Journal
VOL. XII
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 13, 1908.
NO. 35
Crook
County
HAY CROP IS FAIRLY GOOD
Harvest Season is About Over in the Crooked
River Valley Farmers Will Raise Hogs
1 1 ay tn k U about over along the
lower caches i ('rooked river.
MoHtdnycrs, Sharps and other
farmer who make their primary
living from Mm toil between Prine
villo and O'Nml IiiiIhIkhI the heavy
tank of nine lung during the pail
week rn I only a few men are still
at work on tlutt particular job, the
piincipal industry of tbia part of
tho slate raising No. 1 buy In
ahumhnre for thofe who cannot
raise it and for the feeding of
bourn-kept, homebred ttork.
The Crooked river boitomi have
thin summer produced a very fair
Crop of liny, except where irriga
tion was only pirllully resorted to,
and in elicit instance about half a
crop. The total product will com
pare favorably with the yield of
punt season, and no one U kicking
or complaining. All teem to feel
that with the presidential election
once back of them the country will
be as prosperous, if not more pros
perous than ever before.
Farmers in the Crooked river
valley have always raited. or fed
many tattle, and their beeves have
sold at the top with the best; now
some of them are going in for hogs,
and it will not be long before all
of them will engage more or lets
extensively in this industry. For,
whether Crook county Rets that
much-needed, much -talked -of rail
road or not, hogs can be driven to
the railroad terminal at Shaniko
or Condon if it becomes necessary
to do so.
The price paid per pound In the
Prineville market ranges from 5 to
G cents, according to quality, and
thus far the supply has not greatly
exceeded the demand. C. M. Zell
alone exuecU to raise 600 hogs
during the next twelvemonth.
ffiailroad
Project Js
Tfow 9p to
ZPrineville
9ffass TJfooting Will 3&o JCold tfext Saturday Cvoning to Place the
Ttfattor 33 of ore tho People Work to ftogin in October
It is now up to the people of
Prineville to say whether or not
they will lend a band to make the
Central Oregon Railroad a con
crete fact. It has come to the pats
where local citizens mutt unitedly
help the project or "forever hold
their peace" for a long time to
come, as there seems to be no pros
pect of another.
A meeting will be held Satur
day evening, August 15, at P. A.
A. C. hall, where everyone can
make bis desires or joint intentions
known. It is urged that all turn
out to the end that a free and fair
expression of public sentiment
may be had. The company's sub
scription lint for money, material
or labor will be available for sig
natures of those who are willing
to aid in the speedy construction
of the road.
D, L I F. Company Tab the Laad.
The new people interested in the
Deschutes Irrigation & Power Co.,
whose office is at Bend, realizing
the great necessity of their own
project as well as the general
county deficiency in transporta
tion, have organized the Central
Oregon railroad company, both to
sell the D. I. & P. Co.'s water rights
and land, and to furnish better
means of travel for all the people
of Crook county to the outside
AT C. W. ELKINS' DEPARTMENT STORE
Woolen
Dress
Fabrics
Early buyers will be
able to bcc the advance
showings "of woolen
dress goods at our store
on Saturday of , this
week. New browns,
London Smoke fancy
and plain blues in serges,
Panama and other lead
ing and sensible weaves.
Wash Goods
We are now showing new fall ginghams, percales, calicos and
other cotton fabrics, which were bought when prices were the
lowest. Nothing nicer will be shown this fall. New prints
and in the latest , brown shades, besides blues, maroons,
etc., now on sale at Jq
White
Ready to wear
Garments
Specials in all white
ready-to-wear garments,
shirtwaists, lingiere suits
corset waists, skirts and
gowns at one-third off.
All ladies' dress skirts
One-third Off
TheGotziatiSho'e Men's
Made In St. Paul since
1835.
"Fits like your footprint."
Shoes
Have you tried
Gotzian shoes?
E a s e Comfort
Style.
The New
Lace Front
In two models,
for all sorts of
people. Dresses
look best when
fitted over a
Jackson Corset.
''.ill
Campers'
Supplies
Stoves, tents, wagon covers and
wagons. All kinds of' provis
ions specially put up for
camping parties.
Canvas Shoes Off
All canvas shoes in white and grey at one
third off. All white hose one-third off.
Wagons, Hacks,
Buggies
Agency for the celebrated
Mitchell Wagon. No wagon
has a. better record. All sizes
kept in, stock. Staver and other
makes of high grade buggies
and hacks.
