The Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON. THUSDAY, MAY 11, 1911.
NO. 34
ARLY 4000 PEOPLE SEE FIRST
CIRCUS TO VISIT MADRAS TODAY
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fgest U"OWa ivei n.&bcniuieu
ntral Oregon Celebrates Com
ing of Deschutes Railway
fences
j, between 3500 and 4000
in attendance tne onumn
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linn to Mauras
itd today, the principal
Lflfthcday being uie per
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nf the A . U. uarnus
circus in the after
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lareest ever drawn to
I n i 1 Artrn rm fl MlO
Irinuenirai
was the first ever to ox hi u-
Jie interior.
Uh of nconle wlio had
before seen elephants,
L lions, and the dozens of
bt animals carried by the
were entertained by seeing
lenagerie and the stunts
performing beasts in the
feel arena during the show
hed diversion entirely new
I section.
after daylight rigs and
besran to line the roads
all directions leading to-
the city, bringing' the
to see the sights. The
i an ideal one. The early
3 and many of the residents
town went to the Ham-
ppot on Agency Plain to
the arrival of the first
Bins over the Deschutes
ly, and to watch the circus
unload their paraphernalia
I it down lo.Uie townsite
I the show tents were
The two circus trains
at about 9:30 and the
If unloading and transpor-
cages of animals took
Iter the noon hour
2:00 p. m. the parade
owing which the show
p opened and the per
ils given.
the circus is not as lame
ff the big shows that
ver the country, il was
wand probably no better
"mai show is nn
There were linns nn,i
h'hich rodo h
I'wpards and llimio
I "orscs, funny monkeys,
'cn did evervthinfr
and
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f mated when the
arena will, a
a dOzeil nnnmvla
?ars inn m;
; ... w. iBBirom onenf
"I me fiimnm,
e thai . pur
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formanco, and if the show man
agement had any complaint to
make it was because they had
not facilities for accommodating
the crowd. There was the usual
side show, and many devices us
ually attending a circus, invented
for the purpose of inveigleing the
loose coins from the pockets of
crowd, hut on the whole every
one is believed to have got their
money's worth of entertainment
during the day, which from
morning until night, was a hap
py one, with no unpleasant oc
currences in any way to mar it.
Practically every automobile in
the county was in service to
bring the crowd from all points,
some of the people coming a dis
tance of 80 miles or more. Among
the visitors were many who
made the trip for the combined
purpose of seeing the new rail
ways, the development of the
country, and the show as well
All expressed surprise at the
growth of the town, the many
evidences of activity in business
and there were none who were
not impressed with the import
ance of Madras as a point destine;:
to make a flourishing city.
DESCHUTES LINE MAY
PUT SPUR INTO TOWN
Location of Depot on the
Plains a Handicap
PRINEVILLE ROAD PROBABLE
I'irly of Officials Merc Looking Over
Ground Trains Running
front Madras.
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Last Wednesday morning the
Deschutes railway steel was laid
to tne unnk oi willow creeic can
yon above the Madras townsite,
and until the big steel viaduct is
completed across Ithe gorge, that
line will make Madras its termi
nus. While the contract for the
bridge is said to call for com
pletion within two months from
the date of the arrival of the
trains here, it is not believed that
tho bridge will be ready for trains
to cross until late in the summer.
Tho first passenger cars to
reach this city brought Julius
Kruttschnitt, superintendent of
maintenance of all the Harriman
lines, J. P. O'Brien of Portland,
general manager of all the lines,
in Oregon, and Chief Engineer
Boschke, who came in Tuesday
evening on a trip of inspection.
With the visit of these officials
to the scene the location
of the depot on the plain 200 feet
above the city is realized to be a
great handicap for getting traffic
from tin's point and that tho com
pany is contemplating the con
struction of a spur running right
into tho townsite is known.
Engineer Boschke while here j
was looking up town plats and
looking over the lay of the land
HI near the Madras Flouring mills,
and stated he would return here
during the coming week and
look into the matter further.
On the present visit the officials
looked over the Deschutes sur
vey east of town, which is con
sidered to be a part of that com
ijuiij a piaua ior me orancn line
to Prineville. It is pointed out
that this line could be built
through the center of town and
take up the survey as already
made a short distance up Willow
creek, and from the statements
made Mr. Boschke it is believed
that this course is what is being
considered by the company. Mr,
O Bnen and Mr. Boschke made
a trip to Redmond while here,
that being the point where the
use of the Oregon Trunk track
ceases to be traversed by their
trains.
Another developmeut which
adds much to the strength of the
Prineville branch project is the
fact that a crew of surveyors
claiming to be Harriman people,
are now running a line through
bwartz canyon, southeast of
Prineville, which would be the
i I i n
natural route ior a line passing
up the Crooked river valley, in
order to rejoin the survey south
ward toward Crescent to connect
with the Natron-Klamath line,
These developments are what
make the completion of the Wil
low creek bridge at Madras
seem doubtful, many believing
that a change of route from
Madras south, including Prine
ville in its course, is being con
templated by the Deschutes line,
although the construction of the
foundations for the big bridge
here is a veritable anthill of
activity at present. The bridge
is an exnensive one and its comJ
pletion will give the Deschutes
line only 10 miles more of its
own track to Culver Junction, as
it will use the Oregon Trunk
tracks from Culver to the south
edge of the Redmond townsite.
