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The Madras Pioneer
MADRAS. CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1910.
VIII
NO. 13
BiOllS OREGON
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of Central Oregon ana
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from nis uruuiw
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in about half n ccniury ago,
linked cood to them. Be
ing, many of them had trav-
gh the very simuur
wh neton, anu uiuiudi,
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Colorado. Utah, Wyoming
nd Idaho. Central Oregon
different from the other In-
of the Pacific NorthweBt.
runnlne streams ami inKes,
with their natural menu-
rolling hills and plainB from
imost anywhere, bunchgrass
for hay. The settlers with
the future for their new
lnd-and all had such a vis-
woud not have come West
orchards and gardens dot-
cher parts of the Central Or-
try, great green fields cover-
ilanda. and towns and cities
the most favorable trade and
Mints. Such has been tho
the New England States; the
the Eastern States, the Cat-
and the Middls Western
such naturally would bo the
the Northwest and Central
dents of the furthercst inte-
i of Central Oregon today
t as far from their nearest
market point, in the time and expense
acquired to reach It, as Portland and
Seattle arc from Chicago, or Omaha is
from New York. One exception
should bo stated to the glory of the
American automobile. Tho automobile
has done and Is doing much toward the
development of tho interior, in the way
of conveniences of travel. A trip that
ordinarily requires from one to throe
days of jolting by the old stage can now
be made In a few hours or a single day
by a modem automobile stage; but the
automobile cannot solve the industrial
problems of this interior land,
Years of waiting and hoping for a
railway and the many disappointments
have made some of the older residents
of Central Oregon skeptical. "We
wont believe that the cars arc coming
until we see them," they sayj During
the trip I heard many disparaging rail
way stories, notwithstanding the vis
ible expenditure of millions of dollar in
construction work, and tho definite and
repeated promises that trains will be
running over the first one hundred
miles of roadbed up the Deschutes riv
er early in 1911.
But there can be no doubt that the
horses of Bteam have been loosed, and
that Central Oregon is at the beginning
of a great transformation. The Hill
and Harrimnn roads now building south
up tne uescnuies Kivcr, irom a con
nection with the main Columbia River
roads, of these two great systems, are
almost surely only the mere beginnings
of railway extension through Central
Oregon,
The Hill system is the aggressor in
the fight of the railway giants in the
West for the future traffic of Central
Oregon, and much Is expected from the
Hill people. The mam Hill line up the
Deschutes is being constructed with
wide roadbed, uniform and easy grade,
and with slight curvature. This north-
and-south road Is announced aa far as
the Klamath Indian Reservation in I
Central Oregon, and then to cross the I
L-ascades to a connection with a Bhort
railway line out from Medford in South
western Oregon. It is further sup
posed that the Hill system will ulti
mately have at least two other con
necting lines through Central Orceon.
One of these roads is expected to leave
me mam north-nnd-south line and to
make an angle to the south and east
through the fertile lake region of Lake
County, and through Lakeview and to
a water grade along the Pitt River in
Northern California. From this point
there is said to be an cosy grade south
west to San Francisco. If such an am
bitious plan for the invasion of the
Harriman territory of the Southwest
should be carried out, then, of course.
the Lake County line would become one
of the main Hill lines In the West, and
of great strategic Importance following
the completion of the Panama Canal
The most highly developed grain
growing section of Central Oregon is
in the northern part, in the vicinity of
Madras. Yet ten years ago this sec
tion was anunfenced, unfarmed graz
Ing area, jUBt as is much of the south
half of Central Oregon today. Still
further south in Crook County, in the
vicinity of Bend, Redmond and Prine
villo are to be seen some remarkable
dry-farming yields, and some of the
largest irritable tracts in the State and
the Northwest.
Thus we have two of the big facts of
Central Oregon; first, a rich and prom
ising area oi almost inconceivable area
checked in its natural course of de
velopment by a total lack of modern
means of transportation; secondly, the
sudden starting, two years ago, of
great railway war between the two
railway giants of the West for the
traffic possession of the land. Result
ing from these facts Is the present dra
matic rush'of homescekers and capital
ists toward Central Oregon, and the
promised record settlement and de
velopment of this area.
West Our Next
Governor
LAFFERTY AND HAWLEY
GO TO CONGRESS
KUTCHER PRECINCT
OFFICIAL RETURNS
Home Rule Bill Carries
Prohibition Defeated
27
65
51
74.
20
Counties Given Power To Vote On
Own County Division--The
Woman's Sufferage
Bill Lost
re
in a telephonic message
ceivedthis morning from' 'Head
quarters" in Portland, we are
.' e J ii- l ii . .
liuurmeu mat tne returns are
complete from all counties in the
State, on the office of Governer,
and gives Oswald West, Demo
crat, a majority over Jay Bower-
man, Republican, of 7000.
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.
Fac-
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28
OSWALD WEST,
Congressman Hawley of the
First District, vas re-elected by
a good sized majority, and A. W.
Lafferty, Republican candidate
in this District, was elected by a
large majority, probably around
10,000 when the returns are all
in.
