Crook County Journal. - COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE voi xx in. I'M NEVILLE, CUOOK COL'NTY, OREGON, APRIL JM, NO. 24. CEMTEK 4 PEINEVIL ROAD IMTORTPY Three State Roads Under Construction Here This Year Will Mean The Spending of Half a Million Dollars in Prineville THREE CAMPS ARE NOW ESTAiSHEDONThE OCHOCO CAYON ROAD Construction on Crooked River Link Can Start By June 1 Grade West of City To Be Improved To The Amount Of $20,000. Grade Will Be Reduced. North Main to Have 50-Foot Cut ALL OLD OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED MAW RKSOUTIONH AUK IMShKH I'Olt HKTTKIt S'i'tH'K NEXT MEETING AT BURNS Tliu HUth Annual Moling Wan The! lUnt Ever Ami I'Imiik Wv.ro Mmle 1 or Adtanct'iiiuiil With litany delcgutos from all purl uf lli a state and visitor from point throughout the Northwest and middle western itatua in attendance, the sixth annual (Ion of the Ore gon Caltlo & llonu Kaisers' Aisocla tlon opened In Bend Tuesday nioru lug. A widespread movement for Hie Introduction of butter blood In the herds of Oregon breeders, with more up-to-date tnt'thodl In the cattle in dustry was the keynote of the con tention and It i torcaated In the annuul addresi of President William Tollman of Baker, who declared that by reaon of the 640-acre homestead i t the open rnnge Is doomed, and that greater efficiency In the slock business would bo required as a con sequence. "There wus never a time In the history of Uregoii when ranchers needed a stock association more than they do at the present day," Mr. Poll man snld. ."This Ih for their own good us well us for tliu best Interests of Hi" nation, and the entire world as well. In the reconstruction period there nniHt. be no slackers, and we must recognize thut food production Will be one of the greatest factors In solving the problems of tliu world unrest which have developed In the last few months," Mr. l'ollmuu concluded his address with a plea for the Victory Liberty loan, urging all stockmen In the state to put the finishing touches to the war by buying Victory bonds to the; limit of their resources. Mayor J. A. End's, In his address of I wi lcomo to the members or the stoeK tiii'ii,) association, turned over the keys of the city to thorn literally its well us f iKurutively. Ho presented a huge wooden key, two feet In length to George Itusgell of Prineville, vice president of the association, appoint ing him acting mayor of Bend during the two days of the convention, while a glittering star 12 Inches In diame ter, was pinned on the broad chest of James 11. Kylo ot Stanflold, who was' named nctlng city marshal. Mr. Hun-I sell briefly acknowledged the honor,! and the formal response wns given by j Senator , Walter M. Pierce of La Grande. Mr. Pierce in the courso of his ad dress declared thut the world now looks to America for a solution ot Its problems. The stockmen, through food production, will piny no small part In this, he maintained. "The last year has been an event ful one In the cattle Industry," be said, "for, due to war demand, prices have been increased and production has been grently stimulated, What the future holds In store tor us would be difficult to say, but we cannot be lieve that it will be in the nature ot a retrograde movement" As a committee of credentials, Wil liam Hanley ot Burns, J. Blllingsly ot Ontario and J. N. Small of Silver Lake were appointed. Many resolutions concerning the betterment ot the industry were pass ed. ; The work ot the Bureau of Mar kets was praised and a resolution aimed at stock rustling met unani mous approval. , All the officers of the association for the past year were unanimously re-elected to handle the affairs ot the organization. They are: Wiliam Pollman ot Baker, President; Geo. Russell of Prineville, First Vice Pres ident; William H. Daughtry of Port land, Second Vice President; William Duby ot Baker, Treasurer; and 8. O. Correll ot Baker, Secretary. Mr. Poll man, Mr. Duby, and Mr. -Correll have held their present positions since the oi JtuiiUatlcn was formed In 1913. Following, tho election, President I'ollmun appointed tbit executive commllteft, the following being en dorsed without a dissenting vole by the delegates: p. tj. Smith, Hums; Herbert K. Kemp, llolse; Tom Logan, literati; William Jonob, Juniura; Ike Mills, Paulina; F. A. Phillips, linker; lid. Powers, Ditrkeo; Henry Hans, Enterprise; Grant Mays, Port land; Henry Wetidt, Baker; Henry Laxlnka, L'kluli; Thomus 'Mack, linker; Robert Williams, Joseph; J. M, Small, Summer Lake; Bernard Italy, I.akevlew; I), p. Brown, A del; Ed. fitsurfer, Jordun Vulley; Frank lowden. Jr.. Wullu Wullu: Ituvmmul ! Culavan, Prineville; James Nelson, Nye; A. M. Smith, Lakevlow; W. A. Clover, Halway; E. W. Coles, Hulues; Albert Campbell, New Mea dows, Idaho; Waller M. Pierce, La Grande; F. A. FlUpatrlck, Paisley; J. E. Snow, Dayvllle. The nexi annual convention will be held at Burns. WOOL 8ALB FOR PRINEVILLE Plans are being formulated for the holding of a big wool sale In Prine ville this year. Heretofore, not having a railroad, storsge of wool for sale and ship ment wsi out of the question. But now, with adequate storago and transportation facilities, it will to a great saving for the wool growers. There Is a large wool producing territory to the south and east as well as surrounding the city of Prineville. It is also likely that the most ot the wool from the Mitchell and John Day country will be hauled out this way. The road over the mountains Is being repnlred by tho Forestry ser vice and will soon be In good shape for trnfflc. JOINT MM FRIDAY NIGHT There wil lbo a Joint meeting of Iho Crook County Development Lengue and the Prinevlllo Commer cial Club Friday night at the Club Hall. Every man Interested In a bigger and hotter city and county will be expected to be present. ' Will Wurzwellcr, O. M. Cornell, Jay H. Upton, O. H. Hnssell, J. H. Rosenberg, Committee w. s. .