THE BEND BULLETIN. ? - a VOL. VII UHNI), ORKGON, WKDNttSDAY, MARCH 2, 1910. NO. 51 WORK IN WALKER BASIN AT ONCE Construction Outfit- Is Now on (lie Wiiy hi. TO RECLAIM 2S.000 ACRES About One-Third to lie under Water by January Land not Kocky and Work Will lie Done Clilelly by Machinery Night and (lay. Secretory Alfred A. Avn, of the Pcschutc Lund Co., which has the contract for reclaiming 38,000 acres of nrld Mini in the Walker b.isin, arrived In Bend Inst evening and left thU morning fur Roslaud. He brings assurance that the company's financial arrangements have been completed nnd that construction of the system of cannls will bci'ln as mh)ii n the weather will crii)it He brings a message from Prcsl dent J It Morson detailing the tepi that have actually been taken to Mart work In the field. A carload of construction ma chinery Is now on the way ti Shau iko. George Lytic, of Hny Creek, li.ts Itceti engaged to haul It to the licndworkn ol the tiyMctn, on the Went I'ork of the Hast Dcschutc river about three miles nlwvc its minctlon with the Iist Fork; thut n, wiiiic 30 inllcit above Koslaud. The first installment will include a donkey engine to pull the jack nines from the rlglit of way, and scraper and wagon. This will lc followed by larger engines designed to operate the excavntinr scoops, each scoop carrying three yards of earth. These enormous scrapers can l operated there because there are 110 rockt in the soil. I lie plant will lc equipped with generators and dynamos fur electric lighting, so that work can lie carried on by night as well us day. When in full operation it it Is expected to excavate 16,000 cubic yards of earth in 33 hours. Aside from the hendworks and storage reservoir in Crescent lake, this irrigation system will include 56 miles of main canal and 107 intlcs of laterals. This year's work will be confined to the main canal from the hcadworks to the Rosland neighborhood, leaving the eastern branch, which will extend hcvcral miles below Kosland, to be dug Inter. This year's construction will place about 10,000 acres under water, and a large part nf such area is already disponed ol. Indeed, in the financing of the project nearly half the entire segregation hns been placed. When the system shall l 80 per cent completed it is to be turned over to the settlors. In the meantime, settlers pay the company 'so cents on acre yearly for mainte nance. The lieu ullowcd the com pany by the state contract is $ 36 an acre. The company' main office is In the Henry building! Portland. It will also have sales offices in Hcnd and on the segregation, both ol which will be In charge of W. R. Riley nnd James Glcason. Mr. Ayn is now making Hie necessary advance arrangements. Mr. Mor son will follow boon and remain pcrsonully in charge of field oiwru tion.s all summer. He will build n residence nt once nnd Mrs. Morson will Micud the summer with him. The comininv expects to nave a new town called I.n Tine, but its locution has not yet been fixed Mr. Ayn says it will be on the railroad. Successful Trip with New Autos. Creed and Cnrlyle Trlplett, ac companied by Karl McKeuucth and Will Brock, reached Bend the Inst of the week from Portland. They brought in two new curs, Cnrlyle Triplett's Maxwell nnd an U. M. P. which Rny Wilkinson will opernte between Iletid nnd Shauiko this scnsoii for McKenneth, The party was u week coming in from The Dalles where the cars were shipped from Portland, Three days were consumed in reaching Shuulko Mud pikd up to the liubi mid the roads were in practically Impassible condition. The run from the Col umbia was inmle on the low gear Moth curs reached Rend, however, In excellent shiic. Creed Triplett's new Maxwell wns led nt The Dalles nnd will be brought into Crook county lifter the spring thnw hns thawed itself out. Suow driits three feet deep were encountered on this trip, between Shearer's bridge nnd Slinulkn. Pour pas sengers were carried mid the Max well came through with only n single puncture. TRAVnUSlAI LiIDATSHANIKO Had Weather, Had Kinds, and Rail way Disabled. Hundreds of persons, unable to get into the interior niter reaching Shauiko, owing to the impassible condition of the roads, arc turning back from the terminus of the Col umbia Southern to Portland or other points until the weather moderates nnd the mud gives wny to a dry season. Central Oregon in consequence is suffering from the effects of an unusually severe winter more in proportion than other sections of the country. The tremendous uuiainit of advertising given Hcnd and the Deschutes val ley, counted with the intense rail road activity toward this point, has Ihtcii the means of the hurrying of scores of H.ople into Shauiko where they have been disappointed in the effort to get Into Central Oregon. 