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VOL. XXIII
BURNS, HAItNEY COUNTY, OKHGON, AUGUST 20,1010
NO. 40'
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resident Lovett ofHarriman System
Comments on Interior Tour
,N-COMMITTAL ON BUILDING
tension of Deschutes Road to "Connect With ine
Klamath-Nntron Cut-off Announced, But fcast ana
West Line Iedefinite High Priced Land Drawback.
ludire Lovett and party reach- "I am not suggesting any sol
ln..ii...i i.. ...m, ..ft tiwiiniution for theso nroblems. but
MTluu.niu luai nucniuiui mv.. ' " .,
I merely reterring to tnem as con-
of the interior. Judge
ett did not make any definite
iMement regarding the propos-
east and west line of railroad.
? was interviewed by the Ore-
Man and a portion of that is
?n belew:
Extension ot the uescnutes
Iroad from Redmond to which
it it is now under construe-
to a connection with the
Imath-Natron cut-off is the
fention of the Hariiman lines.
)rding to Judge Robert S.
frett, who reached rortland
Iterday at 15:45 o'clock, brown-
tmy the sun ana wind ana urea
i six days journey, m which
f miles were covered by auto-
jile.
Judge Lovett was otherwise
-committal as to the building
Iwntion of the Harnman lines
interior Oregon. Neither was
prepared to outline the route
idicate what points would bei .
cneu.
EI am not prepared to make
definite statement concern
ailroad construction, was
it jLovett's reply to a re
st yesterday afternoon for a
lenient as to plans for rail-
development of the large
tJted portion of interior Ore-
ditions that must be considered
before we dosidc to build rail
roads into that country.
"Another matter that must be
considered is the fact that in the
valleys most of the land has
been taken up, and in some in
stances part of the water appro
priated. This -will proveilt the
establishment of Carey act pro
jects. "Railroad building in Central
Oregon would be very expensive.
It is rough country, and I should
not be inclined to recommend
the expenditure of several mil
lions of dollars for railroad work
there if a great portion of the
land is held at exorbitant figures
or the water generally appropria
ted. "There is also other questions
that must be considered, such as
the financial situation, legislation
and I might say commissions.
are subjects, however,
that I do not care to discuss.
!As I have said, I wanted to learn
I for myself what there is in Cen
' trill Oregon and I have done so."
THE KICMNESS OF .EASTERN OREGON.
tVe fuive had under cwisider-
for several years the iwai-
f building into that portiort
)regon and have numerous
rls on the country, he con-
ied. "These reports have
varied and so evenly has
tomnion ceen aiviueu u w
iustification for railroad
btruction that I decided that
.best way to ,solve the
Facts and fiction (iwflj.bu.ie to
make the following editorial hi a
recent issue of the Oregoninn of
considerable interest to the peo
ple of this section. To those
familiar with the country it is
easy to nottf that the writer has
some knowledge of the country
and there's a whole j.o he .doesn't
knew:
iTiis is an epitome of what
PresWa.t Lovett and his subordi
nates did, euujd, should and may
tion was to come out .and see I yet see and know of t,he wonder-
myself. That was tihe ,ou-' ful stretch of country traversed
of my trip. .rapidly by their automobiles in'
ere is a great deal of unde-,the journey described in Ihe
ped country in Central Ore-' Oregonian yesterday
Some of it is surprisingly
and some of it surprisingly
It is such a country that,
They left Ontario, on the Snake
River, and followed the Malheur
River eastward to jts sources in
Irder that a railroad into it and about Malhaur Lake. They
pay, every ituauie acre passed to tne souui oi tne sev.erai
be under cultivation
)p. drawback to railroad de-
ipme that I noticed was
?rice wich some ot the large
owner in that territory
.placed m their holdings.
valleys through which creeks
flow to the Malheur. This may
be called the sugar beet and alfal
fa country. The soil, containing
decomposed volcanic rock and
ash, abounds in phosphates.
naCormation ,on this point Hence the figures of $00,811 as the
gained from inquires as to 'net profit per acre on thirty-one
s at which certain lands acres of sugar beets in 1U07 are
held, and I may, have been conservative, the crop being an
nformed. But I -wag ojdi experiment there.
Reports on alfalfa show aver
age production of between ten
and twelve tons per acre. Alfal
fa seed is a very profitable crop.
