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Jt71' 11 ,Mr.:mm mmm 'Vl.l j MM I MM II ' i U TTFT IOT "07171""""" " - M iW - - --- ,'J- fjM ' Vr ' ; j, ' 5 -. -v Ti 4; .i;v.f R-Vv hVv ' - , H .too,. NV ": v- SffiSjr : It f Mi-V- vy II I I I I I II J I 17 rnl Xa) LAMATH county : U ttrctln taor attention thn any other ctlon of fountry under proceee of development in me ramaa nnrifeirant It 1n bleuBcd with many nu- perlpr ndyanfasea ove wht-te knowi I luterjor Oregon, a vK rion i ly settled' and isolated from the euUlde '-world, but 1 teeming With opportunltlea -.gfor-the hwmeiwekerrtli4boir,.he.ma with cupltal. nd, m Jacr. erery yto tlon where. Industry ftn conservative , .-effort are brouient to Hear. ' 1 " ' 1 t former ''yws this great scope of Tountry was tho stockmen's paradise. VJIbi irrew rl66 Tn "a few years Irom me j-enults of the -superior ggaslng on th , -liille jtndJ the;jalleys of the free and V tmrooJeed range. Thousands of ore, ' nundredsa)f thousands of cattle and mil lions of sheep browsed upon the bountl---UTut paamres that nature provided, while f" their owners took M Y. eurrounded by a small army of employes; and pros pered as though by a magician s wand. f But a change came, i Owners and their ' stork f all klnds-Jncr?""d: and the range began to dimlrUsh. ito-retofore the ; settlers had "depended upon latsrs t do ' i . It all. not dreaming what- she could So- ' mri't lth MUf 'nca. They began to fence in ifaet-lclrvaneyg. and -: some even ventured to use the plow and - , 'seed the- lands- 6 domenMo grasses to -meet the demand brought-about by the ;'?'" apd depletion of the ranges. - - t ,r. m(rtvn water could be procured it 'ill -was found that ths soil was the mosl - productive over discovered. The whole '-'. region was once a volcanic-ridden conn- and In the valleya as deposited a -'- irolcanlc ah, a pulverised -soil of un . -known dopth and rich in the production . pf ycKCtatlon -of all; kinds where water van be obtntneff. This will is probably Unequaluit elitewhere In the world.' " experimental farming. , '--.'. '-But as' the raugns . gave way before the increasing hordes of stock, the' de- : - inand for domeetlo hsy wasl so' urent that hundreds began the Industry of hay raising in every county of the Inland ':7 A.'-Umpire. It was n t, long until every avaliable acre of In4 accaaaibla lei water ' was taken sod fenced and used for raln- - L' 7ingiay. Some even braved the ridicule T . i f their neighbors andntrled vegetauIesT - " ".' : These proved a succeue. and. Iatr grains. -,:-. ru)t snd berries were, rained la jihund- '"-'' inf- Further exprlmentrt were made " '. aid It was found that prtictiparTy every- - nntng'ttnrt-inther earth smJll- produ tjildts raised auccraafully In Interior ',.'. fCgon.. , i,"tuut wnter-soon became the most lm -vXurtant object In the cultivation of the Ol lun.t ' Millions, of acres 'of th" richest der . the sun. lay parchrtng and -CU 'ton - ..- fCarran,1 -for tle. want gf moisture. The farmer tilled to ths water' edge of the lakes and streams, and built -crude ... reservoirs snd ditches and whRels, uttl ; ttlng every inch of water and land that limited rapltal rould procure. Uut atlll It was the reclamation ef Jut a dot of , , Vj, soU 'horo and there In" ttie Vast Urea of IntrHor , Oregon n Inland '-empire. ' more tha'n 4o miles long and 10 mile wide. - ' - i - - Ji7.w Br W constant effort at the. advo- ' rates f gpvornment Irrigation, atten V ikin was realty attracted to thsOngon ' ' vounry. Throughout tne : and . rcton . the ungtneers nd experts have ioondcj ' and measured the lakes and .water i w-v-JUJ-ses and analysed ths soil. They Iwvo feynd In many " places adaptable - J;' water alten. knd sverrwhers the, soil u jrnunf4 the beat, . A aiimber f project ' for 1 irrtgalioa have been favorably reported upon, and many are underL favorable considerstion, and if Is believed that millions of meres will be reclaimed. In Oregon tinder gov ernment supervision within, the next porstlons have entered The lleHtand a large ampynt-of development and recla mation work la being done already. The. seoowl great requirement of the Inland Knrptra J better transportation facilities.1 This lias been her long standing need, and now with irrigation prospects and . the Increase In popula tion., rallfads are second to water In demand. But ths former are promised. Prom every point of the compass rail road surveys are belngr made and men are behind ths projects who gtve weight to ths popular belief that within a few years the congested condition of ths In land traffic will be overcome by steam transportation- r' y , , i JCUuaath County. . '', Klamath county . has . became ? ths favored spot of this vast country of mngnifl cent resources -HHereitlaena claim, that . bar superior ; natural ad vantages have brought this about, but be- this' as It may. she la soon to have Lail. that she inland JSmplre-hasJonged; lur. - i - - - . Over 100,000 acres of lund are to be reclaimed by - ths government, and a contract has been entered Into with a strong corporation- within ths past -few days whereby a railroad, is guaranteed from- Weed, a town on tlve Southern Pacific In northern California, to Klamath Falls, ths county seat of, the county. Beildea this gigantic scheme of the government, a largo private cor poration If In the field, advancing work for the reclamation) of a-large area- f land. There Is also a number of other smaller Irrigation enterprises, which al ready haws 'thousands of acres under thatr avatenv Rut thene matters have already been covered inThe Journal 61 priur date, and it will be more the pur- pons here to tell oX the general feature of 'Klamath county, its opportunities, its towns and its business institutions. - The connty has- an area of over VIOO souars riTltes.J This comprised of bess- tlful valleys, rolling hills, towering mountains and magnificent 1ake end water courses. Besides its splendid farming and stock raising facilities. It contain the finest timber belt In In terlor Orerfon. It is conservatively esti mated -that there-are at least' 1I,000. 000,000 feat of pins now standing awatt- 4n the logger, ths mill, and the trans portation facilities to convey it into the outer world, where it Is so badly needed. This timber consists of both yellow and whits pins of a superior quality, which give -It 'a .demand In ths east, where the white" plnerle have 'been exhausted.: ; Ths present - assessment - rolls - of Klamath county show that only (1.714 acres of land are now 'assessed as tilla ble. The value of thee Is placed at a little over.IJflO.00. --Ths number of non-tllabls acres appearing on ths roll is about 4 10.CO9. with 'value of. about Il.i00.000. The improvements on deeded land 'amount to, f IM.000, while'' those on town lots amount to 1100,000. The value of steamboats and machinery is placed at over tll.000. .Ths demand jon th horns market has decreesed (be nusiber to about 6.0Bfr--tread.- while there ardWboiit It.tOO head of cattle appear-! 'tng on ths ssaeesment rolls There re re heep lit Klaroatt ewnfrt h average Interior county, . there being about 10.1)00 head appearing on the tax rsIL " Ths present total valuation , of i property in the county 1 4, little mare than a half million, dollars -r ' Sohools Ars SsosUsat. Klamath couhty. like all of the' inte rior country. Is in the" advance on ths subject of education. It Is the ambition of -all-the people toe-rh.etrTChtldren educated, and they have all' encouraged the construction of good buildings, mod ern equipment snd the employment of good, teachers. The ,county Is divided Into convenient school. districts and theaa vie wfth n nother:in making ths beetl showing.'. The sentiment for education is so universal .that the county court at Ita ftriit sitting fthe.jreent yesr made the provlalon for the contrucUiu--pf a Trtodern high school building '-to cost when completed 125,000. Work will be gin ton this structure early in. the spring and it -will be completed before summer Is over.. . - - , In early--all;; of -he townsof- the county. there are .beautiful churched Christianity Is forging Its way, as well as ths business Institution of ths coun try.1 The different denominations are pretty well represented and people com ing in- from Xh outside usually nnd a church of" their preference with which to unite. - v ---. .r,.' The county offers superior, opportuni ties to the sportsman; the camper anft lover ef outdoor life to any section "of couniry in the Pacifio northwest. It has Itiilsh mountains. Its beautiful lakes.. wild game, conalsting of deer, elk. bear, Mntelope and all '-of the smaller wild animals -which roam the plain and for ests, and its lakes and streams are filled with flih of every, quality. . The lake and streams teem with 'water fowl -of svery kind.. Hundreds of wild geese'and ducks of the finest specie broody thetr young on the waters or Kiamatn county. Iu fact, every kind of water fowl known to ths sportsman may be found in abund- Ann . '.-'' Soeaary f the County. , ' '-" 'j -. . The magaxlnes and newspapers of the country hava . been. - telling - for years about the beautiful scenery of Klamath county. Crater lake, ths most -famoua production1 -of nature, is here, nd Is a portion - of. a- panorama of grandeur which has been converted Into a national park and td which thouaand rome an-' nually to visit. It has the mot beautK fur takes in the world.