. 1 y I Crook CoMety OMfESl VOL.XIII-NO.39 ?! COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50. YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909. II J SURVEY BEGUN ON NEW LINE Extending East From Brownsville MAY BE A HILL PROJECT To Croat Cascades by Calipooia Pass West to Siuslaw or Coot Bay. A party of surveyors were startfd out ol Urownivllle eatward taut Saturday making th preliminary wwjf oli proposed new (ailro't which Is to traverse the Cellpoola Valliy. The pro motors say that construction work on the road willUjIn this full. The an nouncement wss recently mads by Franklin T. UrillUh, attorney for the company, that the lino was to run from Allmny to Outario, crooning the ('as cades by Hhe Call(oola pass. The o. flvial nam of the company Is the Cen tral Oregon, A I'ai'lflo. Tue three men named In the direc torate of the company are Franklin T. UrillUh, IVirsey II. Hnillh and C. II Warner. UrillUh has handled the rail- roal ernTof the Portland Railway, Light & I'ower Company's legal bust nras for soma years. Hmith was formerly assistant general superinten dent of the O. It. A N. Co. and is now general manager for the Open Blver Transportation Company, a company In does sympathy with a project for a rail road from Ontario to Coos Bay. The promoters of tbs Central Oregon A Peclflo will not say who Is behind the fironoeed railroad, but declare they hate uiida with which to carry on the work. It Is a fact known to tnaoy railroad men that the most feasible pasa across the Cascade Mountains from Central Oregon Is what Is known as theCale pools Pass. It Is also equally as well known that this pass has been thor oughly Investigated and Is aow a sub ject for the thoughts of the men who are at present laying the ioundatloos for future railroad-building In Oregon. A study ot the map of Central Oregon brings to mind the thought that the Central Oregon A Pecltto could very eaiily 11 part of the Hill scheme to reach Coos bar with his Oregon Tronk line, now building up the Deschutes. Another link in the railroad chaia could esMily be figured out In the proposed railroad from Kugene to the Hiustaw and Coos Bay, the survey for which Is now being male. Commenting upon the proposed road the Oregonian says: "It Is strongly suspected here that the Central Oregon A Paclfis Kail way is a Hill property. The construction of such a road easterly from Itrowniville up the Calapoola Hirer would form a natural connecting link to the atten tion bv Hill of bis Central Oregon road across the slate to Coos hay. That Hill has detigns on Coos Hay is generally be lieved and It would not be surprising hould it develop that tba operations ol the surveying crew now in the field is the preliminary move by him In the proposed, invation of that territory." BETTER SIDEWALKS COUNCIL'S POLICY Weed Ordinance to Be Passed at Once SPECIAL MEETING FRIDAY EYE To Pass Weed Laws and to Nam Street in Newsom'a Third Addition. The city eouncll met Tuesday evening, this being the first suasion of that body la two months. The August meeting was not held on account of tba abaenee of the mujor- Ity of the members. Mayor Stewart, CouuellmenShlpp, Adarason, Yancey, Llppinan and Clifton, Recorder Powell and Marshal Huston were present; Councilman Cram absent. A sweeping order for the repair of old sidewalks and the replacing of dilapidated walka with new ones was made by the council. The side, walka all over town are to be In spected, and Marshal Huston w directed to order such improvements made as he deems necsnry to pot all walks In good condition. If the Improvements are not made by the owners with due diligence, the mar shnl Is to have the walks put down and tho city will bold the costs against the property as a lien. "When the city orders a sidewalk built, the order should be enforced," said a member of the council. "Prop erty owners aeera to think It doesn't matter whether they comply or not. We ought not to put up with so much procrastination." The coun cil has concluded to wake up some of the slow-pokes. Another matter relative to tlie Iraprovemene of the apjiearance of the city which came up for discus sion waa the destruction of the noxious weeds which grow In the streets, alleys and vacant lota. There Is no ordinance covering the weed nuisance, although the state law makes It necessary for each city to oaas ordinance providing for their extermination. The committee on Judiciary, whose bnslnemi It la to draft all new ordi nances, was directed to draw up a measure covering the weed question, and have It ready for the consldera. tlon of the council at a special nut' ting of that body, which will be held next Friday evening at 7:30. The ordinance will be passed and put In effect at once, as the destruction of the weeds before the eetd ripen and shatter Is considered most ttn Dortnnt. 