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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1913)
rK 4. I1KNI) nUMiKTIN, IlKND, OIIK., WKIINtiSDAY, JULY 30, IBM. Southern Deschutes Valley Offers Exceptional Openings in Many Lines La Pine Region Des 'cribed by if. R. Hill, who Calls Special Attention to Dairying Opportunities, and Describes Irrigation Enterprise. Mr. K. H. Hill, writer of this j.poclnl article, Is the president of tlio ln Pine Oommcrtiiil Club, nnd Is thoroughly conversant with nil con ditions lu the southern Deschutes volley. Sir. Hill Is nn experienced development ntnl publicity nmn, lia live formerly boon connected with tlio Portlnnd Commercial Hub. Stool of Timothy Crown In I .a I'lue Country, Containing '-lit Heads. 1( you arc a dairyman or stockralser. or If ynu are a poultrymnn. the La Pine country In the southern Deschutes valley will please you. Hy nature formed In the shape of n basin, with the Cascade mountains rising .to tlio west disclosing above the vast stretches of plno forests oc casional snow peaks, and on tlio north, east and south, the plno covered Paulina and Walker .mountains, the southern Deschutes vnlley contains from north to south for some 35 miles and 10 to IS mile In width, an area of land, level, free from rock and of a rich, deep volcanic ash soil. The onst fork o'f the Deschutes river Intersects this Imsln, runnlnK In a northeasterl) direction, the river lied being about 10 feet lower than the basin proper and thus ajffordlng perfect drainage. There Is no sagebrush In this Itaaln. but a growth of small black pine prevails quite generally over the level area ami te um by the settlers for fuel and fencing. There Is no alkali In the bavin, jj Dairying. It: require no argument to convince the average man of the great value of tbe'dalry Industry as a mone maker. ftille the southern Deschutes valley Is a comparatively untouched por tion of.Centrnl Oregon, naturelias made it au Ideal dairy section. Although this Uieln I semi-arid in character, there are thousand of acres or natural meadow lands throughout where excellent g taxing Is to be had for the greater portlou of the year. Among the native grasses found there may ! mentfcfbed English rve grass, blue grass, several varieties of bunchgrass and various wild grasses of high quality, the two former being recognised the world-over as standard for dairy purpose. Profl C. L. Smith, the agricultural expert of the Oregon-Washington Hall road & Navigation Co., who delivered an address before the l.a Pine Com mercial Club, declared that section one of the finest In the North set for dairying. Aifee'ure of especial value Is the excellent quality of water. Any farmer may secure a permanent supply of cleat, pure and sparkling water for domestic piin-oses by sinking a woll not to exceed 20 feet. The l.a Pine Commercial Club Is interesting itself In the development of the dairy Industry nnd Is constantly gathering data which may be hclt ful to the farmers In Increasing and bettering their dairy stock, as well .as to aid in the marketing of the products. Some of the more progressive farmers have Introduced pure bred llolsteln and (iuornsey Btock. Two different concerns are contemplating' the establishment of a creamery nt La Pine, and a cheese factory Is under consideration also. In all likelihood one of theso Institutions will be established nnd in operation before long. , Stock lUiMug. Although new In almost everything olse, the southern Deschutoe val ley hag long held a prominent place In the Northwest as a producer of fine beef cattle. These and sheep were the only things outside of tlio rod and. gun that occupied the attention of the early settlors of that Itasln. Plows and harrows were an unknown quantity, as the natural grasses supplied the necessary feed with the exception of small patches of wild hay which were cjnt annually to supply feed for a short period during the winter affinal oi mi om sneepmen remaining, "U nnnuiui ti ine prom in i sheep,, are taking up the raising of thoroughbred Lands on a sum 1 1 snl The country is Ideal for obtaining the Itest result in high grade stork. at.t Mall 'cVgtnnlngs along this line have alreadv hwn made. Registered (at tie, sheep and hogs have been Introduced with success, and It now inert'! remains a matter of growth and development. As rbgards the marketing of the livestock, the farmer Is exceptlintll favored In rnmpsrlson with his brother of mrt Middle Western Statin The CVjon Meat Company has established a modern acklng house st Port land, ill a cost of