THE MADRAS PIONEER
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August 29, 1904, at the Postof
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the Act of Congress of March 3,
1379.
' Thursday, June 13, 1912.-
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Develop the Northwest
The meeting of the Northwest
Deveopment Congress in Seattle
-last Week-has been perhaps tne
most strikincr example ever given
of the growth of community in
terest and co-operation m cie--vlnnment
work. In Portland
we are inclined to assume the
credit for being the first com
munity to abandon the notion
. that a city's interests lie within
certain prescribed limits and
that its growth and prosperity
are best aided by self-boosting
to the exclusion of every other
community. Portland first in
vited the coroperation of other
Oregon cities in the work of de
veloping Oregon. The spirit
; then spread into Washington and
" Idaho. The commercial inter
' ests of the towns and cities in
the three states came into friend
' ly touch and the. idea grew
and flourished as the country
' prospered. Now we have the
Governors of seven states and a
-''special trainload of business men
from St Paul, Minneapolis and
' from the towns. ,of Montana,
North Dakota and South Dakota
joining with us. i;i an effort to
build up trie territory that com
prises .more than oqe-sixth the
arSa-bf fye United States. .
This 'great territory lies, be
: '"'tween the twin cities of.Minnea-
sota on the East and the Pacific
Coast cities on the West. In
' ! that area are millions of acres of
'' undeveloped lands. Settlement
on and cultivation of these lands
to . the extent that the lands of
"'" 'Minneasota and some parts of
'Oregon are now settled, and cul
tivated, would bring greater
wealth and increased prosperity
-'not "only td the growing, cities
' that are well vihin this North
west area, but to those on the ex-
treme edges. The peopling of
- the vacant lands of Montana and
- the Dakotas, far away as they
" -se'em to" us, will create new and
"active' markets for our lumber,
our fish' and our fruit. Rivalry
for trade supremacy in numerous
lines among cities now working
together will doubtless also come
to pass. But what of that? A
half loaf is better than none and
almost every distributive point
"has 'some specialty of' its own
forwhich it; desires a wider field
of trade.
There is a problem to solve in
the matter of American migra
tion' fotKe farm, lands of Canada.
"'Tfie Northwest and Alaska
offer the solution, Land laws
must be made more liberal. . Ad
vantages Triusit be exploited, In
dividual enterprise cannot do alb
that Is to be done. A concerted
effort Ms required .Concerted
effof't'is Oncouraged, by a "friend
ly spirit. ' The towns and, cities
along the Way, Seattle the . raeet
inplaceV and ;the Great North,
erir'&iitf No'rtBerri, f'acicfi Rail
ways have sfrown their, ep.thusi
asfi for the cause. Portland.'s,
opportunity!' comes .next. The
' .'ill U U Ji If
excursionists win uu neru mun
day. It is too good an opportun
ity t;o Jet slip; by, to show.that the
Poland .spirit is ,. pot . confined
witnjhhe-hondaries ofr.Qfccgon
or .even 'tlje pacific Northwest
Oregonian. . , . ; . .. -
' Agricultural Education
Those who are inclined to the
belief thattthe government' as
sistance to farmers is too bookish
and lacks practicability speak
without full, and correct knowl
edge. It is noted in a publication
just issued for free distribution
by the United States Bureau of
TP,i,,...if ;mi flinf instruction in
efficiency methods on the farm
is now given in this country
through 11 main agencies.
These agencies include elemen
tary and secondary schools and
agricultural high schools; county
schools of agriculture; traveling
schools teaching along the same
lines farmers' educational trains;
farmers' institutes; agricultural
clubs and similar organizations;
grades for city schools; normal
schools of a'ricultural and colleges
of agriculture.
In fact there is such a variety
of information and instruction
on tap that the farmer of today
could not ' successfully dodge it
lJiUUllllwn wiw
all if he would; and would not if
he could. The old contempt for
the "book l'arned" farmer has
completely disappeared and sci
entific agriculture has taken its
place to stay. Farmers no longer
plant and trust to luck for their
crops. On the contrary, they are
working all the time to promote
their growth, to fight off disease
and pests and to increase the
yield by every means in their
power.