Men's Three-Piece Suits from $5.00 Up
Men's Overcoats from $5.75 Up
FULL
LINE OF
Heating Stem
JUST
ARRIVED
Central Oregon Mercantile
: Company :-
R. T. OLSON, Manager
MADRAS. - - OREGON
v
A. W. LAFFERTY
A telegram just received,
states that all the County Divis
ion schemes are lost and the Des
chutes County division was lost
at least two to one. The bill giv
ing the power to communities di
rectly interested lo vote on their
own county division, will carry
by a small majority.
In the vote for the other initi
ative and Referendum Bills the
returns show that Women's Suf
frage lost by about 12,000.
The State wide Prohibition bill
Was defeated by about 12,000,
while the Home Rule Bill was
considerably in the lead and
would undoubtedly carry.
For Representative in Congress.
A. W. Lafferty Republican 64
John Manning Democratic
For Governor
Jay Bowerman Republican
Oswold West Democratic
For Secretary of State.
F. W. Benson Republican
Oliver Turner Democratic
For State Treasurer.
Thomas B. Kay Republican 79
For Justice of Supreme Court.
(Four Year Term)
Henry J. Bean Republican 69
Thomas A McBride Republi-can-DemocraticNon--Political
Judiciary 44
For Justioe of Supreme Court.
(Six Year Term)
Geo. H. Burnett Republcan 64
Frank A. Moore Republican-Democratic-Non-Political
Ju
diciary 40
For Attorney General.
A. M. Crawford Republican 40
For Suparintendent of Public
Instructions.
L. R. Alderman Republican 64
J, B. Horner Democartic 26
For State Printer.
Willis S. Duniway Repub
lican 66
James A. Godfrey Demo
cratic 33
For Commissioner of Labor Sta,
tistics and Inspector of
tories and Workshops.
0. P. Hoff Republican
D. L. Houston Democratic
For Commissioner of the Rail-
road Commission of Oregon.
Frank J. Miller Republican 77
For State Engineer.
John H. Lewis Republican 85
lor Division SuDenntendent of
Water Division Number Two.
Geo. T. Cochran Republican 61
F. M. Saxton Democratic 59
For Judge of Circuit Court, Sev
enth Judicial District, Crook,
Hood River and Wasco Coun
ties. W. J. Bradshaw Democratic 79
Samuel W. Stark Republican 38
For Representative. Twenty-first
Representative District, Crook,
Grant,! Klamath and Lake
Counties.
H. P. Belknap Republican 70
W. L. Thompson Republican
Democratic 28
For Sheriff.
T. N. Balfour Democratic
Frank Elkins Republican
For Clerk.
Warren Brown Democratic
For Treasurer.
Ralph L. Jordan Republican 95
For Commissioner.
R. H. Bayley Republican
For Surveyor.
J. H. Horney Socialist
Fred A. Rice Republican
For Coroner.
E. 0. Hyde Republican
David Weaver Socialst
Vote for or against Prohibition
of the sale of intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes,
for entire County of Crook.
COMMUNITY
PUBLISITY
Issue Makes Good Im
pression Where
Ever It Goes
Railroad Companies Ask to Be
Supplied With Exploitation
Literature
22
107
96
82
22
74
88
15
For Prohibition 23
Against Prohibition 94
For Justice of the Peace
J. H. Jackson Democratic 95
For Constable.
Ed. Cuff 3
D. W. Barnett 3
Oregons publicity methods
have attracted attention throuarK-
out the East and officials of East
ern railroads are sending letters
daily to the heads of lofcal lines
asking how the work is done,
who pays for it, find wbat'results
are obtained.
In his mail yesterday morning
William McMurry, general pas--sedger
agent of the Oregon Rail
road & Navigation Company,
which has been one of the fore
most in this type of advertising,
found three letters bearing on the
subject and commending the ac
tivity of Western roads.
One of the letters was from B.
A. Washington, head of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie, with
(Concluded on P;ge.8)
ENGINEER KYLE
RESIGNS
G. A. Kyle, the pioneer rail
road engineer, has resigned as
vice-president and general man
ager of the Oregon Electric and
will embark in the engineering
business for himself with offices
in the Railway exchange build
ing. His position as general
manager will, be abolished. The
vice-presidencies have not been
filled.
Mr. Kyle was formerly assist
ant chief engineer of the Chica
go, Milwaukee & St. Paul and
had charge of the surveys from
Butte toward Puget Sound. He
also surveyed the Alaska Central
Railway, and took part in the
strenous work of construction in
many of the wild Alaska mining
camps. He has been over nearly
every foot of Oregon and Wash
ington and says he looks forward
to tbe day when at least two
more roads will enter Portland
from the East. One of these,
he says, will be the Milwaukee.
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CROOK COUNTY
OFFICIAL RETURNS
1 1
Following is. a short list of the
votes in the county at the elec
tion Tuesday:
Second Congressional District.
A. W. Lafferty, Rep. 516
John Manning, Dem. 319
Governor.
Jay Bowerman, Rep. 432
Oswold West, Dem, 483
Jndge of Circuit Court in this
District.
W. L. Bradshaw, Dem. 537
Samuel W. Stark, Rep. 437
Sheriff.
T. N. Balfour, Dem. 809
Frank Elkins, Rep. 802
Prohibition.
Against, 250
Judge Bradshaw wins In the
District by about 1000 majority.
Madras State Bank
MADRAS. OREGON
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