over two million dollars, and Is capable of handling thr livestock output of the entire Pacific Northwest. With a market lees than S00 miles away and two competing lines of railway close at hand and a water grade the entire distance, the farmer of the southern Deschutes vallev has everything in his favor. Poultry. The modest barnyard fowl that produces annually more wealth on this continent than all the mineral products combined has a decided place in the southern Deschutes valley. The poultry Industry has takon on sub stantial form there and turkeys and chickens are being raised with groat success. In many a chicken yard may be found elegant specimens of blrdf with the familiar ring around one leg, which Is a sign that the farmers havt ' caught on." The dry climate throughout Central Oregon Is favorable to the raising of poultry, and when It Is remembered that Oregon still drawr on the Middle West for the greater portion of Its eggs as well as butter. It may be seen what opportunities there are for the farmers of this section Irrigation. As stated altove, the southern Deschutes valley Is seml-arld In charac ter, having only alout 14 Inches of precipitation annually. There, as well as throughout the more arid portion of Central Oregon, "dry farming" wll have ta lie relied uKn for the greater part In the raising of erow. Admit tedly. Irrlgst'on Is the one Insurance agalust crop failure and Is the rrcani of greatly enhancing the y'eld per acre, but of the millions of aeres of agrl cultural land In Central Oregon, only a comparatively small area can Ik supplied with water. Prof. Smith of the O.-W. It. & N. Co. Is enthualssMi In his bel'ef In Central Oregon's possibilities In dry farming If right met li ods are emplojed. Hut he Insists that Intelligent and hard work Is nects sary to insure success. Demonstrating their ability to raise substantial crops without Irrljr r tlon. some of the farmers near Jji Pine, through the Commercial Club, oi Railroad Day at Ilend, exhibited finer Kentucky redtop, timothy and rvr tlisn any other section in Central Oregon, and oats and wheat, barley, clovet and alfalfa coital to anv on exhibition at that tlmo. An excellent showing vbb also made In dry farm grown vegetables of the more hardy variety In all likelihood similar results could not bo secured unfailingly each year, but with the Introduction of Irrigation In the southern Deschutes valley, there will be established a means of Insuring abundsnt crops annuullv. Tlio Deschutes Land Company has a Carey act project of some 31,000 acres around La Pine for which It Is constructing an Irrigation system. Tlu coinnletlun of the system and the development ct this area moans mud in the unbuilding or the La Pino country, and will, when fully developed ndd millions to the output of the southorn valloy. The work on tills Irri gallon system lies progressed sufllclently far at the present time to peri: I of the 'irrigation of about 10.000 seres, with very little more work Thr company owns and operates, In addition to its team camis, what Is perhapt the most complete outfit or steam excavation machinery owned by any prl vate cfrporation In the Northwest. Already almost two-thirds or this lane has been disposed of to Intending settlers, some or whom nro now occupy ing the land and preparing it for crop against the tlmo when water will reach them. The land In this Irrigation project soils at J3C nn aero on terms m icu years or longer, with Interest at 0 per cent on deferred payments fron, tin time water Is delivered, Technically speaking, the land costs the settlor nothing, and the charge or f 36 an acre Is for the perpotual water right and the seder's proportionate share In the Irrigation system. Upon completion ' or the Irrigation system, the settlers become the owners or sme. but dur ing the. building or the system and from the time water Is delivered to any settler's location, the settler Is required to pay tlio c mpany an annua maintenance fee of GO cents an acre. This choree, however, win .r whe.p. 111? sellers take the system over, and thoy will maintain It tindor a so-arjjItjilKster users' association, each settler having slinros in the assocla- ii"ii i urn KticuKu no nuiun Him iiuiiik hhhum'mi rop maintenance atom on a pro rata basis according to the amount of shares he holds, much the same ns n property ownur Is assessed for street Improve ment. In connection with the settling up of this Irrigation tenet, the l.iv Plno Commercial Club, after carefully oxiinilnliig Into all conditions, lum locom mended that one deslious of