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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1911)
The Madras Pioneer MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THUSDAY. MARCH 30, 1911. Vlll NO. 33 VOTES TO BOND FOR Engineering Feats on Oregon Trunk Are Marvels of Skill and Beauty. WOOL WAREHOUSE IS CINCHED FOR MADRAS Company Incorporated for $15,000 Will Build Immediately. WATERBYBIE MAJORITY .i Rn Ordered and Ser ins nav ice Will Be Ready in Days. Lnnsaltobond the city If r $10,000 for the rLL,HCtv water carried at the spc Uion held Tuesaay r., . RGven to one, L opposition to the plan E 1 ...lrnf1 matter having been dis- . n. ..,niar Bvstem will fp eted at once. The or- the pipe aa DCWV w" L. ,i if. is exnected Kali f thin less than 30 days the jtsof the city win imvu ,e a good water supply for ic use and fire protection. F reservoir i.j tkn crrpntfir nart iieu oliu "iv e'" ditches dug. This work en accomplished at an ex f about $4000, which has .u tmm ftmAn nn hnnd. MtlU ILVIH AUi.s" " ' " - big well in the south part nthausioDe ma auuitc My is 70 feet deep, and iep Pasture Wheat Field t the coming of the raii- eans to the development tral Oregon may be well ted by the announcement acres of land about four ast of Madras owned by & Keenan, the Willow feheepmen, which has here- been used exclusively for pasture, is shortly t6 be up and transformed into tranch. The plowing is lone by Tom Taylor's big lillar outfit which has a ity for plowing 40 acres Ih a cash market for every p of wheat that can be pro- right at our doors it is to Sav that thnnsnnrlcj nf of sagebrush lands will be R UD this vpnv that Vinvo ifore been used for nothing t grazing. utary to Madras th 700 square miles of wheat I probably less than nnn- iof which is under cultiva-mi e transformation that Rt to take nlace pn hardly be conceived, En ii am M i i E'wib wno nas the question wbt in his mind as to the 1 of Madras tnesejacts with profit. !?ineer Badly Burned. 1 Morrow, an Oregon Trunk ve engineer, was severe- in the local yards 1 while working about his le With n nan nt :i A. . tu " UA w", trying WUm fire in the firebox rjg ou Hashed up in his pnQhe was hr.Au, i j was called and dressed W. Althoug the acci- -winraione, no seri- (for UUJ mming ' home at Vancouver! Lou Mniirr7, kfcv?? Madras Ithe .V ue,"K reported ; before P r nyon th0 lexpecta fu0stmaster Fred 16. 06 '"augurated by such a strong flow of water has been encountered that a pump will have to be operated in order to finish the job. It is proposed to install a power pump and k aep it running constantly, and three 8-hour shifts of workmen will be employed until it is fin ished. The bottom of the well is to be enlarged so as to make a reservoir for the pumps to work in. For the present the pumps will feed directly into the mains, pending the completion of the reservoir, which will be lined with cement. An arrangement has been made with Jesse Hobson, who already has a tank erected on his South Addition to Madras, and probably pipes will be connected with this tank, which will give a temporary reservoir of 10,000 gallons for fire protection. A main will probably be extended to the Oregon Trunk depot, and other lines will be laid along the principal streets. The city authorities anticipate no difficulty in disposing of the bondB, as several bond buying firms are already after them. This improvement without doubt will give a greater impetus to the growth of the city than any other one thing that could be supplied, as many people have announced their intention of constructing substantial build ings as soon as adequate fire pro tection could be assured for their property. Reuter Plans to Show Products Portland Oregonian: In an endeavor to interest the people of Portland and local commer cial bodies in a movement to give Oregon, and especially Cen tral Oregon, unbounded effective publicity, Tillman Reuter, whose success in dry farming near Madras has attracted almost world-wide attention, has been in the city for the last few days. Mr. Reuter hope3 to obtain en couragement in his ambition to operate a special car of state agricultural exhibits and another car of Oregon enthusiasts to the national dy farming congress at Colorado Springs next fall. Mr. Reuter is a practical far mer whose principal ambition, next to acquiring a comfortable living for himself and his family is to exploit the remarkable agri cultural advantages of Central Oregon, in which he has implicit faith. Last year his success attracted the world's attention. He start ed out in an effort to see how many varieties of grain, forage plants, root crops and potatoes he could grow. In spite of the dry summer he obtained better results than ever, and his exhib its took first