The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 21, 1918, Section One, Image 16

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Newspaper Page Text16 THE SUNDAY. -OHEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 21, 1918. OREGON, CALIFORNIA & EASTERN RAILROAD BEGINS OPERATION SECTION BETWEEN KLAMATH FALLS AND OLENE SYSTEM ROBERT E. STRAHORN PLANS TO DEVELOP CENTRAL OREGON- SALESPEOPLE WANTED KLAMATH RAILROAD BEGINS OPERATIONS Oregon, California & Eastern Line Will Develop Vast Timber Resources. WHITE PINE IS HELD KING People of Southwestern Oregon Look Ahead to Most Prosperous Era in History Irrigation . Brings Relief. The people of Klamath County, un der the inspiration of Robert E. Stra horn. the Indomitable builder of trans portation lines, have the satisfaction of seeing the first section of the Ore gon, California & Eastern Railroad in operation and construction work pro gressing on the remaining: stretch of the line from Klamath Falls to Dairy. It is the expectation of President Strahorn to eventually accomplish the construction" of a system of railroad that will serve the great interior re gion of Central and Eastern Oregon, fast becoming one of the rich agricul tural districts of the Coast, and pos sessed of almost immeasurable wealth in the standing pine timber that is the largest body of that matchlessywood in the continental United States. The first section of the new railroad. 10 miles in length, was recently put in operation between Klamath Falls and Olene. It is serving a number of saw mills already and with the track fin ished to Dairy, 20 miles from Klamath Falls, will serve an increasing scope of territory. Without fear of contradic tion, Mr. Strahorn ranks that section as being destined within a short time to become the center of the greatest lumber industry on the entire Coast. Grain Acreage Enlarged. The Klamath Basin, with magnificent alfalfa fields extending from Upper Klamath Lake to Tule Lake, irrigated under the great Government irrigation project, has a bumper crop of hay that Is being contracted for at a price of $20 per ton in the stack. The greatest grain crop in the history of the region is being grown and will soon be har vested. There has been a. transformation In the livestock industry and there is a greater variety and larger value nl the resources of the region than ever be fore. Though there has been depletion of the large herds and flocks there has been a vast Increase in the small herds of the dairyman and small flocks of sheep owned by numbers of farmers and stockmen, better cared for, better grades of livestock and producing a tremendous annual value in marketable animals and output of wool and mo hair from the flocks of sheep and goats. It is a transformation of intensive development, not alone in the province of the stockman, but of the farmer as well. Drainage and irrigation is bring ing many square miles of new land into production and the first great yield of barley and other grains will be har vested this year, from a large area of fertile lands around the shores of Tule Lake, restored to production from the bed of the lake by the work of the United States Reclamation Service. Irrigation Brings Relief. Other areas brought under irrigation and yielding crops for the harvester this year are in Yonna and Poe valleys, tapped by the new line of the Strahorn railroad, which is being constructed with money provided by the city of Klamath Falls, as the result of a bond issue. When Robert E. Strahorn laid before the citizens of Klamath Falls his purpose to develop a railroad that would radiate to the great interior tributary to that point, it met instant response in a material way. Now development of lands and in dustries beyond the first stretch of the new road is anticipated as affording certain early advancement of the rails into new territory. In the vicinity of Bonanza, on Lost River. 26 miles east of Klamath Falls, another area is brought under irrigation and this will also be tapped by a branch of the new road at some future time, according to present plans. At this time, when railroad construc tion is almost an unknown pursuit, it Is a phenomenal demonstration of the faith people have in their own country that is afforded by the vigor with which this new transportation system is being pushed to completion under the stress of a shortage of labor and high cost of materials. Development Tnder "Way. "The Klamath country has now taken a firm second hold on development and is the liveliest section east of the Cas cade Mountains." says Mr. Strahorn, who has just returned from Klamath Falls. "With a $2,000,000 payroll this year, 60.000 acres of its richest land being re claimed by drainage and irrigation. 