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Tho Times-Herald believes
thoro is a greater interest shown
in farming and general develop
ment in this section at this timo
than over before. Tho crops of
the past season have not been
up to tho averago and as a con
sequonco of drouth and unusual
frosts wo aro compelled to pay
exhorbitant prices for farm pro
ducts and vegetables. Tho sup
ply is entirely inadequaie to the
demand and while tncro is no
danger of a famino it is a handi
cap to many to pay tho prices
asked. There is every reason to
believe that these conditions can
and will bo remedied next sea
son. Conditions or rather pros
pects justify greater cultivation
next season with good profits to
those engaged in tilling tho soil.
We can not at this time estimate
the possible demand for farm
Droducts next season. Matters
of considerable magnitude are in
process of forming that may
mean phenomenal changes in the
Harney country during the com
ing year. The building of rail
roads alone would create a de
mand for products that would bo
hard to estimate, but we have
even more than this in contem
plation. It is a foregone conclu
sion that this section will see its
largest number of homoseckcrs
next season. The advertising
campaigns of the Hill and Harri
man railroad interests together
with the exploitation by local
DeeDle: the big annual additions
of the Portland Oregonian and
Journal; the efforts of big land
holders, such as the Oregon &
Western Colonization Co., and
other concerns of like character
will bring hundreds of people
here looking for land and invest
ments. All these will be a factor
in bringing about a transforma
tion that we look forward to. We
should be in' readiness to meet
such an emergency, not for sel
fish motives entirely, but for the
sake of the country and its ad
vancement With such prospects
in sight it behooves every citizen
of Harney county to put forth
their best efforts toward making
good in every line, especially in
farm products.
It isclaimed by some that there
is a lack of enthusiasm among
local people regarding the future
possibilities of this section, es
pecially irrigation. That while
we all admit the feasibility of
conserving the flood waters of
our streams for use at the proper
season of the year, we fail to put
ud a solid front and inspire suf
ficient confidence in capital to
take up such projects as would
mean great things for Harney
Valley. Is this claim justifiable?
Are we standing in our own
light? This is a matter that
should be considered. Let us
drop our personal selfish interests
for a moment and find if we are
doing all we can toward tho de
velopment of this country.
cost, Mr. Wilson has nothing to
say.
Tho main thing ho 'has been
heard to say. and ho has said it
many times, that becauso house
wives order by tolophone, prices
aro high. His logic is that tho
labor saving machines and de
vices havo in themselves raised
nriccs. His argument is that
every housowifo in tho United
States can go to market and carry
homo a dozen eggs, a bar of soap
or paper of needles cheaper than
tho delivery can bo made by
trained delivcrymen, skilled in
tho business and using labor
saving devices for tho purpose
Ho argues that tho housewifo
should go personally to a distant
part of tho city for a paper of
pins and to another part for a
can of nenuer and carry them
homo in her market basket
Mr. Wilson's diagnosis of tho
causo of high prices is that of an
old granny. Tho labor saving
machines, including tho telo
nhone. havo lowered the cost of
things. It is trusts, tariffs, ex
travagnnt governments, restraint
of trade, fradulent statesmen
and bogus statesmenship that
havo created extortionate prices,
As secretary of agriculture, Mr,
Wilson ought to havo more to say
about these high prico producers,
and less to say about tho house
wives. It would bo moro credit
able to tho position ho holds, to
himself, and to tho country.
Portland Journal.
The Times-Herald coincides
with a portion of what tho Jour
nal says,' but it has not yet found
the real cause of the high cost of
living or given Mr. Wilson credit
for his meaning in some of his
expressions. The secretary evi
dently meant that the house
wife is entirely too fastidious
and demands only tho best cuts
of meats instead of taking less
choice pieces Tho buying of
automobiles by the farmer has
nothing to do with it In fact
the high cost of living can not be
placed at the door of the pro
ducer in any instance. It is the
people higher up in every instance
and finally tho consumer in the
end who is moro or less unrea
sonable in his demand for ser
vice.
Consolidating Northwest Lines.
