THE BEND BULLiTIN
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VOL. IV
BUND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25. '97.
NO
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BEND,
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
C. S. BENSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Bend,' Oregon.
W. P. MYERS
LAND ATTORNEY
Twelve yM aprclnl pruetlce Itefiire tlie II, 8,
l.aml Olfice ami IJcatlineiil cit tlic luUllur.
AUo tinciul jirncllcc.
Office, Laidi.aw, Okk.
U. C. COE, M. D.
Ol'l'ICIt OVKR HANK
Physician and Surgeon
TIU.ltl'UONMC NO. 31
WKND OKKOON
M. V. TURKEY, M. D.
Physician niul Surgeon
oi'i'icK in joiiNSON nr.nc. on vai.i. st,
IIHNI), OKKOON
A Sufficient Statement for
County Division.
The tax roll shows that I'rincvillc
nicrcliniitit ore taxed nt from 17 per cent
li in twr ront n Ihnlr utneka. Mer.
chants outside of 1'rlncvilte arc taxed 011
from 50 to H3 per cent 01 mcir siocks.
Mr. Lafollctte say that perhaps It is
"because tlir outside merchants arc
more honest." Ottff!
BELL'S AgQUAlBNTS REFUTED
Quotations from Tax Roll that Show
No Small Oraft In Pnvor of the
County Scat Taxpayers.
J. II. IIANIiR,
ABSTRACTER of TITLES
NOTARY Pl'W.lC
I'ltc Illumine, t.lle limuiniiCT, Surrty HomW,
IU1 l(Ute, Conveyancing
IHtNUVM.I.H. ORKOON
DR. I. L. SCOFIELD
DENTIST
JUJND, ORKOON
Office III resilience on Hawthorne Ave,
R. D. WICKHA1YI
Attorney - at - Law
Ol'l'ICIt IN HANK IIUM.lllNU.
ilKNI), - OKKOON
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Several new subscribers put on
this Week. Vottr turn next.
THE
First National Bank
of Prineville.
KstublUhcd itm.
Capital, Surplus mid Undivided
Profits, $ioo,ooo.uu
11. V. Allen President
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T. M. Ilnlilwlii Clilcr
II. Ilalilwhi AuliUnt Catlilcr
THOROUGHBRED
Black Langsliari Cockerels
FOR SALE
Your Cllolce Novtfor $1.00
E. C. PARK
RKDMONI), OKKOON
My fowls took .seven firsts and three
seconds at the fair
In some three or four columns of
"flnjKloodlc" the Crook County
Jouttlnl of last week set up a howl
about the proposed creation of n
new county Irom parts 01 trooK,
Lake and Klamath. It was about
as piofouud as one would expect
from a base ball "rooter'. It is
the world-old style of "noble" used
by those who have no argument
that will anneal to a reasonable
mind, vir.: that it is all done by one
mini for his own selfish interest.
Such an accusation can be made by
nnvone even ill the total absence of
evidence but it is used almost ex
clusively by the .shallow-minded.
It deserves no answer.
All will be anxious to learn the
facts impelling the west side to
this separation. We shall state a few
collected from the tax-roll in the
office of the county clerk. If
von should take the second volume
of the tax list including all names
from M to 7. you would find that
no jrcrsou whose address is now
I'rincvillc is assessed over $750 on
a timber claim; and that no person
whose address is Bend is assessed
less than $ 1000 on one or $1750 on
two. When called upon to explain
this at Powell Buttes Monday niclit
judge Bell gave the specious reas
on that claims in tlie Lascaues
are belling for $2000 to 52500 while
those in the Blue mountains arc
difficult to sell at $1000. Even as
late as May a man in Bend sold
n claim for 1.200 and this was
the first sale reported even at that
price Now, at wnnt rate snouiu
properly valuation be fixed. Listen
to the statutes ( B & C Code Sec.
