THE BEND BULLETIN.
VOI,. VII
1MND, ORF.GON, WF.DNF.SDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1910.
NO. 50
BEND IS THE TOWN
THAT WILL GROW
Speakers nt Hoard of Trade
Alccllng All Agree.
UNJOYS MANY ADVANTAGES
Men Coming Prom the Outside llrlnc
News c.f (lfat Interest In 'lltli
Section-All SlimilJ I'ull To-
settlor for Town's lro will.
It was truly n love fenst, tlmt
meeting u( lite Ilend Hoard of Trmlc
In Id Inst Thursday evening. Ev
erywhere was liuriuniiy 11ml good
feeling with never n discordant note
In Hie whole evening. Unbounded
faith in (he future of our town was
the keynote of all tlic remark ninilc
liy lite various shakers; und the
spirit of "piill-togcthcr-alivcncss"
prcviulctl tlic ulr, It was one of
the lC5t meetings ever held by the
boosting organization, many were
in attendance, mid the iiituilstHkuhlc
spirit of the evening seemed to Ik
that Bend's opjwmunlty had come
und that llciid cople tdiould nil
work together for the common ad
vancement of the town and com
munity. The meeting wo called by Pres
ident Hudson in order that the
incmlcrr might hear u report from
the Hoard's former secretary, Geo.
1. Putnam, who had just returned
from the Eustj nud also tlmt licud
men might meet Fred W. Graham,
traveling freight agent of the Great
Northern Railway, who lutit been
making a trip through this section
inspecting the territory through
which the Hill roud is building
Frank Robertson of I'ortlnud, who
last week purchased the Siscmorc
property and whom rumor nay will
purchase the towusitc, was also
present.
Putnam Bring Good News.
Mr. Putnam was the first scak
cr and brought several itcin.n of
news of much importance. In com
man with the other speakers, Mr.
I'utnam said he found great Inter
est manifested in Central Oregon
by Eastern people, and stated that
all eyes were looking this way. He
emphasized the good work done by
the exhibit which was rent last full
to the dry farming congress nt Hill
ings nud said it had accomplished
untold good as an advertisement of
Central Oregon's capabilities in
crop production. He emphatically
wged that a similar thougl. larger
and belter exhibit be sent to both
the dry farming and Irrigation con
gresses to be held this year.
The moit imporlnut feature of
Mr. I'utiuiin's remarks was the
statement that the Great Northern
would probably Inaugurate experi
mental work on farms in this sec
tion in cooperation with local farm
ers. By this means the Great
Northern is striving to build up the
furms nud Increase ciop production
in territory contiguous to its Hues
Arrangements are made with local
farmers to cultivate small tructs in
line with specific Instructions from
the Great Northern experts. At.
the result, a large yield is Invariab
ly harvested from these tracts,
which naturally attracts the atten
tion of other farmers, und gradually
the farming methods of nu entire
rcctlnu arc thus greatly improved
Mr. I'utnam feels curtain the Great
Northern will take up this work
here.
The sneaker referred briefly to
the publicity work he is uow doing
preparing mutter for n Great
Northern bulletin descriptive of
Central Oregon The Great North
ern will distribute these by the mil
lion over the country, nud they will
bring many settlers into the Des
chutes Vnllev. According to Mr
Putnam, Louis W. Hill, president
of tlie Great Northern, is planning
to take a trip through this section
this year.
Hand has (treat Resources.
The rtmnrks by Fred W. Grab
am, truvcling freight ngeut of the
Great Northern, naturally were lis
tened to with great Intercut by the
men present. "I am most agree
ably surprised," said Mr. Graham,
"to find at I lu 11 1 1 90 miles from 11
railroad so pleasant u little town
und one enjoying ho marked a de
gree of development, You have n
beautiful location 'or n cltv, and the
handsome, modern residences along
your river front would add credit to
the suburban districts of any city.
I have traveled into many new
countries abend of the railroad, ami
nt no time have I found greater
latent resource than nrc visible to
my eye right heic at Ilend. I am
naturally much interested In the
extensive belt of pine timber to the
south nud west o Ilend, its it will
furnish much tonnage to our rail
road. And I understand there is a
large area of wheat laud stretching
off to the southeast. This, taken
in connection with your irrigation
imssihllftlcs, assures an agricultural
development here of great extent."
(treat Northern Will Help.
"These resources and this vast
area are awaiting development.
continued Mr. Graham. "I he
Great Northern is n devclocr
that's its history. It pushes for
ward into new sections and brings
the development that follows the
coming of transportation. Wc in
tend to continue that work in Cen
tral Oregon. Let me assure you
geuth'iueu that the Great Northern
will do all it can to help in develop
ing this section."
