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a. The bend Bulletin :r : VOL. XIV. 1JKN1I, OREGON, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 10, 1111(1. CV NO. 20. i , STRAHORN SAYS woi advances TALKS T0C0MA1ERCIAL CLUB SATURDAY AH Retails Will lm Collected' by Oc ' tobcr or November Urges Might of Way Work Here Club Dls cussca Hock Crusher Purchase Encouraging progress In tho pro illmlnary work or tho Oregon, Cali fornia & Eastorn was reported by Robert E. Struhorn at tho Commer cial Club lunchoon on Saturday. Hy October or November, according to Mr. Strahorn, the detallB will bo jjiifllck'iitly In hand to cnablo a full presentation of them to lio mado for tho purposo of olf-rlnlng tho ncces- l.iary Hiipport. Besides listening to Mr. Strnhorn's talk tho club heard a (discussion of tho proposed purchase of a rock crusher by tho city and to un announcement of standing com- knlttoe nsslgnmentn. Mr. Strahorn spoko Informally, impressing his polasuro tn finding things coming "our way" as they were at tho present tlnio, not moroly in connection with tho railroad but (a other matters. Ad an example ho Ited tho rainfall which had been ox- lorlenced this year and vonturod tho ope that It meant a chaugo of cll nato which would Insure crops on oino of tho present uncultivated and. IIiiIIm Rilng Wheat. In coming from Tho Dalles, Mr. strahorn said, they had passed through nn almost continuous wheat lold which wnH thero becnuso of tho iroxlmlty of tho railroad. It was an ilijrct lesson, for If you wont back groin the railroad thero wns no whoat lr In other words, to make It worth i-htle to ralso wheat the farmer must to near enough to the railroad to let transportation. "I bcllove," Mr. ktrahorn onld, "that grain can bo lalncd In tho Interior country If wo Ir.n furnish transportation." At present Bond 13 attracting liorp Mttuntlon than over, hitfire. I'eople nro coming 10 siuuy mo lanu Ind to look things over with a view lo Investment. For this, said Mr. Btrnhorn, tho railroad project Is largely .responsible Pooplo aro lomlng to him dr.'ly for advlco and formation on Central Oregon. Ilcportlng on tho railroad work, Jr. Strahorn said that It was noces- nrlly progroaclng slowly because of lio tlmo It takes to got properly pady to build. Onco ready the Midi g enn bo dono quickly. The iirvevlng is being well dono and tho bcatl n work Is flnlshod from Bond tho llnrney vtlioy and from Hcnd Lakovlow wltu tho exception o: miles. Tho Klamath Falls lino finished from Sliver Lako to wth- abotit 30 miles of Klamath Falls bd within CO days tho Hold work ill be completo. Then will como io assembling of figures andes tl- uteg so thnt "by Octobor or No- ember tho wholo project will bo on por read for the judgment of thoso lio know." In closing Mr. Strahorn pointed bt that Ilond had a great deal to do award getting right of way and hop- El thtrt on nctlvo campaign would carried on. Hock Crusher Argued. Tho matter of the rock crusher as brought up by J. H. Ovorturf ho cited tho county's unsatlsfac- ry cxporlenco with n crusher re pntly bought fromi tho same com- ny Ho urged that the city go lowly In the mattor and try out nrlpim method of paving rather ian to buy a crushor at this time. junclman Steldl said thnt tho lusher wns a necessity, It having ben discovered that the cinders ero cf no permnncnt value The latter wns referred to tho newly np- nlntet) committee on roads and Ighways. I Tho standing committees, as an- lutnced by President Keyes, are as bllows Entertainment. E. M. Lara, tialnnan, H. W. Skuse, F. D lleck . A. L. French,, Carl Johnson, J. Rhodes. Public Affairs-Floyd Dement. Italrman, T. H. Foley, C. S. Hud- i, D. E. Hunter, W. L, Codd, l,. Iludow. John Steldl. Irrigation R. W. 8awyer. Cbalr- 3, V A. Forbes, Chas. Short, Geo. iunc. II M. Abbott, (Trunk- A J. Kroenert. Chairman, C. Egan, J H. Corbett, T. A. c- Ina. If C, Ellis. Industries. H. II. De Armona. lalrtntn, Hugh O'Kano, F. W. Sol an. 11 B. Allen. Dr. U. Ferreti, A Miller, J E. Larson. (eiiibcrsliip. D. M. Davis, uuatr- map, A. M. Prlngle, C V. Sllvls, H. E;' Uaker, C. L. Mannhelmer, G. M. Raymond. Roads and Highway. H. J. Over turf, Chairman, J. A. Eastes, R. II. Could. It. M. Smith, Clyde McKay. OTHER PAPERS CONFIRM BEND GLAISJS TO EVENTS