C. W. ELKINS, PRINEVILLE, OREGON
FOREST FIRE FRONTS 15 MILES
Seven Distinct Fires Raging in the Deschutes
National Forest 200 Men Afield
world. Tne company capital
stock is 150,000, which may be
increased later, if found essential.
In addition, it is proposed to issue
1500,000 of 7 per cent preferred
stock; also necessary bonds, prob
ably in the sum of about 11,000,000.
No common or preferred stock or
bonds will be issued except for
value, construction, labor, material
or supplies. Stock not issued will
remain in tho treasury.
Sbaniko a a Lut Retort.
Sbaniko was named as the ten
tative terminal only because no
other terminal seemed to offer, but
if some other outlet looms up for
connection the railroad will not be
buik across the difficult, barren
country to the south of Sbaniko.
It is not desired to go to Sbaniko,
but the road is to be built thither
rather than not at all. There are
two electric roads which could be
extended across the mountains.
These are the Mt. Hood road and
that one terminating at Estacada.
There are two Burveys up the Des
chutes river, and it is felt that the
ideal route would be up that river.
A Deschutes river line, however,
would be costly and the rights of
way are' tangled up; besides, it
would take two or more years to
build such a road.
Railroad Wanted Quick
What is primarily wanted is to
get a railroad in here and get it
quickly. It is hoped to begin con
struction early in October, and
it is "up to the people" to say
whether this shall or shall not be.
The D. I. & P. Co. has at its im
mediate command grading camps,
tools and supplies, as well as good
railroad engineers. Its interest in
the road is the sale of water rights.
Should anyone else, who would
guarantee them a railroad without
delay and likewise the preservation
of the rights of all interested par
ties, care to take un the work the
D. I. P. Co. tells the Journal it
will gladly assist in all ways with
in its power. . Someone must
undertake the project, however, as
the road won't build itself. The
meeting Saturday night will be
Prineville's chance to speak up.
Portland Capital Will Help.
The D. I. P. & Co., from its own
means, is unable to build the road,
but it can command the means if
the people of Crook county will
accord liberal support, in labor as
much as money. Roscoe Howard,
general manager of that company
and president of the new railroad,
with his colleagues, has already
done a great deal of work down in
Portland with the Chamber of
Cotomerce, the wholesalers and
others interested in this section
They have assured Mr. Howard of
their support and subscription to
the bonds, but say the first move
must be made here, as the people
of Crook county are the ones most
directlv interested and benefited
thereby.
Road Would Pay From Start-
It was felt that the best plan to
pursue was to get subscriptions to
the preferred stock here. Such at
7 per cent, would be a good invest
ment. From tonnage reports, con
ferences with railroad men and
estimates of the actual freight
hauled in and out of the country
assurance is given that the road
would be a profitable one, with no
trouble to pay 7 per cent, on the
preferred stock besides the bond
interest. The bonds, of course
would form a first mortgage on the
road, but the preferred stock is a
second lien on its revenues. It
will be provided that if the inter
ests of preferred stockholders are
jeopard zed, as would be evidenced
by one year's default in dividends
Seven distinct forest fires are
now raging in the Deschutes
National Forest, and one in the
Fremont reserve, all within the
jurisdiction of the Prineville
headquarter! of the Forestry de
partment of the Government.
Back firing is being resorted to
on a big scale thirty-five miles
tooth of Bend, where the greatest
fire in this reserve, with a blazing
fiontage of fifteen miles, is devas
tating a wide area. A number of
persons at that point have lost all
or most of the timber in their
timber claims, and more than one
settler has seen his place go up in
smoke, with all the money and
labor he has expended upon it.
Forest Supervisor Ireland has
found it necessary to call upon
neighboring forest supervisors at
Burns, John Day, Boseburg, and
other places for help. Men bare
been sent into this district from as
far as 200 miles around, and, as
noted below, 200 men were in the
field by the middle of this week.
Ordinary business in Bend, Red
mond, O'Neil, Burns, Powell
Buttes and other places has been
temporarily shelved, while every
available man has gone forward to
meet the extraordinary emergency
caused by the fires, but especially
by the big conflagration in the
southern part of Crook County.
Squads of new men are being
sent into tbe field daily by Forest
Supervisor Ireland, from this city
and all ether adjacent towns, and
WHEAT AND FLOUR IN DEMAND
Harney County Draws on Crook for Supply
---2000 Sacks of Flour Purchased Here
(Continued on page 2.)
many more are needed in lieu of
heavy rains to stay the further
spread of the flames. Forest
Ranger Johnson of tis city is in
the field directing the maneuvers
of the fire fighters.
