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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1912)
yALE-'The Last Frontier." The Banner lire Stock County of The United States Oil, Fruit and Farm Laudo to Best Way to Boost This District i to Send Your Friends Copies of the jlalhenr Enterprise erery week. hi h - - VOL 3. NO. 39 'fAwr5it7 I " 1 J VT 'VVAV'VV ll(.Ur:n VJKIHIII""II M IU 11V1IW II WIM'll IV I 11 llAyil 1 y I -J Tt - T I W VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. 1912. cents i Transcontinental Traffic To Be Routed through fact Demand in Eastern States for Property in New Addition to Vah Vale and the Great Malheur Canyon :-: Two-Kiln Portland Cement Plant To Be Erected VALE IN LINE FOR PORTLAND CEBIENT PLANT Capitalists Find Samples Rich with All Necessary Ingredients BEANS $200000 PLANT Representative of Union Port ed Cement Company of Og den to Visit Vale Soon for the Purpose of Looking Over the Ground Means Business One by one the big things that lite been exclusively announced by the Enterprise during the past year or Vale are becoming realities. It in on June 10th of last year that the Enterprise broke the news that Tile was in line for a $200,000 Port land cement plant and today there is ever; reason to believe that this plant will soon be established here ud create a pay roll for 200 more wn. Banker M. G. Hope, who a few days ago returned from Ogden, Utah, ii the authority for the report that representatives of the Union Portland Cement Company of Ogden will soon pay Vale a visit for the purpose of lookng over the most promising prop oaition offered in this city for a rail roid cement plant. It is understood that the samples of the rocks found near this city have been found by the company's experts to be rich with all the ingredients necessary for the minufscturing of Portland cement ud local people who are interested ire certain that the quantity is un limited. The copmany has been busy during the past year erecting a large plant In Montana and it ia understood that this has been the cause of the delay in taking up the Vale proposition. If the representative finds every thing satisfactory here it will mean the erection of a $200,000 two-kiln plant employing 200 men. The build ing of the Oregon Eastern railroad hereby Vale is placed on a trans continental road, as well as the pro posed Hill plajis, are great induce ment for the company for the quick hauling of the product to be manu factured here. Railroaders' Invasion of Harney Scheduled for Next Spring Laying of steel on the Oregon Eastern railroad west of this city will proceed sowlv from this on until the middle of next month when it is expected to have reached the Harper terminal. Delay is being caused by the many large steel bridges that are being put in over the Malheur throughout the canyon and also by the slow operations on the three quarter of a mile tunnel between mile post 39 and 40. However, grading ? ork west of the tunnel is to be continued and rushed with all possible speed throughout the winter and from present prospect the rairload men will be ready to invade the Harney country next Spring. By that time or to be more exact, by March 1st, it ia thought that railroad construct ion trains can be run as far as Riverside. COUNTY FAIR WILL BE BETTER THAN EVER This Year's Attractions to Eclipse Those ot Last Year Says Secretary Chap man of the Malheur Coun ty Fair Association Bird Men to fly on Vale Day OREGON EASTERN RAILROAD TO FORM GREA T CUT-OFF OF THE HARRIMAN R. R. SYSTEM "You can say it as strongly as you like that the line which the Harriman interests are throwing across the state from the eastern boundary westward will be the double track of that system be tween Portland and the Oregon Short line, and that the line will be completed all the way across the state with the same speed that the work is now being prosecuted in the Malheur canyon." This statement was made to the Portland Telegram a few days ago by W. P. Davidson, president of the Oregon & Western Coloniz ation company, ho has arrived therefrom St. Paul to inaugurate the most comprehensive immigra tion and colonization campaign ever undertaken in the state. "The Union Pacific has more than 2000 men at work now in pushing the line forward from the Short Line junction at Vale and is centering its construction efforts now on the big tunnel through Malheur canyon, three quarters of a mile long and being driven through solid rock., A considerable stretch of track has been laid and I have it from' the best of authority that the Union Pacific intends to continue its line str ught across the state to a con nection with .the Deschutes line at Odell and that this new line will be the second track of the through system from Portland to Omaha." Mr. Davidson will leave for an extended automobile tour through the entire 