settling on, sh.v. a 10-scio tract with the In tention or raising hogs, and peihaps poultry, and milking a few cows, should luve st least a sutpviis of $1000 after making the 111 Ht pajnient on his laud Huh will limine the nettle!' u living while lie Is getting Ills Isiul lu shape In produce something ft him, mid will ptevoitt the Imidshp which !K liomitl to follow where a man siends his last dollar nciiulilug n piece of laud nnd going on It with the expectnticn of making it living liumettlittcl). Central Oregon Is net what might lie tcimcd n poor man's coutitr.v, nud the l.n l'lne country Is no exception to this, The tenitor.v Is new ami equlies in addltlou to courage nnd hard work, ut least, n small surplus of icnd.v cash to keep things going until there Is an Income from the html. Milt with the right start no man need fear the futiiio In Central Oiegiiu, ami this Is pHt'tlculiMl.v true of the La Pine counry. Timber anil Wiitei-power. It Ik a well known fact that Cent in I Oregon contains the largest hotly of standing l'lne timber lu the world, there being uppioxliiintoly six millions of acres of timber contained In the forest reserves alone lu Central Oregon. This timber, contrary to common belief, is not held perpetually l the gov ernment, but Is sold on a stumpage basis as It matures ,aud the uung trees ate conserved. In fact, the government Is anxious to dispose of the ma tured timber. Aside from the forest reserves, private Intel ests own hun dreds of thousands of acres or Hue timber throughout Central Oregon, the bulk of their holdings being lu the vkinlty of l.a l'lne. Approximately RO pel cent or the timber through this country Is ma tured and ready for the saw. With the completion of the railroads through the southorn Deschutes valley additional sawmills will spring up on all sides, there being two small but well equipped mills lu thu district. Homestead. There are thousands of acres of hind lu the vicinity or La Pine nt present In the national forest reserve which repented experiment has prov en to be more valuable tor agricultural than for forestry purposes, nud the citizens of the district, aided by various organizations, are actively engaged In a campaign to have this laud thrown open to homested entr. wth good prospects for success. This will mean much to the person seeking n home stead. Like most sections along the Deschutes river, the Im Pine country Is blessed with wnterpouer. There are a number of practical waterpower sites near l.n Pine, but one of the best natural waterpower sites In Central Ore gon Is Prlngle Falls, six miles north of J .a Pine. This falls Is the culmina tion or about one-half mile or rapids, and with the development planned by tlio Prlngle Palls Klcctrlc Light & Power Co. will bo capable or producing tremendous power. The company has recently secured a decision lu the Oregon Supremo Court which clears the way for It to begin active work on the project. 1'Miltig ami Hunting. High In the Cascade mountains, to the west of La Plno nre Cresoeut, Odell and Davis lakes, the fisherman's paradise. In thu summer time the fishing, lu the fall the deer, and In the winter the ducks, geese and swan attract the lover of the roil and gun from all parts of the state. To the east of l.a Pine. In the Paulina mountains, are situated Paulina and Hast lakes. Valuable hot springs have been discovered on the shores of these lakes, and some remark able cures from rheumatism have been effect ed b bathing there. The Tohh of Im l'lne. l.a Pine Is situated near the east rrk of the Deschutes river, about ISO miles south of the Cutumhti river, 3:i miles south i Ilend, and m the enter 'if the southern Deschutes alle. It nut lie tinned the pit'ieiit gdfewav to the so-called "high desert" countr) IMug am the Paulina unit Walker mountains to the east and southeast of the town. Although scarcely three jreats old. I.A line I already givlag promise of iieoomini one of the Import ant cities of Central Oregon. It command a i rrltory Immensely rich lit dairying, stuck raising and farming poselbllltca. and In addition thereto its proximity to the vast line forests will of uecertlty 'make it an Import ant lumlier center. In w nuoctlDii with the lumbering Industry will natur ally come the sash and door factories, the planing mills, the box factories and other manufacturing plants. Hut I .a line's greatest strength ami promise for the future He In the fact that It commands what will one day be one ot the finest agricultural regions of the Northwest. This feature spells permanency. In years to come the best