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THE ' OREGON SUNDAY , JOURNAL, PORTL AND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1909, PROSPEROUS FRONTIER TOWN OF BURNS : NESTLES IN BEAUTIFUL HARNEY VALLEY Anneal ,.,.. : . .; .... . i.,. . ..- ' A , . ,, -: : u , ; : y . , ;; .,, :,,.r - - . . . !, ' v- ' . .titKsg5rr m' m"""' : """.V Ml.:l;ll;.,.;.;,;ll;.lllv;;;llrl V;,;;;,; - w till - -T ' . vll K - . - : .' - fJK-" ...G :Mu,t A .Li" ' ' yi r -n . .1 -r -ftfcv-Tv .'i . . . rJ V ! i V'P l 1 i'f i!!L::. '! 1 ' iA V .w-,.-.-'-r. :"- --r;'- rlr 4 ' YbN1 . .TTfv a a- ,-u ; - j -. - , a" 1 Get Price Sale Residence of W, B. Smith In Burns. Ranch Honge of Walter Parker In the Warm Spring Valley, 25 Miles From Burns. By Addlaon Bennett. Burns, Or., Jan. 18. I made my ad vent Into this srreat Harney vallev only three days ago, and I do not therefore. pose as one who can a-lve the readers or The Journal an adequate Idea of thla vast country. . . . But I feel that at thla early date I can tell many things not generally known to the average Oregonlan. I am con strained to say this for the reanon that I consider byself tolerably well posted upon the conditions prevailing: through out Oregon, and yet when I was Invited to come over here and spend a week or two I scarcely knew how to reach the place. Of course I had a general Idea' that there were three ways to get here, I. e, Via Ontario, via Rhanlko anil via the Sumpter Valley railway, and thence by siage. am wnen I came to consider these various routes I found mvaelf at sea, and was compelled to resort -to res idents of Harney for advice. I then found that the most expeditious and least expensive route, as well as the most comfortable, was from Baker City to Austin, via the Sumpter Valley road, and thence by Stage- through Prairie City, John Day and Canyon City. Heronry la ths Bumps. I left Irrigon on the afternoon of the Uth, and 1 must confess it was rather cool there, the thermometer ranging along from 10 to 25 degrees below stero. Consequently the trains were somewhat delayed, but I reached Baker at 2 o'clock the following morning, to find that the coldest they Tied had It there was 8 be low.; I left Baker at 9:80 on the morn ing of the f4th, and was soon In a drlv ln snowstorm. I have been around the country a good deal, but I never saw lt snow harder than It -did on that trip to Austin, J miles, where we arrived at- 1:80 that afternoon, to find the ground covered to a depth ot some three feet, and the huge flakes still coming; down. Between Sumpter and Austin we had reached an altitude of (090 feet but the cold was not as severe as I had left behind at Ir rigon. We left Austin at 8 p. m.. after a fins dinner at the well known board of Mrs. Austin, whose huge open fire was so honpitable, and the dinner was so taste ful and elaborate that I felt like tarry ing there until the storm was over. But mhen the great sleigh dashed up to the door, the four fine horses champing their bits ready and anxious to be off, 1 gained courage, and With the eight other rassengers I gathered the robes around me and we were off over- the Dixie mountain, through from three to four reet or snow with tne thermometer wen down to aero. - -' Protected Against Cold. I had been advised to dress warm, and I had wearing apparel enough on to start a clothing store, and boots, shoes and socks enough to make their weight a burden. But I had none too many, and those dressed less warmly were soon en vying me, or envying at me, for I was so enshrouded in dry goods that my voice must have sounded as though com in from a bundle of cast off coats. caps and mufflers. However, If the reader ever attempts tne trip in tne winter season let him beware and come even as well clad as I was. W- reached - the summit of Dixie about 10 o'clock that night, and then down to Prairie City, a distance of 18 miles. We reached Prairie shortly after dark, where we took supper, ' changed teams, and on down to the John Day valley; 16 miles to the town of John Day. Here lt was balmy and spring like, but we kept on with the sleigh to Canyon City, two miles farther, and then on over another mountain range to the Lincoln ranch, in Bear valley, a dis tance of 22 miles, 'but we changeeV- the sleigh for a hack along about 8 o'clock that morning. We had good breakfast at the ranch, and then off for the old Phil Metschan ranch. 