800,000 acre tract known as the Willamette Valley & Cascade Military land grant, this Thursday, accompanied by a large force of Union Pacific im migration and colonization ex perts who will make a careful study of this vast and dormant empire which Davidson and L. W. Hill expect to have placed on the market within the next year or ao. In connection with the extensive and vigorous develop ment program which will be in augurated at once, the company will open offices throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho, covering all the principal cities, and the promoters are confident they can bring 100,000 permanent settlers and home-builders into the state within the next year or two. BURNS SCHOOL TO BE TURNED TO SCHOOL BOARD Vale Contractors Finish Erection of Modern School BuildingAlso Working at St. Anthony DAMAGE SUIT IS FILED AGAINST PROPOSED BANK The Norris Safe & Lock company started suit this week againat the Cititens State Bank of Ontario for the recovery of damages to the amount of 11,368.80. The complaint states that on November 23, 1911, an agreement u entered upon whereby the defend ant should supply the plaintiff with a Peial Manard Manganese eUel aafe. The safe was delivered and the company now states that it has been -smaged to the value of the aafe and "eight in all amounting to $1,368.80. Building improvements continue in Ontario according to Leon J. Chap man, booster of that city, who was a county seat visitor Monday. A number of new brick buildings are being erected and Ontario is looking very prosperous, says Mr. Chapman. He was here for the purpose of securing all of the names of the people of the county so that he can mail them the premium list and prog ram of the county fair. "We are going to have a greater and better fair than the fine event of last year," said he. "The attractions thia veer will be great and varied. The birdman will fly in his aeroplane five days and his last flight is sched uled for the Vale day so that the large .-rtH from the county seat can wit ness the novel attraction. The round up stunts are bound to eclipse thoBe of last year as some genuine Texas steers have been secured for the events." VISITING MALHEUR METHODIST CHURCHES Supt. G. G. Haley, of the Meth odist churches of this district, and family have been isiting in this city and section during the past week. TK-ir home is in Payette. On l..t Sunday Rev. Haley held a quart-1 erly conference at Westfall and on this , held a similar meeting at, Brogan. He will preach in the Vale Methodist church on a week from to morrow Contractor and Builder C.E. Baylea of the firm of Bayles & McDonad of this city, who is erecting the fine new high school at St. Anthony, Idaho, arrived in town Wednesday and left the same day for Burns where his firm has just completed the erection of the modern school house in that city under the supervision of his partner, Alex McDonald. The new building is to be turned over to the school board of directors this week. SEES GREAT GROWTH DURING ABSENCE OF THREE YEARS Thos. F. O'Neil, who has pros pected in the Malheur City mining district for the past ten years, was a Valo visitor the first of the week and expressed some surprise at the im mense growth of Vale since his last visit three years ago. The new mod ern buildings, the railroad work, and the many improvements on every side looked good to him and he was glad to see this city and section forging ahead. Mr. O'Neil was also surprised in finding hegreat development -that had taken place through the,Willow River valley north of this city. When he was last through the valley there were only a few scatter- ! 1 I S .LI- -1 U n Ann4 A The Burns school house is said to be I fa ""cne-. - -h "Ik OeauilIUl vauey weuui( ards and many beautiful and prosper ous ranches. He saw two new towns and the big reservoirs of the one of the best ever erected in the Eastern Oregon country and Vale is proud to Be able to say that the firm of Bayles & McDonald makes its head quarters in 'this city. Mr. Bayles while in town Wednesday stated that the St. Anthony school building wss progressing nicely, the stone founda tion is all completed Bnd brick work is being commenced. A number of Vale carpenters, masons, and brick layers are employed on the job and all are getting along fine. FIEND ATTACKS WOMAN AT HUNTINGTON Wife of Engineer Barclay Badly Beaten by Unknown Assailant Posse and Hounds on Trail Willow River irrigation company. He noticed progress on evey hand. The change had been wonderful indeed. Mr. O'Neil before coming to this county was a prominent dentist in (Continued on Page 4) Subscribe for the Enterprise NOW Huntington, Ore., Aug. 12. Mrs. Barclay, a member of the choir in the church whose pastor was a leader injthe recent crusade to rid the town of dis orderly element, was the victim of a fiendish assault last night. The