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tin records tho pruitrcsa of
Central Oregon and ttio lloml
country. If you nro a homo
aookor looking (or a now lo
cution, or onn property in
this oocllou, thorn Ik no bettor
way to become acquainted
slth, or keep iMiilod on, what
la lining ilono In thla part of
llio world than by reading
thla papor regularly. Hand
In your aubicrlptlon at unco,
ao aa not to mlia an) thing of
what la going on In thla tile.
resourceful country t h I a
groat Inland omplro that haa
now boon oponod for develop
ment by two groat railroad
systems.
I1KND la located 106 mlloa south
of tho Columbia Hirer, on tho banka
of tho Deschutes, at tho termlnua of
tho Hill and llarrlman rallroadi.
Oeographlcally, It la practically In
tho very center of Oro-con. Econo
mically, Ita location la uusurpassod,
for Hend atanda bctldo tho greatest
power producing atream In tho North
woat, where rallroadi, wntor-power
and timber first meet, and aurround
ed by tho greatoat Irrigation aogro
gatlon In Oregon, with countless
tnlllloni of acrea of grain landa
tributary.
Tho City Itself.
Tho oatlmatod population of Bond
today la 1300. Ita altitude la 3600
foot, with a cllmato that la practically
Ideal. Winter and summor, the
wonthor la magnificent, tho tempera
turo rarely going bolow zoro and
only twice, during tho luat throo
Nummora, being; hlghor than 100 do
grooa. Tho hlgheat tomporaturo over ro
cordod la 102 dogrocs. At thla nltl
tudo, In tho dry cllmato, actual
harmful fronting clooa not occur at
32 dOKrooa but at 20 degrees.
Oovornmont rocorda show an
avorngo annual proclpltatlon of 10
Inches with an avorago yearly o(
320 aunny days. That moana enough
rain for the farmor, loU of bluo uky
nnd bright aunehlno, no opprosalyo
heat, nnd climatic onvlronmont that
.jdvos Naturo overy posslblo chance
gat tho beat roaults from man and
toll.
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Steam Rolled
BARLEY
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Ilonil haa four churches, many
honovnlont soolotles, aplondld grade
schools nnd a high achool whoso
graduates nro admitted to tho Btuto
University without examination, ex
cellent banka, tho beat equipped
and atookod atom of any town of
twice the alto lu Oregon, brick yards,
atono quarries, flour and lumber
mllla, n creumory, cold atorago
planla, steam laundry, nnwapapor,
woll appointed hotels, and, Indood,
nblo ropresoutatlvc of overy claaa
of ntorprlao.
In other worda, Hend la woll
equipped, mndorn and progreanlvo,
with a lot of wtde-awaku men who
have apont good money developing
the town, nnd who nro gotltug good
returna on their Invoatmonta.
Hend haa tho beat wator In tho
state, and nn excellent modern water
system, which Include up-to-dato
fire protection.
llond'a atroota and homea aro well
lighted by electricity, which Is fur
nished from . now plant which cost
160,000 to build and equip.
A local and long distance tele
phone, aa woll aa telegraph, aro
othor Itoma In Bond's metropolitan
equipment.
Work ts undor way on a $80,000
aowor system.
Thoro aro moro benutlful resi
dences In Hend, proportionately to
the population, than In any othor
town In tho West.
Kvorywhoro thoro aro woll made
nnd woll kopt aldowalks, tho atroota
nro mnlntatnod In the best condition
nnd nro lit with powerful arc lights,
giving the town tho best stroot light
ing of any In Orogon. With the
many bonutlful views of mountains,
river nnd timber, tho magnificent
trooa acatterod (onerously through
out tho residential districts, nnd tho
wonderful climate, Hend loaves llttlo
to bo desired by thoso who Book
Idoal places In which to live.
