The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931, October 02, 1912, Page PAGE 9, Image 9

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Kvory Issuo of Tho Hullo
tin roconU tho progress of
Central Oregon nnt! ttie llond
country. If )ou nro a homo
seeker looking for ft new lo
OAtlnu, or own property In
thin section, tlioro la no hotter
way to become acquainted
with, or keep posted on. what
I being dona In thl mrt or
tha world than hy reading
this paper regularly. Bend
In your subscription at once,
o n not to ml anything of
what la coins on In thla big,
T rrtourcoful country t h I a
great Inland empire that ha
t now been opoued for develop
i ment hy two great railroad
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IIKN! la looted-156 mllea aouth
of the ColumhU ltlver, on the bank
of the Dcachutea, at the termlnua of
'the Hill and Harrltnan rallroada.
Geographically, It la practically In
the very center of Oregon. Econo
mically. Ita location la unaurpaued.
for llend atanda healde the greateat
tower producing atream In the North-
'west, where rallroada, water-power
and tltuher first meet, and surround
ed by the greatest Irrigation scgre-
.Ration In Oregon, with counlleae
millions of acrea of grain landa
tributary.
The City ItseU.
. Tho cstlmntod population of llond
today U 1700. Itn altitude la 3600
foot, with n cllmato that la practically
Ideal. Winter and aumincr, tho
weather la magnificent, the tempera
turo raroly going below xoro and
only twice, during tho laat throo
aumniora, being higher than 100 do
uroos. Tho hlghoat tomporoturo ovor re
corded la 102 degrcos. At thla altl
tudo, In tha dry cllmato, actual
harmful frootlng does not occur at
?! degrooa but at 26 degroca.
Government rocorda show an
nvorago nnnual precipitation of 16
Inchea with an avorago yearly of
320 aunny day. That ineana enough
rain for the fanner, lota of bluo eky
and bright aunahlne, np oppressive
beat, and ollmatlo environment that
tilyea Naturi every posalble chance
to got tho beat reaulis from man and
oil. ', I .
llend has four churches, many
Itonevolept 'aoctetter, aplendld grade
choola and a high achool whote
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AT THE
Grocer Does Not Keep Our
Come Here for It.
FARMERS
We Will Give Hour In Exchange for Grain,
as well as Pay Cash for Large Deliveries.
C. I. BOZELL, Manager
the Homeseeker j
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graduates aro admitted to tho State
University without examination, ex
cellent banks, the beat equipped
and atockod stores of any town of
twlco the alto In Oregon, btlck yards,
alone u Harriet., Hour and lumber
mill, a creamery, cold storage
plnnts, steam laundry, newspaper,
well npiKilntml hotela, and, Indeed,
able representatives of every class
of -mtorprlao.
. In other word, llond la well
equipped, modern and progressive,
with a lot of wlde-awako men who
have spent good monoy developing
the town, and who are getting good
returns on tholr Investments.
llond haa tho beat water In the
state, and an excellent modern water
system, which Includes up-to-date
Are protection.
Ilond'a atreeta and homes aro well
lighted by electricity, which la fur
nished from a new plant which coat
$60,000 to build and equip.
A local and long distance tele
phone, as well as telegraph, are
other Items In Uend'a metropolitan
equipment.
Work la undur way on a $80,000
eewer system.
Thero are moro beautiful resi
dences In llond, proportionately to
the population, than In any other
town In the West,
Kvorywhoro there are well mads
and woll kept sidewalks, tho atreeta
aro maintained In the lest condition
and aro lit with powerful arc llghta.
giving tho town tho beat street light
ing of any In Oregon. With tho
many beautiful vlows of mountains,
river and timber, tho magnificent
trees ecattorod generously through
out tho roaldontlal districts, and tho
wondorful climate, llond leaves llttla
to be dealred by thoao who sock
Idoal places In which to llvo.
Railroads,
In October. 1011, tho Hill nnd
llarrlmau railroad ayatema com
pleted to llend their Oregon Trunk
and Deschutes linos, llond Is the
terminus of both of thoao roads.
The handsome depot, erected with
natlvo atono, nnd the beat equipped
wnrohouao In tho atato, Indicate In
whnt Importanco tho railroad com
panies hold llond,
An extenstvo distributing business
already Is being conducted from
Fiend,, to the country south and
southeast, and wth tho regular oper
ation of automobile truck lines, tho
Volume of this business la vastly In
creasing. Practically all .qfwesjsrn Harney
county, and northern ' Lake and
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Flour
Klamath, will get supplies In by war
of Mend, and In return will oxport
via llond enormous clips of ytoet.
