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The bend bulletin VOL. X. HEND. OHKtiQN, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1012. NO. 40 JO FIRE RISK GREAT ASSET! HUNTER 60 EAST SAYS JOHNSON: IN BEND TIMBER Bonds Accepted, Money Paid and Head of Con struction Company Here, Who Says Work Will Be Done by June, Meaning Employment of 125 Men. t EXCELS WORLD'S COAL "BEND NEVER LOOKED BETTER TO ME" NOTED LUMBERMAN OPTIMISTIC LUMBER OUTLOOK IS EXCELLENT SUPPLY DESCHUTES IS MILLERAND A. D. JWORK 0NSF.WER STARTS liMlIOI G000 $ r l a 9 piirllmid tniirmil Tells if Mnrvrlou Y Viilue nt t'mtritl llrrtiii Htrriim to KnHrr Hint. Ilruellttrd of I ImiiI Mo-t All by, II. Tim foltowliiK Is tho text of tlio loading editorial In tlio Orrguti Jour mil (if Portland for December 7. In rending this slowing eulogy of (In ollillltte nuil Importance of tlio Desohute rlvur, people Interest ed Iii quntrtil Oregon In general and In llend In pnrlloulnr should rtiiiu bor llmt llend In the only Central Oregon (own on n rnllroad Hint Ilea directly on the l)eehutt rlvur; (tint within 12 itillra or llend urw tliu greatest of It many water power possibilities; that within four mile ur'llDiiil practically nil the wator now utilised for irrigation U taken from tho river; Hint Howl Ilea l&C miles from tho mouth nml about 100 utile Hunter N ISiilliiinlimiii.1 nml IIIiiIn nl Another Iteul -Power t.'oinpnny llinlmrltN on l(cnl linprmr- in c ii t i p i n 1 1 o n n. Construction work on llend sewer system commences Monday, Tho $00,000 IjoikI Uiuo linn been column mnled, tho bonds have been delivered to Chicago and thu money In In tho lininlH of tho city. Tho contract with tho Bo ii th Portland Crushed Kumpster II. Miller, general mana ger of thn llcnd Water, l.lKht & Pow it Co., under the ownership of tho ho awarded n sub-eontraet In also on route. No Rub-contract can ho let under the provisions of tho contract with tho city, without (lie approval of Hewor Knglncer It. K. Koon, who Is In ohargo of the work for tho city. Mr. bwycr explained that nt tho outaot of course n full crew could not Hock Couiliniiv lias heon slimed. Last nlKht Thomas bwywr, president of ' ' l,u on tho work. Ho will try out that firm, arrived In liotid, to tako " ,h" lnlor he can get hero, and If charge of tho work. tl",r,J ' "ol nough, an la anticipated. "Wo will start In Monday." said !l,0.r w,n ' '"'lrted from Port- Mr. Dwyer Ihla moeiilng. "We will ' '. Tiie "-' "' M" Mr. Dwy er, win ltd m me neigniiorhnod of 25 not coinii eted bv Juno, nnd wn nx. CP,,l " "r. unless It becomes .Mr. Miller will Ira giino until niter. Post to ho through In nv montha. ! necessary for tho contractor to do tho holldni. ami In hU nl,...i lllnvWw expect to employ from 120 to ICO.""'.1?0 rn'n" " maintained. end an mutuant In liavn nl..r., ,,f !"'" .Af,c' wo get going, I think ........ ........ ..... our minimum dally payroll will nov mv """II IUH ""in WlUt HUH IM'VII lS.nlt.1 OreKou Power Co., am, A. 0.ptoT. wo'rk ta lliintur Ml thla nmriiltiR fur ChliMKo. nMt comploted hy Juno, nnd wo ox- I'riHliictlon. .Not rolltlm, Govern Prosperity, and All Central Oregon ltefjulrrn for More l'rocrltjr In More Production. atarttd. T. II. I'oloy operutloii of tho local liutluea. mamiRliiK tho coukldorali er ho Ii-m than J2.'.0, and prohahly loll thu local Mr. Humor, who enmo In with Mr. Mr. Dwyer will Miller laal wk, nxpecta to ho In oualy. ToiiIkIu II Ohio for aevoral montha. To him la duo tho credit for IntureitliiR Mr, Miller and Ida nNiioclatca In thnlr ri cent purchaao of tho local ower, wn- from thu aourco of tho Di'nchutcN, nnd f r and IIkIiIIiik planta and uppurto that at lleuil tho rallroada, tho tlm- power propertlea, ho liiivlm: Iwr. tho power and tho IokkIiik kiuI apont tho lat alx uiuiiiha workltiR on ftfrilltl.x cil.t In a comhliiallon uu-. i iroK.tition. wnilo ho has nnth "Aa ct wc have not ImiiKht all of our supplied, such as hardware, pow. dr, 'tc," said Mr. Uwycr. "Wo ly hlKher. Wo shall uro! f'ni, '," Rot a" "f ,n,, c "n hero ln al lalwr wo possibly oan." "'-'"" , ".' i-uiiuiipiicv ni ino loot or Nevada street. In thn roar of McCuls. ton a atoro, enuulnd In tho North t. Huya tho Journal editorial: 'Aiinnuucomout from wasiuiiKton In definite to aav Just now, It U mi- domtixnl that tho purpose of his east