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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1909)
THE BEND BULLETIN CHARLES t. ROWH KDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATU& 0 J1f..... Is month.- Tkrrt math 1 ' i ' - (tanrUblf In 4tpct.) -H-J . s WKDNKSDA JULY 7. 9QQ- Is the Waiting Ended? It is becoming more apparent ev er) day that railroad transportation is soon to be given Central Oregon. Well confirmed reports are to the effect that at last, after weary month of waiting, actual construc tion has been begun on the Harri inan line up the Deschutes canyon. A train load of men, with horses and construction tools, have been shioped through The Dalles to the Deschutes and are now at work building roadbed. It is natural that many in this vicinity should look upon these late developments with suspicion. They have been fooled so often that tbey expect to be tooled again, and are of the opinion that after a few wetks of work the crews will be withdrawn. Thev are inclined to the opinion that Harriman is only at his old game of bluffing. This may all be true, but The Bulletin does not think so. Har riman has bluffed all that is neces sary He has right-of-way loca tions made and could hold them without further expense, yet be has. during the past week, put on the largest crew of surveyors yet cm ployed on this line. Neither would it be necessary for his agents to come into the Madras and Red mond sections and spend many thousands of dollars buying right of way if there were no intention of using that right of way. Harri man is not putting money into land for which he has no use. The more reasonable version is that the beginning of construction on the Deschutes railroad has been made, and that other camps will be established and everything gotten in readiness for the vigorous prose cution of construction during the winter. Harrimln and Bis lieuten ants have insisted that the Des chutes road would be built just as soon as the proper arrangements could be perfected. It begins to look as though tbey were really Idling the truth. state's authority. We need a rtrong central government. There is, at the present time, no cause for alarm in this respect. Secondly, Mr. Williamson at tacked unsparingly the special accnts which the government has employed during the past few years, The Bulletin admits that some abuses may be traceable to this source, and that some of the agents may be woefully incompetent, but conditions as they have existed dur ing late years have fully justified the employment of these men. The graft and corruption that have been disclosed during the past decade are sufficient proof that the government was badly in need of men whose business it was to look carefully after the affairs of the government. Practically all of the natural re sources of the country such as timber, mines, valuable lands, etc. have been wobbled up, and often really stolen, by a comparatively few men. It is only necessary to consider these conditions, which are well known facts, for one to conclude that the special agents should have been employed long ago. If they had been, perhaps the government would possess now some of its timber lands and mines that have been illegally acquired. How about the railroad company that has been foicrd to surrender title to several thousand acres of coal lands that bad been fraudulent ly acquired? And bow will the government be able to conduct its affairs, say here in Crook county, if men are not sent out to examine conditions on the ground in other words, special agents? Mr. Williamson's third attack was on the initiative and referen dum, and he pronounced them most pernicious. Agaiu, we differ. These measures undoubtedly have been much overworked in Oregon. The people have been like a boy whh a new watch have wanted to play with the attraction too much. They should be amended irr a few respects, and bv all means, every little, insignificant measure, wanted by some particular locality, should I The Bulletin Differs. While The Bulletin agrees with some of the statements made b ex-Congressman Williamson in h Fourth of July oration at Bend, yet it differs radically from him on the three leading points of his address and believes him to be in error. The speaker deplored the tendency of late years to centralize so great power in the federal government, at the same time taking it away from the states. The llulletin sets no cause for alarm in this tendency. You can not have a strong, efficient government without it has power to handle the problems that come before it. One of the principal questions before the United States government today is the proper curbing and handling of the crim inal rich and the monopolistic