The lands raising trefje crops are
irrigated from water . diverted or
impounded from the Mheur1
in the high, dry-farming
itrv east ot the uecnuies
company having large hold-
have placed a price of $100
; upwards on every acre that
fbe plowed. In the Palouse
jtry and in the Idaho lands,
erning the productive quality River, Willow Creek, Bully Creek-
and oiner sources, irnguiiun i
in its infancy, but is in Bight for
many thousand acres in this dis
trict. Fruit is raised in abun
dance and much orchurd planting
is progressing. Alfalfa hay is
stored for Winter feeding of many
thousand cattle.
The route of the railroad men
lay along the northern part of the
great French-Glenn and Miller &
L.ux ranches. The former covers
J4P.QQP acres. These lands are
bu( .pqiftiaHy developed. Used
hitherto as cat'lle ranches, their
real vajue, as qiferirig homes for
nundr.qus.pi ntjuwwiuB jn.uj.iv
on thelriiqreaeanil.op (lib Jandij
included withjp tQ possibilities,
of fertilization (jm'tjieir nbun-.
dant water supplies, it is impos
sible to estimate.
To the southeast of Steens
Mountain tho Catlow valley and
sagebrush and cattle country
reaching to the Nevada lino are
found. Hero also are soil, cli
mate and possible irrigation,
thtf there is no uncertainty,
ax purchased lor yio ami
feard
In ,tht frrjgution districts of
ao land .ana waiur dkul muy
MirchaMiU ,m some localities
J.'S0 an acre, .and I know of
i project m the Northwest
Ire tlie price is more than $65
icre. It seems to me that in
luntry that is untried, where
purchaser must clear ofl the
brush, and where there js
rrigation, the prices I men-
od are not such as will induce
lement or encourage railroad
Jing.
in the narney vauey wu
fcred about 05 miles, in a
icy out of Rums and back.
there is held somewhat
tr. some oi a i was uiiu,
be purchased for $50 an
Rut tho putting of the
, into the best condition for
Ivation is difficult and expen-
Reclamation works must
instructed that will provide
rlrninniru canals and storage, which will attract wide settle
- - i .j,
mentas soon as transportation
by railroad is no cessible.
But our trnveh 'rs turned north
to Burns, over tho wide Harney
Valley, bounded by Malheur and
Harney lakes on the south. A
very prosperous and enterprise-
ing community has grown up at
Bums, tho collecting and distri
buting center of an emense dis
trict Tho natural grasses of
tho Harney Valloy will hide a
man on horseback in their sum
mer growth. Hundreds of tons
of wild grass hay are annually
cut The lands are semi-arid in
character, but so fertile that
sixty bushels of wheat per acre
were raised on one section to
which modern methods of dry
land farming were applied.
Skirting tlie western side of
Harney Lake, the party traveled
south and then westtoLakeYiew.
Thy either crossed or were with
in range of what will doubtless
bo in tlie near future the scene
of most busy and profitable in
dustries. Prospectors in the
past have been repelled from
careful examinations by the des
olate and forbidding country
which in ages long past formed
the southern shore of the great
lake covering so large a part of
Central Oregon. The wash of
the subsiding waves of the salt
sea deposited their mineral trea
sures in rich abundance along
the shore. No rivers or creeks
served to dilute or" wash away
in their northward How the
borax, chloride of sodium and
nitrates held in suspension in
salt waters. Slowly yaporatcd
in the Summer sunshlnu, tljese
minerals were left, and yeritable
cliffs are found today, not in
small patches but in long and
far stretching richiie, waiting
to be mined and washed, and
made available for the use of
man.
Tales are told of a race of
vanished men, whose relics arc
found in long wnlls or roughly
quarried stone. Only ono or
two springs of drinking water
known over this wide area.
Sheep straying there have died,
and their herders have turned
back, ujable to endure the hard
ships of llwi desert jn its extre
mest form. Somewhat shnjlar
deposits in California nd Jfoilo
have made many rfcl), 'I'l'P
commerce of the world .(jtuiuls
ready to absorb all the products
of ie new districts, however
wide.