In connection with thla latter pro
duct and Ita shipment here, tho rail
roads hare announced that ovory
Juno thero la to bo a regular wool
aalo at llond. Thla means that wool
from nil ovor Werlor Oregon will
bo collected here, that buyers will
come her- that thousands of sheep
will bo aheaicd horo, and that. In
no very near future, woolen mills
will ln eatabllshod.
In nil surveys that havo been
made for a branch Hill road to tho
southeast, to commund connection
with nmilated roads and an outlot
In that direction, llend has been
made tho terminus point.
Irrigation.
A Carey Act Irrigation segregation
embracing spproxlmatoly 200,000
acres, lies to tho east and north of
llond. This land Is watered undor
the supervision of tho Stato of Ore
gon, and becomes the property of
settlers who acquire It by residence
and Improvement, paying from 118
to $40 an aero for water service,
with an annual maintenance charge
of 30 to 80 cents an acre, tho lowest
maintenance rate In operation.
Non-lrrlgalilo acreage Is purchased
at $8.50 an acre.
Dlrecttr adlalnln nm w
other Irrigation entnrnrlio.. )nth
conducted on a farmers' corporative
nans, ana oow exceedingly prosper
ous.
On tho Irrlsated lands all h nm.
ducts of the tomporato tone prosper.
Tho sail and cllmato, however, aro
particulate? adapted to tho bucccm
ful production of graases and root
cropa. Alfalfa, clover, grain, jota
toes nnd other root erons. Including
sugar boots, do remnrkably woll.
tho yieia or butter fat from the
grasses Is exceptionally great, nnd
tills, combined with Mm i.nrn r'(
water, and tho lack of excessive heat
nnd cold, destlnea thla territory to
take tho front rank nn n ilnlrv
country. 'The establishment of n
largo creamery at lioud, and tho aid
given farmers In securing flno cowa
by tho local banka, moans that a man
with forty acres who will raise gross
and food It to his cowa will bo aa
aurod of a comfortable living,
Work la now In progress upon a
great now irrigation canal, known a
tho North Canal, which wilt Irrlnt
aomo 60.000 acres pf land. The
canal gets its water from tho Des
chutes. Dry Farming.
Tributary "to llend on tha south.
oaejjs a huso dr farming area, era
"" iuuiu tutiu uv,uvu acres ui
lovol and rolling horo brush land,
with deep soil, no trocs and rocks,
mid with woll wator obtnlnablo at
modornlo depths.
Much of this torrltory linn boon
sottlod by homcMtondorn during the
laat year, nnd many families nre
dally Inking ndvniitago of thla lanf
big clinco to gut froo Government
land. The majority of tho ncroago
Ih open to humcittcadliig Undor tho
320 ncro law, which allows tho free
acquisition of that amount In return
for resldeuco and proportional annual
cultivation and Improvement. Tho
homestead laws aro being mado
easier and moro attractive, with the
result that moro and moro settlers
coino to llond and tnako homes on
this land tributary to tho town,
flood roads oxtoud through thl
country, and dally auto and stage
lines tap It from llend, to which Its
products will come on down grade
hauls to bo milled with tho Inex
hnustlblo water power of tho Des
cbuU's Itlvor Immediately bolow
llend, whero a dam la being con
st rue tod at a cost of n bo lit $60,000.
Tho work In connection with thla
summor'a development or tho lion
cunal will require nn expenditure
of $176,000. All of thla money will
bo spent clone to llend. The entire
syatnm will require approximately
$700,000 to complete.
TIiiiIkt.
Tributary to llond, on down grado
hauls, is 20,000,000,000 feet of tho
finest yellow plno timber. Ilcsldcs
providing the cheap power for the
milling of thla enormous timber belt,
llend orrore tho best of mill pond
facilities.
Tho manufacture of thla timber
at Dond la a cortalnly, for the largest
of tho companies Interested aro
hoavy property owners In llend landa
and watcrpowor developments, and
have signified their Intention of lo
cating their big mills horo.
At present tlioro aro several
amallor mill, employing In tho
neighborhood of ISO men. While
theso manufacture lumber primarily
for local consumption, not only nro
many carloads exported to tho towns
north of llond, but also many aro
shipped to tho mlddlo western mar
kets, which later will bo supplied
heavily with tho IJcnd lumber pro
ducts. Waler Power
Thoro I "at least 250,000 horse
power cosily obtainable from the
Dcachutea at and near llend.
Already a 1700 horsepower plant
la In operation In tho town, which
offers as cheap electric power for
domestic and manufacturing uses as
la obtainable In tho Northwest. Tho
Inexhaustible and cheap power at
hor doors guarantees fiend's exten
sive manufacturing future.
Recreation.
Tho man who comes to Dond or
tho adjacent sections of Central Ore
gon will be agreeably surprised at
tho pleasant aurroundlnra h will
encountor, both in what naturo has
supplied and In aoclal matters.
tor Instanco, a University Club
recently waa organlxcd In llond with
36 charter members. That Indicates
tho character of the men who aro
building up Central Oregon.
