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The Official l'npor of Harney County
has tlie lArgvt circulation and la ono 0(
tho beet advertising medluualn Eaatcin
Oregon.
Hfl GvtV-nvtz Cemtlrjj
Covon an urea ol 0,428,600 ncrci of
land, 4,034,051 ncrcs yet vacant subject
toontry under tlio pulillo land law of
llio United Btntci.
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BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 13, 1C09
NO. 17
She
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HARNEY CAN'T LOSE HIM
The "Old Man" Will "Butt in" at
Every Opportunity Offered
BURNS SHOULD
'Let us Hope the Crime Against the Great Harney Country is
About to be Put an End to" Thinks the People Awaking
And Choice Territory to Longer Remain Bottled up Tight.
Irrigon, Ore., March 4th, 1900
Editor Times-Herald:
I suppose you think the "Old
Man" has almost forgotten Har
ney county, at least that ho has
lost interest in your affairs, but
rI assure you I am more deeply
nterested in your welfare day
by day, and since my return to
the "outside" I have been pret
ty busy telling people, both in
private and in public, about both
your country ana your people.
And I am going to continue in
the good work. I am not going
to quit the campaign of publicity
until I know practically all about
the territory from Coos bay to
Boise.
f I spent several days last week
tat Ontario and Boise, the occas
ion at the latter place being the
meeting of the Oregon-Idaho
Development Congress. The
meeting was a large and enthu
siastic one, but I suppose you
have had a full account of it from
other sources, so I will not dwell
upon that
1 The next meeting of the eon
fgress will be at Ontario on the
26-27th of this month, and there
bwill be a large attendance be
yond a doubt Aside from the
prime object of the congress, the
building of a railway from Coos
bay to Boise, the meeting will
deal largely with tho Malheur ir
rigation project, and with the
gas and oil situation at and ad
jacent to Ontario. These are
live topics up there now, and the
former looks as if it would be
undertaken by the government
at no distant date.
As to the oil and gas proposi
tion, that seems practically solv
ed. At least they have struck
gas in paying commercial quan
tities, and there is little doubt
about striking oil. You people
want to "null for oil," for with
a good oil field along the Snake
the railway through your section
would be an assured fact before
r you'realized it.
After leaving your town last
, month I stopped a couple of days
in Canyon City. Then I came
on to Baker and went out to On-
tario, Boise, Nampa. Caldwell,
Payette and Weiser. Hence I
have visited that section twice
within a month. I also have
visitedPortland, where I was
I fortunate enough to meet Mr.
and Mrs. Hanley, and we had a
nice visit I tried to get "Bill"
to'tell me how he and Col. Wood
had managed to drop in at the
tail end of the session and get
the legislature to pass tho law
allowing us to vote on the amend
ment permitting state and dis
trict aid to railways. But he
was modest and gave the credit
to Mr. Wood. Mr. Wood in turn
handed it back to Mr. Hanley.
So there you are! Anyhow it
was the finest piece of legisla
tive finesse witnessed in Oregon
for many a day. When you con
sider that the "Thunderer," the
Oregonian newspaper, turned all
of its batteries against the bill
and its promoters, the passage
of the measure seems a wonder
ful victory, and it was won by
clean methods.
I am going to Coos bay on the
10th. I will remain down there
until I can come out and make
close connections with the meet
ing at Ontario, where I will tell
about my trip. Then I am go
ing down into tho Jackson coun
ty section, and gather data for
the meeting at La Grande. So
you see I am in the fight up to
my neck, and will continue in it
to the end. And let ub hope the
end is not far off. Let us hope
that the crime against tho great
Harney country is about to be
put to an end. I believe it is,
for I think tho people of Oregon
awaking to the fact that they
not permit bo largo a slico
"PULL FOR OIL"
of their choicest territory to long
er remain bottled up, with tho
cork tightly driven.
I am sure you havo noticed tho
part the Journal has taken in tho
struggle. Mr. Jackson assures
mo he is in tho fight to go to tho
end. Ho says ho will not expect
any direct results in tho way of
subscriptions or advertisements,
but will rely on an increase of
business to result in the future.
As soon as I reach tho Coos
country I will begin a daily let
ter to tho Journal, a sort of con
tinued story, with illustrated ar
ticles for the Sunday issues, and
this I hope to keep up if my
health continues good, all sum
mer, and then on until you can
hear the toot of tho engine in
Harney countyl
I want in conclusion, to say a
word of thanks to tho people of
your section for tho treatment
they gave me on my recent visit.
I was never treated better in my
life, never expect again to be
treated so well. I can only say
that I hope the good words I shall
continue to say in public, in pri
vate and through the press, will
partially compensate you for the
good things you all have said
abovt me, and the royal way in
which you treated me.
