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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1915)
1 "fa" i r $ PAGE 4. tiik hend hulletin, hend, ore., Wednesday, july i , mi.-s. z V , K. I Lc fV ft THE BEND BULLETIN (Published Every Wednesday) GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM Publisher ROIIERT W. SAWYER Managing Editor n An Independent nowspapor stnnd- Ing for the squnro donl, clean IjubI- 'dcbb, clean politics and tho bqst iu- torestB of Ilond mid Central Oregon. uno year $1.60 Six tnontlm 60 Throo montliB 50 All BiibscrlptlonB are duo nnd PAYAHLE IN ADVANCE. Notices of expiration nro mailed subscribers and At renewal Ib not mado within renBon ablo tlmo tho papor will bo discon tinued. Ploaso notify iib promptly of any cbango of address, or or lnituro to re celvo tho paper regjlarly. Othorwlso wo will not bo responsible for copies missed. I Make all checkB and orders pay able to Ilond llullotln. WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1910. IT WOULD HELP US. It now seems pretty certain that the Jnson Mooro nchomo for leasing Summer and Abort laKes will rail through. Tho Btory goes that Mooro sought too much from those whom ho asked to put up tho capital. However, the enterprise Ib not ilond. So far aB Mooro Is concerned, tho Stato Is ahead $ 10,000, the amount of his deposit, and that Is considerably bettor than nothing. It Ib said, and tin good nuthorlty, that another group of men Is anxious to enter Into a deal with the stato for handling tho products of tho two Jakt'B. Let us litipo that thoy tin tnkn up tho proposition, nnd especially that thoy go about It In n rensonablo manner. Tho Mooro plan for n plpo lino from the lakcH to the Columbia al ways sounded llko a plpo dream. Tho plpo lino may bo practical, but why It should bo continued furtlirr than Ilond, whore tho railroads nro on- countered, It Is hard to guess. Thoro u ample power hero to supply thrlep over tho largest reducing plnntH that might be liiRtnlled nnd thoro Is no doubt thnt should n plpo Jlno bo undertaken by now promoters this will bo Its northern terminus. Hut If the lako Rchemo mntorlnllzes nnd there la a big tounago created here, it road will go front Ilond to tho InkcB. Of that there Is no roos onnhlo doubt. It Ib bettor for all concerned to lent! tho rails to tho tonnngo than try oxponslvo experi ments In bringing tho tonnngo to tho rond, In liquid form. And In theso days of long dlstnuro transmission, It would bo no grent task to send tho electric power generated here on tho Deschutes ovor wires to roduclirg plants nt the placo where the row products orlglnnto, nt the lakes thorn solves. In other words, when n second lako lenso plan Is evolved, Ilond Imb n grent deal' to prollt from Its success ful Inauguration, for wo wnut n rnll rond Into that country nnd n wider market for lleud-mndn power. of water before deeds can ho given Critics of tho department may say that It Is establishing a now rulo In plitco of the contractual obligation thnt the lands bo "reclnlmod." Wo think not. What It Is doing Is to begin to define, "reclamation." With, tho department taking this stand niid the cnnal nnd water facts being what they aro tliol ssue Is squarely raised as to what tho com pany Is going to do. Tho alternatives aro clear, It must stop its land sales or repair Its cnnnls. Wo trust that It will mako tho repairs. Thoro 13 no particular pleasure In roforrlng to this matter again. Tho llullotln is as tired of it as its read ers probably nro. Hut the conditions Involved nre today tho greatest detri ment to this section, tho heaviest drag on Its development, nnd tncy will continue to bo until they nro car ed for. And until that tlmo comes wo shall try to keep tho discussion nllvo