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THURSDAY
AUG. 20, 1908
OUR BIGGEST ASSET
Late reports received from
Bend indicate that the damage
from forest fires in the timber
South of that place was not as
extensive as was reported last
week. The yonng trees were
iujured, but very little damage
was done to mature timber, and
the urea burned over was onlv
half as large as was at first re
ported. The news is gratify
ing, as the large belt of line vel
low pine lying South of Bend is
one of the finest assets the
county has and also constitutes
an important item in the inven
lory of Central Oregon's wanlrh
The pine timber of that region
is one of the strong atlrautions
for railroad construction into
Central Oregon. James J. Hill,
the great railroad magnate, 13
authority for the statement that
one acre of timber land will
produce more tonnage for a
railroad than a quarter section
of wheat land. Which, if true,
means that the yellow pine
timber of Central Oregon holds
more prospective wealth for the
railroads, than all the other re
souices of that region com
bined.
LAWSON'S "REM EpY"
Thousands of newspaper read
ers throughout the United States
read the advertisements of
Thomas , Lawson last week,
published in all the great dai
lies of the country, in which he
bflers his "Remedy' to the
American people, to be used in
breaking the back of the "Sys
tem" and clipping the wings of
the Morgans, Harriinaos and
Rockefellers. So much for the
benefits of advertising, in which
Lawson is a past master.
As to the so-called Remedy,
it is probably all right from the
gambler's point of view, which
is Lawson's. Boiled down, it is
the simple device of consolidat
ing the bet8 of the hundreds of
thousands of small speculators
Who buck the Wall Street
game, and out-betting the ays
Tern. And, the man with the
longest sack generally wins in
that kind of a game. That
Lawson thinks he could win is
the charitable view to take of
3t. Another view, probably
nearer correct although less
charitable, is that Lawao'u is
trying' to capitalize the opinion
he recently expressed of the
American people, when he said
they were "lobsters, shrimps,
gelatine-backed idiots; etc."
At any riite, a good way for
the American people to beat
the Wall Street game, is t6 let
it alone. This advice is not as
complicated as Lawson's, but
it will probably be lss expen
sive to the man who fe'ads it
and takes it.
"AfcASRA" WHEAf ftfft
The "itlaska" wheat bubble
lias burst. Widely advertised
its a new variety discovered by
a 'farmer 6f Juliaetta, Idaho,
which w6uld yield lot)' to 200
bushelS id the acre, and which
promised to revolutionize the
wheat industry of America, it
has come under the observation
bf the national department of
agri6ulture, whi&h pronounces
it nothing mote thiin ttib Egyp
tian seven.Jieddfcd wotider, of
'mummy wheat;" utJed to Swin
dle the mdlibta ybUtt it&ti. The
agrifctmtotf! tt&mttiietit 14 Min
ing a thorough investigation of
the matter,, and it is probable
that the postolllce department
will also institute an iuvestiga
tiqn to ascertain the extent of
the swindle. ,
Alaska wheat will probablv
be listed with those things "too
good to be true." It would
grow equally well if planted in
Pall or Spring; would withstand
drouth or freezing; would yield
200 bushels to the acre; and
graded No. 1 hard. Distribut
ing agencies were established
throughout the country, and
farmers were to be let in on the
good thing at the price of 20
per bushel. The price would
have been a cheap' one, if the
wheat had been all that was
claimed for it, but that is the
rub.
EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM MR.
HARRIMAN
The result of the conference
to which Mr. Harrimau has in
vited Governor Chamberlain,
P. S. Stanley of the Deschutes
irrigation project, and General
Manager O'Brien of the O. R. &
N., at Pelican Bay, will be
awaited with interest by the
people of Central Oregon. To
all who have kept in touch with
recent railroad developments in
this region, this conference
holds out the hope that at last
Mr. Harriman is ready to build
the long-promised railroad into
Central Oregon, and that some
definite announcement on that
subject will immediately follow.
The fact of Mr. Stanley's invita
tion to the conference is especi
ally significant in view of the
fact that he and his associates
did not embark on their enter
prises in this county Until given
positive assurance that Mr.Har
riman would commence railroad
construction into Central Ore
gon within three fiionths from
that tirfle: That was three
years ago, and the promise has
never been fulfilled;
The time is ripe; however.
Since the recovery of the coun
try from the jjanic of last Fall,
money is plentiful for all legili
ma"te enterprises. Labor is plen
tiful, and cheaper than it has
been for years. And, the fact
that other interests are looking
this way for railroad invest
ment, makes this time especi
ally opportune for Mr. Harri-
roan's announcement.
LIGHT LAND YIELDS BlEST
As harvest progresses in
Umatilla county several extra
ordinary featuies are noticed
bv close observers. One of the
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most surprising features of the
present Season is the heavy
yields on the light land in the
North and Northwestern por-
ions of the county, and the re
duced yields of the heavier land
n the center of the wheat belt,
says the Bast Oregonian.
It is now estimated that the
O. R. & N., which penetrated
Mm heart of the wheat belt, will
have but half Its tisUUl tonnage
wheat this season from
Athena, Weston, Adam's, East-
and and other shipping points,
hile the Northern racinc,
hich uenelrates a lighter soil
district, will have fully 70 per
cent of its usual tonnage.