120 a ton alfalfa and the greatest building and home-making activity since the boom of six or seven years ago. the transformation In the past year is a surprise to all visitors. It Is a gratify ing case of a wonderfully favored country, after many vicissitudes and dlscourasrine: delays, just starting to come into its own. MUI Increase Output. "Of course the agricultural develop ment is largely due to prevailing high prices of all products and the stimulus of our new railroad construction. The wonderful expansion of the lumber in riustrv eoinsr on and to increase for vears is the natural result of the rap idly decreasing supply of pine timber in the older lumbering sections added to war demands and the greatly dimin ished building operations of the past few vears. which can only be held back about so long, when the slack roust be taken up in addition to the current normal demand. "For examnle one big mill has the hulk of its output sold for a term of vears to one dealer In a comparatively- small city In a far Eastern state. The Euwana Company, which has just com Dieted its new mill, ships seven car loads of box shooks daily. It runs day and night and the other mills, would do so If they could get the labor. "We have six mills along the first 20 miles of our new railroad and others farther out are clamoring for its ex tension, some hauling their product by team and auto 20 miles. White Pine Is King. . "Western white pine Is indeed king till will. Just as soorv as we can fur wish adeauate rail facilities, make Klamath Falls the greatest lumber ' manufacturing center In the United States for her tributary country has An nnn nno.OOO of it. Speaking of lumber shipments reminds me that I had the pleasure on June 30, 1918, just 11 months after we let our construction contract, of seeing the first two car loads shipped to Klamatn iir new road from a mill miles out. "One of the most striking tural developments down - , - vjf 'rAfVvVv frit i if y " . AJL l - - t VI iL, ,Kf,r . I v.. .. ;. -j-r 1 '4 11 J f- 4 - VV" ' ir " i r, !h RHODES BR OTHER Falls over about 20 agricul- there and io-h wrih tmvpllnt miles to see. what appears, on account of the ab Is sence of fences, to be one solid field of 5000 acres of barley on land which was covered by the waters of Tule Lake last year. Much of this will yield 40 to 50 bushels per acre without irrigation, owing to the moisture left in the warm, sandy loam of the receding waters of' the lake. Another important item is the reclamation, this season, by pump ing from the giant springs at Bonanza, of 10.000 acres of rich - bench lands mostly in sight of our dairy terminal and the arrangements being perfected for the irrigation of 30.000 acres more n that vicinity from the $500,000 Gov- rnment reservoir at the head of Lost River. Much I.and Is Drained. Also along our line in the Swan Lake, Pine Flat and Tonna Valley sec tions artesian wells are being driven to irrigate some 15,000 acres more. Quite flow of gas has been encountered in ome drilling nearby, which encourages the hope that a commercial supply of gas or oil may. through these efforts, be' added to Klamath's imposing array of natural resources. To the Tule Lake reclamation of about 75,000 acres, at the rate of about 5000 acres per year, through diversion of its Lost River feeder, is this year added the beginning of the draining of Lower Klamath Lake through diver sion of the overflow waters of Klamath River. Here will be another princely addition of about 90,000 acres of rich bottom lands in the near future as a result of many years' hard work to harmonize conflicting interests, which few years ago seemed impossible. Meanwhile the marsh lands of the Upper Klamath Lake are being drained at the rate of from 5000 to 10,000 acres a year, while the added area of lands being cultivated each year under the original $3,000,000 Government Irriga tion system is considerable. Livestock Industry Groira. 