In tho hopo thnt somo solution of tho problom may bo discovered. of the war Is concerned. Instead, In a great many lines, wo actually nro profiting. Bo, nccepting the fHCt thnt tho war will drag along for many moro months, wo hnd best go nbout our own business with redoubled zeal, contented In tho knowledge that wo can get along reasonably well, and that thoro Is nd Tenson for pessimism provided v.'o can keep out of the squabble. HIE RATES REPORT The lnw Is clear and tho advan tages are apparent. Road .supervisors shall not bo paid unloss they main tain signs nt road crossings. So reads tho law. The benefits of such signs to road users aro too apparent to need recapitulation. Isn't It worth whllo for the County Court to enforco this lnw? It will cost next to nothing nnd will please ovoryono but a few lazy supervisors whoso chief ambition centers around pay day. LAKE COUNTY MAILS. . lly some Btrango colncldonco threo Lake county newspapers, tho Silver Lako Leader, tho Chowaucan Press and tho Fort Rock Times, In their Inst week Issues, nil have articles on Lako county's mall sorvlco. It Ib good, thoy say, and credit for tho Improvement Is given to tho auto truck nnd to tho extension of tho rnllrond to llend. If these towns will solzo oppor tunities thnt will he given them In tho near future thoy will get still bet tor sorvlco. Ono opportunity will bo In co-oporntlng with this section In getting stnto aid for tho trunk hlgh- wny ovor which their mnlls nro now cnrrled. Another will bo In working for thnt railroad thnt Is being tnlkcd about. A now Ibsuo of tho Oregon Illuo Hook Is out. It Is tho olMnl record of officials of Oregon, llBtlng all stato olllco holders,, boards, etc., and con taining much valuable statistical Information about Oregon. It may bo had gratis by applying to tho Sec retary of Stato. Frank Davey, who used to run tho Harney County No wo of llunisl and dovoted most of his nttentlon to cussLng Tho llullotln, is In the ponl- tontlnry at Halom. Another news paper man ono wrong, you say7 Morcy, nol Frank's just there as chief clerk, with, a nice Job and n pleasant salary. IN THE FUTURE. Commenting on an Inrldont of Senator Chnmborlnln's recent visit to Paisley, tho Oregonlnn snys editorial ly: "Tho other day tho citizens of Pnlsloy, which lies within Irrlgnblo territory, nftor listening to nn Ore gon Henntnr tllscourso modestly up on his acceleration of tho gonornslty of Congress nnd tho fnlmess of tho roclnmntlon bureau, extended him a unanimous vote of thanks, "Tho thnnkB must bo for whnt tho Senator Is going to do," Thoro was n slmllnr voto passed hero on tho motion of a monibor of tho Senator's party. There! s now little doubt that tho war will bo n long ono. Nono of tho combntnnls bcoiu likely to win quick ly, nnd nono show signs of giving In. In tho menu tlmo, It has been tlom-l niiBtrntod thnt tho United States Ib rcasonnbly well nut of tho woods, bo far as serious depression on nccount Even Louis Hill may feel better about llend now that ho knows wo will nroduco about ub much freight ns all tho rest of his Central Oregon lino put together. Wo may forglvo you yet for your explosion about "scenery," Mr. Hill. Yes, envIotiB friends, tho railroad will "build on from llend" as you so often have predicted with crocudllo tears far enough to load conven iently somo twenty carB a day nt Ore gon's llncst lumber mill. Now wntch Tltlman Router go nf tor thoso dry farming prizes at Don ver this year. Wo novor could Beo how Tillman hns time to grow tho tilings with which ho wins tho cups. Why tho Sam Hill Is Snmuol Hill of Maryhill, Washington, bq nnxlous to get peoplo from Washington to California In n hurry? Doesn't want them to bco Orogon? ho Hundreds of squnro miles of stump Inn (Is won't