And in this work these various
agencies of instruction and as
sistance are of the greatest value
It is interesting to note that the
first chair in agricultural edu
cation, as such in this country,
was founded by the Massachu
setts Agricultural college in 1907.
That was but five years ago,
but so rapid has the idea spread
that now about two-thirds of the
agricultural and mechanical col
leges in the United States are
offering some opportunity for
special preparation for teaching
agriculture. Farming has be
come a science and a profession.
It is being taught in the public
schools as well as the agricultural
colleges. Pupils are being trained
in its principles and in its opera
tion. . Furthermore, the nation-wide
movement for the instruction of
young girls in the household arts
as parallel courses to those in
agriculture which are taught
their brothers is even more of an
innovation than the teaching of
agricuture itseif to the children.
Indeed, the two causes are re
garded as so intimately related
that in many colleges they are in
a sense combined, the girls grad
uating from the domestic science
course and the boys who grad
uate from the agricultural coruse
receiving the same degree, and
practically every elementary or
high school in the country which
offers agriculture to its pupils,
also includes domestic science
in its course. --Canandaigua Jour
nal.
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The cm Type "F"JSSSt
Designed especially to meet the needs of the man who farm from 160 to 480 acre'
for plowing, -drilling, cultivating, harvesting, hauling and road grading to run a grala
eeparator, com shredder and husker, clover huller, ensilage cutter pump water, etc.
Fuel control absolutely automatic. Burna cheapest kerosene at all loads, under all
conditions. Smokeless combustion Insured by the Secor-Htfglns carbureter, an exclusive
feature of the eyv&t. aml direct gear driven governor. Will work aa well In a 20-acro
field as on the iOO-acre tract. Turns short and gets close Into the fence corner.
A boy can run It. '
The czgjfType "F" wul pull from 3 to 5 breaker plows, turning 10 to 13 acres per
ten-hour day: pull 4 to Ostubble plows, turning 10 to 15 acres per ten-hour day. It will
turShi.fromr,l,6o .2 bushels per ten-hour day, running -a 30x48 separator. For
shredding, fj! lng eUo, she ling, eawlng wood or baling hay will drlvo any site machine,
tor hulling clover, will drive any medium sire huller, and will easily haul from 15 to 25
tons, delivering a maximum power at a minimum expense.
An engine that will do these things Is well worth learning more about. All the inform.
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B. S. LARKIN, Agent, Madras, Oregon
Sales Solicitor Rumelv Products Co.. Inc.. Tji Pnrf Tnrl
To the Patrons of Oregon Schools :
We do not attach suffiicnt im-
portande to our school meet
ing. This year our annual meet
ing occurs June 17. On this day
one director and the clerk arc to
be elected in every school dis
trict in Oregon, and a matter nf
much importance to each com
mnnitv. I should bo very glad,
indeed, to find that many of tne
Oregon school districts were
making the day of the annual
school meeting an important oc
casion, and at the same time tak
ing advantage of being together
" O m . 7
to talk over the problems of the
sohnnls.
The voting for director and
clerk will take place at the school
house. It should be remembered
that women already have the
privilege of suffrage in school
elections. If all the women ot
the community will pack their
lunch baskest. and assemble at
the school house on the morning
of June 17, I am confident that
the men will be there also when
the sun reaches the meridian
Of course, the members of the
family under voting age will
have to have dinner. So all will
spread out their lunches under
some pleasat shadq, and enjoy
dinner together.
After a good dinner all will be
in the right frame of mind for
selecting the officers, and discus
sing school affairs. The patrons
will have this opportunity to in
vestigate the conditions of the
school house and grounds, andsee
what repairs are needed ; whether
the school house is properly
heated, lighted and ventilated,
and what books and picures are
most needed. Let us make June
17 a red 'letter day for our dis
trict!
