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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1909)
"f'1Wfr. woiMM in 1 1 ii iiiinriin umim.mmmmrmmmmmmmmmmmmuMimmmmmmHmtmmmmmmmimtmmmmtmammttimmm AriV . . -- V t . She i &2tefatiL Cfie ttrcnt JHnmcg Cauuiry Coven an area of 0,428,800 'nviet ol land. 4,031,001 acres yet vacant intijcrl to entry under tho public land lnu ol (lie United States. The Oftlolnl Paper ol llnrnoj County hti the Urgoit circulation nd It ono of tho bent kdvortlilng medlumt in Kuttein Oregon. VL. XXII BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 24, MOD NO. 3G L TO SA VE MOISTURE Dry Farming Principle Makes Q'ops Grow in Crook OF HARROW A BIG BENEFIT ice of Crook County Farmer Shows What Proper Aletlt Wilt Produce on High Unlrrigatcd Lands Willi Work Results May be ObtriiiicdLocal Crop Conditions. i rmers of Harney county is true in fields that have tho ad- lore or less interested in ing and anything that bnnkc the method simple the easy manner of ap- ; is a benefit. The lol- trom the Prineville Jour- Lthercfore appeal to them: lbs Flat" is no longer a with the old timer when of its agricultural pos- A few years ago it four or five stockmen lmd ip there and found it an lace to run cattle and but tho homesteades is 3y cutting up tho range dw there is very little sient land left FT. Morris was ono of the convince people that auldjbe made to grow on ch and a few others fol Mr. Morris raised wheat, irley, rye and all kinds of lies and some of the best in the county. rGee has a homestead ad- Ltho'Morris place and its rth a visit. Mr. Gee is a land the thrifty appoar- his homestead shows that Iws how to iarm a dry He has oats that will from 40 to 60 bushels to rye that is waist high eat that will make a good ome of the stools counted L from 40 to 65 heads each. den is a good one, espec- i potatoes. He has been ig the locul market with puds for two or three He is going after some Bremiums offered by tho bounty Fair this fall. Not he a fine crop potatoes, peas, beans, squashes, ins, melons, corn, eic. Bked how he could get rowth without irrigation. pointed to a harrow and i secret was in its use. Id not explain scientific- reason why the only io was sure oi was uie aat when moisture was cultivation supplied it. Er words by breaking up billarics he prevented sur- ranoratien: instead the ire was, left in the ground. it an inch or two of fine an the surface and atection the sqil was growing condition. ther fact, tpo, that bottom-land farmers is falfa can he grown on this ench south of town. Mr. as putting" up the first crop The patch Js a small ontaining only 15 acres- .shows that With proper tion it can be made a pro- prop, aye made a note or too facts to show that on a 1 3500 feet aboyo pea level feet higher than Prine- ktuff will grow that cannot ed on the bottom lands on of the frost. The Geo is also an object lesson of , man can do on 160 acres willing to work. Five kgo Mr. Geo had nothing. or three years he and re worKeu out oau limes ho ranch became self-sus- Now he has a comfor- iorne ana a goou rancn. can dp likewise. All it plenty pf back bope. f PQ pRflSPfCTS. with kept may it is unfortunate that Hid haye twp qnusualjy nsona, in succession, this. will bayo better props Bad been expected from ets a few weeks ago, Tho has been looking at crops bus directions from Burns the past week and finds no places tho yield is go- Ibo about an average, This vantage of sub-irrigation to some! extent Tho water has not been high enough at any time during tho growing season to be of very much benefit, yot it can bo seen by comparing these crops with those on strictly dry farms that the moisture has really helped. On places whero tho rain fall alone has been depended upon crops show tho effects of cultiva tion. Right in one field his im portant matter has been demon strated. Whero the soil has been best handled the crop is much better. There seems to ho no disposition to consider the condition of tho'soil at tho time of plowing and all soils seem to be treated more or less alike. Farmers should study such conditions and take advantage of them. The coming institute next Monday and Tuesday to bo conducted by Agricultural College men should be a great help to local farmers. Dr. Kerr, Dr. Withycombe and Prof. Lewis i will no doubt visit some of the fnnns in this vicinity and will be able to make suggestions as to methods used and thus be a great help to our people. Wo should all take a greater interest in this matter and not remain forever in an experimental stage. Wo should mako thorough tests and be convinced of tho merits of any experiment in this lino. Then by comparing notes with our neighbor better and