Hcdiuond Spokesman anil Crook County' Journal Hntn Articles Hearing Out Local Content Inns. (Hecause thoy so largely confirm tho Bend claims as to tho events which proceeded her action on tho county seat tho to following art icles nre reprinted from tho Redmond Spokesman and the Crook County Journal respectively. Tho Editor.) From Tho Spokesman. Petitions woro duly filed by llond In tho proposal to remove tho county seat from Prlncvllle lo Hand. Natur ally the papers of tho two towns look at tho matter from divergent angles. Tho motion to strive for removal mado at n Bend meeting was voted "Aye" in an "Unanimous and enthus iastic roar," says Tho Bulletin. Redmond comes In for a certain criticism on account of an npparont chnnge of front at periods during tho negotiations and wo must confess such was tho case to some extent. Without a completo analysis of tho situation Redmond's first Impulse was to snvo hqr territory and high school district Intact, nnd to do this Deemed to Indicate n dividing lino nine miles east of the city. Later Investigation showed tho Injustice of this, as It would Icavo tho old coun ty with but little more than two mil lion dollars assessable wealth and would carry doublo that amount In to the proposed new county. Also, If PrlnevMlo built her proposed now lino of railway mora than half of Its mileage would bo In the now county. Nobody In this section wanted county division at this time, but they felt thnt If Bend wanted It they wero willing to mako n fairly equitable division along the Hues of assessable wealth, and as a lino east and west running near Deschutes .and Tumaln ecmed to fill tho bill, the proposition was mado to Bend to adopt this lino, but this was rejected and tho fight Is on. From Tho Journal. Tho fight for tho removal of tho county scat from Prlnevlllo to Ilond Is on. Tho tacts that lead up to this con dition of affairs are many; and It Is tho popular thlng-'Juat now to lay 'tho blamo on tho other fellow. It floonifl that ovcryono Is trying to uso tho condition to the advantage of his favorlto candidate, and tho condi tions seem to warrant tho prediction that tho public wilt havo none of this kind of business, end the follow who attempts to mnko partisan politics out of a condition where n commun ity Is effected, will be crushed In tho meleo. This Is no time 'for quibbling nnd potty politics. Prlnevlllo ns a com munity faces nn organlzod town nnd community, and Its success or fail ure rests on united and undivided ac tion. Tho Journal Is In a position to havo somo Ideas as to what caused the present stato of r.ffalrs, as ye ed itor having bean an envoy to tho city of the enemy, under scclod or ders, ns It wero, from tho commit tos which held the fate of Prlnevlllo In their grasp, for which he hrs been both praised and cuosed heartily and In this connection will add, thrt the mattor on which ho was Instructed was the only ono considered In talk lug with tho Bend committee, and that the Interests or tho name of no candldato wero mentloi.-d nt this time or at any other tlmo In conn co lon with this nil-Important subject, nnd further that the Journal or Its editor Is placing anything or jnny candidate ahead of tho nil-Important county seat removal mattor at this time, Is olther woefully Ignorant of facts and conditions or a malicious liar. What might havo been done, what could havo been dono and what wo consider the best settlement of theao matters Is not to be considered or as much as mentioned now. RECRUITING OFFICER COMING. Major Hiram U. Welch. Oregon Mllltla recruiting offlccr, will arrive hore next Tuesday and remain three dra for tho purpoocf accepting recruits for tho Oregon National Guard now on the bordor. Able bodied men, between tho ages of 18 end -IS aro wanted but those having relatives deponding on them for support will not be accepted. The wages of the soldlar aro from f 15 to )4S a month, with all clothing, ra tions and medical attendance furn ished free. COLORED MAN DISCHARGED A Jury In Judge Eastes' court yes terday afternoon found Charles Al exander not guilty of a charge of as sault based on a shaking up which he gave a boy on Saturday. Alex ander, who Is a colored mon. Is said to have been taunted by the boy, whereby provoking his action. The Jury recommended that a reprimand be given Alexander by tho court. L 0.