Crook County journal., March 06, 1919, Page Page 8, Image 8

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CROOK COCNTT JOCRNAL
HESS CONDI
ARE ABLY ANALYZED
JJOKTHWKSTERJi NATIONAL
BANK MARKS REVIEW
FORECAST IS CONSERVATIVE
Wonderful Future Seen For Entire
Northwest In Next Few Years
By Portland Concern
The sudden closing of the war. the
turning from a war to a peace basis,
naturally brought uncertainties to the
whole business structure, we are.
flooded with opinions of all kinds, I
dealing with the reconstruction period
and what will happen. Some are op
timistic; a few are pessimistic; many
state in positive terms what they,
think the after-war period will bring.
Among some of the large employer
of labor we find a very pessimistic
feeling, saveral freely predicting that
we are doomed for labor troubles of
great magnitude. One well known
Portlandcr. who is a large employer
of labor, thinks that two years at
least will be necessary to adjust our
labor difficulties: another equally
well known and older man, who has
been very successful in his own busi
ness and who has studied conditions
carefully, says that the labor prob
lem will solve itself, as. In his opin
ion, the law of supply and demand ul
timately levels all things.
From many apparently well In
formed men, we gather the Idea that
agricultural products will decline
very rapidly; some equally well-informed
men hold the opposite view,
contending that prices will advance
rather than decline, in many lead
ing commodities. After a careful
study of the situation as a whole, we
venture the opinion that neither ex
tremist is right. Undoubtedly, the
general trend of prices will be down
ward altho on some commodities
they may be higher than they are
now but that any sudden or disas
trous decline in any line will be made
is hardly likely. If any parallel ran
be drawn between the great conflict
from which we have just emerged
and our own Civil War , the condi
tions betweer the years of 1860 and
1870 might be indicative.
Judging from seemingly reliable
statistics, the commodities which re
turned to pre-war levels before 1870
were metals, textiles, chemicals, lin
seed oil, tallow, hides, leather, coal,
cotton, tin, lead, copper, and wool.
The comuoditlea which broke
harply after peace was declared but
maintained a higher than pre-war lev
el np to 1870, were foodstuffs, such
as cheese, butter, corn, oats, wheat,
barley, flour, rice, sugar, beans, po
tatoes, salt fish, fresh beef and pork,
alt beef, lamb, veal, lard, dried fruits
and nuts.
The commodities which had prac
tically a continuous rise and attained
a higher level after than during the
war. Included building materials gen
erally, such as lime, brick, cement,
and, in a somewhat less degree, lum
ber. Conditions, however, were very
ARTISANS TO ENTERTAIN
An entertainment consisting of a
vaudeville performance, followed by
dancing,, will be given free to their
friends by the members of the United
Artisans on March 17. A special in
vitation la extended to all returned
soldiers 'and sailors. Program will
start promptly at 8 o'clock In their
lodge rooms over the " Prineville
Creamery and meat market. Good
music will be furnished and a good
time Is assured.
SUPREME DEPUTY HERE
Metta M. Cahow, supreme deputy
for the United Artisans is now in
Prineville. She was sent for the pur
pose of assisting the local order with
their work. Mrs. Cahow will be here
for about a month and will be very
glad to meet anyone who. is interest
ed .in the order and explain the bene
fits of an insurance.
CATTLE SHIPMENT SATURDAY
Five cars of cattle were shippedjto
F rtland over the Prineville Railroad
E; . irday. Harold Baldwin one load,
W. I. Dishman, one load, and Dickson
& McDowell three loads.
H. L. MAKER
Thoroughly Overhauled
Secondhand Cars
For Sale
MITCHELL. GOOD CONDITION FOR
DODGE
OVERLAND .
FORD, FIVE PASSENGER
1 4-CYLINDER BUIC K; 1 4-CYLINDER OLDS
MOBILE 40- H. P. TRUCK
MAKER &
INLAND GARAGE
Cor. Second and B Sts.
different at the close of the Civil
.. . . k 1 1 n I Ai4 filHlM Watt
devastated ana wo w
tlon, whereas today no material
wealth of this country has been de
stroyed and we are' a creditor nation.
As to the Pacific Northwest, the
hopeful algns are prospective good
crops for this year with an accumu
lated wealth that has been created In
the past three or tour years. With
out g ling into details this can be best
Illustrated by a few salient facta:
Portlands bank clearings for 1918
averaged $110,000,000.00 tor each
and every month, which exceeded the
total vear's clearings of 1900 by 15.