8. 4. Newsom appeared before the meeting and presented a plat of his Continued on page 2. I The .good kind HARDWARE TOOLS At popular prices. Builders' Hardware DOORS AND WINDOWS, PAINTS AND OILS ACIf DETFIVITD 17HD money invested, and demands his Inter AO I. KLlXlYJuIV rUIY Mt Dd bis obligations paid. Mr. r t O n rAlinitIV Deshler and his associates realise that D. 1. & ! LUMlAMl th property now has become valuable, especially in vmw of a railroad up the Deschutes, and my opinion is that it is their desire to wreck the company, wipe Rnnrllin1r?Arc Want In r011 ,tock 'n1 w cootroi ,the Donanoiaers Irani iu ump.0T at a bargain, we do not be- Gobble It Up. RAILROAD CAMP AT TRAIL CROSSING MISMANAGEMENT IS CLAIMED Fred Stanley Telia About "High Finance" of , Bondholder of Irrigation Company. Let us figure We will on aare your bill you money if Up-to-date Farming Requires some good imple ments. For plows we have the Oliver and John Deere in all new styles. - '''" ' ' The Kentucky Drill Has the direct force feed superior to any other very latest improvements BR1LLION LAND FANNING MILLS, AND BUGGIES ROLLERS, DISC HARROWS, MITCHELL WAGONS, HACKS ,00. 1 G W EiiCINS Application for the appointment of a receiver lor the Lc senates lrngsuoa A Power Company was made September 2 in a suit filed by John G. Deshler against that company in the United States court. Conspiracy, mismaaage- ment and breicb of trust are charged against the directors of tho company, which is in arresrs for the last three semi-annual interest payments on bonded indebtedness of $569,000. With the exception of abort $20,000 the entire bond iesue is owned by capitalists of Columbus, O. ' "It is not our purpose to wreck this company," said a representative of the bondowners. "What we dee! re is to effect a reorganization of the company, give it a new management, place it on its feet financially, secure the necessary funds to continue tba work and then complete the project as originally con templated. Bat until we secure a new management of the company's affairs our peiple will not feel secure in their investment nor will they be disposed to advance further funds." In the suit filed by Deshler, Roscoe Howard, Alfred F. Biles, Frederick Stanley and the Merchants' Savings A Trust Company are named as defend' sntr. It is specifically charged that these defendants conspired to defraud the creditors, stockholders and bond holders of the company by executing a contract in favor of Howard by which he practically succeeded to the manage ment of the company and was to com plete the project, dividing the proceeds from the enterprise with the company. Deshler has a claim against the com pany for $20,000 which he advanced In 1905 and accepted ' notes, which officers of the company said are not yet due, while the interest to date has been paid "Hiit Fatac," Sayi Suaky. "This suit b." Mr. Deshler against the irrigation company is another propo sition of high finance," said Mr, Stanley. "At the time ot the organisa tion of the irrigation company, in 1904, Mr. Deshler, H. D. Torney, J. O, Johnston and W. . Guerin came out from Columbus, Ohio, and purchased from A. M. Drake bis interest ia what is known as the Pilot Butte contract with the state for the reclamation of 84,000 acres. They also purchased from (j. M. Hutchinson the Oregon irrigation contract of 56,000 acres. The purchase price to Mr. Drake was $70,000, of which $10,000 was paid in cash, the balance in small notes, given by the company. The purchase from Mr. Hutchinson was for $25,000 in bonds of which there was an authorized issue of $500,000. . As a a broker's fee these gentlemen incorpor ated the company for $2,500,000 paid up capital stock and in turn went back to Columbus and worked off on the dear public about $1,500,000 of this stock at at an average price of about $30 per shared netting them about $450,000. They in turn loaned part of this money back to the company, taking its bonds and obligations. ' ' f " "At the time the company was form ed, the average price for the reclama tion of these lands wss $10 per acre. The company operated under this con tract for several years when it was found that the price was ruinously low and that if the work continued, disaster would follow and the company would so into bankruptcy. Shortly Deiore tills time, I took an interest in the com' pany by the purchase of $109,000 of collateral trust bonds for which I paid cash.' These bonds were secured by settlers' notes and I purchased them in good faith. Since I came into the di rectory of the company, we