But do not think you are done
with me! I hopo to visit you
more than once during the com
ing twelvemonth.
Sincerely yours,
Addison Bennett
UNUSUALLY COMPLIMENTARY.
Travelers who havo "enjoyed"
tho ride of 135 miles between
Vale and Burns, in Harney Val
ley, will be interested in tho
news that automobiles are to re
place the old-time stage, which
was a buckboard drawn by a
series of animals designated hor
ses by courtesy. The trip con
sumed two days, with a lay-over
the first night at tho Agency.
Under the new schedule the time
will be eight hours and tho way
farer will see only tho high spots
which, all things considered, will
bo enough. Oregonian.
The Times-Herald doesn't know
whether this is a compliment or
not No doubt that the above
editorial paragraph was written
by a man who never had seen
Harney county or gazed upon a
stage wagon. Tho same issue of
that paper states that hundreds
of colonists were arriving daily
and perhaps the editorial was
for their particular benefit Per
haps the Oregonian feared some
of them might want government
land and learning this land dis
trict contained more vacant land
than all the rest of tho stat would
come out to see us. In that case,
if they were an industrious, pro
gressive people, they would see
the advantages, take up land and
at once begin to take an interest
in the development of tho state.
That would mean first transpor
tation in order to give their pro
ducts access to markets. If Mr.
Harriman should continue his tar
get practice in Texas too long and
the people have a chance to vote
on the state aid railroad proposi
tion, they would bo in favor of
it then everlasting damnation!
Of course, wo havo no business
to even hint that such is tho mo
tive of tho Oregonian in view of
its past interest in the develop
ment of Interior Oregon. Its
disposition in that respect is
really quite touching, yet people
always insist upon getting a
wrong conception of its utter
ances.
SELL TIICIR HERDS.
Ashford & Scls consumated a
deal this week selling their cattlo,
about 700 head, to Mr. Reynolds.
Thoprico secured was not ob
tained but it is n current rumor
that tho average for tho Btook
including tho calves was $10.
About 860 head of the stock
cattle struck tho trail for Pen
dleton early this week. Tho beef
cattle will bo ready for dollvory
tho latter part of tho month.
Bluo Mt Eagle.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
(Portland Correspondence).
They are coming. Peoplo from
every part of tho United States
and Canada aro pouring into Ore
gon at tho present time at a rate
never boforo equalled, and there
is ovidonco that tho travel dur
ing the entire colonist poriod will
bo enormous. Many communi
ties aro busy sending out leaflets
giving tho low rato from twenty
or twenty-five points, others havo
tho information printed at tho
top of their stationery and on
their envelopes. Every reader
of this paper should scothat such
a leafiot goes in every letter ho
sends to peoplo at a distance.
School boys and girls nil over
Oregon aro doing their part
Remember this rato is good un
til the last of April.
A most interesting acknowl
edgment of tho apples sent by
tho Portland Commercial Club to
King Edward comes in a letter
from Buckingham Palace, writ
ten by General D. M. Brobyn,
Keeper of the Privy Purse to His
Majesty King Edward, to ono of
Oregon's best known and most
respected citizens, R. E. Brcre
ton. A little extract from General
Brobyn's letter is interesting:
"Tho five boxes of apples
which were sent to "His Majesty
arrived quite safely and were
thought very highly of by the
King and others who tasted
them. I write to convey His Maj
esty's thanks for tho fruit
"Should wo all live for another
Christmas, and if you will kindly
send directly to mo at Sandrlng
ham a small supply of these ap
ples writing me a few lines of
warning of their dispatch, I pro
mise to bring them to the notice
of tho King and His Majesty's
guests assembled at Sandring
ham at that season of tho year,
and will give you a full report
of them."
Ontario is determined that the
great Malheur project shall bo
realized. Tho peoplo of Vale aro
co-operating with them in fact
all the citizenship of Malheur
County is a unit, and there was
never better evidence of their
progressive spirit than tho fact
that they raised one evening last
week tho sum of $2500.00 in
twenty-fivo minutes or at the
rate of $100.00 a minute with
which to advertise their resourc
es. When one considers that
Ontario has only 1500 population,
this is one of tho records.
Comparatively few people of
the "Beaver State" realize that
Forest Grove is nationally known
as tho source of America's most
perfect archery bows. Pacific
Yew, which grows to perfection
in Oregon, is tho material used,
and Captain F. S. Barnes fash
ions it with skilled hand into
bows sought by experts nil over
this continent and oven abroad.