1 he last of the week more than 60 were housed at the different ho tels in Shauiko wnltlug for some means of conveyance into Hcnd. The unprecedented storms during the past two weeks have put auto service entirely out of the question. Private rigs arc at n premium and even the stages arc drnggiug ncross country behind schedule, carrying as little ns ossih!e. Nearly nil nf the people who were besieged in Shauiko lust week went back to Portland to await a more fuvoruble opportunity to reach the Deschutes valley. Weather propucts, who nave gone pretty muni Into disrepute during the present winter, insist that the Inst burst of cliumtic tem per is the concluding blast of win ter and that spring and dry roads arc matters of the Immediate future Granting the prophecy, within a week niter the roads become pass able Hcnd will be swarming with new arrivals, judging from the present crowds which arc being turned back every day from Shauiko. Several hundred feet of trnck wns washed out on the Columbia South ern railroad last Friday, tying up traffic both In and out of Shnniko. Sunday more track went out in Hay Canyon during the severe storm which swept over all of Cen tral Oregon. Truck laying crews were dispatched to the washout both from Shauiko nnd The Dalles, but there were 110 trains into Shuulko until this morning. Hcnd will rceive mnil from tuc railroad for the first time within 10 days on Saturday next. Looking far Crook County farms. Lawrence and James Zimmerman of Aberdeen, S. Dak., reached Bend the last of the week uftcr driving through the greater part of northern ami western Crook couti tv, looking for farming investments They visited Mudras, Kcdmond and Sisters and will probably lo cate in the vicinity of Hcnd. Both arc pleased with the country. H. W. Roberts drove them through the different sections of the county and brought them here from Kcd mond. They found the climate here, bad ns the wenther has been for several weeks, much better thnn farther cast. At Sand Point, Ida ho, four feet of miow lay on the ground when they reached there to view the country, Wanted. Reliable man, with tenm and tools, to put in any pnrt of 150 acres of rye, for hay, on shnrc bnsis of two-thirds of crop; located pear Clitic Palls. Will advance seed If necessary. Write at once. Si-1 C. M. I.ANN 1 NO, Lumberman's Wdg., Portland, Or. ED TO OREGON TRUNK LIME RAILROAD Those to Whom Special to Be Raised by Citizens After Townsite Interests Have. Put up Some $45,000. Hcnd overcomes difficulties and thrives and grows apace largely be cause of the broad-gouge spirit of Its citizens. 1'or example, in provid ing right of wny for the Oregon Trunk Line railroad Richard King gave outright the railroad right of way too feet wide diagonally through two Lytic acre tracts owrtcd by him, notwithstand ing it butchered bis property; nnd he docs not own other property that will be benefited by the sacrifice here madct Mr. King is long past the scriptural allotment of three score and ten years and is nearly blind, but his spirit is young and vigorous and there is none to outdo him in pub lic enterprise. Mrs. William Arnold sold for right of way purposes her half acre in Lytic for just whut it cost her several months before, not even asking interest on her money And she did this freely and promptly. Clinrlcs M. Wclsldc, manager of the famous Dewey Hotel at Nampj, Idaho, had four lots that were required for railroad uses in Hcnd. These he cheerfully traded for four other lots, without bonus or other profit or advantage, leaving the lugs, Mr. wclsldc was in position to aciy local sentiment ana exact a good profit. His action was that of a broad-minded, high grade man. He is n type of citizen Hcnd wants. J. F. Arnold, in Lara's store, surrendered three attractive lots needed for the railroad depot grounds and accepted two other lots in ex change, without quibbling or haggling or attempting to force a profit out of the transaction. Charles l. Nlswonccr voluntarily exchanged four lots within the depot area for other property", clearing ation without delay or irtctton 01 any Charles Durnnd, of 1'uposky, quired for the railroad. Being a non-resident and not having other property here, he might have taken a goodly profit on this lot, but he sold for the very moderate price of $350, in consideration of the pur- po.M! to be served. President Hudson, of the Hoard of Trade, has asked the following named gentlemen to act as a committee for the collection of funds to pay for private property that was necessary to be bought for the railroad right of way and depot grounds: J. N. Hunter, II. J. Ovcrturf, A. O. Hunter, John Stcidl and W. II. Sellers. The total sum to be raised is $7,875. Kvcry business interest, ev ery species of property in the town order that the burden of acquiring rest upon n few publtc-ypinted individuals this committee will make a list of all property owners and apportion the total sum according to the holdings of property. Tins is deemed llie tairest mctuoa 01 raising me inonev. It is not supposed that any body will object to paving his fair share of an expense mi obviously reasonable and necessary for the public good. Hut the hit or miss method so often pursued frequently results in unfairness, because no subscriber lias the time or data to ngure out his Itiht proportion. This committee will calculate carefully what each citizen should pay nnd let him know expected to simplify the question whole matter. This being the first call upon the generous public spirit of the com munitv. it is proposed that the Hoard of Trade provide a fine Certificate of Honor whereou shall be engrossed the movement, in order that a permanent and appropriate record of it may be preserved. This will be an Heud. The names of contributors to next week. LOOK ON THIS PICTURK Now we come On the run, Hear our hum? We'll eliminate the tltflit-wsil and the kuoclcr. 