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HEPPNEIi, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 21, 1910
ROAD GRANT TO
BE OPENED
Vast Area to be Thrown
Open to Settlers for
Development.
The Dallei military road land grant
containing an almost unmeasured area
extending through the heart of interior
Oregon, is to be developed and thrown
open to settlers, who are eager to take
possession. Walter Martin, San Fran
cisco capitalist, who, with his brother,
Peter Martin, is chief owner of the
vast area, made known developmen
plans yesterday that were startling
even in a generation of big projects,
says the Oregon Journal.
These elans included extensions of
the Boise-Idaho irrigation project
into Malheur county, reclaiming 150.
000 acres, with aa ultimate cost of
nearly $8,000,000. The Willow Creak
irrigation project will be similarly
enlarged. There are to be additional
extensions to the Snmpter Valley
railroad entering the John Day valley.
while still other additional trans
portation schemes are included.
"It island mv father. Edward
Martin, bought in 1872," said Walter
Martin yesterday. "We have held
it now for nearly 40 years at great
expense. Now we are going to divide
op the whole tract and open it to
settlers.
"I have been a little surprised at
the eagerness manifested by prospect
ive setttlers. I have been in Portland
several days and my time has been
almost exclusively occupied with
applications for lands. My present
operations are dealing rather espe
cially with- the John ' Day valley
lands. There are about 100,000 acres
of first class fruit and alfalfa land
that only await development. The
land is lower than in Harney county
and I find is ideally located for fine
crops of several varieties of fruit,
while alfalfa does especially well.
"For years we have known that
big productions were more than possi
ble, bnt there was no transportation.
There was no incentive even for
scientific farming for larger returns.
since the crops could not be moved
when produced. Transportation now
will not only work wonders for inter
ior Oregon bnt for Portland. I be
lieve the development of business
industry in Portland during the next
10 years will be greater than that of
any other Pacific coast city.
"I believe the development of Port
land during the next 10 years will be
past present belief. The building of
railroads up the Deschutes and into
central Oregon have started other
plans of railroad bni Iding in Oregen
that I am sure will be realized. I
have great faith in Oregon's future ,
and I believe that now is the time to
become active in development pro
jects." The Dalles 'military road grant
extends from The Dalles across Oregon
through Sherman, Grant and Wheeler
counties, bevonrl Vale to the extremo
eastern border of the state. In snoh
portions as have been - developed,
namely tracts in Sherman county, the
wheat yields have been very profit
able. The best of the land has never
been touched by a plow.
Mr. Mratin, accompanied by his
brother, expects to make an auto
mobile tour of his properties, also
through southern Oregon, by auto
mobile, beginning August 1. The
brothers are desirous of investigating
practically interior Oregon's develop
ment possibilities, with a view to
making farther investments in lands,
They with their mother., are guests at
the Hotel Portland.
Mortgages to be Taxed.
Hot Weather Kills Many
in the East. .
New York. July 16. The hot
weather continues to take its toll of
death in this city. Seven persons
were reported to have died within the
24 hours ending at 8 o'clock tonight,
while the prostrations exceeded 40.
Hospitals were crowded with sufferers
from the heat or from ailments due
to the heat, and the report of the
bureau of vital statistics told of a
record-breaking mortality among very
young children. It exceeded the same
period of last year by nearly 200.
New York City suffered its 27th
dav without a cooling rain today.
Xbere had been spurts of rain in dis
tant parts of the city during this
time, bat not one earth-cooling shower.
The weather bureau could not
Promise any relief until some time
Monday, although it said there might
be thunder showers Sunday. But
Monday a slightly cooler area which
formed a week age in the Rocky'
Mountain regions, it was thought,
would arrive and send down the
temperature, while reduolng the
humidity.
The exodus from the city today was
ecxeeded only by the holiday rush
on July 4. Families who were unable
to afford hotel bills were departing
with preparations made to camp all
tiht in the sands.
The more prosperous were bound
for all points of the compass.
Foley's Kidney Pills contain in con
centrated form ingredierits of establish
ed therapeutic value for the relief and
dure of all kidney and bladder ailments.
Oregon now has three big. Chan-
tanquas running in full blast
Gladstone Park, Ashland and Albany.
Salem. Or. .July 15. The State
Tax Oommission of intangible person
ality provided under the statute and
County Assessors are being directed
to pay careful attention to mortgage
notes. In a statement which is being
sent out today to the various County
Assessors of the state by Commis
sioners Charles V, Galloway and J.