- RELICS SHOWN FRIDAY P. M. A. D. Welser Is here with his large rolectlon oT-war trophies, which he Is showing In the Intorest ot the Vic tory Ixian. Wednesday evening he showed them at Roberts, Today he Is showing them in th fowell Butte section and Friday they will be shown all afternoon near the public square on Mnln street. School will be dis missed In order thnt the students may all have an opportunity to see these relics. Mr. Wier will give a talk In explanation of the different features of the exhibit, which everyone should make a special effort to see. w. s. s. FORESTRY SERVICE ROAD WORK 18 BEING STARTED The Forestry Service has commenc ed construction on the nine mile piece of road from the Jones sawmill to the Ranger Station op the Mitchell side of the mountain. This is to be a sixteen foot dirt surface road grad ed to conform to the government standard. B. T. Marshall Is the Sup erintendent ot Construction and E. G. Anderson is the construction en gineer. Mr. Marshall was former ly with the California Highway Com mission and hods a very tine reputa tion as a road constructor. , A camp has been established at the Heroford place and a crew of about' fifty men have begun work. It Is Intended to establish two other camps soon and put In about one hun dred men. A big army truck Is being sent in to be used In connection with this work in supplying the camps and moving the men. The road will likely be completed to the east line of Crook county this year. More highway activity Is taking place this year In the country Imme diately surrounding Prineville than has ever occurd since the Red Skins made their trails through the high rye grass and willows across the valleys of the Ochoeo and Crooked rivers. There will be nwire money expended in this county during 1919 than has ever before been invested in, road Improvement. The Ochoco Canyon road, which was started last year by the State and Federal Governments, cooperating with the county, Is again moving at a rapid pace. 100 men will soon be employed In this link of road connecting the Prineville country with John Day Valley at a point where the State Highway known as the John Day Highway Is already under construction, eastward to tho State line, at a cost of hundreds of thpusanus of dollars. The west end of the Bennett Highway will connect at Redmond with the Eugene Highway across the McKenzle Pass, yhlch is being improved this year aud next to the extent of $480,000 by the Federal Government. Not to be outdone by the Federal, State and County Governments, the city is doing its share toward the general improvement of highway condi tions by filling the streets in the north half of the city with material which Is being taken from the hill at the north end ot Main street, which Is being cut through to connect with the McKay road ina direct line Into the heart ot the Ochoco Project. . East Seventh street is being filled and nicely graded with this mater ial. East Sixth Is now being treated, and from there the work will be carried Into the western and northwestern sections of the city. South Main street will be opened and graded before jane 1, in order that the Crooked River Highway construction may start at the south boun dary ot the city and continue uninterrupted to the Shortv Davis ranch. THE BENNETT HIGHWAY What Is perhaps one of the biggest things that has ever happened tor Crook County began operation when the State Highway Commission voted to Include Crook County in the State Highway program for this year. Judge .Wallace In placing the matter before the Commission last week in, Portland, explained the condition we are confronted with. The only road from Prineville to the densely populated section of the county has a 22 per cent grade and a clay roadbed. There are four tons of mall going over the road every day when mail can be moved. Sometimes it takes six or eight horses to get through with the mail. Forty per cent, ot the assessed value of the county is in this mountain-locked section with its one poor road. The county has spent 180,000 on the present road and still cannot keep it open. After much discussion, the commission finally came to an agreement and adopted ft resolution to the effect that Inasmuch as Crook county was so poorly represented in former appropriations and the need being so urgent at this time, the roud from the Shorty Davis place on Crooked river to the Crook and Deschutes county line near Redmond be considered as one unit In the State Highway program and be constructed this year at an estimated cost of about $300,000. Crook county is to put up $95,000 