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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1912)
TIIK M4NI IWtA.KriN, HUM), WKDNKHDAV, JUIV 17, 10IS. PACK . IHe BEND MILLING WAREHOUSE CO. Has Just Received i the'fiacst that ever z 2 (J Information for 1 Kvory twine of Tho Hullo tin records tho progress of Contrnl Ore Ron nml tho Hond country. If you nro it homo stoker looklnK for a now lo cntlon. or own proporty In this section, there Is uu bettor way to hocnmo acquainted with, or keep posted on, what It being dolio in this part of tho worlil than hr reading thla paper regularly. Bond In your aultacrlptlon at onco, bo aa not to tnlia anything of what la going on In thla bis, resourceful country t h 1 a groat Inland empire that haa now been oponod for develop ment by two great railroad ayitema. - DKND Is located 150 mlltts south of tho Columbia Ittver, on the banka of tho Deschutes, at tho tennlnua of tho Hill and llnrrlmnn rallroada. Geographically, It la practically In tho very center of Oregon. Econo mically, Ita location It unsurpassed, for Ilend atanda boaldo tho gretstost Itowor producing stream lu tho tfojlh weat, whoro railroads, wotor-power nnd timber llrat moot, mid surround, ed by tho greatest Irrigation segru gatlon In Orogon. with countless millions of acres of grain lands tributary. Tho City Itself. Tho ostlmutod population of Hoittl today In 1700. Ita ultltudo la 3600 foot, with u ollmato that Id practically Ideal. Winter nml aummor, tho wouthor Is magiitncont. tho tempore turo ruroly going liolnw xoro mid only twlco, during tho laat tliroo aummors, bolng hlghor than 100 do greos. Tho highest tomperaturo over ro cordod is 102 dogrcoa. At this altl tudo, In tho dry climate, actual harmful freozlng does not occur at 32 dosroca but at 20 dogroos, Government rooorda show on avorugo annual precipitation of 10 tnchVa with un nvernafc yoarly of mpyAunhy days". Thafiniana onougM rallrfyr tho farmer, Jots of blue sky and bright sunshine, not oppresslvo host, and clltnatla environment that gives Nature ovory possible chnnco to got tho best rosiitto from mau and Oil. 30 TONS of FRESH CLEAN Steam Rolled BARLEY has been n BenJ. Get your USE FLOUR. MADE IN BEND the Homeseeker Ilend has four churches, many benevolent societies, splendid grado schools mid a high school whoso graduates nro admitted to tho Stnto t'nlvurstty without examination, ex cellent banks, tho best equipped and stookod stores of any town of twlco tho site In Oregon, brick yards, stona quarrtos, flour and lumber mills, a croamory, cold storago plants, steam laundry, newspaper, woll appointed hotels, and, Indeed, nblo representatives of ovory class of enterprise. In other words, Ilend is woll equipped, modorn and progressive, with a lot of wide-awake men who havo spent good monoy developing tho town, and who aro getting good returns on tholr investments. llond has tho best wator in the stato, and an oxcellont modern wator system, which Includes up-to-dato Aro protection. llend's atreeta and homes aro well lighted by olectrlctty, which is fur nished from a new plant which cost $00,000 to build and equip. A local nnd long dlstanco tele phone, as well as tolograph, aro other Items In llend's metropolitan equlpmont. Work Is undor way on n $80,000 sower system. Thoro aro moro bonuttttt! resi dences In Ilend, proportionately to tho population, than In nny other town In tho West, Kvorywhoro thoro nro woll made nnd woll kopt Hldownlks, tho stroota nro mulntnlncd In the host condition mid nro lit with powerful mc lights, giving tho town tho best stroot light ing or any lu Oregon. With tho many boautltul views of mountains, river mid timber, tho mngnlllcoiit trees scattered generously through out tho residential districts,, mid tho wondorful cllmnto, Ilend leaves llttlo to bo desired by thBO who sook Ideal places lu which to llvo. Ilnllrouds, In Octobor. 