Redmond
Spokesman
Published at the “ H ub C ity ” o f Central O regon
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KKDMONl). ( KOOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. 1914
$1.50 PER YEAR
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ROPS GOOD
AROUND HERE REDMOND POTATO SHOW AND FAIR WILL HELP ÜS
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X PR O IH UTS S H O W IN G
U P S A T IS F A C T O R IL Y
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falfa W ill
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|.urKr Yield—
W ill Get Third ( rop—
h
Generally
Promise
Good Result»
I hi rlag Ihn past (wo month» (hr
t « l l | w< .«ihnr In Ihl» section h »»
•a all I t At could I m * tl«ilr«it Amt
kind» of Trop» arr rom
l^ | along a' a rapid ral«-
Ihr prln
I »to t M ifeal » « • batallad bj
I t a a ^ B -T t t b t r I» alfalfa
II yl»l<( large ihl» » .* » ' o a* lar*--
aot lar>‘ ' (ban In any previous
taoa la
i. « '" t i of in« Rad
>nd MBirlri or the surrounding
aatrjr.
Wbaat and uala. though thorn la
t a vary la rge acreage of Iho form'
>«. wilt at* yield « e l l . and especial-
. aa la t o Irrigated sections
1 ' Potato»! In (he irrlKaied districts
( o d Wbof' well laken rare of, will
»Id a b.
I If ul crop
The polatu
n m b i l l year la »maller (b an In
OVtooa Oeaaona. and all Indlrallon»
\|,|at to a ..... I prl'e for I lie npinU
who har» (heir land un
r oatar alai» lhal (hay have had
•my r « Ihla »eaeon. (hough II haa
•n tba dryest and holleal »unirner
■ H i ' l here for years
oaa aa' reable feature In (he Irrt-
.tad d ta iri'i» i» tbat tba fanaara
a gsttlr..: heller familiarized with
a gydlaii and hsve been using (he
.(■»alar mon- Intelligently In growing
air
K
ANNUAL
RULES
AND
R E G U L A T IO N S
P O T A T O ES
$10.00
the Iteat Huahel of Hurtuinka
1 o l i o
the Heat Huahel of Rural New York
the Beat Huahel of Uncle Sam
10.00
the Heat Huahel of Netted (¡ema
lo.oo
10.00
the Heat Huahel of Early Ohio
10.00
the Heat Huahel o f Early Roae
the large st 36 Potatoe.«, any variety, Silver
liv in g Cup, preaented by the Great Northern 1
$25.00
Ruitwuy, value
$5.00
5.00
MO
5 oo
5.00
5.00
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“ CURIOUS DISEASE IS EXPERIENCED MEN AT WAREHOUSE AT CULVER
FARMERS' INSTITUTE BURNED [AST SATURDAY
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Thousand*
of
A n im a l«
F ie ld » , N age llru « h a n d
K n it AMMIMTAXCK
I 1.1,1 a n il I >WM<M>«( r a t io n W o r k Wi l l
M igli Wi n d W a« B lo w in g a t T im e o f
Ik* F e a tu r e * o f M u ch In ter-
F ir e a n d C itize n » F c n r e d fo r
e»( to th e F a r m e r«
B a la n c e o f T o w n
I'nder the auspices of County Ag­
.silver riculturist A K. Inivett a aeries of
Ab» t i)
I M « e a s e I » e x t e r m i n â t lu g Farmer»' Institute» will lie held In
irk rebb i» In that section of Silver Crook county from August 22 to
The questions of sotls
e h » Valley lying north of Tallita September I
larsh bud north and west of the and crops, livestock on the farm and
i k e Ob' him '» of thousand» of therm Insect pests of field, orchard and gar­
on g eat' I pent» are scattered thru den will be discussed by a staff of
e t th* »age bruah, over the grain aperlallata from the Agricultural
College.
i»lda end along the road side»
I'rofeaaor J. K Larson will dis­
AlthO'uh there are various titeó­
les r e * "' ling the cause nnd nature cuss the subjects of agronomy: K
tf tha in.tlndy. apparently none la K Keynold« the livestock question,
iufflel»n'ly Interested In the welfare and A. L. Lovett, assistant professor
if Ih* Pabblt to diagnose the disease of entomology, will handle the In­
All these men
)ne rep<"' ha» It that homesteader», sect pest problems
m hoaa crop» have been riddled or are splendidly equipped by training
and ez|ierlenre to deal with the que«-
W Cou 11 II II I'll on T a g e 2
tlona that fall to their charge In a
manner that la at once scientific,
practical and Interektlng Fach pru­
rience ti under con­
fesaor has had experience
ditions prevailing In the country.
and will he able to select the sub­
jects best suited to the needs of the
people.
