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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1905)
Published everjr Thursday by v -pH year. ...,.,. ...., ........,. $1.80 'W .VIV 11U1U1IID hree.mohths.,. . S0 4.DVKKT1MN0 ,JKA.TJtS qj Aji;ii)ATipj Entered as, second class mattec August ;,Sp, 1901, at the Poslettlco at Madras, Ore., .',HURSX)AY Aug., 24, 1905 FARA11NQ IN AFID AREAS. Secretary of Agriculture Wil son is reported to have said 'There are no useless American vacres," havinjr -reference to the large areas of the United States which were once thought to be worthless for agricultural pur poses, hut which are rapidly becoming, under irrigation, the 1 most productive -sections of the Union. Much more 0$ tliis land is being cultivated without irri- gation with great productive- ness, and after several j'ears oi experimenting, resulting in the , use of proper crops and propel methods, some of the best grain belts of the Northwest have sprung from what was once ac- "counted desert land. . Of no section of the United States is.this statement moie true than with reference to this portion of Central Oregon. In comparatively recent years this va,st territorjwas thought to be valuable only for pasturage ol livestock, the lowlands and 4neadow,lairdS affording the only areas suitable for farming, and the only purpose of farming these was to secure winter feed for the livestock when the open, range should fail. These con ditions have rapidly changed in the past few years. Capital, profiting by tho experience of other sections of the country, is bringing our large desert areas under s-irvigation, revolutioniz ing the agricultural -industry of the state. Other sections of Central Oregon, notably the 700 squae miles of territory sur rounding this point and known as the "Willow Creek Basin, are being cultivated without the aid of irrigation, and with such suc cess that what was once the banner livestock district of the entne West now requires but better transportation facilities 1. . 1 -- ...11.. .. j iii.iivt: il cuuu uv tauiuuii ao heat belt. PAPER WILL BE ENLARGED. Beginning with the iirst issue ii. n .-i r mil ill ... 1 1 1 1 1 u i i.v ill i ir 111111 1. jicLcsaai r v r demand for more space, and while it entails considerable ad ditional expense upon the pa per, no change will be made in the subscription price or adver tising rates. Madras is grow ing rapidly and The Pioneer will try to keep apace. We Jiope that the time is not far lialntif- wllPtl tllA IfiWll will TP- quire a daily. In addition to the change mentioned abeve, a complete job outfit, including a lot of new faces in type and a big supply of matelial will be added to tho novri .i miw. n . i riut,i ; plated will also probably in- chide a new dress lor the paper. I The Pioneer is interested in) the development of this section of Central Oregon, aud in the growth of Madras which will naturally follow. It is deyoting its best efforts to that end, and invite the assistance of all who art inWreated. We appreciate Wy'm'qch the encouragement ,nd support which has been y vH tbo papr in the past. Wr&2n PortW. whoaS (Hit to ZSnT3 m tbe mil of the MrdllitrriinKn's theory pf-rail- road .building, as outlined -by lilel spokesman. a tbt Jutland banquefr-r-tha.t, iVsjjpujkl loiiow the development of thecouhtry and not wooed It -rexen if it couldbe applied in any other section of the country irf not tenable inentral Oregon,. De velopmental this-coutry njujans the cultivation, ofi its immense areas of .tillable 1$r6 apd badly as thev want a, railroad, it can-. not be expected of the farmers. 