prizes at all the dry farming fairs where shown. This year Mr. Reuter will make an individual display at the Colorado Springs exhibit, and is trying to interest the farmers of Wasco, Crook, Sherman, Lake and Harney counties to join him in sending a special carload of Oregon products to advertise the advantages of the state, HIGH TRESTLE NEAR WARMSPRING FERRY, NEW $40,000 BRICK HOTEL TO BE STARTED AT 0 According to announcements made by Robert Rea and other reM-e'-ontatives of the Madras 1 vr ;te company, work on the new $40,000 hotel in this city is to begin at once. Workmen will oegm breaking ground for the building during the coming week, the plans are all completed and approved, and a shipment of 120,000 pressed brick for the facings of the structure is now on the way from Portland. This company also owns the big kiln of brick that was burned in the eastern edge of town last sum mer, and probably, these will used in the building of the inirie vails. A. E. Hammond ond several of the men who are assiatef3 with him in his Madras enir prises are expected here the last of this or the first of next week to attend to matters in connec tion with the building of the new hotel. The building is to be located on the corner of Sixth and B streets, which is one block east of Main and on the first east-and-west street north of the Madras State Bank. Madras District Has Always Produced Profitable Crops While the region about Madras maj not appeal to the new comer from the beauty point of view so strongly as some other parts of Central Oregon, it might be worth while to call the attention of those unacquainted with this country to some of her strong points, that to the sober minded man or woman who is looking for an investment, are worth more than scenic beauty. The Madras section always has been self-supporting and all her progress has been 'dependent upon the crops produced by the people who have settled on the land hereabouts and made their homes here. Several other sections of Central Oregon have been the scenes of great enterprises where large amounts of capital have been paid out to construction forces and they have been kept up and developed at the expense of imported capital. But until the last year when the railroad construction crews commenced operations here, Madras has never enjoyed this sort of a boom, her people have had to de pend on what they produced from the land. But with it all, this district has kept pace and even passed some of these other districts that had all the advantages of big payrolls to help, them along, and as a matter of fact Madras ranchers have supplied to a very great degree the grain, fruit and vegetables that have been con sumed by the people who were living in these other sections. Mr. Settler, the Madras country has made good on her own resources with the capital produced from the farm lands, and that under transportation facilities and other conditions that have handicapped her to a great degree. The dry lands of this section have produced better crops than some of the famed irrigated lands further south. Now with the advent of the railroad, making an actual saving to the growers here of at least 25 cents per bushel on their wheat in freight and the other general development of the en tire region which is following the railroads, with a bright proa pect for irrigation of most of the lands hereabouts, does it not seem that this immediate locality has much to offer the man who wants to build a home and en gage in farming or any other line of business. Constuction on Bridge Begins Another strong factor for the future of Madras was cinched this week by the incorporation of the new wool warehouse com pany and the announcement that all of the wool of this part of the country will be pooled at this place and the annual wool sales held here. Incorporation papers for the new company were filed with the county clerk Tuesday, the incorporators beine James Rice of Haycreek, W. H. Taylor of Spokane. C. E. Roush and H. W. Turner of this city. Plans for a new wool ware house have just been completed and accepted and the construc tion of the building is to be corn- tors named above being A. C. Sanford, H. F. Dietzel, John Mc Taggart, R. T. Olson, J. M. Conk lin, W. F. Hammer, William H. Lancaster, S. J. Sellers, A. E. Hammond, Robert Rea and many others. Besides the building of the new wool warehouse the com pany has leased of the Farmers' Union the warehouse already built, and will do a general grain and freight warehouse business. This matter is one that means much to the city and insures that the majority of the wool grown in Central Oregon will be brought here for sale. Sheepmen menced just as -oon os materials with a tota' of over three-quar- can be rut upon the ground. The