Itallronds,
In Octobor, 1911, tho Hill and
Ilnrrlmnn railroad systems com
pleted to Hond tholr Ocogon Trunk
nnd Deschutes lines. Hond Is tho.
tormlnus of both of thoso roads.
Tho handsome depot, eroded wjth
nntlvo stono, nnd tho boat oqulppod
warohouso In tho atato. ludtcato In
what Importanoo tho railroad com
panies hold Ilond.
An oxtonslvo distributing business
already Is being conducted from
Ilond, to' tho country sojith and
southeast, and with tho regular oper
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orders In early.
ation of automobile truck linen, the
volume of thla business Is vastly In
creasing. Practically all of western Harney
county, and northorn Lako and
Klamath, will got supplies In by way
of Ilond, and In return will oxport
via Ilond enormous clips of woo),
lu connection with this latter pro
duct nnd Its shipment hero, tho rail
roads havo nunouncod that every
June thero Is to bo a regular wool
salo st Ilond. Thla moana that wool
from nil over Interior Oregon will
bo collected hero, that buyors will
come hore, that thousands of sheep
vlll bo sheared hero, and that, In
tho very near future woolon mllla
will bo established.
In nil surveys that havo boon
mado for a branch Hill road to tho
aouthoast. to command connection
with afllllated roads and an outlot
In that direction, Ilond haa been
mkdo the termlnua point.
Irrigation.
A Carey Act Irrigation segregation
ombraclng approximately 200,000
acres, Ilea to the oast and north of
Ilond. This land la watored undor
tho supervision of tho Stato of Oro
gon, nnd becomes tho property of
settlers who acquire It by reeldenco
and Improvement, paying from S15
to siu an aero for water service,
with an annual maintenance chargo
of 20 to 30 cents an aero, the lowest
maintenance rate In operation.
Non-trrlgablo acreage la purchased
at $'.60 nn aero.
Directly adjoining Ilond are two
other Irrigation ontorprlses, both
conductod on a farmers' co-operative
basis, nnd both excoodlngly prosper
ous.
On tho Irrigated lands all tho pro
ducts of tho tomporato zone prosper.
Tho soil and cllmato, however, are
particularly adnptod to tho success
ful production of grasses and root
crops, Alfalfa, clovor, grain, pota
toes and othor root crops, Including
sugar boots, do remarkably woll,
Tho ytold of buttor fat from tho
grnssoa Is exceptionally groat, and
this, combined with tho puro soft
water, nnd tho lack of excessive hoat
nnd cold, dostlnoa thla territory to
tnko tho front rank m a dairy
country. Tho establishment of a
largo creamery nt Uond, and tho aid
given farmers In socurlng fine cows
by tho local banka, moans that a man
with forty acrea who will ralso grass
and feed It to bis cows will bo as
sured of a comfortablo llTlng.
WnrV la now In nrnarreas unon a
groat new Irrigation canal, known as
tho North Canal, whloh will Irrigate
sonjd 60,000 noros of land. Tno
canal get's Its water from the Do
WANTS TREES IN STREETS.
Planting Atioolatlon Invito Aid of
Cltlisnt' QoeUtU.
Tho Tree Planting Association of New
York litis Issued mi appeal (o nil nn turo
loving citizens to celebrate the nrrlvnl
rut spring this year by planting tree In
tin) streets, pirks, yards nnd ojn-n
plfici of tin nrlotiii boroughs Lund
owner, churches. Hub nnd hotels
hIkmiM nil Join tho movement, the asio
tint Ion think.
"In Munhnltiin tree tuny lie freely
nnd successfully planted In many parks
north of Washington square." tho asso-'
elation says, "wbllo lu the oullylng
bor.niKln condition Invite I In nlmt J
unlimited uc of street tries for shade
mid for beautifying many sections
which arc now barren and unattractlro
lu appearance."