quicker results may be obtained, Attend the institute next Mon day and Tuesday, Discuss ex periences with tho visiting gen tlemen; this fall come to tho county fair and seo what pro ducts have been raised, inquire under what conditions certain re sults wore obtained, then go home and profit by tho experi ence of others. We must anticipate dry seasons in this country and put in our crops accordingly. Should wo receive a generous supply then, so much the better. Wo are paid for the work by a bountiful yield. There is no danger of our rais ing too much during the npxt season or twp ana tnen snquiu there ho an over production ways and means will be provided to dispose of it and the farmer get a profit just the same, horses, a caroful drivor, and by noon wo wcro at tho Motchan ranch, in Silvics valley, across tho first mountain range. That Mrs. Motchan gave ua a good dinner goes without saying. It was a veritable fcasto. Wo had an hour thcro to rest and oat, and then with a fresh team wo loft for Canyon. In Bear vnlloy wo again changed teams, and by 7 o'clock we were at Can yon City and snugly onsconed at tho Patterson Cottage, across from tho postofllcc. I do not & liovo there is a nicer placo to stop in Oregon than with Mrs Patter son. The faro is abundant and yot dainty, and tho service su burb. -And then tho rooms and beds! Nothing finer could 'be wished, nothing nicer found in any of our citiesl An early breakfast next morn ing, away with six fine horses at 5 o'clock and down the John Day to Prairie City. Then six fresh horses and over Dixie mountain to Austin, where wo arrived at noon. Did wo fare well at Mrs; Austin's? If you know that lady or have over stopped at her hos telry you would not ask tho ques tion, for both aro famed all over tho central portion of tho state. Wo had an hour thore, then we took tho train for Baker City, whero wo arrived at 5:30 and were soon at tho Gieser, another hotel to brag about. But then all of our readers know"' about tho Gieser Grand, know it to be ono of the best of the first class ho tels of Oregon. In briefest outline that was tho trip. But wo have not told of the beauties of tho ride thro ugh tho lovely pines over tho mountains of the spinning along tho valleys, of the hours given to mirth and storyl Every foot and every minute was a pleasure, and of discomforts there were none. I will, however say that the dust was a little troublesome for perhaps two miles of tho way, but not more. We had plenty of room, tho drivers were courteous and full of reminiscences. We stopped at tho celebrated soda spring and quaffed its waters, wc saw where the stage was robbed a few years ago, natural curiosities were pointed out Wo Btopped at every spring and had a drink, and took "snap shots" as long as our supply of films held out Indeed it was a holiday in moro senses than one, for it was on ! tho Fourf h. And a plesanter one nono of us ever put in. The party consisted of Col. C. E. S. Wood, W. F. Matthows, Miss Liza Wood, Miss Margery Barrows, of St Paul, Mrs. Kittio Beck and tho editor. So far as the writer is concerned he has only ono regret and that is that ho may never ma.kp the trip again in the same company. As to the expense, it was as follows; Stage fare, $11; meals en route, $1 bill at Canyon City, $1,50, faro from Austin to Baker City $2.50, total $10.00. Wo go thus into details that MR. HILL MAY COME IN Said to be About to Build 1500 Miles of. Railroad in Oregon BUY ROADS ALREADY PROJECTED Information Comes From Alan Who Has Been With Stevens, Alleged Hill Engineer, Thought to be Aulliciific Hinted Ulil Will Purchase Oregen: Trunk and Pacific & Eastern. - r Tho Times-Horald has a ropu- ized tho company under tho namo tation for railroad building of .of tho Pacific & Eastern, and ac- long standing and it proposes to THE TRIP TO CENTRAl. OREflON. We do not know just how the rumors originated, but a lot of people in Oregon believe that to mako a trip to the heart of tho great central Orogon country, say to Bums, tho metropolis, ono is lucky to get through alive, and that tho cost is excessive, The Editor has recently mado the trip several times, and in ad dition driven some twelve hund drcd miles over the Central Ore gon road; so he feels that he knows something about tho coun try and about getting there and back. It may be well to admit that during the months from say December to April tho roads aro not of the best. Nor aro they of the worst They aro good dirt roads and of course get muddy. But we went in, and out last January, and aver that there aro worse rpads in the oldpr settled portions of the Wjllfttnotto valley than the roads between Burns find Austin or purns and Yalp. Bt between pay May