20 miles further, where we niraln changed for a sleigh, and then on to Burns, a distance or so miles, or 107 miles from Austin. But about sight miles from Burns we again exchanged our sleigh for a hack, and came into the beautinu little city or Burns short ly after 6 o'clock, or after a trip of 8-7 hours. ' All Sorts of Weather. We had passed through all sorts of weather, from rain and sleet to snow, from. aero weather with four feet of snow on the mountain tODs to warm sunshine In the valleys. We had reached summits of 5090 feet, 6800 feet and 8300 feet. But we always kept mov ing, and came through without accident or mishap of any kind. it was not yet dark wnen we came out onto the promontory to the north- BENSON SAYS HO HOUSE IffllllC As Governor He Will Make Changes Only for Pos itive Cause. tSpeclal Dlnwtcb to Tb Journal. Salem. Or., Jan. 23. Secretary . of 'State-Frank W. Benson, who will suc ceed to the ' governorship when George E. Chamberlain resigns, about March 4, to . take his seat in the United States senate, express? v. stated In an Interview today that in all probability there would oe no cnanges in me aamimsirauve de partments that have been filled by ap- E ointment unaer uovernor cnaraDeriain ecause the unexnlred term is so short . It is the Intention of Mr. Benson not to disturb the boards that have been appointed by Governor Chamberlain or to make any change in 4h manage ment or any stats institution bv putting In new superintendents or other offi cials, unless Investigation should re veal urgent need of such steps. - The secretary of state does not know of any change that will take place upon his coming to the governorship. The office of secretary of state will remain in charge of Chief Clerk & A. Kozer. who is i regarded as qualified' to take cnargs or an details or the of rice. lir. Benson Is not yet ready to an nounoe who will occudW the conf iden tlal position of private secretary to the governor, to succeed W. N. Gatens, or whom he, will install In the clerical de partment of the executive office. The responsibilities of Mr. Benson win m uncommonly great in nls new position, as it is recognised he will have two votes on the executive board, ordinarily comnnseri nf th tvnnr. the secretary of state and the state treasurer. This board has charge of eacn ana every institution provided for under the laws of the state of Oregon and practically directs the government vx ms aiais as provided oy tne consti tution and the lawa ' Mr. Benson will aerva nut tba un. expired term of Governor Chamberlain, vr unwi m itbi juonuay in January, tin, . Loses Finger When Gun Goes Off. Welser, Idaho, Jan. 88. Ray Brad- shaw, son of R. tT. Bradshaw of this city, was ths victim of a serious scci- oent tnis morning while hunting; north of this city. A 12 gauge shotgun which he was carrvlnar waa accidentally .Un charged. He lost ths forefinger on his jJr badly hurt. HEWS FORECAST IN THE LONG RUN J , Coffee damages the nerves. POSTUM ' - .;X- c i , repairs them. V "There a Reason" OF COMB WEEK Taft to Panama and Uncle Sam Home From Cuba Big Conventions. (Special Dispatch to Tba J unreal. I Washington, Jan. 22. Ths proceed ings of congress, the trip of President elect Taft to Panama and ths Inaugura tion of ths president of Cuba will share public attention during the coming week. Leaving Charleston 'on board one of thejeruisers of ths navy, Mr. Taft will proceed direct to Panama, where he will spe.nd a week or ten days In a personal inspection of the progress that Is being made In the Construction of the canal across the isthmus. ThTThls Inspection he will nave the benefit of professional advice and opinions from half a dozen of the foremost American civil engineers who will accompany him to Panama as his guests. Americans Leave Cuba. The second establishment of Cuban Independence will become an - accom plished fact on Thursday, when Gov ernor Magoon will retire from offlcs and JoseE. Miguel Gomes will be Inaugurat ed as president of ths republic. Ths In auguration will bo made an occasion for elaborate ceremonies. The presence of several vessels 'of ths American navy will contribute to the brilliance of the vent. William J. Bryan la among the prominent Americana who will be In Havana to witness ths inauguration. In response to the recent call of Presi dent Roosevelt a national conference will assemble in Washington Monday to dls- prwDiem ox caring ror the de pendent children of the country. The desirability of establishing a permanent committee to carry on a propaganda will be discussed with a view to securing wiwr wi, oeuer organization 01 cnlld caring agencies, and better methods of renei ana aid to children, 1 Kaiser's Birthday. Emperor William will rearh hi. t. 'tteth birthday Wednesday, and advices rrom Benin ten or elaborate arrange ments being made for the tbservancs of i no anniversary tnroughout ths German empire. B rough ton Brandenburg, ths writer, will be placed on trial In New York Monday on the charge of grand larceny In the second degree for selling ths ar ticle published during the last cam paign, which was alleged to. have been written by former President Graver Cleveland. . ... - With elaborate eeremnnlea anri t.ivfc church dignitaries partiolDatins. the Rev. Dr. Alfred Harding, recently elect ed blshoo of the Knlacnna.1 i)Ium. r wasmngion, win oe consecrated in Trin ity enure a. in me national capital. Mon day morning. Bishop Daniel S'Tuttle of Missouri will preside over the cere monies. vtoct Convention. One of the most