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We have the Builders Hardware and can give you the best and save you money GROCERIES: Highest Quality and Lowest Price As winter approaches remember we have the largest and most complete line of heaters in town. Coal, Wood, Gasoline, Oil, Cook Stoves and Ranges Hammer Co. (incorporated) The Madras Pioneer Published every Thursday by THE PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. 8UB80RIPTION RATE8: One year ?l-55 Six mouths M) Three months 50 ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION Entered as second class uiatier August 29, 1904, at the Postoffice at Madras, Ore., under the Act of Concress of March 8.187H. THURSDAY OCT. 12, 1911 il ll A i il. i commerce say. we neea uie ine area oi mis suue wnn tnat small farmer, the man who has of Denmark, Holland, Belgium, been accustomed to making the j Alsace-Lorraine, Luxemburg, most out of little land; because it : Switzerland and the state of is that sort of agricultural devel-' Maine. Combined they have opment that provides greater op-1 95,022 square miles, while Ore portunity for industry in village I gon has 96,030. On the other and town and city. It is a better hand, the combined population system for state building than 1 of these countries is 21,591,689, any other. We will still keep up; while Oregon has but 672,765. EVERYBODY DRAG ROADS 1 MORE SETTLERS Jame3 J. Hill tells the people of Oregon that the great need of the state is more settlers not greater number of people who will merely buy the land and help to make a profitable deal for the real estate-sales promoter, but those who who will use the land and till it and make a home on it, ane in that way become genuine state builders. Apropos of this, some one said something about cultivating the field of immigration that will be offered when the Panama Canal opens. There has been discussion of the feasibility of getting the Irish, English, Scotch, German and French peasant to come di rectly to the Pacific Northwest and make the most of the splen did opportunities that offer here This proposition shoald develop to an active campaign; because the kind of immigrant obtainable from the countries named is the kind of immigrant we want. They are paying more attention to the arrival of this immigrant over on the Canadian side. The Canadians are settling immi grants of this class in colonies through the instrumentality of people who own or buy large tracts of land and propose to create estates that will return a revenue from tenant farming. Here in the American Pacific Northwest we ought to be able to make a successful bid against that sort of thing, if we would onlv cro into the field and "show our goods," as the our work in the Hiast ana trie Middle West, as a matter of course; but this field across the water is an inviting field, or it will be as soon as the canal opens it to us, and we should begin to take some practical steps toward its cultivation. Portland Tele gram. James J. Hill helped make Ore gon history the past week when he drove the golden spike mark ing the completion of the Oregon Trunk Railway to Bend. That it will be final terminus of the line is not expected, but the event was notable because the coming of a new era in the in terior, and the railroad will be the greatest developer the country could have. "Go to work and build up the country, for the cities would starve to death if it were not for the country," said Mr. Hill at the spike driving. -"Nations that have neglected the cultivation of the soil have faded from the face of the earth. There is no reason why Central Oregon should not produce enormous wealth. We have a good deal of faith in it. soil is properly cared for, if it is properly understood and fair jus tice done to it, it will make a happy home for thousands and millions) of people. I wish you all Godspeed and every particle of luck and prosperity that can come to you." The conclusion is that this state has as great agricultural resour ces as the above group and may very likely equal it in population when its lands are properly tilled. A herd of elk from Yellow stone Park may be brought to Oregon and liberated in the for est reserves of Wallowa county. Arrangements are now being made by State Game Warden j Finley with the Government au thorities. Steps will be taken to protect the animals in their new home. A Good Position Can be had by ambitious young men and ladies in the field of wireless and railway telegraphy. Since the 8-hour law became ef fective, and since the wireless companies are establishing sta tions throughout the country there is a great shortage of tel egraphers. Positions pay begin ners from $70 to $90 a month, with good chance of advance ment. The National Telegraph Institute, of Portland, Ore., op erates six official institutes in Amoripn iinrlpr R T? ami W1V0. ... 1.. . rt ... - w. II . w we Deueve .js , less ofiicials and places all grad uates into positions. It will pay you to write them for full details. Plan Provides That All Tax Payor Must Keep Highways Clean. A plan Is ou foot in pome parts of the country to have the whole commu nity sec to It that the roads nrc kept in Kood condition. The proposed plan provides ttiat the road authorities shall divide the roads Into short sections, according to the number of poll tax payers, and assign to each man the section nearest and most convenient to lilm, who would assume the responsibility of keeping the same In good condition by work ing his poll tax on It. not all at once, but nt Intervals, as needed, it Is esti mated that in no case would these sections comprise more than a half mile of road. As soon ns the frost Is out in the spring and while the road Is yet some' what soft and plastic theso men would go on the road each of his own section, dragging It thoroughly, using a homemado split log drag, scraping down the ridges, filling tlie ruts and holes nnd crowning and smoothing tho surface ho that it would shed water. Not more than two hours would bo required to do this, nnd It would bo done at n tlmo when it would least Interfere with farm work. Lnter lit the season, whenever there was a tend ency to develop ruts or holes, ench would again npply tho same treat ment Just following a rain. A very Important point may hero bo noted, viz that by this plan the roads in any district, no matter how large, even In an entlro county, could all bo dragged and smoothed and put In good condition within a few hours. Agricultural possibilities of Oregon are shown by an interest ing comparison just made by President Howard Elliott of the knights of the Northern Pacific Railway of Advertised Letters Following is the list of advertised let ters remuining uncalled for ut the Mad ras postofike for tho week endir.g October 7, 1911: Clarence Sharkey, Mrs. Agnea Allen, Mrs. W. II. Abies, Harley WilliatnB, M. K. Thompson, John Arnica and Mrfl. Martha Abies. Persons calling for above letters please say "advertised." FRED DAVIS, Postmaster Today the need for better t wagon roads Is nreater than at T any previous timo in history. ? I 111. I M 7 I . Imr k..w . . 1 X 1 1 mii ne UVM piuVQU railO clous that os railroad mileage Increased tho need for flood country roads would diminish. The fact has been established that the greater the railroad mileage the greater the move ment of freight on the common roads that act as feeders to the railroads. It has been shown that over bad roads in the United 8tates team on the worst haullnn season Is ahl t transport on an average only T or vv pounas, wniie A in France every nood drnft hr X Is oxpected to be able to draw T 3,300 pounds a distance of eight- oen miles any day in the year. .j. How to Whiten Clothes. A Blmplo but easy method of whiten ing clothes is whon boiling thrm to drop In a fow peach leaves tied up In a muslin cloth, FOR 1 60 Acres Land Five miles easl: of town. All good If i i ..J ...hivoimn pnhre Dial is fenced, no buildings. $20 per Acre Call at this office. TUB Shamroc TOMMY McCORMACK, Prop. Fine Wines. 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