'And yet the Klamath country is above all things the meat and wool farming country par excellence, as our friend Colonel Hawley would express it. As a producer of grass and grain for feed and of cattle, horses, sheep and wool it will be most noted in ages to come. It is the natural home of alfalfa. clover, timothy and red top, which will be fed 'in Winter by the millions of tons In . future years right where It grows to the livestock which In Sum mer will swarm over the great ranges of the more elevated country surround ing. - It already ships about 1000 car loads of these products annually and is probably paying more attention to improving Its stock so they will be better worth this choice Winter feed than any section of the Northwest. " Many Obstacles Overcome. "With all this fatness of the Klamath country and the Central Oregon coun try. generally, can you wonder at my persistence in hammering away, even under the most discouraging conditions, at my railroad project? Or that I am never backward in reminding Portland that she has a great stake in the de veiopment of that region which it is possible to make as large an element of her prosperity as all Oregon west of the Cascade Mountatns? I am now referring to all the country and all the trade, and the interchange thereof. which Is involved in my complete pro gramme of connecting up those five railroads which just reach the outer edge of that country and the creation of new through rail routes east of the Cascades from the Columbia River region to California and the East. Rural Advantages Expand "Of course we are practically side tracked during the war which. we could do so much to help win even if we had only the line from Bend to Klamath Falls completed. But it should not be forgotten that these lines would be come a national necessity should foreign troubles come to our Coast and that when the war is over the one big gest and best field in which to work out the home-finding and employmen projects for our returned soldiers i that one bo near by. east of the Cas sades. Also that it Is never too early for us to begin to make the most of it. "With all the struggle and strain of the comparatively small and financially weak population of Eastern Oregon its progress in a large way is after all only too slow in these days when so much should be done in so short a time. Nearly all the reclamation projects I have mentioned and many others could be very helpful in time for the winning of the war if we could get prompt co operation from the Government in the way of financing on an adequate scale. Land development is going on only by piecemeal and unsatisfactorily because the bonds of reclamation districts, which can be made as safe as any se curity need be. can in these times only be placed locally, if at alL and very slowly at that. 'If these securities could be fathered or taken over by the Government re turns in crops of all kinds would be ad equate and almost Instantaneous. Please recollect that with this done on an adequate scale, and the rail lines I suggest completed, that country can produce from 60,000,000 to 75,000,000 bushels of grain or its equivalent annually." Brownsville Has Chautauqua. BROWNSVILLE, Or., July 20. (Spe cial.) Brownsville, agrees with the President's view that Chautauquas are not luxuries and extravagances, but are . necessities instead. The other towns of the county which usually hold Chautauquas are ' going without them this year, but on Tuesday after noon a company began here a series of one week s programmes. CARD OF THAKS. We wish to thank ovrr many friends who so kindly helped us during the illness and at the funeral of Mrs. Katie Christiansen, expressed by helping deeds ana Deautilul flowers. CHRISTOPHER CHRISTIANSEN dv. AND FAMILY. FLOURING MILL LOOMS CRAWKORDSVILLE PLANT MAY BE MOVED TO NEW LOCATION. Lebanon Business Men Open Negotia tions to Have Industry Trans ferred to That City. LEBANON. Or., July 20. (Special.) Lebanon has good prospects of having a flouring mill established here. John Aicnercner, who owns a mill near Crawfordsville, In this county, is plan ning to move his plant to Lebanon. This mill is closely linked with the early history of Linn County, it being one or the first institutions of its kind started in Linn County. It was first started by R. C. Finley In 1848. The old stone burrs for this mill were brought across the plains by ox team from Crawfordsville, Ind.. in 1847. The mill stands on the eame site where it was first built. It has been rebuilt oeveral times and new machln cry installed, until now It Is strictly modern. In the early days there was considerable