-W.R.cS:N. PRESIDENT HERE LAST WEEK Enjoy!) Fishing and Studios Growth of Town Snjs Head Should Havo Great Increa.se In Population Iinpiesseil by Saw Mills Hero On an outing with his family and for tho purpose of familiarizing hlmw colf with tho rocent development of this section President J. D. Farrell of tho O.-W. II, & N. Bpont tho great er part of last week In llond and vi cinity. For two days tho party was at Tho Titles enjoying tho fishing, mid tho rest of tho tlmo was devoted to Inspection of tho mills, to rides about town nnd Into tho country. In the party were Mr. nnd Mrs. Farroll and their two children and Mr. nnd Mrs. E. C. Shovllii, of Portland, and their son. In an Interview given to n repre sentative of Tho Bulletin Mr. Farroll said that his visit hero nt this tlmo had no especial significance, and that thero was nothing for him to eny on rnllrond matters which would bo of Intorest to the public. Ho talk ed quite fieoly, howovor, on tho growth which llend wns experienc ing. Indicating by his remarks that he had taken more than a passing Interest In Bend's development. As was to bo expected, tho two saw mills hnd made the biggest Im pression on tho visitor and ho con tinually referred to thorn, to their size, tho smoothness of operation, tho pay rolls amounting to n mil lion dollars u year nnd Bond's fortuno In having them hero nnd In the charge of tho men thoy woro. Besides the mills, Mr. Farrell spoko of the substantial chnractor of tho now O'Kano building, which ho had been over, and of tho valuo to the town of such structures as tho two bank buildings nnd other bus iness blocks. To his mind thero wns nothing of a boom nature develop ing hore wljllo the town hnd ovory reason to expect nVxonttnuous In crease In population for some time to come. Mr. Farroll left on Saturday by auto far Burns and Crane, tho now Harney county tsrmlnal of his com pany's lines which have just been built Intb Central Oregon from tho east. Tho re3t of tho party return ed to Portlnnd. FAIR PLANS PROGRESS. Considerable- progress has bean mado In tho past week toward work ing out the plans for the new fair association, Moro subscriptions hnve beon received nnd stops to ward Incorporation hnvn beon tnkon. Everywhere, nccordlng to Charles Carroll, who Is actlvo In promoting tho Idon, It lias mot with favor and pledges of support havo been freoly glvon. A meeting In the Interest of tho association will bo held on Fri day at 8 o'clock In tho Commercial Club room nnd nil aro Invited to at tend. FOUNDRY NEARLY DONE. The new brick foundry building for tho HuffHchmldt-Dugnn Iron WorkB Is expected to be completed this week, A second pattern maker, has beon omployod and work will lio turned out next week. S 1,111 1 TOWN Imi j KjkJ- wSjtH X Rob ert E. sCshornWSk U RAILROAD BUILDER. j "flFTEEN Py) GOVERNOR RERE LAST THURSDAY LEAVES FOR PORTLAND AT ONCE Stato Kecutlu', With Members of Iand Hoard, Returns From In. spcctlou (if Dralmigo Project anil Nitrates Deposit Others Visit On the last leg of an Inspection tour which had carrVed thorn well over eastern and central Oregon Governor WlthycomhQ and n party of stato ofllclala and othor promi nent mon arrived hero Thursday af ternoon. At tills point tho party hroko up, Governor Wlthycombo and Attorney Ciotioral Brown leaving on tho night trniu for Portlnnd and tho others cpendlr.g tho night horo before proceeding to an Inspection of tho Tumnlo project nnd on to Portland by auto. Ilc3ldes tho governor and tho nt toinoy general tho party Included Secretary of State Bon W. Olcott, Treasurer Thomas B. Kay, Assistant Stnto Engineer Percy Cupper, ox Govornor Hawloy, of Idaho, Thomas W. Cole, president of tho Stato Bnnk of West Pullmnu, Chicago, R. P, Henderson, of tho Colo Motor Co. of Indianapolis, C. B McCnnnoll, of Hums, nnd Harry Wilson of tho American Nitrates Co. Governor Wlthycombo hnd ninny words of appreciation of tho npponr nnco of tho cultlvntod fields near Bond, tho clover ami alfalfa looking ospeclally well to him after IiIr long rldo a crow tho homestead country, The party which visited tho Tumnlo was greatly plcnsed with the condi tion of the project. Thoy nlso vis ited tho snw mills heru tho night before-nnd