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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1911)
MM T . iff K 6 lit if, -,1 The Madras Pioneer Publlshcd'every Thursday by -THK 1'IONEKH PUllLISlUNd CO.- 8UBB0RIPTI0N RATES I Oiifi year $l.to Six mouths M) Threw mouths .50 K D VKIITISINO It ATKH ON APPLICATION Entered as second class matter August 29, 1904, at the Postoffico at Madras, Ore. under tho Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. THURSDAY - DEC. 21, 1911 CENTRAL OREGON In an address before the State Thresherman's Association at Salem recently Carl R. Gray, president of the Hill lines in this state predicted that Central Ore gon will become one of the wealthiest areas in the United States. Following is his speech: "It is altogether probable that the intimate relation of the rail road I have the honor to repre sent with the hitherto practically unknown great central area of this state is the reason, I have been asked to address you and particularly the reason for the subject which has been assigned to me. "There is nothing new or ex perimental in the country lying west of the Cascades. The three great valleys have been success fully cultivated for generations and there should be no question in the mind of anyone as to the greatness and extent of their fu ture possibilities. "I find very few people, how-j ever, who really know much about the district which is now familiarly called Central Oregon To be exact, it is the vast terri tory lying east of the Cascade range and extending from the Columbia river to California, con taining five counties Sherman, Wasco, Crook, Lane and Harney with a population of 38,610. ' 'These five counties have about four times the area of Maryland with one-thirteenth its popula tion. They average one and one third persons to the square mile; they have more than one-half the the area of Iowa and less than one-sixtieth of its population; they have 485 acres per person Iowa has 16. In Crook, Har ney und Lake counties the aver age copulation is seven-tenth of a person per square mile, in Crook county one and one-fifth persons. Nevertheless, material advan cement has been made, even without transportation facilities, whicn is evidenced by the single fact that Crook county in 1901, had but one threshing outfit which handled 100,000 bushels of grain, while in 1909, there were 15 which threshed more than 2,000,000 bushels. It is estimated that one-third of the acres of Wasco and Crook counties are susceptible of agri culture, being 531,472 in Wasco, 1,707,520 in Crook; one-fourth of Harney county, or 1,095, 640 acres it is, estimated can be cultivated. Figures are not immediately available for Sherman :and Lake, but it can reasonably be assumed that these five countios contain 5,000,000 acres of tillable land. "There are at the present time in the several segregations be tween 750,000 and 800,000 acres of land which, can and will te ir rigated, and there are easily 1,- to sink rather slowly into the neero's full consciousness; he shifted around first on one foo and then the other and finally ad dressing the court in a pleading manner, said: " 'Sav ledire. vou don't mean this comin' August does you'? Neither da I mean 'this coming august' or this coming year Central Oregon present man'; size problems. It is practically without agricultural history or precedent. The vast acres are there; varying climatic conditions must be reckoned with: all the problems of proper seed, soil analysis, utilization of moisture, correct rotation, are to be met with and solved. The crying need of the coun try is naturally for people, but the greater need is for people of the right sort and to see that they are started right. A suffi cient sum of money has been raised by contrubutions from the railroads, business interests of Portland and in Crook county, to establish and maintain for near ly two years, or until the legisla ture can assume its proper re sponsibilities, two experimental stations in that county one to teach dry and the other irrigated farming. I wniie at least two experi mental farms will be maintained, we expect the best results to flow from intimate instruction given to the farmer upon his own land. We feel a natural and par donable pride in haying accom plished this much, still it is but i drop in tne Ducket wnen com pared with the necessities of the whole situation. "Oregon is essentially an agri cultural state, ana we nave at Corvallis a remarkable agricul tural college. Properly support ed and enabled to extend its op erations by subordinate stations throughout the entire state, can be counted on to do more for the commercial advancement o the state than any other agency In European countries agri cultural education nas received far more attention than with us In Denmark, which is about the size of Crook and Harney coun ties, there are more than 50 agri cultural colleges and schools, and the state provides in almost every neighborhood its experts to continually counsel with and ad vise the farmers. lhe hgures with respect to wheat in the United States are startling. The exports for the fiscal year 1909 were 65,479,311 bushels; for the fiscal year 1910, 44,353,949 bushels, and for the fiscai year of 1911, 24,388,619 bushels. These figures indicate that the surplus of wheat in our country is diminishing very rap idly and will disappear entirely within the next year or two un less there is a radical change. Oi.e of the reasons, naturally, is the increase in population and the decrease in