ern visit coucuriiM another denl of I lit - i. iimi Mrrrirv nshor will set asldorixutauco to tho town ftO.000 of federal funds for survey "I am Rlad tu ssy this, however,1 t of tho Deschutes, provided thu stole or Orecon will coHtriiiuiu an viuni nmoiiut. "It Is n plan of ureal immllillltles. It Is eatlmntcd In tho reort of the OreKon Conservation Commission that fit 0.0 00 liorso iMjwer can bo de vetoed I'll tho Deschutes uy tlo con structlon of fourteen dams, (n ad stated Mr. Hunter, In dlscusslnic Ken- oral conditions, "Mend never looked hotter to nit. Tho outlook all over tho country la excellent. Prosperi ty la auro. !cnlly, nffnlrs uro In silcndlil ahape. Another very lin- Itorlnnt Kroup of men has wu added to the already powerful tmckliiR of tho town, and nil Interests aro pullliiR he hero contlnu- K. Ahry, secre tary of tho construction compnny, la expected, who will also remain hero throughout tho period of work. For tho present Mr. Dwyer has no flxod olllce nnd recommends that those wIsniiiR to see him for employment or other ptirKscs ro to thu ofTteo of City KiiRltieer OerRo Young, who can direct them to him. Mr. Dwyor la atopplnR at thn Hotel llend. Kiiilpmcrit on the Way. Already the Portland firm haa two carloada of material on tho way, ono of cement rnd the other of pipe. A battery of five hnmtner drills has also ix't'ii snipped irom Hcattio. A car load of material for a firm that may this first unit within seven months The portion coverlne tho main IiusIiiosh district, where as sessment will bo u-d lator nRalnst specially benefitted proporty, will he rushed throiiRh first. To keen the larR orewa busy, and to hasten com pletlon, work will lio undertaken over n larRO area Simultaneously. Tho cost of tho first unit of the sewer system that Is to ho Installed now, coverlnK tho business districts, bs esniiinieu ni 174, uuu. Tno con tract was awarded to tho Portland firm, the lowest of 12 bidders, at tS9,398.'J7. The estimated coat of tno entire system Is $278,680. The contract calls for the completion of Ilcccntly Tho Ilulletln requested an opinion from prominent tlmbermcn and others In close touch with nat ional business conditions, reeardlng tho outlook for tho next four years. The following letter Is the answer to this request received from 8. O. John son of San Francisco, president of the Des Chutes Lumber Company, a corporation which controls thous ands of acres of plno timber near llcnd, and la also a heavy manufac turer of lumber: Iteml Company Will Hun .Mill and Logging Crew All Winter Huys Traction Ktigtne ami New Ma chinery to Increase Scope. Three timber Arc In all of Crook county south of township IS during the last season, with a total loss ol about $76, Is tho remarkable record for the district, rays Clyde McKay, deputy state flro warden. "There you havo the big reason why tho Deschutes plno belt offers tho safest timber Investment In America," said Mr. McKay. "There Is absolutely no danRer of fire losa. Incidentally, one can get anywhere In tho timber quickly, by auto or rlR, In case small Arcs start" Mr. McKay, who Is also vice tiroil- dent of The Uond Company, and locat representative of the Mueller timber Interests, Is very optimistic concern ing the local timber and lumlier out look. Tho Hem! Company la finding a strong demand for tho pine manu factured here, and Is shipping out some five carloads a week, said Mr. McKay. Logging operations dltlou, thcro ure several hundred uMwer spienuiuiy, it la my nrm tnousand horse power that can hutllf that the next ten montha will veloed on the upper Deschutes In cldental to Irrigation. "The horn power of tho atream la estimated to approximate If It doea not equal tho entire motive powr now In use In the state and city of New York, exclusive of that utIIUed In locomotlvea. The iower going to waste In the Dcliutea Is capable of supplying electric lighting, electric power aud traction to a huge popula tion In Oregon lit n cost estimated at from $8 to $16 per horsepower per annum, cloceiy approximating me cheap power or Norway nml uweuen. It would Imparl unprecedented Im pulse to unprecedented development. "Tho Deschutes has on annual see some remarkabto developments lu Itetid." Iak-bI Work Progmudns;. Ileforo leaving Mr. Miller stated that th emachluery haa been ordered for