1011, tho Hill and Mnrrlmnn railroad systems com pleted to Hond tholr Oregon Trunk and Deschutes lines. Hand Is tho terminus of both of thoso roads. Tho hoiidsomo dopot, oroctod with natlvo stono, nnd tho host oqulppod warehouse In tho stuto, Indicate In whnt Importnnco tho railroad com panies hold llond. An oxtonslvo distributing buslnoss already Is bolng conducted from llond, to tho country south and southeast, and with tho regular oper A ' orders In early. I a c e. w CP - ation of automobile truck lines, tho volume of this business Is vastly In creasing. Practically all of western Harney county, and northern I.ako and Klamath, will got supplies In by way of llond, and In return will oxport via Ilend enormous clips of wool. In connection with this latter pro duct and Us shipment hero, tho rail roads hnvo nnuouncod that ovory Juno thoro Is to bo n regular wool salo at llond. This means that wool from all over Interior Oregon will ho collcctod hero, that buyers will enmo bore, that thousands of shoop will bo sheared bore, and that. In tho very noar future, woolen mills will bo established. In all aurvoya that havo boou mado for a branch Hill road to the southeast, to command connection with afflilated roads and an outlot In that direction, llond haa been niMlo tho terminus point. Irrigation. A Carey Act irrigation segregation ombraclng approximately 200,000 acres, lies to tho east and north of Ilend, This land Is watered under tho supervision of tho Stato of Oro gon, and becomes tho property of settlors who acquire it by resldonco and Improvement, paying from $15 to $40 an acre for water sorvlce, with an annual malntenanco charge of 20 to 80 cents an acre, tho lowest malntenanco rato in operation. Non-lrrlgublo ncreago Is purchased at $.G0 nn arro. Directly adjoining llond aro two other Irrigation onterprlsos, both conducted on a farmors' co-oporatho basis, and both exceedingly prosper ous. On tho irrigated lands all tho pro ducts of tho tomporato zono prosper. Tho soil nnd cllmato, however, aro particularly ndaptod to tho success ful production of grasses nnd root crops. Alfalfa, clover, grain, pota toes and other root crops, Including sugar boots, do remarkably woll. Tho ylold of butter fat from tho grasses Is oxcoptlonally groat, and this, combined with tho pure soft wntor, nnd tho lack of excessive heat and cold, destlnos this territory to take tho front rank as a dairy country. Tho establishment of a largo creamery at Dead, and tho aid given farmors in securing fine cows by tho local banks, moans that a man with forty acres who will raise grass and food it to his cows will be as sured of a comfortable living, . work Is now In progress upon a great now Irrigation canal, known as tho North Canal, which will irrigate some 50,(100 acres of land. Tho canal gets Its water from tho Des chutes. Dry Farming. Tributary to Ilend on tho south oast Is a hugo dry farming area, em bracing more than 2(10,000 acres of luvel and rolling nago brush laud, with deep soil, no trees nnd rocks, and with well water obtainable at moderate depths. Much of this territory has been settled by homestendors during tho last year, nnd many families aro dally Inking advantage of this last big chtico to got freo Oovornmont land. Tiio majority of tho aerosgo Is open to homcstcadliig under tho 320 acre law, which allows tho freo acquisition of that amount In return for residence nnd proportional annual cultivation and Improvement. Tho homestead laws aro being made easier nnd more attractive with tho result that more and moro settlers come to Ilend nnd inako homes on this land tributary to tho town. flood roads oxtoud through this country, nnd dally nuto and stage lines tap It from llond, to which Its products will como on down grado hauls to bo milled with tho Inox hnustlhlo wntor power of tho Des chutes Itlver Immediately below Hond, whoro a dam Is being con structed at a cost of about $00,000. Tho work In connection with this summer's development of tho now oannl will require an expenditure of $17E,000. All of this monoy will bo siteut closo to Iwnd. Tho entire system will require approximately $700,000 to complete Timber. Tributary to Ilend, on down grade hnuls, la 20.000.000,000 feet of the finest yellow plno timber. Ilesldes providing the cheap powor for tho milling of this enormous timber belt, Ilend offers tho host or mill pond facilities. Tho manufacture or this timber at Hond Is a certainty, for tho largest of tho companies Interested are heavy proporty owners in Hond Innda and watcrpowcr developments, and havo signified their Intention or lo cating their big mills here. At present there nro sorernl smallor mills, employing In tho nolghlxtrhood or ICO mon. Whllo these manufacture lumber primarily for local consumption, not only are many carloads exported to tho towns north of llond, but also many aro shipped to tho middle western mar kets, which lator will bo supplied heavily with tho Ilend lumber pro ducts. Water Power Thoro is nt least 200,000 horso power easily obtnlnablo from tho Deschutes at and near Hond. Already n 1700 horsepower plant is In operation In the town, which offers as cheap electric power for domestic and manufacturing uses ns Is obtnlnablo In tho