Ik.- mph ugip f o hi-hi r Vfte lmee-Jirnia The OAlolnl Pivpor ol Hnrnoj Oouuty Covers an t ron o( 0,428,800 acres ol land, 4,634,951 ncres yot vacant subject to entry undci tho public land laws of the United Nil Ics. haa the lnrgost circulation and li ono of ha belt ndvortlslnR mediums In'.K&atorn Orcgou. BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 17, 1910 NO 6. XXIV TRACK IN CANYON Ins Battle for Right-of-Way lirough Malheur Canyou AUCTION BEGIN IN SPRING ier Writer Connects Empire Builder With the kase of Road Land Grant Immediate Work ssary to Hold Right-of-Way up The Malheur. Irrespondcnce in the Ktal News says: tory has been won by jecently closed an iron ct with the Harriman ereby Hill secured a bf-way with the Har- im through tho Mal- This is definite and formation, and was m an absolutely re- :e that for obvious not be made public. been effectively i going through the nyon by a ruling made Kor department under Iring Roosevelt s ad- It is at present a interior department Eton that no right-of- ailroad through a can- i granted where there libility of developing Dwer from the water irough the canyon. iment was willing to i right-of-way through ir canyon with the con- upon demand, Hill fhis track through the omply with the gov- requirements, which ticular case meant the lill's tracks fully 100 through the canyon. practically blocked in to Hill, because no build a railroad that ct to such conditions, bonds be floated for a frith so uncertain a ay. Wood of Portland shington for the pur- aving the interior ue- ferant Hill a permanent) ay through the Mal-i on. but Colonel Wood ecure such a grant Ither hand the Harri- h'ad filed on a right- Dugh the Malheur can r years before the lul ling this canyon was le interior department not need to raise its ugh this canyon. The system was very care- i alive its right-of-way bis canyon through new occasional surveys. Ithe Harriman right-of- ijh this canyon is said between now and Che government has ice that this canyon ay will be canceled un- railroad construction pmmenced before this es. The Malheur can- een miles long. shown his superior p as a railroad king in Is. He showed it when lis victory in his'mem- kt with Harriman for a ay down the Deschutes )regon. Hill's victory Deschutes was quickly ' ly his purchase, through syndicate, of the Wil- ulley & Cascade military ligrant comprising 800,-1 which extends in a fctrip through central . om Ontario on the east on the west. When Ired this 800,000-acre Bgh Oregon ho effect- ; out the Harriman peo- going through central liring between now and ng of the Harriman iay through tho Mai- fan, and tho govern- efusal to renew this yay unless actual con- rork is commenced be- Dxpiration, has stirred lan system to action. fronted by an effective wgh central Oregon, it Harriman people weio teqt a compromise with ranting to Hill n joint right-of-way through this can yon. There is at present a movement on foot in Oregon to pass a law at the coming session of tho Ore gon legislature to prohibit one railroad from lying up passage through narrow canyons by rail roads. The physical geography of Oregon is such that it was easy for Harriman to bottle it up by merely running a railroad around the outside edges of the state and by getting and holding rights-of-way through the several narrow canyons near the outside edges of the Dtate, for instance the Mal heur and Deschutes canyons. But Hill's wonderful general ship proved too skilful and he now has effectually worked his way into central Oregon. This vast undeveloped empire is now soon to be opened up by the building of both Hill and Harri man railroads. The Harriman people will have to get busy at once in order to hold their Malheur canyon right-of-way. That they will get busy is apparent in many ways. mart school Christmas proqram The following program will be rendered by the High School Literary Society on Friday after noon, Dec. 23. It will be tho last program before the holiday vacation and since the new piano has been received it will be of particular interest The pupils and teachers are always pleased to have visitors and this special Christmas program will be par ticularly pleasing: Song by School America Reading Ruby Dalton Instrumental Duet Helen Purington, Bessie Swain Christmas story . . .Lylp Dawson Solo Ethel Thompson Recitation Nina Wiseman Song by School Hark the Herald Angels Sing Origin of the Christmas Tree . Etha Cavender Vocal Duet Myrtle Irving and Lyle Dawson High School Notes Ormond Ausmus Debate: Reselved: That it is Wrong to Tell Children There is a Santa Claus. Affirmative Negative Ralph Irving Juliet King AgustU3 Bardwell Beatrice Hotchkiss Merle Bennett Roberta Hibbard Instrumental Solo Viola Richardson Reading Asal Clevenger Solo Bessie Swain Current Events. . .Beatrice Gage Comical Reading, Leonard Locher Instrumental Solo Lenore Sizemoro Reading .. Charley Spencer Song by School, Joy to the World VERY RICH MINES. If the reports brought back by Jess Ferguson and Chas. Bedell are true a gold mining district has been opened up at National, thirty miles from McDcrmitt over in Nevada, that is the rich est thing ever struck in the west. The boys returned this week from a trip down there where they have four of tho most pro mising claims in the camp. They went down to investigate tho camp, see to their assessment work and get some idea as to tho value of their property. They returned much encour aged and feel they havo a snug fortune tied up in- tho richest mining camp in tho west "Property adjoining, that has been developed to somo extent, produces almost unbelievable values. Ono big company with a group of four claims has gono into the mountain between 500 and 700 feet and is taking out oro that gocsl$87,000 to tho ton. This staggers an ordinary mortal but tho boys insist it is an abso lute fact, although not gonorally known. Itccms. this "company is'not pushing work'-, vigorously but quietly acquiring Fmoro groundlns'rapidly as'possible. It scemsl'thoroTaro other groups near boing worked by leasors and as these leases expiro this company buys tho claims if pos sible. Tho Burns boys nro fortu natelyllocatcdlwithinSOO feet of this fabulously rich mino and tho mining engineers state tho vein of rich rock positively goes through their property. Tho big mining concern is driving a tunnel directly towards these claims and what work has been dono on tho claims of Bedell and Ferguson is toward the other. While thcro thoy wore offered $20,000 for tho claims but re fused it At another point in tho district a seven foot ledgo of silver has been found that assays 1500 ounces to tho ton and tho ledge had not been entirely penetrated. This is before reaching tho depth or hanging ledge where tho gold is found for which tho promoters are driving. Both boys are enthusiastic and believe this camp is far richer and greater than Goldfield ever was and that great fortunes will be made there. This new strike is not far from tho southern boundary of this county and it is possible that the valuable streak extends on up into the Pueblo' district of this county. At any rate it indicates a valuable mining scctiou that is worthy of investigation and which no doubt will be more thoroughly prospected. GOOD ROADS BILL FORMED. The bill intended after enact ment by the legislature, to give life to tho good roads amend ment adopted at the last election, has been drafted by Judge Lionel R. Webster for the Oregon Good Roads Association. Itis the fifth of the bills that havo been drafted to aid in carrying on the campaign for systematic road building in Oregon. Its first two sections convey tho purpose of the entire bill: "Bonds may bo issued by any county in this state for tho pur pose of raising money to be used for the construction of perma nent roads in that county as hereinafter provided. "Whenever a number of tho registered voters of a county equal to one-fourth tho greatest number of votes cast in that county at the next preceding general election, for any person for judge of the supreme court, shall petition county court as hereinafter provided, asking that a special election be called for tho purpose of submitting to tho vot ers of that county the question of issuing bonds for tho purposes mentioned in section 1 of this act, such county court shall call such special election and submit such question to tho legal voters of such county as hereinafter provided." Tho form in which tho peti tion shall bo filed is set forth in detail. The petition must bo passed upon by tho court, then submitted to the voters at a special election. Tho county court may submit tho matter of issuing bonds for road building at any general election. Section 12 reads: "All tno monoy raised under the provisions of this act shall bo used in constructing permanent public roads in that county, which roads shall bo constructed by tho county under tho super visor direction of tho state high way commissioner, but tho com missioner shall havo nothing to do with the location of the road to bo constructed." It