bo ns good to look upon us the beautiful pint) tim ber, but wo enn't huvo our enku and eat It too. PUT IT IN 8USPEN8E. Sovernl wecltB ngo Tho llullotln announced Its opposition to tho pro pose! olectrlcnl fmnchlflo, stntlng that In the Interests of tho public It exported to huvo something to sny concerning tho frnnchlso from time to tJino. In IIiIr connection tho re cent doclsltm of tho IJtllltloH Com-' mission suggests mutter or especial Interest to tho public to which wo would call nttontlon. Wo refer to section six, In which tho commission finds that tho Ilond Water Light & Power Co. Instnlletl n plant of great er capacity than tho precnt needs of tho Itowu. After making thin finding the commlsulon orderH thnt tho ovor Investment bo placed In what Is known as n "suspense" nc- count to wnlt the tlmo when Ub tise shall bo necessary. In other words tho commlsBlon finds thnt tho compnnv hits more of a plant than Is needed nnd tolls It ' thnt tho pnrt not needed ennnot bo nl lowed to onm a revenue. i There Is a fact to ho remembered for n moment whllo ono moro Is b. Ing Btttted. namely, thnt In all thin franchise business there has never been n word of complaint of tho ser vice given by tho present ootnpnnv Its service Is ajooil. It Is adequate No suggestion of Imtlortuout hau been made. Ib short, then, the present oinmny lit Hiving good service from n plant more than Hdnqualo for the needs of tho town. Tho Investment over the nmouut iitHMltvd tho commission savt must ko init) n BUHpenno account Is not thnt the answer to the present franchise nntntlouT If part of the plant already In una Is to go Into suBponM should not wholly sepnr nto plant whose current is not need oil for the proper and ndoqtmte sup ply of the town also go Into hubwu. ho far n the city Is concerned, until Its product la needed T TUB DKl'ARTMENT'S LETTER. Although dealing nlone with the question of water for tho excess acres In tho C O. I Co prniort the let tor of tho Doparltnont of the Interior to Oovarnor Wlthycotnbe socuib to lav tl"i n rule which will bn of tho utmost Importance In connection with future itwnl II'" Tho Dubula Investigation urn! re port hnvo established the 'tot thnt tho canal system la of Inaufflclont onpnc(ly. with losses at tholr present volume, to water nil tho lands In tho project. Now tho tlopartmout says tbero must UoJ'wf itou.uat,uiupply'; American Bakery WALL STRUI2T OUR PASTRY AND HHEAD Is nl- wnys good. Wo ulso have Frosh Fruits and Vegetables. Ico Croam and Confectionery. Our goods nro fresh dally. Let ub cure for your wnutB. Satisfaction guaranteed. Prices right, TELEPHONE HLACIC III. SHRINER & HUEY I1KND CENTRAL OREGON'S Leadinjj INSURANCE Agency run:, life, accident, PLATE GLASS, AUTOMO. MILK, SURETY HON 1)3. REAL ESTATE City unci Farm Property AUBREY) Lots $60 to $125 HEIGHTS ( TERA1S: $5 Cash and OROKLA) 5 Monthy IRRIGATED 1.ANDS A SPECIALTY J. A. EASTES Olllco on Oregon Street HEM), :; OREGON r Sanitary Bakery and Grocery 1 Dciilor In First-Class BaKery Goods Pure Food Groceries Phone No. 1401 BEND. OREGON J To the Voters of Rend: In a clovrfr but misleading use of the recent decision of tho Utilities Commission in the Rend Water Light H. Powor Co. cape the gentlemen who nbk for tho now frnnchlso seok to mako capital for their sldo out of tho document. They would have you bollovo that wo wore unwilling to have the report of tho commission printed, that their fight for their franchise is tho causo of tho reduction Jit rates orderod by tho commission, that If thoy quit wo would carry the commission's ruling to the courts nnd that because of, n clause In their proposed frnnchlso tholr rates are bound to bo lower than ours. They also, by tho misleading uso of heavy typo nnd under lines, In tho