tho larger power plant that la to be Installed In the new building a soon as It Is completed. Ten men are at work on excavations for It, and most or the material sand, gravel and cement-Is an the ground. Steam und water pipes are being Installed to guard against freetlng of tho con crete, thu material or which the building will lie constructed. Am stated last week, tho Inltlnl cost of the owcr plant unit that Is to hi Installed Immediately Is $40,000, CROOK COUNTY PRODUCTS HOLD OWN IN UNO SHOW Forage Plant IHiUy From Trine vllle Awarded Northern Pacific Sil ver Cup In Competition. You ask mo ray opinion of the er fect of the election on conditions In and around llend and If In my opin ion a Democratic I'res'dent and Con- grera will bring on hard times. My experience haa been that If a person or community Is producing something' tnued throughout th mm iirujiiH want anu is soiling sucn product to the pcoplo that want It, that person or community Is prosper ous If they aro using a normal amount of business sense In the transaction. When I first went Into nend, some eight or ten years ago, I saw a lot or sago plain country which was not do ing any one any good It wasn't raising anything and so wasn't pay ing lta way. Now some or the land haa been put to work and Is raising crops good crops, too, and your people are selling them to other people who want your crops and who have to get a great deal of their rood from hair way across the continent because your people do not raise enough, tq runoff r about ft.000,000 aero reet,lhls In addition tu the plant already or which It I estimated one third caiijoiratlng. be ultimately utIIUed for Irrigation. ! During tho week a boom haa leen It Is sufficient flow of water to reclaim 1 placed at the lower end or the pond nienrly 600.000 acres or nrld land. J above the dam to keep tloatlng Ice The estimated cost or reclnlmlift this land la $30 to ICO per acre, and to this land, the water would give a productive value or $100 to $&0P an acre. "Tho power or this river alone to convert unoccupied toll Into thickly populated and highly productive (Continued on last page) trot gettlnglnto the .flume and dam aging the water wheels. The llend Water, Light k Power Co. hereafter will have It oil) re In tho building on the south end of Wall atreet formerly occupied partly by the library, where it haa had a store room for some time. Elmer Ward la to bo the office man for the now management. L . T (Portland Oregonlan.) Crook county secured the Northern Pacific Hallway' silver cup offered for the best display of forage planta exhibited at the recent Northwestern! most prohibitive. WILL TRY MLEB LIGHTS City Plan to Tet Le Kxiiemdvc System. Wlth.Jcveral petltlona for the In- . ,, ., -- m'fi -i . ijour peopio 00 noi raise enourn to Ullatlon ol additional arc llghta be- supply them. Now, the people who fore It, and tho expense of such light-1 buy what your. people raise are not Ingtbreatenlng to swamp the city If many -more are used the council la trying to work out a little cheaper lighting system for residential dis tricts and places outside the centra! portion or the town, where llghta are needed, but where the expense is al- MONEY Deposit It When You Have It With aSffaV'" w',JlW4lttw $ $$$ $ WSffow It, Wben You Ijind Products Exposition at Minne apolis. The display at the exposition was mado by the Prlnovllle Commercial Club jointly with the Oregon & West ern Colonisation Co. The forage plant In the display consisted of. various bundles or alfal fa, field pets, mamoth and medium clover, wild aa, brnme grass, red top, wheat grata, ctch, tweet clover, nilgrce, timothy and wild rye. The alfalfa was of the first cutting and measured seven feet In length. Ber- ftml hAAila nT Itin llmnhv wrA 14 In Th T?Aflmnnri tinnl.w ,. lll ches long, while n. bundlo of the wild bold a poultry show at Iledmond De- rye measured 11V4 feet In height. comber 18 to 21. 