000.000.00. The total deposits of
the banks of Oregon on November 1,
1918, were $2S2.000,000.00, and on
October SI. 1914. were 1164.000.-
000. 00. a gain of $118,000,000.00.
The deposits of the banks, of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho on November
1, 1918. were $720,000,000.00. and
on November 1, 1914, were $3S6.
000,000.00 a total gain of $334,000,
000.00. Government expenditures have con
tributed largely to the gains of the
city banks, especially those of coast
cities. Shipbuilding also is respon
sible for a considerable share of this
Increase, and to continue the payrolls
of this Industry should have the
thoueht of our leading men.
Aside from these factors, the gains
shown In the country as well as the
city banks, give an idea of the ac
cumulated wealth of this section,
which is largely the earnings of the
people, as the period covered has
been without speculation. It to the
Increased deposits is added the am
ount Invested in Liberty Loans. War
Savings Stamps and other invest
ments, together with old debts liquid
ated. a view of the prosperous con
dition of this section generally Is ob
tained that is most reassuring.
The establishing of the Branch
Federal Reserve Banks at Portland,
Seattle and Spokane has been of
great value to the Northwest. The
availability of funds for legitimate
needs can now be depended upon
without recourse to far away insti
tutions. A spirit of self-reliance has
been engendered, which in itself is a
most potent factor In the building of
any bus'ness. city or Btate.
It is t j be hoped that the different
sections of the great Northwest will
get the s.)irit ct working together in
this new epoch that is dawning; our
interests are identical as a whole.
Together we produce almost all of
the great raw materials the world
needs; there is room"for millions of
new people, for scores of new indus
tries, for many "leading" cities. Let's
Heave Together.
The live stock Industry has assum
ed large proportions in the Pacific
Northwest as evidenced by the growth
of the Portland Union Stock Yards.
From C. C. Colt, president of the
Union Meat Co., we have the follow
ing -x
"The Portland Union Stock Yards
were established at their present lo
cation in 1910. In the first year of
their operations there were handled
89,733 cattle, 8,297 hogs, and 83,323
sheep. In 1918 there were handled
113,598 cattle, 6,041 calves, 229,244
hogs, 150,331 sheep, 2,483 horses and
mules. The value of the live stock
sold in Portland In 1918 was approxi
mately $22,000,000.00.
"The year 1918 has been one of un
precedented prosperity in the live
stock business in the United States.
Live stock receipts have increased at
the great central markets about 20
per cent without apparently depleting
the total supply of live stock still in
the country, and this tremendous In
crease has been marketed at prices
unequaled in the history of the busi
ness, averaging about 25 per cent,
higher than the already high prices of
1917. The average prices of the 12
central markets of the United States
show:
In 1917 In 1918
Cattle 88.66percwt $10.81 per cwt
Hogs 12.89 per cwt 17.12 per cwt
Sheep and
Lambs 12.79 per cwt 15.55 per cwt
"It is reasonable to suppose the de
mand for meat and meat food prod
ucts overseas will continue for con
siderable time at least, and It will
likely tax the demand of the industry
for months to come and will be limit
ed only by the ability to transport the
tremendous tonnage required. It
must be borne in minds, however,
that values at all times of live stock
are on exceptionally high levels and
altho we have become accustomed to
high prices during tbe years just clos
ed, we believe the conservative live
stock dealers will prepare for a de
cline in values that must eventually
take place. The decline will no doubt
be compensated by lower cost of feed
and handling.
"We see no reason to believe that
there is anything alarming in the fut-
JOHN CORNETT
$450
$5)00
$325
$340
$200
CORNETT
PHONE BLACK 051
PRINEVILLE, ORE.
ure of the Industry and that a large
anil rnlnr rinniAiift for llv atrnk
products will not continue. It Is to
transporting In refrigerated ships
from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic
seaboard and Europe will be provid
ed. If this ran be accomplished It
will 1 m I si f a I w nnaa Itiia ii n tlr Ataa
of Europe to the packers of the Pacif
ic Coast on a basis where they ran
successfully compete with the packers
of the middle west In export business
and every reasonable means should
be fostered to bring this very desir
able condition about.