Important gatherings of .the -week will be ths twelfth inmi convention of the American Livestock association. The convention wiu assent- bis In Angeles Tuesday for a ses sion of three daya Ths revision of the tariff and the correction of unreasonable freight 'rates are among the important matters scheduled for consideration. President Roosevelt will be the guest of honor at the midwinter I Inner nt w Gridiron club, which will be given at! in xvsw w uiara uoiei Saturday night. east of Burns, and as we came.over the hillton there before us lav the wonder ful Harney valley, with ths little city or Burns nestled aiong tne rooming across a fringe Of elevations to the west. -And what can we say of that view l How can we describe the gran deur of ths scene, the Immensity of the distance) Stretched awav as far as the eye could carry, the valley was dotted over with haystacks and herds of cattle, and many farm and ranch house showed that there waa 'a con siderable population, and from the ap pearances of thrift the view showed that prosperity stalks up and down the valley. The ground had a light covering of Mow, but a warm spring rain was fall ing, and we reached Burns to find the thermometer straining a point to reach 60, hovering around 4s. And one of the first questions we asked was "how low has the thermometer been here this winter?" And the answer came back, "Seven below, snd that only for one night." And then we thought of the Columbia frozen over. 19 below at The Dalles, 21 below at Pendleton, and from 2S to 40 below at other "favored" places. Beauty of Harney Valley. Tou many imagine that I was pretty tired after a steady ride of over 27 hours In hacks and sleighs, and four hours by rail, and only two hours of rest the second night before. But I found admirable quarters at the French hotel. and the proprietress, Mrs. Martin, soon made me feel at home, and after a hearty supper I was lost to the world for 12 hours, to emerge the next morning "as good as new." I wish I could take you with me up to the cupola of the courthouse and show you Burns and this great valley; I wish I could so write as to give you even a faint Idea of the beauty of the scene you would behold. Burns has the most prosperous look of any city of Its size I ever saw, and her people are the most hospitable 1 ever met. I came here at the invitation and aa ths guest of the Burns Commer cial club, but every man, woman and child in the town seems to be eager to make me feel at home. I think f hav been introduced to every person here. I think I have heard the opinion of every man in town, and there seems' to be but one voice, but one sentiment, but one expression, and that Is that this is tlia best country on earth, with but the single drawback railway communi cation with tne puter world. Sfo Xnockars in Bum,' 1 There in no dissentient voice, no dis cordant note as to their wants, their needs or their possessions, for tnere seem to be no knockers here. The en tire population seems to be pulling together for the development of this great valley, lor this wonderful un opened empire of 56,000 square miles, or containing over half of the state of Ore gon. That it is In its present position today is more than a calamity to the state, it Is a crime against all the peo ple of Oregon, But of this in some fu ture communication, for I hope The Journal will give me space at no distant date to tell many facts about this re gion. I am now but recording first Im pressions; but telling what many know, but few realize. Before I leave I ex pect to spend many days; being driven over the country and gathering facts for the benefit of your readers, for The Journal has a very large circulation here, and Its many friends will be held closer, I hope, by the publicity vouch safed to them through my communica tions. Now a few final words about Burns. It is, in many respects, what is called a frontier town. The cowboy riding through the streets is always in evi dence, for the largest cattle ranches In the state lie "near" here, for "near" means anywhere from 60 to 1G0 miles. But this is the headquarters, the base of supplies, and here the revenues final ly come, and rrom nere ine aisoursc ments are made. taw Abiding Town. But in the general acceptance of the term lt la not a frontier town, for the gambling1 hell is not in evidence, the painted amazons are not tolerated, and the saloon is an Incident, and not a dominating or even a commanding fea ture. The jail is empty, the calaboose is overgrown with cobwebs, and the city marshal might take a Rip Van Winkle sleen for all the harm lt would do. The hardest labor he performs is on the seat of- his pants. The business buildings are substantial snd capacious, the stocks large and the firms prosperous and reliable; the banks have large lines of deposits, and are among the strong financial institutions 1 of the state; there are two of the best newspapers In Oregon published here, the News and the