3057)
Alter qualifying and "forthwith
assessing all property in the county
the assessor "shall return to the
county clerk on or before the first
Monday in September next follow
ing the assessment roll with a full
and complete assessment of such
taxable piqpcrty entered thereon
including a full and precise descrip
tion of the lands or lots owned by
cacli person therein named on
March 1, at the hour of 1 o'clock
a. in. and every person
.shall be assessed in the county
where he resides on the first day
of March "
Now have the board of canaliza
tion any right to place upon prop
erty the valuation it possesses in
September when the law sets the
time at March 1. For instance, a
man at Howard, visited by the as
sessor and swearing in his property
in March, lias a mine mat is worm
virtually nothing, but before Seo
tember he makes a "strike" that
yields phenomenal profits. Would
the board tax tlie vuiue in Septem
ber? Suppose n mill company, vis
ited by the assessor and swearing
their property in March, have
.j, 000,000 feet of lumber worth $10
per thousand nt retail. iietorc
September, as occurred on the
Pacific coast last year, lumber rises
5.00 or more. Would the board
assess the company for 52000 ad
ditional? Or suppose the lumber
should burn, there being no in
surance. Would the board strike
the nuiue of the mill compuuy from
the tax roll? Of course not. The
question is self evident. Judge
Hell's reason is only a flimsy ex
cuse. The discrimination is a
graft, pure and simple, and no one
knows it better than the judge.
Judge Bell. also gave the differ
ent items of expenditure from the
general fund for iyo7. , Among
them was "Salary of Water Master
! 14000." This office is provided for
n a bill draftel by, the Chamber
of Commerce committee in Port
land and not yet introduced lit the
ANOTHER HILL RUMOR
Will Build from the Coast
over Cascade Range.
lcgh-lnturc. Suppose a few more
such bills were drafted and fail (6
pass. It would be easy to build
court houses with the surplus in
the general fund.
The judge showed that after all
such legitimate "expenses" were
paid there would be only 5,000
left in the county general fund
This was to prove that heavy valu
ation on the west side is not a court
house graft. Then some impudent
citizen usked how they could pay
for a court house foundation cost
ing $18,000. The judge replied
that he knew "but he did'nt have
to tell." Keep your weather eve
on that $4,000.
The judge further had the cop
per plated gall to boast that Princ
villc had always assisted develop
ment in the west end; that they
even sent a delegation to the Port
land Irrigation Cougress when the
first segregation near Bend was
applied for. The fact is that they
fought the segregation claiming it
to be timber laud on account of the
juniper, and their leading spokes
man at the congress in Portland,
T. N. Williamson, denounced it as
a landgrabbmg scheme. And be
hold the county general fund sul
fered to the extent of $200. Coun
ty records show it was to pay the
expenses ol the delegation men
tioned above. The records also
show that the same fund shrunk
$200 to pay the lobby against the
Stockman county bill. Judge Bell
admitted this at the Sisters Wednes
day night but said if anybody
"kicked" he would "pay it back."
What a prodigy of public bouor.
Now some one burglarize the
judge's house and if you get caught
"give it back." if uescnutcs
county fails, wonder how much
the lobby bill will be this time.
There is one question, however,
which the county court docs not
explain and even the judge with
his oily logic shies entirely aroutiu
it. A clear majority of the elector
ate of Crook county last June re
quested that no coutt house be
built. The court proposes to
build it anyhow. Why? To bene
fit Prineville. They say, with the
blandest innocence that when the
county is divided we will get our
share of the appraised value. In
view of the rankly unfair assess
ment, it would be a case of Prine
ville putting in two btts, and West
ern Crook putting in four bits, nud
then dividing the pot. And does
CONFIRMS DESCHUTES LINE
Recent Transactions In Railroad Cir
cles Indicate" that Mill Will Tap Or
egon with Atony Roads.
It would protiably be well worth while
for that part of Crook which is left alter
the creation of DescitutiM county to up
M!t this growdy unequal tax roll. It will
be an cav matter, and n salutary loti
to the Prineville grafters.
A comparative statement of the levy
pain ny i'rincvillc airi y tie unisncc u.
Crook ponnty for tlie past"thtc'c',ycar
followi; ' "
y l?o5 19
Prineville . itui IB It's
Croolc county., ....aV' 31 15
That is to say Prineville In three year-.
lias uacn exempted 7 nnn,or one nan o
(hi- nr.wnl infill rnilhfv tnfcea.' Thfl
rest of Crook county igoinj to fjnd out
wny.
anyone for a moment suppose that
the building five years from now
will be appraised at its original
cost?