Tho sportsman will find the Henri
country n veritable paradise. Fish-
, Ing In tho -Deschutes Is n famous
attraction, that river's giant trout
bringing sMrt lovers from nil parts
of tho Northwest. Doer. bear, rab
bits boko ;.onn. ducka. ceoso. ivnni
and other ramo afford amplo rccro
atlon for tho out-door lover along
tho river and In tho foothills.
Canoeing and boating directly at
llond nnd up tho broad reaches or the
Dcschutos, coupled with excellent
auto roads, horse back riding possi
bilities without end, and near by
snow clad mountain peaks, combine
noar Uend Interest for overy aort of
nature lovor and health aeoker.
How to Get Here
From Portland take either the
"North Hank Railroad" or tho Oregon-Washington
Railroad ft Navi
gation Co. system direct to Send.
Tho fare la $7.45. Through tlcksta
from all Eastern points aro good
directly to llend. The route up the
Deschutes Canyon la the moat strik
ingly beautiful railroad trip In the
Northwest, and, aay lovers of flno
ecsuery. Is in Itaolt well worth tha
journey.
There are town having good sum
mer cllmato.
There aro towns having good
winters.
There nro town, at tho right
altitude.
Tlioro nro towns having attraction
for the outdoor onthuslau.
There aro towns having building
stone.
There uro towns having brick
yards.
Thero aro towns having irrigated
lands.
Thoro are towns having Umber.
Thero aro towns liavlnir mill an
dairies, T
Thoro are towns having water
power.
There nre town having great trlbu
lory areas. ' ji
There nre towns which oro toriulnala
of two railroads.
rint wliera I tlinin tnrnl..ulnr.
oil q( these advantaged -
UKM) IsMUoh t, town.
Anil flint I. mv It ''fit ... ..... -
matter whether yon 'Are an Investor:
o homeseekeri business man or tourist,
la Inveitlimtn whnt. Ilnnri ntA tl. ..I.
jaoenl country has to offer you.
BIG SHIP BUILDING
Tho Planning and Constructing
of an Ocean Liner.
FIRST A MINIATURE IS MADE.
This Small Modal Is Than Thoroughly
Tssttd, and tha Story It Tslls When
PsrUetsd Will 0 th Story of .the
fw VsimI Whsn Launched.
Kulldliig n modern occnti lluer Is nn
lutiTOKlliiK and complicated operation
Tho ship's plan I first prepared In
sections from owners' speclfkaUona. on
a scale of n quarter or half nn Inch to
I bo foot. One act of drawings, called
the MbcT draft," 1 s plan pf (be
Iblp's nkeleton or frame work without
I he plates, the Internal deck, bulkhead
and hold arrangements being Indicated
by a aeries of detailed druwlugx.
Follows then tb experimental stage
A wooden block or easting of purttfun
wax I dmi made to scale from il
tblp's plaint and tf-Mtrd In a large tank
about HOO feel In length nnd eight fi-et
deep. The model, weighted to the load
line, is lowed lo and fro by so over
head traverser at varying speeds.
Dcllcato Instruments register the ex
set "pull," the displacement, the stabil
ity and a bust of other Information
Tho shape of the model Is altered
again and again, pieces being shaved
off here and others there. Tbo final ro
sults are carefully tabulated, and from
Ibis ship In embryo the builders com
plete their plans.
Inside the central shed, 230 yards
long and 150 feet In height, tbo ship's
berth has meantime been prepared
Thousands of wooden piles, about thir
ty feet In length, have been driven by
pile drivers deep Into the ground. On
these are laid huge beams and the
floor completed with stout planks.
Then In the center the keel blocks, eur
monnied by oak capa In groups of dve.
aro assembled on a falling gradient to
the rlrcr of about half an Inch a foot
All la now ready for the reception of
the pondcrotiB keel. This tbo back
bone of the ahlp-ls of huge strength,
measuring four feet across, and Is three
and a quarter Inches thick. Parallel
with the keel, but alove It and attach
ed by angle bars. Is tbo central girder,
flvo feet high, the apace between form
ing tbo doublo bottom. On each sldo.
st regular distances running length
wise, are seven other girders, tbo out
er one called the -margin plate."
Tho woter tight chambers are formed
by vertical partitions of plates extend
ing above nnd beneath tbo floors up to
tho margin plate on each side.
