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Arnt-ftT i, tots (HOOK COCNTY JOIBXAL PAOR T HISTORY OF PRINEVILLE (fly Ruth Ailumson) Tho history of I'rtnnvllln, county eat of Crook rou lit y, Oregon, extend hark half-century, when Mr. and Mn. Harney I'rlne came to th Oi lio e valley In IHflS, mitt built their home near thn primnit, nit o of thn Coin iiktcIhI Club building. Iler Mr. Trltin linniedlntely eree.d n building of willow lupin, which In cluded the hum" of tlto 1'rlms, and also a store, nhIoiim. Ii'iii-I it ml blmk tilth shop, ull of wh Icli were con dueled by thi'tn. Hi In Inltlul build tuK wm t tin mi' Iimk ntul commence mont of our city, wlilrh whs named after lit! sturdy and persevering founders. Tim founders of thn city were soon followed by tlio limine, (iulllford, Vsmlerpool, unit Allen families, and W. 0. Pickett, who built their home lu the newly-founded froutlor town. Tho preaetit Blto of Prlnovllle wnii tbon covered with heavy over growth of wlllowi ntul lull wild grum es. It locution whx Indeed a spot In the wilderness between thn Junct ion of Crooked river nnd the creek, Qcbnco, which li an Indian word (pronounced O-chno-io) and meun Inf 'willow.' Owing to nnturnl resources, the oat tin and sheep Industries were fav orably adapted to thla auction, thui making Prlnevilln tha center of a large paatornl territory. Someone kaa called rrlnevllln "tha treasure houae of a vast pastoral empire," It wa a typical frontier town of tf went, for within Ha bounda were eaacted many thrilling dramaa, char acteristic of weatnrn life In pioneer day. It then bold undisputed con trol over the largest territory In the United State not traveraed by rait road. The atage coach and freight wagon then enjoyed unlimited popu larity, (or they were the principal vehicle of transportation. The near est railroad center In those day wa The Dallea, one hundred and twenty mile distant, which remained a such until 1900 when tha Columbia Southern . Railway was extended to kanlko, and the distance waa re duced to sixty mile. The growth of Prlnovllle waa rapid aund tha passing year witnessed a prosperous and thriving little town with bright outlook for the future. However, the duration of Ita growth, dlststrous fires In the yeara 1883-18114, destroyed burn valuable property, hut did not daunt the bearta C thoae who had auatalned heavy lon. New buildings soon replaced the ones which hud been destroyed acid progress continued. Prlnovllle was Incorporated aa a town October 23, 1880, by a apeclal charter granted by the Oregon Legis lature and an amended charter waa granted February 14, 1887. The Prlnovllle city council convened for the first time December 12, 1880, with Ellsha Barnes as chairman and the following members: E. E. Whit taker. Alexander Hodges, J. Wilson, nd D. Richard. The town wa In corporated a a city February 16, 1898, by an amended charter, and taring the same year waa reincor porated a a city with a mayor and tix councilman. In 1900, the population wa about 1,000. Many Improvements had been introduced, among which was tele phone communication with the out tld world. In reviewing Us history, Prtnevllle first ataod a a small frontier town In the southern part of Wasco coun ty, one hundred and twenty miles from The Dalle, the county seat. In 1882 Crook county wa created from the southern portion of Wasco coun ty and Prtnevllle was chosen as the county seat. At this point It Is al together fitting and proper that men tion be made of Hon. B. F. Nichols, then a member of the state legisla ture from Waaco county, who waa in strumental In bringing about this separation. Although Crook county has since been reduced in size from the formation of Jefferson county In 1914, and by the creation of Des chutes county In 1916, Prtnevllle re mains a the county seat, The future outlook for Prtnevllle has been promising, but to day It wait at the gates of a new era of 'development, which promises to ba the greatest ever known In Its his tory. W. . B. A WORD ABOUT PURE BRED v STOCK Hereford cow, Cllve Irl, went for 111,860 to Mr, Pickering a a mate for Ardmore. Harris A Hons, of Harris, Missouri, sold King Hepatr, s Hereford bull, for $12,01)0 In June. W sre sit fiuulllur with the sale of i (lie llulnteln bull calf last year for $r2,000, but the top seems