THE UEXO lll'LLKTIX, 1JKXII, QUE., WEDNESDAY, MAHCH 13, 1010. ' PAGE . LINE PLANNED SUA1PTER VALLEY TO EXTEND ROAD t Announcement Made of Intention tit ilej-lu Construction hh Soon its Know N Oir Ground Intension Will Tup Ulf? I'liio T Imlicr licit (Tho Orcgonlan.) HAKEH, March 9. (Special.) ' nf im most lniDortnnt devolop- inent plans In yea'rs waB disclosed to day when It was discovered thnt pre liminary work toward tho long-talked ot Sumptcr Valley Railroad branch to the Hums country, will ho undor uay as Boon as tho melting of thu snow makes railroad operations pos sible. Tho first Btep will ho tho construc tion of CO miles of railroad south r rom Dlxlo Summit. D. C. Eccles, president of tho railroad. waB In tho city Tuesday, and following his de unrturo for Ogdcn, It dovolopcd that (urveyors will ho sent out to work 'rom tho top of tho Dixie divide, to i . t Btakcs for tho proposed extension . Bton as tho ground la clear. It is alBo known that Mr. Eccles n In Portland hoforo ho enmo here, . iirt were his activities thcro has not -on dlscloBod. Tho dato at which tondhou consirucuuii win iuimnum.u is uncertain, dopendlng on tho ttmo of year nt which tho survey la finish, ed. hut tho work will Btort within a fow months. Tho oxtonslon, as It Is now planned alms prlmnrlly nt one of tho richest timber bolts in Oregon, located CO miles from Dlxlo summit In tho southeast corner of Grant county, n part of tho old military road land grant, nltornato sections being held by the Ilalfour, Guthrlo Company, of Portland, or by subsidiary concerns. Tho tlmbor Ib yellow plno, near tho jiorthorn lino of Malheur county, and will total ono billion feet. It Is un derstood that tho Oregon Lumber Company will figure In tho deal, In tho way of securing cheap stumpago on tho enormous plno tract. Other developments In the gonoral plan or extension nro expected later. CROP REPORT ISSUED Summary of .March Figures In lulled lly Weather Jliirciiu. wiouiMnTOM. T). C:. "March 8. fA summary of tho March crop report ; for tho State or Oregon ami iu itu,i ctntnn. ns comnllod by tho Ulurenu of Crop Estimates (and trans mitted through tho wenmer ihuuuhi tv, S. Department of Agriculture, Is as follows: Wheat on inrnis. ci.i. i. ctimntnii ntnckB on fnrms March 1, this year, 3.000.000 bushels, compared with l.ssu.uuun year ..m. and 1,729,000 two years ago. Price on March 1 to producers. $0.93 pnr b'-shol, compared with $1.28 a year ' .t tn en iwn vnnrn nco. if United States: Estimated stocks on farms March 1 this year -"""- ttOO buBholB, comipnretl wun it-. , POO a year ago and 151.79G.000 two tears ogo. Prlco on .Mnrcu i i i""- Bucors, $1.03, per nusiiei. ku.iuj...-" with $1.34 a year ago nnu ?u,oo iu tears ogo. Corn on inriim. .... Minniml Blocks on fems nrch i this year 110,000 bushels. omnnred with 59,000 a year ago 18,000 two years ago. Price, on Irrch 1 to producors, u.y- tc" I i..,.i,al rnmnnred with 100 ContS i year ago and 77 cents two years BO. ?tti.i atntnii. Pstlmntod stocks on krms March 1 this year W jMJ'' DO bushols, compared wun y'a'' b0 a year ago and 8CC.3B2.000 two tyia Alnrull 1 III 1IIU- ars ago. ni v.. -- - i cers, 08.2 cents por uusnei. i-. red with 7C.1 cento a year ub Ll cents two years ago. tOorn of Merchantable yuani. L. ...... rr-l, nnnuinlnirn of tllO 191u LlL mm, wno nt morchontoble nunl- r-'v -v - - - , , .. i -in..n'i tit k iwr reiiL. (.u...- pared with 75 per cent of the 1914 crop nnd 80 per cent ot tho 191 J crop. x United States: Tho percentage or the 1915 crop which was of merchantable- quality Is estimated nt 71.3 per cent, compared with 84.5 per cent of tho 1914 crop and 90.1 per cont of the 1913 crop. Oats on Farm's. State: Estimated stocks on farms March 1 this year 4.340.006 bushels compared with 2.930,000 a year ago nnd 5,$25.000 two years ago. Price March 1 to producers. 50 cents per bushel, compared with 50 cents a year ago and 39 cents two years aw. United States: Estimated stocRB on farms March 1 this year 597.000. 