The building of a line from
Madras through Prineville and
thence back to the original sur
vey would be infinitely better
from a traffic standpoint, and the
announcement of the adoption of
such a route is expected here
daily.
From remarks made by Chief
Engineer Boschke it seems that
Madras is almost certain to be
made the end of the first division.
Regular passenger trains are now
eaving this city at G a. m. and
arriving at 7:15 p. m.
SPECIAL BRINGS
HILL AND GRAY
Heads of Great Northern
and Oregon Trunk Here
S. It. Strong, the now traveling
freight ami passenger agent of tlio
Oregon Trunk, has been in Crook county
this week, getting acquainted with his
field of operations. Mr. Htrong buc
cceds Mr. Harding, who has gone east
to take a position.
Judge M. E. Brink and family, Mrs.
C. M. Elkins, Judge M. Ii. Elliott and
wife, T. M. Baldwin, Miss Baldwin and
MissJknilah Crooks were among those
from l'rinevillc who helped to swell the
circus crowd today. They all came over
by auto.
ilen-llur by Stercoptlcnn
Bon-IIur, that tragic story by Lew
Wallace, will be illustrated with stere-
opticon views Saturday May 13, in the
Christian church. G. A. Webb and
wife will sing. Admission 15 and
25 cents. ' intl-pd.
Dentistry
Dr. W. P. Grandy, late of Portland,
ias offices with Drs Hale & Gale op
posite the post office. See liim about
your teeth. My work will please you.
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ON TOUR OF INSPECTION
Will
Traverse Bend Country
Autos to Acquaint dray
With Territory
By
Louis W. Hill, president of the
Great Northern, C. R. Gray,
successor to John F. Stevens, as
head of all the Hill lines in
Oregon, Chief Engineer R. Budd,
n.aai. niui u. j. tsaxter and a
party of their friends arrived in
Madras last Tuesday at 12:30 p.
m. on their special train and
spent a short time here. Mr.
run anu jvir. uray joined some
ot the citizens who met them at
the depot and were taken for a
short auto trip to Agency Plain.
Ihe party went to Opal City
that evening, and expected to go
from there to Bend and other
southern points along the Oregon
Trunk, the object of the visit
being to fully acquaint Mr. Gray
with the territory under his
jurisdiction.
This is the second visit to
Central Orfegon for both Mr,
Hill and Mr. Gray, the former
having been here last summer
at the time the loner auto tour
was made by himself and party,
during which Crook, Harney,
Lake and Klamath counties were
covered. Mr. Gray came as far
as Metolius last March, but at
that time did not go any further
into the interior.
The new head of the Hill lines,
Mr. Gray, said that the country
was so vast that he had hardly
been able to grasp it all as yet,
but hoped by the end of the
present trip to have a better
idea of Central Oregon.
Louis W. Hill appeared to be
the same wideawake enthusi
ast that he was on his former
trip here. He took great in
terest in the display of products
and suggested that an exhibit be
gathered and placed at the de
pot where the public could easily
inspect it.
He also urged the sending of
iterature descriptive of this
region Dy the people who live
here to their acquaintances in
he east as well as personal
etters.
Mr. Hill asked for Tillman
Reuter and expressed regret
hat he was not able to see him
on this trip. "He has certainly
done a whole lot for Madras,"
said he.
Mr. Gray expects to make
requent trips to this territory
lereafter and become fully ac-
uainted with all the districts
ributary to the Oregon 1 runk.
Regarding the policy of the rail
oad or future developments in
the building of branch lines he
was very reticent.
placing the steel will be put
under way at once. It is ex
pected that from this time on
there will be no delay in the re
ceipt of materials for this most
interesting piece of engineering.
The Oregon Trunk expects to
span the gorge of Crooked river
and go on through Redmond to
Bend during the month of July,
and big celebrations are being
planned by those towns to mark
the coming of trains.
lhat Bend will not for long
be the southern terminus of the
Oregon Trunk is generally con
ceded, as it is known to be the
intention to make the connect
ing link between Bend and the
Pacific & Eastern from Med ford
as soon as possible, the only ob
stacle said to be nrobable heini?
0
the condition of the monev
market.
PRINEVILLE SEEMS
TO BE THE GOAL
Branch Line Thought to
Be Contemplated
James Ewing Dead
Last luesday morning James
Ewing, a well known resident of
Prineville was found dead along
the road near the county fair
grounds, his death supposed to
have been the result of heart
disease. He had been to the
ranch of a relative the night be
fore and was returning to town.
