The Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1912
NO. 8
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land is capable oi pro-
than 10,000 persons at-
tbe exhibition Tuesday.
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Madras, Culver and
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Madras district is in
of Tillman Reuter. the
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Countz Court Meets
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Rice, Sheriff Balfour,
Clerk Brown.
items of interest to this
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county's official paper.
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petition approved by the
attorney. It is therefore
that the board of road
meet at the beginning
proposed road on th(26th.
December, 1912, view,
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NORTHERN CROOK COUNTY HAS BECOME A RICH PRODUCER h h
Misrepresentation of This County's Resources is Avoided and Facts Only Are Furnished Prospective
Eastern Settlers in Regard to the Productivity of The Land, Whose Agricultural Exhibits at Dry
Farming Shows Won Sweepstakes and First Prizes, Made the State of Oregon Famous,
and is Attracting the Attention of Thousands in the East, West, North and South.
EIGHT years ago a farmer in
questof cheap land where
he could make a start in life,
located near Madras, in Crook
County, Oregon. He went with
tho belief that Kali sown wheat
could bo made a profitable crop
there most seasons, and, as land
was cheap, the cost of plowing
and harvesting low, this farmer,
Tillman Reuter by name, figured
that he could make a fortune
within a fair time.
Eight years later this man is
opening the eyes of the world to
the possibilities of dry-farm
development in the semi-arid
region of .this county. Instead
of confining himself to wheat,
he is growing more than sixty
varieties of grains, with which
he is conducting the most careful
experiments. In addition, there
is riot a hardy vegetable known
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TILLMAN REUTER,
CROOK COUNTY'S DKY FARMING WIZARD AND HIS PRIZES
to this region which he does not
produce at will. His forage for
livestock ranks with that of
many irrigated districts, alfalfa,
vetch and choice feeds being
the rule.
All this the hardy farmer of
Crook County has done with
an average rainfall of about 10
inches. Two years ago the dis
trict got but 10.5 inches for the
entire year, and much of it not
seasonal at all. One year ago
the entire twelve months brought
only 8 inches of precipitation,
while this season the rainfall has
climbed up to the abnormal total
of 15 inches. There is not a
drop of water for irrigation on
any square foot of Tillman Reu
ter's farm. He looks only to the
heavens for life-giving moisture,
and so prepares his soil that he
may utilize every drop that falls.
SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE
Prloa
Per
of Grain
Buahol. Vary
62 to 64 Cents
Little Grain
Being Delivered at Warehouse
CITY GRANTS FRANCHISE
TO THE COVE POWER CO.
Eloctrlo Light Will be Switched
at Madras, January 1, 1813,
Statement of Chief Engineer
on
At the adjourned meeting of
the City Council, Friday evening
of last week, the matter of the
final passage of the ordinance
granting the Cove Power Com
pany thciright to construct and
maintain electric light and power
lines within the limits of the
city was discussed and several
changes made in it, as recom
mended by the committees who
had the matter in charge.
After thoroughly threshing
out all of the points, the fran
chise passed without any mater
ial opposition, and from the chief
engineer of the Power Company,
Mr. Kelly, it was learned that
the work of constructing lines to
all of the different towns along
the railroad would be pushed as
fast as the material could be put
on the ground. He says that
they have several carloads of
poles and other material that
they expect to be here any day
and the line will at once be con
tinued from its present terminus
at Metolius, on to Madras, and
the juice turned on January 1st.
Many of the old time residents
of Central Oregon do not realize
the vast amount of water power
that can be develoned in the
streams and do not realize the
benefits that can be derived
from the electric power, which
can be furnished at a reasonable
rate by these power companies to
Madras and all of the surround
ing country. Electricity now
holds the leading place in the de
velopments of the worlds re
sources and will be the principal
means of transportation within a
very few years, as many of the
railroads are changing their
systems as fast as they are able.
The rate as specified in the
franchise will not exceed 12 cents
per kilowatt hour on the meter
system and for electric street
lights of a 100 candle power they
will install them and keep them
in repair for $2.00 per month.
