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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1910)
THE BEND BOLLETIN - t , VOL. VII BUND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAKCII 9, 9'. NO. 52 BUILDING NEVER STOPS IN BOND Continues All Winter, Increases in Spring. LUMBER SUPPLY IS AMPI.I: Nw Business Structure llullt unit I'lannf J, Others Remodeled Sev oral Dwelling (loins Up Hie Coming Summer. Building operations did nnt cease during the winter, but arc allowing Increased activity with returning spring. Plenty ul lumber has at nil time been available here nutl it it Is not exKC(c(l that there will be any shortage of building tnutcrial Among the buildings put up Hits winter nrc the lilucktitnltli shop by George Hrostcrhous, at Minneiiota and Bond; V. C. Rowlec's bowling a. ley and two-story addition to th Urunt building on Wall street; nu addition lOxi.o feet to the Aunc feed burn on Ituud street, and the two story dwelling on Jtinlcr nttcct put up by the Central Oregon Really Co , the cottage of Harney I.ewii in the Lytle acre tracts, and the Wen a lid y ik. jluntcn Karate 40x60 feet and addition to Wc unndy barn 20x40. The chief building now under construction U an extension of the Pilot Unite Inn aHx66 feet and two stories tall. It will ndd 20 guest rooms to the present capacity of the Inn. The ladies' parlor will also be In the new part. ThU will make the main putt of the hotel 126 feet long and the total number of gncst rooms in the establishment 40. Furniture for the new rooms Is already arriving and it will be moved in and the rooms occupied before the end of the month. James McCoy has charge of the construc tion. Floyd Dement has begun con. structicn of n two-story Irame building 30x140 feet on his lot just bought at corner of Bond and Minnesota streets. The stone foundation is already well along. The first floor will be occupied by Mr, Dement' general hardware store and the upcr story will prob ably be a theater, with roomy stage and dressing rooms. The II. H. Davictt building on Wall street just north of Caldwell's store will be ready to occupy by the cud of the mouth. It is 50x50 feet and is divided into three store fronts, the most northerly of which will be occupied by Whlrsctt & Turplu with a stock ol gentlemen's furnishing goods, the central one by the fruit stand of M. J. Kelly, and the most southerly room will lie the automobile office of F. W Stufford. Arnt Aunc is now finishing five additional rooms in the third story nf his hotel on Minnesota street. This Improvement includes the building of a large dormer window on either side of the house. R. II. Muuig will erect at once a one-story building 18x40 on Oregon street at the rear of his present building on the corner of Wall. He will ulso put up on the Wall street front of his lot a substantial two story building 36x50 feet, adjacent nud similar to the one on the cor tier. "Dad" West this week completed the vault for the new state bnnk nud is proud of the job, as he may well be. It is made of pink tuff laid In cement, built up from bed rock, nud plastered six inches thick inside with coucrctc. The outside dimensions are 12x16 feet and ln side 8x10 feet, the inside height be fug 8 feet in the clear. The vault is well ventilated at top and sides and the walls ore strongly anchored nud tied with steel rods, The steel vault door arrived Monday nud is being placed In position. The counter and cabinet work for the new bank arc under way and will be completed so thut The Deschutes Hanking & Trust Co., with L. 1). liaird president and M. O, Coe cashier, will niwu for business be fore the end of the mouth. A. M. I.nrn has just completed extensive improvements in his store, new shelving and counter arrange ments, etc., to inukc the establish incut thoroughly modern. H. A. Sathcr, trustee, hits had the building on Oregon street form vrly occupied as a blacksmith shop uud garage converted Into an office building. Don Hteff4 (Kenwood Company) will occupy part of this building. J. II. Wenaudy lias lumber for building another addition 20x100 feet to his livery b.im. C. I.. Holding will erect at once n two-story structure on Wall street next the Imrk-r shop of Inncs & Davidson. A number of new dwellings, for occupancy by owners or for rent, will he put up as soon us sathfuc tory sites can be secured and build ing arrangements made. Anions these builders arc A. M. Drake, Frank Robertson, C. 8. Hudson, I, II. Jlaird, H. J. Ovcrturf, A. C. Lucas, Dr. I. L. Scoficld, G. I. Putnam and I M. Lawrence. Landlord O'Kutic of the Iknd Hotel, has remodeled for his dwel ling the building on O'cgon street formerly occupied as a bowling al ley, and later by The Ilullctin. A new front was put In and the in let (or rearranged to serve the new use. Henry Lfustcr yesterday bought from II. J. Ovcrturf lot 1 of block 1, being 90x200 feet next north of Millard Trlplctt's residence on Wall street. The consideration is $ 3000. Mr. Liustcr will erect there at ouct n building 50x120 feet to be used as an