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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1909)
THE MORE VIGOROUS THE FIGHT IN THE CANYON OF THE DESCHUTES, THE MORE DOES IT PLEASE THE PEOPLE OF CENTRAL OREGON THE BEND BULLETIN. sw nijw sunscuinERS WANTKII. Will You lie One of Them? VOL. VII BUND, OKKOON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST iH, 1909. NO. 33 J. J. HILL IS BACKING THE OREGON TRUNK LINE lll(NI) hat mure resource ftiini which lo build it illy than any other town In Ccn Iriil Orriton, JOHN F. STEVENS MAKES PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO THAT EFFECT Stevens Claims to Have Bought a Controlling Interest in the Road, and Says Jas. J. Hill Is Backing the Project Financially Vigor ous Fight Is Assured. The curtain of mystery Hint lift concealed the Identity of the forced Iwhltid Porter Bros, in their fight iiIoiik the lower Deschutes, has ikcii liftcil and John 1'. Steven conic fniwnnl with the announcement that J. J. Hilt Is personally hack of the building of the Oregon Trunk Line. Thin only verifies what has heen commonly believed. Last Sunday, in Portland, Mr. Stevens Mid: "On lctng nuked Kcvcral day ago if I had any. interest in the Ore gon Trunk, or if I represented any rallrouds that were interested, I said no, and the latter statement still hold good. Since then, however I have acquired a controlling intercut in the project, have all necessary financial arrangements coiupictetl, and the roud will lc built an fast as it can be reasonably done with men anr money. The matter is personal one, and I have no objection to saying that J. J. 1 1 ill. as an individual, in financially interested to any extent necessary to carry the road through to successful completion." Continuing, Mr. Stevens said: "Plan InilrUll are not (ully develocd, bill will liecume apurenl from lime to time, conditions may ' " require. II may csald, however, that the Oregon Trunk proposes to provide as quickly as practicable northern outlet fur Cen tral Oregon, regardless of the designs of ny other transportation coniiiy." Having uuile IhU announcement, the Orcgonlau says, Mr, rUeeu refused lo budge an inch. explaining thai he wat not In a position to disclose futlher in formation as lo Ihe plans of himself anil hit associates. KITurta lo nuke hi ill Ulk further were unavailing. "la It your Intention to aecure coif nerllom for your road with lrtlmlf" W4t asked. , "lam not -prepared to discus thai mailer." came Ihe amwer. "Will you bridge (he Columbia?" was the neat micsllon. "I have mM all I ran mv In the state, metil I have jut made," the re ouse. Central Omioh Present Ooal. "lo you eajiect to build eventually Into CallfornUr' w Ihe third Inlerro cation. To this Mr, Steven responded with one of hi characterise mlle and dismissed the Inquiry by saying "Cen Iral Orcgou l our preaenl objective iiolnt." Till auiHmncemenl U lielleved lo make certain the common turmlut that Hill will build through Central On-goti to Ukevlew anil down Pitt river lo San 1'raucUco. Till situation hat ten fill ly act forth In The llulletlu horn lime to lime ami wll not M tcpeatrd now. ROADS WILL PUSH FUUWAKD Their Obwt Is to Tap Central Oregon Timber licit. O. I. I'utnsiii, who lut tcen In the Deschutes canyon for the pail leu day at a representative of the Oregonlan, has much to say of Interest concerning his l'h "Now (hat we know Hill is behind Ihe Porlera," said Mr. I'uluam in a Hub letin interview, at least one road seems a certainty. Personally, I believe there will be two, for the amount of work now In progress in the canyon and at supply points almost precludes the possibility ol bluffing. , .. "The Dalles Is the central operating point for the I'orlrrs, whence they height the supplies brought In on the North hank road lo lliclr camps on the Deschutes. Already Ihey have over 60 (nur-hoie leaim. engaged In this work, mid approximately Jo camps, employ, iuu eight or nine hundred men. The Twohya operate chiefly from Orass Val ly, having there rented olllces, a" bos pltal building, warehouses, etc. for one year, lids pretty nearly Indicating Ihe iieruiaiieucy of Ihelr work, "There la, I suppose" continued Mr. Putnam, who has traveled 011 foot through two thirds of theciiuyou, "some three or fo.ur mlleaof grading practically cnmpleled, this being scattered along at various points. Hut Just at present work u Im-Iuii chiefly conceutriiled on Ihe building of wagou roads, which are es sential for tlio establishment of new cumps ami the ready uiuiuteiiauce of the old. This feature of Ihe work is emi nently satisfactory, from our tandjlut, as Indlcstlut! that the constructionist mean builnrsa," After calling attention In the fact that the Harriman subcontractors and en Kiuccrt have just conimcucrtl operations on this end of the Hue, near Mailras, Mr. I'utnam went on In say "Of course I was particularly Interested in Ihe fate of the Item! country whether the mails would continue lieyond Ihe points now designated as terminal poind. Although Ihe heads of both sides amid of course say little almut Ibis at present, It Is pretty clearly Intimated, In facl, practi cally acknowledged, that no railroad would stop short of the Umber 11 1. John I). I'orler etprclalli- dwelt uiairi the vast uimrlance of lumber freightage to k dcvelued. 