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The Bend Bulletin
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FRIDAY - MAY 15. iW
Is Harrimau Fooling the Coltiui-
bin Southern ?
The way Mr. Harrimau is buck
ing tuul filling on the question of
getting n'ntilroiul up the Deschutes
valley does nqt give promise of an
curly construction of.such line. In
New York n feu weeks njto lie is
,said to hayc definitely agreed thnt a
rontl should by built up the Des
chutes, though he mentioned no
time; in Snn Francisco,u few days
ngo he said ie must know more
about the resources of this country
before deciding on, so . important a
project 3 a new railroad 100 miles
long. Then, instead of making the
investigation himself in a - manner
that would give him unquestioned
knowledge pf the countryi lie asks
that stonfehody else make the. exam
ination and send htm .word of the
result. - - - -
This savors much of a mere time
killing dcyjec., )ljr, Harrimau ouu
uot afibpl itQ t ig6n? public tfcj)tt'
ment, so he promises what is de
manded and then proceeds to begin
to prepare to bee if it is practicable.
It is all gammon. One docs not
need to be a very shrewd observer
to read in these acts and .declara
tions a design not to permit, at least
not to aid, the extension of the Col
umbia Southern Railroad, Now if
the Columbia' Southern, can go it
alone, .well and good. If not.'we1
might as well quit looking for re
lief from that charter. Ilarriraan
evidently expects to bamboozle tHc
Columbia Southern for awhile,
then, when his plans are matured,
to make a stroke that will entirely
cut the small road out of it and
clear the situation for the Harrimau
interests. -The Columbia Southern
muct act soon or its opportunity
will be go'ne.
Of course the Upper Deschutes
Valley will have a railroad in course
of time. We should not fret over
much about that. But it is possible
that adjustments made with refer
ence to an advance of the Columbia
Southern will need rcvisibn when
we do get a railroad. If, for ex
ample, Harriman should conclude
to throw a line across the state con
necting the Corvallis & Eastern
with the Oregon Short Une at On
tario, it would make a total change
in business alignments here. The
Columbia river would no longer
serve as a club over Eastern Ore
gon freight rates, because the bulk
of Eastern Oregon traffic would be
cut away from the river by the new
line. The portage railroad would
then hold small terror for Harri
mau. While it is among the physical
possibilities that a railroad should
penetrate this section from the
southward and drain our commerce
off to San Francisco, that would be
poor policy in many ways and is
hardly to be feared. The signifi
cant thing at present Is that Mr.
Harrimau appears to be preparing
for a stroke that will cut the Col
umbia Southern off at the pockets
and rearrange the industrial map of
Oregon. We should like to have
the Columbia Southern advance,
because many agencies of develop
ment in this region are already ad
justed for that move. But let us at
any rate have railroad connection
with Portland.
dum on the Lewis and Clark and
portage road appropj iations, should
be taken in by the authorities mid
locked up for a season. He is
probably hired for this work by the
O. U. & N. Co., who naturally do
not want to see the state build a
portage road around the dalles of
the Columbia, We do not antici
pate any dire results from Cowgill's
petition, but, the staid, sober citi-
zensof the Willamette valley should
not allow any man to make an ass
of himself without attempting pre
ventive measures.
Misdirected Zeal.
Postmaster Chrismau, of Silver
Lake handled without demur the
mail that went to him from Prine
villc, Shauiko and other commun
ities infected with smallpox. Hut
he became panic-stricken at the
thought of handling mail from the
way stations of Deschutes, Lava
and Rosland, where there was no
case of smallpox at all and the peo
pie had an absolutely clean bill of
health. Therefore the way muil
Mick has not been opened at Silver
Lake this mouth, and the mail mat
ter has been hauled back and forth
until many of the ouvelopes are
worn out. If there is any author
ity for this action, what is to pre
vent the obstinate Silver Lake post
master from seeing smallpox or
other phantoms at any time and re
fusing to .da his sworn duty in the
mail service?
. If fright is sufficient warrant for
this high-handed course, any high
wayman who holds up the mail
may plead it as a defense. A little
more attention to plain duty and n
little less wild-eyed ofilciousucss is
in demand for the Silver Lake poM-
office... At no-time hu;T there been
the slightest possibility'of infection
they lfave made no objection to
mall from huVtcd places .and have
placed the linn against clean people.
More Prospective Irrigation.
H. U. Lytic, Benton Killln and
J. Thorluirn Ross filed articles of
incorporation this week of the Cen
tral Oregon Irrigation CoiiipMiyt
capital stock S.ooo.ooo. The com
pany intends to aciuhcby purchase,
locution and appropriation, water
rights in the anilities of Crook,
Klanmth and Wasco; to enter enter
into contracts with the state of Or
egon and Uultod States for he pur
pose of reclaiming lands, and to ac
quire contracts from other iersoiis
or corjwnitfous to reclaim arid
lands, and construct a system of Ir
rigation works, etc. Oregouiau.