B. Eaton-, the following directions are
given as to this clans of assessments:
"In reviewing the work of the
several County Assessors it has be
come apparent that certain classes of
property have not been dnly con
sidered by all of them. It appears
that; in some counties mortgage notes
are practically not listed, or, if listed,
only in instances where the taxpayer
fairly ioststs that his mortgage notes
should be assessed, some Assessors
and County Boards holding that it is
not good buolic policy to tax such
notes. .As a matter of course, the
taxpayer quickly understands the atti
tude of the officers of his county and
readily and willingly takes advantage
of it. and. as a rule, carefully avoids
the inclusion of his mortgage notes in
the list of his property furnished the
Assessor. On the other hand, many
Assessors are making a strong effort
to get all classes of property subject
to assessment and taxation upon the
roll and are checking up the record
of mortgages in their several counties
with that end in view. This coarse
has been indorsed by the Board of
State Tax Commissioners and we de
sire it to be distinctly understood tbat
such diligence on the part of an As
sessor is commended and approved.
Section 1, chapter 368, laws 1907,
provides that: 'All real property
within the state, and all personal
property situated or owned within
this state, except by law. shall be
subject to assessment and taxation in
equal and ratable proportion.' Sec
tion 4 and 5 of said chapter 268. set
out what property ia exempt from
taxation ; all other property should be
assessed. Section 3 of the same law
specifies as taxable property: 'All
debts due or to become due from sol
vens aeotors, wneuer on account, con
tract, note, mortgage or otherwise,
either within or without this state.
Notes secured by mortgage, likewise
unsecured notes, nnder the law are
subject to taxation.
"In equalizing between the counties
for the purpose of apportioning the
state tax and of assigning the valua
tions of pnblio servioe companies
which this board will assess, it is
important that we take into comidera
tion the extent to which the different
Assessors shall have succeeded In
listing intangible personalty on their
rolls. Before making this eqnaliza
tion we shall undertake by investiga
tion to prepare an estimate in this
regard." a
JAPAN FRIENDLY
TO UNITED STATES
Relations Firmly Estab
lished and Interests
Distinct.
Mayors to Organize.
Important
Announcement
We have just received from the Royal
Tailors the most handsome line of Wool
en (nothing but pure wool) samples we
have ever seen.
We extend you a cordial invitation to
come in and look them over. It will
soon be time to think about vour fall suit.
The Indiana A Ohio Live Stock
Insurance Com puny, which ia the
oldest, largest and bt-et Live Stock
Insurance Company in the United
States has entered the State of
Oregon. It insures horses, mules
and cattle against death fromanj
cause. The company is sow look
ing for a good live agent in Mor
row county, oo e who' understands
live stock and is willing to go
after the business. If interested.
write F H Pageler, General Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
Have
measure-
individual
than the
a suit made to your
-they cost no more
ready made kind.
The Cash Shoe Store
Eo'ey Kidney Pill are antiseptic, ton
ic and restorative and a prompt cor
rective of all urinary irregularities. Re
fuse substitutes. Sold by all druggists.
t'otnmnndrr Julius A. Pratt Post
o. 143 llrpt. III., U. A. It.
Mr. Iaac Cook, Commaoder of above
Post, Kewanee,-III.,, writes: "For a
lonir time I was bothered with back
ache and pains across the kidneys.
About two months g j I started taking
Foley's Kidney Pills and soon eaw they
were doiDg jast as claimed. I kept on
taking them ami cow 1 am free from
backache, and the painful bladder mis
ery is all gone. 1 like Foley Kidney
Pills so well tbat I have told many of
my friends and comrades about them
and shall lecommeod them at every op
portunity. All druggists.
Tokio, July 15. "Unhappily
forces for evil for unknown bnt
sinister purposes constantly are
endeavoring by false reports or other
methods to create conditions of ill
will or distrust between two neigh
boring peoples.
"Their relations are too firmly
established and their interests are too
distinct to admit of the possibility of
any Question arisine between Japan
and the United States, which will not
yield readilv to the ordinary process
of diplomacy. " The increased and
more intimate exchange of views be
tween the two governments dispels
all apprehensions on that score."
This utterance was made tonight
by Foreign Minister Count Komura in
toasting J. M. Dickinscn, the Ameri
can Secretary of War, at a banquet
siven by Count Komura in honor of
the American Cabinet officer. Mr
Dickinson and his party arrived at
Yokohama this afternoon on board
the steamer Siberia, and after an
informal reception at the American
Consulate, came on to Tokio for to
night's function.
