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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1910)
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WHITNEY MAKES RECOMMENDATION Rapid Increase Of Business Demands Improvement Better Time Over New Rdute Wet Sea son Makes Change More Urgent A change in the mail routes which will make a better sevice for Madras, Lamonta, Redmond, Bend, and even to Silver Lake, is promised by F. E. Whitney, of Portland, superintendent of the star mail routes for Oregon, who was in Madras Saturday accom panied by postal inspector II. G. Durand. Mr. Whitney is upon a tour looking over the star routes in Central Oregon, and during a conference with the business men here stated that he had con cluded to recommend that the through mail line from Shaniko to Prineville be changed to come around by way of Madras, Prine ville and Lamonta, mail to be segregated at this place, while mail contractor, G. M. Cornett, who was present at the meeting, said that he would see that the mail for Redmond, Bend and points south would proceed direct from Madras, instead of going 100 Men Wanted.. At the C. O. M. Co?s Store, to buy uptodate Fall Suits and Over coats. We have the swellest and most com plete line of clothing in Madras. Every gar ment new and shipped to us direct from the factory, thus assuring you of the best values at the lowest prices. Men's Three-Piece Suits from $5.00 Up Men's Overcoats from $5.75 Up FULL LINE OF Heatino Stoves u - JUST ARRIVED Central Orem Mercantile : Company R. T. OLSON,. Manager MADRAS, - OREGON around by way of Prineville as is the case now. This change is recommended now because of the rapidly in creasing business between Mad ras and Redmond and Bend, and also because of the near approach of the season of bad roads, when tbe mail line over the road be tween here and Heisler is almost impossible of travel. Even by the increased distance by way of Madras to Prineville, which is estimated at between eight and ten miles, this distance can be made in half the time over the Madras-Prineville road, than it could between Heisler and Prine ville when those "doby" roads become wet and cut up. It is not infrequent that a mail stage has to take a day and a half to cover the distance between Heis ler and Prineville when the "doby" gets to clogging the wagon wheels. The volume of business traris acteo between Madras and Bend has become quite large during the past year, and for a letter to consume from four to six days between these points is a great inconvenience and also a" great handicap to commercial rela tions. Mr. Whitney said that he was convinced that the residents of Crook county were deserving of better mail service, and he had decided to try and secure it at this time because of the increased business coming from this sec tion, and also because the com ing of the railroads would neces sitate a change in a short time anyhow, and by making this al teration now the postal depart ment could more easily adapt it self to permanent improvement subsequently. G. M. Cornett has also been a great factor in securing this recommendation, as he has brought his influence to bear to secure it. When this change was recommended here tofore Mr. Cornett, for various reasons opposed it, and there was slso opposition from Prine ville, but these obstacles have since disappeared and there is a strong possibility that this change of route from Shaniko to Prineville by way of Madras and from Madras to Redmond and Bend will- in a short time become a reality, as the recommenda tions of the Superintendent of the Star Routes are followed al most entirely by the Postal De partment. Haycreek, which is now on the main line, will probably be served by the mail stage which now serves Madras, and ' Grizzly will be served from Lamonta, instead of Lamonta from Grizzly, as at present, as Lamonta will then be on the main line. Mr. Whitney said that he could not yet state exactly as to these other changes, although he assured the Madras business men that the Haycreek and Grizzly service would not be allowed to retro grade in any way. Big Boost For Central Oregon What is considered the best boost Central Oregon has re ceived since the Oregon Trunk and Oregon Central began con struction on their lines, is the record made by Tillman Reuter, of Madras, who won five sweep stakes prizes at the National Dry Farming Congress held at Spo kane recently, says the Oregon ian. In competition with all the prominent dry-farming districts west of the Mississippi. Mr. Reuter, the only delegate from Oregon, took first prizes on sheaf grain, vegetables, onions, corn and alfalfa. t Where Mr. Reuter's farm is lo cated in Crook County the an nual rainfall is light, being around