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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1911)
w RAILROAD DAY HERE (Continued from llrst page.) was taken to Portland and exhibited there by W. E. Coinnn. Returning to the shakers' stand, Mr. Hill then addressed the large gathering. Hewns fmiuently ap plauded and one spectator inter rupted him at one point to say: "I have known you since 1S5S and you are the best man that ever lived. Mr. Hill." The great Empire Builder spoke in part as follows: "Ladies and Gentlemen: We aic hero today to celebrate ihe event of n new trail into Central Oregon. This country, the ontire Northwest, owes something to those who came before. They owe n great deal to the pioneers who took their lives in their hands, both the man and the woman, because it would have been a lonesome place for the men if the women had not been willing to come. Now you arc all interested in this country, each man for himself and all for all. What helps Oregon helps every man in Oregon, and if you want to do what is best for each one of you, you will work to gether for the advancement of the entire state. You have a nice start for a town here and an ambition to be a city, and I know no reason why you should not have a city here, and there is no reason except that the country behind you is not built up. "Go to work and build up the country, because the cities would starve to death if it were not for the country, and nations that have neglccted,the cultivation of the soil have faded from the face of the earth. "There is no reason why Central Oregon should not produce enor mous wealth. We have a good deal of faith in it. If we did not have we would not have come here. "I have heard all sorts of stories of Central Oregon. I want to tell you a little one. I never gave it away. I hoard a great deal of Ore gon and heard a great deal of good about it. Some lauded it to the skies, others said it was desert and it would not support four jack rabbits to an acre. I was in Port land at a small dinner party, and when the dinner was about half over they brought one of your neighbors in, brought in Mr. Hanley. "I looked him ovor and I talked with him, and he talked to me like an honost, straightforward man, and he did not toll me that Contrel Oregon was a Garden of Eden, but he told me there wag a great deal of country down here that was not understood. A great deal of country that would produce any thing that was nocoseary to make comfortable, well-solectod homos for a great population. "I thought that he told an honost story and I wanted to check it up. I sent others in to-check up his statements, and I found that he had told the truth, and that was the starting point of the Orogon Trunk. What William Hanley told me that evening led me to invostigate, and I found that he did not overstate it in any particular, and you see what has followed. gunbarrel and keep it there and hit the mark. Lot mo say to you that the mark is to get people into this country. You could not build n prosperous community in the Garden of Eden and we could not run n railroad there if there was nobody lint Adam and Eve to use it. It would bo u dismal failure. They would not have far enough to go to visit each other. ' "Now what you must have, and what we must have, is people. You have got the soil. I have seen evi dences of it everywhere. e went to Uiidlnw and Sisters this morning, went out to see some country. Much of it looked very Kd. We saw the vegetables anil grains and grasses, the products of the soil that retlect the power anil the natural wealth of the soil and there is no mistake about it. It can be done because it has been done. "Let your people move forward carefully and wisely and we feel confident that if they do their duty to the land the land will resjwnd to them and do all that they have any reason to expect and in many cases much more. And before 1 close 1 want to say we have here our rail road neighbor of the Union Pacific, and we are like Daniel in the lions' den. "Now we mean to get along with them. When they get in a tight place we are going to extend the helping had of fellowship and if we get into a tight place we will call on them. We won't make faces at each other across the fence. "We found there was room enough even for two railroads down there in the Deschutes, and hoi' both of them will have all they can carry. At any rate we are going to try to sit next to you so that we will get our share. We have a close noighboi that is, the Great Northern has up in the North. "The Northern Pacific and Great Northern used to scrap ami fight, but they got over it and together they pooled their issues ami built the North Hank road, and they again pooled their issues ami built this line, and when it is finished you will have n great railroad, ami it will not be a great while until it is finished and you can take a com fortable ride, leaving here in the morning, ami I hope you can soon do a day's work ami leave here ir. the evening and get to Portland for brottkfast. That is a lot butter than you used to do. "As I told you before, we have spent botweon ispoKano ami 1'ort- land, and in Oregon, between eighty five and ninety millions ami we have not received any returns on it, but we have faith we will, ami we will if you will help us, because every dollar that we ever get you have got to win it first, and if you are poor we are going to be jwor, and if you are prosperous we ought to have a little share of your pros perity, ami we hope to got it. I wish you all Godspeed and every particle of luck and prosiwrity that can come to you." As soon as his address was finish ed, Mr. Hill, with his party, left to view the exhibits and at 3 p. m. the special left for Spokane. Mr. Hill reached Bend about U o clock Thurs day morning and a short time after 1 wards left bv auto for a trin through "Now we have been building in the Laidlaw and Sisters country, the Northwest and Washington and , lie did not get back in time to re Oregon since we commenced the1 view the parade as had been North Bank road, the Northern ; "" ft((rm q Mr Pacific