We hardly know what the com
tHiuy mentioned alwve can find in
Crook county, unless they have de
cided to take Mr. Hutchinson's
trouble oil' his hands. If this is the
case we aiiticixUc some warm
times in thhr'tiefghborhood, as the
gentlemen in the new company
have ample moans with which to
conduct a long legal struggle.
Z. -iF. MOODY,. .
Forwarding Merchant
General Commission
SIIANIKO, ORIiOON.
LARGE AND COMMODIOUS WAREHOUSE.
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.
Prompt attention paid to those who favor mo with tlmlr patronage
ShanikfrPrineville . Stage Line
O M.
COHNItTT, MAMAOllH.
8c11unu1.11 -
Leave Shauiko ft p. m. ' Arrie Prineville 6 a. in.
" Prineville i p. m. . . " Shauiko i a.
m.
First-Class Accommodations for, the Traveling Public
PASSL'MR AN!) FREIGHT RAT15 JIEASONAbU-
CHAMP SMITH
.from tliisouteand'itlie interrup'
tionofour mail service has been
without warrant .and without any
3iblccuse 1
If the quarantine had been
against Prineville or any other
infected community there might
have been some sense in it and we
could not refuse to recognize the
right of the Silver Lake postmaster
We have received this weckrcso
ltitions by the Portland Iward of
trade, which through lack of sjwett
we are compelled to leave out. The
resolutions justly condemn the at
tempt to bring the referendum taw
to bear uiou the portage road ap
propriation. The jMjrsons having
the petition in charge are not oper
ating on this side of the Cnscadus,
and in case Mr. Cowgill and his as
sociates poke their heads into this
territory we will have pur fvuthcr
beds torn oiuit and a kettle of tur
already heated in readiness for
them.
SMITH & CLEEK'S
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Wholesale and Retail Liquor House
PRINEVILLE, OREQON.
If the commercial organizations
of Portland could induce Mr. Har
rimau' to cpnie to Oregon this
month or next, ,ykcu ,Naturc is
lavish in her, lilaudishnicnts, and
then give him a buck board ride
through Central Oregon, they may
work a change of sentiment in him
with regard to railroad building
cast ot the mountains. iSo man
and the Lake Co'unty authorities to can know a country by studying its
take this means of protection. But maps. Oregouiau,
DESCHUTES
LUMBER
COMPANY
Plnct DranJ.i of Liquors and Cigar.
Two Doom South of Bank.
PRINEYILLE'SILYER LAKE STAGE LINE.
DICK VANDRVUKT, Prop.
t
Carrying U. S. JIImT and Passengers,
Leaves Prineville Mondays, Wednesdays and Pridays. Freight and
Passengers waybilled for Bend, I.ava, Rostand, uud Silver Lake. Good
rlgn, cartful drivers.
C. I. WINN UK. Agent.
WJI.Y, HAVH ON HANI) IN A I'KW IMVS
A LARGE STOCK OF
The man Cowgill who is .seeking
signers to the petition for'a'refereui
All Kinds of Rough
Dressed Lumber.
Shingle Mill now on the way here.
REED & STEIDL,
PROPRIETORS.
LYTLE, OREGON.
and
lonford's Cash' Store
CAKttlim a tun LINK Ol'
General Merchandise,
Groceries, Clothing,
Furnishing: Goods
CALL ON HIM. PRICKS RIGHT.
SHANIKO, OREQON.
PRINEVILLE, OKL'GON.
Hamilton Stables
& Redby Feed Barn
BOOTH & COHNLTT,
Proprietors.
You Can't Miss '
M. C. AWBREY'S SALOON
IN UUSCIIUTI5S, ORHGON.
Stonewall, Monogram and Kentucky
Bourbon Whiskies,
Olyrripia-Beer, arid' Fine Cigars.
Stock boarded by the day, week or mouth.
Fine Teams and Rigs, and Reasonable Rates.
Pirst'Class Facilities for Handling Locators and Commercial Travelers.
Quick Service and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
- Columbia Southern Hotel.
SIIANIKO, ORIX10N.
RATIOS PROM $1.50 UP PUR EfAY.
Hot nnd cold water on both floors. Baihs for the use of guests,
livery modern convenience at hand,
The dining room, (inder the direct supervision of Mr. Kceney, is n
very mbdel of tasteful', spotless elegance, and the service is equal to any'
in the state. ' '
All stages, arrive at and. leave the Columbia Southern,
J. M. KUCNCV, Proprietor.
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