and the balance to be paid by the state out ot the post road fund. This new road will be known as the Bennett Highway and will run from Redmond to Prineville. thence 32 miles south and east to" the Shorty Davis ranch following Crooked river on a water grade. It is expected that all surveys and estimates will be completed so that the contract can be let by June flrBt. The road will conform to the State st4i:darJs and be gravel ed the entire length. It is estimated that it will cost about ?220,000 for he Crooked river end ot the road and about $80,00 torthe roaa from here to Rdmond. It Is expected to require about $20,000 on the grade west of town In cut ting it down and widening and surfacing It to conform to the State standard. The road from Prineville west will be graveled for the entire length and have a sixteen foot crown. CITY WORK PROGRESSING A large crew of men Is at work tearing down the hill at the north end of Main street and placing the material on the streets needing re pairs. A total of 1507 loads have been taken out up to date. The lends average a cubic yard each. The first thousand loads were placed on East Seventh street, which put It in fine shape. They are now at work on East Sixth street and will soon have it completed. It is intended to rush this work right along until all of the' streets in the city are fixed. A little difficulty was experienced last week when the excavators hit a ten foot streak of hardpan. The teams were laid off for a few days until the ground could be loosened up by blasting. This work was entire ly successful and little more difficul ty Is expected as the remainder of the hill seems to be of soft material. There is somewhere between thirty five and forty thousand yards to be taken out ot the hill to complete the cut. w. s. s. PRIZES TO BE GIVEN FOR TWO LARGEST SUBSCRIPTIONS Harold Baldwin, bounty Chairman of the Victory Liberty Loan, has re ceived a telegram stating that the State Chairman is sending two Ger man helmets to be given as prizes to the ones making the largest subscrip tions to the Victory Loan In Crook county. These are brand new Pruss ian Guard helmets that were captured at Mets by the Americans, and were manufactured for the express pur pose ot wearing Into Paris by the victorious Germans. The two who win these helmets will have some thing to be proud of. PRiNEV ILLE IS ON ROAD MAP The action taken by the State Highway Commission recently iu or dering the immediate construction of the Shorty Davis-Prineville road and highway, puts Prineville In the position It deserves In the highway program of the State. It will make Prineville on two trans-state highways of the first magnitude, making three spokes in the wheel of roads radiating from this point completed before any other Interior Oregon town has one road of that quality ready for traffic, and will make Prineville the point through which millions of dollars in traffic will be poured during the next few years, the volume increasing rap idly, and will bring. the town and county into the position it Justly de serves. It is interesting to note the fact that the state highway commission took the step it did in regard to this county, and in so doing recognized the fact thatt a gross Injustice had been attempted, and the new road program, being the first deviation from the rule that no roads should be included in the state highway plan but those designated by the legisla ture will perhaps mean that we will get the roads so badly needed before we would have had them, should Prineville and Crook county have been given a fair consideration in the beginning. Commenting on the situation, the Portland Telegram says: "The commission sidestepped Its policy established some time ago to confine its work to roads on the state highway map by ordering the con struction of the Shorty Davis-Prine- ville-Redmond road In Crook county. This road taps the upper Crooked riv er basin, which is one of the most , fertile and populous districts of Crook (county. The only road now to this j country Is over a high mountain, j which is almost impassable for sev- eral months of the year. Crook coun- ty will contribute $95,000 for this road, which will be 42 miles long." j While the Bend Bulletin includes i the following in a recent article al Iso: i "For the first lime since Its organi- ration the state highway commission stepped aside from its rigid policy of confining work to roads on the state road map. Tho exception was made for Crook county, where an unusual condition exists. The deviation In the plan of the commission was not made on its own initiative, and no one will know just what was required from the county court, which in this instance means Judge Wallace, who has been in the fight for this development for sev eral years. It is also difficult to estimate how much opposition was developed in nearby quarters by those who wished to see the development retarded here in the hope that it would mean great- er development to other towns. i The fight was largely made and wuu uj j uuge n auuee, wuu wua iv- en valuable assistance from time to time by W. F. King and a final and valuable boost by G. M. Cornett.' The value of the work to the town and Its people,can never be estimated, and to these gentlemen