ST"
THE BEND BULLETIN,
VOL. V
I1KND, ORKGON, I'RIPAY, AUGUST 23, 1907.
NO. 2
3
Eccauso wo aro soiling tho same and better
quality at a closer margin is a very good
ronson why yoiv will find our otoro tho
best place to buy anything in tho line of
Groceries, Drygoods, Furnish
ings, Shoes, Hardware, Sash and
Doors, Paints and Oils
The PINE TREE STORE
11. a. SArtimt, I'Roi'unnott
r
At (Send,
Oregon.
A Complete Slock of
DRY
1
Rough, 'Surfaced and Moulded
-LUMBER-
At Hcnd,
Oregon.
All Widths, Lengths nncl Thicknesses
COliH'LAINT IS WEAK
Caij Not Stand nn Impar
tial Investigation.
NO FAULT WITH I). I. & I CO.
A. Alt Drake Ilxplnlns Misunderstand-
I tiff and Say Controversy la a
Thing of tiie Past.
Reasonable
Prices
(lood
(1 Hides
Dry
Stock
INCH COMMON
niMHNSION
SlIII'LAP
RUSTIC
T. &G. FLOORING
IIKADKD CHILI NO
WINDOW JAMBS
WINDOW CASINO
HKAD BLOCKS
O. O. IIASKMOARD
STAIRJTRP.ADS
WATKR TAIiI.K
O O BATTINS
MOri.j)INOS
!. ij). I'ATKNT ROOIMNG
PP. NCR I'lCKUTS
Si!iKa!.KS
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Lumber
Dcllicrcd at
Low Cost
Anywhere on
Tlic Lands of
Tlic II. I. & P.
Co., or
Die C. S. I. Co.
CUSTOM PKIH) .MILL IN CONNECTION.
APPLY TO
Central Oregon Banking
& Trust Company
1 fif?Nii ftucnnM
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
d. S. BENSON, ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Uciul, - Oregon.
W. P. MYERS
Land ami Irrigation
Lawyer
LAIDLAW, OKHOON
PrMtlee In nil Court ami DepsrtnumU
of the Interior.
U. C. COE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Ol'I'ICK OVHK MANIC
?Ul miflbt aclcpboitc connection
1)AV TKUtr-UONK NO. 21
WIND OUHGON
DR. I. L. SCOFIELD
DENTIST
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Office llmu,.m ti4j. m.
Of (lfr I'limm No. i) Hr.lcnce flume Nu
M. V. TURLEY, M. D.
IMiyslcinn nml Surgeon
Ol'I'ICl! IN JOHNSON 111.1)0. ON WAt.I, ST.
BI5ND, OKHOON
WmHHlll King W It liimln.Jr
John K KoltwL
King, Guerin & KoIIock
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General Practice
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of Prinevillc.
Ilabllslicd 18S8.
Cupitnl, Surplus nnd Undivided
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, Poland China Iiogs .
Black Langshan Chiclcciis
Young Stock for Sale.
Kl'.DMOND, OKKODN
An the factM arc gradually becom
ing known in the investigation of
the Deschutes Irrigation & Power
company, more and more does that
company' work nnd plain stand
out as approved by the public. The
loud Cry of graft raised against the
company just prior to the investi
Ration was shown to have no foun
dation whatever. Another letter
in Mouday.'!i Orcgouiau Riven more
information by stating the four
main points comprising the federal
officials' investigation. These too,
wc believe, will be shown to con
tain tiotliuiR derogatory to the coin-
patty. In fact, as they arc dis
cussed this project is shown to be a
i;ood one and the work done in
Kood faith.
The Ort-Ronian's corrcsondent
says that numerous objections had
bcrn lodged with the General Land
Office against the company by J.
M. Lawrence. Mr. tawrencc has
telegraphed to Bend friends a denial
of that statement, which is more
fully discussed in a Jcttcr from A.
M Drake npcndcd Mow. From
whatever source the objections orig
inated thry comprised four main
jMMnts as follows
1 nucstioning the compatt) "m
right to water.
2 Questioning the sufficiency
of the amount of water.