As the harvest progresses in
the northweSt part of the coun-
the vield of the light Juna is
surwrisiuff iiiid. proves conclri:
sively that th6 lighter soil will
prodnce d bibj) tinder great diffi
culties, as btit very little fain
iias visited Hull portion ol the
county this season.
ftAJNB&W PACKING aotf Gunge
Gluseea for threshing englnea.' Also
pressed steel machine cmefa and
Meiicau grnfAiite cup gretWe, at J,
O. & M; A. Robinson's,
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The f'fone&r' Klvea you the home unit
couW U0W8 a4nd Reef yoU id touui
ltri yotr BurroundWa. Hu'laerlfco
Mil. msfr.stit'thSM:
Some artist with the. orewof
surveyors on the Central Ore
gon line has painted upon the
large mesd-wagon in which they
take their meals the inscription,
"0. 0. R. R. Dining Car." And
the cuisine and menu are said
to compare favorably with the
dining car service on the Ham
man lines in Oregon. However,
Mr. Harriman may console him
self with the thought that if it
takes more than one swallow to
make a Summer, it nlso lakes
more than one "dining car" to
make a railroad.
Fall Work In Soil Culture
The following advice from
Mr. H. W. Campbell, founder
of the ."Campbell system" of
dry land farming, published in
this month's Scientific Farmer,
is timely i
' "August is the month that the
average farmer gives little at
tention to his soil His crop
has been practically grown for
this year, therefore why spend
any time on the fields noW?
There is no month in the year
that good tillage means any
more than in August. If the
work is done timely and intel
ligently many bushels can be
added to next year's crop
whether it be Fall wheat or
Spring planted crops.
In a laige portion of tlie semi-
arid West we can almost inva
riably coUnt on a good rain in
this month. If the surfnde Of
the soil is loose when this tain
comes so that the water will all
readily soak down into the soil
and then the surface Is again
loosened Up as soon after as the
soil will permit, the farmer may
be able to store and retain just
the necessary quantity of wa
ter to bring up the crop next
Spring and keep it growing
healthy and rank until the May
or tfuue rains come. The result
is a big crop, while if no atten
tion is given to the August till
age the rain will be lost, result
ing in nearly if not quite a fail
ure of the crop.
Are you desirous of growing
a good crop in 10091 Then be
gin now to make it possible.
Remember that the physical
condition of your soil governs
the yielding powers. As the
time approaches for another
crop think seriously, frequently
and long of the following three
fundamental pYinBipltfs if you
expect a big cropi
First Soil must never be
plowed when wet or dry, bht
always when moist.
Don't say this is impossible,
for it is quite possible, rfust
put your thinking machine to
work as to how. It is one of
the moat vital questions you
have.
Second The lower portion of
the newly plowed soil HUS'i' be
reduced to a fine and firm con
dition at the earliest possible
time.
There are inany reasons why
this should be done. Thinlt bf
it. UDserve your neiu aim
n it 1 1 . y
study why. Many a crop" of
both Spring and Fall wheat has
been cut in the middle bec'iiuse
the lowest part of the ftirfow
slice is too loose.' Why ?
Third Tlie surface must al
ways be kept loose. To this
important fttfct are also attached
many reasons; which will be
detailed later on. Remember
Mint rliH noil must be moist
when plowed: the bottom ilviii
and the top loose."
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U OMESTEAD, Notice for Publlca
tlou, Department of the Interior;
(J 8 LnudOftlcetttTlie Dalles, Oregon,
August 12, 1008. Notice la hereby
giveu that
OTTO L. IIOIILit'ELDj
of Youngs, Oregon, who; on January
11, 1002, tiiHcIo Homestead Entry FSer
lalNoOOOl No. 10270, for eisej seo 0
wo d, nwjiiiw'i eo 8,
tplOn, r 14 e, win, hau filed notice
of intention to muko llnul llVo-year
proof, to establish claim to tlie land
above descilbed, before Frank Osborn,
U. 8. Commissioner, at his olllco ut
Madras, Oregon, on the 23rd day of
September, l'JOH.
Claimant names ns witnesses:
Georue White, of Youiikp, Oreiron:
John Thomas, George E Luughlln,
William ii stoneuocKer, ull or Mad
ras, Oregon,
C. W. MooitK,
20.fll7 Keulster
ISOLATED TRACT. Notice for Pub-
liuutlnu. Public Lund Stile: Serinl
No Oi07. The Dalles. Orecon. tJ. S.
Land Ofllce, August 8, 1908. Notice is
hereby given that, ns directed by the
Commissioner of the General Lund
Olllce, under provisions of Act of Con
trress antirovod Juno 27. lUCu. I'nlilln
No !i03, we will o Herat public sale to
the lilgijest Didder, at w o'ciock a; m.,
611 the 2uth day of September next, at
this odlee, the following tract of land,
towit: seinel sec 18, tpi2s, r!3o.
w in.
Any persons claiming adrersely. the
uhore-descrlbed lands uro advised to
ma tneir claims, or oujecuous; on or
before the day above designated for
u$Hli U. W. Mooke, Register
TIJilBElt LAND Notice tor Publi
cation. Department of the Inter
ior, U fi Laud Olllco at The Dulles; Ore
gnu, August li, 1008, Notice is hereby
given that
Mares 0, WJUcortm,
of Bend, Oregon, who, on August 8,
11)09, made Timber and KUWie Entry
No. 0351), for niswi utid swjnwj see
18, tp 13 at r 11 e, w ni,
has fded notice of Intention to make
dual timber and stone proof, to estab
lish claim to the laud above described,
before II. 6'.. Ellis. U. B. Cnmmlsalnn.
or, ut his office ut Deiul, Oregon; on
t ' rttm.t. ...... a lit. " '
1110 uay 01 uuiouer, iuvio.
Claimant names as witnesses!
Charles u Drown. Elmer NlswohaW.
Fred A llunnell, Allen Y Wlllcoxon.
all of Ueud; Oregon,
0. W. MbbuK.
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