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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1903)
1 I The Bend Bulletin ltnlwtjl Miuih t. J. at Deacltutia, Or&uu. n nciml-clM matter. rtmuum hvmhy imtv ATrtNccmrtia,m '',IIC.I,.liW t L L-TTUI il gUDaCKHTlON KATIWi I'er ytr....... Ii.ee ' (lHittaUlv In tvtie.l FRIDAY DUC. 1 8, 1903 PROM StIAMKO TO 11HND. It scorns tlint Mr. llarriumn 1ms fmnlly consented to take the bonds for extension of the Columbia Southern ntilrotul to Iteml. The present mileage of the Columbia Southern is bonded for $10,00 u mile nml the O. R. & N, a Mnrri man property, holds the securities. Hut thnt road vns built when times were nurd and labor awl materials were low-priced, lis freight car were to be supplied by the O. R. & N., thus doing nwtay with the necessity for n heavy investment in rolling Mock by the Columbia Southern. Now labor mid muter inls cost more and the additional mileage will call for an investment in rolling stock, so th6 new line will I mortgaged for $15,000 a mile, and Ilnrriman, probably through the O. R. & N., will tnke the boml. President Lytic, of the Columbia Southern, speaks of the propowsl extension in this frank manner: Ifeealraet era Haanl. we will btriM SMMnlVa, the preneat teromttM af Ike Irae. lit Html. m Crook Couaty. Tkat wOt be alt the caw ttnwtlaei aaaertakea fcr tee preteat. lea not better it at wfc to attempt fm macfc at nee. If, after Ike road t cuimmctwl. we aad that R h paring peopotMea. the we wlU tax rtepe te eenjr oat lac Ml plan aiat ImIM fkrttrtr Into tfce (aterior f Itw MaM. So Bend iB the objective of the new railroad advance up the Des chutes. Here the enterprise will halt for a time, then further ad vance will be made. This pro gramme cannot fail to produce an important city at Hcnd. cost of building the irrigation works. Such payment extinguishes the lien of the company and upon presentation of the receipt of the company the state will give a free deed to the tract. Only iwraotiR who Hve upon tin laud can get this title, however, and then ttot more than 160 acrca will 1 deeded to one applicant. An ituimul charge of 75 cents an acre, in case of the 1 II. D. Co., and $ an acre In the other two cases, must be paid after purchase, for maintenance of wtirka and regular service. This irrigated laud will be Im mensely productive. It will grow clover, alfalfa, sugar beets to beat the world and many other crops of general agricultnre. The tempera ture now is not encouraging for oats, wheat, corn and other crops that are injured by summer frost, but general irrigation is expected to reclaim the desert in the matter of temperature m well aa moisture. So little ceueral farming has bee" done in this region that no body knows what even its present ranee of traduction ia. A few things are known to Nourish Here, a few will not. With systematic tillage and water at coll there is no telling what the Deschutes valley will do. lie wonkl be a null prophet who should pretend to fore tell what chaiise the coming to years will bring for the Deschutes valley and for Bend. tack the inspection which uncover ed them. The Astoriau is another paper thut is moved to couduinu these uflbrts to get the land tttuglo straightened out; and where hn there been more open and migrant fi amis than in the Umber districts of Clatsop and Tillamook counties? The pursuit of the thieves is getting so hot that every effort ia btftig made to stop the investigation. It has ceased to be a Joke and fright is taking the place 01 tint com placent sneer among- the guilty onea. I.ct the good work go 011. we say. No honest man has any thing to fear from it. Iuec tors are not angels, but their work is producing a net twmlt of j$txl in Oregon. DITCH LANDS OF THIS DUSCHUTI1S Prospects of a railroad up the Deschutes valley to Rend next year adds greatly to the interest in the enterprises for reclaiming arid land in this region. Without trans portation settlement of these lands, no matter how well watered, would be slow. This fact contributed a large measure of caution to the pro jects already on foot, for it seemed like a great waste of money to dig ditches through laud 