He leayes a widow and a large
family of children, among them
being Mrs. Ollie Ellefson, and
Grover Ewing, the well known
stage driver, and Mrs. C. A
Lytle of Salem, He had lived at
Prineville for many years.
Dr. Harold Clark, Dentist
Wdl be in Madras May 24 prepared
to do any operation known to the den
tal art. Those wishing work done
please call without delay, to give time
for treatments, etc., as my visit will be
brief at this" time. Your eyes tested
for glasses free of charge. Rooms at
the Keys Rooming house. mll-18.
MONSTER IRRIGATING
GANAL IS PROPOSED
'Ian to Build $10,000,000
Ditch 120 Miles Long
WATER THREE COUNTIES
Would Irrigate All of Madras Coun
tryMany Reservoirs
Contemplated.
BRIDGE STEEL IS
ARRIVING DAILY
Crooked River Crossing Is (Jotting
Under Consti uctlon
Ileayy shipments of the struc-
ural steel for the construction
of the Oregon Trunk cantilever
bridge across the chasm of
Crooked river near Trail crossing
are arriving daily over the Ore-
gonJTnink line and tho work of
Oregonian: A $10,000,000 irrigation
canal that will carry water 120 miles
across canyon, plain, over mountain
a"d into valleys is one of the projects
proposed for Central Oregon. No de
finite plan for this huge enterprise has
yet been devised, but in Central Ore
gon there are a number of men who be
lieve that it is possible.
The plan is that a canal sluiceway be
built from thje Deschutes river at Bend
across Crook, Wasco and into Sherman
counties. It is pointed out thnt this
project could be accomplished for the
reason that the altitude at Bend is 3700
feet and the highest point at Shaniko is
31100 feet and most of SherniHn county
is less than 2000 feet.
It is asserted that an engineer could
find the route by which such an irri
gation line could be established and all
intermediale points served with suffi
cient water to make the project one of
the most noted in the world as well as
the most far-reaching in benefits. It is
estimated that the cost of tho enter
prise would be if 10,000,000, but that the.
distribution of water to such a wide
area of land would more than pay for
tho project.
It is not said who is the real author
of the scheme, but the fact is estab
lished that in Madras, Metolius, thani
ko and at all points between Madras
and Shaniko, the plan isbcing discussed
and is believed possible.
Tho fall of the Deschutes river from
Bend to the Columbia river, a distance
of 140 miles, is over 3500 leet an
average of over 25 feet to the mile. It
iB uleo asserted that there is enough
ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED
Magnates of Both Harriman
Hill Lines are Here
This Week.
and
Some important railroad an
nouncement for this section is
expected soon. High officials of
both the Oregon Trunk and De
schutes Railways are in Crook
this week, and from what can be
gathered by the actions and
scanty words of the magnates
there is reason to believe that a
branch line to Prineville from
some point in this part of the
country is contemplated by both
roads. This may be a mere
speculation but all are agreed
that there is something in the
wind.
Louis W. Hill and C. R. Gray,
the new president of the Oregon
Trunk arrived in Madras on a
special Tuesday noon, going later
to Opal City, where Mr. Hill's
private auto was unloaded from
the train and the Great Northern
president left immediately for
Prineville. While here he was
taken for a short trip to Agency
Plain, and on seeing the De
schutes track said: "Well, here
they are. Just let them start
something and we will beat them
to it. " At the time he was! loolt
ing over the country toward
Prinevi.le. ' '
Tuesday evening at 7:30 the
Deschutes special bringing
Julius Kruttschnitt, superintend
ent of maintenance- of all the
Harriman lines, General Manager
P. O'Brien, Chief Engineer
Boschke, and other officials ar
rived at the terminus of that
line above the townsite and left
yesterday for Redmond.
For several weeks there has
been the rumor in the wind that
the Harriman people intend to
build a branch from Madras to
the county seat, passing just to
the east of the Madras townBite
and following up Willow creek
until the top of the divide be
tween Madras and Lamonta is
reach. It would not be anything
surprising to the people to see a
large construction force start on
this work at any day without
notice.
A survey is now being made
from Gateway to Trout creek'.
Continued on page 8.
water to irrigate 000,000 acres of land
and that 300,000 acres are available
within the radius of the proposed
canal which could be run to Sherman
county.
At Madras it would provide water in
an auumlance tor tne entire valley.
which would be 300 feet bolow the run
ning line of the water but reservoirs
could be established in the region
which would conserve a sufficient
amount to serve all purposes. The
project's scope includes a large num
ber of reservoirs which would permit
the water being stored for the lower
altitudes, so that the summer run
might be carried on to the farthest
points and thus plenty of water be
served to those in need of it, and who
could not be served unless the upper
end patrons had reservoirs to store the
water during the winter for summer
use.
The proposition as outlined has been
discussed at several of the recent com
mercial club meetings in the interior
towns and in a letter received fjfora
James J, Sayer, field representative of
the Oregon Development League, he
says that the suggestion for the con
struction of the canal has come to him
from several sources during his jour
ney in the Interior.
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