'of Central Oregon that they will praise crops of agriculttnal pro ducts for several year? without any market or any knowledge iof where their markets will be, just, for the purpose of having the necessary tonnage for ttie Lrnilioad when it makes up its mind to come. As it happens the farmers of this country have produced enough wheat in the past two years to demonstrate the adaptability of our soil to wheat culture, and have found their market at home, aud the tonnage will develop with sur prising rapidity once a railroad is headed this way. But we ire. ready to forgive all bucIi statements and all the failures f railroad-extension in the past if the Columbia Southern will begin its extension, from Shan iku bv September 1, as is now promised. A party of representatives of the 0. R. fc N. Company were at Shaniko last week, and it is jtated that they were there for rhe purpose 'of inspecting the Columbia Southern Railway and perfecting arrangements for beginning the extension of that toad into Central Oregon. The party included among its num ber J. C. Stubbs, vice president of the Uarrimati lines; J. B. OVrien, general manager of the O. R. & N. Co., aud R. B. Mil ler, traffic manager of the Har riman lines in Oregon. Whitman county, embracing a large portion of the best wheat lauds in the famous Pa louse wheat belt, has suffered from the hot wave this year, aud will not yield her usual hanner ciod for the state of Washington. Fall grain, and the grain sown earl in iheSpring on summer-fallow land, with stood the scorching hear, but f he late Spring grain was badly burned and will .yield but a liht crop. Whitman county will, however, yield about eight million bushels of wheat. Road Supervisor John Dillon says that the $400 appropriated for the Don P. Rea road will barely complete the North End Grade to the foot of the hill. It is well known that this is an expensive prude, being over a mile long and much of which is through difficult rock work. The County Court should have appropriated not less than 1000 to linish this road to the Lyle gap, which is four miles distant frnm the North End Grade, and also through many patches of rock, In three weeks from tomor row the mail' will begin coming by way of Heisler, and will reach here not later than 10:30 o'clock in the morning. This will give us our mail several hollrs earlier than at present, 'and will 'enable a ret)Iv to be sent by return mail on the same , ,,, rout , many resptcts, will be a grea improvement 'over the old. Bend is to have a $5000 schpolhoUse. At an ejection held in the Bend school district ! last week it was decided to sell ! bond to that amount, for the purpose of erecting a new schoolhouse. Special Eicarsioa to lew is & M Fair On Augtwt 28 agents of the Columbia Souther Railway wlU iww rpUBd trip Portland, Hmk 7 Say fnn date of sale, U way for the rou.nl trip. tvcMtts from tMIr fwpective UMion to .a a At r. m m - . T a. s. n. . . k - IjB !Wtwist of jfcere, nlfo owni n,aU'p i-1 . ,.....1 c!rir nf the ot wna ooraemig un - , townsite. During the week he has been having the land surveyed and subdivided . ... .L- ill I.. ' ,nto sections, and later on they will be , r placed upon Uje market as. budding sites for residences. CULVER HOTEL AND FEED BARN l'HKKY ItKKI), Manager, GOOD MEALS CLEAN BEDS HEW BUILDINGS OHAtN -VK HAY OK AM. KISDR FOJt 8AI.K PKICKS HKASONAHl.K. OREC .V general llnq ot Groceries, !: cinl ' lttio ol. dent' Fiiriilliliiff qHf, nlw a complete llno.ol Htn tlqpW, eigW, Confcctlnnery mid Notiqn.H cbj ljtf.fpuntl t.tliq i Grizzly Postoffice Store W. E,. WILLS, Prop. THE IN M, UANE General Blacksmith and Wagon Maker HORSESHOElNd A SPECIAtTV All Worts Guaranteed SHANIKO OREGON THE BEST HOTEL insr hjl.id'jrs i the "GREEN" HOTEL I . iThe Place where HEADQUARTERS FOR COMMERCIAL. TRAVELLERS ALL STAGES STOP Our Tables Always Furnished with The Best Livery IN UUiNNtU I IUN I t p. A. WILLIAMS, Propprietor, MABRAS, Oregon M'ELROY BROTHERS DMCaciras, Oregon I n i a ninifllTIimn inn ISffinrill IllllliO Horseshoeing WATER-TANKS and GRAIN-RACKS 4 ALWAYS ON The Madras SALOON M. FINE WINES, LIQUORS amp CIGARS Nothing too Good for Out Cjutmj Cornett Stage & Stable Co, MADRAS TO SHANIKO DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Special attention Klven to tarrying Exprm Matter. Fare $4.50; Round trip, $8. Agent at MADRAS HOTEI. i T . ....."l J...1;,,TImj inn tt-kirftll I 111 tU'l 4 of . . X 11111 your r" 'OUR WOUK IS F l DDflflVC . 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