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Crook County
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 1911.
Entr1 ftt th poattfllrw at Prlnv11l
VOL. XV NO. 11
ONLY 3 CENTS
A MILE FARE
Railroads Make Favor
able Rate.
COULD CHARGE WHAT THEY
Pleated While Road U Under
Construction People
are Pleated.
A passenger rate of 3 cent a
mile will be established on both
the Dragon Trunk and tha I)ti
obute road when they atari opera
tiom into Central Oregon over the
now line tint now are nearing
completion. Fare between Inter
mediate stations will alto be 8
cents a mile.
A through passenger train will
le uned in the service to Metolius,
which will ruh'eve patron of the
Inconvenience of a "mixed" train.
Although the schedule bai not yet
been arranged it ia likely that Dee
cbutea Valley passenger will leave
Portland over the Northlank at
I) a. m , arriving at Metoliue 10
hour later. The schedule mny be
made Inn tor after service is Inaugu
rated. The time for leaving Me
tolius, also, has not been fixed, but
the arrangement contemplate ar
rival in Portland on North Hank
train No. 15. lly using the North
Hank service, passengers will be
provided with diner and observa
tion car conveniences.
Jly establishing a 3-cent-a-mile
fare, lotb roads break many prec
edents in opening new lines into
See
a sparsely tettlsd and partially
mountainous country. Usually
aucb rates are at least 4 cents and
In many instances they have been
0 cents.
This rate will make the fare be
tween Portland and Madras, the
first town of present im-tortance
south of the Columbia River, f 3.10,
a saving of about 110 in the pres
ent rate between those two points.
A great saving In time also will
be effected, and tbis also indirectly
will save the passenger considerable
money. Under the present condi
tions it was necessary to remain at
Khaniko ami buy five meals on the
way. When the new service is es
tablished only one meal need be
taken on the train.
Reductions from 4 to 3 cents a
mile are alxo announced on tbe
Shanlko and Condon branches, ef
fective March 1.
Ideal Winter Weather
in This Country
Kveryone knows that Central
Oregon has ideal winters. The re
port of Prineville' weather man,
George Wbities, verifies the asser
tion. Tbe moisture for tbe winter bss
been enough to insure good crops
for the current year. The Novem
ber precipitation was 3.24 inches,
December, 1 34 and January, .30
inches, or a total to date of more
than five inches since November 1.
The snowfall totaled 4 inches in
November,9i in December and 3
inches in January.
Tho coldest night to date was in
tbis month when tbe mercury
reached 7 above aero, while the
average night since November first
bas been about (reeling. Temper
ature in the day time ranges from
84 degrees to 45 degrees above
sero. The general average for the
winter is about 40 degrees.
BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED AN OFFICE IN THE
First National Bank Building, Prineville, Or.,
For the Sale of Their Lands in Crook County and City Lots in Prineville.
or Write Us
ROAD LANDS
NOW ON SALE
Office Opened in Prine
ville. JOHN R. STINSON, LOCAL AGENT
A Chance for Crook County
to Make Quick Selec
tions. The Oregon & Western Colon,
izution company opened offices the
first of the week in the Fiist
Notional l'.ank building in this
city.
The local manager is John R.
Stinson, who lien been in charge
of tbe land and city prop
erty owned by Mr. J. J. Hill and
later associated with W. P. David
son, who is president of the land
company.
Mr. Htineon is assisted by C. C.
Lundy, who will bave charge of
the field work, and will divide his
time between this office and the
lands in the Paulina valley.
This office will bave charge of
the sale of all farm lands and city
lota of the company in this county.
Tbe timber lands will be sold by
E. L. Marvin from tbe company s
office in Portland.
Mr. Stinson and Mr. Lundy are
appraising and placing a valua
tion on every piece of land owned
by tbe company in Crook county
which has not already been priced
and are making triplicate records
of same. A set of these records
will be used here in selling to local
ANNOUNCEMENT
COLONIZATION
for Prices and Terms.
purcbaseri, the second set will be
sent to Portland and the third to
the St. Paul office where tbey will
be need in making sales.
It is the plan of these people to
bring personally conducted partier
from all part of tbe country to
Prineville. Agencies have been
arranged in many cities of tbe east
and middle west, and in
Seattle and other coast cities, be
sides the active force Mr. Marvin
bos in Portland.
Tbe companys representatives
ill meet trains at Metolius
or other points, from where the
purchasers will be brought to
Prineville.
Kales are being made daily to
local people, and several pieces of
land bave been purchased by east
ern buyers. Tbe extensive adver
tising campaign that has been and
is being carried on by tbis com
pany will bring hundreds of actual
settlers to Crook county this year.
Two things of great importance
have been needed for tbe develop
ment of the Prineville country for
years. One is a railroad and the
other is the sale of these lands.