and November the trip i a delight ful one, as, stage trips go, A fow days, ago wo camo out with a party of throe ladies and two gentlemen, besides tho edi tor, by tho way of Austin. Wo left BurnB at 5 o'clock in tho morning after a good breakfast at tho French Hotel. Wo had a good Concord stage, four good those contemplating tho trip may know the cost and may under stand that tho journey is a very, very pleasant one. The distance from Burns to Austin is 107 miles, from Austin to Baker City 62 miles. Wo might add that work is now going forward on the Sump ter yalloy oxtension and the stage journoy will probably ond at Prairie City before winter sots in. That will shorten tho stage rido to 92 miles. Addison Bennett in tho Irrigator. FOR SALE. (Man or Woman) A 320. Acre South African Veteuan Bounty Land Certif icate, iSsued by tho Depart ment of tho Interior, Government of Canada. Ottawa, under the Volunteer Bounty Act, fl8 Good for 810 acres of any ppmin ion Land open for entry in Alber ta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba, Any person oyer tho ngp pf fj years, MAN QR WOMANi can acquiro this land with this Cer tificate without further charge, For immediate salo-$8QQ. Write or wire, L. E. Tclfprd, 181 Shuter Stroot, Totonlo, Canada, Mrs. C. E, Kenyon and ,son loft for Eugcno on Monday on a visit to relatives and friends. Charley la doing tho "batching" act at tho Carter House. On tario Argus. live up to that reputation until Mr. Harriman, Mr. Hill or some other railroad man'takes tho job off its hands. Tho railroads so far built by the great religious have been of very little actual benefit to tho pcoplo of this sec tion but they have kept up the spirit and each week has kept alivo tho hope and enthusiasm that tends to mako conditions moro tolerable. Tho following clipping from the Orcgoninn has some encouraging nows and should it prove true that Hill is going to enter the field wo may feel assured of not ono railroad into the Harney country, but two. Mr. Harriman will not give up tho field exclusively to Hill and tho latter will certainly not be bluffed out when ho has once made up his mind to get into any territory. To bo sure Harriman seemingly has an advantage of controlling certain natural passes into this country but it will be found possible to overcome even these obstacles should occasion demand. Tho article below would indicate that Mr. Hill in tends to do something. It says: Tho building by the Hill in terests of from 1500 to 2000 miles of railroad in Oregon, tho ncqui- Bitian of tho Oregon Trunk, the purchase of the Pacific & Eastern, a Medford road, wcro forecasts mado in Portland yesterdas of impending railway development The story of Hill's intentions comos with a fair degree of au thenticity from a man possessing minor railroad interests in Ore gon who asserts that ho spent several days with John F, Ste vens, the railroad engineer and locator, who has been in Oregon for six weeks supposedly in tho employ of Hill. The acquisition of tho Oregon trunk implies the building by Hill from a point on tho North Bank road across the Columbia and up the Deschutes River in the lower canyon of which Har riman is now rushing construe, tion gangs as fast as camps can bo established and supply roads built Hill's reported desiro to pur chase tho Pacific & Eastern im plies an intention to proceed still further south with his system, entering perhaps tho California railway field. The Oregon Trunk interests are controlled largely by Porter Brothers, contractors, of this city, Porter Brothers built tho North Bank road for Hill and aro known to havo been in closo touch with Stevens during his inspection trips throughout Ore gon. Tho Oregon Trunk has located railway surveys in Cen tral Oregon which conflict in part with those of Harriman's Des chutes road, and tho Oregon Trunk lias until July 24, it Ib un derstood, to protest to tho Inter ior Department against tho final approval of tho fourth section of 29 miles of tho Harriman siirvoy. fno Oregon Trunk survoys, it is understood, havo not boon extended down thp whole length pf tho Desphutcs, byt Stoyens has hecn oyor that ground and tho rollrpad. man who deolarcH tho Oregon Trunk will becomo a IJUl enterprise assorts tho Har riman construction work cannot keep Hill out of tho Desohutcs Canyon, Both tho Porter bro thers left yesterday for Spokane, and confirmation of tho report oould not be secured. The Pacific & Eastern is tho old Medfprd & Crater Lake rail road, which went into the. hands of a receiver last year, Dr, J, F, Reddy, of Medford, wag ap pointed receiver and has reorgan- quircd tho property. This rail' road represents, in a way, part of tho assets of the defunct