'that would not be occupied. With transporta tion reasonably convenient there will be 110 doubt about occupation of the land and use of the water. This meaus a new empire in Central Oregon. Three large irrigation enterprises under the Carey law are now well on foot in the Upper Deschutes country. The most extensive is that of the Pilot Rutte Develop ment Company, which has seg regated about 84,000 acres. Its contract has been approved at Washington and there is nothing now in the way of rapid progress in the field. The Oregon Develop ment Company has applied for 68, 000 acres along the Deschutes in Crook and Klamath counties, but a considerable part of that area lias been amamled out and the matter is still pending in the department of the interior. Th Columbia South em is the least extensive of these but its work in the Held is farthest advanced, though Secretary Hitch cock has not yet approved its con tract. It has 10,000 acres already under ditch in the Tumellp valley, 10 miles northwest of Rend. Its rights (applied for) extend over about 16,000 acres additional. The P. R. D. Co. i$ now constructing ditch and flume that will carry water to 20,000 acres by spring. Under the terms of the contracts the applicant for laud in these ditch segregations "muht pay the coirfpany having the lieu an average price of gio an acre. That ia to pay the PUBLIC LAND IMPORT. The land department of our government is thriving pretty well, thank you. Here are the figures showing total receipts from sales of public land for a few fiscal years post: iM- .... ...-y .nva ,..... . - &epMJ7.M Ifua .. - 4.Df?je. lei ..... 449. TV teae - - -. e.jet7.ie it..- - -f tufayt A very Interesting ' part of the annual report of StcraUiry Hitch cock is this statement regarding the laud frauds iu Oregon: IMriog the pat year tlwn ham been Imttctnt and umlal la the Stale of Oregon, chaffed wha fcrgefy an4 niaeptfeer to defraae the OovcnMae at. a United Mala ComtaMfcmcr and three ether, the Srt belme a wotttaa. The UuMad State CoouaiaiHHMT ha beta rcMied Awn her eSkc, aaU all arc awatttag IrUI by the cowtt. Ittaattaacdthal rxreral buadfed eatrtaawl atwl root were wad beawe lata OataaitHoner auder the act af March It, lo. U " which ha e bem or arc brta caaaitacd by aSkara af Ibh depaitateat. The taeUMaU parMted by thr parttaa arc aUeeed la hare been aulHlaMtlaUy M fbUawii I'orsadeatry Mfiera af Ail!aM ealo"". at- ItKCd t have been eut4 Ufcre the UatUal SUtca ComaibMioNer, aUetac kIUcmmiK oh a tract af tend -wttbla the Ibalu taTa RMCtt reoervc lu-tor to the crcuUon of Htch reaerva, would be IraKtwrUad to the local laud atAaa. WithlH a auailh thereafter, probably, Snal praef autleaa ea aaht entry would uaaa, aud after the period arpablteMloH required. forgl preaN, aHeiicd to haeebrea esccuted before tble'Coaiaihwtoiiir. waold be IrautatKted lu the local land oMtoe, where, rythlagH the lace ot the paper be luc regular, they would be fbrwared by the HagMar and Kaorfter to the OeHeral Iad OMcc at WathiMBtoti, where, ho lafioultoa of fraud appearing, the proof waa approecd aad teat e the entry Maued. Thereafter, iorged deed alleged to hare been executed by the ActitkM eatryaMN before IMa CumwuHiuoer or a notary public, cooreytHK the land to oae of the. parties to the eonaairacy, would b daly Sled lor record, aad thereafter the laud would be UaaaaVrrrd by one af awl parile to aoMc other peraoa, or cite Btade a hurt Kir a lieu Mtlactloa uwder the act of June 4, itf). The report lias a good word to say for Colonel A. R. Greene, in spector of the interior department, who is iu charge of the Oregon re- novation, and for District Attorney Hall. It is fortunate for Justice as well us for good citiRvtttthip thut Dan Mularfcey was not npinluted to as sist District Attorney Hail iu the prosecution of the laud fraud cases. Dan Malnrkey is smart rather than able, shifty ami tricky rather than honest, and nlwvc all a ioliticIau who delights in the dirty "prao ticid" work of that cntlt. The apH)inlmeiit of l'rost, of Alaska notoriety, to assist Hall was doubt less a mistake, but hardly n worse mistake than the apoiiitmuut of Makukey woukl have been. Some 