After the greet rest steel stern frame
and the stem bar for the bows have
been attached the plating begins. The
steel strips of varying sixes, but av
eraging thirty-four feet lo lengtn ana
about three tons In weight each, wblcb
form tbo skin of the ship, are laid on
In strakes like the bricks In a wait
Fitting these strakes to the shape of a
ship Is a critical business. A thin
wooden pattern or template Is first
prepared for each plate and clamped
In Kltlon on the ship's side. With
minute rare every detail Is marked on
It the slxe and shape, the overlap and
the rivet holes.
It I then tranifcrred to Its protn
,tyMj. the steel plate, which Is cut,
guuebed and bent by wonderful ma
Legal
Blanks OF ALL
KINDS
Blank Notes
Rent Books
Receipt Books
Agreements
Sales Contracts
Crook County Maps
Central Oregon Maps
Scratch Pads
Township Plats
Cruisers' Books.
We take orders for
Rubber Stamps.
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The
Bend
Bulletin
chinery that sllrei steel strips, pancDos
rivet holes nnd bends steel plate as
r-nMly and cleanly as though the ma
terial were paper. Nimble traveling
rranes on gantries nnder the roof plclc
rip the hugo plates when ready and
ennivy thniii to tliclr appointed place,
where the hydraulic rlveter-n me
rlmnlcnl marvel with Irresistible rone
and rapidity drives each rivet home
In ibo building of a modern liner over
-tjnoo.O'K) rivets ore used. Rich Jolut
Is rendered water tight by calkins.
Tim oiitfr shell finished nnd the In
aide work far advanced, tho builders
llirn their attention to the problem of
I lie launch, tho weight of the vessel at
this (Ktlnt on the keel blocks being
something like 15,000 tons. The
launching ways, sloping gently to the
woter, are prepared, and cradles, fore
and aft. to gjilde the ship, nro erected
with huge wooden beams, tb whole
being Anally lubricated by tallow and
train oil.
Amid acclamation the ship receive
Its bopUsm and. whether for weal or
woe, takes to Its element Btlll help
less, though. Its motive power lacking,
it Is afterward moored to the works
wharf under a ISO ton titan crane,
whereby Its boilers twenty-flvo of
them nre lowered Into the abyss of
the hold and a multitude of fittings
connected with the engines.
Dwarfing all else for slxe come
next the four funnels, towering 160
feet above keel level and large enortgb
for two tramcars to te drawn through
abreast These are fixed on tbo gi
gantic "uptakes." connecting with the
boilers by a network of flues.
A boUt of auxiliary machinery for
lighting, ventilating, pumping and
steering the ship, as well as tbo pas
senger lifts, ia being Installed at tbo
same time ns a swarm of men work
day and nlgbt on the Internal decora
tions. Electricians encircle tbo ship
with a girdle of light and Install a
telepbono and electric call service with !
300 stations.
In tbo chart room Is fitted a wonder
fnl clock, which controls, synchronl-1
rally, fifty other clocks In different
parts of the ship. Tbo lofty Jlarcont
mast Is linked np with the mysterious
Instruments In the wireless cabin.
Then, at last after many months oC
toll, comes the welcome day when tbo
great ship, pride of her builders, sails
forth upon Its trial trip. fondon An
swers. IiltlCK FOIt CISTKIt.VS.
Tho llend lirlck Company desires
to call special attention to tho ad
vantages of using brick for cistern
and similar . work. It Is tho most
economical nnd tho most satla-
factory material. 22tf
NOTICK OF ll.VAI, HKTTLKMKNT.
Notice la hereby given by the
undersigned that she haa made and
filed with the Clerk of the County
Court of Crook County, Oregon, her
Final Account as Administratrix of
I the Estato or Elsie R. Riley, deceased.
and that aald County Court haa set
Monday, the -tth day or November.
1912. at 10 o'clock a. m. at the
County Court room in Prinevllle,
Oregon, aa the tlmo and place for
the hearing and settlement of said
Final Account, at which time and
placo any person Interested In said
Estate may appear and object to said
settlement.
Dated thla 25th day of September.
1912.
MARY E. SHERWOOD.
Administratrix of tho
Estato of Elalo R. Riley,
i deceased.
C. S, Hcnson, Attorney for
i Administratrix. 29-32
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Selling Agents for
Aubrey Heights!
The moat beautiful real-
Idence property in Bend. Only
6 to 8 blocks from business
center on easy terms.
Fire. Accident and Liability
Insurance.
H Surety Bonds.
U All classes of Real Estate.
J. A. EASTES
Oregon Street.
mvjtrv.-r.V" ':,-. m ;, ;m
J. J. RYAN
Sanitary Plumbing
STEAM AND
MOT , ATER HEATINa.
JOUBINQ
Promptly Attended to,
I'ostoiflce Box No. 171
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Roofing of all kinds. Repairing:
promptly done.
J. A. MacCLOSKEY
TINNING AND
Furnace Contractor
Guttering, Spouting,
Cornices and Skylights.
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