- Tho Upper Kmm sth Is 40 miles long with an average of 10 miles in Width, and is navigable throughout Its entire length and breadth. It Is fed by two larg rivers and numer our smaller streams and many of these are navigable -forrmnller crafts. J a to which ths man fwth the rod and gun may penetrate and . enjoy , unexcelled Ths lake- fa connected sith. Iak Kwauna by Link river. The two lakes are one mils, opart, and the river Is a gradual fall, the water tumbling' over thSTrrocks-wlth -B"-martng tiotwat ths foot 1 of " which on the shores of Lake Ewatma is situated the town of Klam ath Fells, ths county seaf-of the county. From Lake Uwauna flows the Klamath river into the Lowe. Klamath lake, an other vast body of water lying ln-Or- gon and California, which is also navlga ble, in fact. Lake. Ewauna, ' Klamath river and Lower Klamath lake ar all used at preent for navigation purpoaesi with Klamath Falls the market for ths products of the country adjoining them. -'rr Opportunities Ars Kany, The) opportunities - are - vast-lrt this county. For the farmer and stock-raiser superior Inducements -are offered. -The demand for, stock even at ths present time Is beyond the-capaclty to supply. ItM-th asms wltbiho products of .the eoll and. with the reclamation of nearly tOO.OOO acres of land now lying Idle and the - introduction of '..1.000-or more new families into ths county, the demand In rvery wsy and ths.spportunlties wlO InrfMM. ' " '.' ' ". ' ' . ' ' .- Business and 'the professions ' of .all kinds are prospering in the small towns or the county. None or unenvtsTJver done, but to- the contrajyr there are many openings... The business man' and the prof effktonat man may come to Klam ath county with the-aaauranc;ihat i he is honest and equipped In his line, he may succeed, but the business man must., hava money snd possess god habits and -business tact, for he find hers men possessed of all of the. It Is the same In ths professions. In faetv there are no drones in any line hers and this f la is not acceptable. " ' " Owing to the lack of railroads, many necesaary business enterprises have been kept away. Among the most .noticeable Institutions in demand ar 'laundries, creameries and small maau factories. The persons first to establish these will reap a rich .harvest Skilled mechanics and carpenters will, also be greatly in de mand- the- coming spring. New . build-1 Inge are gotng up everywhere, and -this class "Is already largely In . demand. Painters, paperbangera and sign-painters as well as plasterer., atone' and brick masons and brlckmakers will all find a rich field hers. . r. Ootmty Organisation. ': . s Klamath county has mads but , few mistakes in selecting the men to fill her county offices. The county is sparse ly settled and noil rf her rlllsen have been hers for-years, and all are well acquainted. By this means they hava been abl to elect honeat and conserva tive men to office, wth very rare excep tions. - Especially I she- favOred-with her present Incumbents. Oeorg T. Bald win, ths county Judge, and N. 8. .Mer rill and Jfredf Wlhae, ths two commis sioners, form a stronghold as ths execu tives of the county affair. They are among the wealthiest-and best business men ef ths county, and belong to ths - old Jeflersdnlan . Uemocratic school, In which they make eqonomy and careful business-like mansgemant of county 'affairs trpetr motta Htlll, they are broud-mlnded In public affairs and have mads the improvement oTroads and bulldlnrf of bridges a specially during their 4lilflliirtlon. They hava also Jnst -ordered tho construction of a new I .'5.00ft public high school building. Sine they arjimnng ths largest taxpay er In the county, there la but It tie. complaint of any public Improvement! ordered.' by- them. fThe oni -complaint that cane.ver be made would be by some one -who should attempt to graft tho publto treasury, for this would never be entertained by the present county court .. ; Bliss Obencbaln, the Sheriff, won out by bis popularity -and . la. taking ..ths county a good officer.: : George Chastain," ths clerk, Is a Democrat and carries out the orders of the court with economy. J. "0. Wright, the county superintendent of schools. Is a broad-minded educator and has improved the entire system dur ing his -term of office. J. P. Lee, the assessors-understands ,tb valuations of properly and Is getting the ' rolls in ex cellent shape. Mont. El Hutchison 1s county surveyor, and knows every Una In the county, having lived here nearly all of his' life. - Dr. George Merryman, a well-known young physiclun.. ls..the county coroner. L.