They csme together.
For Sale.
Two Kll Hy Presses, size 17i22.
The baling outfit Includes scales, forks,
derrick, rallies, all complete. One
3V4' in. truck wagon, good us new, and one
second-hand heavy bunny, team of
mares -10 and 11 years old, weight 1200
pounds; one 8 h. p. Fairbanks-Morse
irawline engine ; one portable cook
bouse. Call on or write, W K. Ki.no t'o.
1 21-lltf
All Work Guaranteed.
Mare your children's eyes examined.
If tbey are going to school, they are
using their eyes all the time. If the
eyes are sore, red and painful, if they
run water, if they complain of a tired
feeling in the eyes, or have pains over
the eyes, it is a sure thing that they
need "attention. I tit glasses and fully
guarantee uiy work.
IR. W. J. Crims,
Eyesight Specialist, Rooms 14 and 15,
Adamson blclg. Otlice hours from 2 to
5. p. m. 1-12
SURVEYING CREWS
WORKING THIS WAY
It May Mean Two Roads
for Prineville.
WANT THE LONE PINE PASS
It
is the Key to the Easy
Grades of the Prine
ville Country.
Two railroad surveying crews
are now working toward Prine
ville.
At the Hill banquet in May,
1910, Louis W. Hill said, among
other things, "Prineville will get a
railroad all right Don't worry
about that." Mr. Hill and others
of tbe party said during the even
ing that the construction of the
Oregon Trunk was of course tbe
first task. "Tbe matter of good
feeders, however, ia of no less im
portance," said one of tbe party,
"and a feeder to Prineville would
be a good investment"
The two crewa of surveyors are
working quietly from different
points on the trunk lines. One of
them is known to be in the em
ploy of the Harriman interests and
tbe other of the Oregon Trunk. The
first of these parties commenced
work at a point a few miles north
of Madras and is surveying through
the Lamonta country toward tbe
Lone Pine pass, while the second
party is reported to bave left the
Oregon Trunk line at Metolius, the
end of the division, and is working
COM
PANY
John R Stinson
Chas. C. Lundy
Crook County Agents.
through tbe wheat! country towadr
Lamonta and tbe Lone Pine pass,
The secrecy surrounding the
movements of these surveying
crews would indicate that both
railroads have their eye on the
pass that controls the key to the
easy grades into Prineville. Many
indications point to the desertion
of the grade completed by tbe Dee
chutes railroad from a point eighty
five miles south of the Columbia
to Culver Junction, and a change
of the main line to tbe east from
Trout creek, through tbe low foot
hills of Willow creek into Prine
ville, and east through the Blue
Mountain timber belt to tbe Mal
heur pass and the Snake river
country.
Be tbis as it may developments
are becoming interesting. That
there will be a lively bustle in the
matter of a railroad to Prineville
can reasonably be predicted.
Tbe tonnage of Prineville and
country immediately surrounding
which is tbe stuff, of which divi
dends are made, is not to be taken
lightly by these people. Railroad
day at Madras brought no less
than a dozen stockmen who were
ready to contract from three to ten
cars each for the shipment of live
stock to the outride markets. Al
most if not quite all of these men
were residents of Prineville.
"Prieeville has more timber di
rectly tributary than any other
town in Crook county," said a man
prominent in Oregon Trunk affairs
ten days ago. And when ques
tioned further said that he knew
what he was talking about for, in
dicating his coat pocket, "here are
the figures."
Herein lie fome of the reasons.
Winter Layers are Profit Payers.
My pen of 14 thoroughbred White
Wyandotte! laid 333 e?gs in January.
Pen now mated. EgftS $2.00 per 15.
50 per cent of hatch guaranteed.
Call or write, E. E. Evans, Prineville
Oregon. 2-lltf
MAIL SAME DAY
FROM PORTLAND
Prineville After Quick
Service.
PETITION SENT IN TO DE-
partment for Auto Service to
Railroad After the first
of March.
Portland papers in Prineville on
the date of issue? Yes, this will
be possible in a month from now.
Under the train service of the
Oregon Trunk which will com
mence March 1, it will be possible
to receive mail in Metolius early
n the evening of tbe first day out
from Portland. A petition waa
mailed to tbe postoffice depart
ment from Prineville the first of
the week asking that this mail be
brought in by auto. This is pos
sible at all times of the year, auto
men say. So if the petition ia
granted the morning mail from
Portland will arrive here in less
than two hours from the time it
reaches Metolius.
The advent of the iron horse
will effect other changes. Prine
ville will no longer be the distrib
uting point for Central Oregon.
Bend, Sisters, Cline Falls, Red
mond, Hillman, Laidlaw and all
points south and west will be sup
plied by temporary service from
the end of tbe railroad, which for
a time will be Metolius. Then,
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