3. Questioning the fact of actual
reclamation wlwn water m no near-.
er than one mile to the land.
4 Objtctttix to tnetubcrs of the
company selling Urge tracts of the
land to members of their families
and keeping these tracts intact in
thtc or four large ranchc. '
It is now generally admitted that
the company's riRht to water nnd
title to right of ways nrc vsccure.
The principal contest aRninst the
validity of such rights was the con
IlicliiiR riRhts of A. M. Drake. As
Mr. Drnkc points out in his letter
below, this difficulty has been en
tirely obliterated by the purchase of
Mr. Drake's holdings by men in
terested in the ditch company. The
company will also be obliged to leave
enough water in the river to satisfy
riparian rights below Us works.
This will be done and to make
matters doubly sure the company
is taking steps to build nu immense
reservoir on the headwaters of the
Deschutes tq store the floqd nnd
winter waters of the river. This
will rIvc sufficient water to satisfy
nil riparian rights and to reclaim
the company's .segregations. Thus
object ions 1 and 2 nrc disposed of.
The question whether land is
"reclaimed" when the nearest ditch
is n mile distant, is largely n legal
or tecliuicul quibble. The coin-
Lpauy s contract lorces them to de
liver wnter to the settler nt the
highest point 011 his, land. This
they nrc doing whenever the settler
desires the water. As everyone
knows who is ncquniuted with this
soil, it would be lolly to build later
als to land unoccupied nnd leave
them unused. They would simply
be tramped down by loose stock and
filled with dirt by the wind a
waste of money nnd effort. The
company builds the laterals to the
land whenever the settler desires
the water. As to this iwint there
nre no objections raised by the set
tlers on the segregation. The, ob
jection is purely n Iegnl quibble
made by someone who wished to
harrnss the company.
Regarding objection No, 4 there
seems 110 good reason why the com
pany 1ms not ns tnuch right td sell
laud to its relatives as to anyone
else Mr. .Stanley states openly
how this land was sold; shows that
the purchasers have formed .1 com
pany to clear and develop their
holdings; nnd says that at the end
of 10 years the purchasers will oc
cupy their respective 160 acres and
make their homes there at least a
part of the year. Local people
have always been proud of these
large ranches. They point with
pride to them as examples of what
our country will do when put under
cultivation, and invariably a visitor
here is shown these ranches. They
have been and arc a great ad. for
this country.
As far as can be judged now, the
report by the federal officials will
be n favorable one, with possibly a
few unimportant recommendations.
When Mr. Bristol was asked by
The Bulletin if his report would
be favorable, he replied that it
undoubtedly would and added:
"Wc still have the Redmond see
to examine but I do not expect to
find anything t If ere that will change
my opinion as I understand water
is fully distributed over that sec
tion." Mr. Drake's Letter.
To the IJditor- My attention has
been called to a statement in Mon
day's Oregoniati to the effect that a
protest had been lodged by Mr
Lawrence with the General Land
Office against the issuance of patent
to tlic slate lor lands reclaimed by
the I) I. & P. Co As I happen to
know that this is an error, I feel
that it is only fair that the state
ment should ! corrected. There
have been so many conflicting
rumors circulating among persons
but impcrfetfly posted as to the
facts and the conflicting interests of
the I). I & P. Co. and P. B. D. Co
that I feel the following explana
tion desirable.
To be entitled to patents for re
claimed lands it was essential that
USE TOO MUCH WATER
Common Fault of Most
Local Farmers.
CROPS ARE THUS DAiMAGED
Smaller Amount of Water Would Pro
duce letter Yields Is the Opinion
of Uxperlenced Irrigator.
It is a general remaik by cxper
ienced irrigators who come into this
section from outside places that the
farmers here arc using too much
water. Adam Kotzman, a farmer
living on the Prinevillc road n few
miles from Ilend, is of the same be
lief and uses only a small amount
of water as compared to some oth
ers. And he gets splendid results.