ters of a million pounds have al- no building is to be located 100 feot south of th new Farmers ready agreed to bring their 1911 clips here. It is expected to Union WarehouF" m the Oregon have the warehouse completed Trunk vards and will be 60x90 ' and evervthintr in readiness to fet. havinpr n clear floor spr.ee 'hold the June sales at this nlace. of 48 feer, six inches by 96 feet. The warehouse and wool press will cost about $5000. The new company has a capi talization of $15,000 one half of! the amount to be paid up. The stockholders include nearly every Tne Balfour-Guthrie company business man in the city, those of Portland, one of the largest interested beside the incorpora-! sram dealing companies on the r Pacific coast have established and 225 feet high. The bridge permanent offices in Madras. Grain Agency Is Established overlooks the townsite. Passen gers on the Deschutes railway can see the city, while residents of Madras can look up and see the passing trains. ' This great bridge is to be a steel girder viaduct, that is, there will be no truss-work above the track. Beyond any doubt the building of this fine piece of engineering will attract more interest than any other of the many construction features of railroading that have been noted in this vicinity. OJd Fellows Buy Cemetery. The Mayes cemetery, east of town, commonly known as the Madras Cemetery has been pur chased by Mt. Jefferson Lodge No. 196, the local lodge of Odd Fellows. It was the common understanding that this tract was to be dedicated to the city of Madras as soon as the town shohld be incorporated, but it seems that this action was never taken, and the local Odd Fellows are now the owners. It is the intention of the local fraternal order to improve the cemetery. ; which are to be in charge of Mr. F. D. Stewart. Office room has been leased from the Central Oregon land company for a year aud upon the return of Mr. Stewart from Portland the room will be fully equipped for a grain agency, a cabinet will be in stalled for caring for samples of wheat, and a grain buying agen cy established. Besides conducting a general grain buying business this com pany will also handle grain bags and twine, and other supplies of that kind. Mr. Stewart will open his of fices on April 1st and will reside here to look after business for his company. A large portion of the grain that was produced here last year and held by the growers untij the railroads reached this point was purchased by this company, which consid ers the field so promising that they have decided to open per manent offices here. Work has been commenced on the foundations for the big Har- riman bridge across Willow creek gorge on the west edge of town, and construction crews will be engaged there from now until the bridge is completed. Large quantities of materials cement, etc., a concrete mixer, and donkey engine and equip ment are already on the ground, while the excavation for the con crete bases for the four steel towers that are to support the bridge is being done. The completion of this bridge will add greatly to the scenic in terest of the city, reaching across the canyon between Agency Plain and Little Plain, and being about 1200 feet long After New County Road. Frank Irvine, from the mouth of Trout creek and F. P. Hard ing were here the first of the week on business conneofprl with New Road Completed. thfl flUng of a petition County Commissioner R. H. ; county court for a new county Bayley was in the city Tuesday highway from the mouth of from Nigger Brown canyon, Trout creek to the Prineville where has had a force of men Shaniko stage road. They have engaged in the construction of already secured more than the the new county road from Van- required number of signatures ora station on the Oregon Trunk ' and have posted the notices re near the Ed Campbell place, up 1 .uired by laW- Plain. the canyon to Agency The road is now practically com pleted and will be opened to the public shortly. The work on which Mr. Bailey ha3 been en gaged extends over about two miles and the construction on it has cost close to $3400. The new route makes an outlet for the ranchers living on the north end of Agency Plain and gives them a shorter haul for water. Dave Peck Injured. i The report comes from Hood I River that Dave Peck, formerly of this place, had met with an aceicTeht while in the woods, and one of his legs was broken in two places. Mr. Peck and a companion were going through the timber from theii: work, when a tree fell, striking them, The man who was with Dave was injured so badly that he is not expected to recover. W. H. F )UND 'poo of tmrhtd wi e. Quner Peck, father of Dave, has gone call at A. J. Btrausaer'u. , to Hood River to attend his son. L It - si?