and the Great Northern rail- j,m R ,jf M,cr of the jjarriman ways together, and we have spent , gj-stem spoke briefly, telling of the $85,000,000 to $90,000,000. It is a ' building of the Deschutes Kail road good deal. This road has cost $11,- to Metolius and of the joint agree- 000 000 or 812 000 000 from here ment for the U8e of tho Hil1 rtmd WO.UW or w,uuu,uiw irom nere,from t point u, Bend. down to the Columbia. We must! c. C. Chapman of the Oregon Do have had some faith in the country . velopment League made several and we have. We believe if this announcements, D. O. Lively, vice soil is properly cared for, if it is ' president of the Union Stockyards properly understood and fair justice of Portland, being the concluding V . , ,. ,n i L i speaker. He told of the share tho done to it, it will make a happy and hof wouI( pIny fn brnging wealth comfortable home for thousands and to the farmer. si m K Was " t of t V 1 ,lr-' v rtasssaBsssssz Ln Pine, Crook Comity, Oregon. velopment league; for the best sample of clover. $10 to Anderson Bros., of Bend; for the best sample of alfalfa, $10 to J. N. B. Gerklng of Laidlaw; for the best assortment of grains grown on irrigated land, $10 to J. J. Coon of taidlnw; for the best assortment of dry land grains, $10 to .George F. Beckman of Powell Butte, and for the best assortment of root crops. $10 to Mr. Beckman. BABY SHOW HELD Plfteen Children ILxhlnlted, Pour PrUrs (liven. An event of much interest to the women was the baby show Friday morning. It was held in the Fuiks building. Mrs. C. S. Hudson taking the leading part in arranging for it. riiere were two classes of entries, bnbios whose ages ranged from one up to two years and for those under one year. The judges were M. Lara of Seattle; J. T. Hardy, travel ing freight and ptuwengur agent ol the S. P. & S. nnd O. T.. and C. L. (totaling of Lewiston, Idaho. There were ten entries in the older claw and five in the other. The awards of the judges were as follows: One to two-year-olds, Mrs. '.. W. Lindborg's baby first, Mrs. F. N. Wallace's second. Under one year. Mm. Fred Van Mntre's baby, first; Mrs. Glenn H. Slack's, second. The prixes were $11 to the first. $2 to the second. RACES ON STREET Moriic itml Pool Contet Prove Interesting Part of Program The horse nnd foot races on Wall street Friday were an interesting feature of the cebbmtion, lieing witnessed by a large crowd. The prise were awarded a follows: Saddle horse race, fimt. Charles Lovse, $-"; second, George (ierston, $15. Pony race. Charle Iwe. $15. 100 - yd dash '.. C. Ungdell. $10. Sack race, first. Herman Moore, $2; second, Howard Young, $1. Boys' f.O-yd race, first, Howard Young, $S; John Steidl, Jr.. $2. Half mile race. A. U. Dorris. $5. Boys' 10-yd race, first, Fred Bassctt, $2; second. Eddie Broster hous, $1. Running broad jump, Morris Chasman. $2. CANOE RACE ON RIVER Robinson anil Ward Carry off Cele bration Aquatic Prizes The canoe race scheduled for last Thursday morning was not held un til the afternoon. It proved n good feature of the program, being en joyed ny a large number of people. Taking part in it was Porcy W. Brackctt, J. T. Itobinson, Elmer Ward and D. M. Davis. Ward and Itobinson won the race, receiving each a prize of S7.G0. Tho distance was half a mile. No entries could be secured for the log rolling contests. ( I ."" --' '- '" ' --' ' s . . 'v NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY. WHY? BECAUSE YOU CAN GET BARGAIN J FIVE ACR Trads Xom Suoi o oS iijm vjo opju v $375 to $750 Each. "UDA noA uiojsXs 7UoiuAod Xuy WATER RIGHTS Absolutely Protected. josutpjnd jjns oj suuox THIS PROPERTY ADJOINS BEND PARK And will bo as flno residential property as thcro is in tho city. Ajuno3 3JOOJ3 uj si 'jsoq puD IsoSSjq oqj oAoq OAA 'Xjjodoad uijdj jo Aip oSuoqoxa jo nos 'Xnq noX djoq oj udm oaa Oregon Investment Co. ELMER. NISWONCER Wall Street, Dcnd, Oregon. o'likiiiN nns micistoN In the 15-round loxing content last Thttrfttiiv night. Danny O'Brien what given the decision over Bobby Evans. From the reiort of tliiwe who saw the ImhU. it was not an ex citing exhibition. The match was referred by Jim Datigherty of luii- mend. Wlin Due Your PrenslnsV The Star Dry Cleaning House, with A. L. French, doe all kinds nf cleaning, presoing and rehiring f clothe in a nwit manner and at reasonable prices, tallies' work as well as men's done. SntNfacimn given and work promptly domv A trial will convince you. -7tf AUIIKIiY 111:1(111 IS. tats $10 cash nnd $10 a month. Eiuiten & Bean Realty Co.. Agm. tf Home .Made (l.iodn Seoeil. iIHIihw $10 Wi and $H M iimMh. The Mulry we serve is strictly Haste Bean Ileal ly Co. home iim.lt and the best. Try It Mule. '., Cm onrr.. and you will be convinced. The (;Winci. ,talrt ,, ,,,,.,., ' ,m- lf eH'riimnitl farm a mile i-at ..f liiwn a line Jerw) bull v!mm r Special Inducement In Prion. vitv- jH, ,,; , R wli, , f r. At Ita in Itlvernidc and I.) tie Ad- In and around Bend. I millions of people. You cannot do it all; you cannot build up a city, as I have said, without building up the country. "Now it takes all the people to pull together and to pull loyally and to pull for Central Oregon. PRODUCE AWARDS First National Uank Distributes $79 In frizes. Tho prizes offered through the We Commercial Club by the First Nat- will do our share. You have got to. ional Bank were awarded Friday. In the greatest battles of modern The judges were D. W. Kinney of times, who wins the fight? It is Fort Rock and O. K Nelson of Los the man behind the gun. The fel low who points straight at the mark. He is the man who wins the fight. "Now ,to Angeles. For the best assortment of sam ples grown on dry or irrigated land, get your eye on the $25 was awarded the Laidlaw De- LARA WINS PRIZES Judges Pronounce Ills Lawn and Dockyard Heat and Neatest The prize of $G0 for the best lawn seeded this year, given by tho D, E. Hunter Realty Co. through the Com mercial Club, was awarded Friday to A. M. Lara. The $25 for the neatest and best kept backyard also went to Mr. Lara. Tho judges were D. W. 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