to have been reached In the sale of Carnation King Sylvia, a six months old Hol steln bull calf of Carnation farms for $108,000. In thn horse circles the pbeuomlnal sale of the pant year year was the price of $47,600 paid by C. O. (loud for the Belgium Btal lliin Farceur. Thean prices reflect the upward trend of tlio pure bred livestock In dustry. The deinnnd fur exceeds the supply, and after the war It will be even greuter. The small beginners In the Indus try urn f (mini-hilly iinulile to pay any thing like the prices mentioned above, However, ns Mr. Bauuders of thn Uruedors' UuJieUe states, "There Is lens 'Iltuo sky' to be bought In the pedigree stock Industry than In many another avenue of Investment. An examination of war-Inflated values which run thmuKh the commodities will serve to show that In the main, the prices of beef call In are yet safo ly cabled to thn ground." What has all this to do with Cen tral Oregon sud Crook county? Main ly this, we have one of tho greatest natural stock-breeding sections In the state. Wo have sevoitl excellent pure-bred herds now established. We have room for fifty more such breeders, yes, a hundred more. We now havo a railroad Into Prlnevillu so that the exhibiting of pure-bred stock will be made much easier and will result In advertising our country aa the home of the beat. We have the Central Oregon Pure-Bred Live stock Association formed for the pur pose of encouraging and extending the plre-bred livestock Industry, es tabllshlng our country a a recognis ed breeding center where range men will come for desirable herd aire, and creating better trade opportunities All we need I a little fuller realiza tion of the present oportunltles In the pure-bred livestock business, and a little closer cooperation amongst ourselves aa breeders. Our local pure bred Association merits the hearty support of every breeder, such a the Union county breeder have given their Association which has reaulted In making Union county one of the boat known livestock countlea of the state. w. . . IS L-v i ; m -e . tm-v r- v I 'i --"Sink K 9 : UK ir A 4 . ' I f -J a .. ii not the case- at the Ochoco and this phase has a bigger bearing In other localities but as the number of acres put under water increases, this fea ture likewise increases In Importance. "In road croKslriKS the use of Cor rugated "Armco" Iron Culvert and Syphons Is again of highest impor tance. Costly delay to traffic and needlesa expense to the county road system may be avoided where tho metal Is used under roads for small leaks in a wooden crossing may de velop for months and not show on the surface until a yawning hole In the middle of the road unexpectedly stops traffic and endangers the life of those who pass over it. "The farmer himself In his own lo cal distribution can again use metal pipe or flume to his advantage, sav- Ing himself endless trouble and In creasing hi crop through absolute and positive control of his water sup ply at all times. Metal gate and measuring devises, with the special gates that we can furnish bring the water distribution to an exact science Imposlble In other methods. "The farmer Is again confronted with the same problem of leak that attack the larger lateral and feed er. Leak in hi system may grow unnoticed and during the night do untold damage. Inveatment In met al at the outset I insurance against many evlla and Immediately enhancea the value of bis farm out of all pro portion to the email additional am ount that It takea to distribute water through metal pipe or flume. i i 1 nj' ' . biimi.-i.i f ' I .:' t, ,s"- ... . k ST l"BaMltBBBBBBHMBnBBBBBBBBBBHBBW "Armco" Metal Irrigation Structures Mr. Beall stated that the aclection of the metal for such work is a step of as much Importanct as the first decision to use metal in this work. "Armco" Iron Is a special open hearth product that Is pure iron. That means that in ita refining every trace of Impurity Is driven from the metal in such a manner that the sheets that are rolled from It are Impervious to rust. Rust is a pro cess of cutting in between the hard, pure crystals of Iron, through the im purities until the destruction of the metal is complete. Rust has but lit tle it any effect an Armco Ingot Iron because the whole metal is so pure that it Is impossible for the disin tegration