130 Greeks that had boett u-orking for the 0. R. ft N. Co. iu the Grand Ronde and lowder river alleys, made an armed attack on the depot at la Gramle Sunday iu an uffort to get at Asaistant Suixriuteudent lluckley. The rail road men sallied forth and there was a battle iu which many shots were exchanged and two Greeks were severely wounded. Now the Greeks have accepted the railroad company s terms ot 3 eticli lor transportation to Portland. Drotlicr Harrimau seems not to have much jcgnrcl for tl,u fuelings of the mill men and timber sjhio ulators interested iu cornering Das- chuteti timber. His railroad an nouncement stiffened the price of litudb of this locality prodigiously. RAND BALL! ON CHRISTMAS IIVII at West's Hall GOOD MUSIC! GOOD FLOOR.! Come and have n swell time. How it does pain some of the editors of Oregon to have the searchlight of investigation turned on the dark spots of public laud frauds! Undaunted by the shock ing revelation of the rcceiit Thom son trial, tiic limit Oregoniati takes occasion to declare the inspection service rotten because it brought the swindles and perjurors to light. The exhibition iu court was sicken, iug enough, it would seem, for even the land hogs to be willing to let it rest, but their: brazen cheek is. equal to their conscienceless oaths and they havcthe effrontery to at- There will be a saving of Mjvural dollars in the way of Christmas presents to the young fellow who has had n fulling out with his best girl, and the anticipation of that sweet reconciliation is also n joy. People kiss their dead who novur stop to kiss their living; thoy hover over open caskets with hysterical soli but fail to throw the wenlth of affection about those lovod ones who are fighting the stum buttle of life. How tiiihttcdingly we per mit the opportunities for carrying sunshine into the lives of those we love, to, pass by. A word of cheer to a struggling soul is worth more than all the roses iu Christendom piled high on casket covers. -The dead cannot smell the fragrance of the flowers, but the living can; scatter them broadcast in their path way, therefore, and pluck out the thorns. A welcome smile, n cherry "well done", an affectionate look, will cause a rife to break iu the lowering clouds and permit the glorious sunshine to gladden the lives of those you love. Kx. Z. P. .MOODY, General Coiumission 5 Forwarding merchant SIIANIKO, OltlftlON. LARGE AND COMMODIOUS WAREHOUSE. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Prompt attention paid to those who favor me with their imtrotiage. "t 'JU.lt ' Under New Management. THIj PILOT BUTTE INN, A. C, I.UCAS, Proprietor. Ilooth & Cornell Stages stop at the door. Only I. ivory Ram on the Deschutes, run iu couudctioii with the Hotel. Tnblea supplied with nil the DeticaciQg qf the Season. IMrst-clasri trqitipmuut. Rlite Rooms mid ftbt. Hoard by the Day or NVcoU, BEND, ORIHOON. ClIA.Mr SMITH ImiM U.KI'K SMITH & CLICK'S Fh in P in Vk nr I h i r P I ON Wholesale and Retail Liquor House PRINEVILLI2, ORIHOON. rincmt llmmlit of l.ltinortt nml Clrnrs. Two doors South of llnrik. A. H. L! PPM AN & CO. -tHULhaa im Furniture and Undertaking Stoves, Wall Paper, Dniltliug Materials, Etc MAIL ORDERS I'BOMITLY ATTENDED TO. IRI NEVILLE, OR. LUMBER .. -POR SAI.I! - -i ROUGH AND DRESSED ALL KINDS AT PILOT BUTTE DEVELOPMENT CO'S. MILL If you want a deed or mortgage drawn or nQkuowlcdgud or any bugiuo&i papery prepared mic J. M. I.nwruucc about it. If yo'u wish to know what the public laud lawn, instructions and rulings aru, or wlmt the .state or United Stnturt fitnt uttkS nay you can find out at his ofilctj. lie ban full sots of all thee bookii. SUllSCKIIiK POR THIS WEEKLY OREGONIAN ANiJ THE BEND BULLETIN. BOTH PAPERS $2.00 PER VIAU. Columbia Southern Motel. SIIANIKO, ORUCJON. K ATI'S KROM ft.so'w I'JtK DAY. Hot and cold water on both floors. Hatha for tho use of guests. Kvory modern eoiiveniauco tit hand! The dining room, under the direct supervision of Mr. Kuajiqy, is a vary model of tasteful, spotluss ologauco, mid the sarvlcc is ccpiol to any in the state. All stages arrive, at and leave the Columbia Southern.. J. M. KUUNUV, Proprietor.