woman, the wue oi engineer Barclay, on night duty in th railroad- yarde, was alone when she was aroused by a man at her bed. After warning her not to make a sound, he struck her a fierce blow back of the ear, partially stunning her. Her pleadings being of no avail, the woman made a desperate fight and finally, after battling to the point of exhaustion, drove h-r assailant off. The woman 'a crie aroused some of the neighbors, who rushed out, firing revolvers at the man's retreating figure. The woman was left uncon scious and badly beaten. , The whole town is stirred up and threats are being made. Bloodhouda were wired for and arrived from (Continued on Page 6) Railroad Town of Interior to be Called Arden Instead of Lovett From the best sources available it is learned that the future railroad center of the interior country, which has been called Lovett, ia to be known in the future by the classic name of Arden. Already huge prep arations are under way at the n,w townsite for the placing of lota on he market and from present prospects Arden promises to be quite a town when the railroad reaches that di vision point. WOOL BILL IS PASSED OVER TAFT'S VETO Speaker Clark Rules That it Required Only Two thirds of Members Voting When Motion had Ap parently Lost Deciding Vote 174 to 80 SIXTY-ACRE ADDITION TO TOWN IS PLATTED BY NORTHWEST CO. Platting of the Northweat Toweuite Company's First addition to Vale has k(,l going on during the past week the supervision of R. A. Harrower.clvil engineer for the'North-- Townsite Company of philadel ' The new addition consists of ''"7 seres of fine land adjoining thia city on the west and Is located just t of the new Oregon Eastern rail i tracks, "We are platting the "t addition at this time because of " great demand in the east for prop in our Vale addition," said Bur yor Harrowar, "lo fact nearly all lota (n thia first addition of ' rra have already Uen sold, It ittxA-.A h . -a.,,... la thai . wheUsiMibedinio the aituatluii r pro(,MtU( that Vale U the '' ilvati 11 iwr tftliiMt' ts Uli .. la) KH lU MMI J.i!, , (U wl f yak, WtMi.af , ..4mi,4, 'IisMI, laUUj m, M H e ?Mlf M-t location but a'sothemoae9iru.cv r.-r-. not only the mo-t important Frontier Town Now City of Fine Homes Washington, D. C. Aug. 13. By grace of the ruling by Speaker Clark the house today passed the wool tariff revision bill over Taft'a veto by a vote of 174 to 80. Nineteen republican in surgents voted with the democrats. On the vote as first announced by the speaker the democrats and lnsurg ents apperently had failed to pass the bill by two votes. Ten members naried with absentees and voted aa present. Clark ruled it Only took' two thirds of the members voting "aye or "no" to pass the bill and ruled that two-thirds have voted aye and the bill parsed. A violent followed, the republicans attacked Clark. dispute bitterly ELDORADO TO : PROVIDE MINES WITHJVATER Old Ditch Being Cleaned up by the Eastern Oregon : Land Company FROM BURNT RIVER Water Will be Turned Into Ditch by August 20thWill Abo Make Possible Irrigation of Vast Area of Rich Land in Upper Country . 'i With (he completion of the cleaning up of the old El Dorado ditch on the " 20th of thia month, new activity is te be witnessed throughout the mining -district in the northwestern part of this county, according to Dave K. Worsham, of Malheur City who waa in town Monday. The Eaatern Oregon Land company, which purchased the old El Dorado ditch about a year ago, has over 60 men at work cleaning up and other , wise placing thia ditch in good shape so that it will again carry a big flow of water from Burnt river into the ' mining district and also onto the vast tracta of land owned by that com- pany. It is understood that Messrs. Wor sham and Taylor, who are doing con siderable prospecting near Malheur City, have a contract for 500 miners inches of water and that they expect to do some fast mining as soon aa the water is delivered to them. The ditch had been neglected for the past eight years and miners look' at the cleaning up as the greatest boon to that section of the county. It s" Erection of Beautiful and Modern Bungalows and Cottages Reveals Great Faith in this City Retidenee of J. S. Edward Am-- It M k and in in-- nvt T. T. NtUen't Hunruv ownei-s. Tit Nort.'iwe' has eeo eelline ' in a lump to -u lot in each of five mentioned, purchaser, have U,n rere, vrg nv F ...... t . f r.tculations. in MttPSarT-lVa lUIIIl" w I . . L. INSTITUTION OF towns tre rnon .. . -.v,.ln the recogntin t - "" ' of this my ' ... i. iuiion Lt the Knla-hu ot understood th.t tuy. lots in "" r- i'jzJL The beautiful residence being erected by Knowles & Draper for Ed R. Hamilon, is nearing completion and will be occupied by Mr. Hamil ton and family on September 1st. This two-story cottage, being er ected at a cost of about 13,500, Is one of the best and most