The large amount of moisture
that has fallen during the past
several days will be of considera
ble benefit The ground has not
been frozen as yet and the entire
fall of rain and snow will go into
the soil for the benefit of the
crops next season. More atten
is being given the conservation of
moisture as people understand it
bettor and we may look for better
results from farming nextsea-
oon regardless of tho amount of
precipitation.
Recent press dispatches" re
port the consolidation of a large
number of the Union Pacific
(Harriman) Northwest lines, in
cluding the mysterious North
Coast road that has been building
in Washington and which was
known to belong to that system.
The consolidation includes the 0.
R. & .N, Oregon Eastern, Mal
heur Valley and many others in
this and adjoining states. The
new incorporation is under the
name of Oregon, Washington
Railroad & Navigation Co.
The total mileage coming un
der the control of the new com
pany will be 3,079 miles. The
purpose of the merger, according
to the statement is that further
bond issues are required to carry
on now roads and extensions now
under way and those projected.
It was found necessary to form a
corporation with enlarged powers,
one especially having the right
to make a larger bond issue.
LOCAL OVERfLOW.
the
EVADINQ THE ISSUE.
Such men as James Wilson,
secretary of agriculture, are par
ticeps criminis to the high cost of
Hying. At Chicago Saturday
night Mr. Wilson was attributing
high prices to tho fact tho far
mers were buying automobiles,
also to the fact that tho house
wife, instead of going to tho
market and carrying her pur
chases home in a baskot is order
ing what she wants by telephone.
James Wilson, secretary of
agriculture, has novor been heard
to say that the extortions of the
trusts increase the life cost He
has never been heard to say that
tho Payne-Aldrich tariff or any
other tariff increases living ex
penses. Ho has never been heard
to say that tho millions spent on
battleships, navies and colonels
has to be taken out of tho pockets
of tho peoplo and thereby in
creases the life cost Of all these
things that contribute so directly
and so heavily to tho high life
Get an Alfred Benjamin suit
at Schenk Bros.
A. M. Kelly is again in
city from his sheep ranch.
Furnished rooms, Plain Sewing
Mas. Doha Lester, Burns, Or.
Just arrived fine lot of blankets,
ladies', gents' and children's
coat sweaters Fred Haines.
Meerschaum, Briar and Com
position Pipes, with Amber and
Artificial Stems a big display at
Reed Bros.' Drug Store.
Holiday novelties aro now be
ing unpacked at The Busy Corner
Store. Tho writer was favored
with a view of some very choice
articles.
An Idaho paper announces that
there is an increased demand for
high-grade horse all over. It
seems that tho horse is holding
his own regardless of tho great
er number of automobiles and
flying machines. Wo would sug
gest that Harney county growers
continue to improve their stock
with the assurance that there
will bo a market for all tho good
horses they can raise.
A government reservoir pro
ject capablo of irrigating between
four and five thousand acres of
vacant, unsurvoyed government
land in this county has been par
tially completed and parties in
terested will givo tho right men
with capital a good proposition
to tako up tho matter and push
it to completion, This must bo
taken up at once. For informa
tion call or writo this office.
iNVESTldATINu THE SILVIOS PROJECT.
Engineer Mako Surveys of Various Sc
And Obtain Valuable Data.
Messrs. R. D. Cooper and M.
V. Dodge, tho engineers who
havo spent tho past summor in
survoying tho irrigation project
on Silvies River, nccompnnicd by
their wives who lmvo been in
camp with them, moved to Burns
last week for tho winter.
C. B. McConncll who is in
charge of tho work makes re
port of progress as follews: "Our
investigations and activo Hold
work .on tho Silvies River pro
ject was commenced carlv last
spring. Tho cngineors, with full
crows, havo been making sur
veys of various reservoir Biles
and taking tho topography of tho
river and its water-shed contin
uously sinco tho middle of June.
"As is woll known, tho reser
voir site in northern part of this
and southern part of Grant coun
ties, herctoforo withdrawn by
tho Federal Reclamation Service,
is a most remarkable one so far
as its storage capacity is con
cerned. While wo havo made a
complete survey of this site, it
has been our endeavor to find an
other Bite or sites farther down
on tho river with capacity to
storo tho flood waters of the largo
water shed lying below this ori
ginal site. A number havo been
investigated and run out and tho
engineers aro now making maps
and preparing their estimates
and comparisons on tho data so
secured.