opera house below and office rooms on the second floor. The floor of the opera house will be of hard wood so it may lc used for dancing or skating if needed. (Work on this structure will be begun at once. Carpenters who desire to bid 011 this work should apply to Mr. Linstcr. SUBSCRIPTION LIST GETS A PINE START More than $3000 Cash Collected by the Committee In Less Than Two Days of Actlvo Work. The following subscriptions have been received by the committee op- pointed to collect funds for the pay rncut for prlvute property purchased in acquiring the rights of way through Iknd that have been deed ed to the Oregon Trunk railroad company. During this first week, in which, the cqmmitUc rcorts, they have as yet not had time to do more than commence the work, 53215 have been subscribed. 1'ructtcally all of this amount, moreover, with the exception of a few hundred dollars, has made its welcome appearance in the shape of hard cash, The spirit of cooperation and of will ingness to help Mend evidenced by this record makes a beginning of which the citizens may well be proud. It is estimated that the next few weeks wilt see the entire required amount raised, the deeds for rigut of way secured and accepted once and for nil by the railroad, and this last preliminary to construction work arranged to the entire satis faction of all parties concerned. "Money talks," it is said. A list of those who have "spoken" then, and subscribed for the right of way purchase fund, nppears be low. The l'lrt National hank fiyi C. H. IIiiiImih 50 j. N. Hunter- J5 Kylvcklcr (itaati SS V. II. SUU 315 W. II. Sellers a5 U, C l-QC., .... ..,.. .,.... .. o" Mrs. Auiterway is 11. C. HIIU 70 C. A. .HUiiutirrough 50 I. M. Lawrence , 75 I, Know riiniilnlcr....,.,.,, 310 Joint Sleiill lui j. II. Wvnauily., , lao II. It. Allen V IIiiKh O'Khiic , loo Henry Mutter...,,.... 100 Central Oregon Kcnlty Co ... 50 8. C Caldwell l5 II. I. Ovcrturf. 100 A, L.UoodwIllle. too RIH0 COMING THROUGH TO BEND THIS VERY YEAR Both Lines to Be in Madras by FallCon struction to Bend Expected to Occupy About Three Months More Nine Thousand Men Now on the Work. Siikakhk's DRiDOit, Or., March 6. Despite forecasts to the contrary, the present status of construction work in the Deschutes canyon gives every reason to' believe that both roads will be able to make good their promises and reach Madras by next fall. I'urthcrrooie, an Oregon Trunk engineer thoroughly familiar with the field declares that Ies than three months longer will be required to push the Great Northern road through to Iknd. With the exception of the Crooked River bridge no heavy work is encountered, hud as soon as either the laying of rails up the can yon or the improvement of freighting conditions with better summer roads, it is Kcnerally believed in the camps that work on the southern portion of the road will be undertaken. The canyon is now a vastly different place than that visited in August last. Many miles of grading river, approximately nine thousand at no time is one out of sight cither of completed grades or gangs of workers or camps, while the constant echoing of "shots" outdoes even a Iknd Fourth of July. Careful inquiry at every contractor's camp on the two roads elicits a universal certainty in the work's completion on time. The Oregon Trunk has as yet been unable to ranch, at mile 70, because of litigation, while the Harriman road has not turned a yard of earth on the 12-mile stretch in the Warm Springs reservation. Jf it becomes possible end of March no serious delay will the work. The Deschutes Road has, perhaps, more miles of grade completed than has the Oregon Trunk. The line in every sense of the word, better curves, and wider roadbed. Inasfar as topographical conditions will permit, the new Hill road will be a replica of the famous "North Hank." On the lower reaches of the Deschutes the advanced stage of the construction Work is particularly trcck is laid and ballasted on the Harriman line, and four times this amount will be completed within as many wrcks, with the completion of several trestles, timbers for which are now being transported over the completed road. Hitherto this timber has cost more than three cents a pound to bring In from toe railroad On the west bank, where is the shovels arc at work on the sandy hillsides above Deschutes making room for extensive material yards, where will be centered rails, ties and other supplies for the builders. Other shovels, on both sides of the Columbia, are preparing approaches directly below the mouth of the Deschutes. This, it is estimated, will be in operation before June t, and tracklayiog towards Bend will lie under way by that date. The bridge across the Columbia below Cclilo, it is said, will consume almost two years in construction. While a tem porary grade is being made from the main line to the feny, work on the grade paralleling the O. R. & N. is being pushed. The heaviest fill on the entire line is situated above Cclilo, where, close to a long tunnel through a pcrcipitous bluff, no feet have