From one high in authority on live
stork, we gather the following: ". . .
the great Increase In- present prices of
rattle aa compared with pre-war
prices applies mainly to beef or fat
rattle. Present pricea on this class of
stock show an increase of about 125
per cent, while prices on what are
tnrmn,! t tr ritttla mmm hulfnra
and yearlings, are scarcely more than
15 per rent, nigner tnan two years
ago. It is my belief that the price of
beef cattle will remain firm until the
need of our. Government and our
Allies has been satisfied; and, from
all Indications, some time will elapse
before thin ran he hrmivht ahnut . .
Ten years ago it was generally custo
mary to tin inn ror Deer only tne ncavy
aged steers of three and tour years.
Now the custom Is to feed cukes,
yearlings and two-year-olds, where
the food Is substantial enough to
make beef. The Northwest has an
abundance of winter feed and fall
ranges were never better. From all
reports live stock is in excellent con
dition." Regarding sheep, he says: "In the
opinion of those best Informed the
present prevailing price Is not far
above the production cost at this time
It is true that the mutton mar.
ket has neither the strength nor the
permanence of the beef or hog mar
ket for the reason that the Govern
ment has not been as heavy a buyer
of mutton as It hasabeen of beef and
pork. Lamb feeders who purchased
thetr feeding stock after the break in
the market, especially those who pur
chased 1918 February and early
March Iambs, schould receive very
satisfactory returns for their feeding
operations and show a substantial
profit "
"On account of the high prevail
ing prices, los of live stock repre
sents a much more serious problem
than formerly as Iobs of a few head
of cattle runs into big money. I,
therefore urge upon bankers of the
stock sections that they use their ln-
nuence witn came men to Jrln their
local Cattle Protective Associations
and register their brands with the
proper authorities. Brand Inspectors,
maintained by these associations at
the principal markets, apprehend ex
tras and stolen cattle d tlrlnr A vonr'a
time amounting Into the hundreds
ot tnousands or dollars which would
otherwise be lost to cattle growers.
The name of the nrenniTntinn i ,1.1.
state is the Oregon Cattle and Horse
naisers Association, with headquar
ters at Baker, Oregon.
In May. 1918. the Government took
over the 1 9 1 8 wool clin. also t h 1 o 1 1
wool unsold at that time, the prices
being those of Julv an 1 a 17 , ,h
Atlantic seaboard on the scoured bas
is. These prices did not differ great
ly from the current prices at that
time. The Government reserved th
right to take such of this wool as
was needed ror military purposes,
the balance to be alocated to manu
facturers for civllia n nurnnana Whan
such alocation is made, the Govern
ment issue price Is 7 per cent, higher
than the price paid to the grower, this
addition to cover warehouse charges
and Government overhead. The Brit
ain Government controls the wool not
only of Great Britain, but also of
Australia and New Zealand tlmir i.
sue prices being from 30 per cent, to
v per cent, lower than the United
States issue price or 23 per cent, to
33 per cent less than the prices paid
to our growers.
Stocks held by the Government on
December 18 were 325,000,000 l!s.
Stocks in the hands of manufacturers
September 30, 1918, were 100.000,
000 pounds, making a total of 425,
000,000 pounds at the beginning of
this year. The coming clip, including
the pulled wool, will be approximate
ly 300,000,000 pounds, making a to
tal domestic supply available for the
next 18 months of 725,000.000 lbs.
From one of the best known auth
orities locally, whose firm handles
perhaps more wool than any other
single Institution in this country,' we
have the following: "When it is re
membered that stocks of clothing are
greatly depleted and that at all times
there must be a surplus on hand in
order that manufacturers may have
choice of wools for proper blending
it is readily seen that foreign wools
will be necessary to take care of our
needs. Four countries of the world
only produce more than they consume
Australia, New Zealand and Brit
ish South Africa and South America,
and to them we must look for ad
ditional wool needed. Great Britain
controls Australia and New Zealand
and, e.ven if sufficient shipping is
available, it is doubtful if the British
Government will release wools to
manufacturers in this country at the
same price they make to their own
trade. Australia and the United
States will show small gains in sheep
in the past year, but the world's fig
ures show a heavy reduction.
"Argentine has had her supply de
creased nearly 40 per cent, by drouth
losses. Taking Into consideration the
depleted stocks in the United States
reduction in number of world sheep
cost and difficulty of importing wool
and increased cost of nrnHnotinn
does not seem possible that prices will
urop 10 anywnere near pre-war levels
However, I believe it reasonable to
expect a drop of from 10 per cent, to
25 per cent., depending on grades,
from prices now paid by the govern
ment to the growers."