Mr. Graham nlso referred to the
demonstration trains that the Great
Northern hus run through Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington. Ag
ricultural experts from the different
state colleges accompany these
trains and give lectures to farmers
and demonstrate proper methods of
agriculture. Mr. Giaham said the
Great Northern will undoubtedly
run such n train up the Deschutes
Vnllcy when the Oregon Trunk
Line is completed.
Ilend Hie Beautiful.
Frank Robertson of Portland,
who has recently become heavily
Interested In Ilend procrty, was
the next speaker. Mr. Robertson
gave Ilend u name that will stick
when be referred to the town as
"Ilend, the llcatillful." "I have
been to Ilend several times," he
said, "and oil each succeeding visit
l am more nud more favorably im
pressed with your licauttful little
city. I feel that the unnic that best
describes it is Ilend, the beautiful,
and that slogan should go 011 nil
your advertising. It truly describes
your beautiful town."
Mr. Robertson emphatically
urged all his bearers to pull togeth
er in building; up the town and
community to forget individual
reeling und work tor the common
good of the community. Ilend Is
ut the tlueshold of n great growth,
satd the speaker, nud it behooves
everyone to put his shoulder to the
wheel nud work for the building
here nt Ilend of the best ami largest
city in CentYul Oregon. "Few Ilend
enp!c realize the favorable Itnprcs.
siou they have matte oil the Oiegou
Trunk I.inc officials," declared Mr
Robertson. "I bad ' a talk with
Mr. Slrvens before leaving Port
land, nud lie expressed himself us
very much gratified by the tender
of Irce right-of-way through the
town. I can assure you Heud will
get ffom the Oregon Trunk r.iuc
nearly all it asks lor."
Paint Is A (Jood Asset.
A, O Hunter was then called
ii'mhi by President Hudson. Mr
Hunter responded briefly but to
the point. The burden of his re
ntal ks was that Ilend should clean
up. "A little paint is a wonderful
asset for nny town," remarked Mr.
Hunter. "The town's- natural lo
cation with its river und mountain
view give's it remarkable scenic
beauty, and this .should be taken
advantage of The streets and al
leys should be cleaned up nud kept
in n spotless condition. I think it
would lie n good tiling for the
rtourd of Trude to offer n prize for
the best kept trout yard ami an
other one for the U-st kept back
yard. Start u citiipuigti to make
Ilend the cleanest nud most beauti
ful place In Central Oregon. Hun
dreds of people wll conic to the
iCoiilluucd oil (tagc 3.)
HILLS HAVE GIGANTIC PLANS
HH OE CITES OH T
Will Spend Thousands of Dollars to Advertise
Central Oregon F. W. Graham, Traveling
freight Agent, Much Surprised at Natural
Resources of This Section.
The Oregon Trunk Line extension from Bend to
Hums, which is now being surveyed, will traverse the
richest and largest agricultural region in Central Oregon.
Practically every section of this immense empire is
adapted to wheat raising.
hvldencc of the stupendous ad
vertising campaign which the Hill
interests are nbout to inaugurate
for the benefit of Central Oregon,
become more clearly apparent at
the conclusion of the five days'
visit of F. V. Graham, traveling
freight agent of the Great Northern,
who left here Sunday to turn in
his reports. In summing up 'his
impressions, Mr. Graham said;
"Central Oregon nud the ucs-
chutes country are richer both in
timber and agricultural resources
than the greater portion of the
country through which the Great
Northern constructed its line."
Mr. Graham left here burdened
with a mass of dnta nud statistics
gathered from every nvnilable
source. He spared 110 effort to get
to the meat of things pertaining to
the country's resources, and visited
practically every business firm in
Bend besides making long tours
into the region- south nud c.t to
gather every scintilla of iuformu
tlon which can be used to promote
the scheme of the Hills to spread
publicity regarding this long-neg-kctcd
inland territory.