to be filled in. One hundred and seventy-five thousand yards of material will be moved in this work, costing approximately 75 cents a yard. A striking example, this, of the expense to which the Oregon Trunk is going to insure the very best of roads, regardless of cost. To illustrate the pressure that the fact that on many sections of men pcr-inllc is being employed than And up to the present the construction of the Milwaukee holds nil rec ords for spccdlness. As we all remember, injunctions, right-of-way squabbles and al most actual warefare was the order of the day among the railroad build ers last summer. Then, during the be credited, near beer and nearer whiskey held sway in certain localities adjacent to the several "gallon houses" that exist here and there along the grades. Now, it seems, still auother phase is to be inaugurated. The railroad department of the Y. M. C. A. is sending two men to cover the construction camps of the two roads. They will distribute literature and afford entertainment to the men on the work with stereopticans, phonographs and portable organs, nud, of course, endeavor to improve social conditions among the workers as much as possible How these new brands of cntertaiument will compare in popularity with the old remains to be seen, The Deschutes canyon, all on the grades agree, is the most pictur esque iu the Northwest- Undoubtedly it will afford a feature of scenic attraction unsurpassed and for its beauty and interest will attract a heavy tourist travel, backed as it is by the resources of the beautiful Iknd country. It now seems safe to predict that before two more rail roadless summers are past passengers ou the "Iknd Special" or the "Deschutes Limited" will be viewing from the car windows the swirling waters of the "River of Gold" and its massive canyon walls as they ride toward the towns of the interior at a 50 mile clip. And think how much superior that will be to staging it over no, TltROliOU Shaniko fiats! G. .P. P. New Auto Stage Line. The Uadcliffe llros. Auto Co. of Marcus, Iown, brought iu two Velie cars Saturdny night, each carrying six passengers besides the driver These cars at once began regular service between Bend nnd Haight's, making the first round trip Mon day, both beiue loaded. Coming I lu from Shaniko they found the arc completed on both sides of the men occupy a hundred camps, and do any const uiction over the Smith to get at these two places before the be encountered in the completion of latter, however, will be a "trunk" with a lighter grade than its rival, far evident. Already some five miles of points. Great Northern line, several steam tor the ferry soon to be installed is being put on to rush the work is the grading n far higher number of ever was used on the Milwaukee. Christmas season, if reports are to toads almost impassable to Haight's, They carried block and tackle to help each other in the worst places, but only once was it necessary to resort to such aid at the crossing of Autelope creek just ubove Haight's. The passengers were taken at Haight's. N,o at tempt will be made for the pieseut to run beyond that point. OFFICERS PARTLY ELECTED. Board of Trade Walts for Constitution and Bylaws. Permanent organization of the Iknd Board of Trade could not be effected last Wednesday evening be cause the committee on constitution had 110 report. Chairman Sellers had sent for copies of the constitu tion and bylaws of several other or ganizaiions of similar character, but no response had been received, ow ing to the delay in the mail, and it was deemed best to wait for them before framing articles for the Bend body. Hugh O'Kane resigned from the committee and J. M. Lawrence was appointed to the vacancy. At flint !'- was proposed to go ahead with election of new officers anyway and leave the matter of con stitution and bylaws to future ac tion. J. M. Lawrence suggested that the present officers were satis factory and there was no need to supplant them before the permanent organization should be effected, which meant constitution and by laws: that adoption of constitution and bylaws would be the founda tion of the organization, and the choice of officers under such rules would simply be one of the details there authorized and provided for; that the officers must be under the constitution, not the constitution under the officers; and he thought the election should be deferred un til adoption of rules prescribing what officers there should be and their duties and powers. He did not suppose it would make any great difference in final results, but it would be the logical and reeutar way to proceed, and there was no call for extraordinary action. A. B. Buck, F. Edwards and W. W. Orcutt also supported this view of the matter and finally, after a pretty general discussion, it was agreed that the election should be suspended until constitution should be adopted. Before this point was reached, however, President Hudson bad been unanimously re-elected, H. E Allen bad been chosen vice presi dent and J. N. Hunter treasurer