modern ever built in this city. There is eve. y possible accommodation to be found that a homebuilder would desire, and the inside finish is said to be beauti ful. This modern house also has a fine roomy basement, where are lo cated the furnace room, store and laundry rooms. The completion of this elt-gant residence recalls the namber of mod ern cottsges and bungalows that have been erected in Vale during the pt year among which are the T. T. NcUen cement block Lnt,, the J. S. Edwards two Ury cottri, and the Frr.k OUr.n U'o .tlorj f" the Francis bungalow, two .h:a'J Vitiates, Z. G. Wilson ridence, Mr. I . I', l'or.e 'a bungalow, nd Jta Hull and Llns cottages. MARTIN PLEASED TO FIND PROSPEROUS CONDITIONS HERE Walter Martin, one of 'he Martin brothers of San Francisco, owners of the Eastern Oregon Land Company which controls a vast military road land grant acreage in this section, was in town Friday evening of last week accompanied by Thoe. W, C'aggett, the Malheur county agent of the company. They had been on an inspection trip of the grant and were on their way to Ontario by automobile. Mr. Martin waa pleased to witness on thia trip the prosperous condition of the Eastern Oregon country. His company ia doing considerable Im provement at present in the Upper Willow creek country through the cleaning up and other wise again putting into shape the old El Dorado ditch which ia to bring water on a large acreage of the country north west of Brogan. ROAD THROUGH COTTONWOOD IS NOW IN SHAPE Recent Storms bad Washed oat Several Miles of Cottonwood Canyon Road Manager Frank Cole, of the Kel logg stage line with headquartera In Burns, arrived in this city Sunday evening and reports that the roads which had been washed out by, the water spout in the Cottonwood can yon have been repaired. For several days the stage had been forced to go around aeveral miles out of the way by the old road. The washout extended nearly all of the distance from the Warm Springs ranch to Claypools. Bert High, who has been confined to his room by a serious illness, Is now Improving rapidly and has been able te be out during the past few days. WOOL CLIP BRINGS VALE A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS KNIGHTS POSTPONED li t ilf V.Ia . iki riiv Is a far ut Invoatmao t' "y lu. el !' . .. l ..! a.Llllli'll "I .a " U ;.u. 1 m ,lu.l,us ..I fr Sunday In OMarl- t, I,, Ur n-lumn fcas ii. .liuiiiad wrlU ii i 1 - . li.L.t f II. ' . .IL.i.Ia I III I, ! ! I"- . til t .bU Msm li.el I'"1' The . ... H i. ! I.-kmH" f I I M Nil '. STATE fAffi TO CELEBRATE ITS 51ST BIRTHDAY The Ofon Mlate fair will rUIrl it Mat LiitMsy Otis rear lt ' lHt and l- l "i "a" f )'" j,i..lu-U war glUi4, rM t-i.ly era . rru44iallfi(tst t.iH iau U !, I'wl l aw Hii.i l lll,U MhI hi II f"t (' Am i lUe .a Vi' i Liu, i I i ll a-("a I ' " ' '4 - - ran of the atate and the aij.U'on of F.uguiur Uith of whirh are arouaing wida iiitvnat. TODAY'S LEADERS IN PIANO CONTEST Sua Kl' '4l,f'"". Hie Mi.lT( .tti, UIUr ilo, IMI. Il a M ta l.ii. Vil, wllx.a Maui lln rni .-4u W'.uh, . '' ,i u f t IA ilmlM III."" The 1912 Oregon wool clip amounted to 18,700,000 pounds accoidlng to reliable estimates of the clips shipped from the various wool centers of the state. Of thia amount Vee ahlpri l,Mn,Q0 pt'inds vslutW at 240,W1; OftUrU J.'KiO.CKfj; . Jjj Valley "1. 000,000 ;,fi ,nri,fttun '.iiUO,;; lUkar ;,J(o,0Oy; Toith Powtilin,000; Wal owe l.WO.Ou . Pandleton loO.OOOJ'ilot Kock 1,000,000; Erhol,2i-0.0()0; llepp. nt-r '.OfjO.OOO; Arlington and Condon 1, Z'JDMHi: MaiJmi. MaUillm and Bend I.UiO.OliO; Lalirvlew l,HK.0O0j Will amatte Vallay and Southern Oregon I, It), .). The I'urtland Cragonlan In giving a raaume of Ike wool bunwi says I The 1 V12 wool tn in Offn is pra.tlially al cluae, !'! anllre i Hp Is ot-l of fnt h'4' I ail at Oils t" He falily wall lai4 up i ". but 'UsUtS '-( I' a 1 1"' Oltgl'iM Was SJ !. "f SM'4e I". I i, (ion ! UH wi.J.) In tb lal, II . ... n I I. 4 ful on for both grower and dealer. Prices were good at the start and be- ' cm better aa the season progressed, j i .J'ug was active from the time the .Kp were -hoin up to the end of thf" using pijblif jjje, Th oiallty wss .y.'.Vit that eouia l. ( ' rwd. T .i... . ik . 4 whrV. wai turfl'll? ill, bell. lighter in ahriut (; clip, of 1V11, and batter grown. Sons sectiuna had the choicest clips the atate had ever produced. In Dumber of Inatancea the yrower a rwelvro ' a ranie ad vane a ovr Isat yeare piircs, wltraa market ronditiuns Indlcatad an Ineressa of about I or 2 rants only. "Oragun wuul met with ready sale from the start," said Isidur Koahler.4, of Theo. Dariihaliii a) to,, wlilih was a hay punhaaar la IhU state. ' an at the aaily salt the growers . ina4 wall BMtlifivl with the ris l..ar, ll-a maikal S'lSl't ll'f '" W.h I Ui.ad hsinU Willi jnaUr fin'L ui si Mhr llaa lh ' I I . l lWn.-i I It 4 "I ' f