All the knowledge pained by Mr
Graham during bis strenuous week
in anil about Ilend, bolstered by
actual statistics nud photos, will be
ucd as the basis of the advertising
which the Great Northern will
spread from the Pacific to the At
lantic coast. Posters, puamplilets
on Western opportunities, booklets
dealing with the unsettled regions
along the Hill lines, besides scores
of leaflets nud illustrated booklets
pertaining to the Deschutes country
alone will be distributed broadcast
throughout the entire Middle West
and Hast. Station agents along nil
the Hill lines nud along ull other
lines where it is possible to place
them, nud that includes nearly
every system in the United States,
will be furnished the descriptive
matter nud publicity features for
distribution. Altogether it is to be
a campaign to colonize and develop
Central Oregon which few coun
tries have ever seen equaled, and is
In line with Mr, Graham's remark
before he lett:
"The Hill peop'e nrc going to do
everything in tlieir power for Ilend
and the country surrounding. Ilend
is Hill's hobby. The people here,
I think, do not realize how much
O.T. L. FERRY ACROSS COLUMBIA
Steam Shovels Working, on Both Sides of the Columbia in
Vicinity of Celilo Excavating Approaches for Ferry.
Pile Drivers Are Being Built for Use.
As reported In The Bulletin two
weeks ago, nctive preparations nre
under way for the installation, by
the Oregon Trunk Line, of a ferry
ncross the Columbia nt Celilo
Steam shovels nre now working on
both sides of the Columbia, putting
in approaches for this ferry. Vile
drivers nre now being built for pile
driving in connection with this
work.
According to the latest reports
.1300 mcu nre nt work for the Ore
their efforts to get right of way and
show other favors have been un
appreciated. Nevertheless, a rail
road will be constructed into this
point just as quickly as money and
men can do the work."
Thursday, in company with J. N.
Hunter, Mr Graham drove n dozen
miles through the timber belt south
und west ot Ilend. In his own
words the imracnjlty of the yellow
pine belt was a revelation to him
He was more than pleased with the
lack ol fire risk and stated the tim
ber was heavier, larger and better
in every way than he had expected
to find. "The even slope of the
ground and entire absence of under
brush muke it one of the finest
logging propositions I have ever
seen," he declared.
Friday and Saturday, Mr.Grabatn
was accompanied by Mr. Hunter
and Frank Robertson in a 75-mile
trip into southeastern Crook county
It was Graham's first trip into the
country which, on the map, is
marked "Great Sandy Det-ert".
Here again the Great Northern
agent was surprised.
"This immense region is what I
would call sagebrush plains," he
said. "I haven't seen any so-called
desert since I have been in thr
country. To me this is one of the
greatest wheat belts on the Pacific
coast."
Mr. Robertson, who lias lately
become heavily interested in Rend
property, was likewise both sur
prised nud pleased with the im
mense rich country to the south
east which still awaits develop
ment. Samples of the soil were gathered
ut different points along the line ot
travel and will be shipped both to
Washington and Oregon agricul
tural colleges for analysis.
Mr. Graham stated that the Hill
system would lose 110 lime in get
ting sucli information us he gathered
before the general public. Printed
matter will begin to be distributed
probably within two months, in
omc to catcb the colonist travel in
the early spring. Mr. Graham will
return to Bend about the middle of
March to gut her more information
regurding the country between
southeastern Crook und Burns,
along- the line of the surveys which
ure now being made east and west
across the stute from Ilend to Jor
dan valley
gon Trunk Line, nnd this force is
being added to nt the rate of 300
additional workers each week. It
is conceded that the Deschutes road
bus ns large a force, so that by this
lime there are probably 10.000 men
employed in pushing the two roads
into Central Oregon,
It is stated that for 130 miles
through the Deschutes canyon
where actual construction Is under
way, at nny point It is impossible
to travel three miles without run-
IUIU& UUVU U UHIMIUV.UUU V.UIUJ,'.
WILL PUSH TRACKLAYINQ.
Ralls for fifty .More Allies Ordered for
the Deschutes Railroad.
Chief Engineer Boschke of the
Deschutes Railroad has hade a
requisition for an additional 50
miles of rails. Tracklaying is to
be pushed with great vigor here
after in order to get supplies as far
up the canyon as possible. Six
miles of track from the mouth of
the Deschutes is alrctdy laid. The
laying of .10 more miles of steel will
take the track to the first tunnel,
and it is expected to have this done
within the next 30 days.
Much more timber is being re
quired in the tunnel work on the
Deschutes road than was expected
would be needed. Instead of
striking solid basaltic rock in th
tunnels, the workmen have pene
trated iuptcad seams and shales in
many places, which requires much
mere heavy timber. This timber
cannot now be secured without
long wagon hauls.
Death of Airs. Vina Acree.
Mrs. Vina Cook Acree, wife of
Joseph Acree, died at her home in
Heud on Sunday, Feb. 20. Funer
al services were held in the Bend
chuich Monday morning, Rev. Fox
of the Methodist church officiating
Inttm.i'tt was made in the Bend
remctry.