'I'lxr hundred cars a day for 50 years,' was what lie estimated, you remember. "There Is every reason to llleve that the roads must and will touch Ihe mill ing points on the Deschutes, and al! In touch with Ihe work declare California is the objective (mint, t'nlcss the courts Interfere, the Deschutes canyon will see the greatest railroad war In Northwest ern history." White In Portland Mr. Putnam Inter viewed the commercial club' publicity man, obtaining Information In recant lo town advertising in Oregon. "There is no section in the Northwest," Mid he, "an much in the puhtic eye. these days, as the Deschutes country. It Is aston ishing how much It Is being discussed, and distressing how little Is understood of its vast possibilities. Indeed, all with whom I talked declared thai Item! was missing golden opportunities these 'rallroady' davt In not crying her ware more loudly." Rostand News. Ko.il.ANti, Aug. 14. The Misses IJI Han and taViia Knox went up lo their homestead Thursday, after a short visit wllb Mis Cora Cook and Ihe Vande verts. Mr. J. N. Masteti and Mrs. Nettle SchulU returned from llcud Wednesday evening, I'.dwiu Sather returned to He ml Thursday, after scmliug'ten days with I,. M. Hurt. Oco, Nolan has been spending several days with C. K. Clausen. Mr. Cha. Graves la slaying with Mrs. Nolan al Koslaud, Mr. Petit returned from the Valley last week. Geo, llogue and Carl Wise was up Ihe river today, Clint Vandevert hauled a load of shake for the He v. Mitchell lust Tuea .day. Kvrryoue I busy haying these day. Mr. Cook was up the river today visiting Mr. C, K. Clausen. Notice. AH bill owed Ihe Hcutl Drug Com pany should he miIi1 to 1', O. Minor, It la requested that payment be mude as soon at iossible. llllNI) llHUIl COMPANV. The Ilullctiu only f 1.50 Year, NO HLOCKINO TACTICS. V. W. Ilrown Uefuscs to Aid Harri man In Ills kallroad Tight. W. W. Ilrown, who owns a ranch al Willow creek where il flows Into the Deschutes, is the right sort of a man to have in a country. He had previously wild right of way across his ranch to the Harriman rople for their Derchutrs toad. Ifciwn next lo Ihe Dechutca there was thtec-lentbs of an acre lying In such a iMmitinu between the Harriman rich! of way and the river, that If it could I wen red by Harriman it would hlock I'orler Urn, in their railrotd Imitdlng. Harrlman'a agent offered Ilrown f j.ood for this three-tenth of an acre, but Mr. Ilrown refused to sell. He said that he wauled lo see both railroads built Into Central Oregon and he would Im- a arly lo no blocking tacllc. Mr Ilrown stood firm and would not sell, baler Porter Hro ajjenl asked for right of way an I Mr. Ilrown sold him Ihe three-tenths of an acre and right of way across hi entire ranch for tyom. Which coca In show that Ihe people of Central Oregon Intend lo play fair with Ihe railroads. A STOP FORWARD. The first National Hank of Bend Is Designated a County Depository. The First National Dank of Bend received, the first of the week, a deposit of comity moneys from County Treasurer W. P. King, nud Mr. King announced that hereafter a part of the county funds will be deposited in the Ik ml bank, mak ing it a county depository. This is quite an acquisition for the local bank and shows that the county officials have confidence in the institution. The Fitt Nation al is proving of true worth to the people of this community, and this is but another proof of the advanced jKwition the bank intends to take In its line of business. Redmond Notes. II, S, Cook of Portland, who it heavily Interested in Crook county property among which Is the Itcdmoml townsite, came in on Thursday for a few day vis It. This is Mr. Cook's first visit in three years and he woa agreeably surprised al the development on the irrigated lands. He predicts a bright future for Kel tiiotul. The railroad buildlnc and the public ily given by reason of the numerous in junctions lietwreu t!ielechulc railroad and (hand Trunk J. hie for strategic points In the Deschutes canyon, has been Ihe best advertising Central Ore gon has ever received, as evidenced by the daily increase in investor now flock, in lo this land of promise Among the new comer during the pail week were. Cha. Hdwards, Kobt. I'iKsimon, M t. Mating. C. W KmUwIy and Chas. Ilrock of Portland; II. M. Crooks, AlUny; T. II. Haikiu, Tonkawa, Ok la., I,. A. Hik er, San I'taticltao; A. 0. bam inert, I'll er, Ida. Among Ihe real estate sates of Ihe week were. T. M. Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pcun., Hi) acres; Geo. Truax, l'.nid, Okla., 80 acres; I. IMsher, Denver, Col,, 40 acres; and a number of town lots. Jas, A. McCoy is now at work on the Jones reidcnce. Mrs, Dixon and tiaby came In from Salt bake on Tuesday. The doctor now wears the smile that "won't come o(T." It will lake alKiul two more weeks to finish the doctor' new bungalow, In the meantime the Hotel Kedmoud will he Ihelr temporary address. The wire Is on the ground for Ihe new telephone line and the farmer are now busy in all directions putting up iolet. There are over 60 subscribers on the new Hue. The lumber it now on the ground for the new furniture and carpet ruqiorluni, Hhret llrni. have entirely remodeled the interior of their general. With new shelving, new floor, paint, etc, it now presents a very attractive appearance, ' A big louring car rolled in on Sunday wllli l(. H. I.vile, U. P. Kffinger and l'rrd S. Stanley 01 passenger. Hotb Mr. Lytic and Mr, Kfhuuer Invested ex. teuslvely In Kedmoud town lots before continuing tticir journey south, II, P, JONKS. GOOD CROPS AT POWELL BUTTES Many Fields of Ripening Orain and Green Alfalfa. SAQOBRUSH IS DISAPPEARING farmers In That Section Are Making flood Progress In Clearing Their Lands Uriel Mention of a Pew of the Leading Parms. A ride through the Powell TUittes section furnishes a striking example of what may be done with this soil by the application of water. In that section the sagebrush is rapid ly disappearing before the on slaughts of the settlers, and green fields of oats, wheat, clover and al falfa arc now been on every hand, and in some instances cleared fields with growing crops stretch before ones vision for a mile or two. In stead of the weary, tiresome view of sagebrush and junipers, the eye is now refreshed with preen fields and neat homes. The transforma tion from a dry desert into produc tive farms is going on apace around Powell Huttes, and the change is one tlut makes the heart rejoice. A Bulletin representative took a urivc inrouen tnts section last Sat urday, and was surprised at the many changes and improvements to lc seen on every hand. Charley Swanson's was one of the farms vis ited, lie undoubtedly has the best field of wheat grown anywhere in the Bend country this season. This field comprics from 30 to 33 acres and was seeded to Scotch Fife wheat last September. When the writer visited the field Mr. Swan son and his tntn were just finishing stacking the crop, but judging from the length of the straw, the heavy, well-filled heads, and the thick stubble, the threshing machine will prove that a very good yield was raised on this field. We saw a pic ture of this wheat taken before U was cut, and the standing grain reached to Mr. Swanson's face and Mr. Swnnson is not a small man cither a six-footer, we should judge. One estimate on this field is that it will go 60 bushels to' the ucre, although Mr, Swanson was a little more conservative and woutd not risk his reputation by placing an estimate on it. Hut a handsome yield is assured. He also has some oals tbut will thresh out heavily. The wheat is the second crop from the land. Mr Swanson has u very pleasant farm home which bears an air of prosperity. Another field of wheat that looked especially good was one on the Tom Langdon forty, just west of the H. A, Uussctt pluce, the for ty being farmed this year by Dick Myers. This forty had a fine stand of wheat of the Dreece variety, which iu many places stood as high . it 1. . v ax I lie uorses ducks, uuas. 11, Poster was'busy cutting it with his biuder, and, upon the question be ing put to him he estimated that the field woutd average 40 bushels to the ucre, this being the first crop from the laud. Mr. Myers also has in 40 acres of oats on the Langdon tract which will make a good show ing by the time it is harvested. A field of Forty Fold wheat ad joins the Myers forty on the west snd is being farmed by H. A. Bus sett This field was about ready for cutting, and gave evidence of a very good yield, even better than the Brcece wheat. The Forty Fold had heavy heads, upon shelling a few of which we found large, plump kernels of grain. These three the Swanson, the Myers, and the Bussett were three of the best fields of wheat seen in that section. Mr. Bussett has a very attractive home place, really one of the best around the buttcs. A neat, com modious and well painted bouse, with a yard full of flowers and with a large barn and well kept fences, gave the