000 bushels, compared with 3;J; 000 a year ago and 419,481.000 two years ago. Price March 1 to produc ers. 42.7 cents per bushel, compared with 52.1 cents a year ago and 38. cents two years ago. Barley on Farms. State: Estimated stocks on farms March 1 this year 936,000 bushels. CENTRAL OREGON to CALIFORNIA IN QUICKEST TIME AND AT LOW EXPENSE AGnTRUNKKY. issaafl$arr CENTRAL QREGHN LINE North Hank Itoad Steamer Express leave3 Portland 9:00 a. m., and S. S. "Northern Pacific" satis every Saturday, arriving San Francisco next mld-aftoruoon. FAKES INCLUDE MEAI.S AND 11KIITIIS ON HTKAMEK. TltAVEL OX THE HTI-XIj FLOATING PALACE. THE LINEU WITH Til E SPEED OV AN EXPKESS TKAIN. THROUGH TICKETS To Loh Angeles, Hun l)le, Sim Francisco nnd other California points. Combination Steamer mid Hall and All-Kail Koute Low One-Way Fares for Settlers From Mlddl" Western and Eastern points to Central Oregon nnd all points In Oregon and Washington, DAILY MAIICII 23 TO APHIL 1 1, INCLUSIVE Write your acquaintances. Folder, with schedulo of fares and other details, by moll or on request to'ngenta Oregon Trunk H .1. II. CDKIIETT, Agent, HEXI), OKEGOX .1. II. IIAItDV, Truv. l'uss. Ai l-'i eight Auent. compared with 540,000 a year ago nnd 822,000 two years ogo. Prlco March 1 to producers, 08 cents per hiiBhol, compared with 70 cents a year ago nnd 57 costs two years. United States: Estimated stocks on farms March 1 this year 00,500,000 bushels, compared with 12,889,000 a year ago and 44,120,000 two yearB ago. Price March 1 to producors, li9.C conts por bushel compared with Cj.7 cents a year oko and 51.1 conts two years ago. WILL TRY BOUT ON THE LOWER OESCJOTES RIVER Portland .Men Ilullt Craft to Navigate Dlillcult Water With View to Hot ter Fishing-Start Crooked Hlvcr (Portland Telegram. Twenty two years ago trout fish ermen foarod tho dangorous wntor of tho Upper McKonzIo river. Wnltor Honoyman, tho late Herman llurroll and Andy Hlxon constructed n boat, took It. tot ho uppor rlvor and camo down In safety. Slnco thnt tlmo flsh oimon from nil pnrts of Oregon flsh down tho river In boatB. Tho Deschuteo rlvor bos hecomo n groat haunt for many of tho anglers of Portland. Hut no ono has at tompted to come down the stream as It Is regarded much more dangerous than tho McKonzle. Waltor Honoyman Is going to mnko an attempt to como down tho stream April 1 when thos onson opens. With Dr. E. DoWItt Connoll, Mr. Hotiov mnn has conMructod a boat which will bo used In the dangerous trip. Tho boat has been built so that If It strikes a rock In tho stream, In stead of being wrecked, It will slide ovor In safety. Ono of tho reasons for attempting tho trip Is hecauso tho stronm can not bo flohod from tho Indlnn roBor vntlon sldo whore tho brush Is thick and tho fish plentiful. Ily putting tho boat In tho rlvor nt Crooked river nnd floating down 2S miles to Kcs kela, Dr. Connoll nnd Mr. Honoyman will have tho opportunity of fishing tho choicest part of tho rlvor. Out of tho Knee, When ono wakes with a stiff back, pains In musclos, aches In Joints, or rheumatic twinges, ho cannot do his best. If you feel out of tho race, tired, lnnguld, or hnvo symptoms of kldnoy trouble act promptly, Foley Kidney Pills help tho kidneys got rid cf poisonous wasto matter that causes troublo. Sold everywhere. Adv. COMMERCIAL CLUB PREPARES NEW LEAFLET Dead Is located ICC miles south of tho Columbia river, on tho banks of thu Deschutes, at tho terminus of tho Orogon Trunk (Hill) nnd tho O.-W. U. & N. (Harrlnian) railroads. Geographically, .. s practically !n tho vory conter of Orogon. Econom ically, Its location is unsurpnsBod, for Uond stands bcsldo tho stream with tho groatest power producing piEslbllltlcs In tho Northwest, whoro railroads, wator-powor and tlmbor meat, nnd bordered by tho grcatost Irrigation segregation In Oregon, with many millions of acres ot grain lands tributary. Tho City of Ilcml. Tho estimated population of Deud today (March 10, 191C), Is 3,000. Its altltudo is 3G0O foot, with a ell mnto that is practically Ideal. Tho winter tomporaturo rarely goes below zoro and cummer heat of more than 100 degrees is almost novcr recorded. Government records, which nro opon to Inspection nt any tlmo, show nn nvorago annual precipitation of 1C inches, with an nvorago yearly record ot 320 days of buhbIiIiio. That menus enough molsturo for tho dry fariuor. growing wenthor for tho Ir- rlgatlonlst and, with