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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1908)
Lit Ml f it l,The Sviad m I It. .1 I, "11 ras pioneer aPPr,0Vea conaiQrai wu,ou W1" bear interest at a sufficiently Published every Thursday by nigu rate to insure tueir retire -the pionkbk pmUiisiiiNa CO.- hnent when the emergency shall hnve passed that called them 8UD80RIPTION RATE8: Ono year , $1.50 Six months s S5 Tlircu months ou ADVEUTISlNd ItATKS ON APPLICATION Entered ns second class inntler Vuixust 2H. 1004. nt the PostoMco at Mndrns. Ore, under the Act of Congress of Alarcli 3, 187H. THURSDAY s Jan. 2, 1908 DENIAL EASY TO BELIEVE WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES out. "Ultimately, I think a radical change will have to be made in our financial system. That is a work to be approached with caution, and will have to bo given great consideration. It will take time to work it out. The plan I have suggested will probably be adopted at -the And now conies the denial of xiuu". the purchase of the Laidlaw-u ao lcmiJUIUl- ' townsite by the Mount Hood railroad company. According ,to the man at the head of their right of way department that company has never made any advances toward securing! property east of the Cascades. "While this denial may be only a Diina to iteep the public in the dark regardiug the com pany's plans, to tell the truth the denial is easier of belief than the statement that the railroad people, have even been negotiating for the Laidlaw townsite. While Laidlaw is beautifully situated on the Deschutes River and has a rich surrounding territory, its value as astragetic point for a railroad with transcontinental aims is not at all apparent. The town site is situated on the Des hutes River, hundreds of feet below the level of the great table land on which a railway line would to During the past few years there has not been much else but trouble for the settlers -and companies in charge of the Col umbia Southern irrigation pro ject on the west side of the Des chutes River. Some have blamed the Carey Act and others have accused the Stat Land Board of "playing poli tics" because 01 its retusal pass the lands to patent. In an article published in the Capita Journal of Salem State Engineer Lewis venr plainly states the cause of the trouble, which that the promoters are trying to reclaim 27,000 acres with only water enough for S.000 acres The state engineer's article saj's The state land board entered Into contract with the Three Sistora Trrlga tiou Co. to reclaim 27,000 acres of IjmmI ! by building 11 canal from Tuiualo naturally be located. Although creek lu Crook county. This company - I 1 1 1 reason of the trreat fertility the soil atut favorable climate farm units as iixed by th Secretary of the Interior range from 10 to 40 acres each, oxcop for land in private ownership where areas may be as large as 100 acres. Homestead ontrie accompanied by applications for water riant may be made under provisions of the recla mation act for farm units. The charge for water richt is $00 per acre and the annual main tenance average is si per acre SEE our largo line fancy glass nnd china ware, makes nest noiiuay cuts. J Y. Si M. A. Kobinson & Co. the old survey of the Corvallis & Eastern crosses the Deschutes chanced hands several times and is now known rs the "Columbia South ern Irrigation Company." Under this at liaidlaw, ttiat IS tile end OI project, water rights were sold for fli.it, Riirvpv ntul in nrrlHi- fn nrpf about 18.000 acre.", where tho low it tJ I Out of the gorge the grade would be heavy. The Mount Hood road offers the most hojie of .an' road at present accused of having; de- Water flow of the creek will not irri gate 8000 acres, and upon adjudication in the courts about halt of the low water flow of the stream will doubtless be found to have beeu appropriated I before the stae began its project Rvnii If fill flip '!itpp in flio mrunm signs on Central Oregon, for the cotlI(, be U8cd ou tlie stute project( it reason that about 16 miles pi is physically impossible, without stor rnn filial lins nrfiinllv heii "ge, to reclaim more than half the II .11 .1.. i mi. . 1 rrmAurl holuroon -Pnrtlni.rl n ..H ,u,,u HOIU. lie Stale recently 1 ttri-iinriir emit nmitnat rha nnnimnitf (1 1 K .the base of Mount Hood, but so Lauciil it8 extract, as it would not lar as Known tlie engineering agree to build the necessary reeervoirs corps nave-not done ainr work toimpounu tue winter stream now fnrrlipr tlmn trv n nninr roim 90 necessary to 'furnishing an adequate I vi'H f .r aiinni v . 'n nlanu linra na ut :i i. nvr .... t w j. iiniea webuui vuptiuuu, uuu been determined upon for straighte. would be guessworK to map. ing out this tangle. Some of tho first OUt the route now. Any news lands sold were through advertising TPanrflino- n. rnilrnnrl into this '"eraiure company, snowing . . , , the project was backed by the Btate of legion ib ill uiiub wuuoaiie uauot 0rejjOU an(J lhat resi(jeI)ce wa8 not OJ, but for a good many years requited, the latter statement being past these rumors have been a misrepresentation. The prospective ..l.n.if no nnnninDino oD .l,cn n bouiers wno uave purcuaseu water , 1 .1 . 