of Central Oregon's pine for ests may be depleted de Ite the forest reserves, but so long as grass grows and water (lows, La Pine will be able to draw from the riches of the soil and the prrceeds thereof. La Pine Is very jouug, but the earmarks of stability have already been noted In several Instances, It has been demonatrattd that Im Pine has a class of citizens who know how- to do things right and who btilltl for the future. The Commercial Club of that place owns Its club house and the ground. The building Is only 24 by 00 feet, but or the best frame construc tion throughout, nnd the Commercial Club or that town has the novel ills. tlnotlnn or being tlio only orKnnlxnthm of Us kind lu Central Oregon hnvlng Itfl own club house. . ... ,..,.. lu the mailer or education l.a Plnn la likewise look hut In Iho l t ti o nnd tlio dlstrlel has Just volml u liiinil Issiui of someUilng less Hum 10,000 to build a new school house. ., A boom Is u thing l.a Plno bus not experienced nsyel. hut It "li Joyed n very substantial growth since It was founded lu the summer or III 10, and leal estate values have steadily liit'reasnd. One or the best weekly uewspnpeis in Central Oregon Im being published nt Lit I'lim, Urn lltliir Mountnln, , , I'll Oregon Trunk Hallway Iiiih already puichused Its light of vvny through Iho l.n line country, mid the llitiiimnii hjsIoiii Iihs ii survey pur ullelliig Hint light or way. Many liiillniillniia point to early construction work through the l.n Plno coiintr), anil It Is u sufe pieillcllon Hint this rich dlstilct will not long bo without one or mine rallionds. Agricultural Development of Many Localities Briefly Told in Clippings. Itedmoml, June 'i. The Itetlninnd IVetl & Knot Co. will put lu it ifft barrel Hour ulll lu this city ami have It In operation probably about July 1. Powell Hullo. Fob. '3.--1'. II. Poster threshed about 70,000 bushuls or grain with his threshing machine lu this district last fall. Dry Lake. Fob. I, A iMistolllce has been granted for this vicinity. Powell Unite. Dec. 10. K. F. .Archer Is building u milk house on I his ditch "80" lu the "river bed.' Willi his herd of dairy cows, he has solved the problem ot raising alfalfa so inr irom mnrKeu .1. P. Ilowmnn litis taken a contract to deliver 100 cords of wood lu lied mond, Mr. How man thinks lie has 1000 cords or wood on his home stead, or thu finest quail!) . PrhiKle Flats. Dw. .. Mr. Dan.' linehurst. March 31,- Hliice the lelsmi ilnir n well so feel .leen an. I establishing of the cheese faeliiry In I has two slid one-hair reel of water. , Il'Hsw. the farmets In this vleliillv . ..;; 'are Hissing special preimrsiiuns lor Alfalfa. May i&. -Mrs. Wlllanl '" ')' business. KpaUMh ft Wl look h lot of broilers to IMmd last 'r ' purchased 1 head of week and got h fancy price. ,'l'ry cows from Frank Murk. The fruit tiees ate all loaded Hint there lire prospects for a good utop. I'lcksbtirg, Lake County, May 10 -A lowiislte of 10 set es Iihs heeii laid out on (he survo) or the Oregon Knstcrn Hallway which Is now build ing westwnid from Vale, and lli towusllo compaii). composed or Chicago capitalists, has named the town lu honor of W. Hoche Pick, win. lias been Identified with the settle ment of a large portlou of Coutriil Oregon, especially northern Uke county. At present the nearest post, olllce to the new town Is Arrow, but the establishment or better mull fa cilities Is looked for at an early date. Iluck Creek. .March XS, --(leorge Hubbard has about 30 acres seeded to oe, which shows up pretty welt for a man who has only been here since last July. He also lias about 20 acres more ready for the plow. .Main Initiation Cnnal, the DcmIiuIcn I .a ml Company, Coming Out of lllver llottom. Cuts used by courtesy La Pine Intor-Mountnlii. ft 4 ' ' IIK?P2KggTRQMsvM'M77Mr4gjWfF!rVnlliipHl I Powell liutte. May 3U.- -The warm weather after the rains of last week Is slilng Its elTerts on the crops, Alfalfa iind clover are doing Ana nnd spring sown grain la showing up g rue or every day. ) Potatoes are coming up now and while some are Just planting all ex ix.ct a good crop. I I Prlngle Flats. Jih. ST. About SO antelope were seen here a few days ago on the claim of Charles II. (Seining. J I Powell Untie. June 1. The con tinued warm wonthsr Is causing crops or all kinds to fairly Jump. Al ready souio of the alfalfa In the riverbed Is lu bud, ami will be ready for cutting In two or three wttnks. Clover Is making the same good growth. Itye on dry laud Is now about a foot high. Labllaw. June 1. Decker A- Payne north of town, nro planting 