Last week Mr. Kotzman brought
to town a sample of grain bay
which he had just cut. It was
composed of wheat, oats and bar
ley, which had been seeded togeth
er. It had made a very cood
growth and Mr. Kotzman said he
was sure it would cut some better
than three tons to the acre. And
that crop had received but little
water, only one irrigation.
Last March he plowed the land
which was seeded to this crop. On
April 25 the gnin was seeded. On
July rj it was given its first and
only irrigation, just as the grain
was heading nicely. On August 14
the crop was cut with the above
mentioned good results. Many
farmers hereabouts would have
3
when cut ofT That is a fine' growth
for only the second year,
C. 7k. Khrct, Redmond's general
merchandise storekeeper, has n crop
of oats on new ground which stands
higher than a roan's head in many
places, and arc conservatively esti
mated as running over 70 bushels
to the acre. At that rate next
year ought to sec 100 bushel of oats
per acre on the same land.
Allen Wileoxson, who is renting
the C. hi. Red field ranch cast of
Bend, brought in some fine samples
Saturday. A sample of clover"
seeded May 15, stood 22 inches
above ground; alfalfa, 33J4 inches
high; timothy, seeded May 15, 34
inches. Mr. Wileoxson has all of
the ranch that fs now under culti
vation seeded to grass. He has 40
acres seeded to timothy and cIove,r
and 30 acres to alfalfa.
the ditch comply should acquire watcred that Rrnin RCVera, tJmC9
valid water rights and right of way
for its headgatcs and canals. This
it could not do without a settlement
with The Pilot Butte Development
Co upon whose land thev were
trespassers and in tohalf of their
interests I protested to the State
Land Board against the state grant
ing a certificate of reclamation un
til the company had thus perfected
its rights to water and right of way.
The recent purchase of our interests
now enables thu ditch company to
perfect these rights and clears away
the objections. There was no pro
test that I know of filed with the
General Land Office,, but the pro
test wc had filed at Salem has prob
ably led to confusion. The inves
tigation of the government officials
is one that is always required be
fore issuance of patent and is
brought about at this time by re
quest of the ditch company itself,
nnd has no connection with the
former conflicts between them and
our company, which now nrc things
of the past. Trusting this expla
nation may clear away misunder
standings in the minds of some peo
ple but partially informed, I remain
Very respectfully,
A. M. Dkaki:.
Tumalo Items.
TUMAM), Aug. M.W. V. Dawning
pased through here today with muic
pigs lie purchased of O. II, I'ulliam.
Marry ltailey of I.nidinw went to Sis
ten) today 011 inuiucMt. '
I.. II. Root yottuiday moved Charle
Johnson's family to tile lllglttuwcr &
Smith mill, where Mr. JoIiiikmi will be
employed in the mill.
I.co l'clauke, who has a homestead on
the head of Tniiiello, was in the burg
last night looking after lion.es he sup
posed had been stolen from him near
the headgate of the C. S. I. Co. ditch.
I, 1. Winter nnd family and mother
left yesterday for a month's visit at
points in Douglas county.
V, J. Strong and family of Hood Riv
er ore nt present visiting Mrs. Strong's
father nnd mother, Mr. and Mrs. Geo,
V. Winter.
Geo. W. Witner iS: Sons will begin
binding grain the first of next week.
They have about 100 acres which they
wilt thresh, and expect a good yield,
J, M. Lawrence of Koeburg nnd Mr.
retigru of Hugette were pleasant callers
ill Tumald one day last week,
aim thus would have drowned it to
death, according to Mr. Kotzmau's
theory.
Mr. Kotzman has another field
that was plowed and seeded last
fall. This crop has not been irri
gated at all and he says it will not
be. It js heading out nicely and
will produce a heavy yield.
Two cuttings from all grain hay
crop is what Mr. Kotzman gets
ech year. The method by which
he accomplishes that "result is as
follows: Just as soon as the first
cutting is removed from the ' field
he turns on the water nnd irrigates
the stubble. A second growth at
once starts up from the stubble.
heads out in due time, and gives
two cuttings from one seeding.