Ore gon Trust & Savings Bank. It is understood in Portland tho re ceiver of tho Oregon Trust has not yet realized on tho bank's in vestment in the railway, but that from a Bourco closely con nected with tho bank a partial confirmation of the Hill purchase comos in the form of n positive statement that negotiations nro now under way for the salo of tho property through which tho depositors of the bank will benefit J0D IS "BLOWING" HIMSELP. J. Sturtevnnt, who has ljeen operating a flouring mill plant at Burns, in Homey County, for the past 27 years, and has ac quired a good competency, has been investing heavily in real estate in Western Oregon and along tho nortli bank of tho Co lumbia River within the past few weeks. He has bought himself and wife a comfortablo homo in East Irvington and will make this city his base of operations for further investments, as he considers prices in tho vicinity of Portlali i by no means high, and that thoy will advance materially as population grows in tho imme diate future. Among Mr. Sturtovant's in vestments wan that of a 170-acro farm near Independence for $18,000; 72 acres of river front along the north bank of tho Co lumbia Rivera miio and a half abovo Vancouver for $28,800, and 11 lots in East Irvington for $8800. This list does not include his houso and lot at 888 Broad way, for which he paid $3400. He is now engaged in building himself an automobile shed at his now home, and is doing the brickwork himsolf, oven mixing his mortar and acting as his own hodcarrier. Ho glories in physi cal labor, and Bccms capable of lots of it, as well as of the men tal acumen necessary as a suc cessful speculator in real estate. "Do I look for an increase in values? I certainly do, or I would not bo buying real estate in all directions. I consider Ore gon nnd Portland as merely in tho infancy of tho growth that has now begun to show itself, and that tho average Oregoninn does not oven dream of the fu ture greatness that bolongs to his state. As for tho lots I have purchased out hero, remote from car lines, I can afford to wait un til wo got rapid transit to tho business Hection of tho city, as I havo my own machine and do not havo to watch for the cars. Tho trolley lines will be horo as soon as it will pay tho company to extend its tracks, novor fear." Mrs. Sturtevant is at present visiting friends in Oklahoma, and will join her husband later on. Telegram. PINCHOT AND lULLINUGK S(,HM A recent Washington dispatch says; Prospects of a modus Vi vendi between Seorotary of tho Interior Ballinger and Gilford Pinchot, chief of tho Forestry Bureau, nro not bright, From out of tho West, Socrotnry Ball inger 1ms hurled tho dofi that Pinchot, a subordinate in the Department of Agriculture, "shall not run tho Dopartmentof tho interior." Tho emphasis on tno "not" rovorbrated among tho tall timber out Seattle-way. Pinchot, who is in Ohio or In diana, is oxpested to return to Washington tho latter part of this week. When ho does, it iq promised by his friends, he will bo prepared to assume tho ag gressive. Tho Forester is nu thoratlvely Haid to be ready to charge that Secretary Ballinger has been waging war on every policy as regards tho Forestry service that was established by ex-Preqidont Roosevelt, nnd like wise that tho Secretary is, to say tho least, lukewarm in -support of the conservation policies of the Roosevelt Administration. Scretary Wilson of the Agri cultural Department has disclaim ed any difficulty with Secretary Ballinger so far as ho is concern ed, and it looks very much as if Pinchot must bear tho brunt of the struggle himself. Mr. Pinchot's friends claim that a most vigorous warfare has been directed against tho Chief Forester by certain water power companies, the most active repre sentatives in Washington tho man whom Pinchot himself has declared to bo his most danger ous antagonist is said to bo an attorney from the Pacific Coast, who has spent the past twp win ters in Washington, carrying on a persistent crusade among Con gressmen and wherever an oppor tunity was afforded him, harass ing tho Forestry service. The fight botwecn Ballinger and Pinchot takes on a very strong political aspect in the West THE ACTUAL BEGINNINGS. It may be supposed that now it will begin to be understood and believed that a railroad is to enter nnd to penetrate Middle Oregon from tho Columbia River, near tho Dalles, through the Des chutes Canyon. It is the easy way, with lowest grades. Ex perience has taught railroad men that lines which afford least gradience, though initial con struction may cost more, ore on the whole cheapest;--cheapest not only for the railroads, but in the long run for the country they serve. To build