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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 5, 1911.
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VOLXV-NO. 45
County
Big Crowd Welcomes
James J. Hill
Prineville welcomed James J.
Hill, the great railroad builder, to
Central Oregon Sunday in a
drenching rain. Rain commenced
to (nil the night previous and the
downpour continued until late
Sunday night. The storm pre
vented the outdoor part ol the re
ception from being carried out but
it could not dampen the enlhuai
aim of the big crowd that greeted
the railroad magnate and bia eon,
Louie W. Hill, upon their arrival
in thia city. It waa about 7
o'clock when the automobile con
taining the distinguished party got
here.
The lobby ol Hotel 1'rineville
and street adjoining were packed
with people. The I'rinevtlle Brass
Bind, atudenlit from the Crook
County High School, pupila from
the pulilio schools, ranchers and
citiinn made auch a din when the
railroad veteran sleped from hi
car that there waa no room for
doubt aa to the estimation in
which he wai held by the people of
thia country.
The city's guests were ihown to
their -rooms and told that a ban
quet awaited them aa toon aa they
could get ready. After the mud
had been washed off the party waa
taken In charge by the reception
committee and led to placed at the
banquet board. Covera bad been
laid lor 52 persona. Toaatmaater
Williameon announced that the
ipcech-making would take place
later at Commercial Club Hall
and gave the aignal (or the couista
to be served. Mrs. McDowell had
everything in readiness and (or an
hour and a hall the banqueteis
feasted on the best In the market
to the melodious strains ol
Luckey'a Orchestra.
After doing lull justice to the
good things at the hotel the btn
queters adjourned to Commercial
Club Hall where James J. Hill
and others were announced to
speak. The place was packed. J.
N. Williamson presided.
Mr. Hill was the first speaker.
He expressed great pleasure and
surprise on this his first visit to
Central Oregon. Pleasure at meet
ing so many representative people
and surprise at what he saw decor
decorating the front ol the stage.
"Prineville has 'shown' me said the
chairman ol the directors ol the
Great Northern Railway. "I have
had good reports Irom Central Ore
gon, but Oregon looks better to me
than I thought it would."
Mr. Hill was speaking Irom a
platform over three feet high and
looking over the sheaves of
Central Oregon grain lour and five
feet in height.
"A country that can grow this
class of stuff without splicing the
straw, oannot be turned down," he
said. "We are clad that after
building up the settlement you
have here that we can make it
possible for you to be cIobo enough
to a railroad to almost hoar the
locomotive whistle. We hope we
can arrange it so you will not
have to strain your ears to hear the
whistlo we want you to bear the
whistle instead of the echo." Great
applause.
Mr.IIill told anecdotes and scemel
to be in fine spirits after a very
muddy drive Irom Opal City,
Contiuing Mr. Hill gave his hear'
era some short rules to be ob
served in getting settlers lor a new
country. He said:
"As a railroad we are here as
partners in the land of Central
Oregon. Once in a country we are
in it for good; we must be poor
with It II it fails and prosperous
with it if it succeeds. Thus we
are interested with you In develop
ing Central Oregon.
"You do not want to mark the
price ol your land up. Tbere are
hundreds, even thousands, who
may want to come here who have
not the 125 per acre to pay lor
laud, so you want to keep the price
down until you have settlers at
leant thick enough so a man can
hear hi neighbor's dogs barking
in the still ol night.
"Then you must be neighborly
with the people who are coming
here to make their homes with
you. bell'mbnets is a bad thing
and lends people out ol a country
to do damaging advertising.
"Don't go crazy about Iruit.
Maine it it you want to, all you
want to use, but have a mind lor
the most profitable crop and those
beet adapted to your soil - and
climate.
'Dairying should not be over
looked. Tbere is much profit in
this line ol (arming. A good cow
ought to raise (uur hogs and a bog
at eight months ought to bring f 15
or about the same you would get,
perhaps, from an acre of grain
after plowing, planting, cultivat
ing, harvesting and marketing it."
Mr. Hill paid a high tribute to the
possibilities ol altalfa as a crop for
Central Oregon. Owing to the
crowded oondition of our colnmns,
Mr. Hill's address in lull was left
over until next week.