proportion of farmers. "A few years "ago a farmers' products fed himself and one other; now they must feed him self and two others. In 1901 there was 9.81 bushels of wheat raised per capita; in 1911, 7.13 co-operation and progress to ad vance even further into the in terior than they are at present." Portland Oregonian. An article printed in the daily papers a few days ago says that A. C. Bryce, who was United States consul at Matanzns, Cuba, in 1897, is authority for the state ment that he received warning two days before the Maine was blown up that'the ship was to be destroyed and that he so advised Consul General Fitzhmrh Lee. Thp lnttor nnid no attention to the warning. Bryce says the man who warned him was not an American and that he is under promise not to reveal his name. If he should continue faithful to his promise the government should send Detective Burns down there to find out who the fellow is who fortold the disaster. The Pioneer extends its read- i ers oest vvisnes lor a merry Christmas and urosDerous and Happy New Year. Just Look Through bushels. "It seems to me to be entirely reasonable to say that Central 000,000 acres whtich will come Oregon can be made the granary within this c.tegoi y within the next few y.-ars. "I am assured by agricultural experts Vhat all of this land is susceptible of cultiTation, the re of the state, but to do this it must be peopled and they must be educated and assisted. It is not a universal condition, but so frequently is it the case as to at The Limit Restaurant our stock of fine harness nnd see If you ever snw anything better made nt any thitu: like our prices. We use only the verv best of leathers and employ only thoroughly competent help, consc quently we know that we have the best pIiirh of irnnds to oiler if vou wish to purchase a set from stock, or we mako high grnde Harness to order when do sired. Larkin Harness Shop c. (Formerly the Owl) M. EW1NG, Prop. Confectionery, Tobac co and Cigars Nice Clean Rooms Fresh Bakery Goods Always On Hand Madras Dray & Transfer Work neatly and quickly done Prices reasonable Phone in your order F, A. ZEU, Drayman For Good Farms City Property and Business Chances SEE D. W. BARNETT OFFICE MAIN STREET, MADRAS, OREGON Blue PrintTownship Plats Corrected uutodnte, showing names of entrymcn, vacant land, rivers and creeks, 50 cents each. Land Scripts For Sale For securing title to all kinds of Gov ernment land without residence or im provement, at lowest mnrket prices. Write us for particulars All kinds of Land ollice business a specialty. Twenty-five years experience. Heferencc, French & Co., Hankers. Hudson Land Company The Dalles, Oregon AUCTION SALE OF TUESDAY FURNITtl dec. n at my recent auction sale, I will hold anal? luesday, December 16. Tables, Chain, n 110,11 Cots, Couches, Stands, Book Cases, Wall I Sale Commences at MM Lunch Will Be Served at 1 2:30 s 1 I onr last opportunity to get furniture J your own price Terms Cash The n T nn tmimm wpw,j uiuuiuojt C. F. OWEN, Proprietor Ml I.O.O.F.Loi Meets night corns. every Strangers i Tillman Reuler.fU Lewis H. frying, Houses to Rent Warren Smith PROPRIETOR Elite Tonsorial Parlors NO LONG WAITS BATHS MADRAS, ORE. MHHHIHi COM NO. 3851 . The First National Bank OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON B. F. Allbn, President. T. M. Baldwin, Cashier. Will Wdkzweilbr Vice I'rea. H. Baldwin, A8t. Canuler. ESTABLISHED 1888. capital, burpliw and Undivided Profits $1 00,000.00 Notice to Land Seekers CENTRAL OREGON IRRIGATION has moved its ENGINEERING. CASHIER'S and LAND SALES OH FICES to the new town of DESCHUTES, CENTRAL OREGON call ah i i ? i . i- a i : -.mw ohmilri write to, 01 mm parries naving Business witn inis uuniHa,,j s?i at Deschutes. Hotel accomodations can now be secured at DESCHUTES, Write for BOOKLET describing CAREY ACT IRRIGATION LAN Central Oregon Irrigation Company V Oregor On both the Hill and the Harriman Railroads A Nice Present turns ing unquestionable where tain unpleasant prominence, t;hat intelU, ;ent and correct methods lands are held at too high a price. Ke followed. When one applies This will not be a continuing these -figures and appreciates J condition, however, and will large their. potential force it is stag- ly regulate itself; but it does not Bering, but it is not going to come at once, nor without effort. Shi MADRAS HARNESS 30 Days Clearance Sale Commencing "Down south a negro was con victed of murdor and sentenced to death. The judge said to him: 'The sentence of this court is that you be confined in the county jail until the 22d day of August, and that on "that date you be taken to the place of execution and there hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may God have mercy I on your sdul.' The thing seemed effect at the tend to post- have its adverse present and does pone settlement. "The question is one in which all our interests are mutual. We unquestionably have the country, and we evidently have favorable conditions of soil and climate.1 Rarely does a new country start ' with so inviting a prospect. It ' is fair to say that the railroads have done their share and are now only awaiting an evidence of for Christmas is a pretty gold Bracelet, which every young ludy will appreciate. I have some verv nrcttv clnolirnn in Bracelets, the wormanship on some of mem i uxuuihiiu. i curry a une line of first class Gold and Silver Jewelry, in cluding Watches, Chains, Charms, Urooches. Rintrs. Stick Pins. 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