petitioned the State Land Board for anew con tract.. We succeeded in making a new contract at an average of $25 an acre for the ' remaining lands in the Pilot Butte and the Oregon irrigation' projects, be ing at that time about 100,000 acres un sold, increasing the selling price from $1,000,000 to $2,500,000. We also suc ceeded in closing a contract with the state for what is known as the Benham Falls' contract of 74,000 acres at a price of $00 for each irrigable acre and $2.50 per acre for the nonirrigable or pastur age. - i ' ' "The project has been handicapped to a great extent on account of the want of transportation and the company has been struggling along while the work has been hampered from lack of capital, we have been using our ' resources in carrying on the work of development and making the property valuable. QtKitiw Cowl Fiitk ef Phimtiff. "Kow comes Mr. .Deshler, who per haps has not one dollar of his own company at a bargai lieve that Deshler and Ids associate will bo successful in having a receiver appointed, (or we can show that all acts of the directors and officers of the com pany have been open and above board and entirely for the best interests ol the company, its stockholders and its creditors." The management ef tba irrigation company has not been satisfactory to the bondowners in the East for some time. As long ago as February, 1908, the stockholders held a meeting in Colum bus and appointed a committee to in vestigate the situation. Last July rep resentatives both of the bondowners and the stockholders came to this state and thoroughly inspected the company's holdings. It was on this report and subsequent developments here in Ore gon, including the Howard contract, which has moved the Eastern capi talists to seek to effect a reorganization of the company under a new manage ment. lathe aggregate the company has contracted to reclaim about 250,000 acres. Of that acreage, 60,000 acres h&v been placed under irrigation. A total of 48,000 acres has been sold to set tlers while an additional 12.000 acres have been approved by the state authorities. To complete the project snd bring under irrigation the remaining 150,000 acres, it is estimated will re quire $2,000,000. Oregonian. Making Abuttsects for ; Cantilever Bridge. NEED KEN WITHOUT TEAKS S. J. Waytnent Will Have Con tract for Grading HH1 Line from Madraa to Bend. . Funeral of James M. Hamilton James M. Hamilton died nt Eugene September 2, aged about 52 years He waa well known to the older residents of Crook county having lived here about twenty years, removing from here about 15 years ago. Since then be has made his home' near Antelope, at Portland and later at Eugene. At one time he conducted a planlngmlll business in Frlnevllle. - - -'-- -- The remains were brought to Prinevllle for Interment, and the funeral occured last Sunday after noon from the M. E. Church under the auspices of the Masons, the ser mon being preached by Rev, C. P. Bailey. : The widow, who waa formerly Miaa Reppa Combs, and three chil dren, Mrs. Ethel Salser of Antelope, Miss Edna and Herbert Hamilton, survive to mourn his death. They were all here to attend , the funeral. Deceased waa the brother of Mrs. J. M. Street and Mrs. Frank Barnes of this place. Fell Dead While Riding a Horse Mr. Basard of Cllue Falls was fkmd dead a short distance from his home there last Sunday, death supposed to have resulted from paralysis Of the brain.' Mr. Bazard had ridden away from the house on a horse to look after some matters on the ranch. Afterward his horse returned riderless. A search was at once commenced and he was soon found, dead, having . apparently fallen from his horse and died with out a struggle. 4 For several years the deceased had been afflicted with attacks which rendered him unconscious 'at times, said to be due to a brain disorder, and it Is supposed that one ot these attacks came upon him while riding. Mr. Bazard was about 65 years old. He was a widower and several children survive i him. , The , family came to Cllne Falls over a year ago, from Eastern Washington. , Madras to Have Bank. 'J. M. Conkllnfof Portland, has been In Madras several days this week, looking over this locality with a view to establishing a bank, and after making ar thorough Inspection of the country tributary to the town, has definitely decided to open up a bank at this place at once Organization papers for a banking corporation will be prepared before the end of the week, or as soon as all the preliminary arrangements are completed. Mr. Conklln wilt be the principal stockholder In the bank, but some stock will be held by local business men. PInoeer. Lincoln County High School. For information in regard to Lincoln Cooatv Hish School. Stenography, Type writing, vocal ana instrumental music. Manual Training, Rent of furnished cot tages, cost of living, address Prof. Wilbur, Newport, Oregon. .. i it v Timber Land Wanted. . Timber land wanted by buyer direct from owner. Give description and price. Address "Timber," care Journal. 