From the editor nf a molt
trade paper we have the following
iuc Buipuienis 01 wneat and flour
for the first Rlr mnnihi nt i..t ..
j . .a,. ) 1..CXI
totaled 11,750,000 bushels. The crop
of last year totaled 11,760,000 bush
els. The crop qf Oregon, Washington
aim mano amounted to about 50,
000,000 bushels; with 6,000,000
bushels used for home conmimntinn
and 3,000,000 bushels used for wii.ter
feeding, (Ives a total of 11,000.000
bushels to be disposed of and leaves
fully 29.000,000 bushels more to ac
count on the crop ot 1917 and 1918.
"Many ot the trade are figuring
how the balance will be disposed ot.
It the Government should come Into
the market tor'larga shipments of
flour from February to May, there
will be wheat carried over.
"The acreage sown to tall wheat In
Oregon, Washington and Idaho la
2.324.960 acres. In 1917, there was
1,334.000 acres. The outlook is very
favorable. There has been no freez
ing weather up to date and reports
from every section of Oregon, Wash
ington ami Idaho are optimistic. The
spring acreage ot 1918 was 2,740,000
acres, and, I believe, thla will be ex
ceeded this year aa the farmers have
a guarantee ot $2 20 pr bushel for
wheat ( Portland, Puget Sound and
Astoria) from the Government and
aa other cereals are not guaranteed
In price, this will no doubt Increase
the acreage ot wheat, making It larg
er than ever seeded In this territory."
From the manager of one of th-i
largest milling concerns In the North
west we have the following: "The
conditions throughout the Pacific
Northwest are not at all satisfactory
to millers or consumers, ltecently all
milling restrictions were removed by
the food administration, but the pur
chasers of flour for European ship
ment rr- still controlled by our Gov
ernment, and on account of the ficti
tious price for the 1918 and 1919
crops delivered at Pacific Coast ter
minals, millers In this section are un
able to compete with middle, western
and eastern millers who have access
to A"-'e Coast ports and the result
so far has been that Pnc'f'c Coast wit
lers lu.ve not been favored wltn thoir
Just proportion of export flour orders.
"It must be remembered that In all
the territories ot the Rocky Moun
tain rbout 80 per cent, of the wheat
flour milled passes Into local con
sumption and 20 per rent, is exported,
while the country west of the Hocky
Mountains la so sparrcly settli'd com
paratively speaking that tho condi
tions are reversed' and only 20 per
cent, is consumed locally.
"Oregon, Washington and Northern
Idaho have a milling rapacity of ap
proximately 15.000.000 barrels of
flour yearly, being the equivalent of
about 65.000.000 bushels of wheat.
This is more than Is harvested locally.
Hence It is apparent that if the mills
in these three states should operate
steadily, there would be no wheat for
exportation from Portland, Astoria
or I'uget Sound ports.
"The population of the territory
referred to above is about 2.500,000
Estimating a flour consumption of
one and one-quarter barrels annually
per capita, about 2.000.000 barrels
are required for home use. leaving,
say. 12.000,000 barrels for export,
providing the mills operate constant
ly. Unless the Government resumes
the purchase of export flour In the
very near future, all the terminal
.thills will have to cease operation,
and mill feed, of which there Is not
to exceed a week's supply on hand,
will be entirely exhausted."
From another large milling concern
we have: "Exports of flour by wat
er. Including 759.028 barrels to Eu
rope, were 817,900 barrels as against
284,771 barrels for the correspond
ing period of the previous year. Sup
plies of Oregon oats and barley are
very small, local requirements are be
ing filled with eastern oats and Cali
fornia barley."
Regarding grain bags, they say:
"Purchases to date. In anticipation of
the coming season, by Importers and
the big manufacturers, are much
smaller than usual owing to the com
paratively high price and uncertain
conditions. Farmers show very llt
the disposition to buy and as nmport
ers will not increase their storks
pending sales, It is desirable, in ordor
to avoid a shortage later on, that far
mers should buy a portion of ther re
quirements early. This would enable
importers to replace with further
shipments from Calcutta and thus In
sure an adequate supply at harvest
time."