In addition to the lectures that
N. A. I.yn-lt o f Tld« City, Win« a
will occur In connection with every
Ptflli Trlzr at IWnquet With the
meeting of the aeries, field Investi­
re lte«ull
gation and demonstration work will
he a feature of much Interest and
value to the farmers. These fea­
At [the banquet al Portland la»t tures of the series are quite Infor­
week-
Buyer»' W eek" given to mal. and opportunities will be given
outgtd* buyer» by the Portland Ad the farmers to make such Inquiries
Club,! M A. Lynch of the geneml as their Interests demand.
The Redmond date for the Insti­
mercb ' 'line firm of l.ynrh A Rob­
erta Of Ihl» city, wun one of the one tute Is Monday, August 21.
I’ rofeaaor K. II. Kills, extension
miaut' npeaker» who won a prize for
talllag «omethlng good about hl» dairyman of the college, Is accom­
town. He won nfth prize, which call- panying Mr. Istvett In looking over
e<t for a pair of ladlea' allk stockings the held and arranging for the In­
In accepting the prize Mr. Lynch stitutes. All that Is possible will he
attd that he waa not married, hut done to make the meetings profitable
would do hla beat lo dlnpoae of the and to reach as many producers as
are Interested.
nga appropriately.
ret* nt dispatch
from
; Talks One Minute
Gels a Pair Silk Socks
ALL
G O IN G
UP
Portland Hanker Says America’«
Deck«
Are Cleared
l.a»t Saturday afternoon about 3
o'clock a message was received from
Culver saying that a big fire was
raging there, that the town was In
danger of destruction, and asking
for help from the lire department of
this city. W'yrd was sent buck that
If a special train was sent this city
would send some Are apparatus and
a number of volunteer firemen.
In the meantime Guy K. Iiohson
put his auto In rommlsalon and took
four men from here In a hurry to
Culver, lie was followed by another
auto containing Ave volunteer Are
Aghters.
I'pon arrival at Culver It was
found that the Farmers' wsrehouse
had burned to the ground and there
was no danger of the Are spreading
as the burned building was too far
away from adjoining buildings.
A strong wind was blowing at the
time of the Are and that was what
made the Culver people apprehen­
sive of danger for the whole town.
Two chemical engines were sent
from Madras and a locomotive sent
from Metollus. The water In the
tender of the locomotive was used
on the Are. The water supply at
Culver was almost entirely exhaust­
ed In efforts to stay the Are.
The Are Is supposed to have orig­
inated In a blacksmith shop near the
warehouse
There were about 1200
bushels of wheat In the warehouse,
most of If having been sold by the
farmers to outside parties, so the
farmers' loss will be small Some In­
surance was carried on the building
and contents. The loss was total.
I K IT V
EXPENSE
W IT H
NO
R E D M O N D B A N K OF
CO M M ERCE
to Take
Advantage of Uresent Situa­
tion— No Hard Times
INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS
Believing tbat the American peo­
ple stand before one of the greatest
periods of substantial prosperity In
tbetr history, A M. Crawford, vice
president of the Lumbermens Na­
tional Bank, declares that optimism,
not pessimism, should govern them
In view of the war situation In Eu­
rope. says the Portland Journal
" I do not believe tbat thla generxl
European war la going to hurt the
I'nlted Slates." he said.
"On the contrary. 1 believe It Is
going lo usher In one of the greatest
eras of real good times we have ev­
er experienced— not boom times, but
solid prosperity.
"Our decks are cleared to take
advantage of the situation. W » are
In better shape than any other coun­
try on the globe
The currency bill
haa put Into effect an adequate fed­
eral reserve system, the railroads
have been granted their Increase In
rates, we have Just adjusted our­
selves to the tariff, everybody knows
what the anti-trust legislation will
be like, we have the greatest crops
In our history. The atmosphere Is
cleared; this war haa come like a
rain and takes all the dust out of
the air.