1'or Hcml, she it a ilntidy, Iter pockelliook Is luntly, Ami she'll surely "j;et the candy," Because she stands united good and proer. DESCHUTES RAILWAY RWHT OF WAY, The Pilot Butte Development Company (Bend townsite) nnd the Lytic Townsite Company promised the citizens that assumed responsi bility for the balance to be raised by public subset iptlon that they would reserve a 100 foot strip on the east way, to be tendered the Deschutes Railway Company, thus securing to tlie second ruilroad a free right of way without cost to the citizens of Bend. Therefore It will not be necessary to "pass the hat," again for the second railroad right of way in Beud. By the way, it is understood that n railroad construction force will be set lit work near Bend within the coming few weeks. A Swindling Advertisement. John Stcidl calls the attention of The Bulletin to an ad in the Port land Journnl to which he justly takes exception. The ad. is over the name of the Central Oregon Development Company, which is fhe name of a corporation of which Mr. Stcidl Is president. He snv Ills company is not restwnsihle for the ad. and that someone is using the name of the corporation without authority. Furthermore the ad. is full of misrepresentation, as for in GET THE ' Credit Is Due-Money railroad unhampered by his hold- that important feature of the situ Kinu. Minn., owned lot rt of block 30, re will benefit from the railroad, und in the necessary right of way may not what the sum is. Such method is and bring prompt settlement of the the names of all who participate in important feature of the history of the cash fund will be published AND THF.N ON THIS It ! mine, Let tne whine, To decline To bear any burden for the common Rood. Let the other fellow pay, I'm protected anyway. Or perhaps I'll live to say: Ilere'a the spot where once a budding city stood. V sfde of the Oregon Trunk right of stance, "Central Oregon homesteads that you don t have to live on; price t. 35 per acre. A woman, whether married or single, can take one of these 320 acre claims," All buncombe, every bit of it. Under the present law one has to live ou a homestead, they can not be bought at $1.35 an acre, and a married womun if living with and supported by her husbaud cannot take one under auy consideration There are other misstatements of fact in the ad. but these references show the nature of them. NEW TOWN AT CRKSCGNT. Reported that Oregon Trunk People Are behind the Alove. The Jlullctin has learned from a reliable source that the men who have bought the Graves ranch at Crescent arc closely associated with the Oregon Trunk Line, and it is their intention to lay out a townsite there. A rcort from Klamath Falls states that the money for the ranch has been paid and the deed have been recorded on the county records of Klamath county. It is understood that the price paid was 20,000 and all of it was cash. On account of the several rail roads that will build either across or in the near vicinity of this prop erty, Crescent has brfgbt prospects for making a good town. J. II. Wenandy of Hcnd has contracted to build a livery stable there, 50x100 feet, in the neat future, and E J. Rourk already has a general mer chandise store at Crescent. Mr. Wenandy will run an auto mobile line between Crescent and the railroad, operating from his Bend headquarters. He expects to have a regular schedule when the roads become settled. He still re tains all his interests at Bend and is boosting harder than ever for his native town. BOARD OF TRADE WORK. Permanent Organization oh Pro gramme for Tonight. The meeting of the Bend Board of Trade held in Hunter & Staats's office last Wednesday evening, called out a goodly attendance of old and new members. When the Board was organized, plans for work, collection of dues, etc , were laid only up to January t. Since that date the work of the Board has been somewhat in abeyance. It is now proposed to continue the or ganization, and plans for more ex tensive work than the Board has yet attempted are under way. At Wednesday evening's meeting it was agreed, by a vote of the membors pTcscut, that the member ship fee for those joining the Board shall be $to, and that the monthly dues for all members shall be $5 00. Heretofore tne board of directors of the organization has consisted of three members It was decided to increase this number to five, this action being deemed advisable on account of the amount of work that will devolve upon the board during the coming months. The