The travelers e,uuliqd rnore
familiar ground as they :urned
north toward Bend. Firs' tfiey
passed through Lake County,
fitly named. The Ilamnth
country lay eighty miles tfj here
abouts to the west of thefl. But
their journey lay in a pgipn of
hill and valley, of crdks' and
lakes and marshes, c cattle
ranches and growing set'enfents
for .many miles, till the lya rim
rocks told that they wes Hear
ing the outlierB of thooxtjnet
volcanoes of the Cocadf
Bearing to the wet, they
must have crossed tjie ido de
prewsion between thf1 Walker
range on the west and the
Paulina Mountains to )o north
and east. Not very r away
lies tho ice caves dee, depres
sions in the lava, filled 'ith centuries-old
ice in blocks )d stra
ta of the purest blue, a) roofed
by more lava from ththeat of
day. Nothing need be d of the
valley of the DeschuU which
they .left at Bend to crfl to .the
Uiriving' town of jlnovillo.
The Wllainetto Valley nd Cas
cade Mountains m hta' wagon
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Impressive Ceremony of ihe Masonic
Lodge This Afternoon
HANDSOME TEMPLE IS A CREDIT
Erection of Such a Building an Undertaking Worthy
of Approval of Citizens of Hums as Well as Mem
bers of the Organization Judge Davis to Preside.
In view of tho fact that outside
people are taking an active in
terest in tho fair this year and
that tho collection of products is
of particular importance in order
lo make u creditable exhibit with
which to equip tho .1. J. Hill car,
it would seem more local interest
should be shown by people direct
ly benefitted.
The board is doing all it can
toward interesting the farmers
and stockrnisers and with a little
assistance will ho able to make
tho fair not only representative
of our resources and instructive,
but nlso entertaining and attrac
tive to visitors. It is up to the
people of Burns to make this a
success and it must be done the
coming week.
INDUSTRIAL N(TES,
m , . M1
inu mying ui me corner siono
of the new Masonic temple this
afternoon with appropriate and
solemn ceremonies marks an
epoch in the history of Burns
Lodge, No. 1)7. Tho organiza
tion is some twenty years old in
this place and numbers among
its membership some of the best
and most honored men of our
community. Some of tho char
ter members will participate in
the ceremony this afternoon and
at the banquet this evening,
and although the active work of
the lodge is now in tlie hands of
younger members these old time
Mnsons lack none of their en
thusiain or interest in the wel
fare of the order.
Judge Qeo. E. Davis will Pie
side as tie special representative '
of (Jrand Master Charles E. '
Wftlvprfnti mill luill Iwt nuuiut.wl
by JooaJ members. While the (Portland Correspondence,)
ceremony fs not Jongthy it, is jm-' Portland's Harvest Festival,
pressiye and interesting. Tho September fi-10 will linvo no end
building is going to hu a credit of amusement features and
to tho organization and one quainties of blooded livestock on
that la ample for present needs, view, together with stirring
Therimus-Heralil had Intend-, races by the bent trotting, pac
ed to give n brief review of the ing and running stook lo he hud,
history of the local lodge, but but perhaps the most interesting
Hon. A. W. Gowan has taken feature of the grounds to mtmv
will be the demonstration of
tuberculin tests for dairy cows to
be given by Dr. W. II. Lytic,
Animals with
tuberculosis will bo given the
lest and their value explained in
a lecture. The animals will bo
slaughtered and the evidence of
tubercular conditions shown
and discussed. This is expected
tq bo a gre'lt attraction far largo
numbers or dairy men and others
interested.
Estimates of Oregon's hop
crop for the year place the fig
ure at 90,000 bales. The quality
of the yeild is reported to be ex
cellent an jt is expected a good
that is capable of almost illimita
ble expansion in this slate.
Dairy I'roilncla ns Food-
that mutter up mid it will hu
deposited in tho corner stone.
The s.tono is now being prepared
bv Contractor Harry Smith and 'state veterinary
oad led them acrosshe Gils''
cades Ul Lebanon, an0 floseo
their trip with o &' run
through the most spl $u stand
ing limber in tho won
As to tho immcdlattoospccta,
of revenue for their (iteriiplaf
ed railsoad lines, thisuch hiay
be said: If the line of $ yhcl
tho Union I'aciuc preny r
versed is followed bypnstpie
tion in general directid i wty
be a traffic producer atyell "aB.
carrier through its entuongth.
Tho variety, but not tlltt'tai,
df its tonnage may bo v?refl
from the forgoing outlin Ua
territory.1 The products tpyer
hiiir it millidrt acreH of 'lfW
irrigated lands will sureljench,
it Their productivenci was
proved by exhibits at thoewis
and Clark Exposition sying
fifty bushels of wheat, !Y pf
barley, sixty of oatB peicro,
and a alfalfa avrage of Btflns.
the inscription on its face will he
CHAS. E. WOLVERTON
(i. M.