tho nltltudo, Just tho conditions described tor tho euro of pulmonnry troubles. liond has four churches, many bonovolont societies, splondld grado scnoois nnu n nign ocuooi wnoso grna uatcs aro admitted to tho Stato Uni versity without examination, excel lent ImnltB, tho best onulppod nnd utockod storeB of any town of twlco tho slzo in Orogon, brickyards, Btono quarries, Hour mills, lumber mills, a farmers co-oporatlvo creamory, cold storago plant, lea plant, stoam laun dry, nowspopers. well appointed ho tels and, Indeed, abla representatives of every class of enterprise Tho bus iness streets aro surfacod with oiled volcanic cinders and Illuminated with cliiBter and nrc lights. Thero aro several blocks of cement sldo walks and ovor five miles of wooden walk. Ono It. F, D. lino and two star mall routes center at Ilond. Tho lo cal post ofllce will soon bo ralsod to tho second class, Uio volumo of busi ness requlrod for this change having been more than reached In tho past 12 months. Uond Is tho headquarters of tho U S. Forest Sorvlco for this torrltory. Uond has tho best water In the state, and an excollont modern wntor sorvlco nnd flro protection. Tho stroots aro sprinkled, Bond's strcots and homos aro woll lighted by electricity, which Is fur nished with a plnnt which cost $C0. 000 to build and equip. Itccontly n modorn sanitary sewer systora was In- Before you sign an application for Life Insurance IN ANY OTHER COMPANY Serve Your Own Interest BY EXAMINING The Policy Contact, The Superior Service and The Low Premium Rate of Orcgonljte INSURANCE COMPANY BEST FOH OREGONIANS Home Office:' JOTM5 Portland, Oregon A. L. MILLS President L, SAMUEL General Manager ASHLEY FOIUUvST. Iteoldent Agent, Uend. stalled, nt n cost ot $80,000, giving tho town tho best to bo hnd In this direction. A locnl and long dlstnnco tele phone, ns well ns telegraph, l8nu other Horn In 'Head's metropolitan equipment. There nro more beautiful residen ces In llond, proportionately to tho population, thnn In any other town In tho west. Residences totaling In cost over 7G,000 hnvo boon built In tho past six months. With tho many beautiful vlows of mountains and river and timber, hnndsomo homes, green lawns, and nttractlvo gardens, tho magnificent trees scattered gonorously through out tho residential districts, and the wonderful cllmntc, Uend louvea little to bo desired by thoso who seek Ideal places In which to live ItaHrond.s, In October, 1911, tho Hill and Hnrrlman railroad systems com pleted t Uend their Oregon Trunk and Deschutes lines. Uend 1b tho terminus of both theso ronds. Tho hnndsomo depot, erected with nntlvo stone, nnd tho best equipped ware house in tho state, tndlcato In what Importance tho railroad companies hold Dcnd. An extensive distributing buBlncss is bolng conducted from Uond to tho southeast nnd south country. Mall lines and regular dally nuto truck and nutomobtlo Bervlco radlato to tho south and southeast. Practically all of Western Ilnrnoy county, nnd northern Lnko nnd Klam ath got supplies In by way ot Uend, nnd In return oxport vln Uend their Clips of wool, hides, cattle etc. Tho establishment of regulnr wool sales at Uond means that wool from all ovor Interior Oregon will bo collcctod here, thnt buyers will como horo, thnt thousands of sheep will bo shoarod bore, and that, In tho near future, woolen mills will bn established. In all surveys that have been mndo for a branch Hill road to the south, to command connection with nfllllatod rondn.nnd nn outlet In that direction, Uond has been made tho termlnuB point. In addition to tho foregoing Uob ert E. Strnhom has committed him self to tho project of constructing tho Oregon, California & Eastom railroad from Uond eastward to Hums nnd south to Silver Lnko, with branchos from tho lnttor point to Lakovlow nnd Klnmnth Falls. At tho present tlmo Mr. Strahorn's surveyors nro In tho field locntlng lines, n largo portion of tho work being completed. Tho City of Uond on Kobrunry 28 voted a ?30,- 000 bond Issuo with which to purch ase tormlnnl sites for tho railroad in tho cltv nnd conlldonco Is folt on all sides that tho railroads will ho built, although no dato has yet beon sot for beginning construction. This