"One of tho serious difficulties
to be overcome in launching this
irrigation project is to prove that
there is water sufficient to justify
the expenditure necessary for
its storage and distribution. The
government secured a very com
plete record of tho runoff for tho
year 1901, but sinco that timo
the data has been incomplete nnd
moro or less inaccurate. The
branch of tho United Slates Geo
logical Survey which has charge
of the water resources has given
good service but has been handi
capped by lack of funds to do
those things necessary to obtain
a complete record. We havo just
made final arrangements where
by we are to co-operate with this
department, nnd stations aro to
bo maintained and complete and
accurate record of the runoff
from December first to tho mid
dle of next summer bo taken at
at least three places of Silvies
River and two on Silver Creek.
"In addition to securing tho
necessary record as to amount of
water we shall, during tho com
ing winter, collect all data and
records possible looking to tho
adjustment of tho ownership of
water rights of tho present land
owners in tho Ilarnoy valley. In
doing this work we want it dis
tinctly understood from tho first
that wo are not endeavoring to
nor is it within our power to take
away any rights heretofore pro
perly acquired by anyone. Tho
installation of an irrigation pro
ject conserving tho vnst quanti
ties of water which each spring
causes so mucn damage and in
convenience as thoy rush down
ward into the lakes, and later
during the dry scasondistribut-
mg this water so stored over tho
wido expanse of fertile lands in
Harney valley will thus work a
two fold benefit to over acre of
land and will far moro than
double its present market value.
We want and will seek the co
operation and moral support of
every citizen, tho capital will
necessarily havo to come from
the largo money centers."
DOES THIS API'LY HERE? .
Every houso in tho county
has its library of catalogues and
order house advertising matter.
The women folks, who do tho
Christmas shopping turn from
ono catalogue to another, com
paring prices nnd in tho end do
their Christmas shopping cast
Whilo doing this tho Oregonian
prints an article about Sears
Roebuck who havo just declared
a dividend of 83J percent on a
$30,000,000 capitalization. Tho
Oregonian in commenting de
plores tho conditions and falls
into tho old argument that peo
ple should buy at homo becauso
tho order houso docs not pay
taxes in every rural district nor
docs it drop a nicklo in tho hat
Sunday morning at tho village
church or build roads, maintain
schools, help tho poor and boost
tho lowly. This is good talk but
it is not to tho point
Tho ugly facta are:
Tho hardwaro morchant buys
his dry goods from tho order
houso becauso lie saves monoy.
Tho dry goods merchant buys
his hardwaro cast because ho
saves monoy.
Business peoplo do not buy
from ono another. Thoy buy
from tho mail order houses what
thoy do not carry in stock.
Morchanta in this county havo
boon known to buy tholr personal
pills from tho order houso in or
dor to savo monoy.
Time, timo nnd timo again
thoy havo rofuscd to buy tho
farmora products and in tho
Bamo breath want tho fnrmor to
buy at homo.
Morchanta can bo named who
rofuscd to handlo flour made in
tho county from grain grown by
those ranchers who aro admon
ished to buy nt homo.
Tho truth is that country mer
chants aro in competition with tho
mail ordor house.
This is a hard fact, but true.
Tho postofilco records and tho
profits of th'o mail order houso
show it beyond contradiction.
Doing in competition tho mer
chant must meet tho eastern
prico.
Ho must inform tho peoplo that
ho has the goods and ho must ad
vertise a compotitivo prico.
Tako tho ordor houso advertis
ing matter out of tho country
and tho order business is destroy
ed. Tho business is built on prico
nnd tho advertisement of tho
same.
Tho homo merchant has a con
dition that cxista to meet
Fancy nor sentiment will solvo
it
Price nnd ink solved tho prob
lem for tho mail order house.
