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Crook CoMety
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VOL.XIII-NO.39 ?!
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50. YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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