Carl R. Gray, president ol the
Hill hill lines in Oregon, followed
II r. Hill in a brief address. He
emphasized the need ol co oper
ation between the railroads and
the people and declared that the
railroads were willing to do their
share ol the work at all times.
He spoke ol the great help to be
derived from experimental farms
and announced that within a lew
weeks a dry arm ol forty acres
and a thirty aero tract of irrigated
land would be established in
Crook county. Experts from the
Oregon Agricultural College will
be at the head ol these places but
local (armors will do the work.
Seeds, soil and climate will then
be studied so that the most may be
got out ol the land. This would
undoubtedly help the farmer and
indirectly benefit the railroad.
Prolesser Chamberlain, develop
ment commissioner ol the Wrest
Northern, lollowed Mr. Gray. He
spoke of the need of adapting
scientific principles to agriculture.
The old hit and miss methods
were giving way to scientific farm
ing. The laws of nature were
studied and applied to agriculture
for the benefit of mankind. Prof.
Chamberlain said Prineville would
sco more of him next summer.
The professor was a powerful
faotor in developing South Dakota.
He waa with its agricultural col
lege for many years. His work at
tracted the attention of Mr.IIill, who
determined to secure his services
for the development of the country
through which the Hill lines pass.
After Mr. Cchamberlain's address
the meeting adjourned.
It was the intention of the Hill
party to proceed to Burns Monday
morning to take part in the big
Central Oregon Development
League meeting, but the recent
rains had made the roads impass
able and the idea was given up.
After a hasty inspection of the
Oohoco valley the railroad men re
turned to Prineville and then left
for ODal Citv where they will
board their special train for Seat'
tie. where they will spend Tuesday.
Tuesday night they will run to
Portland and spend the day there
and today (Thursday,) the special
will return to the Una of the Ore
gon Trunk and proceed to ltend
where Mr. Hill will drive the gold
spike.
Prineville Boosters
Greatly Disappointed
Rain prevented a big delega
tion of Prineville boosters from
attending the Central Oregon
Development League meeting at
Hum this week. Instead of the
25 or 30 cars that had promised
to make the trip, but oue bad the
nerve to tackle the mud. W. F.
King, accompanied by T. M.
Baldwin, decided to tr it Mon
day morning.
All Sunday afternoon and night
reports reached Prineville that
auto containing the Portland and
Redmond contingent to the
meeting were strung along the
road In both directions from Pau
lina. Some had not reached that
point after an all day run, while
others got beyond it. Tbey had
spent Saturday night In Prine
ville and had left here Sunday
morning in the ruin. The dis
mal reports sunt back hod the ef
fect of not only stopping the
Prineville crowd but the Hill
party as well. James J. Hill was
greatly disappointed. He said
he wanted to see his old friend
Hill Hanley. Mr. Hill was willing
to continue the Journey by team
but his son dissuaded him from
trying it. He thought his father
was too old to stand the trip.
The matter was compromised by
his sou promising to have Mr.
Hanley attend the Bend celebra
tion today.
Tbe Prineville Commercial
Club had provided streamers and
banners for 17 autos and 13 oth
er machines bad promised to
make the trip if the weather was
favorable. The Journal printed
ribbons for 150 boosters but
Jupiter Pluvius upset all calcu
lations. We have not heard f rem
Durns and do not know how
many cars reached their desti
nation. Two and One-Half
Inches of Rain Fell
Nearly 21 inches of rain fell
from October 1 up to noon Octo
ber 4. Jack Summers, the gov
ernment weather man, says that
more rain foil during that period
than from January 1 to June 30.
Jack has been doing a little fig
uring on the side and says that
an inch of rain at a temperature
of 45 degrees will weigh 100 tons
to the acre. We haven't time to
verify his figures so will take his
word for it. Of one thing we are
sure, and that is the great bene
fit this country has received
from thfl present wet spell.
