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VOL. XXIII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 12, 1! 10
NO. 17
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TWO RAILROADS FOR US
Right of Way Activity in Malheur
Canyon Indicates Fight
GREATER THAN DESCHUTES WAR
Portland Paper Intimates Hill
ern Survey and Predicts
Latter Must Build This
Recent right of way activities
in the Malheur valley affords
fresh evidence that the struggle
between tlio Hill and llarriman
lines in Oregon is to be a war to
the knife. Hill's latest move in
securing control of tho Oregon
Electric portends early invasion
of the Willamette valley, hither
to a most jealously guarded pre
serve of the llarriman system,
says the Journal.
There is reason to believe that
tho next great strategic move on
the part of the Hill forces will bo
in eastern Oregon, whoroa strug-'
gle strikingly akin to that waged
along the banks of the Deschutes
river, may take place.
The great plateau, which com
prises a largo part of central
Oregon, must in time furnish an
immense traffic. To tho wost
and north the easiest, but not the
only line of possible communica
tion between this plateau and
Portland is alTorded by the Des
chutes canyon. But on the east
ern boundary of the plateau there
is but one approach which is of
real value from the railroad point
of view. That approach is thro
ugh the valley of the Malheur
river.
Long ago Harriman's engineers
realized tho strategic value of
this valley and surveys and maps
were ir Jo which were intended
to IkM this route against all
coir cis. These maps were filed
some four years ago, and if they
are to avail for
the exclusion of'
competitors, the llarriman sys-1
tern must build through tho val-
ley within the coming year. Five
years is the limit to the priority i
right which a railroad acquires
by being first to file maps of a
survey through a pass or canyon.
Long before James J. Hill be
gan construction of tho Oregon
Trunk road, his engineers travel
ed over eastern Oregon for tho
purpose of ascertaining the bast
routes by which that portion of
the state could be exploited and
developed. They found llarri
man in possession of the one
natural approach to central Ore
gon to the east. The valley of
tho Malheur river extends about
150 miles, leading gradually to
the great central plateau,, which
is about '1100 feet above sea level.
This great central table land is
tho present objective of the rival
lines now building up the Des
chutes, but it is not supposed that
Hill's plans stop with tho south
ward extension of the Oregon
Trunk. It is well known that ho
expects to build eastward, and it
is a natural conjecture that ho
hopes to secure a right of way
through tho Malheur pass.
For veals the Burlington road
has been seeking an outlet to the
coast. The Burlington is now
one of tho Hill nronerties. If it
. hould bo extended from Wyom
ing to a conjunction with thojlional amendments
uregon u runic, the long sought,
access to tho coast would bo ob
tained. It is a significant fact
fiat there has been extraordinary
a tivity of lato in the purchase
ot property along tho Malheur
river, and theso purchases may
ultimately pass in tho hands of
Hill.
Colonel C. E. S. Wood of Port
land spent a number of weeks
recently in tho Malheur valley
hccuring rights of way for tlio
Boise & Western, a railroad
which was incorporated largely
a . a defensive measure by heavy
owners of eastern Oregon lands.
Harriman's long indifference
to tho demand of eastern nnd
central Oregon for transporta
tion facilities and hia seizuro of
tho strategic points in the Mal
heur pass around tho fear that
the interior of tho Btalo would
remain bottled up for many
yean to come. Tlio organiza-
Interests
Simple
Year in
Hack of Boise & West
With llarriman Forces
Keep Competition Out.
tion of tho Uoiso & Western was
designed to pave the way for
some great transcontinental road
which would enter tho state in
competition with the llarriman
system.
Wliilo tho action of Colonel
Wood and his associates in en
deavoring to sccuro a right of
way through tho Malheur pass
may imvo no immediate connec
tion witli Hill's plans, it is none
tho less significant. Tho in
action and thcdog-in-thc-nianger
policy of tho llarriman system
has estranged and antagonized
J0 J'?1''0 .f extern Oregon, so
that they will gladly lend all the
aid they can if Hill appears in
the field. For this reason lie
will probably have no difficulty
in acquiring such rights in the
Malheur canyon as have boon se
cured by the Boise & Western,
and eastom Oregon may witness
a repetition of tho struggle which
occurred on the Deschutes, when
the two great railroad kings
joined battle in tho first moves
for the possession of the greatest
undeveloped territory in tho
United States.
CAMPAIGN r)K flOUD ROADS.