Times-Herald; there are three good hotels, a number of liv ery stables, bookstores, drugstores, real estate agents in fact here you will find as fine a little city as thers is In Oregon. Burns has one of the best of high schools, with an average attendance of almost oo. and a public scnooi witn an enrollment of over. 300. These schools are well housed and the corps of teach ers the very best. . Churches Stand Together. As to the churches, there are three, one Presbyterian, one Baptist and ono Roman Catholic, and all of the three ministers are highly thought of by the entire community. And the liberality of the various denominations is some thing more than lovely, for they stand together as one for the moral and relig ious advancement of the commnulty. f attended the Presbyterian Sunday school and church services yesterday, and the minister, Rev. Irwin, announced from the pulpit that he hoped all newcomers would deposit their church letters, re gardless of what church they belonged to. "If you belong to the Roman Cath olic," said he, "then take your letter to that church, and you will receive a hearty welcome, and be doing your slm- le duty; if you belong to a church that aptlses by Immersion, go to the Bap tist church, and you will receive a like welcome: if you belong to a church where baptism is administered by sprinkling, then come to- this church, and you will find us all devoted to but one principle, the uplifting of our fel low men." Such sentiments from a pulpit showed me why the Sunday school was one of the beef I had attended for over 30 years, embracing: over one twelfth of the population of the town, or ISO pupils and teacners. But that seems to be the way In Bums, they all work and pull together. That Is the sentiment that seems to pro pel them, and that is the sentiment that will not down, that must win. That is the sentiment on the railway Question. "We must have a railway," is the slogan or jHarney county, or Burns, ann it will be iterated and reiterated until Mr. Harriman or somebody else lays the tics snd rails from Ontario westward through Harney. GRAND COYOTE ROUNDUP PLANNED BY BIG SHEEPMEN OF KLICKITAT (Special Dispatch to The Joorsa).) Husum, Wash., Jan. 23. A grand roundup of coyotes is being planned by Leo Brune, the owner of large bands of sheep near Granddalles. The drive is to take place as soon as the coyotes pups are old enough to make the chase in, terestlng. The plan is to make the clr cult, JS miles In length, along the south side of the mountain north of Grand dalles, and to have eight men to the mile, starting from the ' top of the mountain and driving to the rfver. The entire distance will be mads on foot, the many fences making lt impos sible to use horses for the drive. A net work of men and guns, with dogs, will close every avenue of escape. The coy otes have been playing havoc with Mr. Brune's sheep, and although a good many have been trapped, he is anxious to exterminate the whole bunch of pests. Invitations for the drive will be ex tended to a large number of hunters living in Klickitat county on this side of the Columbia river, as well as a number from Wasco county, on the Oregon side. LARGE FIGURES FOR LOCAL LOIS The Hlrschberg property three lots at the southwest corner of Fifteenth and Overton streets was sold last week, through the agency ot E. J. Daly, for 136.000. Ths name of the purchaser was not made public, but it la known to be a local capitalist. The block bounded by York, Roosevelt, Twenty-first and Versteeg streets was sold last week by Gustave Freiwald to J. H. Thatcher for I4S.000. It has 200 feet of trackage connected with the ter- Special JaiMiry lattes No Pain Rio High Prices Why Do You Hesitate ? WE GIVE YOU A TEN-YEAR V WRITTEN GUARANTEE. FLEXIBLE FLESH-COLORED PLATES, REGULAR $20.00, NOW .?1M0 GOLD CROWNS, 22-CARAT.. . $3.50 BRIDGE TEETH. 22-CARAT....V.$3.50 GOLD FILLINGS ?1.00 SILVER FILLINGS .......... ... . ... .50 WHV RAY MORE? Open: Evenings and Sundays. . ' Lady Attendant Pairile Corner Fifth and Washington Strati. , . Across From Perkins Hotel f you are nervous or have heart trouble, the Electro-Painless System will do the work when othen fail. ' :' . ; Bank References. The final week of real value-giving is reached; our annual cut-price offers of finely tailored Suits, Overcoats and Cra venettes cannot go on forever; our sole .object is to clean up all the winter weights must move; the suits involved in this great clearance are of the best foreign and domestic woolens; among the overcoats 'are the best of this sea-, son's models and fabrics; button-to-chin cravenettes in light and dark shades. Splendid Reductions in Youths', Boys' and Children's Suits, Overcoats, Reefers, Furnishings and Headwear mlnal yards and is admirably situated for warehouse or manufacturing sites. The quarter block at the northeast corner of Third and Sheridan streets has been purchased by G. Zanette for $9000. This property formerly