These will not enter upon their new tenures until the permanent organi zation is completed. MerrillXr Wllltlnfinn trfi natii $75 for automobile carrying Freight Agent Grajwam and Mr. Robertson for inspection tour on the high plain. President Hudson was directed to correspond with Frank Robert son, ol the Uend tnwnsite, to ascer tain what he would like to do with reference to a publicity campaign for this town. The committee on constitution and bylaws was instructed to re port Monday evening, March 14, at Hunter & Staats's office when, the next meeting of the Board will be held. PIrst Mayor Returns. After an absence of about two years A. L. Goodwillie, the first mayor of Bend, arrived irom Chi cago Saturday night and will spend an indefinite period here. He has been sibilated with a big bond- dealing concern in the East, but the new and wide fame of Central Oregon, coupled with the fact that Mr. Goodwillie still owns consider able property in this locality, brings him bark to rcconnoiter 'this field afresh, and possibly to abandon his Eastern connections and return to the West. Mr. Goodwillie says Bend is well known outside and there is a very wide and intense interest In the Central Oregon region. He is him self greatly impressed with the progress that has been made here and has nboiinded faith iu the country. For Sale. A full-blood Poland China sow one year old In sprung, farrowed eight pigs January r. Price for sow $10 if taken before March 20. A No t milch cow making one pound butter a day, come fresh December so; price $70. A. A. Grkiw, Pleasant Ridge. Fine Seed Rye for Sale. Also beardless barley, at Theo, M. Post's ranch two miles east of Gist main couuty road from Laid law to Sisters. 45"53 NEW TOWN PLATS DULY APPROVED Riverside and Wicstoria Ad jacent to Bend. 300 ACRES THUS SUB-DIVIDED These Plats Conform to the Standard of the Origin! Bead Townske. Madras and Redmond Expand. Other County Court News. "Wicstoria" Is the name of a new townsite plat filed in Prioc ville and approved by the county court at its March term last week. This includes 120 acres of the L. D. WIest homestead, adjoining Seed. The plat conforms to that of the original Bend townsite same sized lots and blocks, streets and alleys. Provision is made for opening streets to the Lytic acre tracts on the west whenever they cos form to the standard pltt. Negotiations ' are on lor the sale to Seattle parties of 100 acres of Wicstoria, at a price said to be within $50,000. One hundred eighty acres north of Lytle have been platted into a townsite named Riverside. Of this, 40 acres are owned by the Lytle Townsite Co , and 140 acres by Matthias J. Klein, who recently came to Bend from Minnesota. The tract includes the old Frank Glass hostcstead and aa adjoining 30 acres. This plat conforms to the original Bend plat, lots 50x140 feet, 6o-foot streets and 20-foot al leys. The plat has been approved by the county court and filed in the county clerk's office. The subdivision into lots of block 4 of the original Bend town site (the Drake block) was approved and the plkt regularly filed. This conforms to the rest of the plat, ex cept that the lots are only 25 feet wide, instead of 50 feet, on Wall street. The river lots are 50 feet wide each. A so-foot alley runs through the block, northerly and southerly. . All county roads within the ptat- ted townsite of Bend, not conform ing to streets and allejs, were form ally vacated by the court. The streets have been used since the town was platted anyway, there be ing no pretense of retaining the old county road across platted property, but it was deemed best to clean the record by formally vacating the old road within the city. The one place where the old road still held was where the new addition to the Pilot Butte Inn is now going up. The action of the court avoids any interference at that point. . Madras was formally created a municipal corporation and certificate thereof was ordered forwarded by the county clerk to the secretary of state. Boyce addition to Madras and Depot addition to Madraa were approved. Buret's first addition to the town- site of Redmond was approved. This covers 40 acres adjOMhsf the original town of Redmond on the nortu. The serai-annual reports of the sheriff; clerk and county treasurer were received and ordered filed. The reports show that the total amount paid in bounties under the new scalp law to date amount to approximately $2,500 00, one half of which amount is repaid by the state. Fancy Prices far Uveateck. C. Sam Smith of Prlneville sold 125 head of grade Shorthorn nnd Hereford steers In Portland the fint of. the week for $9607.50. The average weight of the steers was 1 360 pounds and the price $6.10 per hundredweight, the highest paid this year. Hogs sold in the Portland market last week at n cents a pound, live weight. These were 'Eastern Oregon porkers and the price is said to be the highest ever paid in the Portland market. For Sale Eggs for setting, from registered Hamburgh heus; 14 eggs for $1.00. J. I. Wxst, Bead'.