1 39tf A plan la to try out a large tungs ten or other ordinary bulb light. The II. W. L, P. Co. has agreed to place one In operation so that Its effective net may be tested, lr the light la satisfactory. It will mean that a com paratively largo number or these lesa powerful llghta can be Installed at various points, doing service tor many places, and at a more reason able cost to the city and adding con venience to a larger area than can now be served. golns to atop eating because Wilson is President. They are going to take just os much aa they do now and more If you will raise It. The 'ar mors will still be getting their money for what they sell nnd the merchants will still be supplying tho farmer nnd getting their money for what they sell, so any tinkering with the tariff will not affect Dead's source ot Income ono way or the other. If your farmers raise good crops you have good times, and If they do not the timea are not good, hence It Is up to tho farmers to get the most out of the land and get togther and swan Ideaa on the best way to get more out or tne land Juat as we lumbermen get together to discuss our problem. The defeat of tho single tax amend ncnt la tho best thing politically the people of Oregon have done for year. It would have made the farmer aud the lumberman bear the entire cost will be con winter. Still tne companyT mill will bo run con tinuously, employing about 76 men. During the week a traction engine has arrived, which will be used for hauling log truck, seven or which hsvo Just been purchased. Tho new engine, a "Peerless," weighs 22 tons, Is of 60 horsepower and cost about $4000. Don McKay Is tho "chaurreur." It has been hauling new machinery from the aid ing to tho tnlll, including a Berlin planer, costing about $3000 and weigning. witn tne other machinery, nearly 20,000 pounds. A wheel and steam feed for the log carriage has also been added to the company's mill equipment. DOG POTS MMJU Joe lasts rosea nt. Valuable ThoroBghSrrd Aketlaj?. The dog poisoner la at work In the town. A victim of hla was Joe In nes valuable pedigreed Airedale "Briar Teas," which waa killed Sat urday. The dog was highly prized by the Inneses, and Joe'talcea hi loaa hard, "I will pay $2S to anyono who will furnish evidence that will convict the culprit," he said. Mr. Innes hsd received many fins offers for the dog. bnt refused them all as ho was greatly attached to her. 2700 FKET OF WATRIt MAINS, t During the last thirty daya over 2700 feet of water mains have been, laid In llend. or 4, 6 and 8 Inch pipe. Of this amount, 1200 feet was ,ba Ninth and Evergreen. In Center Adi dltlon, 900 feet in Deschutes Addi tion on Bond. Pine and Lava road. and 600 feet along Ohio street. Tom or running the state and all the elo- Murphy laid all the mains, doing the, quence ever wasted In behalf of sin-j work by contract. He say that this j makes more than two miles or mains (Continued on last page.) I that he has put down in Dend. i Ne4 It From 4- . L v. li'vil.ffili'vlJrl?U.tJil' y.yvJ &j m Ibe First National Bank OF BEND, BEND. OREGON Or. U. O. OOI, Pra.UUM 1. A. SAThSR. Vlc Pmildtn. O.8. HU06ON. Csthlar CantUI fully slid ... S3S.00 ateckholdtr' liability S26.00O Surplus .... . SO.OOO DESCHUTES BANKING (36, TR.UST CO. of Bond, Oro. B. I'HRKKLL, PreiWent V. O. MINOK, Secretsry It. M. LA'IIA, Cashier DiRKCtoua: B. FBRRMLL, V. O. MINOR, It. M. LARA, We nrnke n specialty of dealing in every arti cle in the hardware line that is needed in the construction of n house, whether it he a hig or a little one. Contractors who figure close on a job should get our prices before submit ting his bid they are the lowest for the quality qf goods we handle. Also Full Line of Builders'- Supplies, Sash, Doors, Glass, Paints, Oils, etc. N. P. Smith Wall Street Our beautiful nov IUnklng home. Is nearly complet ed. Wben we move we shall be better prepared In every way to handle your business, and reuder you more satis factory service. In the meantime comeand see us In the old location. We have occupied this building since March 20th, 1000, the day we opened for business. We then had 17a account and $18,000 deposit. During this threo year und a linlf wo have Increased the number of accounts to nenrly 1 100, mid our desalt to nearly $2no,000. It linn been our privilege, to nssUt in nearly every movement Inaugurated for tho betterment nnd upbuild liiK of llcnd and tributary territory. We hope In the future to bo able to do still more for the towiMind country from ulilcli mo derive our'biisliu's. Ileal service to n community gains lusting prestige. T5e FIjrtST NATIONAL BANK OF BEND DIRECTORS: o, c, cok n. a. SA'nir.R c. s. Hudson O. M. TATTBRSON U. C. BU.13