Judge Webster has opened an
office in Portland since resigning
as County Judgo of Multinomnh.
He invites tho public to visit him
and co-operate in tho work.
Proposed good roads legislation
will bo fathered. Practical dem-
onstrations of proper road con-
struction will bo forthcoming,
The institution of a state high-
way commission is among tlio
things hoped for. A fund of
'approximately S7800, to bo con
tributcd in portions,
annually
has been subscribed.
Every nowspaper in tho stato
is being enlisted in tho stato
wide good roads campaign.
Thousands of citizens are pre
paring to cooperate. Judge
Webster will proclaim the gospel
of good roads in every town. It
was for tho good roads cause
that ho resigned tlio county
judgeship recently.
"Wo shall make our plans and
our efforts practical in method
and result," said judgo Webster.
"Wo want to sec a timo when
tlio county will bo allowed to is
sue bonds for tho construction of
solid highways within its borders.
Wo want to sec a time when tho
cost of building roads will bo
equally divided between the ad
jacent land owner, the county
and tho stato. Wo desire an ar
rangement wheredy tho convict
labor of tho state may bo devot
ed to tho buil ling of roads.
"We would liko tho power to
send them from ono county to
another, to mass them upon par
ticular portions of tho work. All
theso things depend upon possi-
blo success in procuring conslitu-
and legisla-
Hon
"In every Oregon county
branches of tlio Oregon Good
Roads association will be organiz
ed. Theso will be encouraged to
cooperato in tho general plan to
provide Oregon with continupus
good roads. Wo shall bo success
ful because Oregon citizcnB gen
erally are more interested in
building solid .highways as arter
ies of trade and dovolopment thnn
in any othor subject. Nothing
relates more vitally to develop
ment than tho building of good
roads.
"Every Orcgoncitizen no mnt
mer what his location, is invited
to como and sco us in tho Beck
building, oflico 607-9. I am ready
to give my timo day or night to
tho formation and perfecting of
plans for practical effort."
Ask your grocer for Crcmo, tho
new breakfast food.
Till! COUNTY PAIR.
Our county court lias mado an
appropriation townrd tho fair
this fall and since tho stato law
went, into effect last year there
is no occasion for delay in get
ting out tho premium list for
this year. Moro than likoly, if
tho board can do so tho list of
premiums will bo mado up dur
ing tho present month, go to tho
stnto printer in April and ready
for distribution by tho first of
Mny. This will givo tho produc
er and stockrniser amplo time to
make preparation and should re
sult in bringing a much larger
,1 display to the pavillion this fall
than ever before.
With tho immense amount of
precipitation during tho past
winter wo may look forward to a
very good year with a
larger acreage devoted to agri
culture. Tho season promises
well nnd it is to bo hoped a
greater interest will bo shown in
tho coming fair.
Those interested are requested
to call on or wrilo the secretary
if they have any suggestions to
make that will improve tho fair.
Any changes in the list of pre
miums that will equitably repre
sent our products and industries
or stimulate moro interest will be
gladly received. ? People should
bear in mind that tho fair is not
a money making organization,
but those in charge desire to ac
complish as much as possible to
ward tho dovelopmont of tho
country nnd stimulating stock in
terests. The date for this senson's fair
lias been set for Oct. -1-8 inclu
sive. After an experience of
some five years tho first week in
October has been found tho most
satisfactory and convenient for
fair week. Tin's date finds all
field crops properly mnturcd nnd
tho harvesting work about com
pleted so a large number may bo
able to attend tho fair.
One serious drawback to tho
local fairs is tho chanco to secure
attractions other than horse rac
ing. It is hoped some now fea
tures may bo introduced this sen-
son that will bring more people
out. Wo hardly expect to have
a railroad completed into tlio
Harney country by fair week
and without transportation it is
nn uphill business to secure many
outsido attractions. If flying
machines como cheaper by that
date an aviation meet might bo
added, but at present prices wo
may not expect such. Witli all
serious, however, it is hoped
people will como forward with
suggestions to mnko our county
fair moro interesting.
RAILROAD GRAtllNil OUTHT IN VAI.G.
Vale will sco tho construction
work of tho Oregon & Eastern
commenced within thirty days.
A number of scrapers and other
grading machinery which havo
been used on the Brognn road,
arrived in town yesterday and
through tho efforts of Elwood
Clark, Contractor Hurley has
been persuaded to remain hero.