Mr. Kotzman is a firm believer
in fall irrigation. He says the
proper way is to irrigate your field
in the fall, plow it and seed it
Then keep nil irrigation water oil
of it until the graiu begins to head
wtc louowiug year, wnen one appli
cation should Itc given and only
one. That is the method he uses
111 his fanning and he has made a
success of it.
A FEW CROP REPORTS.
f
Which Show that the Heml Country
a Orcat PrciSucer.
Pollowipg we have collected a
few reports of the growth of grain
and hay on irrigated laud here
about. They should prove inter
esting to all Bulletin readers, as
they help to prove conclusively
that the Bend country soil nnd wat
er and climate will produce crops
the equal of those growu anywhere.
The reports follow;
A field of wheat on the Baldwin
much seeded June 10 stands three
feet 10 inches high.
Mr. Hansen of Redmond has
some remarkably flue millet on bis
place that promises to make splen
did chicken and stock feed.
Frank Hensley, living south of
Redmond, recently brought a two
year old sample of alfalfa into
brank Glass' office which meas
ured four feet iu length, above
ground, and weighed niue paiiuds
George h. Simmons brought in
a fine bunch of grain and cjbvcr
samples from 1ib farm between
Bend and Laidlaw that arc now qn
exhibition in the Central Oregon
Realty Co.'s office. It is as fine
grain as can be grown in any coun
try without exception, all of it
standing nearly to a man's shoul
ders and with heavy well filled
heads. Afr. Simmons had i3 acres
in to Little Club wheat. From this
he hauled 30 loads ofaboutaton
each and had harvested only about
iwuiuuus or me crop, clover
which has been cut three times
this season now stands iS inches
high.
PEST IS EASILY DESTROYED.
Tiny Sphlcr Attack Berry Bushes
But Little Damage Done.
During the summer L. D. V.'iest
and A. H. Grant have noticed a
blight on some of their raspberry
bushes and have been puzzled to
determine the cause. Apparently
some disease or insect would attack
the bushes iu small and scattered
spots, causing the foliage to wither.
crinkle up and die. Recently Mr
Grant sent a sample of an infected
bush to the state agricultural col
lege at Corvallis, asking for an ex
planation of the trouble. In reply
he received the following letter:
CoRVAixts, Or.. August i, 1907.
Mr. A. II. Grant, Bend, Oregon. Dear
Sir The only pest I oan find upon tm
raspberry cuttings you send it the Red
Spuler. This is present in immense
numbers upon the under surfaces of the
leaves and may Iks responsible for th
trouble yon mention. They arc erv
minute little spider-like insects which,
feed upon the under surfaces of the
leaves, where they spin a very fine and
delicate web. They are, however, rather
easily destroyed by dusting the under
surfaces of the leaves with fitn.lv nnw.
dered sulphur or probably by spraj tug
die same wun a little lime-sulphur solu
tion, usini; about half strength that is
used for winter sprayinj:. It is doubt-
fnl, however, whether it will tiav to
make auy application at this seaou of
me year unless tiie young canes are be
ing seriouily injured, as of course the
old ones will be removed before next
spring. I take pleasure in sending you
11 copy of bulletfn No. 75 which coutaiiu
directions for preparing the lune sul
pliur spray. Yours very truly,
A II. CortPW
Department of Zoology,
Redmond Items.
Redmond, Aug. 10 C. M. RedfieM
was driving over our part of tln segre
gation Saturday with a party the same
ones, wc presume, who were mentioned
in last week's llulletiii.
Considerable advertising of these la ml.
must be going 011 in Spokane. The
writer acknowledges the receipt of
three letters of inquiry from parties
there inside of a week, some of whom
will be lit before long.
Miss Nellie Muma of Paris, Canada
arrived yesterday for ait extended visit
with her brother, C. W.
Mr., Mrs., and Miss Jones of Pueblc,
Colorado, who have been visiting at the
home of our II. i Jones, started on
their return trip Thursday, going b
way of Portland and Seattle.
Mr, and Mrs. John Moore are here
visiting with Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr
and Mrs. Morgan.
Carl IUtret says that when they first
opened for busiutss here they would go
to tli'e door and "rubber" every time
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