wheat raised In that vicin ity, but now it is largely devoted to dairying, fruit and stockraising, and the mill finds trouble in getting grain Mr. Mcl-ercher thinks there Is larger field for his mill at Lebanon, and the business men here are giving him strong encouragement. IS Standardized Schools Is Plan. ALBANY. Or.. July 20. (Special.) If plans now being made by the Schoo Board at Lyons are developed Linn County will have 13 standardized high schools. This board is planning to have a standard high school at Lyons during the coming school year. There TacomcCs Leading Department Store y The rapid expansion of business during the past year and the many changes in.our selling force that are incidental with adjustment to war conditions finds us preparing for the coming season with good positions open for thoroughly ex perienced men and women with real sales ability in a number of departments. Rhodes Brothers is recognized as the leading retail establishment of Tacoma, located in the very center of Tacoma's retail district with six floors covering half a block, and more than 40 live, up-to-date departments. And is favorably known for its progressive methods and liberal policy in regard to the help employed. Working conditions are comfortable, salaries are the best paid in this line of work and the bonus system in successful operation here gives extra opportunity for increasing earnings that no other store in this section of the country offers. The hours are from 9 to 6 every day in the week, and the store has every con venience for comfort and welfare of its employes. Positions Are Now Open in the Departments For Men in the RUGS AND DRAPERY SECTION MEN'S CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR For Women in the WOMEN'S APPAREL SECTIONS BLOUSES, PETTICOATS AND NEGLIGEE WEAR CORSETS AND BRASSIERES JUNIORS' AND CHILDREN'S APPAREL , WOMEN'S LINGERIE AND HOUSE GARMENTS ART NEEDLEWORK SECTION SILKS AND DRESS GOODS LINENS, DOMESTICS AND COTTON FABRICS MILLINERY SALONS BOOKS AND STATIONERY JEWELRY AND LEATHER GOODS Applications for employment in these departments may be made to the Superintendent's Office on Fifth Floor. Prefer ably in person, but application by mail will be considered. 'InEveryDstauT&coma's Leadind Retail Establishment' are 12 standard high schools In the county already. They are located at Albany. Lebanon. North Brownsville. South Brownsville, Halsey. Harrisburg. Scio. Mill City. Sweet Home, Crabtree. Shedd and Tangent. 14TH YEAR IN PORTLAND CONGREGATION PICKS MOSS Presbyterian Churclt Members Aid Red Cross Operations. One of the most novel church dem onstrations ever seen In Tortland was displayed In the btucmcnt of the First Presbyterian Church Monday whrn 250 members of the church dashed to the rescue of the Red Cross by picking. Bortlng and drying 13 sacks of sphag num moss for surgical dressing bandages. So successful were the church work ers at their voluntarily-assumed tsTTk of helping out the Red Cross, that Dr. Boyd, pastor, has called for a second Red Cross picking demonstration rn the hasemont of the church at 7:30 to morrow night, and an all-day picking social Wednesday, beginning at 10 o'clock. K 1 1 ! : , ; J. I 1 V Dairymen Elect Directors. CIIEHALIS. Wash.. July 20. (Spe cial.) Gray Harbor County dairymen have organized the Grays Harbor Dairymen's Association and will af filiate with the state organization. Di rectors chosen are: W. F. Darby, Mon tesano; W. J. Wharton, ;5atfop: Ran som Slinkier, Klma; Lee Foster, Satsop; David Dey, Porter; John Murphy. Sat sop: O. M. Gordon. Summit: J. Porter, Porter; K. E. Sweitzer. Oakville. Oregon Women Working Reserve want "5 women berry pickers to go to Cotton berry farm atonce. Farm will bed and feed pickers for 0c a day. Pickers must bring tick and blankets. Register with Mrs. Baldwin, 704 Oregon Building. Phone Broadway 440.