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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1910)
The Madras Pioneer it MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY 26, 1910. VI NO. 41 ll I r b f i l r M a am mm m m a m h m hi m - am . vcnl. &sale oi hull - PROFESSIONAL CARDS. MADRAS, OREGON 00D & STANTON give ur Orders Prompt Attention oinnf Qtnnk Rivfln nRt f If Frrii Ann fiarc t ii uiii wiv" ' adras btate Bank MADRAS, OREGON Ali JAA 1 U v-ii-ii ' ' - Money transmitted to all part of United States and Canada I m Conllin, Preiident and Ccn. Man'gr ; C. E. Rouili, Vice-Preiident v ii... I. l llm I I' ltfililll.ini. Unlit I M f'nnblln K&l IUIVO V w- e California Wine Co. SHANIKO, OREGON Announces tho opening lir Slinntko of a mail order inuw. which handles tioihlng but bonded liquors and high grndo - . I t . . i I. ..I I . . i. ...... i . .1.11 i it I JiC Ullll IIIHIIIfrUMId ' w.. , Mil' i ita n f rlnl mwl Itu fim vliri,f!. II If 111 111 IlL.IITl V I V Hit w . Vw.. vim v A FEW SPECIALS RGAIN No. 1 ' . I AAl .1 If i T 1... unri DOUKi i niimrmn urnuu . tvycaroHi whisky 1 .1.1.. 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HILL TALKS OF OREGON Greatest Possibil ties of Any State BETTER THAN MONTANA Auto Tour Covering 1300 Miles Is Completed Is Enthusiastic About tho Future Closing a journey through Oregon of 1500 miles by automobile, Louis W. Hill and party drove up to the Oregon- ian building Monday afternoon at five o'clock, having made the final run down the Willamette valley from Eugene during the day. The tour began from Portland May 6, the first 88 miles to The Dalles being made by rail. From The Dalles a cir cle was made by automobile through the state which included visits to Mad ras, Pnneville, Redmond, Bend, Laid law, Bums, Lakevicw, Paisley, Silver Lake, Summer Lake, Fort Rock, Fre mont, Crescent, Klamath Indian Agen cy, Klamath Falls, Ashland, Medford. Grants Pass and Roseburg. No stops were made north of Rosiiburg, other than to spend the night at Eugene and to take lunch at Salem. 'In the trip of something over 1500 miles through Oregon," said Mr. Hill, "or a distance equal to one-half across the continent, we had an opportunity to see many parts of Oregon, although there is still much of the state of which we have seen nothing and have no idea as to its natural resources and advan tages, or its productiveness "But from what we have seen, and my experience in other states, I can safely Bay that Oregon offers greater opportunitcs than any other state to homeseekers in the class of land, cli mate, or character of soil that may be desired. The only other state that I know of that compares, or is similar, is Montana, but here is a greater vari ety in Oregon, therefore greater possi bilities and opportunities. "Fortunately we found land values in most localities very reasonable. Of course in many large sections free Gov ernment land is still available in 160 or 820-acre units. We found some locali ties that were being homcsteaded very rapidly. "As has previously appeared in the press of th,e country, there is room in Oregon for all the people that in the past years have been going to Canada. LaBt year 90,000 people went to Can ada. It would not be at all difficult to locate 00,000 people during the coming year in Oregon and still have room for many hundred thousand more. And when one considers that the counties of Oregon are largdr than most of the Eastern states, and that all of tho New England states could be lost in Oregon, and that Oregon is much more fertile and more productive, with more favor able climatic conditions than New Eng land, it is impossible to estimate the number of people who can find attract ive homes in the next five years. We look for a great rush to Oregon in the next year or two. I 'certainly be lieve that the increase will be much more rapid in the next two or three years than it has been in the last 10. "Wo have Been and photographed on our trip tho finest alfalfa fields and grain fields, and seen orchards as good as any in the world; have been in local ities where palm trees grow to a height of 15 or 20 feet; where eucalyptus trees flourish. All this indicates a great variation in altitude and climatic con ditions. "In tho development of Oregon, I am convinced, from having met and talked with several hundred people who have lived upwards of 80 and 40 years in tho state, that the state will bo re tarded more by failure of tho depart ments of the Government to under stand the requirements of the West, than by nny other sources. Any peo ple who live in cities, and get their ideas of conservatism froim the maga zines, and who would not be able to judge for themselves if they should take a hard trip through tho country, have a false Impression as to tho best policy in conserving the resources of tho Western states. "It certainly should not be necessary to indict the old pioneers and upbuild ors of tho state of Oregon, in order to advnncc and carry out the theories of tho men of the East, who have done nothing for tho country, their state, or their communities. Believing that within a year or two these conditions will be better understood and such mis takes will not be made. "When people who arc not familiar with Western conditions defend the present forestry administration, let them ascertain the facts with refer ence to the Upper Klamath meadows, if they go no farther. They will there find 25,000 acres of good agricultural land within forest reserves where set tlers are unable to homestead or ac quire homes, and if this interests them they can go on into any locality, among the most responsible people, and find that the best and oldest pioneers arc being harrassed by the Forestry De partment and prevented from building up the Btate as the State of Oregon should be built. "We have been very much encour aged in our effort to assist in the devel opment and colonization of Oregon. Every locality we visited showed a dis position to co-operate, and we look for great growth