wero much Impressed by thorn, both Mr. Kr.y nnd Mr. Olcott saying that they had no Idoa of tho blzo of tho plants. Main Object Is Inspection. Tho main object of tho trip was for tho Inspection of tho Harney county drnlnngo projects and tho nl- trnto doposltn In tho Succer creek nnd Wngontlro districts. Tho lntter aro of Importance to Bond as It Is mtdorstood that shlpmontH of tho. product will be mado through hero as soon ns production begins, which 1b exDnctcd to be In tho nenr future. " Thlshnso of tho trip wna de scribed In a recont Issue of tho Ore- en n Journal as follnwn: During th6 trip tho members of tho board visited and Inspected the holdings of tho American Nltrato company nt Succor creek, Buzzard canyon, Rnwhldo canyon and Wagon Tiro mountain. Tho company has acquired by location under tho fed oral net moro than fiOOO acres of land containing potassium and ult- rnto doposltB nnd Is now ongnged In tho Installation of reduction plants for handling tho output of thoso holdings. Tho company oxpects to begin tho shipment of nltrntea nnd potassium within tho next two months, in a small way, preliminary to a mora oxtenslvo output during Uia coming year. ARNOLD COMPANY ELECTS. At tho meeting of tho stockhold crs In tho Arnold Irrigation Coin pany, held on Saturday, tho fill lowing woro -olocted- directors for tho coming yo'ir: E. P. Drostorhous, Charles Slpchen. A. C. Arsmtrong, A, Powell and Glenn Slack. Other of. fleers nre to bo elected by the ill rectors. It wim reportod nt the meeting that nil stockholdorH woro receiving plonty of water this yenr. STUCCO IS SHIPPED. Stucco for tho new MuUlg build ing nt tho corner of Wall end Ore gon street will be chipped nt once from the factory at Auburn, Wash ington, according to Mr. Mutzlg Work nn tho foundation will bo re sumed ou Monday. ROBERT E.STRARORN ARRIVES TO REOIN TRIP OVER INTERIOR Mrs. Strahorn Accompanies Him Party Left for Hums Yesterday and Will Go To Klamath Later. On the beginning of his long ex pected trip over tho lines of the proposed Oregon, California & East ern, Robert E. Strahorn arrived In Ucnd on Friday uvenlng, coming overland from Tho Dalles. With him woro Mrs. Strahorn, whonccoiupan les Hint on his travels whenever pos sible, nnd James Iloono, the son of n frlond of Mr. Strnhorn'a In Cnld woll, Idaho, and a recent graduate of the Yalo Law School. Mrs. Strahorn, who Is tho author of "Fifteen Thousand Miles by Stage," has visited Bend once boforo, tho occasion being Mr. Strnhorn's first trip to Bond In September, 1914, whon ho enmo In with W. D. Cheney nnd first becnnio Interested In tho possibility of building railroads Into tho Interior. Her book Is tho rocord of n number of years of travel with hor husband over tho westom states and among Its ninny Illustrations are several Bend scenes. Aftor upending three Cays hore Mr", nnd Mrs. Strahorn, accompanied by Mr. nnd Mrs. C. S. Hudson, Mi yesterday for Burns to Inspect tho surveys for tho Oregon, California & Eastern Into tho Hnrnoy valley. Thoy will return by wny of the Crooked River country nnd Prlne vlllo nnd thou take n now start, this tlniD going to Lakovlow, Klamath Falls nnd Crntor lake. GILMAN HEREFOR DAY Picsldent of Oregon Titiuk Brings In Party of U. N. Officials. President L. C Oilman, of the Oregon Trunk, with.n party of offi cials hdojU Tuosday here, taking ac count of tho growth of tho town nnd tho saw mill developments. The C-ento.' part of tho forenoon, vn client nt tho mills nnd In the lf tor- noon thoy went cut Into thefftiulfo' to Inspect tho long! tg 'operations. Divides President !Gllmnn thoso In tho pnrty woro W. P. Kennoy, of Senttle, vlco president of tho Groat Northern, M. J. Costollo, of Seattle, assistant tralllo manager, and C. K Pretty of Portland, general agent, of tho. Great Northern and v. 1), Skinner and J. T. Hardy of tho Oro gon Trunk. TO HOLD PICNIC. A Scandinavian picnic will be glv on by tho Sons of Norway next Sun day nt I'lckutt Island, Tumnlo. En tertainment Is planned In tho way n r limit ii f n-nr. foot rncH nnd Nor. woglan folk gamed. Refreshments will be served on the grounds at roiiBonnblo prices. An Invitation Is uxtonded to nil to attend. Thoso who wish may nrrnngo for trnuspor- t'ttion at i norson a a-oro. TO OPEN RIDS. Bids for the