Some losses are reported. A
few ranches were caught with a
lot of hay down, which the rain
has groutly damaged. If the
weather clears perhaps the loss
from this source will not be as
great as first reports would indi
cate The Best Display of
Grains and Grasses
F. W. Graham, the Western in
dustrial and immigration agent
of the Great Northern Railway,
said that the display of grains
and grasses he saw at the Prine
ville Commercial Club was the
best he had seen in all his trav
els. Will A. Campbell, secretary
of the Northwest Development
League, said he was greatly sur
prised at the fine specimens oo
display. These gentlemen think
tbe display would do more to
ward attracting settlers than
tons of literature. Tbey want it
sent to tbe land shows when we
get through with it.
Big Celebration
At Redmond
Redmond, Oct. 1. Redmond
is now a railroad town in fact.
The same thing may have been
true ever since the spike was
driven, September 21. which
completed the road to a Junction
with E street here, but since the
arrival of tbe first passenger
train Friday evening and the cel
ebration of yesterday it is un
questionably and undeniably
true.
Yesterday the celebration
brought together the largest con
course ever assembled in Red
mond, and every one was light
hearted and happy. People
gathered from Powell Buttes,
Smith Rock. Prineville, Sisters,
Laidlat Bend, and other towns
helped to swell the crowds and
make the day one long to be re
membered by Redmond people.
The decorations of the business
houses aud the automobiles ta
king part in the parade were
plentiful and all in good taste.
The display of Central Oregon
agricultural products must have
been an eye opener to those vis
iting this section for tbe first
time, but to those of us who have
seen its development during the
past six years tbere was nothing
remarkable. Grasses and grains
were Ustily arranged along the
sidewalks on Sixth street. Three
displays that deserve especial
mention are those of Mr. Rod
man, the arch crossing Sixth
street, that of Mr. Hanks and the
Powell Butte display.
The exercises of the day began
with the parade which marched
on C. D, E and Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh streets and to tbe
grounds at the new schoolhouse.
Here Mr. Brewer, president of
the Commercial Club had charge
and Introduced the speakers.
After invocation by Rev. Cren
shaw an address of welcome was
given by Mayor Jones in behalf
of the city of Redmond. For
Central Oregon in general Judge
Brink was to have welcomed the
outsiders, but he was unavoid
ably detained at Prineville.
President Carl Gray of the Or
egon Trunk responded to the
address of welcome and he laid
stress upon the necessity for de
termining the most economical
crops to raise. R. B. Miller,
general freight agent for the O.
W. R. & N. Co., also responded.
D. O. Lively, of the Portland
Union Stockyards and represent
ing the Portland Commercial
Club, spoke and called attention
to the fact that Portland grows
by the growth of all the smaller
towns of the state, also that we
are annually sending into Ne
braska, the Dakotas and contig
uous states, thousands and thous
ands of dollars for live hogs that
we ought to produce right here
at home.
rrotessor Kent, or the Uregon
Agricultural College could be de
pended upon to tell that the pro
duction of a ton of butter fat de
pletes our soil only to the extent
of about fifty cents and he ad
vised farmers to raise more cows
of the good kind.
These exercises were inter
spersed with songs and recita
tions. Miss Myrtle Butler gave
a reading, "The Deschutes Val
ley," and a song commemorating
Regular Council Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of j
tbe city council was held Tuesday
evening. Present Mayor Ed
wards, Couocilmen Ward, Winnek,
Yancey and Shipp. Officer Wes
ton and Recorder Breese.
Tbe minutes of previous regular
meeting and a special at which J.
B. Shipp was elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Dr. Rosenberg, were read and
approved.
The mayor appointed Council
man Shipp chairman of tbe com
mittee on health and police and
also to the fire and water and
license committees.
O flicer Weston reported that be
had visited every store to find out
bow much oil was kept on hand.
The quantity ranged from none to
20 cases. !
The following bills were ordered j
paid: j
W. Wirtz, legal services . . . f 2 50
Mrs. Maliog, rent 25 00
C. II. Harris, work 3 75
Roht. Moore, repairing. ... 3 75
C. F. Condart, street work 175 00
F. A. Rowell, night watch 82 50
W. II. Kuhn, work....... 10 00
C. E. Smith, salary... 25 00
W. F. King Co., mdee. ... 85 should appoint an officer.
R. W. Breese, fees 18 25 1 The matter of appointing Floyd
A. J. Weston, salary 100 00'Rowell night watch was laid over
J. H. Crooks, work 6 25
P. L. & W. Co., for 2 mo. . 129 08
Councilman Noble made report
that Charles Condart was entitled
to the balance of his claim against
the city for street improvements.