All of tbe original fires reported
last week have been quenched and
the new ones are attributed prin
cipally to incendiarism on the part
of unknown parties, possiby
campers who really meant no mis
chief, though direct arson is
suspected in several instances.
At one point the fire fighters ran
out of food and went hungry for
more than twe days. Tbe com
missary is now in better working
order, however, with the result
that good plain food in quantities
is available for all men in tbe
field.
Among those who have volun
teered to fight the flames for fed
eral pay are several Indians from
the Warmsprings reservation.
David Jacobs is one of them. Two
hundred white men have already
gone to tfie front.
Acting under orders of Forest
Supervisor Ireland, rix men were
driven Wednesday morning by
Joel Elliott from Powell Buttes by
way of Bend and Millican's ranch
to combat the flames around Pine
mountain, where an especially se
vere conflagration is spreading.
Another load left the same day
from Redmond, and every town in
the county is being'called upon for
men.
Practically the entire wheat crop
of Harney county is a total failure
due to being burnt up by the ex
cessively dry hot weather; in fact
the whole eastern part of the state
is in much -the same fix, with the
result that agriculturists beyond
Paulina clear to the Idaho line
will be without the staple this sea
son. Burns and all cities and
towns in the blighted belt must
buy wheat and wheat flour else
where this year, and Prineville
millers and Crook county growers
are being called upon to meet this
demand.
Eight freighting teams and
wagons arrived in Prineville this
week from Burns alone, most of
them with two wagons, capable of
hauling 200 sacks of milled flour
apiece. One or two took away
only 80 sacks, while others took
more: in all, between lbOO and
sacks were bought at this place to
supply the deficiency over in Har
ney. Other outhts will follow, not
alone from Burns but from other
eastern state points as well.
Before retting out for this point
the flour required was ordered
ahead by telephone, so as to be
ready for the freighters when they
arrived. The people at Burns did
not know but that Prineville was
in the same plight as they, but
fortunately for all concerned, old
Crook county was able to come,to
the rescue.
With wheat climbing upwards
in the Portland and Chicogo mar
kets, there is no telling how high
it will soar this summer and fall.
It is learned that .many of the
Madras farmers who hauled their
wheat out at an unprofitable price
last season are now sorry they did
not keep the crop at Lome until
this year. With the possible ex
ception of the state of Kansas,
which is reported to have a great
er grain crop this year than ever
before, total and partial crop fail
ures are being reported from every
point of the compass. Crook
county's crop is limited but. by no
meanB a failure.
HOTTEST SUMMER IN MANY YEARS
Government Instruments Record Highest Tem
peratures During Five Years
Notwithstanding assertions of
oldtimers to the contrary, official
government figures show that this
summer has been, the hottest of any
summer in the recorded history of
Crook county. With this authentic
knowledge, furnished by C. 1. Win
nek, the government weather man,
tbe burning up of wheat arid hay in
the fields is easily understandable.
As reported elsewhere in this
issue of the Journal, never before
have streams been so nearly dry as
this August; some of them, like
Pine creek, absolutely dry.
The warmest day of the present
summer, and probably the most
torrid which will be registered for
years to come, was July 20, when a
temperature of 104 in the shade
was recorded by the offiicial U. S.
thermometer in Prineville. It was
100 degrees on July 21, and 103 on
both July 30 and 31. Other very
warm days were July 7, 95; July
18, 97; July 19, 98; August 4 and 5,
93; August 6, 95; and August 7, 96.
During the month of July, 1908,
there were 16 days when the ther
mometer stood above 90, and with
August not yet half gone there has
been only one day when it was
below 90. That day, the coolest
this month, the highest afternoon
temperature was 88. The- same day
the minimum at night was 34, only
two degrees above freezing point.
Despite torrid, days, all nights
have been cool, with temperatures
ranging from 34 to 55. Above 50
at nignt has been exceptional, and
anyone can sleep comfortably at 60.
The very warmest days in past
years have been:
1903 July 20 and 21, 92; Aug.
15, 94. Summer minimum July
26, 30.
1904 July 20, 93; Aug. 4, 98.
Summer minimum Aug. 16, 33.
1905 July 22, 101; July 23, 100;
Aug. 7, 97. Summer minimum
Aug. 28, 32.
1906-July 13, 98; Aug. 10, 95.
Summer minimum Aug. 19 and 21,
34.
1907 July 31, 96; Aug. 1, 93.
Summer minimum Aug. 31, 31.