Northwest. Tho Incxhaustlblo and cheap power at her doors guarantees fiend's oxtcn slvo manufacturing future, liferent I on. Tho man who comes to Hcnd or tho adjacont sections of Central Ore gon will bo agreeably surprised at tho pleasant surroundings he will encounter, both In what nature has supplied and In social matters. For Instance, n University Club recontly was organized In Ilend with 26 charter members. That Indicates tho character of tho men who nro building up Contrnl Oregon. Tho sportsman will find tho Ilend country n vcrltablo paradise Pish ing in tho Deschutes Is a famous attraction, thnt river's giant trout bringing snort lovers from all narta or tho Northwest. Door. boar, rab bits sago hens, ducks, gceso, swans and other gnmo afford amplo recre ation for tho out-door lover atonic tho river and In the foothlila. Canoeing nnd boating directly at Ilend and up tho broad reaches or tho Deschutes, coupled with excellent nuto roads, horso back riding possi bilities without end, and near by snow clad mountain peaks, combine near Ilend Interest for ovory sort or nature lover and health seeker. How to Get Here From Portland take either tho "North Hank Itallroad" or tho Oregon-Washington Hallroad & Navi gation Co. syatem direct to Hond. Tho rare is $7.45. Through tickets from all Eastern points are good directly to Hond. The routo up tho Doschutes Canyon Is tho most strik ingly beautiful railroad trip In tho Northwest, and, say lovers of fine scenery, is in Itself well worth the Journoy, ODELL Fishing: Hunting: Boating Ideal place to spend your vacation. Pasture for horses, good camp ground, cabins, tents, fishing tackle Hid provisions of all. kinds. Hotel hi connection, ' . . i' t. R. H. WEST, Prop. PLANT TREES IN SMALL TOWNS Too Many o! Ttiam Are Baltic adiy Neglected, GET BUSY AND CLEAN UP, J. H. Millar. Kansas Expsrt, Tails What Evsry Incorporattd Town Should Do to Msko Itstlf Attractive Plant Trt Evtrywhsrs. People are In the habit of expecting to see beautiful streets and yard and parks and parkings la Urge cities, but uiiually they forget the Importance ot "fixing up" tho small town. "I am going to collect a thousand photographs of iimdghtly things lu oar nmull towns and show them all over the stale," wild J. II. Sillier, director of college extension at tho iCanns Ag ricultural college, recently. "Why Is It that In many counties the worst roads aro the small town streets? Why la it that In sumo small towns there nro mnny streets without a tree In the parklng7 Why Is It that In scores of small towns there ore streets not grad ed, no parkings and no parks)" Every Incorporated town. Mr. Miller believes, should provide from one to six small parks of about a quarter block and at least one park covering an entire block nnd then, while land is cheap, provide at least one five acre park. The time Is coming when every vlllsge will provide parks as naturally as it provides streets and alleys, and It will bo found much cheaper thai) Jails and juvenile courts. Cvcry Incorporated town should hove In Its council a committee on laullfytng the town. Tho mayor should also appoint a co-operating com mittee of three or Ave not In the coun cil. These committees should plsn rbiXT oood shade Titers kvunvwuRiie. for trees, shrubs, cleanups, neighbor hood (.-ontcsts, etc. Tbe main commit tee should be required to walk lu a body nt least once a month all through the town nnd out on every road nnd thru yraVi Imck Into town, trying to Imnglne what the Impression of tbe town would bo If the committeemen were seeing It for the first time. ir the railroad runs ucar or througr the town this committee should take In "tbe sights" viewed dally by hun dreds of strangers. Tbey should have photographs taken of every badly kept plnct1 front yard, back yard or alley and exhibit the samo In tho poitofflre until the place Is Improved. 1 know of one little town that plans to sub scribe $1,000 this year to advertise Its advantages. V.xerj owner of a vacant lot should 1 urged to plant trees In tbo parking. Plant only ono variety of tree on one street Plant trees on tho school grounds. In church lota and In tho cemetery, riant trees! Plant trees! 