This is much cheaper than the
present system of gasoline light
ing now used. And the com
pany will furnish power for the
rtMo4-; nf fim rnimmnor station
at about $20.00 per month, which
' will be a considerable saving
when tho operators time is taken
lrfr nni-iHumrnfcinil.
With electric light and power
at a reasonable rate, along w t j
tho water system installed em iy
last spring, Mardas should be
ono of tho best interior towns in
Central Oregon, and the res i
donts should be proud of the sub
stantial improvements , and ap
preciate the possibilities now be
fore them,
WITH PROPER CULTIVATION BIG CROPS ARE' GROWN HERE
Unlimited Prosperity Follows Those Engaged In Agricultural
Pursuits, Under Dry Farming Conditions, in Northern Crook
County The Country That Is the Pride ofOegon,
And Which Won Sweepstakes in Canada
WOMEN WILL BE ALLOWED
TO VOTE AT CITY ELECTION
Getting settlers on the land,
actual settlers and actual produc
ers, is what is being done in the
great farming country tributary
to Madras. The land is here,
and it is of a quality that com
mends itself.
There are many sections in the
west that cither do not suit the
prospective settler, or have been
misrepresented. In the formeij,
case, it cannot be helped; in the
no effort was made to farm on
an extensive scale.
But yesterday has passed into
oblivion. We know the past; we
are living in the present, and ex
pect great things in the future.
Today, Northern Crook County
has the advantage of two big
railroad systems. Produce can
be shipped from this point to
one of the largest markets in the
Northwest in less than twenty-
price
atter, it can be helped and should four hours, and the farmers re-
not be practiced, as the ever un
successful scheme of attempting
to furnish facts that do not exist
will always prove a very difficult
task to accomplish, and will only
prove detrimental to the advance
ment of that particular locality.
In each issue of The Pioneer,
we publish facts, absolutely, con
cerning the productivity of the
soil under dry farming condi
tions, and this paper exercises
great care to eliminate "big
claims" for the country, and
takes particuar pains to avoid
statements that cannot be sub
stantiated. Northern Crook County has be
come famous as a dry farming
country. Almost every product
raised under irrigation is also
grown here without a drop of
water. The majority of the farm
ers located in this part of the
county came here as "homestead
ers." They recognized the ad
vantage of Uncle Sam's offer of
homesteads and grasped the
opportunity that knocked at their
dror. In answering the sum
mons they welcomed the chance
that Very seldom visits a man
mow than once in a lifetime, and
in doing so, paved the way for a
successful career in a new coun
try. Little of anything was going
on in Crook County a few years
ago. Those following agricul
tural pursuits produced a quan
tity sufficient for their family
consumpt'on only. At that time
railroads were unknown here,
and without transportation for
their produce they wouia ue un
oMn to transact ousmeaa
with
the consumers, and consequently
ceive the highest market
for everything they ship.
Four years ago there were
vague rumors afloat that a few
m i
iarmers in tnis section were
"making good." Three years ago
Northern Crook County attracted
the attention of experts by the
excellent, agricultural dispay at
the Dry Farming Congress held
at Spokane, Washington, and was
awarded first prizes. Two years
ago the county won additional
fame at Colorado Springs, Colo-
rauo, ana captured nrst prizes
again for the exhibits. Last
month, those in authority at the
International Dry Farming Con
gress held at Lethbridge, Can
ada, unanimously decided that
Northern Crook County was en
titled to grand sweepstakes and
many first prizes for famous ex
hibits, and this land of prosper
ity and sunshine became $he
pride of Oregon.
There are 300,000 acres of dry
land tributary to Madras. There
are three grain warehouses in
this city, and during the wheat
season 300,000 sacks of wheat
were shipped. There were 60,-
000 acres in crop during year
1912. Madras is nine years old,
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has a climate tnat cures many
ailments and induces none, with
10 months of sunshine thrown
in for good measure. What more
do you want? You can't find a
more desirable country in which
to locate. If Crook County fails
to win your admiration, and does
not appeal to you, we advise you
to visit Saint Peter, and proba
bly, within the pearly gates thou
will discover that which thou
seeketh, for thy search upon this
earth will prove lutilo.