0000 1.1b' age plants. Lnidlaw, May 8. Heveral bum drd .irres of isttatoes will be planted iroirid l.aldlaw. if iid. June I. K. M. Klder and f.iinil) had their first fried spring hii ken of the season Sunday. Cole i: Smith picked ripe strawberries Sunday, the first for this ear In this community. I.aldlsw. May 10. -The times factory Is over stocked with orders. Powell lllltte, June Z. Some time ago a man on the lower Deschutes made quite a splurge over a stalk of alfalfa that was raised 011 dry laud and that was 10 Vi Inches high. Crls Hletx has a p.itrh of dry laud slralfa on his homestead which nverages from 28 to 30 Inches. Prlngle Flats, May 10. Charles (leniiiig Is doing considerable Im provements on his claim this spring. He is renting 100 acres and has seven acres lu rye. bunions Hleiiriis Heielonl Cuttle liaised In l.u Plno Country. Lnlillaw, .May 7. ('. J. Mock whs delivering hogs lu ilend last week, , gating KVi oeuts live weight. This looks good to the fanners, although but row or them have any to sell. j Mllllcan, MayTxT-Wllllam Todd Is setting out 1111 orchard or fi00 fruit trees, Hnuiplnn llittte, May 11. Charlos Ashbaugh 11 ml ,T. C. Kwing dug n I woll for lloracn llronklugs. It Is i bcllovml to bo tlio largest woll In this vicinity, being 10 root deep and 'i feet III diameter. 0, A. Johnson dug n well this week nnd got u good supply or water. . flood milch cows nro nt n premium hero. Thura Is qulto 11 demand, but no supply. Powell Ilutto, Mny 11. Oonrgo Hchobort Is still planting potatoes 011 that DO-ncro "patch of his, Ho says ha will lonvo them In tlio ground ror fertilizer If they nro not n good price this full, , f s Plalnvlow, May SO. Kvorvhodv Is Imsy seeding now, (Juy McCallistnr has put In over 200 acres or grain; Furdo McCnlllsinr Is seeding n Inrgn acreago nnd Mr. Powolson Is plnnt- Pilnglo I'mIIs, Near Lu Pine, Now Ikiiijr Dovclopvil by Power: Conimjiiy.,,, 'A)WlW ?CroB of nirolfn. 1 4 -A itv Powell Hutte. April 21 Three weeks ago Itoss 1 1 asset t paid $' for 1 1 pigs. He fed them four sack of grain and about It sacks of spud and disputed of them Thursday for $KS. At the present price of pota toes tits profit was nearly 116 In less than a month. j Hampton Hutte. April 19. Spring grain Is nearly all seeded now, That Kiwn the first of the month is up and looking fine. ! Dry Uke. Feb. Hi Henry Mr. Vlttle s the proud posrMir of a well of water. His first In this section. He struck It at lt& feet. Powell Hutte. Feb. 17. Mr. and Mrs. (liNirge Kehohort came to Ilend alsuit nine ears hko from I5aste.rn Kansas and Immediately took up the homestead where tliey now live, and ! about two ears ago filed on an addi tional lfiO under the 310-aere law, proving up on the whole soon after. I Mr. Mchobert has almeet every foot I of his original inn under a high stale or cultivation and part or the last I Ao also, lsu acres In all Last )esr he had lao arrea of wheat. rv( and barlev and 5tf seres of potatoes, the rye going It and the Parley an bushels to the acre anil the potatoes 7 in sacks. Powell Hutte. Dec. I.- L. D. Mus tard bought some thoroughbred Hot stein heifer calves from l.we llobbs IskI week. Mr Muaiur.l luiuu.U keeping them rnr ruture dairy stock ss no, iis(l many others, recoMnties this section to l.e especially adapted for the dairy business. I lampion, Nov. U. Karl Keller hail the good fortune the past week to strike water at a depth of IK feet op his claim. He has two feet of water and when It Is pumped dry the well soon tills again. Fremont, Dec. XS. Mr. Potter has his well completed. It is K IT feet deep, with X7 feet of water. Clovordslo, April 7. Mr.- Huriisltle has a small natch of onions up uip4 growing rapidly. TiiiiihIo, April .- A good mauv or the rsrniHis are beginning to stock up with dalrv cows. They are send ing their milk to the cheese factory at Lnidlaw. The fnctnry Is 11 fine Industry for this part or the statu. Prlngle Flats, April 1. The winter rye Is looking linn. A. II. Taylor Intends to mil In about seven ncres of grain ami gar den this spring. A, Cottlnghiim Intends to sow three bushels of uiiiiniir this spring. Fort Honk. April 7. -During March 881 iionnils of mail was rerolved nnd dispatched from the local omen, innro than double the amount lust rail, PoweU Ilutto, March 3. Mrs. .1. n. Davidson has some vorv nice nrtl ohol'cs raised In hor garden, on dry land, Powell Ilutto, April in. n,iy L. rollotte, tlio local nurseryman, do. Ilvoted enough fruit trees n jjvo.Ti ... i'it,vwii iiiiiiiimiiinu intu Vvsl'K to Contliiuud, on PairiuTdn). tf '- t mPWr'