construction of the addition to the Bond Steam Laim dry will be opened ou Saturday, K II. Knnno. tho architect of this ml' dltlon, has also preprrud tho plans for tho Bend Ilrrdwnro Co. warn- Iioubo. which will ho a two story brick building 60x70 In size. Tho foundation and concrete floor or tho wurehoiiso nro alroady llirsiied. SHALL CITY BUT A ROC CRUSHER QUESTION 15 ARGUED BY COUNCIL Machinery Salesman, Out for a Halo Causes Split In Council Somo In Fit tor of Purehaso Major Fas ten Refuses to Sign Contract A rond machinery snlccmnn who wns looking for a commlBslon on a sale blew Into town last week and before ho paid his hotel bill and bought n ticked to the uoxt proopuct town, ho created In tho city gov ernment what should at least bo call ed a rift. At the same tlmo ho gavo tho town something to tnlk about and to take sldosupon, a condition which had not exlstod since tho con troversy was on as, to whether Bond or Wall street should bo Improvod ns an approach to tho mills. Now whon you nro looking for n commission ou a sclu you miint first mnko tho salo and before you can do that you must Hud someone tn mnko It to. Mr. Salesman realized the facts, and selecting n rock' crusher ns tho article for sale and the city ns tho purchaser, approached the mayor on tho subject Mayor K.istes told him that the matter would be up to the council and that If Mr. Salesman could get tho coun cil mifllcliMitly Interostod to hold a meeting his proposition would bo considered. Apparently ho did so, for tho mooting wns held. Being unndvortlsod tho muoljiiH was not nttoudiid by any others bu sbies tho city oDlclnls ho that no verbatim report of tho proceeding Is available. Diligent Inquiry, how ever, discloses tho following na about what happened. To begin with Mr. Salesman nd dressod the council explaining that ho was hopeful that It would buy a rock crusher for tho city. Ho gavo alt tho roasono In favor of rock critBhors and offered tonus of pay iriont extending ovor Bovornl years. , ,T-io Pjlc" EO'';Ul,'tW.r.pO),.WIiiMLjjf. lm had finished, vfto atHumbnVliOKuSS It lasted three hou?s In' tho mooting ' nnd tho groator part of Saturday out oldo. Thrco coiincllmon, Sllvls, Cnld woll, nnd Steldl, woro In favor of tho purehaso. Brosterhous was opposed mid so was Mayor Enstes. On n mo tion to make tho purehaso tho throo votod "Yon" and tho ono "No" nnd the motion was declared carried. Mr. Snlosmau had visions of getting what ho rami after and produced a con tract for signature by tho Mayor. 4 Mnyor EitHtos refused to sign. At this point It Is believed that tho proper thing to eny Ih, "And then they clinched," and so thoy did, fig uratively speaking. Hut tho mayor was obdiirato and Mr. Salesman had to content himself with the signat ures of tho councllmoii who voted In fuvor of the purchase, Whether or not that binds the city Is not known, but It Is understood that It dons not do HO. This Is the rift. And also the topic of cnnvrtrmi ttou universally enjoyed on Saturday, rjilrIaTSIere Colon Pacific CoIkiiIiiIIoii AgeutM MiiKo Tour of Country. R A. Smith, colonlzutlon uid In dustrial a Hunt of the Union Pitojfiu, and Isaiah W heeler, assistant nolo, nlzntloa tftnt, wttrn In Hand on Wednesday on' a tour of Cunt nil Or e :on. eomltiK here from Crane whifro thev took imrt In the cvlnhratlou In- idem to the opening of the mil toad to that point. With thfliu wtvh Ch.i. IS. Ilrookt, MUUiit Hp(tr(U Undent of the U. I, at KafNpft, Idu IntipitetlnK the town thi par ty spftiit Thursday on the Tunwlo project, gtalng from there to tho Griioro in Portland, after hlu visit h'-re, Mr. Smith Is reported to havo aid that the Ochoco project wan ono of tho fiQMt ho had ever seen. If it nlso reported that the people In tho Hampton valley and other dry farm ing districts woro making progress. RAINFALL IS HEAVY. July Is carrying out thn ynar'n record for unusual weather, tho ruin fall for tho mouth, all of which na- curred Saturday night, Kituduy and Monday, being ahead of all pntvloua records. Over an Inch of ruin fe)ll In tho period beginning Saturday night Nnd undlug Sunday afturuoou, and on Monday morning there wero shower bringing .09 Inchon. ' Tito rain has rerved to keep the roads lp , . food condition and to benefit grow ing crops. . i 4 . A