and development as a consequence. "One thing of which I am convinced: The people who have lived in the cities of the Btate will not prosper in the set tlement of Oregon as much as the peo plo from outside the state, unless they take more interest in the development of Oregon. I find everywhere that it is the newcomer who is working for greater development and consequently prospering. Oregonian. ESTIMATE OF POPULATION SEEMS FAR TOO LOW MADRAS WILL CELEBRATE s ft Meeting Called for Monday Night "l PLANS FOR GLORIOUS DAY Whole Countryside Will Find Full - Day of Interest If All Susjias-, ,, ,,, tlonsvAre Carried Out ' The Oregonian publishes a tabulated list of the population of the several counties in the state, according to the last census. It gives Crook county 5, 182 in 1910. While the Portland pa per does not publish the figures as offi cial, they are based on the returns so far as available, it says. As a matter of fact the enumeration for many of the Crook county districts have not been completed as yet, and none of the reports have been made public. As another matter of fact, in the June elections of 1908 there were 1801 votes cast for sheriff in Crook county. It is customary in estimating popula tion to figure five inhabitants for each voter. This would give the county a population of about 9000 two years ago, and at that time too, this was a popu lation of homes, there were no great industrial projects employing labor such as is the case now. The immigration into this county dur ing the past two years has been very great. Probably no portion of the whole country has had a greater per centage of increase in population than this. What population the official count of the census enumerators will give this county can only be guessed at now. These figures arc not available to any one at present. But to tho Pioneer it would seem a conservative estimate to place the pop ulation of the county at nearer 10,000 than 5,182. Even at that we do not wish tho homeseeker to think that wc are crowded. Crook county has an area greater than the state of Massachusetts. BELI DIDN'T LIKE NAME OF BOHUNK" Last Thursday two" workmen in the tunnel which is being driven by the Oregon Trunk just below town in Willow Creek canyon had trouble. 'David Carney, a son of Erin, and Jo seph Beli, a Slav, were tho principals. It seems that the men had been work ing side by side and did not get along well. Carney had called Bell a "Bo hunk," and other pet names, and Beli retaliated by attempting to hit Carney over the head with a steel bar. Car ney came to town and swore out a war rant for Beli and deputy sheriff J. C. Robinson went to the works and brought him before Recorder-Justice Jnckson. The foreman of tho tunnel gang came in and explained matters, stating that tho assault was not unpro voked and vounched for the conduct of Beli. Tho defendant was allowed to plead guilty to assault and battery and was fined $io and costs, which was paid, and he returned towork. The tyaseball panic pih Shnniko nt this plncc - announced for last Sund iy failed to materi'ilizc. Slmniko sending word last Friday thai they would be una ble to come Th reason a-smned was that several members of their team wete bartenders and that iiey weic I'verworked at this sciis n The failure of the visitors to visit was a disipp nntment to many whoca ne several miles to see the contest. ; Mass Meeting Monday Night A mass meeting of all the citi zens of Madras is called on next t t . o'clock p. m., for the purpose of appointing committees to take J charge of the arrangements for J 4 the Fourth of July Celebration at this place, and to discuss general J plans for that occasion. Every- t . body is invited, and every resi- 4 dent is urged to ' come out and give his assistance in making the celebration a great success. e The meeting will be held in the f Odd Fellow's Hall. Arrangements are in the making for a rousing celebration of the Fourth of July at Madras. As yet no meeting has been held nor committees appoint ed, but these matters will be taken up at once. A canVass of about half of the business men in town has been made with a subscription list and about $250 has been raised already. It is believed that over $400 will be sub scribed, when all have had an opportu nity to contribute. While no definite announcement of the program for the day can be made at this time, features that have been suggested are: To secure the services of the Warm spring Indian Band to furnish the music for the celebration. . A rock drilling contest for the rail road workers. Attractive purses will be put up for a series of baseball games. A long list of athletic sports cash prizes. A big parade in the forenoon. Literary and musical program, triotic speaking, followed by a basket dinner. , A grand ball in the evening" close the day, which, judging from tho enthsiasm that is being evidenced by every citizen of the town, will be the best celebration of the Nation's natal day ever held at Madras. TIRED OF LIVING, GOOK TRIES SUICIDE with . pat big will Fred Miller, a cook aged about fifty years, attempted to commit suicide xlast Saturday night at about midnight, by shooting himself in the head with a 22-calibre revolver. He was back of Hood & Stanton's barn at the time he attempted to shoot himself. Miller placed the muzzlo of the pistol at his right temple and commenced pulling the trigger. Two shots made slight abrasions on his temple, but tho shots ranged too far forward to do any dam age more than to tear through his eye brow. Millqr must have had his left hand up trying to steer the bullets into his cranium for, one shot penetrated his left forearm. All tho other cartriges in the cylinder ,'had been snapped but only three had; exploded. Dr. Long was called and dressed tho wounds and the man is still in his charge. He seems to have no friends to look after him nor any relatives that are known. Miller.sayB he was tired of living and intended to end it, The Pioneer office does high grade job printing at right prices.