Mr. Ashton, assistant engineer
of tho Oregon Short Line, who
has been in Vale for a fow clays
has practically secured tho entire
right-of-way, and this means tho
immediate continuation of tho
O. S. L. toward tho west. Tho
grading outfit, having completed
its work on tho Brogan road, was
on its way to the Owyhee' where
tho superintendent has a ditch
grading contract Vale Enter
prise. Wo liavo received a handsome
illustrated edition of tho National
City News of Southern Californ
ia. This is tho homo of J. A.
McCuno who was formerly a
residont of this county. Ho is a
stockholder and director in tho
bank in that city.
In Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee,
puro healthful toasted grains,
malt, nuts, otc. aro bo cleverly
blended as to givo a wonderfully
truo coffeo taste, color, and flavor,
And besides, Health Coffeo goes
a third iartnor than any other
kind. You actually got 100 full
cups from a 25c, li pound pack
age, And Health Coffeo is
"mado in a minuto." No 20 to
SO minutes todious boiling is at
all necessary, And besides
thoro is not a grain of real coffeo
in it. Sold by Reed Bros.
REGULA TION OF RANGES
Writer Suggests
The Public Grazing Lands
LEASE RANGE, FENCE RESERVES
Present System of Stock (IrowitiK in the KnnRC Country loo
I;xlrnvaKnnt and l:xpcnsivc"Snys Ranges Would Support
Al'orc Heads if Livestock Were Handled Rii;htUcst for nil.
Tho following was clipped from t
tho Portland Journal and was!
written by W. K. Whitmore:
muchV If the peoplo in tho towns and
cities ami ino lunners aim hiuck
men of the United States would
givo a thought to the conditions
of the range country they could
easily sec what a great benefit it
would bo to all if grazing upon
public land was regulated by the
national government.
It is now known that tho pub-
lie rango would support manv
times tho number of head of live
stock than are now grazing up
on it if properly handled. All
livestock should bo horded or
placed in enclosures tho same as
is done on private land.
The homestonder or Bottler
gets little or no uso of the free
rango, as they aro not allowed to
fence government land, and can
not afford to let their small hordH
rango at largo, as the loss and
cost of rounding them up would
bo too great,
Tho grazing lands should bo
leased to tho homesteaders or
settlors who live near and limit (
tho amount to each, so all who
wish nnd arc entitled to a share !
can got it.
There aro millions of acres of ,
government land classed ns for
est unci grazing land. Is it not
bolter for tho peoplo if the gov
ernment owns nnd controls it
than allow a few private inter
ests do it?
In tho free rango country thoro
aro many very lortilo valleys
skirted on either side by rough,
unreserved, unopproprintod pub
lic land of the United Slates and
clnsscd as grazing land.
The land is too rough for culti
vation and for that reason it is
not filed on. In the valleys al
falfa and grain grow to perfec
tion. Tho homesteader or sot
tier on small farms in tho valleys
could grow enough forago on
their farms to winter at homo all
tho stock that could bo pastured
Upon the adjoining rough graz
ing land, which would bo many
times tho number Hint are now
ranging upon tho land freo of
charge.
All rough unappropriated graz
ing land should bo reserved by
the government for permanent
pasture and fenced by tho gov
esnment, and stock run in thorn
at so much per head for tho sea
son. Tho forest reserves nro per
manent and should bo fenced by
tho government Tho cost of
fencing tho government pastures
iifmilfl r teu in nvim'l lAli 1 1tflll
the cost of fencing small private! (Portland Correspondence.),
pastures or farms. The most thoroughly equipped
In many places tho range is j farming demonstration train over
pastured so closo that it is about1 run in this stato will bo operated
worn out. It is cruelly to ani- through Eastern Oregon by tho
mnls to let them winter on lho(0. R. &. N. from March 21 to
rango. If feed is scarce or won-1 April 1. Tho railroad is acting
thorsovero the stock cannot drift in conjunction with tho Oregon
far, as their rango is limited, Agricultural College, at Corvallis,
nnd manv stnrvo and freozo to and a competent corps of lectur-
death.
Winter is about half over and
tho reported loss of livestock on
tlio rango is frightfully largo.
Entire bands of Bhecp of sovoral
thousnnd head, with their herd
ers, aro reported starved and
frozen to death on tho range.
Tho loss of cattlo is also roported
to bo very heavy.