Why should not America
prosper?
T h l» C o u n try I " F in e S h a p e
Continued on Page 2
Deer Season Has Been
Closed by the Governor
Hunting Will Be Prohibited I mil
Sufficient Kain Fall» I « l)l»pell
Banger of Forest Fire»
){<>*d»ldr* o f \ a lle y
A
ARE
h M
The man who transacts his busl-
neas with the Redmond Bank cf
Commerce. de[oslta bis money and
paya his bills by chock has a dls-
tlnce advantage over the man who
believes he can get along without the
services of a hank.
The man with a bank account haa
an accurate record of bia busln<-sa
transactions and Greater Serurlty
with no expense.
We will welcome your check ac­
count.
I'RH ES FOR PRODUCTS
"Th e continent wants our wheat;
we have It to sell. Imok at the price
of wheat, of wool, of barley, and
then ask why anyone In thla countty
should be downcast.
The boo-n
times of a few years back were artl-
Aclal. based on speculation in comer
lots.
The business depression of
IIK H M O M I last year was due largely to a reac­
tion and to universal gloom, for
ITS I T N IM C K I.A H K
of
GREATER
This Country Has Every­
thing and Europe Must
Buv From Us
L Thu »how room will be open for the reception and urranjr-
iiiK of exhibita thr«*«* tiuyrt before opening day of «how. Ptmitivelv
no exhibit will lie received after 6 o'clock p. ni.. Thursday, Oct. 1."».
2. Entries and reaervationa ft»r apace may la* made with the
Secretary or by mail within 10 duya of opcninic date.
3. All articlea entered for competition muat be the property
of the perann in whoae name it ia entered, and muat have been
itrown or made by that party.
4. Premium« awarded at other faira are not allowed to be
uaed in decorating exhibita at thia «how.
5. U|ain any article ladnir entered a card showing the claaa
and entry number will be furniahed. and muat remain attached
to the article during the exhibition.
1». No article entered in General Exhibit of Farm Product«
or Vegetable« will la* allowed to compete for individual prize«.
7. The Judge« ahull report only those articlea for premium«
in the regular liat, hut can make ea|iecial recommendation« where
article.«, not bated, are deemed worthy of a premium.
8. blue rihlMjna designating first. and red ribbon« aecond,
«hall la* attached to ail articlea immediately after name have been
judged.
9. No article ahull la* removed from *xhihition before 6:00
p. m. of the laat day of the Show and Fair.
For
For
For
I'or
For
For
For
ÎD h e B A N K
P E R S O N A L S E R V IC E
A T R K t)M ()N D
O C T O B E R 15 - 16 - 1 7 , 1914
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PR E M IU M S O F T H E
At the request of State Forester
Elliott that he close the game season
until there Is sufficient rallfall to In­
sure that there la not much danger
of forest Area starting from camp
Ares built by hunters. Governor has
Issued a proclamation, to take effect
Monday. August 17. complying with
the above request
Not only did the
state forester ask for a closed sea­
son. but tlmbermen and forect Are
associations also made the same re­
quest.
CANALS ARE DETECTIVE
SAYS STATE ENGINEER
FEDERAL
EN G INE ER«
RETORT HE W IL L
ON NORTH CAN AL CNIT
Com pany Asks *3 0 0 .0 0 0 fo r P ro je c t
and E xp ert* May I t C ould B e
NOT C E R T IF Y LA NOM
FOR
PA TE N T
R ep o rt Says 74 P e r C ent o f W a te r
in v e r te d
le-ak « and
le tte r
B u ilt f o r 9 IH 4 .0 0 0
R ap * G o t . W est
A Salem dispatch of the 12th has
the following in regard to the North
Canal unit of the Central Oregon Ir­
rigation Company's project:
That the work on the North Canal
unit of the Central Oregon Irrigation
project, which the company haa of­
fered to sell to Oregon and the Catt­
ed States government for $309.000.
could be built at present for $184,-
000 Is a report made to Secretary of
the Interior Lane by government en­
gineers. A copy of the report has
been forwarded to Governor Went
Announcement was made by the
company when Its offer was submit­
ted that If the deal was consummat­
ed the money would he used In com­
pleting the work on the other units.