The deceased was born at Bux
ton, Georgia, on June 2t, 18A3.
and was 26 years of age at the time
of her death. Mr. and Mrs Acree
came to Bend recently from Wash
ington, intending to make their
future home here. The bereaved
husband has the sincere sympathy
of the entire community.
To My Friends.
I have stopped cutting wood for
the present, but will take up the
work again this fall and will sell
wood for f3 jo a cord. Don't for
get me. I will cut my wood green
and let it dry. F M Caktkr.
STEVENS SENDS SECRET AGENT
TO REPORT ON NEW TERRITORY
Ralph Budd, Chief Engineer of the Oregon Trunk
Line, Spends Several Weeks in Central Ore
gon, Studying Land Southeast of Bend.
For the second time witbifi nine
months, Cential Oregon has been
the field of investigation of an Ore
gon Trunk official traveling incog
nito for the purpose of lurtberiug
ih- interests of that line.
Last June and July President
John F. Stevens, unheralded and
unknown, spent weeks in this
region before his identity was es
tablished. Now the fact is dis
closed that Rulph Budd, only last
week made Chief Engineer of the
Oregon Trunk, is the latest mem
ber of the Stevens family to invade
Central Oregon, gather data, topo
graphical information nnd general
statuses with only a few ofof bis
intimate associates knowing bis
uame or purpose.
Desirous of securing detailed re
ports on the engineering problems
between Bend nud Burns, Presi
dent Stevens, knowing thut every
movement be made in this region
would be watched and given pub
licity, sent to the Panama several
months ago fur Ralph Budd, a
young ' engineer formerly under
Stevens in the canal work. All
that the public generally has known
of Budd was tbe announcement a
week ago that be bod been made
engineer in charge of the Oregon
Trunk lines. Behind that an
nouncement, however, lies another
story.
Budd has been in Central Ore
gon for several months, Since last
December be has been making de
tailed reports of the country lying
cast of Bend and has spent bis time
traveling between the Deschutes
country, Burns nnd the Idaho line.
It is believed that be was n guest
at oue of the Beud hotels about the
MANY NEWSPAPER
MEN ARE COMING
Will Visit Bend During Vacation
Time of 190.
ALL OCCUPV HIGH POSITIONS
WHt Come to Inspect Section That hi
Attracting Attention of the Whole
Nation Have Done Much t
Advertise Central Oregon.
Bend is to be tbe Mecca of a
number of Portland newspapermen
during the coming summer, some
of whom have been here before.
Others who will visit here for tbe
first time are among those who
have written columns of matter re
garding Bend and Central Oregon
and who feci a paternal interest in
tbe country.
Clark Letter, city editor of the
Morning Oregonian, will spend
several days here. Mr. Leiter was
here several years ago before Bend
had really become firmly established
on tbe map.
W. P Strandborg, railroad editor
of tbe Evening Telegram, tbe man
who "smoked out ' John F. Stevens
and published to the world last
July the fact that Stevens was
masquerading in Central Oregon
under the name of John F. Samp
son as a Hill agent, will be among
tbe earlv summer arrivals. Strand-
borg's contemplated visit recalls the
manner in which he gave to the
?ublic through tbe columns of tbe
clegram tbe first intimation that
James J. Hill bad bis eyes cast on
this section ot the country.
A tip had reached the editorial
(Continued on page 8.)
time that Engineer Stacer moved
into camp east of Pilot Butte last
December and began surveying a
tine towards the Horse- Ridee
region.
At any rate, Budd has hood
winked the eyes of Central Oregon
for mauy , weeks, just as Stevens
did, but tbe Oregon Trunk offices,
as a result, are in possession of a
report on the feasibility of a line
clear across the state frem et to
west and have recently dispatched
surveying crews into the Malheur
districts to begin the prelirainari-.s
on extensions of far greater magni-
lune man even me main line now
under construction.
Surveyors at work in the eastern
part of tbe state are now located in
tbe Jordan valley, and along tbe
headwaters of the Owyhee river.
These crews are projecting a line
westward to meet with Engineer
Stacer and his men who are now
far advanced with their line east
ward, at present working near the
line between Crook aud Harney
counties.
In keeping with the ostensible
purpose of tbe Hill people to pro
ject a line across the state, making
uena tne western terminus, is the
work not only begun by Engineer
Stacer hurt December, but the visit
here the past week of F. W.
Graham, traveling passenger agent
of the Great Northern. Practically
ull the information regarding the
rcsoiirc-s of the Deschutes country
aside from tbe timber which he
gathered, pertained to the country
lying east aud southeast of Bend in
the territory which will naturally
fall tributary to a line acrow the
state from this poiut.