Tho present system of stock
growing in tho rango country is
too extravagant nnd oxponsivo,
and cannot bo bottored until
grazing upon public land is reg
ulated, which should bo dono at
onco,
Tho farmers in tho central
states on their high priced land
aro probably growing livestock
nt less cost than tho rango
Btockman, and Boveral times tho
number of head per square milo
aro grown on tho eastern farms
than in tho rango country. Tho
i
Federal Control of
diirorcnco is too great,
Tho hampering of settlers by
the rango stockmen and the con
flict between tho stockmen for
possession of certain parts of tho
free rango is n disgrace to a civi
lized country. Canada has no
rango conflicts. Canada started
regulating hor range land years
ago.
By dry farming many of the
settlors could grow enough for-
ae .teir forms to winter a
K001 bch of slock, if the gov
ernment would provido them
with summer pasture. Under
tho present conditions thoro is
not much inducement for settlers
to Eopon up tho back country.
Tho sottlors or stockmen should
know what pasture they control
for ono or moro saasons.
To prohibit free grazing upon
public land is not ns hard a pro
position for tho rango stockman
as it is for a renter on a 1G0 acre
farm who, when his lease has ex
pired and he has to move off tho
place convenient to enrry tho
stock ho has, is compelled to dis
losc of all or part of his herd.
When tho free grazing is pro
hibited tho owners of the largo
tracts of land will probably divide
them into small farms and sell
them to settlers, who would soon
absorb tho fow large herds now
Krtinjr upon public land fit-o of
charge.
The rango country lias room
! for many more settlers. All the
; agricultural laud in tho western
atatefi Ir not best adapted to fruit
growing, nnd to induce settlers
to settle in tho range country
they must bo given n better
chance to grow livestock.
If the United States govern
ment does not save and rctimber
tho denuded forests and rcsecd
tho worn out grazing lands, who
wi'l? Private ownership is not
doing it and never can do it. It
is a national not n stato or pri
valo proposition.
With largo government pas
tures there is no doubt but Hint
the United States can grow moro
livestock nnd at less cost than
any other country in tlio world.
If tho peoplo want conserva
tion of tho nation's natural re
sources they should send repre
sentatives to their stato legisla
ture and national congress, re
gardless of what their politics
are, who will ennct laws to that
effects, if not, keep quiet and
leavo things as they aro.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
era on all agricultural subjects
will accompany the train, deliver
addresses and demonstrate tho
agricultural apparatus carried.
Tlio train will visit Hood River,
Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Mor
row, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa
and Baker counties. Tho pur
pose of tho trip is to oncourngo
diversified farming and to fur
ther tho improvement of agri
cultural mothods and country life
conditions in tho territory visited.
Great good is expected to re
mit from tho trip. Subjects to
bo discussed, according to tho
needs of tho different localities
visited, aro tho following; poul
try, dairying, horticulture, more
ami better livestock, chemistry
of tlio soil, rotation of crops,
conservation of moisturo and
goneral agricultural mothods.
All told, tlO towns will bo visited
.... ., . ..,.. ,,... . ,
and lectures nnd demonstrations'
will bo given in each. The best
simaralua and methods
. will bo taught by demonstration
as well as in theoretical lectures.
Trafiic arrangements are being
completed between tho Hill rail
roads, The Great Northern,
Northern Pacific nnd Spokane,
Portlnnd and Seattle, and tho
Oregon Electric Railway where
by a trafiic interchange will bo
established Hint will give tho
Willamette valley a complete lino
with tho Southern Pacific on
transcontinental freight. This
arrangement is bound to prove
nn advantage to the people of
the wholo valloy for competition
in transportation, ns in every
thing else, is helpful.
Hogs broke all former records
in tho Portland market lato last
week, when tho remarkable prico
of $11 a hundred pounds, live
weight, was paid by local pack
ers for the best Eastern Oregon
porkers. This price was not only
tho highest ever paid here in the
memory of packers but leads the
wholo United States for the last
half century nt least For about
ono week Portland has had the
distinction of leading the whole
United States in being tho high
est priced hog market When
hogs went to .$10.10 and $10.25
last week, it was thought the
limit had been reached but the
jump to $11 shows the scant
supply of high class porkors in
this market and the strong de
mand. TURNHULL IN TROUBLE WITH U- S.
According to a recent copy of
the Oregonian Thomas Tumbull,
the well known sheep man of
this section is in for a trial in tho
federal court for alleged fencing
of public land. The Oregonian
lias him a cattle man and says he
had been notified four years ago
to remove the fence. Tho ar
ticle states he owns a consider
able amount of land.