With the uncertainties existing to
day In the lumber situation, It would
be difficult to obtain any positive op
inions as to the near future of this
industry. One of the most successful
men in this line gave as his opinion
that 1919 would be a period If un
certainty fir the lumbermen. He
based this on the fact that building
would progress slowly until condi
tions had stabilized both labor and
the price of other building material.
One factor that may help out the
situation Is the drop of ocean freight
rates. Rates have declined consider
ably on Oriental freights within the
past few weeks and no doubt there
will be still further decline.
Another man who manages perhaps
one of the largest lumber businesses
in Oregon has this to say: "The ar
mistice came at a time when practic
ally all the larger mills In the North
west were catering to Government re
quirements to the extent of probably
an average of 70 per cent, of their
output. The class of commercial
business which the fir manufacturers
ordinarily depend on had been lost
sight of. The end of the war came so
suddenly and at a time of the year
when climatic and seasonal conditions
were . not conducive to the use of
building materials and we were faced
with the problem "of starting to get
business at a time when in ordinary
years we always felt there was no
business. The result has been, I
think, that practically none of the
mills had anything to-run on. A few
orders are drifting In to the larger
mills every day. This amount, how
ever, will not mean anything if all the
mills should start up. There may be
a question as to the amount of lum
ber needed abroad, but there Is no
question but that the amount will be
sufficient to have some influence on
our market. This demand will not
come until the European and other
foreign countries have bad time to
take acoount of their finances and un
til they feel that prices are fairly sta
ble. Also cargo rates will have to be
somewhat lowered and space easier to
get than it is now. ,
"The buyers cannot wait forever,
however, and I think that some time
within the next few months foreign
buying will be quite in evidence. The
same idea, I think, can apply to the
railroads. They are finding out now
what the market Is and will undoubt
edly buy a reasonable amount of lum
ber this year. 80. taking it anyway
you look at It. we are going to have
quite a while before we have demand
enough, to make us at all prosperous
or Independent.
"I do not see why the call for lum
ber for the varlgus purposes It Is
needed for will not begin to rmne
from all the buying territory at about
the same time, ss the same, or nearly
the same, fact rs are going to govern
and. beciose rf th's. I do not sea how
we are 1,. nng 111 .,., '" '"''
good lunger market but doubt If we
g
VT, P"Hk ' ,hef.' 7.
ud I shn ' H verv well satisfied If
re are abl in si. - have a satis-
an
factory market at tlmt time,
From one i f our ' -st and most
successful brokers wi h ve the follow.
Ing: "At the pres"t "me domestic
business Is more r 1 :i quiet, the
dealers throughtt the r 'ti'tryjintlrl-
patlng a lower pr " ' )
ending ot the wur.
!' rv ' -tint of the
It Is, however,
the opinion of thrr- nost Interested 1 g Wll,i t0 congratulate her on
that there will be a l.eavy demand for tne g.,ondld work she has accomplish
domenttc purposes na n'loti ns buyers wi.iin wm, us
fuel they ran go the l with safety
Stocks throughout th" country are
depleted aa a general rule. Export
business tins been linivlnc f ilrly well
to China with a prospect of nu In-
creasing demand. The srme applies
to Australia and the west toast of
noum Amnnra. i nere are very large
Inquiries In the market at the preaeut
time for.th United Kingdom rtl we
expect to see a heavy mover' ' f
railway ties and timbers In t!;..: di
rect Ion.''
From one of the best informed n
In the Wont, we have the following:
"With natural conditions so extrcmu
Iv favorable to successful dairying,
the Northwestern States are bound to
increase thoir output of butter, cheese
and rnndensd milk. Past experience
has amply proven the solid prosperity
of every community where dairying
j predominates and there is every reas
on 10 ievi mat tne next live years
will bring the producer greater pros
perity than tho last five years have."
"In the near future there should be
a very heavy export trade especially
of condensed milk. A ton of raw
i milk produces roughly 100 pounds of
butter or 200 pounds of cheese, or
1. 000 pounds of standard condensed
milk. Considering the transporta
tion problem, no other food product
Would give such Instantaneous and
safe relief from hunger. A can or
two of condensed milk per day per
person, added to present rations
would keep these starving people go
ing until regular provisions could be
undertaken.
"The war will have accustomed
European people to the use of canned
milk and though our export of this
commodity before the war amounted
tj very little, It seems reasonable that
Europe will need a lot of this and
other dairy products for several years
i to come. ,
j "Oregon and Washington manu
facture over $5,000,000.00 worth of
1 dairy products monthly. It Is to be
I regretted that Government statistics
I Just Issued show a reduction of 5.000
1 head of cows In Oregon and 24,000 In
j Washington."