,. u r)jq a. R- f!
Wo dn mil know jus.), what the
copper box to be eilulusoil will
contain aside from the usual
Masonic history hut no doubt all
that it contains will be of great
interest should ihe building be
torn (jown in the future and the
contents of the repeptacle read.
It is an important time for the
local lodge to show progress and
an interval- in the piijer as well
as faith in its' future y the
membership. The building of
the temple is quite an undertak
ing pinler the circumstances and
those in active charge of the
work ;ijo entitled to the unselfish
support of their fellow members
and the general public. A build
ing of such substantial character
is of much benefit to the busi
ness interests of Burns at this
time. The Odd Fellow building
of two stories of native stone
just completed last year started
a building boom for Burns of a
substantial character and has
been n fnctor in encouraging the
Masonic order to put up a homo
of its own. With the completion
of the Lunnhurg, Dal ton & Co.
stone store building this season,
and the extension of the First
National Bank and the contem
plated erection of a modern
three-story stone and brick hotel
marks several substantia) struc
tures for "Burns a. thjs time. It
is encouraging to property own
ers and mentis a permanent town
that viM (n (hq near f(itnrp have
ajlrnad connections tiat wjll
bnpg added ipipprtanco and pn-
lame its commercial ppssbilites.
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(Continued on page
rill! cpyNTV 'AK.
The fair bpard ias ll ineeting
Wednesday and decided it was
up (p the business men pf Burns
Whether a suitable program for
t,hp. entertainment tjiat will at
tract crowds hero during fair
WppK js provided.
I lip fair hoard wis. only n
limited amount to devote to such
nftpr paying the necessary ex
penses and therefore must havo
assistance from thoso who bonofit
perspnaly from til" fair. This
is a, matter that calls for immedi
ate action as tho time is now
short in which to advertisr a
speed and sport program.
price will lie paid fty" the prop if
picked cjejm.' Spepm afiorts to
secure plean pickjng wil be
made by growers-
That field pea-i Bhould be
grown fin the ijg acreage of
Summer fallow U) Eastern Ore
gon each year Is t)o opinion of
experts. 'J'hpro is profit in the
practice, while tho fertility of
the soil is increased and weeds
keep down. II. (Jrebo, a wheat
grower of Condon, finds he
makes more ofr his pens, acre
for acre, than from his wheat,
and wheat sown on tho same
land the following year produces
one-third more thnn land merely
Summer fallowed and allowed to
ie idle. Hogs grow fat on the
peas, adding enormously lo the
wealth of the grain growing
sections of tho Northwest.
President Stovens of tlie Ore
gon Trunk Line, tje Hill lino up
thp Deschutes, announces that
his company will build south to a
connection with the Pacific &
Eastern, reaching ppt from Med
ford. This, will giYP the Hill sys
tem a main trunk line down
through Central Oregon, from
which will spring lateral branches
into nparby prodpptivp territory.
A splendid advertisement of
thp advantages of tho Pacifip
Northwest is tlo decision of
Jasper Wilop, spn of James Wil
son, Secretary of A.gripulturo, to
engngo in frpit growing in thp
Pacific Northwest Ho will de
velop only 2Q aereq flt present,
pousidoring thin ample to keop
mm uniy occupied, twit, a man
who has. all the professions open,
to him should pIioosp horticulture
in tho Northwest as tho best op
portunity in highly significant!
pud ia a splendid endorsement of
this section of tho country.
A dairy farmer of Washington
County makes the statement ho
has cleared $13 net on each of
his nine cows overy month, mak
ing a
Tho products of the duiry are
perhaps tho most useful articles
included in the human diet A
meal made up of dishes into
which no product of the dairy
cow enters would not be such as
to inspire "tho turnpike road to
people's henrts I find lies through
their mouths, or I mistake man
kind." Take away tho butter
for tho bread, tho cream for the
coffee and the porridge, the
shortning in the crust and the
biscuits, the milk in the gravy
and in tho puddings, the cream
for the dessert and the various
kinds of cheese which please and
satisfy, then take away the cup
of milk for the little one and the
meal that would be left would be
neither tempting nor nutritious.
The health of our people de
pends so much upon an adequate
supply of pure dairy product that
even a scarcity is always attend
ed by suffering and death.
Butter is sometimes referred to
as a luxury. This is a mistake.