place a prosperous appearance. A mile or two southwest of the station we saw a fine field of alfalfa nearly ready for the second cutting. It was on H. II. Mitchell's place. Mr. Mitchell said the first crop for this year was cut on July 15, from which he got over two tons to the acre. The second cutting will be very good also. This field was seeded on May 30, 1908, and Mr. Mitchell cut it twice the first year getting about a ton to the acre from each cutting. Mr. Mitchell also had a small patch of onions of which he was justly proud large, firm bulbs covering the entire patch. Mr. Pulkerson, whose farm ad joins the station on the west, has 80 acres into oats that stand as high as a man's shoulders, and tbey wcre seeded late, too. The greater part of this field was cleared and put under cultivation this spring. It makes a very good showing for a tirst crop. Part of this same eighty is seeded to clover with the oats as a nurse crop. Mr. Fulkcr- son's place has a ueat appearance and compares very favorably with any in that section. A. II. Rhode is another settler iu that immediate viciuity who is putting his place under cultivation as rapidly as possible. He has a small field of alfalfa that shows a good growth and is nearly ready for the second cutting. .Above the canal there is con siderable land that is being dry farmed. Of this, Chas. II. Foster has one pf the best farms, with a fine large house on his home place. Mr. Foster had just finished thresh ing his rye, of which he had 36 acres. He expected about aoo bushels from the field, but was sur prised to find that he had over 400 bushels when he got through threshing. Mr- Foster is an en thusiastic believer iu the Campbell system of dry farming and says he intends to follow that system here after. He also has 40 acres under the ditch. Mr. Foster owns a threshing machine and does most of the' threshing for the farmers thereabouts. O. J. Shobert is another dry farmer whose crop threshed better than be expected. He got 33 bushels of wheat to the acre from his dry land this year. These are only a few ranches that are generally representative ol that section,' South of the station (Continued on page 8.) GREAT GROWTH IN THE BEND COUNTRY E. E. Lytic, Railroad Bulkier, Is Surprised at Devclepwcut WILL PRODUCE MUCH TRAFFIC After aa Absence of Four Years, Mr. Lytle Sees Progress on Every Hand Say There U Bushscas For Two Railroad. F. S. Stanley, E. E. Lytle and R. P. Eppingcr, all of Portland, spent Monday in Bend. These gentlemen were on an automile trip through Central Oregon, intending to go from bend to Silver Lake, to Lakeview, from Lakeview to Klam ath Falls, and from Klamath Falls to Medford vU Crater Lake, re turning to Portland from Medford. Mr. Lytle, who, it will be remem bered, built the Columbia Southern railroad and who is now engaged in building the Tillamook Hue for Harriman, expressed himself as very much surprised at the develop ment that had taken place in the Bend country since his last visit to this section four years ago. "The growth and development is a revelation to me," Mr. Lytle stated when discussing the subject. "I always had faith in Interior Oregon and knew from the reports that came from this section that many new settlers were moving in and that a healthy development was in progress, but I had no idea that it had assumed the proportions which I now see evidenced on every hand. As a friend of Central Ore gon, I am much pleased with the development which I find on this trip." This statement naturally led to the discussion of railroad possibili ties and Mr. Lytle was asked if, iu his judgment, there was sufficient business here to warrant a railroad in building. Mr. Lytle, before answering, asked a few questions himself as to population, etc., and then after figuring for a moment he replied: "A strip four raites wide on each side of a railroad through this section will produce enough traffic to warrant the build ing of a railroad." "Well, if that is true, there is certuinly room for two roads through Central Oregon," was theu put to Mr. Lytle. "Yes, there will be icty of business for two roads whea the development of the country gets fairly under way," Mr. Lytic re plied. Mr. Lytle and General Manager O'Brien stood out for a long time for an extension of the Columbia Southern, and Mr. Harriman had promised that the extensioa should be made and bad given orders to that effect. But the traffic and maintenance men opposed the ex tension claiming that there was not sufficient b u sines In this section. Mr. Lytle argued to the contrary and stood valiantly for aa extension of his road but io no avail, as the results prove. Now, ...with, actual construction under wav owtke Des 1 "" 1 .i ,. 'i i (Continued 011 page 8.) li.