who are re sponsible for the development the community owes a debt of everlast ing gratitude. AtTO TOCRIST REST PARK The committee on the Auto Tourist Rest Park has finally secured the ball park as the site for the rest station. It Is to be fitted up at once with el ectric lights, city water, shelter, fuel and other things necessary for the comfort and convenience of the auto tourists. Homer Ross is Superin tendent of the park and he will see that nothing la omitted to make this one of the most attractive rest sta tions in the state. Paulina gV NEWS NOTES j The Paulina Federal Loan Asso ciation held its annual meeting on the 19th. There were several new applications for membership. The local stock association held a meeting In Paulina on Friday. ) A meteor was plainly visible here on the evening of the 21st. It fell southeast of this place. This is the second aerolite to fall this month which could be seen in this locality. A. H. Olson finished his assessing here last week. Doc Reary has rented the Geo. Miles ranch. A. Carson was in town Saturday on business. . H. H. Anderson is building the new forest reserve fence. Geo. Senec&I ot Suplee was down to the meeting on the 19th. w. a. s. WIER EASTERN OREGON TRIP The folowing itinerary has been ar ranged for A. D. Wier who Is appear ing in the interest of the Victory Loan with an exhibit of war trophies including his private collection made during service ot more than a year as a "Y" secretary of the Western front. Mr. Wier has added to this a showing of souvenirs provided from the war trophy train which toured Oregon re cently. This exhibit has been sent out to appear at points that cannot be reach ed by the trophy train. , Mr. Wier's Western Oregon exhib it has been seen by several thousand people and has been declared one of the most interesting features of this campaign. Folowing is a schedule of the trip to Crook county: Leave Portland 9:30 a. m. April 22, arrive in Madras 7:30 p. m. April 22. In Crook county April 23, 24, 25, and 26. From Crook county to Wheeler county "and other Eastern Oregon counties. FLOOD WATER LIMITED FOR OCHOCO PROJECT ALL OF FLOW NOW BEING STORED IN RESERVOIR SHOULD USE WATER NOW Supply After Next Thirty Days Will Be Limited To Storage of 800 Acre Feet Flood water on the Ochoco Project is rapidly decreasing and all the run of Ochoco is being stored in the mam moth reservoir at this time. The stream that is wasting In Mo Kay is very small and all who art in a position to do so should use wat er on their lands, for the supply will be entirely exhausted in the next few weeks. - Not more than thirty days will be required for the run off to be reduc ed to the point where there will be a real water shortage, and after that time all water used by and of the land owners will be charged against their allotment in the reservoir. The total storage capacity of the reservoir will not be more than 8,000 acre feet, and all water used by the land owners will be charged against their share of that storage. Prospects are very good for crops, but the water must be applied in or der to supply the needed moisture to mak the yields what they should be. w. s. s. DEATH OF MRS. McFARLAND Mrs. Lucy McFarland, wife of W. R. McFarland, of this city, died at The Dalles hospital last Sunday morn ing following an operation. Mrs. McFarland has been ill for some time and this was the second of two operations which have been per formed upon her recently. The funeral was held from the j Methodist church in this city Tues day at 4:30 p. m. Mrs. McFarland. is survived by a husband, W. R. Mc Farland, two daughters, Mrs. Bert Roller, Mrs. E. C. Faught, and three sons, Walter, William and Eddie. . She was the mother of one of the pioneer families of the community and was well known to all the early residents of the Prineville country who will regret to learn of her de mise. W. 8. S. DEATH OF WILLIAM POST Wm. H. Post of Post, Oregon, died on Monday morning from pneumonia, which he contracted following an at tack of influenza. The deceased was born in Benton county. Oregon, aged 41 years, five months and eleven days. He is sur vived by a mother, father, three brothers and four sisters. The funeral was conducted by the Oddfellows of Prineville from the lo cal undertaking parlors on Tuesday afternoon, April 22, 1919. Mr. Post was a stockman of con siderable note, and had a wide circle of friends who will miss him greatly. W. S. 8. DEATH OF E. F. LONG E. F. Long passed away at his home in this city at midnight Tues day, April 21, 1919.. The direct cause of his death was an attack of pneumonia following influenza. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1851 came to California when a boy, from there to Crook county 86 years ago. He has been a resident of the county since that time and has been engaged in the stock business all of the time until his retirement a few years ago. : Since that time he has been in 111 health considerable of the time. He is widely known throughout the . country nere ana nts many menai will regret his passing.' . He is survived by a wife, two sons and three daughters. Two ot his daughters having died some time ago. The funeral will be held from the residence on West Seventh street this afternoon at three o'clock.