1. r rigijis unuer mis project are scattered maiden plucks the petals from ll)roughmauy Htale9) Bome of wboiu a aaisy ana says: "ne joves are living on the land, others have me," "He loves me not." That visited the project, expecting to reside, rliP. Mrmnt TTnnfl line will Rome ,)Ut rul,nU tnose settlers on the ground -1 . . . . t "I uaumiuk iicoim it uiu Hrtici auiipi Hnir hium irtir I lanrrol I lrarvnii I 1 J uuim ..uU v,,-5" Many have naid in full and are de seems very reasonable, but we mandi'ug deeds from the state." are at least safe in this reaurd. i,ot Tf.tra fv?na ,ri,iai0 in ,, i The ceneral readjustment of stations in the Deschutes Valley' Plices wllioh always follows a ma oimii n,ni0 timi nnauciai stringency is aireau I TIT 1 1. to know which route they will W evmence. vonc nas com mw.i, ti,u v.,.1;;t ,r,;ii meiceu 011 a ao.uuu.uuu noiei 111 have to come ahead to blaze the uuicago, ana ic is announced tmil that the cost will be 500,000 The story of the purchase of less tlian lfc would ,,ave been S1X the Laidlaw townsite would be inonius ago, mis saviug oeing -i ii 1. .1. 1 . . t aood news if it were true, but euecieu lUrougii uneaper iauui " 'In 1 1 t.'l- j. there are a areat many iust as linQ cueaper uunuing materials. i j MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA A few of tho reasons why so many are joinmg tne iMouern woouuicn ot Anion ca: Wo have 9G0.000 mombers with 20.000 outstanding certificates, which is far nioro than tlie two next largest Societies combined. Tlirec assessments missed the first ten months of this year; all claims naid and lf3.000.000 cash on hand. 1'irst eight months ot this year wc issued 100,122 new certificates. there are 1(0 ot tho leading Fraternal Insurance poeioties that have six million members at the present time. Tho Modern oodmen have nearly one-sixth of this entire membership. Thero are six billion four hundred and fifty million dollars of protection for the wiuows ami orpnana carried bv the members of theso societies. The M W. A. carries One Million Three Hundred and Fifty Million of this 11 1 1 1 n n 11 ) nM .. .1. .. .1. .miMum, ui .V iiiiiu 11IU1U lllllll OllU-BIAlll of all the fraternal insurance carried in the United States The management expense of thisureat onier jias cost caen member not to exceed the price of one jwstage stamp per wees since starting 111 uusmess, AV arc furnisliinc GOOD ItliLlAULK INSURANCE to our members for about one-half what other t-ocieties charire Net increase in the following societies . 1 , T O aim cost per tnousanUj jihh Nqt Increaso 1900. Cost per f 1000 nt ace 30 .Vrtisans 5G0 $ 7 80 Maccabees Decrease 12 00 V, 0. U. W. Decrease 10 fill Jtoyul Arcanum Decrease 1.1 9(1 W. O. W. 5.802 m ai Modern Woodm'n 90.030 5 Kfi The cost at 30 years of ago in tho M. AV. A. has never exceeded $5.85 per thousand in one year. Comnaro thiq with the cost in other societioH. TIipsp are a few of tlie reasons "WHY" we are writing an average of 12.51(1 mamliwa il. T e . t V ... jic-r juunui. 111 tins recoru suits vou we want your appheatii ion for memCership, T 1. PI... T-. . . . of Commerce, Yours fraternally, J. E. Shears, District i.i-puiy, o-'-' unamoer 'ortland, Oregon For further information Waterhouse, local deputy, at Madras, Oregon. ,,21 if I A Good Place to Trade FRANK IRVIjsib ANTELOPE, OREGON MERCHANT GENERAL Now offers you a splendid as sortment of General Merchan dise at prices that will make you happy, cause you to call again, and induce your neighbors to" come with you to AT ANTELOPE The Store That Gives Satisfaction A complete supply of legal blanks for ale Including warranty and (jtiit claim leeds, real, chattel and crop mrlgUKt!( etc. .Justice court ilunM ami jiimici- court work a specialty. Notary ruullc. F. .1. Urooks. WE HAVE A Big Line Of - HEATING STOVES Sec them if you need one LOUCKS BROS. 1 DEALERS IN FURNITURE 1 Madras, Oregon j M A D RA 1EA A. LARSEN & Cfli FRESH .AND CURED MEATS Fish, Vegetables and Country Produce MADRAS, ORE Trout Creek ASHWOOD, OREGON NOT IN THE TRUST Mills M miles from Haycreek. Kough LumherH.OO per thousand at the mill. Flooring and finishing lumher fSO.OO per thousand. Other prices in proportion. Address GKO. It. LEE, Mgr., Ashwood, Oregon L I w E R Y The best in Shaniko Good Stock. Cnrcful Drivers Best of Hoy nnd Ornln fed At Very Reasonable Prices D. A. Howell, Shaniko, Or. We Wish HAI You A DDV IOO8 good railrotid stories tiaxuintig ace amone: the files of Central Oregon newspapers. What tins means on a pernian ent investment is easily deter mined by figuring on a six per cent basis, there being a saving may change currency laws of $30,000 per year, or $2500 pei month more than would have While it is too early in the h)ee possible had the building session to lorecast accurately been erected six months earlier what Congress will do in the When the forces now working way 01 important legislation toward the general readjust- during tlie Winter, Senator Ful- ment of economic conditions set- ton expects some degree of tie at the new level there will be 1 corrective currency bins, in an a revival on a big scale of rail- interview at Portland this week r0ad work and other industrial he said: enterprises that are now at a i "There will be some financial standstill. Oregonian. legislation providing lor the . . I r 1 : ..r tt .:n. increase 01 tue volume 01 u-uiibuuuuuh ui me uuiatina money in time of stress. This irrigation project is neariug will be some kind of emergency completion and water will bi finrrfiiini' .1181 WllUL W 11 oh buuuiibu iuj imi mei unit ua agreed 011 is impossible to say 7000 acres in tlie bpnng 01 this at this time. In a general way year. unuer tins project, I am disposed to believe the which is regarded as one of the .National banks will be author- most attractive undertaken by ized to issue notes, secured, by I the Reclamation Service by r--.-A SEVEN POUNDS GOO D COFI $1 OO One Eim Urn lviaciras 1 racling Compan; MADRAS, OREGON TTrnfTn rn aaiiiiiiwrMmrwr'TrTnMMTTTrri