Though almost seventy years of
age, tho Captain is himself a
splendid archer, and Buch an en
thusiast in his chosen craft that
ho makes special trips to tho
mountains each year to select
Yew of just tho proper grade
and grainthe altitudo at which
tho treo grows is an important
factor. Occasionally a bow of
rare accuracy and highest speed
is created, and these aro dignifi
ed with names. "Cyclone" and
"Whirlwind" aro famous among
archers.
ygryhodg's
"WHAT D0HEENY DONE"
"The Need of Change " nnd
"Octopodouw Pcrox " arc three of
tho-Jdnd of stories to be found only
in EVERYBODY'S.
If they don't make a hit, you arc
hard to suit.
It's money In your pocVet to read
"The Stock Yardi of New York,"
and it'i a warm' ipot In your heart
to read "The Title Market."
For sale by H. M. Horton,
CALLS SPECIAL SESSION
Governor-Benson Asks Legislature to
Rectify its Many Mistakes
PURPOSE OF THEllXTRA SESSION
Under Governor's Cair Legislature- to Meet on Next Monday
Gcnernl Legislation Not Expected Prom Expressions of
(Members Day and a Half Long Enough Says McArthur.
C.
N. McArthur, Bpcnker of
the
houso of representatives
of tho 25th legislature, which
has been called by Governor F.
W. Benson, to assemble in extra
ordinary session on Monday,
March 15, for tho purposo of
correcting errors made inadver
tently during tho regular Bcssion,
said to day ho was certain tho
special session would complete
the work in ono and one-half
days, says a Salem special to, tho
Journal. McArthur is acting
private secretary to Goyernor
Benson and wiil bo appointed to
that position as soon as tho spec
ial session shall have adjourned.
"Further assurances from
members havo been received this
morning by both myself nnd the
governor," said Mr. McArthur,
"that makes it certain that we
can comploto tho work for which
wo havo been called in ono day
or ono day and a half. It seems
to bo tho sentiment among the
members to come to Salem and
transact what business miiBt be
transacted and go homo us quick
ly as possible."
In his proclamation calling the
special session Governor Benson
sets forth tho purpose of tho
session to bo the enacting of sen
ate bill 254, introduced at the
regular session, upon which final
action was not taken. It was a
bill for nn act to appropriate tho
sum of about $350,000 for im
provements, equipment, better
ments, supplies, repairs and oth
er necessary items of cxpenso at
thoOregon hospital for tho in
sane, the Oregon state prison,
tho school of correction, tho Ore
gon institute lor the blind, the
institution for training tho fceblo
minded nnd the Oregon soldiers'
home.
Unless these institutions ob
tain this very necessary appro
priation, says Governor Benson,
they would in many instances be
placed in not only a sorry but a
dangerous plight. For instance,
the insano asylum according to
tho governor, is constructed to
hold but 1500 patients, while tho
number now accommodated
therein is 1571 and the number
is increasing at tho rato of a
hundred a year. Even now, bo
foro a now wing can be con
structed tho present structure
will bo crowded to tho limit, says
the governor.
Governor Benson further says
tho cost of a special session will
bo saved in a year in fuel alone
if money is appropriated for the
establishment of a central heat
ing plant at tho asylum. Now
there aro some thing like 3G sep
arate furnaces at tho asylum,
says tho govornor, eating fuel
liko locomotives and needing
continual attention during incle
ment weather; fire protection is
likewise needed, for should that
immemso structure with its 1500
helpless patients over catch fire
tho result would bo horrible
Thero aro a number of minor
corrections in other 1909 enact
ments to which tho govornor will
ask the legislature to givo its at
tention. It is tho opinion of both
Speaker McArthur and Governor
Benson that these mistakes can
bo righted in la short time. No
Roesevelt: MPoohl I could
Concrress anv dav by sendimr in
(Registor-Leader,
'podges havo bcenTnsked of indi-
vidual members by tho governor.
Tho assurances received havo
been voluntary. Thoro will also
bo little expense for clerk hire,
nccording'to tho governor, if the
session is a short one.
WOOL QR0WERS MEBT.
The wool growers association
held a very successful meeting
Monday at Vale. Among those
present from outaido of tho coun
ty were Dr. S. W. McCluro of
Pendleton, chiof of Bureau of
Animnl Industry, Dr. Lyttlo of
Pendleton, and Mr. Balantine,
Secretary of Idaho Wool Grow
ers' Association, and Mr. Mcaloy
John Vest and R. H. Brown of
Harney county. Among those
present at tho meeting were Tom
Turnbull, II. B. Symc, Harry
Sanderson, II. Walters, Geo. and
Frank McKnight, W. H. Isaacs,
John U. Hoffman, Azcuenoga
Bros., Jim Hownrd, Frank Palm
er, Mr. Burton, Goodwin Bros.,
J. L. Sells, J. D. Blackaby and
several others.