board of directors have a supervisory control of all the business of the organiza tion, and on account of the devel opment that is expected at Bend during the present year, it Is pre sumed that the directors will have their hands full. Upon motion duly seconded and carried, the president was author ized to appoint a committee of three to draft a constitution and by-laws for the Board. The president ap pointed J. N. Hunter, Hugh O'Kane ind W. B. Sellers. j. coaimuicc or inrce was ami appointed to solicit new members, the committee consisting of A. O. Hunter, W. H. Staats, and Wm Orcutt. When Messrs. Graham nnd Rob ertson were bere, tne Merrill & Wilkinson Company tendered the use of their auto to take these gen tlemen ou a trip of inspection onto the High Plains. At this meeting the Board voted to reimburse the Merrill & Wilkinson Company for the gasoline used on the trip. The Board was adjourned to meet tonight at Hunter & Staats's office, when there will be an elec tion of officers. All are urged to attend. - r ' REND ROAD DISTRICT WILL HAVE $828.05 The total amount of taxable property in the Bend road district is $399,053. The tax on this will provide $657.90 which must go in. to the county road fund. Fifty per cent ol the $657 90 must be spent in the district from which it is raised, thus providing $338.95 for use on the roads of the Bend dis trict, the city of Bend. J. H. Oueill hus been confined to his home for the past week with a severe attack of la grippe. DEMAND FOR BEND REALTY IS ACTIVE Shortest Month Shows Largest Total of Transfers. BONA FIDE SALES W,m Slsemore Tract Invotvtag $19,000 Cash t the Leader, with Several Other Deals Rwrntet WeH bite the Thousand of DeHars. From a realty standpoint, Febru ary was the greatest month in Bend' history. The high tide of properly transactions was reached during the 38 days when both city atid farm tracts changed bandy, although the bulk of transfers was confined to Bend and sub-divisions contiguous to tbe city. The purchase of the Siseraore property for $19,000 and of the Reed tract for $17,500 were the largest deals made and they are firactically city property, lying wlth n a mile of the business district. In round figures, deals closed dur ing the month represent an ex change of approximately $80,000. Tbe selling price ol all transac tions closed is not obtainable. A resume of deals during the month follows: E. P. Batten to W. B. Sellers, Lot 9 Block 9. Irvin Reed to J. W. Booth el al, quar ter section, consideration l7.So. W. B. Sellers to Booth ct al, Lot 9 31ock 9, consideration 1 1.800. Gsrlyle Trlplett to Booth et al. Lots it-ia Block 16, consideration $1,700. J. S. Psrmenter to Minnie Bradley. Lots io-n-13 Block 37, consideration fi.y. J. II. Bean to Boom et ai, uots 13-13-14 Block jS. consideration $1,500. A. C. Lucas to J. S Parraenter, half Lot i Block I, consideration JS.ooo. Prank May to A. C Lucas, Lots Il-U Block 36, consideration $1,400. K. P. '.Veider to W. B. Sellers, Lot 8 Block 33. Cora Lewis to W. B. Sellers, LoU 13-14 Block 37. J. J. linker to W. B. Sellers, Lot 13 Block 8. K. J. Herring to W. B. Sellers, Lot to Block 3, consideration $3,600. U. C. Coe to Henry Settone. 40 acres. consideration $1,500. I. Ito ScoBeld to James Davidson, Lot 10 Block 33, consideration $3,500. W. II, Staats and I N. Hunter to Psi- dav et al, 26 lots, consideration $5,600. Kenwood Company 10 F. II. alay, I.ote 3-4 Block 3. consideration $150. Kenwood Company to V. P. Strand borg, Lots 17-18 Block 3, consideration $150. J M. Lawrence and wife to It. J Orerturf. Lot 8 and northerly 15 feet of Lot 7, Block 3. consideration $5,300. Pilot Butte Development Co to I'loyd Demrnt, Lot I Block 17, consideration $3,500. 1'iiot Butte Development Company to T S. Parmenter, Lot it Block 9, con sidetatioa $1,350. K. A. Cast to J. S. Parmenter and Prank May. Lot lo, Block II. W. I. McGlllvray to J. & Parmenter, Lot 18 Block 4. couslderation $1,800. I'. S btanley et al 10 I'rauK Koiiert- son, tne bitemorc ranen ol 320 acres, consideration $19,000. BEND PIONEER PASSES AWAY AT AGE OF 71 Mrs. Ellen Orcutt, widow of the, late Wm. Orcutt, died at Payette, Idaho, on February 21, at the home of her son. H. B. Orcutt, aged 71 years. Mrs. Orcutt had been tit failing health for nany months, and for the three weeks previous to ber death she was seriously ill with stomach and heart trouble. Mrs. Orcutt lived at Bend for several years, she and ber husband moving to this place from Minne sota when the town first started. Last fall, accompanied by ber iou Frank, she removed to Cashmere, Wash., in the hope that her health might be benefitted. Later they went to Seattle aud then to Payette, Tbe deceased b survived by four sons: W. T. Orcutt of Minneapo lis, H. B. Orcutt of Payette, and W. W. and FraBk Orcutt of Bead. W. T. Orcutt came from Minneap olis and was at the bedside of his mother when she passed away. A. A. Aldndge and Jouu Steidl won the prize cigars Saturday night at the bowling alley, Aldridce roll ing 327 at tenpius and Stetdl 8? at se veti-up.