Butter is not a luxury but one of
the necessities of life, and its
composition is such that nothing
can take its place and perform
the same functions. It is nature's
product compounded in tho ma
ternal organism and the process
is in accordance with natures
law, a law which man can imi
tate hut cannot understand.
Man can manufacture from var
ious fats and oils a substitute for
butter but it cannot take tho
place of nature's product because
man cannot understand the needs
of tho human body as nature
uiuleratanbs them.
Tho animal body is developed
best when nourished by food
which has been little manipulat
ed by man and machinery.
Dairy products are, as a rule,
consumed nearly as nature pro
duced them. This is particularly
true with milk upon which the
growing body depends. In the
case of butter only a small per
centage of other products are
added to the fpt extracted from
the mi k. Man only manipulates
it in prder n put it in convenient
shapo for use. It can still be
termed a product of nature de
signed as only nature can design
for use as food by the human
body.
HotWeatherSpecials
We arc offering goods for
Summer wear at special
reduced prices in order to
. make room for our large
.Ial and winter stock. We
invite you to call, arid you
will find all summer goods
reduced to a price that
will save you money.
Brown's Satisfactory Store
N. BROWN & SONS
Burns, Oregon.
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M. L. LEWIS
EJNSWANCE
... Represents the....
Home Insurance Co., of New York,
Live p .ol, London & Globe,
Fire Assurance Co., Philadelphia.
oprcu wini mans & moos. ,lu,nS( Oregon.
' o ncr south of l.tinabuij; & Dalton'a.
WWVBSflJfiHS) 6)S
Ihcurslno I9 JUe. Sashojc.
On Tuesday, August 25, the
O. It. & N. Co. will operate a
special train to Portland in con
nection with their steamers to
tho Seashore, (North Reach,
Wash.) Special train consisting
of chair pars, Tourists and Stand'
ard Sleeping ears will leave Hak
er City attiilfi p.m. arriving in
Portland at 7:lfi a.m, following
morning, Tho fare for the
round ti ip ticket Haker City is
?12.f0, Ticketa will permit of
stop-over at Portland on the re
turn trip good untill Sept. 7th,
Changed handsl Changed
hands! Clean 'em up, slick 'em
up! The Hod Front Food and
Salo Stable, Scotty Glenn, prop.
Autos Kept and washed. Horses
and rigs bought and sold. Con
tract hauling and dray work a
specialty. Como one come all
everybody welcome, Now hay,
bpecial rates to freighters,
rni . t i
ine iMiisou rnonograpu is
gaining in popularity and should
bo in every bomo Lunnhurg &
Dalton are resident agents,
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The HOTEL BURNS
N. A. DIBBLE, Propt.
CENTRALLY LOCATED,
GOOD, CLEAN MEALS,
COMFORTABLE ROOMS
Courteous treatment, rates reason
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C. M. KELLOGG STAGE CO.
Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities
for transportation of mail, express, passengers
Pralrlc City to Hunts Vale to Hums
Burns to Diamond Burns to Venator
E. B. WATERS, Agent.
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A Handsome Woman
Every Wv-nia:i muuntbe hand-
iomc. but evcrv woman should
'tccp with rnro the t,-d points
nature ha.icivcn her. No woman
need have sallow rhlu, dull eye,
binUliy comploMon, who pays
proper attention to her health.
blood impurities and other
irregularities exist, pood complex
ion, bright eyes nnd uprightly
movements cannot cxict. Internal
ilemnrriiutnts rernl llienu lve oonrr
or l.itir en Ilia urfncc. U.aJiiclir, darlc
rllltfk r.lfll'ltll llin fVfil. tnllr.w .l.tn n inn- '
t&nt tircnl fru)iiig-monrt tint ttiu liver
nntl ilitfeMivc ortjnru nrMitceilinr; help ami
correction. ChtMhbcilaiu'u omach ant)
Liver Talilrlt rIvo !U rcctiary help,
They woik In ntuiV own way lhy do riul
nwrly fluth lh bnwalt but Ions up th liver nitd
ttoniAlli In fulfill tliwli' nrnnnr functions. Kit tnllrt
nd irtntU du tliiy t Ihtit on iMidly rllft
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f iuukvihuii, luniiiniuun Alia U I II !!, 3Qt
snug incomo from that ",wl""1 i'ri.ac.uti.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE
BEST GOODS AT
PRICES
Complete line of
Groceries and Dry Goods
Gents Furnishings
FULL AMD COMPLETE LINE
OF HAM3LTOW BROWN SHOES
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