The Interior Department haa only
$420,000 available tor co-operative
work in Oregon and It is not proba­
ble that a deal can be made In the
near future for the completion of the
North Canal project through state
and federal co-operation. Aa a re­
sult It will be necessary for the com­
pany to complete the Improvement
or for the time being concentrate Its
efforts In Improving the canals or
other parts of the project
Regard­
ing the offer of the company to sell
the North Canal unit Governor West
said:
"Th e subject was submitted to
Secretary Lane for investigation,
with a view to completing the proj­
ect through state and federal co-op­
eration.
The reporting engineers
nnd the amount expended in works
to be $225,000, but make no allow­
ance for preliminary surveys or oth­
er expenditures connected with the
development of the project. The re­
port says that the works could be re­
produced now for $184,000. and rec-
State Engineer Lewis last Wed­
nesday notlffed the State Desert
Land Board that he had examined
lands which the Central Oregon Irri­
gation Co. wishes to have patented,
and that, because of excessive leak­
age. he would not certify them. The
list comprises 6783 acres to be wat­
ered by the Pilot Butte canal In
Crook county, says a dispatch from
Salem.
The State Engineer also wrote
Governor West s letter taking ex­
ception to a communication of the
executive to Secretary of the Inter­
ior Lane
Mr. Lewis said in hts let­
ter:
*‘ I regret to note that you take
exception to the statement that 'this
report l referring to one submitted
to Mr. Lane regarding government
and state co-operation in irrigation
work) has been jointly agreed upon
by the co-operating parties.' stating
that ‘ this should be changed to read
co-operating engineer*, as the co-op­
erating parties includes the Secre­
tary of the Interior and the governor
of Oregon, neither of whom have had
to do with the preparation of the
report, nor have as yet approved the
findings.'
“ Had you taken the time to In­
quire Into this matter 1 believe you
would have found that the wording
to which you object is in accord with
both the letter and spirit of the state
law and contract thereunder."
Mr. Lewis says no provision I»
made in the contract for the approv­
al or disapproval by the governor.
In his letter to the Desert Land
Board declining to certify patents to
land In the Central Oregon Irriga­
tion project, the engineer makes the
startling announcement that the
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Smoke From Forest
Improvements At The
Bonds Carry Here By
Fires Blow Into Town
A Vote of 35 to 15 Municipal Water Plant
Not Much Intere»! Taken In the Mix Inch laiyrr o f Concrete to Be Fire* Have Been Burning in the
Mountain* Around Here For Sev­
l-alit on «Iden ami Hoot’ om of
Special Election Held Saturday,
eral Day* Recently
the Reservoir Before Fall
ami Small Vole I» Tolled
The special election held here last
Saturday. August 15. for the pur­
pose of voting on the question of
amending the city charter so as to
Increase the bonded Indebtedness of
the city from J35.000 to $45.000 re­
sulted In a vote of 35 for and 15
agulnst the proposition.
As shown above, a very light vote
was cast, as It was a foregone con­
clusion that bonds would carry and
the voters did not take the trouble
to go to the polls
With part of the $10,000 now
Total expenditures at Astoria to made available the city water plant
Improve harbor facilities will total will be Improved and put In a better
condition.
half a million dollars this year.
As soon as the sand and gravel
arrives here from Avery. W n„ work
will begin concreting the sides and
bottom of the city reservoir on top
of Forked Horn Butte. The Initial
concreting of the reservoir was not
deemed thick enough to stand a
heavy head of water In the basin.
Improvements will also be made
at the pumping plant so as to get a
larger stream of water flowing thru
the pipe Into the reservoir.
By
making the above Improvements It
Is estimated a considerable saving
can be effected In the mainte­
nance of the plant, and the preserva­
tion of the system guaranteed.
Several days last week the city
was enveloped In a haze of smoke
caused by fires in the mountains to
the west. One of the first fires was
over on the Metollus and a number
of men from the city went to fight
It, and the blaze was gotten under
control before much dange was done
to the standing timber. Other fires
were started and continued to spread
and last week Friday the wind from
the west blew the smoke Into town
nearly all day.
As yet the amount of damage to
standing timber haa not been ascer­
tained. It Is understood that the
fires were In privately owned timber.