to make a start. It is, therefore the logical product to use in such irrigation work and is the one product which will give satisfac tion year after jear without atten tion. The Coast Culvert A Flume Co., at it Portland factory, manufactures all these irrigation specialties and has an interesting book for irriga tion lets, filled with useful hints la water distribution methods on a mod ern farm. It will be sent free to any who send their address to this com pany. They specialize on Lennan Metal Flume, Riveted, Lock-Seam, and welded Pipe of all sizes, Corrugated Culverts, Syphons, Irrigation and drainage Gates, Automatic Measur ing Devices, .Water, Oil and Gasoline Tanks, Metal Grain Bins, Water and Feed Troughs, and all Metal Specialties. (Continued from Page 6) Prices of $6,000 may be said to be fairly common. It Is In the Hereford and Holsteln breeds where the, sky was the limit as regards prices. The highest price evor paid for a beef bull was paid by W. A. Picker ing at KanBas City, for the Hereford bull, Ardmore. At the world' record-breaking snlo held by Col. Taylor at Frankfort, Kontucky, 62 Here fords brought $186,850, or an avor ago of $3,013. At tho same sale the The growing use of Armco Iron pipe and flume In Irrigation work is Interesting to the bond holders of every district becauae It is now ad' mltted that thla must be considered the highest type of Irrigation engin eering. Its use applies equally well to the farmer and to the greater prob lem of main distribution. Some in teresting points In this connection are brought out by John S. Beall, presi dent of the Coast Culvert ft Flume Co., of Portland, manufacturers of flume and pipe and Irrigation spec ialties made of Armco rust-proof pipe. Many of the latest works have ad opted this type and those Interested have had an opportunity to review the results. Say Mr. Beall: "We have at all time maintained that investment In metal for conduct Ion of water both in the open and un der ground, is an Investment that breeds satisfaction a the years go on and It 1 certain from facts and figures complied tor bond Investors that In the eyes of the Investing pub public there la no refuting the argu ments in favor of the type of work which we have' furnished to many project. "I base our claims on the exper ience of districts which have Instal led a good proportion of Armco Iron conduit. "There Is little doubt from the ex perience of many that while tbe init ial cost may be less for wood than for Iron, the upkeep of a wooden flume and wooden distribution system ex ceeds the first cost In less than ten years and this is the feature that a district which attempts to bond it self invariably finds a consideration when dealing with bond Investors. "In many cases the life of a wood en system I often ended before the bond mature. It Is certain that In no case i the life of an Armco Iron system less than the life of the bonds and the average la much higher. "There Is another very Important feature the loss of water through leaky flumes, something that can never occur where metal is used to distribute the water. Water in any project coats money. It Is the de sired object of all the money spent on the project. In cases where leaks have started It has been shown that a 25 por cent, water loss occurs be tween the reservoir and the farmer's acre, a Iohs entirely too high, espec ially in such years as this when the potential supply of water is In many cases very low. Fortunately, this Is ISrtSjsk; W A S H I N J&SPK W if POlkND Tlf DaJlT. iv 1 ) nvmV ssy ? j o o T 'f iL uDi ' "'T" 1 ' Scale of Milef THE OCHOCO REALTY COMPANY FIRST ON THE GROUND WE have secured options on the available parcels for sale in this District. We have good buys for every man the small investor as well as the big operator. If you want in on this good thing in any amount from a town lot to a township, do not fail to call at our off ices, or write for a complete list of our properties. We will be glad to show them at any time. Our firm is fortunate in having at its head a native son who knows conditions anc values in this section, and which knowledge we can put at your disposal in the selection of a home or an investment. The Ochoco Realty Company of Prineville crook OFFICE WITH CO. JOURNAL WE SELL THE EARTH From a lot to a township