Tho main matter that caino
before the meeting was the wool
ware house at Chicago. This
matter is of moro importance
than any may Jsupposc. Mr.
Balantine in explaining this mat
ter stated the wool growers had
ucrrood to put up $150,000 and
tho Chicago people $200,000 for
the purchase of ground and the
building of a big five story ware
house to be made of reinforced
concrete. Tho sheepmen to have
nine directors and the peoplo of
Chicago five directors. The com
pany advances you five cents on
your wool when you ship it nnd
advance you 75 per cent of its
real value. You can keep it
there for two years moro by pay
ing your 1 centcharges per year.
Tho wool will be sold to tho man
ufacturer direct and will not be
sold until you order it Bold. You
looso no control over it It will
bo graded by a wool expert, a
part of it secured and the grade
made up on all the wool, and
your wool will bo sold according
to its grade, and not by any job
bing method. Chicago is plan
ning to build an immense wool
en mill to handle the wool if the
wnro house is built thero, and
New York and Boston manu
facturers havo both signified
their intention of building there
if this wnro house goes through.
There aro 200 woolen mills with
in a little over 200 miles of Chi
cago, all of which will buy direct
from tho ware house if we build
it Tho Chicago Chamber of
Commerce is power back of this
in Chicago, and the control is
left entirely with tho sheep men
themselves so there is no danger
of loss. Tho sheepmen purchase
stock and by purchasing are al
lowed to Bhip their wool to this
waro house where it will be sold
direct to tho manufacturer by
tho exports emnloyed by your
representatives,
Tho matter of rango allotments
was next taken up, nnd tho mat
ter of Mr. Walters, who was cut
out of tho Western division
through somo error was taken
up, also tho matter of Mr. Mea.
got a better roar than that out of
a snecial
message. "Do Moines
ley who had much of hln rango
taken away from him, and tho
meeting appointed a committee
to remedy these matters, nnd a
few other matters which seemed
unjust to tho sheepmen.
The matter of rango being tak
en away after nn agreement had
been entered into between tho
stockmen and sheepmen was dis
cussed and tho committeo was
informed to got this matter re
adjusted. It seems that tho for
est rangers and others cut down
tho allotments after an agree
ment had been made regarding
them. Mr. Anderson stated
ho was quite seriously effect
ed in this matter and somo
of tho sheepmen are afraid they
will bo compelled to keep prac
tically off tho rango entirely this.
year and seek summer range
elsowhero.
Tho Btato conventions resolu
tions wcro read and approved
and a committee was appointed
to wait on tho county court and
have some strong measures en
forced regarding state lines, etc.
Tho meeting was a big success
and was well attended. Secre
tary Clark did some excellent
work for tho sheepmen and is
making a very efficient officor.
A musical program was given
and Dr. McCluro made an excel
lent address, and the meeting
closed with a big banquet
Oriano,
WONT HELP FIND WATER.
A special to tho Telegram from
Washington says: The Secretary
of tho Interior has received from
the Bums Commercial Club, of
Oregon, a request that the Rec
lamation Service immediately
take steps to demonstrate tho
existence of an artesian flow in
Harney County by sinking wells
at central points so individual
homemakers may havo a reason
ably sure knowledge of tho depth
necessary to go for such water
and of tho amount to be found
when reached. It is staled that
an artesian supply is the only
possible source of water for re
clamation purposes, upon which
settlors in Harney County can
base hope of permanent success.
In reply to the petition of the
Burns Commercial Club, former
Secretary Garfield recalls the
fact that on March 3, 1903, it
was decided that tho reclamation
fund could not be used for the
purpose of drilling artesian wells
for exploration. Such wells may
bo paid for from reclamation
funds only in cases where there
is sufficient knowledge in advance
to mnko it probable that water
will bu obtained therefrom in
such quantities as could be used
for irrigation of lands, with the
probability that tho cost of the
work will bo returned to the
reclamation funds.
Judge M. D. Clifford of Baker
City was hero from Friday to
Monday acting in a legal capaci
ty in tho Willow Creek water
Buit being conducted here. On
tario Optimist
Good Cough Medicine for Children.
The season for coughs and
colds is now at hand and too
much care cannot bo used to pro
tect the children. A child is
much moro likely to contract
diphtheria or scarlet fever when
ho has a cold. Tho ciuicker you
euro his cold tho less tho risk.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
tho solo reliance of mnny moth
ers, and few of those who havo
tried it aro willing to uso any
other. Mrs. F. F. Starcher, of
Ripley, W. Va says: "I have
never used anything other thnn
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
for my children, and it has al
ways given good satisfaction."
This remedy contains no opium
or other narcotic and may bo giv
en as confidently to a child as to
an adult For salo by all good
dealers.
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Realty Co, furnish competent
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