The I-own-thc-enrth-vou-k e e n-
off-the-grnss swagger and the John
L,. Sullivan sneer ot rrinevuie is
gone. The Journal pathetically
wails that they "are up against tue
real article this time" and old Crook
huth nowhere to hone her hat. Of
course its bad but you can't repeal
httmau nature uy an act 01 county
court. Men are nrone to suffer as
louc as evils arc sufferable, but a
persistent policy of corruption and
en invocation will make the most
paticut secede.
Prineville is just hanging onto
the band wagon with her toe-nails,
aud she doesn't look well after her
record of iusoleuce for years, In
the past she has been as bashful as
the sailor was with his landlady;
itonl? R.1I1I mv lailv. "la it ppoi
you'll try,
Or punch or toddy, If perhaps you're
dry?"
"Oh," said the sailor "though I can't
refuse,
You see, my lady 'taint for me to
choose,
I'll, take the grog to flnUh off my
.lunch r
And drink the toddy while you mix
the ptfuch."
A VOTKR.
Everybody reads The Bulletin.
Announcement has been made
in Portland that the Northern Pacif
ic has purchased the Astoria &
Columbia Kiver railroad. It is
now said that it is a part of a Hill
plan to build down the west coast
of Oregon from Astoria, across the
Cascade ranee and connect wi'tli a
line to be built up the Deschutes
rU-nr. the line across the Cascades
to be pushed across the sUte to the
eastern boundary
Such a report as the above is ol
interest to the people of the upper
Deschutes valley, as it connrms me
ln-Iief that it is Hill's intention to
build un the Deschutes river. It
has long been surmised, on pretty
gcxl grounds, that tlie ure;on
Trunk Line was backed by Hill
and this report from Portland only
confirms the belief Wbrk on the
Oregon Trunk Line up the Des
chutes canon is now suspended, due
to the action of the reclamation
service, but it is also generally be
lieved that right of way through
the canon will ultimately be granted
the Trunk Line.
The Portland Journal, in report
ing the sale of the Astoria & Co
lumbia River road to the Northern
Pacific, says:
"Surveyors have been in the field for
some time between Seaside, the coast
terminus, and Tillamook. They have
been working ostensibly under orders
from the Hammond management, but it
is now believed that these operations are
but a part of the Hill scheme ol invasion
of Ilarriman territory-. This explains
the warmth of tlie contest that has been
on between the Astoria & Columbia
River and the Pacific Railroad & Navi
gation company agent for rights of
way between Seaside and Tillamook.
Mt is reported that the Oregon Coast
& Kastern, promoted by lUker & Crab
tree of St. luis i a !' t of a great
scltemc of Hill to ribOregoii from north
to south and from cast to west, in con
junction with the proposed line from the
mouth of the Deschutes river to central
Oregon. If such a plan Is worked out,
the Hill companies will have a system
paralleling the coast and crossing the
state from the mouth of the Siuslaw, via
Itugeue, to central Oregon, and there
connecting with the Deschutes river
Hue. completely hemming in the most
productive portion of the state."
MONEY SPENT ON ROADS.
Prineville Pays No Road Tax Yet Gob
bles Orcater Part of Fund.
4 MAM.fi.1 inntn nt the rtfOOtlls dlS-
closus the fact that the amount expend-
cu In 1905 on roans in inc re jnv.wni
tO DC lllCIUIICU ill UCSCUUieo luuni; .
ii.vr -,,. nml Hint in 1006 it was f2o6.so.