a road through tho Deschutes Canyon, and to entqr middle Oregon by this route, is as great an undertaking as the North Bank road from the mouth of Snake River to Port land. But active work is begun on this road, and it will bo push ed to completion as rapidly as possible. But as construction of tho North Bank road required two years, so may construction of tin's Deschutes Canyon road, to anoint whero it emerges fully intoMiddlo Oregon, require an equal time. These arc among tho difficult problems of railway construction. Whether tho route by way of Tho Dalles and tho Deschutes River may or may not, in time, becomo the more general route between Portland nnd San Fran cisco, is as yet uncertain. It may be a little longer. But it will havo tho advantage of lower grades, and may bo found short est in point of time. But should this prove to be tho result, tho local routes will re main, and present roads. New ones also will be developed. The road from tho Upper Willamette into Middle Orepon, with con nection to Klamath, is assured; and tho road known as the Cor- vallis & Eastern surely also will bo pushed into connection witli tho middlo nnd Eastern Oregon. These things will not all bo donoinnycar. But they will be dono; and the purpose now is to call attention to the actual be ginnings. All Western Orogon had set its heart also on a rail road to Cooa Bay, which was be gun a whilo ago, but was discon tinued. AH eagerly await the in dication that this purpose will bo resumed. Work ia in progress on tho Tillamook const road. We must ronowour insistence on the Cooa Ray road, toe: We shall reach nil theso results, in time, of courso, and can't expect evory thing at once. But wo must keop them In view, all tho same, Oregoninn, Joe Lamb of Drewsey is re nowing acquaintances in Ontario. Ho delivered 75 head of cows to J. H. Landers tho first of tho week. Argus. H. J. Hanson of tho Burns Meat Market is prepared to fur nieh bacon, hams and lard to sheepmen and ranchers in any quantity, Special prices for big orders. 55SS'ftW5: 'tW; ssseswss iN, VWWVVV Great Carnival of Bargain: . This is the semi-annual clean ing up time, when we dispose of all short and surplus lines of stock in order to make room for our new fall merchandise shortly to arrive. Bargains in all summer dress goods, white gdods, embroideries corsets, laces, novelties, etc. Everything we have ior sale is as bright and fresh as the day we received them, and reduced prices will prevail until all oar summer lines are sold. nsr. iBiEeoTrriiT &z sonsrs isiiowwo ajJrzaT-junTom n-rons kstcx: 100-4 Patron will receive Trading Stamps, during this sale. imiMmntmnmtit:nmKnttmimmit;tt;m?tffltiu:::. ::n::mttmni: The Harney Valley Brewing Go. Manufacturers of Family Trade Solicited Free'Dcllvery T. E. JENKINS, Manager THE CAPITAL SALOON, CHAS. BEDELL, Proprietor. Burns, - - Oregon. Wi nes. Liquors and Cigars. Billiard and Peel Tables. Club Rooms in Connection. ..-J BY uuamsH as rnACTICALLY Inrlestmctible c-3 BETTER M CHEAFEE.THAH m STONE Over BOO Beautiful Doslano. SonU for Prlco List A Circulars. UAMUlirnum v MONUMENTAL BRONZE COMPANY, 2UUSOEFOUY.COS::. ' M. JL, LLWIS Will bs glad Io furnish PARTICULARS and PRICES To aojoae dcslriag INFORMATION. See his Ilandsooe DESIGNS. ;i:!5n:nin:-.t::mz:nsj:t:mmt:mnmammt:mr.uK::::::::m:::!:nn:j::n:n The OVERLAND HOTEL Burns, Oregon Afford the Best Accommodations to be had in Harney County CLEAN ROOMS, CuERN blNNEN, PfluFATABuE VICTUALS The patronage of all guesta under the old innnnjjemcnt especially syliclted. Rates $1 u day, $6 a week, $24 a month Henderson Elliott, Propt. !:mnni):intnjjut!!t!n::mmmnmjmmtanmmnt5ncn:tmjjnmm t! ' - iii Help lor Thttte who have Stomicbt Trouble After doctoring for about twelve yenra for a bad stomach trouble, and spending nearly five hundred dollars for medicine and doctors' fees. I purchased my wife ono box of Chamber lain's Stomach nnd Liver Tablets, which did lior so much good thnt she continued to uso them and J thoy havo dono her moro good than all of tho medeeino I bought before. -Samuel Bqykk, Folsom, Town. This medicine is for salo by all good dealers. TweatyFlv Cent U Mm Prko d Pmc. Tho terrlblo itching and smart ing, incident to certain skin di seases, is almost instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price, 25 cents, For sale by all good dealers, TE WEaPI S ARiVSS tro t: m!o by e'J projrejsive hanlivcro and Sportis? Goods Kt recants umt DAX lW.Ullt'S r , i ' . orl "GUNS AND Gt'Kv.Ui' will I iimilvil v t , .. . i utltcant ly A ji S nK)L I'OUI'ANV, . i 0 1'nlli, lUi u i riiuel; i i i lor t.. ill. furU- tTfM tfVH ' ' Vi mi I I .-r- "urim Ii i. ST S ARMS&lvU. r.o.v - CUc.tl.-; 8 ; : : ft H t :! u i