands, besides being Interested in several banks throughout North Dakota. The sending of such a telegram to a capitalist of his state shows the great faith Mr. Young has in this section of the country and especially Vale. 'A