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A T' MIX VOL 23 DALLAS. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1912 NO. 103 r II IS PI IB ESPEE ! OFFICIALS :tSZZL SUPERINTENDENT WbEIX ASSURES DALLAS COJDHTTEE THAT NO CHANGES LIKELY. W SERVICE SATISFIES ndot and Evening Train StlU to ft Dallas as Terminus; May Pro- rtfc Improved Service to Alrlle; Sew Station Promised This City; J Committee Entertained at Lunch Emphatically declaring that the "injur had never had under con apMon any change in the present lain itrvlce affecting Dallas, glv n every assurance of consideration or the welfare of this city, and tomiiinj much for the future, D. J. Campbell, general superintendent il the Southern Pacific lines In Ore ion, on Wednesday received a com mute from the Dallas Commercial liib it hl rooms in the Wells-Fargo imildinf In Portland, and set at rest the many rumors that had been in Irculatlon In. this vicinity, at the me time outlining the company's plain for the future. Tie. committee consisting of W. Ij. Soehren,' A. B. Muir, president of the Commercial club, Mayor J. R. Cra tes, Walter L Tooze, Jr., Hugh Slack, E4 Dunn, J. C. Hayter, Willis Simonton, P. A. Flhseth, J. L. White, C. B. Sundberg, and Eugene Foster, met Mr. Campbell by appointment at SMi oa Wednesday and .laid their jrtennee before him. He expressed wrpriie that such a report had rM circulation and said that he wild not account for Us authorship. He aid that the present train ar rupaents on the Yamhill division t wry satisfactory to the com W ud that they had received no "wjiatota from any source In that tow Alrlle to West Salem. i & admitted, however, that the would shortly put on a mo ; running from Alrlle to West fa Monmouth and Independ Baking at least two round trips "fy When.lt was suggested by fe ren, who acted as spokes ' the Dallas committee, that J5 M desirable that some schedule We "hereby people from Alrlle "H eoms to this city In the morn , " transact their business at the "n "owe, and return home the Mr. Campbell suggested some arrangements might be ,j wlta H. Hirschberg, manager IniJpenaence & Monmouth T. to connect with the Airlle- Mem motor at Monmouth, Md eveni"S. and promised lT.mt mitter UP with Mr. jrg, at the earliest possible Bnx PaciHiies. iwstlon of J. DaIlM Wa brought up by bUt Mr- CamPbell de" 1 no change was under con " this time. "Tou peo- vot want us to go to tne new 8tatlon at this j' h- "hen you remember line to Dallas will be elec de of the next two years. i J141 to cc,)mrlished, we will 4 n tfrniinal facilities there sife the nxt appropriation Is ' . u "ec,r'f'cation of our vT f "cMlnnvllle. U will " r' timate for new sta- W . I Bi on which you will ' w' Mr Campbell promis- j. ht the station grounds nl the mudholes that the running fennt. . . . t fr " "5 ana night train MOVE 10 CREATE HI TO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FILES RESULTS OF LABORS ON BE HALF OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT, ARGUMENT TO BE PRINTED Present System Held Inadequate and Bunglesome, Allowing Secretary of State to Hold Two Offices in Case of Absence of Chief Executlve Succession Provided. Salem. Or., Feb. 22. Giving as the proposed order of succession 'under the prospective constitutional amend ment creating the office of Lieuten ant Governor as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, President pro tern of the Senate and then Speaker of the House and urging that the amendment will prevent the Secretary of State from holding two offices at the same time, the argument in favor of creating this office was filed with the Secre tary of State today. Referred to Vote. This argument will be printed .in the initiative and. referendum, pam phlet to go before the people' at the next general election. The argument Is prepared by W. W. Calkins, state senator from Lane; IraC. Powell, representative from Polk: and F. N. Gill, representative from Hood River and Wasco. These are members of a committee appoint ed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, the pro posed amendment being referred to the people from the last Legislative Assembly. rrt.and be materially tie" 10 hT n !t inRide thre V-t th.. rPn"Tal "Printendent "M, te" done by i tv.Biach cf the time now tvk tdmled that mutfi fw " eWble of greater tmZl1 ,Bd' lf Pble. it e running time BACK FROM CALIFORNIA TO