Tbe night watch reported one
arrest for September, and one ar
rest was made by the day officer.
Recorder Breese reported two ar-
rests; that he turned over to the!p0rtion of Third, between the east
city treasurer (65.
The city treasurer made report
as follows:
Fire fund $1269 29
Park " 405 68
Road " 386 11
2060 98
Less overdraft on genl fund 491 05
Cash on hand $1569 93
The city treasurer was instruct
ed to pay bills out of funds on
hand and the various funds would
be reimbursed when the money
from taxes came in. The city in
the day with chorus by the au
dience i was written by J. R.
Whitney, one of the pioneers of
this place.
After dinner there was a ball
game, bronco-busting, steer rid
ing, foot races and other sports
at the ball grounds and on the
streets, dancing in the evening
and other forms of entertain
ment which go to make the day
a never-to-be forgotten one.
E. C. Park.
Redmond Schools
Flourishing
Redmond, Oct. 1 School opens
in the new school building Wed
nesday, with Principal Thomp
son, Mr. Park, Mrs. McNichols,
Miss Dunn and Mrs. Jarrett for
instructors. It is confidently
expected that two more will have
to be added to the teaching force
as the present arrangement gives
an over supply of work to teach
ers both in the grades and high
school.
Deputy J. O. Alsbury has done
good work for the Modern Wood
men here, having written twenty
applications, and he has prom
ised another class adoption for
Tuesday Evening
this way wou'd save paving in
terest. Id other words the city
has $1569.93 cash on band but the
general fund has a overdraft of
1491.05. This (491.05 has been
paid out of tbe other (unds instead
ol issuing warrants lor tbe amount
drawing 6 per cent interest.
A committee was appointed to
take op the matter of providing a
suitable sale to bold the city
records.
Some one broke into the re
corder's cupboard and stole the
truck ordinance. Tbe judiciary
committee was instructed to draw
up another one so that it would
not be unlawful to use tbe side
walks for trucking purposes.
The ordinance vacating parts of
First Street waa laid over to
special meeting next Tuesday
evening.
Tbe recorder announced that all
Third Street improvement money
had been collected except on four
lots.
Tbe resignation of Officer Wes
ton was accepted.
The chairman of the health and
police committee was instructed to
hire a man until the council
nntil the next meeting so that he
might personally come before the
council.
The council established tbe
boundaries of the business streets
of Prineville as follows: All that
portion of "A" street, commonly
known as Main street, between the
north line of First Street to the
south line of east Sixth; all that
line of "B" and the west line of
east "D" Street; all that part
of Second Street, Fourth and Fifth
Streets between the east line of
B" and the west line of east "B"
Street, is established and declared
to be business Btreets. The reason
for this declaration is that side
walks must be 12 feet wide and
built according to prescribed plans.
Recorder Breese handed in his
resignation but it was not ac.
cepted.
Council adjourned to meet next
Tuesday night.
Tuesday night. The Prineville
boys added very materially to
the pleasure of the occasion by
their appearance and furnished
their part of the entertainment
in good shape. The local camp
hopes to meet them again.
E. C. Park.
Important Changes in Time
Oregon Trunk Railway.
The Oregon Trunk Railway
train for Portland now. leaves Opal
City 8:00 a. m. instead of 9:00 a,
m.; Culver 8:15 a. m., instead of
9:15 a. m.; Metolius 8:25 a. m., in
stead ol 9:28 a. m.; Madras 8:33 a,
m., instead of 9:41 a. m., and ar
rives Portland 6:00 p. m., instead
of 7:45 p. m.
Leaving Portland at 9:55 a. m.,
as formerly, the train arrives Mad
ras at 6:18 p. m., Metolius 6:28 p.
m., Culver 6:39 p. m., and Opal
City 6:55 p. m., twenty minutes
earlier than heretofore.
These changes make materially
better schedules to and from Port
land.
Stage connections to and Irom
interior points. 10-5-3t
For Sale or Trade.
Team brood mares and colta for
sale or trade for Blngle driver. In
quire ot J. W. Stewart at Elklna'
store. 9-7-lmp
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