ten inches. A few years ago Mr. Reuter adopted the methods of dry farming ad vanced by Professor Campbell and his efforts along improved lines of cultivation soon produced attractive results. The quality of products raised by Mr. Reuter as shown by the exhibit judges at Spokane, is considered the best that can be raised by the dry-farming system. "I consider that Mr. Reuter's success is one of the great achievements for Central Ore gon," said Don P. Rea yester day. "His work will open up a great new field for dry farming in the central part of the state, where thousands of acres hither to considered worthless save for grazing purposes, can be made highly productive by using the dry-farming system." The showing made by Mr. Reuter has been brought to the attention of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce. It is planned to bring Mr. Reuter to Portland soon to give a demonstration of the work he has been doing on his farm. Efforts will be made to secure the display made by Mr. Reuter at Spokane and install it among the permanent exhibits at the Chamber of Commerce. Madras Doesn't Need Redmond The Redmond papers produce about the lamest argument extant for the creation of "Deschutes" county, Their principal reason is that Crook county is too large and should be cut up. For why? Because a dozen or so of Redmond townsite boomers can afford to speculate upon the possibility of getting a new county. If It wins, they get paid big; if it fails, they lose nothing and will not feel the expense. It is charged that the greatest op position is from Madras, but they choose not to notice the protest from Prineville and Bend. Culver, Lamonta, Sisters, 'Oneil and Laidlaw would also denounce the scheme if they had news papers to voice their opposition. Redmond papers say Madras has county schemes of its own. True. But Madras' new county as outlined four years ago, was framed with a thought to the need of residents to be included within its bounderies. Red mond was not included. It is not con sidered to be an "affinity" of Madras. If the county lines as proposed by the "big interests" at Redmond contained an iota of equity, the scheme would not be so diabolical. Madras Country Takes Prizes ATTENDANCE IS LARGE Livestock, Fruit And Veg etables Make Fine Showing The Crook County Fair held at Prineville, October 19 to 22, was the most successful ever held, and the old-time fair spirit seemed to pervade the throngs which on the best days is said to have numbered nearly 2500 per sons. The exhibits were of bet ter merit and comprised a di versity which speaks well for the producing area of Central Ore gon. The exhibit of Tilman Reuter, whose showing was of typically dry farming production, and that of William Boegli, whose ranch is irrigated, were of special excellence as can be (Concluded on page 8) Mr. Lafferty Visits Madras A. W. Lafferty, Republican nominee for congressman from the second district of Oregon, was a visitor in Madras Monday getting acquainted with the vot ers in this section. Mr. Lafferty was a popular candidate at the primaries, receiving more than 2500 votes plurality, and upwards of 6000 votes more than the low- The Dalles is still favored by having ripe strawberries on the market. Joe Parodi, who has a market garden in the southeast part of town, has been bringing in the berries for sale all fall, bringing in more than a dozen boxes a week. They are fine specimans of the Everbaaring variety. The Dalles Op-tomist. New Store Changes Handed I havo purchased the Variety No tions and Gents' Furnishing store formerly owned by Jean Sell Iffer, and would bo pleased to receive tuo patron age of former customers and will en deavor to please new onee, Your mouey's worth to every one. W. J. Cowherd, FOR SALE Cornish Organ, 6 octave, chapel style; Corinthian action. In quire of E T. Milner, Madras Flour mill. est candidate. This remarkable showing is due to the fact that Mr. Lafferty is known to be es pecially fitted for the position and also to the fact that he rep resents progressive republican ism. It is also pertinent that the newspapers antagonistic to Mr. Lafferty have not been able nor even attempted to "dig up" any thing derogatory to his character or reputation. Mr. Lafferty is a clean, able man with a pleasing personality who will be able to command useful legislation for Oregon. Oregon is vitally interested in irrigat ion and public land matters, and per- (Concluded on page 5) Madras State Bank MADRAS. OREGON TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Money transmitted to all parts of United States and Canada J, M. Conlclin, President and Gen. Man'grt C E. Rousli, Vice-President DIRECTORS: 0. E. Rousb, M. Tutz, J. 0. Robinson, Itobt. Rca, J. JJ. Qonklln