4 Clean up! FREE FLOWER SEED. Nashville School Children A.k.d to Msks Zinnia Plots. As n step In carrying forward the work tho City Beautiful association of Nashville, Tenn.. purchased from a lo cal wholesale aeed Arm quite a supply of clnnla seed, the Aower adopted by the association, and b having thla seed put Into small packages preparatory to Township blanks, neatly bound In hooks, cents at The llulletln. LAKE giving one pneksgo to e'very pupil In the public schools. The package will bo accompanied by n card to be signed by the pupil ac knowledging Its receipt and binding film to plant the seed and properly cars for the plants. Members of the association believe that If they ran succeed in enlisting the Interest of such n largo body of children that n very decided step will have been taken to advance the pur poso of the movoment, wbib Is to giro the city a more beautiful aspect and so help to mske the home moro attractive. ITtVT f QUIDEP05T8 ON THE ROAD f TO BUSINESS SUCCESS. If you cannot make your for tune In the same place nnd In tbe sain wuy some other man bus done, make It In a new place and a new way. The nnll of a good precept al ways noeds the hammer of prac tice to drive It In. Minutes are to hours what the pennies are to dollar, and he wins who saves both. It Is not the position a man flits so much as the way be Alls It that stamps upon him the mark of bis qusllty. It Is all n building process the rock Is built of atoms, the tree Is built of cells, the bouse U built of bricks, success Is built of conquered details. Tbe ono who specializes and becomes proficient In fact, ex pertIn a single line Is surely a winner. He can always And a pUce at tbe top notch salary. i PAY FOR HONEST SERVICE. RsUII Morehant's night to PretMtlon From Unfslr Competition. Speaking recently before a stabs con vention of retail merchants, a repre sentative of a Arm manufacturing a. widely advertised food product said: "If co-operation Is to be of a loyal J and sincere sort we must recognize the right of every one In tbe chain of dl-j trlbutlon to an honest proflL Not even) the consumer has any right to object to tbo honest profits of tbe merchant who gives him honest service. No ono who will carefully study tbe relation of profits to service can escape tbe con viction that public economy Is best served by the policy of 'live and let live.' "Tbe argument of the mall order house, chain store and department store that elimination of tbe middle man would be economical to tbe con sumer Is absolutely false. Such Insti tutions, taken broadly, are enemies rather than friends of tbe consumer. Just as they are of the retailer. If tbey bold as rigidly to Ntrlct truth nnd fairness as tbe retail grocer docs tbey would dlo an early death. "Nothing has contributed to the ex istence of them Irregular mongrel classes so much as favoritism, but even this U slowly getting a bold on thinking retailers. Quantity prices havo made possible every one of the unfair practices of tbe trade. If yon can buy ten cases more cheaply than one It is fair to setl 100 cases more cheaply than ten and a carload nt a lower price stilL Dut such practices Inovltably make It possible for tbe big buyer to own goods moro cheaply than his small competitor. If mall order bouses paid the samo price for their goods that tho small merchant does they wouldn't last a year, because tbe small merchant U the consumer's friend and with a square deal will beat any catalogue house out of existence In his town In tbe game of competition." SEPARATE YOUNG PUPILS. Oldae High School 8tudnts Tondonof to Overdrosa Is Harmful. "There Is a tendency on the part ot tbe older high school pupils to over dress and adopt tbe style and fashions that make them seem moro mature la nature and appearance, Tbo younger pupils are quick to Imitate the dress and manners of tbelrolder schoolmates. ThU leads them Into Indiscretions and robs them of an Important part ot childhood. The expense of overdress ing rails heavily upon moat families nnd tends to discourage many parents from keeping their children In school." "These assertions aro mado In a cir cular of Information Just Issued 'for freo distribution by tbe United States bureau of education, which deals wlth an educational experiment at Dayton. O., whereby the school children are segregated In a special high school for their first year after graduation from grammar school. "In this school." saya tho circular of Infortuutlou, "there nro no older pupils, aud tbo simplicity ot childhood Is maintained In ilress and manner for auothor yeur, 7l'hu chil dren aro able to develop luorojialitrally without tho Intlueuce of older pupils," The bureau of education's circular of Information was written by i'. II. Painter, principal of tbe Uret your high school at Dayton. J" l Roofing of all kind. Repairing promptly done. J. A. MacCLOSKEY TINNINQ AND Furnace Contractor Guttering, Spouting, Cornice and Skylights, .t'