will moan tho locntlon hero of car shops nml other terminal facilities as woll as furthering tho city's position as tho distributing center of Central Ore- eon. Anticipating this development, Lnng & Co., of Portland, tho lnrgo3t wholcsalo grocery houso on tho conBt, haB rocontly purchased a warohouso site horo and announced Its Intention CONSISTENT Service is whut you mny depend upon from Shucys. We appreciate any suggestion from our cus tomers that will bring about a closer cooper ation. We try to save you money at no sac rifice to the high quality of our goods. In Men's Furnishings our staples are the very best. We can save you a little money on many articles in this line. SHUEY'S The Cash Grocer to build In tho near future Othor distributing Iioubcb nro expected to follow Lang & Co.'s lend. Saw Mills. Tho biggest present development at Uond Is In lumbor manufacturing, two modorn now Bnw mills bolng now nearly completed at a cost estimated to bo closo to n million dollars. As a preliminary to this construction tho companies built a dam over tho Des chutes for tho creation of a logging (Continued en pngo 10.) IIOMKKT E. HTHAIIOHX DISCl'SSKS IH1UGATIO.V NEEI1S ()!' CEXTKAIi OHEGOX AT HALEM COXPEUEXCE (Continued from pago I.) tho much more rigorous tonus thnn would bo Imposed undor State nuB p'ces, might wo not reasonably ex pect a much greater dogrco of buc cosb from woll concolvod and proper ly ndmlnlsterod district projects en joying tho low Interest rates and o'hor advantages of Stnto participa tion? Tho Stnto bolng tho chief ben eficiary through Increased tnxnhle ar ea, population nnd production would bo giving but small return by lta enro fully safeguarded gunrnntco. Itiunl CredltH Administration, nun Rtnin. in Ub ndmlnlstrntlon of tho school funds, of which It Is loaning ovor $0,000,000 to our fnr- i.ima nt n pnnt nf OllO-flftll Of OnO I por cont of tho net rovonuo, furnishes nn Illustration of Its nullity to care for Biich trusts as woll as tho best prlvato buslnoss organization. Doubt- lloss some ot this snmo machinery ! could ho economically utlllzod to care for detail ot rural credits and guar antees of district drnlnugo and Irri gation project llunnctng. it is plain tuai me iNnuonni uov ornment will not take up any now project In Oregon for years. It Is agreed that capital cannot, bo ob tained for such private or corporation projects on any terms. National rurnt credit legislation oppllcoblo to our wonts Ib apparently for romoved, nnd yet It Is perfectly appniont that If wo nro to Increnso our farming in dustry or Its omclcncy to any marked extent It must bo done nlon& thoio lines. 'Aro wo then In this Imporlnl State so dovold ot mon nnd measures, nnd public spirit nnd llnnnclnl resource that dovolopniont of half of our nr ablo area must bo nbandonod? Hoot any man In this room, or ninny out side ot It, bollevo that there Is any question of our united ability and disposition to provide for theso un dertnklngs without snddllng upon tho Stnto a penny of ronl liability or loss? If not, then shnll ho mookly sit down, sco our best Industry 1?d backward nnd consplro to discourage tho great est railway dovolopniont thnt Iioh boon Inaugurated in many years? "Surely In this groat Common wealth wo can find enough character, ability and oxporlenco to steor tin from tho shoals of porsluiouy and stagnation on tho ono band, and from tho rocks of oxtravaganco and specu lation on tho othor." A doslrnhlo broad knlfo frco with every nnnunl subscription to Tho Uond Uullctln. For the man who wants to own his MMMPHMnsMM own home Let us show you, for your selection, some of the prettiest lots in Bend. They are level and free from rock and are spotted with lovely shade trees; they are within fifteen minutes walk of either of the big mills and are close to the bus iness district. These lots may be had on terms that are within the reach of all and every assist ance will be given our buyers to enable them to build a comfortable home. We will be pleased to show you. INSURANCE THAT INSURES We write insurance in all its branches in world known companies and will gladly accept the smallest risk. Bend Park Company PHONE 381. OFFICE ON OREGON STREET.