belonged to L. Carstensen and is well improved. T. R. TO LECTURE AT COPENHAGEN (United Press Lrtwd Wire.) . Copenhagen. Jan. 23. President Roose velt will probably come to Denmark, either before or after his African hunt ing trip and will deliver a lecture at the University or Copenhagen. This an nouncement was made today by United States Minister Egan, who added that tiie president waa only awaiting An ln- ivbuuh irum iuv uuivvrsiiy. . . Change in Spokane Service. Commencing Sunday, January 24, O. R. & N. train 4. known as the "Spokane Flyer." will leave Portland 7:30 p. m.. arriving Spokane 9:30 a. m. Train 3, known as the "Portland Flyer," will leave Spokane 7:10 p. m. as at present, arriving Portland :30 a m. The geographical survey has formally denied the statement going the rounds that its experts had decided that one fourth of Alaska was a coal field. Ths latest official estimate is that there are about 24.000 square miles of coal areas In that country. . , - PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMP'Y Bulletin Ho. 1 The Portland Railway, Light & Power Company is a public service corporation, and we realize that the most valuable asset a. public-service corporation can have is the good will of the public We are trying to be candid and sincere in all our dealings with the , ' . , . , . i r i i j . 1 i . i puDllc ana wun tne ciiy, ana we iranaiy laaut urn we iniu con sistently strive to secure and maintain the good will of the people of Portland. --...,' It is an important part of our business to run a street railway and to run it efficiently. We feel that we can do more, ordinarily. by attending to our business than by entering into discussions or explanations. The secret of getting along with the other fellow in this world is to have a better understanding of his troubles. The man who is the sharpest critic is often the best friend when he understands l ii... l-il ... i - Comparatively few people realize the difficulties of modern street railway operation. ' When anything goes wrong, everybody notices it; whenever everything goes right, nobody notices it We want to have everything go right and everybody to notice it. We feel that we are manner friends with the people of Port land, and that our efforts to give the best service possible are being appreciated. This is not the accomplishment of a day, but the result of grinding work and large expenditures for some years past, and we aesire to snow tne puDiic what we have done and are doing for the improvement of the service; what problems we meet with daily, and some of the methods which would be mutually heiptui ana Deneticiai to tne railway company and the public You make take this fact as assured, that it will not be possible to remove all sources of complaint, There is the amiable rentle- u t:.. i j .ft j . , tt- unwuu aii&a m oviu auu (iuwu iu uy at ma Ollice, We cannot expect to escape him between time. He will prob ably kick at tne puoucauon or tnese articles. But.. leaving him out of the question, it is still plain, from the nature of the business. that there win frequently, be unavoidable troubles and inconven iences. ; .,. . .. . We carry a large portion of the population of Portland twice - , . . . i . e . . . . a oay. wununj roe iransiers, peosie step up and down irom tne cars diu,uuu times a oay. ine streetcars of Portland pass back watd and forward through crowded streets, covering about 29,000 mues, or one ano one quarter times the circumference of the globe, in a single day. There will always be accidents under these circum stances, men, too, the conductors lot is not a happy one. He has to collect money frOm people of all aorta and dispositions. He alone is expected to keep his temper, and it is his duty to do so. If he does not, upon proper complaint, he is disciplined, and per haps uiscnargea. we endeavor to secure the highest class of em ployes, we are proud of the character and courtesy ot our men, and we believe that, as a body, they have not their superiors in the country. Still they are only human, and they make mistakes. Many a reasonable kick will necessarily be registered against us. The unreasonable kicks come hard. We feel that e can do away with many of them if the public understands the streetcar business a little better. We want to present to you a series of articles dis cussing some of the problems, together with a statement of how we are meeting them. - ; . . As for the reasonable kicks, we wsnt to"nar them. They help us. We realise that we can best serve ourselves by serving; you. An outsider can sometimes suggest remedies for existing condition which have escaped the men engaged in the detail of the work. Suggestions are solicited. V : V - If, by telling you our story, you will understand us better, a. 1 the spirit of mutual helpfulness will be sdvanced, we shall feel that our work has been well done. We welcome honest criticism, p ir ticularly if it is good-natured. - " ' ' r