It will do tho eamo for the
homo merchant
"Who pays tho tax" fails to
appeal to tho people. To got tho
business, inform the peoplo what
you have in stock nnd what you
will sell it for. If tho prico is
right the business will stay at
home. If it is not tho business
will go east and next year Scars
Roebuck will cut a 20,000,000
melon instead of a $10,000,000
as was dono this year. Blue Mt
Eagle.
NO. SMI.
Ilrport of Ilia romlttlon of llio
IIARNUY COUNTY NATIONAL HANK ot DURNS
t Harm, In Ibo State ot OrtKoii, at llio cloie of
biultioaa, Nor. 10,1910.
IMODIUM,
ljatiu atl'l lHacounta ll.fl.il M
Oicrclrlti,wmf,l atut uniccutrj.
U.S. Ilouila to accur circulation
Premium! on U. H, Honda .
Honda, arcurltlca, alo .. . . ....
Hanking houao.lurnlfuro and lUlurea
Duo from National Ilanta (not r
hitvo aifotita)
Due from apprTe rcxrto audita
Cliocki ami olhu rail) ttcint
Notra of other National llanki
fractional xir currency, ulckrla
anil cent
MwrUb MOXKY KutKTK IN IUNK,
vu:
flpoclo la.oeaoo
Redemption fund wlllill.H.Treaiurer,
(3 iwrcent of rln'ulallon)
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SILVIES RIVER IRRIGATION COMPANY,
Total
UWM II
LMRlUTIIta.
Capita! atockpaM In .. fXflMM
Burplua Fund.. M.COOW
tlnilUIlel proflti, loaa exponici and
taieapald 1,1(0 31
National Hank notra outstanding 19A1U)
Individual itepoalfa anliject to check mfO It
Demand certificates nf Dtpoalt.
Time certificate of depottt
Caililer'a chock e outetandtiu.
Nuteaand Jlllla rcSlaconnlod
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4,0011 U)
II2V.3I It
Total
BTATKOKOIIKOON. I,.,
Count jr of Harney, (
I. ton M. llrown, Caetiler of the aborv
named dank, do auloinnly (Hear that the abott
alatenient latruotolhu Leal of iny knowledge
end belief.
I.kon M. Umown, Catbler
Hutnorlhixl audaworn to before mothlelOlh
day of Nor,, 1910.
A. W, OowK
iBeal) Notary 1'ubllc.
Correct-Altrat:
O. V. McKlKNir
0. A. Hansom
J. H. DlLTON
Director!.
Big reduction in men's hata
Fred Haines.
Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablota do not sicken or
gripo, and may bo taken with
perfect safety by the most deli
cate woman or tho youngest
child. Tho old and feeble will
also find them a most suitablo
remedy for aiding and stronght-
henmg their weakened digestion
and for regulating tho bowels.
For snlo by all good Dcalors.
Organliatton of Water Diern Who Desire
to Promolc Irrigation In This Valley.
Tho Silvies River Irrigation
Co. is going to bo a factor in
helping to solvo thq water pro
blom of this valloy according to
Btatomcnta of parties interested.
Tho Timcs-Horald is informed
that this company 1b an organi
zation of substantial land owners
nnd wntor users who aro inter
ested in tho futuro development
of this section nnd tho particular
purpoao of tho company is to
bring about n hotter understand
ing of existing conditions nnd
got matters in shapo to control
tho flood waters of Silvies Rivor.
This company will in no wise
bo an obstruction but desires to
facilitate matters in proparatlon
of tho final adjustment of nil
water used for irrigation and
making it posslblo to cover a
grcator area of land, theroforo
bringing practically tho entire
valley undor a system of irriga
tion that is to como in tho future.
It Is not tho intention of tho
promoters to interfere with tho
vested rights of present users or
to hold up any enterprise having
tho storage of tho water by a
system of reservoirs under con
sideration, but rather to assist
such an undertaking. Tho or
ganization nnd education of tho
peoplo along this line is of much
importance and tho actual work
of such a company noting in good
faith with unselfish personal mo
tives should be commended. We
need added facilities for caring
for tho flood waters and the only
way to secure it is to encourage
oycry ontorpriso having such an
end in viow. No othor great
body of flno farming country can
now bo found in tho West that
will comparo with Harney Valloy
and with a Bystem of Irrigation
covering such a territory the
possibilities aro almost beyond
comprehension. That such a
system Is posaiblo is not denied;
that it will bo dono noma day is
admitted; If wo can hasten that
timo it is our duty to do so. Tho
Silvies Rivor Irrigation Co. has
opened tho way to such an end if
thoso interested are really in
earnest and acting in good faith.