Tim nctiinl work of planting the trees
tuny bu performed by tho park board,
tlio cxKtia Ih'Iiik charged to tho prop
erty owner. If tho planting Is done by
other parties the work must bo under
taken lu accordance with tho park de
partment's printed reculntions. Maples,
lm. plna or Hpaulsh oaks, uatlvo or
European lindens, western nnd orlcn
chutes.
Dry Forming.
Tributary to Ilond on tho south
east la a hugo dry farming area, em
bracing moro than 2CO,000 acres of
lovul and rolling sago brush land,
with deep soil, no trocs nnd rocks,
and with well water obtainable at
modornto depths.
Much of thla territory has boon
settled by homestoadera during tho
last year, nnd many families are
dally taking advantage or this last
big chnco to jgot froo Government
land. The mnjorlty of tho ncrcago
Is opon to homesteadlng undor tho
320 ucro law, which allows tho free
acquisition of tbnt amount In return
for residence nnd projiortlonal annual
cultivation and Improvement. Tho
homestead laa aro being mado
caster and tnoro attractive, with tbo
result that moro and moro settlors
come to Hend and make homes on
this land tributary to tho town.
(lood roads oxtend through this
country, nnd dally auto and stage
lines top It from Ilond. to which Its
products will come on down grade
hauls to bo milled with the Inox
haustlblo water power of the Des
chutes Iltvor Immediately below
llcnd. whore a dam Is being con
structed at cost of about $60,000,
Tho work in connection with this
summor's development of tho now
canal will require an expenditure
of $176,000. All of this money will
bo spent close to llcnd. Tho entire
aystom will roqulro approximately
$700,000 to comploto.
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Timber.
Tributary to Hend. on down grade
hauls, Is 20,000,000,000 feet of tho
finest yellow pine timber. Besides
providing the cheap power for the
milling of thla onormous timber bolt.
Hend offers tbo best of mill pond
facilities.
Tho manufacture of this timber
at Hond Is a cortnlnty, for tbo Inrgcst
of tho companies Interested are
hoavy property owners In Hend lands
nnd waterpowor developments, nnd
havo signified their Intention of lo
cating tholr big mills here.
At present thoro aro sovoral
smaller mills, employing In the
neighborhood of ISO men. While
those manufacture lumber primarily
for local consumption, not only nro
many carloads oxportod to tho towns
north of Hend, but also many are
shlppod to tho mlddlo western mar
kets, which lator will bo supplied
heavily with tho Hend lumber pro
ducts. Water Power
Thoro Is at least 2G0.000 horso
powor easily obtainable from the
Deschutes nt and noar Ilond.
Already a 1700 horsepower plant
la In operation In tho town, which
offers aa choap electric power for
domestic and manufacturing uses aa
la obtalnabto In tbo Northwoat. Tho
lnoxhaustlblo and choap power at
her doors guarantees Oenda oxton
slvo manufacturing future
Itecreatlon.
The man who comoa to Hond or
tho adjacent sections of Central Ore-,
gun will be agreeably aurprlsod at
tho ploasant surroundings he will
oncountor, both In what naturo haa
suppllod and In social matters.
For tnstanco, a University Club
recontly was organized In Hend with
36 charter members. That indicates
tho charactor of tho raou who are
building up Contral Oregon.
Tho sportamnn will find tho nend
country a veritable, paradise. Fish
ing In tho Deschutes Is a famous
nttrnctton, tbnt river's giant trout
bringing sport lovora from all parts
of tho Northwest. Door, boar, rab
bits sago hens, ducks, gecso, swans
and other gamo afford amplo recro
ntlon for tho out-door lover along
tho rlvor nnd In tho foothills.
Canoeing aud boating directly nt
Ilond and up tho broad roaches of tho
Doschutos, coupled with oxcellont
auto roads, horse, back riding possi
bilities without end, and near by
buow clad mountain poakn, combine
near Hend Interest for overy sort of
naturo lover nnd health soekor.