- Alva Lewis, the county treasurer, la a -young man who has made a- success In the economical management of his own affairs, and is giving entire satisfaction as county treasurer. : . , ''.' "-',.-- ", athunatli Valla. .' " . Klamath Falls, the county seat of the county, 'Is today the favored town' of Interior Oregon. . It lies in ths great Klamath basin at ths mouth of Link river, near wihlch pblnt-the- great -irrt-i gation canal win receive its water to irrigate-100.000 acres lyipg In Klamath county and northern- California. The town is an old ons, but. within the past 13 months It has put on a new appear ance and Is now building and increasing as If by magic. It was originally called Linkvlilev ndaround it cluster many stories and legends of the-olden times. It was at Klamath Falls that the tem porary fort, was -constructed!! and to which ths people flocked- for safety dur ing nil -the early . Indian Wars of . the Klamath country. it was from this point that ths stories of the blopdy mas sacres of the early pioneer . days, the Ben Wright raid.- the- assassination of General Canby and his staff, the terri ble struggle with Captain Jack In his stronghold, and the long-drawn-out bat tle in tho lava beds were sent out to startle ths world. It Was the central point of all tb stirring event of the many Indian wars. It tms beWn the central point of tEe great stock industry of southern Oregon, .and It Is -now to be ths central point of .the most gigantic irrigation project yet- un dertaken in the Vnlted State. It I beautifully situated on Lake Ewauna. which In Indian lore means "Elbow," the lake forming a complete elbow, connect ing the'Tipper Klamath with ths lower Klamath lake. . with the assistance) of of Link and Klamath rivers, v. Sheltered on the north by a low range of mountains. It narer gets extremely cold here In win ter, and the breese from-the. many lakes surrounding It make It a delightful plsc ill summer. ' ' From Its' early history it has been a good business point' and ' now Its few dosan business houses ar xpeqted to be Increased by 10 within ths hsxt two years, and Ha population of 100 or 1,000 la expected to Increase J, 000 within the same period. There la an opening her for nearly svery class of business, and for all of ths trades and "professions. Not that most of them are Ubreprekented, but because of the rapid increase in popula tion. , But a few business enterprises ars greatly In demand herW A steam laun dry would pay from, ths start, and all ths small manufacturing enterprises would meet -with success.- - : rr" " ''.liBnJtfMgg ZjwtltnttasA ' . ' Tlie town now has two good sawmills, which will be taxed to -their utmoat to supply tb demand ' upon - thsm In the early spring. ". r ' - Ackley .Brothers hav a hew sawmill on Lake Kwsumt . in I Klamath Falls. Jjjiiis. grocery store In town. They, are young men of special eiiterpfise, and are do ing "a remarkably large business. The- freights' alone by .way of ths Klamath Laks railway amounted to ovr 800,000 .-.;. pounds th past year. . , t. .' , , B. Bt George Bishop has a furniture stor that would rival " those ' of 'the Cities. Ha own his- own building snd hsa. large stock ef ths best - quality of - furniture ever brought Into th.e In- -l terlor. Besides being on of th most (-enterprising business-men In th town.- he Is a councilman, and prominently spoken of a th next mayor of Klamath - - This sawmill has a capacity of 12,000' feet , dally, and although It was only completed last '. August It 1 doing a thriving, business. Tb capacity is bslng .- Increased through the winter months for th spring work.-. This mill procurer Its "logs from the Keno -country, It miles distant, which are towed by : boats up the Klamath river-and through-Lake - Ewauna, 1'h lumber constats principally of flr and pin and Is of good quality. -Tho mill caters to a local trade, and Is not yet able to supply the . demand. It expects by night and day run to meet thsjdemand in a measure the coming season. It has electriq lights, . telephones and modern improvements, ana tne young men De hind It are worthy of In strong sup port they are receiving. C 8. and R. 8. Moor arr the pioneer sawmill men .of the county. Their mill Is situated atth head of Link river, on the shore of the great Upper Klamath lalre. a mil from towrt.They draw their logs from the great timber belt surrounding th upper lake, which is regarded aa ths largest In southern Oregon. For many years they 'hsve supplied -the . entire Klamath - country with, building -material," and- Stat thai they will make night and .ay runs dur ing the coming season to meet