BUY PRUNE ORCHARD V. S. Longhary Shows Faith in Polk By Paying $1,000 For Hugh Hayes Farm Near Here. After having traveled for many weeks over California with an eye nut fnr a possible location, U. S. Loughary has returned to Dallas more than ever , satisfied that tnere is n h.tr iwuntrv than that which sur rounds Dallas, and to prove that his convictions are not merely transitory, he has Just invested the sum of $16, nnn in one of the famous prune or chards near here, and will devote his attention to wearing gum Doom and making a noise like a horticul turist. The place which he bought was owned by Hugh Hayes and lies only a short distance north of the city. It consists of fifty acres of very fine fruit land, thirty of which are already in bearing orchard. It Is well known as an especially valuable tract. Mr. Loughary Is not a stranger to the soil, as he was born on a farm In' Polk county, but for a number of years has been a business man In this city, having only lately retired as manager of the Dallas Mercantile Company's store. Committed to Asylum. Grace Odell. aged 1. of this city. , committed to me mwu... k by County Judge Ed F. Coad. a medical examination vy W. S. Cary. w7beTucTd7 Mr. Campbell promised to make a "ona Ine tigstion of this question and thought that it could be arranged. After the conference at the gener .1 offices, the Dallas 'at'on J" entertained at luncheon -t Port land Commercial club, at which J. M Scott, general passenger agent. H E." Lnsbury. general freight agent of the Oregon lines, in company with Mr Campbell, were present, and dur ing which the general situation -a. thoroughly discus The comrn.. ee was impressed with the raUroad officials' fa'rnes. in the premia and feel that their risit to Portland will L,t I. much value to this city and Tlcinity. was wee after Portuguese Warship on a Friendly Visit to America vmwwwmmmw,. Mwmim --, V, '',N K ' - v -- ,VL ci; Iff HIV ! il:Pjk I ; t J -' . f . f Vx-ts; - " - , t 1 Photos by American Press Association. THE first Portuguese man-of-war to Tlsit tha CnlUd SUte. alnc. th. proclamation of the republic Is tb. cruiser Republic, which used to be called tha Ralnha Dona Amelia. She spent a few days recently in the harbor of New Tork and the. sailed for Boston, when ther. is ,. prtu,eM coioay. New Torkera wera much interested In her negro S cJ whTwa. .aid-but mayb. It was th. jar. ot a c-k-to , taT. betS I'tZTn cannibal kin b.for. h. wa. captured in battl. by tb. Ptu- In of their UtU. colo.Ial war.. Portugal ba. mt cruUer. and coast d.feas. Ironclads, two torpedo boat d-troy.r. and tw. wbma rS i of torpedo craft and gunboat Th. nary I. not large. STntajS tporU.t part in th. it.bli.h.nt .f th. repnbUc. Tb. Vand hi. assisunu ar. .hown in th. p.r plctur.. ... of th. .Up . guo crow, and rapid fir. plec m tn rower. . Eola, "Petaluma" of Polk i (By J. R. M.) Pnia Or.. Feb. 19. (Staff Corre spondence) After having come with in one vote of being the capital oi the great state of Oregon, and after having subsided into inocuous desu etude and sylvan seclusion for all the Intervening years, Eola Is awakening from her Rip Vanwlnkleonlan slum ber to make a bid for the honor of becoming the Petaluma of Polk county. From the halls of legisla ture and the resound of oratory to the scratching shed of a modern poultry plant and the "cheep, cheep," of lit tle puffballs of profit Is a long jump, but Eola has arrived with the goods and shows no sign of departing. If experience, money and determin ation can do the business, one of the largest poultry farms in Oregon is to be developed here within as short a time as It can be done. The Eola Land & Livestock Company, of which W. H. Patterson is the manag-r. owns and operates 1000 acres of land on which it raises hops, stock and fruit on a large scale. A poultry de partment has Just been added which is to be known as the Robbins Poul try Farm. It is in charge of U 8. Bobbins, an experienced poultryman. who came here last fall from Yaki ma, where he had been successfully engaged in the business. When I called on him a few days ago, he told me that he thought this part of the valley was far superior to the Wash ington district for the chicken busi ness. Will Have Ttw-m. It is his ambition to go into winter quarter, this fall with 100. Lying hens, and he said he would have them if he had to go out and buy them. And. as