From the same source as quoted
above, we have the following: "There
should be a good demand from abroad
j for at least two years In eggs and
poultry. Russia was the greatest poul
try and egg producing country .of Eu
rope before the war. It seems likely
that there Is less than half the normal
quantity of poultry In Europe now.
It Is my opinion that lower prices will
prevail In dairy and poultry products
but that price levels will never reach
thoseof 1914 and 1915. Even if
there were no export trade In sight
this year, our own population would
consume all of our production with
values around 25 per cent below 1918
prices."
We Beg to Announce
THAT THE
Central Oregon Title & Loan Company
Has taken over the Abstract and Insurance
a Business of the
Crook County Abstract Company
And will be found, at the former location of the
Crook County Abstract Company on
Court (Third) Street
Dependable
"Red Crown" is straight-distilled,
, all-refinery gasoline. Look for the
Red Crown sign before you fill.
' STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(CilUornu)
C. R. MARTIN, Specliil
9at
HIGH SCHOOL
NEWH NOTKH jWj
N.,r,,, Kvlew class has com-
.,,,,, lhe rBVlw f Om.graiihy and Is
K Jng mi Grammar,
u M,u ,,,, h fmuhed tha
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(( ,.1(iW (J T.h," bv strayor
,llt Norswortby.
r,Mi ,u No
irmal Agriculture Is
oln to visit Prineville Flour Mills
J, ,0 uk ,m ,nB pro,.s of
kl, flimr Mr, oillott Is Hie In-
t motor ot this class.
Harold (Dor) Davis 1ms returned
to school after suveral days' absence.
"Doc" bus annexed tin,othor pair of
"Eyes."
Mrs. Delplila Tuvlor, our Language
i,, ..,,. in Rninnlav fur Kuifena.
-,h..r nmke her hnme. C. C.
Mr. E. E. Htreeter has been seloeteri
to fill the position ot advisor by the
Sophomore class.
Lynn Cram delivered a splendid
R,nlnr inlW hut Friday morning, The
1 Buhj,.t. "Dr. Alex Carrol And Ills
Work (ll France," was most Interest-
,nU Instructive. He told Of r
Carrol's wonderful discoveries and
accomplishments during the recent
war. We are hoping for more like It
next Friday.
Mr. Vernon C. Shlppee of Ashton,
III n ils, a graduate of Cornell College,
has been elected to fill the position
left vacant by the resignation ot Mrs.
Taylor. Mr. Evans received a tl
gram Wednesday morning from Mr.
Shlppee stating that he would reach
Prineville about Monday.
Sarah llamar, a member of the Sen
ior dims, is leaving for her home in
Philomath, Oregon. We will miss her
from our school.
Lorna Mullen, formerly attending
a high school In Heat tie, entered our
school Monday, enrolling lu tho Jun
ior rlass.
Tho Freshman Mternry Society has
changed lis name from Skukelecks to
Adelphlnns.
The flag was placed at half must
on Wednesday out (f respect fur tho
late Governor Wlthycoinhe, who pass
ed away on Tuesduy evening.
The Junior class has begun the pre
liminary arrangements for the pro
duction of tho annual Junior p!uy,
sometime during ComuieHet mettt
Week.
We are all glad to see Otis Mi ivln
non back aguln after an absence of
two weeks.
Pete Augustine Is hack, resuming
his studies after an absence ot two
weeks, on account of elcknsq.
Everybody Is glad to see all the
chins pennants on the wall agulu. We
hope they will remain with us longr
this time.
The basketball gardes winch will
decide the championship ot the State
will be played on the 14th and 15th
of March a Eugene. The champions
ot this district have not yet been de
cided. The Crook County High trark team
for the Inter-Scholastic Field day,
which will be held at Madras on May
17, has ben organized. Harold Prose
was elected captain and Roy Clark
manager.
w. s. a.
Harney county Is not the only reg
ion In Oregon wbero prospecting tor
oil Is under way. In eastern Linn
county consederahle Interest bus btx.n
aroused over tho developmnt ot wll
dfincd oil prospeets. Leases have
boon taken on lands and a thorough
Investigation ot the fluid Is being
made to put down teat wells to a
depth of at least 3,000 foot, Crane
American.
Agt., Redmond, Oregon !