They May Also Seek Polltloal Glfta
That Time Rumor Current
Women Will Hun for Office
at
With the passage of the
woman s sultrage amendment
on November 5th, the women of
Madras will be allowed to cast
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tneir nrst vote at tne coming
city election that is to be held
December 3d, if the statementof
the Secretary of State comes
true, who says that in his opin
ion all of the returns of the state
on the Suffrage Amendment will
be canvassed within twenty days
after election, so that the Gover
nor may issue the proclamation-,-
as required oy law, ot giving
the women the full power to
cast their ballot the same as
any male person.
There is a rumor afloat that
there is a ticket in the field
consisting mostly of women,
other than the ticket now dulv
nominated at the citizens meet
ing a couple of weeks since, how
ever we are unable to confirm the
report definitely at this time.
Should this be the case, Mad
ras will probably have the dis
tinction of having the first
municipal ticket in the field for
city offices.
Special Tax Is Voted Upon
Pursuant to a call issued by
the directors of the Union High
bchool District, that a meeting
be held Saturday last for the
purpose of voting a special tax
in the districts interested in the
Hicrh School, the meeting was
held with a quorum present from
all of the districts, although it
was understood by many that
only the chairmen of the boards
of the different districts were to
vote on the proposition, it being
open to any tax payer, however.
It was voted at the meeting
that a two and three tenths mil
tax be levied for High Schoo
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purposes ior mis year, and on
the approximate assessed valua
tion of the territory included
which is about $850, 000 'there
could be raised $180,000 which
it is estimated will meet all the
expenses.
It was also voted that the Ex
ecutive Board expend $200.00
ior apparatus, principally for
the use of the Physics and Bot
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ony masses, ana aiso to hire an
assistant teacher after the first
or the coming year.
The local wheat market re
mains about the same as it has
been for the past two weeks, the
price is ranging from 62 cents to
64 cents per bushel. There is
very little grain coming in at this
ime, as the farmers are doing
heir fall sowing, and are not
taking the time to haul this crop
to markets.
This seems to be the case
all over the Northwest as indi
cated by the article taken from
the Commerical Review howeve r
t will let the large grain dealers
and the railroads get caught up
on their shipments and unload-
iTigs.
During the past week there
was very little doing in the grain
markets of the North Pacific
coast. No change of prices were
reported and there seems to be a
general lack of interest both by
exporters and millers, and neither
of them showing any disposition
to purchase supplies for futher
use. stocks on hand and at ter
minal warehouses are over four
million bushels at the present
time, and this seems to the ex
porter plenty of wheat for all
chartered tonnage due or nearly
due. The outlook for quiet
grain markets for the next four
or five weeks seems assured un
less there is more disposition on
the part of foreign importers to
purchase wheat more freely in
our markets. In the last two
weeks cargo quotations have
suffered a material decline, and
with freight values fiimly main
tained at the maximum figures,
exporters have quietly with
drawn from the market as to
new business. We hear consider
able talk at the present time of
a great scarcity of cars, but this
will soon be obviated, as more
cars are being dispatched to in
terior points from coast ports as
rapidly as cars are unloaded; this
will enable the buyer to receive
the wheat here purchased some
time back. The market is still
a merchandising proposition.
Speculation for the last month,
and perhaps a month and a half,
has only, a small factor in price
making. Throughout the sean n
wheat has been passing into con
sumption on a tremendous scale
and there is no indciation that
this is not to continue for con
siderable time yet. With the
shift in the trend of foreign mar
kets and the sharp dropping off
in the export demand, there is
naturally a greater reaction in
domestic prices and a feeling of
great heaviness. The European
markets, however, are still at a
premium over domestic prices,
and the commercial situation
must still be accounted as on a
healthy basis. The Balkan trou
bles in Europe seem to be on the
eve of settlement. There is a
possibility of a considerable
break in prices abroad in the
next few weeks in the event of
a return to peace; the latter now
soems probable. Importing coun-
tries have bought very heavy
on the war possibility and they
are beginning to get their whet.
The European visible supply is
now practically the same as the
enormous total of a year ago. All
indications are of another big
crop in Argentina, and in fact,
sales have already been made
from it in a moderate way.
Albert Simms and James Gar
rett of Bilzzard Ridge, were bus
iness visitors in Madras Friday
of last week,