ths- de mand tnaae upon mem. M, Creases! Herchants. . " Klamath Falls has soma large and enterprising : mercantile establishments. Among this number are Reames V Jen nings, George T. ' Baldwin,. Duffy M Co. and U F. Will its. Reemts A Jennings have on of th largest blocks in town, and ' consider themselves., th pioneers - In'- their- line. They have th largest - quarters and pfdbably the most extensive stock- In thb county. ' Thetr financial . rating -is practically-unlimited. They do sn an nual bulk business of at least 1100.0.00, George T. Baldwin has th most beau tlful business block In th town. lie considers that he is th pioneer - mer chant of Klamath Falls, having been-: en gaged in business hers since" May E, UTS.- He carries a. large line of gen eral hardware 'and Implements and vehicles. He la on of thd most con servative land successful, business : men In th oounty. .' ... , , . . . Duffy A Co.. general mercantile deal ers, la composed- of two enterprising na thorough Business men, Fred L. Houston and E. B. . Henry. This Insti tution has been" eatabllahed fiv years and does an annual volume of business of 140,000. : -.: t -. -. .-. ..4 . L. T. WiIllts, ex-courty. Judge, runs ths' Electric store, a general merchan dise establishment whert everything Is kept In that line. He has been In busi ness eight years snd does an. annual volume of business -of 130,000, George R. Hum Is doing a good hard ware business. ' H handles sll kinds of hardware and Implements and la pre paring to enlarge his business the com ing sosson. His establishment has bee open four years and hs reports a setla factory trade. ' - ..,--Bhallock sV Daggett have the leading H. , J. Winters he the modern up-to- date Jewelry store. He Is an enterprise ing young man. and Is forging hi way . to th front among the Klamath, busi ness men. '' .' ' . The Klamath County bank with Alea.. Martin, Jr., as cashier "and manager. Is j on of th most substantial institutions . " . In the county. It la a pioneer enterprise ' and backed by strong financiers.- . . 1 Wordetrar-8on-hv-th largestreat estate business In th town. They own a number of. their own additions, and '. are supplying bulnes and residence sites. Msjor C. K." Worden, th senior member of th firm, I on of tlie best hustlers In Klamath ' oounty. He Is a Isrge" property owner, a strong backer of .the First National bank of Klamath -Falls, and Is In the lead In promoting publlo Improvements. - -- - - - Thomss Newton ewns the Mammoth llvsry . stables.' While a vry , young man, he Is regarded as one of the most -enterprising bualness men In the county, Th Klamath County Abstract com- ' pany la on of the most reliable in theV state. ' It has a complete eet of abstracts . to date. J.-G. Pierce Is Its manager, Martin, Bros.' flourlnf mills, situated on Link River, hear town, la A mddern.-.-, up-to-date - structure with the latest equipment" It ha a - large -capacity. " and la kept running on full time to meet thovdemands upon it It turns out . th very best grade of flour, and thla-' i Is sold to local dealers, and to a trade , in a radius or 100 mils. ' The Martins -J ar born millers. Three ef the brothers ,'-': have--mill At Klamath Falls, snd ', Merrill, whll their father, who (learned his trade In England, has a lr mlll in Rogue river valley.-" -"'. 7": The Lakeside Inn, conducted by Mrs.' M. McMillan. Is the finest, hostelry In southsrn Oregon. . It . has -been -re- cently remodeled... nnd additions built. A which - Inereases Its capacity to 7s -rooms. , It I newly furnished, sets a -splendid table and Is taxed to Its utmost limit, owing to the great bulk of travel Into the Klamath country. . , Lewis A Pell have a modern up-to-dat .. blacksmith shop, - and do work equal tn -w that of city machinists.. . M. H. wampier has a first-class butcher shop.. t i '. i Captaln"J. w,. Sleman and Ky Tay-i lor each have modem barber - shops."- They ar pioneers of the ' place, ani. killed ertisU In their line. r -- : Th Klamath Lake, Navigation com-' pany has a well equipped eteamboat servlc plying on the, lakes and water -courses of Klamath county. , Captain Woodbury, ths manager. Is n affable-, gentleman, and splendid sailor, He took th .government party which was here - recently on a tour of the lake, and showed them th wonders n of thoae -bodies ef water. ' , - .. 1-.-... Houston's opera, hous Is nn tit th ' Institution of prld to the community. It was built long In advance of the town, but thw latter has grown not only ' to appreciate It but to patronise It. (Continued on Tag -V Wtnty-thr.) '.-' .. . ';' ; .-. .. " ' -. ;'- -.' .. ' ' '. VU , v ". . . -t I V - I, - . -'- :. - -.t :