trusts. As an example, the trusts as corporations ate first created by the various states. It becomes t he-government's wortr,-ntmever,4 to properly control tbera. One of the greatest difficulties in doing this has been the fact that the corpora tions, having been created by the states, were very difficult to control due to lack of power by the federal government. Some of our ablest statesmen have advocated that these corporations should have power to engage in business only under a federal license, believing this to be the best way to solve the trust diffi culty. That would give more pow er to the federal government, with a corresponding decrease in the THE HILL Meat Market HARRY MILL, Proprietor FCLL LINK OP Beef, Perk, Veal and uot be put ou the ballot for the people to vote upon. But the prin ciple behind the initiative and ref erendum is sound aud, The Bulle tin believes, will ultimately work out successfully. In fact, the I. and R. already have accomplished much for Oregon aud should never be re pealed. The speaker was inconsistent in that he deplored the centralization of power tti the federal government and later condemned the initiative and referendum, the aim of which Is to give power to the people. The chief oppouents of the Initi ative and referendum are the old time, old-school politicians. They hate the J. and R. and the direct primary with the bitterest hatred. These very measures are loved by the people in general because of the enemies tbey have made. If you wish to know the reason lor tbe popularity of these measures, just look at the men who, everywhere, are head and front of tbe opposition to them. The people are compe tent to pass upon any measure of really leading importance. The initiative and referendum gives them tbe privilege of doing so. Mr. Williamson also said the one test as to whether the present gen eration is doing its duty is whether it is or is aot preserving the form of government, intact and unchanged, as created by and handed dowu to us by our forefathers. Tbe Bulle tin differs radically with him in this regard. From 177G to 1909 is a span of 133 years. Has the world learned nothing In government in all those years? Did our forefathers possess all knowledge in this regard, or were they just ordinary individ uals like the rest of us? Did all ad vance irr-governmenta wisdom stop with their death? The Bulletin be lieves not. It believes that tbe world is constantly advancing and learning. And one of the surest signs of decay is when a people sit down and refuse to apply to their form of government those new methods which advancing civiliza tion declares are good and wise. If we learn anything today that is good even though it be in direct opposition to what our forefathers believedthen, if it is good, we should adopt is a crime. it. To fail to do so Complaints have been made to The llulletin that the boys of the town are using the Pilot Unite canal, jut where the town lateral comes out, for a swimming hole. Inasmuch at some of the towns people, who are not supplied from the city water system, ate obliged to use water from the canal for drinking and cooking purposes, this pastime of the boys should be stopped at once. No one begrudges the boys the pleasure of swimming, but please don't swim in our water pail. RECORDS OF FIRE LOSSES. Statistics WW Be Compilfd Shewing Damage, te Oregon forests. The forest service of the United States is co-operating with tbe vari ous states to prevent forest fires and to secure statitics of tbe amount of timber burned each year. This movement will interest people in this vicinity because of the great wealth represented in our vast pine forests. While timber here is very seldom damaged to any great ex tent by fire, nevertheless any move ment undertaken to prevent such fires will receive the hearty support of Bend people. A letter from the forest service at Portland rends: State officials, associations and individuals will co-operate with the United States Forest Service in an attempt to get accurate records of all fire losses in Oregon and Wash ington this summer. The forest service will compile a report show ing by counties, the area burned over of merchantable timber, non merchantable timber, tnd cut over land; the quantity and value of the timber destroyed, and the cost of fighting tbe fires. In this way tbe federal and state governments as well as the public will be enabled to obtain at once systematic infor mation concerning all fire losses in these states. Heretofore, this information has been only partially collected. The forest service has secured compre hensive reports from rangers on the national forests, but from no other source. The state boards of forestry in Oregon