printing of the report, seek to create tho Inferenco or Impression that our records are Incomplete nnd that wo aro to bin mo for tho Inability to find tho original cost of our plant and ad ditions. Wo challengo our opponents to produco under oath as wo have dono, tho books, recordB and accounts which show tho amount thoy have spent In developing their electric utll Ity nnd mako a moro complete show ing than wo have made with our rec ords, most of which run back to a tlmo before tho Public Utilities Com mission was known. So far as tho publication of tho ro port Is concerned wo nro obliged to our opponents for giving It tho cir culation they have although wo think It would havo been fairer to have had It In less misleading form. Wo ven ture tho assertion thnt no ono to whom they mailed their circular can now rcmombor moro thnn ono or two of tho rates given In tho schedule whllo nil will remember tho fact printed Inst Wednesday, that rntos aro lowered nbout 34 por cent. That Is tho fact that nil are Interested In nnd It did not tnko tho printing of tho wholo report to glvo that Inf6r mntlon. Our chief source of grntlflcntlon In having them Issue this report, howev er, comes from tho ndmlsslon thoy thoroby make, that nfter all they bellovo In tho Public Utilities Com mission of tho Stnto of Oregon. Hith erto, their nttltudo has been that tho Commission. wns n Joko and that Its ofTect In tho mntter of regaining rates and keoplng them nt n propor point wns valueless. Their complete adop tion of tho report Indicates an ontlro chnngo of front and bears out our argumont that competition was not necessary to regulate rotes, hut that tho commission wns to bo dependod upon for tho purpose. In this connection wo challengo our opponents to nnswor tho follow ing question. Ro you bellovo that tho Oregon Public Utilities Commis sion Is competent to regulate rates and thnt tho decisions of tho com mission nro fair and to bo doponded upon? Touching on tho assertion that If they quit their tight tho rates would not bo lowered we point out to nil fair minded men tho following. Tho first Stoldl-Twoot frnnchlso enmo beforo tho city council In March, 191 1. Hcforo tho council voted on tho frnnchlso K. II, Mlllor of tho Hnnd Water Light & Powor Co. ask ed that If thoro wns any complaint against our rntes that n caso bo tnk on to tho Utilities Commission. Tho frnnchlse waa then voted upon nnd fnlled to pass. Later tho council or dorod thnt n complaint bo tiled with tho commission and our rates inves tigated. Two months elapsed and nothing wns dono. Our opponents to nil In tonts nnd purposea had "quit tho fight," to uo tholr own words. At that time, when they hnd nult. did wo quit too " Wo did not , Wo want ed our rates gono ovor by tho com mission nnd If they woro not right wo wnnted thorn made right. Ac cordingly on Mtiy 6 wo addressed to tho city council tho following lot tor, which will bo found In tho city nieB: "May G, 1014. "To tho Mayor and City Counll. "llend, Oregon. "Goutlomen: "Somo time ago charges weia mado that our rntes for electricity nro ox- cessivo, nnu tite council ordered that n complaint bo filed with tho Public Service Commission of Oregon. We understand thnt tho omplalnt has not boon filed. Tho purpose of this let tor la to request tho council to pro ceed with this mntter. "Wo stated nt tho time that we In vited an. Investigation, and consider ing whnt has pacfed we think It would ho only fair to tho council, and tho citizens, ns well as to oursolves that this Investigation bo proceeded with. "Wo want to again assuro tho council thnt this company la trying to ue inir in ino mntter or rates, nnd thnt our rates will never bo higher than will allow us. whnt any Just mmmyt cmien or ilond would con sider n