--Adv. Phone your want ads to The Orego- nlan. Main 7070, A 6035. RE1AR 1 CABLE PHOSPHATE MAKES THIN PEOPLE FAT AUTHENTIC CLINICAL TESTS SHOW ONE PATIENT GAINED 23 POUNDS, ANOTHER 27 POUNDS Bitro-Phosphate, the Organic Substance Dis covered by French Scientist, Excites Interest of American Physicians. New York. The discovery of an or ganic phosphate whtch when taken Into the human system is quickly converted Into healthy body tissue, is regarded by medical specialists as of vital Im portance to people who suffer from ail ments direotly or Indirectly due to de pleted nervous vitality, such as neuras thenia, nervous weakness, thinness, premature old age, insomnia, lack of energy, nervous debility, etc Thinness and weakness are usually due to starved nerves. Our bodies need more phosphate than Is contained In modern foods. Physicians claim there Is nothing that will supply this defi ciency so well as the organic phosphate known among druggists as bltro-phos- phate. which la Inexpensive aad in sold. by most all druggists under a guaran tee of satisfaction or money back. By feeding the nerves directly and by sup plying the body cells with the neces sary phosphoric food elements, bitro phosphate quickly produces a welcome transformation In the appearance; the Increase in weight frequently being astonishing. Clinical tests made In St. Catherine's Hospital, N. T. C, showed " that two patients gained In weight 23 and 27 pounds-, respectively, through the ad ministration of this organic phosphate; both patients claim they have not felt as strong and well for the past twelve years. This Increase in weight also carries with It a general improvement In the health. Nervorone. eleenlessness and lack of energy, which nearly always accompany excessive thinners. soon disaDDear. dull eves become brlKht. and pale cheeks glow with the bloom of perfect health. Physicians and hospitals everywhere are now recognizing its merits by Its use In ever Increasing quantities. Fred erick Kolle, M. D.. editor of New York rhyslelan'a "Who's Who." says: "Bitro Phosphate should be prescribed by every doctor and used In every hospital to increase strength and nerve force and to enrich the blood." Jos. D. Harrlgan, Former Visiting Specialist to North Eastern Dispensa tory, says: "Let those who are weak. thin, nervous, anaemic or run-down take a natural, unadulterated strength and tissue ouilainir substance such bitro-phosphate and you will soon see some astonishing results In the increase or nerve energy, strength or Body and mini ana power or endurance. CAUTION: Although Bitro -Phosphate is unsurpassed for relieving nerv ousness, sleeplessness and general weakness, owing to Its remarkable flesh growing properties, it should not be used by anyone who does not desire to put on flesh. Adv. dr. k. n. Avspi.vm. v.n. My Practice la Limited to High-Class Deatiatry Only NOTHING IMPORTANT BUT VICTORY This War Is for "The World's Championship" and Is Going to Be Won by the Great American "Punch" Diluted patriotism is a thing of the past. We've ban ished the hyphen with its 50-50 allegiance; we've wiped out the Mason and Dixon line: united the East and West; watched the banker's son in khaki marching side by side with the bootblack; capital and labor have agreed to arbi trate their differences in order that the safety of America need not be jeopardized in internal strife; and a unified, united, liberty-loving people have but one thought BEAT THE HUN NOW AND FOR ALL TIME. Your business and mine are insignificant issues while the flower of American manhood is giving its life blood for democracy and the home. Dollars hidden in vaults or hoarded in "stockings" are disloyal, selfish dollars and should call for the internment of their owners. - Keep money circulating, but avoid extravagance. Economize in foodstuffs, coal, metals, clothing because extravagance in these things interferes with the war needs of the Government, but don't neglect health, don't stint on necessities, and, above all, don't pay a cent for reputation, prestige or graft. Although several of my valued operators and some of my laboratory experts have already joined the colors and more are ready to go ; although dental materials cost much more than ever before, and general expense of conducting a large office continually increases, I have no word of com plaint. I still guarantee that only solid gold is used here in crown and bridgework, and that only high-class experienced dentists are permitted to operate in my office. The promise which I made years ago of "better den tistry for less money" is being kept, regardless of the war and the fact that other dentists are charging double my prices for work no better and often inferior. Electro Whalebone Plates... $13.00 Flesh Colored Plates $10.00 Porcelain Crowns ...So.OO Fillings, from $1.00 22-K Gold Crowns $3.00 22-K Gold Bridgework $5.00 All Work 15 Years! Open Nights Electro Painless Dentists IN THE TWO-STORY BUILDING Corner Sixth and Washington Sts, Portland, Or.