The dinner was a brilliant affair,
Eighty persons sat down to the table
including; Marquis Katsura, the
Japanese Prime Minister, and five
members of the Cabinet; Admirals
Generals and officers and their ladies.
After toasts to President laft and the
Emperor had been proposed, re
spectively, by Count Komura and
Xhomas J. O'Brien, the American
Ambassador. Count Komura. in pro
Dosing the health of Mr. Diccinson,
referred to previous visits to Japan of
President Taft.
"These visits I recall," said the
Foreign Minister, "hot only because
his personality endeared him to all.
but because his insight and calm
judgment enabled him to appreciate
the true value of the sentiments
entertained by Japan for America,
Mr. Dickinson, in responding, after
a warm expression of bis gratitude
for the hospitality accorded him , de
clarer mat uount Kemur. bad ex
pressed accurately President Taft and
the people of the United States, and
said it was fortunate that there
would be found at the head of affairs
in America a man possessing a keen
knowledge of the Far East.
"There is no reason for breach
of friendship between the United
States and Japan," continued Mr.
Dickinson. "Sound judgment must
predominate. False reports or evil
suggestions have not been justified by
any action either by Japan or America.
My oountry desires and is advocating
peaoe. There is reason to believe
that Japan and America with the
passing years will become more closely
cemented in the bonds of abiding
friendship."
Marshfield. Or. .July 15. To form
a state organization of the mavora of
the cities of Oregon is the purpose of
Mavor E. E. Straw of Marshfield,
who has sent out invitations to the
head executives of all of the cities of
the etate to come to Coos Eay. The
week of August 15. when a carnival
will be held here, is chosen as the
date and Mayor Straw asks the mavors
of other cities to come to Coos Bav
and be the guests of Marshfield and
North Eend and attend the organiza
tion. It is believed by Mayor Straw
that enough of the other mavors will
attend to start the organization. Mayor
Simpson of North Bend Las joined in
the movement. The mayor of Fort
Worth, Texas. Mr. Highsmith. who
president of the mayor's associa
tion of Texas, is in Oregon and has
promised to come here aud assist in
the organization.
Mayor Straw calls attention to the
fact that the municipal lawn of the
cities of Oregon are rather mixed and
he believes that py Laving a state
society all of the mayors would be
rgeately benefited bv the exchange
f their opinions and ideas
cipal matters.
Annual Report of School
Superintendent.
on muni-
The Western Forestry and Cdr
servation Association, which ere.
braces the states of Oregon, Cali-
orhia. Washington. Montana, and
dabo, is carrj ing on a campaign
to save the forests from the usual
fire losses that occur each summer.
his organization represents 13
minor associations. Printed mat
ter, fire warnings and circulars aie
being sent out to timber ownerp,
millmen, farmers and others di
rectly concerned. In its literature
he association states that half the
merchantable timber in the United
States is contained ip the fiv
states in tho association, and th;
their production of lumber is one-
fifth of the total of the country.
G H Powell, an expert connected
with the agricultural department,
told the Hood liiver News that
Hood .River was the finest ppl
growing district in the countrj
and that the association there was
the most successfully managed
the world.
in
A car load of Deering mowers
just received at Gilliam & bisbees.
The annual report of the Cnuntr
Superintendent has just been com
pleted. It shows that the Bchoala of
Morrow countv cost last year a total
of $39,964.97, including $4,554.25 paid
on indebtedness. There were 1176
pupils enrolled. The average daiir
attendance was 83.42 per cent, an in
crease of 42. per cent over last year.
Tk - I , . . m mi .
aiio ncnuui property ot me countr is
valued at 57.280. -There are 321
books in the school libraries. 438 of
which were purchased during the oast
vear. However, the number reported
indicates that quite a large number
of the books have been lost. The
districts should take care that the
books are not lost. The average saUrr
paid mail teachers is S75.32, while
the year before it was $09. 70. The
average palary paid femalo teachers
ia $56 21. while the year previous it
was $53.91. The countv superintend
ent visited every school in the county,
including five joint districts, aruf
eleven shools received a second visit
In the performance of the work is
connection with the office, tho super
intendent traveled 2084 rciles. Forty
five pupils received eighth grade
diplomas, and several more are con
ditioned on one or two branches, ani
most of these will.no doubt.com
olete the examination in September.
About f 1500. 00 was spent in improvine
school property. Much improvement
has been made in retard to matters
of li ghting and ventilation.
Bain wagons of all kinds at Git
liana & Biebee's.
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