Vh rauntv luiU-e has stated that the
1 1 $--!. 1. ma A A J I
nitinnlll nvnatlll ltMl 111 1I11H UICU 1UI lUAtl
purposes last year was between f 6,000
...,i tis rii. n.tnnUhini- iliiTerence
tietween tlic judge's statement and the
lacts WHICH tlie county reevmis uwiw
can only be explained upon the theory
that the county has two sets of books
... r ...MMi U not nrx-n to the iui)ec-
tion of the eenerol public. Perhaps
Judge Hell, by reference to these private
accounts, can explain why f 16.00 worth
of beer furnished to a crew working on
the Vriueville-Shaniko road last year Is
charged up to the county as "incidental
expense,"
As a matter of fact, anyone convers
ant with Crook county couditions knows
... ..rar.tli.nlK. nil nt tilt rcviil eznetldi-
ture lor 1906 (the voucher to the road
..,o.h.rcaiu(nrt..itl has been made
on the highway tietween Prineville and
Hay Creek, a roan wiucii western irooK
never uses. That is to say, tlie area
proposed to tic Included in Deschutes
county pays over one-half the total coun
ty road tux, Prineville pays not a penny
ol It anci men sue jik wic iuuu iui e
own particular roads. No wonder this
division will be like "cutting on uotn a
man's legs," as a Prineville man re
marked. Wlwn property In Prineville is assessed
at from one-sixth to one-third its
value, while tliat on the west side Is as
sessed at from one-half to one and one
half, and when in addition to this Trine
vllle people pay no road tax (though its
roatlS'aiul bridges cost tne county a pret
ty figure annually) Prineville can ccjfi
talhly afford to subscribe 6,oco toward
building Judge Hell's Prineville. court
house and sue Trill be abta.d of the
ghuie iHiti,
JUDOE BELL AMjTS QRAFT
Says Atoney Was Paid from County
Funds to Defeat Stockman County
Division?
While numerous glaring inequal
ities in the county assessments have
been brought to light during the
different county division meetings,
a more sensational matter was
brought to light at Sisters. At this
meeting L- D. Wicst stated that in
asmuch a.4 Judge Pell, in his speech
at Powell Buttes, bad. accused the
division movement ' of chnrging
raft in county matters and as the
judge was now present to dclcndthe
court, he" (Mr. Wicst) would now
charge the court of graft in their
official capacity. Turning to Judge
Bell he said "Is it not a fact that
the county court allowed a bill for
lobbvinu at the state legislature to
defeat the Stockman county move
ment two vears ago?" The judge
renlied "It is." "unaer wnat
statute of the laws of Oregon was
this allowed?" This the judge re
fused to answer, whereupoq Mt.
Wiest not only claimed that there.
was no authority by law but that
the payment was graft. In his ad
dress Judge Bell made the startling
admission that the bill was allowed
011 account ot an appeal oy some ot
the citizens of the county to scud a
delegation; that be was one of the
rtcmicnts of this money and that it
the act was wrong he was willing
to return his share ot tne county
funds.
ON HIQHWAVS AND BYWAYS.
Remarks Made by Citizens Regarding
County Division.
"Then agajn you nmst provide for
t.l.t..Aa.M MH.l t.M.1...htf M...1 H tltfll.OM.,.1
and one other tilings never dreamed ot
at tne tune 01 creating a county.
Crook County Journal.
Which is better? To pay for
highways and bridges and not get
them, or have county division, pay
less taxes, and have necessary
bridges and roads built. If county
division will give us highways and
bridges then let us haye that divi
sion. Now the taxpayer pays ins
good money into the maw at Prine
ville and no roads arc built except
those that benefit directly the coun-
tv seat.
"It is true that timber Interests on the
All of Crook county except Prineville
pays road taxes. Prineville, oa whose
roads and bridges 80 per cent of the
county road funds are annually expend
ed, pays none.
Crook County wants to know why.
wtii fiiilt An- lart'elv owned bv
."."."'..TV.. Zt i, ...
capital ana can be muKeii to tue num.
Crook County Journal.
What! Does the Journal admit
it? It has long been stated that the
"ring" deemed it proper and just
to "milk" the timber interests on
the west side. They now practical
ly admit it. it is worthy ot note,
in this connection, that practically
all the timber interests on the west
side favor the division.
"Prineville had a close call in the new
county deal. We came within an ace ot
being annexed to Bend." Journal.
Nay, Nay, Brother! We are not
asking for what we do not want.
on? Two new
"Wmililti't that lar
counties out of old Crook. If you don't
watch out there will not be a knob big
enough to hang your hat on." Journal,
That new $43,000 court house if
it is well propped might make a
knob large euough for the judge to
hang his hat on.
Reciprocal Demurrage.
More miles of railroad havo been
built in Texas in 1906 than in auy
other state in the union. Texas has
n rplirncfll demurrage law. Evi-
.yrtr
dehtly the passage of reasonable
demurrage laws does not preveut
railroads from extending their oper-
ations wherever the business justi
fies expansion