Yours for better schools,
L. R. Alderman.
Sup't. Public Instruction.
Do You want to
Make Money?
If so, and you have the proper
qualifications to handle the very
latest, .best and fully guaranteed
lighting systems in this district,
write at once with full particu
lars to Manufacturer's Agent,
care of The Madras Pioneer.
I will be in Town
within the next few days and
talk matters over with you.
Write at once. This advertis
ment will not appear again
jl3-lt.
Red Snow.
led snow la often seen In spring at
the head of Alpluo glaciers. Scientists
used to believe that the hue was duo to
the presence of Innumerable tiny red
dish Insects, but It Is now known to bo
caused by a microscopical plant which
Is pink when growing and a deep crlm
son when lu a state of maturity.
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q I will put a limited number of lots on sale at prices that will astonish
30
RESIDENCE LOTS
BUSINESS LOTS
AHY PARTY BUYING 4 OR
:sr SPOT
or for a slight advance
for balance good bankable note at prevailing interest from responsibil
parties. (Due on or oerore uecemoer 1st, lyiz.; There will be no lot
. m I f If . f t
sold at tnese prices Deiore
B. RANDOLPH
MADRAS FLOUR MILLS
Are Now Making Three Brands of Flour
MADRAS FLOUR (straight)
HIGHLAND PATENT ( 1 ft grade)
All our FLOUR is of natural color
The only right color, flavor and quality
All brands are first class for their grade
Madras Flour
H. F. DIETZEL, Proprietor
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IheJ.n. Maner Abstract Lx. J
Incorporated '
Prineville -
1 Capital slock $5000.00 Surplus $3000.00 fully paid up.
AL.... f u -i ... . ...
nuouatia ui imc iu an icai propcriy in vrouK county .
Carefully prepared photocraph
j city plats at low cost.
Let the Builders
Money for You
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Five
Gross Panel
Doors
11.20 up
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Wailiinttunfir iwuo
that t ict It all wLtrilii
licautf and quality (or
the price. Send ui Hat ol
your want arul fct our
ipeelal prlcei on all
bulMlnf material pre
paid to your nation.
You ret from ui every,
tliliif needed lu liuild
liouteor Urn. Mandard
llliHV4cirlOO2,4i
SSc per J 00 ll Urn
boardi and Icucinr. 9!c
per 100 It. Bend (or
net price Hut.
Bull-lera'
Bar Jain
2282 WmiI.
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umns Solid'
turned
60c up,
according
to lie.
Owing to
our cteat
bu)ln
power
ourprlcea
aretbe
Jowctt.
ate Av(SaQle
WATOH MADRAS!
-"'imiij' jots i
terested in Madras. wan
DAYS ONLY-
MORE LOTS WILL CUT THOSE PRICES 5 PER
CASH AT TIME OF SALE
of those prices will take one-third Hnum
mat olST, ana win continue to JULY
SO GET ON THE GROUND EARLY
AND GET YOUR CHOICE OF LOTS
MADRAS TOWNSITE BUILDINO
The New;
DESCHUTES FLOUR (2nd grade
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Oregon
copies of all records and $
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' Bargain House Save
reduce the cost of all your material ior
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at lcat one-fourth
:inil (iflell fullv
I'orth
one-half by hav
ing the ihipmcnt
madcdircctfroni
our cstabluh
nicnt. For yean
thin hai been
known throuchout the
Nortliweit If I be
''llulldert' lla train
lluuie." Weatc not in
any ttuit or laocli
tlon and tbouiandi ol
borne bullderi bare
found our low factory
prlcei lielr bcit pro
tection asalnrt the
Mib prlcei uiualiy
liked by dcalera.
Writ lor catalof of
barralna,
HottJcdSash
Biuo oy
Juit what the farm
er wand lor early
vetetallci. Only
12.23, Including
llau Cornel caie
lully Backed and
crated, lletterprlcei
Home
in (juimltlci. write
lor them. We han
dle akailu carload
lota.
$30.00 TO $ 50.00
$75.00 TO $100.00
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