How to (let Hero
From Portland tnko olthor tho
"North Hank ltnllroad" or the Oro-gnn-Wushlngton
Hallroad & Navi
gation Co. ay b to in direct to Hend,
Tho faro la $7.45. Through tickets
from all Eastern paints aro good
directly to Uond, Tho route up the
Deschutes Canyon la the most strik
ingly beautiful railroad trip in the
Northwest, and. any lovors of flue
Bceuery, la In Itself well worth' tho
Journey. '
tnl plane and sycamores nra advised
and can be furnhlied by any reputable
nurseryman.
TO CLEAN UP CITY.
Ntw rtochslls Doys and Girls Stsrt
Campaign.
The school children of New Itocliclle.
N, Y.. lime beKtin n cumpalcui lu nil
IKirt of the elty to clofiii front nnd
btirk yurd nnd to look nftcr the clean
IllK'if tlio streets Olid alleys.
Mil j or Frederick II. Waldorf and Ed
ward J. Cordlnl. president of the city
council, have offered gold watches to
th boys nnd girl who have tbo clean
eit nrtl and who have caused other
to rlitin their ynrds by the end of June
Tho children will form corps to patrol
the street to keep them free of debris
nnd papers nnd auk every person who
I In tbo habit of throwing papers, fruit
skltu and rlsnr stump In the streets
to throw them Into receptacle to bo
placed at Interval by the general Im
prorbment association.
GOOD ROADS WORK.
nldnts of Tve Tsxas Towns Drag
Highway.
rtcldont llrlng on the ,JcottsvllU
loop," as tbo two connected road run
ning from Marshall to Kcottsriile.
Tex., ore called, havo been nwlstlng
tho county in maintaining tbc redds
lately with results that are little short
of marvelous. The county's dirt rortcls
havo been pretty badly cut up as a re
sult or the continued winter rains.
Lately Micro lias been some advocacy
of tho split log drag on tbo ronds, the
suggestion Including tbe Idea Itint
those llvlnc nlong the different road
render n llttlo asilntanco to tue limit
ed county forces by hauling tbe drag
over the roads themselves occasion
ally. Tbe people on tbo Hcottsrllle loop
havo done so, and nutoinobllMts who
have been out that way report the
ronds In as tine condition a any in the
cities The drnK were used Immediate
ly after one of the hardest rains or tbe
n Inter, with the reult mated. The
work was wholly done by the resident
alone tbene ronds under the supervision
or a road overseer.
8htll Roads In Florida.
The construction or shell ronds In
Florida has advanced greatly of late,
tbreo and one-half mile or solid shell
road between Cortes nnd liradentowu
having been completed.
This 1 one or tbe finest pieces ot
road In that section, built or solid sbell
fifteen inches deep, at a cost or about
$3,000 per mile.
The rtartlesvllle-Nowata highway Is
the latest project In Oklahoma.
KOIt S.VI.K.
A two horwKwer Fairbanks-Morse
gno!lne engine. In Rood condition.
Will sell cheap because Installing a
motor In place of engine, needing
more power. Inquire Hulletln. tf
Don't forgot tbo name Itexall at
l'&tterson's.
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Hotel Wright
Mrs. Nellie Wright, Prop,
Bend'BOnly Stono Hotel. Strictly Modern. Electric Lights,
Hot and Cold Water, Bath and Telephone.
New Building All Now Furnishings. Dining Room in Connection.
Only ono block from depot Cor. Bond and Greenwood Sts.
Star Restaurant
Corner Bond and Greenwood stxeots.
Wo servo to order from 5:45 a, m. to 10:00 p. m. Family style
menlj- from 12 tp 1:30 p, m. and 5:45 to 7:30 p. m.
Meals 35c,
Board $5.00 a week. Meal Tickets $5.50,
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Hoofing of nil kinds. Repairing
promptly done.
J. A. MacCLOSKEY
TINNINO AND
Furnace Contractor
Guttering, Spouting,
Cornices and Skylights.
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