Tho Timcs-Horald has it from
soma of tho stockholders of tho
concern that it is mndo up of
mon of affairs of this section
men who hnvo not nlono personal
interests but who also desiro to
assist in tho development of the
Harney country. They sco the
nossibilitios and will do their
part toward building it up at tho
earliest possiblo moment
Tho Timcs-Horald would sug
gest careful investigation of this
sclicmo by nil interested with a
viow of pushing tho good work
provided it ia a feasible proposi
tion. Tho timo is at hand f6r'
tho concerted action of our peo
nlo toward tho development of
tho country. Citizens of the cn-
tlro country should put their
shoulder to tho wheel in bringing
about results. Wo havo capital
awaiting such opportunities and
men now investigating possiblo
concervation of tho flood waters
throughout this Bection. Rail
road building in the early spring
is practically settled and every
indication points to rapid dovcl
onment and settlement of the
vast interior Oregon. Lot us bo
ready for such a change
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Among tho Now Things are
Complete Dinner Sets
Hand-Painted China
Water Sets
FURNITURE
Headquarters at prices that are
aro right See our New Things
Suitablo for Presents.
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Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities
for transportation of mail, express, passengers
Pralrlc City to Hums. Vnlo to Burns
Hums to Diamond Burns to Venator
E. B. WATERS, Agent.
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NOTION OK BALK.
In llio Kstato of Killlh and Ilormaa
Larron, minora.
You will tako notlco tint by virtuo of
an ortlor of tho count)' court aj the Btato
o( Oregon (or Ilarnoy County duly undo
and antorod, tho undorniKnod uuardlan
will procoud to noil nt prlvnto Halo from
and altar Decuuibor 20, 1010, for caah to
tho htffhoiit and boat bidder all tho
right, tltlo and Intoroet of tho above
natnod minora in and to tho WiWj of
section 84, T. 80 H., II. 33 K, W. M. In
Ilarnoy County, Oregon,
A. Btonk, Andrews, Oro.
Gtinnllnn of tho ahovo named minora.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Unitku Statu Land orricjt.
Duma, Oregon, November 1, mo,
Notlco la hereby elven that rcotu It Dloken.
aon, wlioeo Iot-nce adrireiala lturua, Oro-
lion, No.WJO.to purcliaio the NUNU. election
2l,lownalil Ti k. llanito S K., WlllaaineltB
Meridian, mxl the timber tuereon, unilortho
lrovlaloneo( thoaotof Jnno I, 1S7S, ami acta
amendatory, known a the "Timber audBtooo
J.aw" at auth ralno aa mlfht bo fixed by at
pralapmeut, and ttiat, purauant to auon appli
cation, tho land and timber Inoron have been
appralaed, tbo tlmbor uatlmatod taiO.OOO board
on, did, nn tho lath day of 1'obruary, 11)10, file
in thla oftico riworn mateinent and Aphllcri-
feet at II 00 per M, and the laud 1100.00; that
hi oner nuai prooi in auppori
u and aworn atatomui.t on lbs
80th day of January, IVll, before the ltef later
luldappllraut wll
of bor application and aworn atatomui.t on ibo
Boui nay ol January, ivn, ueion
and Itecelvor, at Jlurua, Orcgoni
Any pereou ia at iipenr iu proieat ima pur
ohaae before entry, or Initiate a oonteat at any
time before patent laanea, by flllnirarerrobor.
atad affidavit In tula office, alletlng facta
which would defeat the entry,
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Having leased tills popular house wo extend nn
Invitation to our friends to como and stop with us
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In every respect Good table service
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Under the Care of Experienced Nurses...
PATIENTS RECEIVED ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT
Rates reasonable Call and get prices
do To The White
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NEW RIGS AND TEAMS
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