is also provided that after tho fourth year tho county court shall annually set aside an amount sufficient to meet repay ments on tho bonds when they shall fall due. Every family has needed a good, reliable liniment. For sprains, bruises, soreness of tho muscles and rheumatic pains there is none better than Chnm belain's. Sold by all good dealers. FARMER NOT TO BLAME Secretary Wilson Says He is Not Re sponsible for High Living THE MIDDLE MAN DOUBLES COST Local Co-operative Buying Organizations, Consumers Direct From The Farmers, lie TiunKs expense Could be Eliminated Interesting Figures Shown. Tho American no cood grounds against tho farmer because tho prices ho pays for farm prod consumer has bonne somo -individual. Ho may for complaint fairly expect to paysomcthing. of You do not go into tho grocery and ask tho proprietor to hand ucts. Such is tho conclusion of out ten J pounds ot sugar lor Secretary James Wilson of tho nothing, even though the grocer department of agriculture, ex pressed in his annual report. Tho statement is made as the re sult of an investigation into of atlvcrtisingUoes not pay tor nnono in vnrinna nnrta m IMfl It. LUG urUDnuiur IKUi WJ uuiuu country. The secretary says, consumer, the can protect him self by buying directly from tho a newspaper paysjita expenses by farmer ns tho English consumer, through tho aid of co-operative associations, is successfully doing. Illustrating his contention that tho cost of distributing is a heavy burden which ultimately falls on the consumer, Mr. Wilson takes up the item of milk, concerning which investigations were con ducted in 78 cities. He finds that of tho total cost of milk to tho consumer, the retailer gets 13 per cent, tho railroads 7 per cent and tho farmer about 50 per cent Prices of other farm products are also affected by tho cost of distribution, the secretary points out, so that only a small part of tho price the consumer actually pays goes into the pockets of the farmers. In tho case of poultry the farmers receivo about 50 per cent of the amount tho consumer pays; in tho case of eggs about GO per cent and in other coses as follews: Cabbage, 48 per cent when bought by tho head and 05 per cent when bought by the pound; colory, GO per cent when bought by the bunch; apples, 50 per cent when bought by tho bushel and G6 per cent when bought by tho barrel; straw berries, 49 per cent when bought liv tho nuart and 76 nor cent when bought by the crate; onions, 28 per cent when bought by the peck and 59 per cent when bought by the barrel; oranges, 20 per cent when bought by tho pound; parsnips, GO per cent when bought by tho bushel; string beans, 80 per cent when bought by tho barrel; turnips, GO per cent when bought by tho bunch, and watermelons, 34 per cent when bought singly. Tho problem of high prices, the secretary says, is one for treatment by tho consumer. "Why do not consumers buy directly from the farmers?" ho asks. "Aside from buying asso ciations maintained by farmers hardly any exist in this country. It is apparent therefore that the consumer has much to do to work out his own salvation with re gard to tho prices ho pays. Potatoes were selling last spring in somo places where there had been overproduction for 20 cents, and in somo places for even 9 cents por bushel at tho farm, while at tho Bamo timo city con sumers in tho east were pay ing 50 to 75 cents per bushe.', although there was renting Bpace, and that it is just as much entitled to collect rent for every week that space is oc cupied as you are for tho house you rent to a tenant Most news papers expect to treat religious and nhilanthropic enterprises liberally yet in spite of this many of these enterprises expect tho newspaper to give some space rent free, whilo thoy send their job printing to some other shop. Tho place for them to look for support is tho place they patro nize. Wo therefore cannot under stand who wo arc repeatedly be sought to givo away our goods, to nconlo who would nover think of begging cream from the milk man or coffee from tho grocer. Isa Colo in tho Forsyth Times. And Wilson Says Its The Homesteader. irovent them from combining to 1,733,000 delivery directly to themselves," THE COST OF 'A NEWSPAPER. Every line in a newspaper costs its nublisher something. It is to may bo a personal friend, and even though tho gift might not bo a largo one. If the boneficiary tho bill. Nevertheless, many people cannot seem to learn that INDUSTRIAL NOTES. According to statisticts con tained in a bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture, Texas leads the United States in the production of horses, having 1,258,000 for a yearly average. Illinois comes second with 1,223,000; Iowa third, with 1,179,000; Kansas fourth, with 914,000,and Missouri fifth witli 839,000. In tho world production the United States is outdistanced by Russia, which country raises an average of 23, 809,000 horses each year. Missouri has long been known as the sovereign mulo state, but its place has been taken by Texas with a yearly average of 435,000. Missouri now raises 240,000 mules each year. Miss issippi, 240,000; Georgia 197, 000, and Tennessee, 194,000. The United States leads tho world in tho production with tho yearly average of 4,227,000. Spain comes next with 810,000, and Italy third w.ith 388,000. Western states usually are associated with tho idea of cattle, but tho eastern states lead in raising milch cows. Now York, with its cheeso industry, leads with 1,623,000 milch cows; Iowa is second with 1,387,000; Penn sylvania third with 1,051,000; Illinois fourth with 1,037,000, Wisconsin fifth with 1,101,000 and Missouri is eighth. Cattlo other than milch cows are raised in tho states of the larger ranges. Texas has 7,383, -000; Iowa 2,328,000; Kansas, 2,-803,000:- Nebraska, 2,888,000: nothing to Oklahoma, 2,Q13,000,and Missouri (Portland Correspondence.) Oregon 'b recent npplo show was not only a great fruit expo sition but it marked the begin ning of a movement to organize tho fruit growers of tho wholo Pacific Northwest on. a practical basis for tho more profitablo handlingof their product Pres ident Atwell included tho sugges tion in his annual address, and ns a result, a call will bo issued by him in tho next sixty days for a meeting at Portland whero the matter will bo gone into thoroughly. Promincntflnnlo trrowcrs. re- prcseiitlhg"ih"o'varioUs districts; will participate in tho formation of tho company, which will bo along tho lines of tho raisin growers of tho Sacremcnto Val ley, the orange growers of Riyer- sidc, Cal., and tho pear .growers of tho Roguo River Valley. Hopes are entertained that the organization to bo formed will be a strong factor in bringing about better and more profitable mar ket conditions for Northwest fruitgrowers. The biggest wheat cargo ever sent away from tho Columbia River was taken the past week by the Norwegian tramp steam ship, tho Bjornstjerne Bjornsen, which sailed with 305,806 bushels for Europe. This is the second largest cargo of wheat ever loaded on the Pacific coast. James J. Hill, who has been playing Santa Claus to Oregon for tho past few years and pre senting tho state with new rail roads, will visit the state before Christmas, according to present plans, and will be given a warm reception at Portland. Tho" Com mercial Club will endeavor to show the appreciotion Oregon feels for his part in the state's development It is expected he will remain in this stato several days. Medford has a chance to crow over the showing made by the late census a3 disclosed in the re port recently issued. With one exception, says the census bureau, Medford shows tho greatest per centage of growth of any city in the Unincd States during the last ten year period. The city that outdoes Medford is Okla homa City. Oklahoma, which has a percentage gain of 398. Med- ford's percentage of growth is 392 per cent The protected cruiser Boston has been ordered turned over to tho Oregon Naval Reserve for uso in maneuvers nnd in perfect ing the training of the volunteer sailors who make up the organi zation. Tho cruiser will first be put in good, condition, certain re pairs being necessary to fit her for the purpose, and she will then bo turned over to tho Oregon Reserve to bo used as an armory for tho men and a training ship to teach naval service to those who have enlisted. prevent them irom combining 10 directly from tho grower and for state, still holds itsplaco with an Montana always tho sheep nnnnnl nvnrmrn nrorluetion of fi. 813,000; Wyoming is Becond with 4,505,000; Now Mexico third with 4,338,000; Idaho fourth with 8, 440J)00; Ohio fifth with 3,125,000. GEER & CUMMINS Burns, Oregon. Hardware and Crockery Glassware Guns and Ammunition FARMING MACHINERY 4 of all kinds Get our prices before buying a gysggyy ' C. M. KELLOG STAGE CO. Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities for transportation of mail, express, passengers Prairie Cltyto Burns. Vale to Burns Burns to Diamond Burns to Venator E. B. 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