I looked at his firm tet jaw and noted the determined way In which he saia it. i ively felt that every one of the thous and hen. will be on nana at tne ap pointed time. Eola 1 well situated for the poultry tmine It is located on the Salem. Falls Oty Western Railway within four tU l Siero with a good shipping service and a better one to come within a short time. The Rob- bins Poultry Farm la not at all cramped for space. It has a thous and acres at it. disposal lying upon the Eola hills and below on the low lands of the Willamette river. With Mr. Robbins at the front of It and the Company back of It, there Is no question that it will be one of the Industrial successes of the West Side. A number of chicken houses have already been built, and more are to follow as fast as needed. One of those in use Is 14x100 feet, with open front that Is protected with canvas when the weather is stormy. It was filled with the happiest, tamest, and thriftiest lot of Single Comb White Leghorns I ever saw. The floor was covered with chaff and litter and the fowls were so busy scratching around in It that they did not have time to notice visitors. Mr. Robbins keeps his breeding birds In this house, and they are divided into pens according to quality. They have been kept there all winter. Mr. Robbins said it was a new experiment with him. but that It had proved to be entirely satisfactory- As soon as the ground becomes warm enough, he will turn them out and let them run.. Daily Rattotw. Their feed consists of cracked praln thrown Into the litter In the morning, mash at I p. m. and the whole grain at night. Besides, they are at liberty to help themselves at any time from hoppers which contain a dry mash composed of bran, mid dlings, shorts, beef acrap. bone meal and salt. They al- can eat "cracklings- whenever they wsnt to, and k.v. rronnd bone, shell and granite igrit before them all the time. This jyear Mr. Robbins will raise a large 'amount of kale for them, aa h J thinks it is one of the eheaperf and ' best green feeds that can be had. -,-n 1 Tiited the t.roooT bour I .aw where those Ujing heoa are expected to come from, for there ( Continaed oa Pare UBH D SA1 TO SPEAK III THIS tin MEMBER OF FIRM OF ASPIN- WALL BROTHERS, OF BROOKS, INVITED BY FRUIT ASSOCIATION. CULTURE TO BE ENCOURAGED Practical Grower, -Managing Fifty Acre Berry Patch, Will Tell How He Produces and Markets Thous ands of Pounds of Fruit, Fresh, Dried, Canned and Otherwise. The wonderful possibilities for the raising of small fruits In the territory tributary to this city has caused the Dallas Fruit Growers' association to take steps to lend encouragement to that branch of horticulture, and with that end in view It has engaged the services of one of the most success ful berry growers In the West to come to this city and tell at first hand what he has done and what can be done by others. The speaker is to be Britt Asplnwali, of the firm of Asplnwall Brothers, of Brooks, Ore gon. From tlfeir experience and magnitude of the business which they oonduct( In that line, they may be termed the berry kings of the Coast. They are already managing a logan berry patch of 85 acres, and in addi tion to that, Just to keep their hand In and make use of the spare mo ments, they are preparing to set out 15 acres more. Consequently, it may easily be assumed that they know a few things about longanberrles on and off the vine. Ready Market. Their product Is marketed In a variety of ways. They sell them fresh in boxes, and they sell them dried and ready for shipment any where. The Juice from the berries are also made into palatable soft drinks and Is eagerly sought, so that they have no trouble In getting the cold coin for all that they are able to raise. How it la done will be told by Mr. Asplnwall in the circuit court room of the court house, Saturday, March 2, at 1 o'clock In the afternoon. The talk will be of especial value to the horticulturists of this region where the logan berry Is so successful, and the' association Is anxious to have every person Interested In fruits to be present at that time. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FIVE TO COMPETE NEXT Two Big Aggregations From SUte Kcliools to the North Will Meet DaJlaV InvliM-ible. The next basket ball games to be played on the Armory court In this city are with the college teams of Washington. The Washington State college five, from Pullman, will give battle to the Dallas boys here Thurs dsy, March 7, and Monday. March 11. the University of Washington, of Seattle, will be present to try conclusion-. Both of these organisa tions are considered among the strong ones, and there is some fear felt that Dallas may have to get In and plsy some to entertain them. The Pullman players are said to be something extra In the wsy of ball tossers and their coming will be awaited with unusual Interest Kilverton. aftT having been baten to a frarzle here last week and prior to that In Silverton. Is clamoring for Just another chance to reclaim their bedraggled laurels, said chance to take place on their home fiior sur rounded by the comforting encour agement of their own rooters. em in II TO TILLSON & COMPANY EXPECT TO ESTABLISH PRUNE PACK ING HOUSE HERE BE FORE NEXT FALL. FUTURE OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT Polk County Especially Adapted to Growing Italians Fruit Men Ju bilant Over Prospect For Gottlng Big Corporations Interested in De veloping Industry This Year. Never in the history of Dallas and Polk county has the future for the prune Industry looked so bright aa it does now. Coming immediately after the announcement that the J. K. Armsby Company would build Its promised 110,000 packing plant here this spring without fall, The Observ er is enabled to say on the authority of a letter Just received from the head of the Arm, that Tlllson & Com pany, the big prune packing company of Balem and Roseburg, Intends to Install a packing plant In Dallas to handle this year's crop. The claim often made that Polk county Is the prune growing center of the world Is fas receiving the confirmation of those In a position to know what they are talking about, and the fact that the largest and most enterpris ing corporations In the country are willing to Invest money here has greatly encouraged the fruit men of this vicinity. Conditions Familiar. Tillson & Company, who are per fectly familiar with all the condition, here for many years past, hav. un limited confidence In the prospecta. aa may be aeen from this statement Just made by them to Th. Observer: We think you have as favorable a. location for growing Italian, a. there Is in the Northwest The future of the Industry, so far aa Dallas la con cerned, looks to ua very bright." The firm ha. prsetlcellv ttlf on its plans for Dallas, but iik action will be taken until the season la farther advanced, aa It will be neces sary for them to be able to slse up the crop for the coming year. There fore, their operations in this region will be governed, this yeaf at least, by the facility with which they ob tain the required number of cars to Justify them In making the necessary expenditures here. ElMTsqrentra! Annoaiwrd. The engagement of Via. M. Olive Pmith and Mr. Dodge Bicknell was announced at a gathering of friends of the bride and groom held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. IL F. M.rurton laat Wedneedsy evening The wedding ts expected to take r.i- sometime la the early spring Both are well know, la Daiiaa and har. the hearty good wUhe. of aiL HaMley la Named. Governor West has appointed Hon. C. L Hawley. of Monmouth, as one of a committee to attend the convention of the National Tax asso ciation which will meet In Des Moines Iowa, September I to . TICKETS SELLING RAPIDLY IUpone to Hequc of Band Men Is Generally Liberal By 4 Dallas l'erl. 4 rSale of tickets for the coming concert by the Dallas Hand has be n flattering so far and the In- 4 dlcatlons are that a good sized crowd will attend the entertain- ment This Is as It should be. When approached by members of the band with requests to purchase tickets. It Is the duty of every citizen of Dallas to pur- chase. It Is a duty, because ev- ery citixen owes It to the band to encourage It In a substantial manner. The fact that this city has a musical organization seo ond to none, should be a source of congratulation to all and all should bo glad of the opportunl- ty to assist The band gives freely of their time for the ben- efit of Dallas; they have pur- chased their own uniforms, their own Instruments and music and the least that Dallas can do la to respond liberally and buy every ticket offered for their big concert. Tou can never help your tow a or Its enterprise fcy poaing aa a -tirhtwad."