fair roturn on tho capital In vested. Youra very truly. HondvWntor Light & Power Co Hero wo pause to nsk our oppo nents If they did anything nt that time to help to get the council to net and hasten the time of tho lowor rates which thev were so anxious to glvo tho public Our opponents are again mislead Ing In tholr use of tho comnarlson be tween our ngnt rate and the rate named as the maximum In tho pro posed franchise. They do not tell you that this clause of tho franchise l probably valueless In law and has rto other meaning than to decelvo you. Above all they do not tell you that tho rate nmed In their fran chise Is the only one of Its kind while our rate for tho same service, as fixed by tho con mission. Is grad uated and runs ns low ns five cents per k. w. Nor do they tell you that the flat rnto named in tholr fran chise Js'm.ucU higher than ours. Finally, qux opponents are careful to omit all mention of -the water schedule fixed (or us by the com- .EST VALUES IN TOWN! iifjMswaMHMMppBK9BHHHBB BJBBBBBBJBBJBaBSnBSBBRBJSrcSSBBllliaaiillBBH For this week only wo will make the following reductions in. our SUMMER. GOODS. FOR WOMEN: Lonsdale nnd Hope Muslins, re duced from 14 cents to 7c Per Yd. FOR MEN: EVERYDAY STRAW HAT REDUCED from 50c to 10c Men's Dress Straw Huts will all be reduced 50 per cent. BUY NOW and get the first choice of these wonderful bargains at the R. M. SMITH CLOTHING CO. LEARN THE WAY mission, saying thoy aro not In Ib suo. They nro not. Our opponents already havo tholr water franchise Thoy do not want to discuss wntor rntes. To bring out tho ronson why wo challengo them to publish their schedule of wntor rates as compared with ours cither beforo tho commis sion acted on thorn or slnco. Tho Ilond Wntor Light & Powor Co. July 12, 1015. Adv 19c NOTICE - Tho public Is horoby notified that It Is a violation or tho Ordinances or tho City of Ilond for nny person to allow any kind of livestock or fowls to run at Inrgo, or to tie, stako out, bato, tether, pasture, feed or grazo any domestic animal or fowl whatso ever In, upon or along nny Irrigation ditch, strcot, alley, park, or publlcj piaco witnin tuo uuy ot iicnu. Furthermore It Is tho IH'TV of ovory person knowing of such viola tion to Immediately report tho of fenco to City Pound Mastor ANTON AUNK. S. E. nOHEIlTS, lOo Chief of Police. For sign painting bco Edwards.-Adv. LIVK AdENTS WANTED 1IIO MONEY SIAKINO PROPOSITION THE ICELESS . QUEEN Refrigerator nefrlgerntcs without lco or chemicals. Low priced, soils on sight. Everybody needs ono. Just tho thing for tho farmer, summer hotels, country stores, etc. etc. Wrlto for Hooklot and ngont'o proposition. A fow territories Btlll open. COAST CULVEIIT & FLUME COMPANY Portland (Konton Sta tion) Oregon Q. R. COOPER manufacturer of all kinds of SOFT DRINKS Office at Cold Storage Works Next to Uend Hardware Co. Warehouse Ucnd, Oregon . HE WON'T COME OUT! Well who blames hlraT A glor loua tub full of water at Just the right temperature, with n Jolly apruy, nnd every dovico known to modern plumbing In abort, ono of our up-to-date bath-rooms, with every Im provement. Is It a wondor the little fellow wants to stay in? J. R. ENQEBRGTS0N PLUMIUNO AND MUTING 117 Minnesota St. llend, Or. A CUSTOMER'S VIEWPOINT Cl'STOMEIt JtECENTLY MADE A ltE.LHK THAT IT WAS A COMMON MISTAKE FOIt A MERCHANT S TO CONTINUALLY ASK PEOPLE TO OIVE THEM BUSINESS AND TO GIVE- MM A CHANCE ETC . SAYING THERE'S A HIGHT WAY AND A WltONO WAY TO GET BUSINESS. THE niGHT WAY TO GIVE YOUU CUS TOMEHS QUALITY, SERVICE AND PRICES. WE APPRE CIATE THIS POINT AND WE MAKE A PRACTICE OF GET- 3 TING OVER THE FENCE AND LOOKING AT THE PROPO SITION FROM THE CUSTOMER'S STANDPOINT. , llEND'S BEST GROCERY. " W. G. McCUISTOrt , !? "1 ; i ( M .3KT