In taking short cuts to incloso
the deeded land witli the least
amount of wire and tho smallest
number of poles, a considerable
tract of the unappropriated hold
ings of the Government it is
said, was enclosed. Mr. Tumbull
is alleged to have promised to
open the Innd to public use, but
a recent inspection of the prem
ises revealed the fact that this
had not been done.
In case a conviction is hnd it is
probable that the office of the
United States District Attorney
will abandon its usual custom of
recommending leniency in the
imposition of sentence. It has
been tho practice to request the
court to impose only nominal
fines fior first offenses in fencing
land, and that the penalty of the
law bo applied on only one count
in the indictment.
Farmers in remote sections of
the Stato need roads, and they
are to bo urged to voto bonds
with which to build them. Bonds
aro not necessary, if the idle
holdings of land nro assessed as
high in proportion to actual val
ues as tho farmers' lands. Jack
son county could ensily build all
tho roads it needed, including
the Crater Lake road, by asses
sing its timber lands at $10 an
aero moro thnn in is now placed
on them.
A failing tiny nerve no larger
than the finest silken thread
takes from tho heart its impulse,
its power, its regularity. The
Stomach also has its hidden, or
inside nerve. It was Dr. Shoop
who first told us it was wrong to
drug a weak or failing Stomnch,
Heart or Kidneys. His prescrip
tion Dr. Shoop's Restorative
is directed straight for tho causo
of theso ailments these weak
and faltering insido nerves.
This, no doubt clearly explains
why tho Restorative has of late
grown so rapidly in popularity,
Druggists say that thoso who
test tho Restorativo oven for a
fow days soon become fully con
vinced of its wonderful merit.
Anyway, don't drug tho organ.
Treating tlio causo of sickness is
tlio only sensible and successful
way. Sold by Reed Bros.
Cotlrill & Clomons havo put in
a nrst class saw mm lfi miles
west of Cold Springs is near tho
valloy with good road. In first
class timbor picked trees from
the government. Prepared to do
miatrYY tmtlr Caa flintv. nlxMit
i,uowm nuim um "Mil BUUIH
your govornmont permit nt onco.
iSi
Spring White Goods
for mo
New White Waists
Beautiful line Embroideries
Ladies Muslin Undergarments
New Spring Kimonas
New goods arriving and we will
be able to show the new lines of
waists, gloves and summer dress
goods within a short time.
N. BROWN & SONS
The Satisfactory fa
Burns, Oregon.
M. L. LEWIS
....Represents the....
Home Insurance Co., of New York,
Liverpool, London & Globe,
Fire Assurance Co., Philadelphia.
OFRCB WITH BIOOS & BIUOS. Uui ns, Oregon.
Co nerjsouth of Luncbui g & Dalton'a.
IWWWW9
i List Your Property With The
i Inland Empire Realty Company i
W. T. LESTER, Manager, Burns, Ore.
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Nothing in the way of a Cough
is quite so annoying as a tickling
teasing, wheezing, bronchial
Cough. Tho quickest relief comes
perhaps a prescription known to
Druggists everywhere as Dr.
Shoop's Cough Remedy. And
besides, it is so thoroughly harm
less that mothers givo it with
perfect safety even to tho young
est babes. The tender leaves of
a simple mountain shrub, givo to
Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy its
remarkable curative effect A
few days test will tell. Sold by
Reed Bros.
Better get a pair of thorough
bred pigs. Pork is worth raising
now. Dr. Hibbard has some
puro bred Berkshires for sale.
The Harriman
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
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Gents Furnishings
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HARDWARE
FARM IMPLEMENTS, WINONA
WACONS, BARBED WIRE
We guarantee quality and prices Let us prove to you that
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NOTICE.
All parties owing Lewis & Gar
rett, or Simon Lewis are hereby
notified that all these accounts
are in the hands of our attorney
C. II. Leonard for collection and
settlement. Persons indebted to
us will please settle the same
with Mr. Leonard at once.
Simon Lewis
J. T. Gakuett.
Williams Bros, saw mill at
Cold Spring on tho Canyon road
is prepared to do custom work
for thoso desiring to take ad
vantage of their government per
mit Also lumber for sale at $12
per thousand. See them about
custom prices.
Mercantile Co.
PRICES
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