and Washington A New Iceless Fountain So Cooling, 50 Refreshing there's nothing quite so rmlNfy lug ON A HOT DAY as on Ice Cream Soda ATOt'R 1'Ot'NTMN Klcli. Creamy, I'redi I'rult Comhliia. tlont that aie delicious hejoml description Hereed sodalii. tllv thst the slRlit ul mic makes the mouth wsler TK V ON It Denatured Alcohol Edison Phonographs, Stoves $30 and $40 mutt he used lu I appreciated. . ,,., . thlm, lor iwt etlier. I.ATIt KKCOUI18 TO Hit- $6 tO $15 I.IICT I'KOM, BEND DRUG COMPANY All my meats are stored in a Large Ice box just installed and are always in tbe bent of condition. I vjlicit your patronage. ar aWirW J amMlim B adoHaliHVRylsaa' Tailoring Suits Made to Order Pressed, Cleaned and Repaired ED. McGUIRE TRir-LBTT BLDC. BUND, OR, IF PRICE AND QUALITY Are any object to you, you should go to the PINK TRKK STORE, where you get both. A full line of everything you want to eat, wear, or work with. GROCERIES DRY GOODS HARDWARE BOOTS & SHOES GENTS' FURNISHINGS GLASSWARE FAINTS & OILS FAINT BRUSH'S HOUSE LINING AND TACKS RUBBER ROOFING BUILDING PAPER CREAM SEPARATORS SCRAPERS GARDEN TOOLS TENTS AND CAMPING OUTFITS FISHING TACKLE OF ALL KINDS Prices aud quality beyond competition. Call and see for yourself E. A. SATHER DOORS AND WINDOWS WAGONS AND BUGCIES MOWERS AND RAKES BINDERS AND TWINE BARBED WIRE CHICKEN NETTING have bid reports from their war dens, hut many regions liml 110 wardens. The stale and govern ment statistics were in different form and not brought together. Conse quently, although those interested iu the subject know In n general way that re entails an enormous loss to the community every year, they have been unable la back their arguments fur remedial action with any definite proof. District Forester K. T Allen is receiving the active help of the Oregon Conservation Association, the Oregon Stale lioiwd of Forestry, and the Washington Forest Fire Association in organizing the work. The two latter huvc revised their report fornix to bring out the same facts regarding all fires. The Ore gon t-onscrvuunii Assocutlon is canvassing the state lo secure suit able men to act as fire wardens and repott on fires iu their territory and presents their names to the state board for appointment. It will also send each mail a post card re minder every two weeks, with a re turn card 011 which he will enter a few main facts about the fire. The Washington Forest Fire Associa tion will collect rcttorts from its rangers and from other correspond ents where it has no rangers. The forest service will furnish franked envelopes for mailing iu the reports, and compile the results. The Washington State Board of Forest ry has not made any agreement as yet, but will undoubtedly furnish all the aid it can. Every lumberman, or any one else who is interested in preventing forest fires, will see the advantage in bringing this information before the public and can be of crcat as- sistance by reporting fires in his vicinity. Forms will be furnished on application to the Secretary of tbe Oregon State Board of Forestry, or, iu Washington, to the Wash ington Forest Fire Association. aVLKaflaaaVaWaM avTB IWajaaBasn; . 'A 7 RECORD Ptdlk Meru Ualasol Is strsirrf ti t titly lr At writ ol son rata ttf rsaduara. II Is a posrrfil s4 pra irstisf Man st, a ttmtij lot earr Us. A sociMae tmbrMslloa lor 111 rrtld el psla. in Ike but IWaxsi far pilot and (MmtkCl'sisstM lor curl Uf wovndt tni IsltrWi DARUCD HIKE aed v drab rstv brsilofts, serrt asd tesises I'sclnc Horse Unlmtnl It 111 tssfsnltrA No sihrr It to fo4 sf ftilpM la so susy ). 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Owtoox .' J. T. GUERIN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon BlINI), OKUGON. - -j C. S. BENSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW OKI'ICH IN II A NIC liUIUHNO, IIKNt), OKKOON Rj-Jid TUB BULLETIN. It gives the news all of it WHEN IN BEND STOP AT THE PILOT BUTTE INN Table always supplied with the best that the town affords. Neat and Comfortable Rooms. Bund, Orhoon "LOOK" DBFORe HUVING sun" Jones Land Company AT REDMOND, ORIX10N THE" Hab of tlio Desckules Valley We have for side the laruett Hit of Im proved "and unimproved farms and rniiches in Crook county. DR. I. h, SCOI'Il'.LD, DENTIST. OI'l'ICK IN JOHNSON IIUII.DINO Be lid, Oregon. F, 0.MIN0R tAWKKNCK UUII.DINO LII'H I'IRK ACCIDKN'T INSURANCH Notary I'uUle and Conveyancing All ( I.csl Papers Correctly Drawn, FIDELITY BONDS Jsk? Liree list of Irrigated lands with per petual water Hahta, under the Deschutes Irrluatiouft Tower Co. and Columhia Southern Irrigation LV ninir.H. ..in. the State of Oregon under the Carey Act. BUND LODOK U. D. A. F. & A. M. 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