9-2-lm Crook County Journal, County OfB cial Paper. Subscribe for it. $1.50 year The Waytnent construction camp at Trail Crossing waa visited Tuesday by a party consisting of Dr. Rosenberg, M. E. Brink, Thomas Sharp, Jr. and a Jour nal representative. It took ju3t one hour to make tba ran from Prinevllle in the doctor's ear. The head construction camp ia located opposite tho home of R. M. Morris. There are a dozen tents or more. The scene of railroad construction, however, is a mile and a half below this place. It wss at the tents that the Prineville party met Mr. Waytnent, who has charge of the advance guard of the Hill forces. After being shown about the place the party was Invited to take a look at actual railroad bu tiding. "This is no paper road," said Mr. Wayment, "but the actual construction of a first class trunk line. Those men over there," pointing to men on the north and south banks of the river, "are blasting and excavating for the abutments of the cantilever bridge that will span Crooked river at this point. The bridge will be over 300 feet long and about as high above the river. We have to make a 30-foot fill for about a mile on the south side and that ia what those men and teams are doing." For two or three hundred yards the place looked like an ant hilL There were two-horse slips, and 4-horse Fresnoe piling dirt on dirt until the required height is gained. There were thirty-four teams and sixty- eight men employed in the camp. Mr. Wayment classifies bis men into several divisions, and the wsges of each di vision are governed by a regular scale. Foremen get a hundred a month and board, flunkies receive $30, ' plow shakers, teamsters, rockmen, Fresno holders, slip holders, freighters, etc., get wages ransing all the way between foremen and flunkies. "I can give employment to all the 'single' men I can get hold of, but do not need any more teams at present," said Mr. Wayment in -response to a question concerning the demand and snpply of labor. "I am working these men on 'force account,' that is, for the company direct, but I expect to leave today for Portland where I will take out a contract for a definite number of miles. I am also going to ship in the rest of my outfit that ia now at work on the Tillamook line. This camp outfit is only a part of my regular equipment. When I get my contract signed and can cecure more help will hire teams from the outside, but at present, all I need is men. Please make this point plain," said Mr. Wayment. "We treat them right, feed them right, and think we should get all we need. Local men are not generally good railroaders but they soon learn the business. Why, even the horses and mules pick it up. Wait till the noon hour and when the word is given to span out, not a mule will budge except to go to camp. ' As the noon hour was drawing near the Prineville visitors were invited to partake of the hospitality of the camp. "We all live alike," said the superin tendent, "my wife and daughter, the engineer corp and - everybody get just the same food and eat at the same mess table." ' We found the table well sup plied with first-class meat, eggs, vege tables, fruit, bread and butter and good old apple pie. A meal good enough for anyone. Every department of the camp is carefully looked after and personally inspected by Mr, Wayment himself. If a man does not keep him self and clothes clean a committee is appointed to do the clean up act and one dose is generally sufficient to pie vent a repetition. Men who are care less about their personal habits are herded together in what is called the bull pen," but these men must clean up at least once a week. This is neces sary for the general health of the whole camp. - 'I never met finer ; people or ret ceived better treatment In ray whole eighteen years ot railroading," said Superintendent Wayment, "than have right here In Crook county Everybody has been exceedingly kina and accommodating and have glveiii us a very hearty welcome. We buy all ot our supplies locally, that Is, all that can be bad, and find prices rea sonabte. Just as long as we can do this not a dollar will be sent outside for anything you have for sale. Oi course we do not Intend to to be held up and won't be. Our freight toj Shanlko does not cost us a red ceuU Hill and Harriman fight in the legal division but when It comes to the Continued on page 2.