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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1911)
3S Wle (firenl 3Mnnicu Cottnlru UovofH mi irc of 0,I28,00 ncn-i ol Innd, 4,t,nrl neron jet vnrnnt etiblrct to entry limit r tlio public land laws of llio Uriltwl Hl.iUu. Vive $TliueB.-3-Urn!& Tlio OlUclnl rnpor ol Hnrimy County lias tlio targont circulation mul It ono of ho bust advertising moillumR In Kaslorn Oregon. Uimttfmk IVOL. XXIV BUHNS, IIAHNEY COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 13, 111 NO 20. ,L RAILROAD PARTY W. Hill Accompanied to Burns by Other Officers of System MOST CORDIALLY RECEIVED lpnf firnv. Who Succeeded John F. Stevens, and George B. Harris of Burlington System With Him --Make no Promises but Visit Encourages People. ident Louis W. Hill of the Northern Railroad whs ,the honored guest of the of Burns this week and et by the same enthusias elcome as marked his f a year nno. The little as decked out in gay colors icveral largo banners suita- irdcd stretched across the The band boys and school m were also in evidence at urt house lawn where an ml reception with a few scs was given. iile Mr. Hill gave out no ;e promises his remarks indicated the interest felt creat bic country by the .ilroad people and the mere f his comimr hero bringing . Gray, the new president Hill lines in the northwest fccorcre B. Harris, chairman ;& board of directors of the igton system, means some to this isolated section, is a feeling that the Hill will come to this section thoutrh the advantages gain- I' right of way through the; eur canyon wereiunu;uui.i i Harriman lines. Hill announced that since 1st visit the Great Northern been busy constructing the oh Trunk up the Deschutes Imaking extensions of the Iric out of Portland. The lines have no other definite in Oregon further than lung Bend at tlie present Mr Hill said it was possi turn cast toward Harney By from that point or go h. Nothinir definite had been llrmincd upon. That system oing no work of extension ide of Oregon. Ho remarked into this section within less than a week after ho took active con trol of tho affairs is tho strongest indication of early plans for road building. Tho presence of Mr. Harris who has particular influ ence in tho financing of sucn a nroicct aucrments this conclusion. Tho presence of these gentlemen is even more significant and makes the visit at this "time of ev.en more importance, than that of n year ago. Mr. Gray's remarks were along the lino of settlement and de velopment in tho right line. The importance of starting the farmer right was n matter that had not been given tho attention it de manded. Ho emphasized the im portance of proper aid from tho state and national government in experiment farms. Mr. Gray'B remarks were given marked at tention and The Times-Herald is pleased to find he made a fine impression upon the people with whom he camo in contact and that he left a feeling of confi dence and respect among us that he will bo an important factor in the upbuilding of this terri tory. Charles Patterson, a manufac turer and capitalist of St. Paul was introduced and paid a fine tribute to tho greatness and fu ture prospects of this section. Mr. Patterson is taking a deep interest in the Northwest Devel opment League recently organiz ed at Helena and is chairman of the executive board of his state. This organization will exploit tho entire northwest and hopes to stem the tide of migration into Canada. This league has a plan of co-oneration with local com- I mercial bodies that will be advan- . INSIST ROAD WILL III! IIUILT. A largo delegation of Oregon Short Lino officers visited Vnlo Inst week last weok for tho pur pose of meeting tho pcoplo and getting acquainted. Among thoso on tho special tram was Chief Engineer Stradloy who is quoted in tho Vale Enterprise as saying: 'There are many things that wo cannot tell you ncoplo today in this matter but will say that the main reason why railroad work has not been carried on is on cccount of tho opposition wo have met in securing right-of-ways. Wo havo wanted to pur chase it and havo been willing to pay a good prico for it. Wo had authority to start work some timo ago but dolays in securing right-of-ways for tho Oregon Eastern stopped work. We havo had tho line under consideration for four years and it is safe to say tlint had it not been for cer tain legislation in this state that the lino across the state would now bo constructed." INDUSTRIAL NOTS. BEND BOOSTERS VISIT US land covered by three systems was very conservative. He gave aimn fnila Mini. wirfl of n.'irlirMl nnillfi in nffioialhl Notifii BlUllS OTW interest to transportation peo- . . . - I nlo hv irivli Opening or Wagon Koad INDUCEMENTS FOR SHIPPING Business and Fraternal Visit That Will be of Mu tual Benefit to the Two Towns and Bring Relations That Only Itnilrond Extensions Will Ever Disturb. u: ,.(., ,iru Hm twil i taireous to tho entiro country. tllia ,jutivj ! n ..- k. - At tlie close oi tno open air meeting at the court house the guests were taken to the Masonic hall where they sat down to a luncheon prepared by the Com mercial Club. Here the visitors were greeted by quite a largo assemblage of business men and further discussion of interest was held. During the luncheon Dr. Marsden called upon C. B. Mc Connell for a brief outline of tho for all feel that tho Hill I irrigation possibilities of Harney .v, ,;n rnnnh ihn llnmpv . county. This nroved the most im- itry in the very near future. portant information received by the visiting gentlemen in wnicn interest. itral Oregon and the most at- :tive portion yet isolated and served by railroads. That it ted transportation as much iore than any other section of IVest large crowd assembled on :ourt house lawn to hear Mr. 'talk and some had hoped for finite announcement as to itruction. However, none discouraged and hope runs W. L. Marsden presided at gathering and called upon Leonard to Welcome tho ts. Mr. Leonard expressed pleasure of the pcoplo of inns at acain naving me nonor EIr. Hill's presence and thnr M regard for him. Their faith lis making good on his prom- if last year is still strong. ;terMr. Hill, Dr. Marsden m- (uced Carl C. Gray tho presi- it of Hill lines who succeeded In F. Stevens tho first of this th. Mr. Gray is a very ob- incr. keen business man wno :kly saw the great possibili- of development in this nig ntry. Mr. Gray has not yet time to get acquainted with office force arid has merely we a hurried run over tho lines ler his management. Tho t that he has been brought thov disnlavcd decn Mr. McConnell gave thorn some facts and figures backed by data that was of particular importance to the transportation men. His Dointinsr out of tho three feasible irrigation projects with storage capacity of practically 500,000 acres was certainly an important fact that tho visitors desired. They asked many questions which Mr. McConnell answered in de tail and to their entiro satisfac tion. He convinced them of his" thorough familiarity with tho subject and that ho was conset vative. Following tho luncheon Mr. Gray and others of tho party accompanied Mr, McConnell to Ills office where they were given further information and data covering tho subject. (Continued on page two.) Have Your Goods Shipped in Care of KONOWAY WAREHOUSE CO (iNCOUI'OltATKD) JMLbl&ic&j&i b Oregon. Two warehouses, ono for froight and ono for wool In transit rates from all pointsn the Oregon Trunk rail way line to Madras warehouse. Charges for. handling at the customary rates. H. J. Dietzbi,, Jas. Rick, H. W. Tubnbii, President Vice-President Secretary Madras, '.Ore. Haycreek, Ore. Madras, O. (Portland Correspondence. ) Central Oreiron cities will send delegates to Prineville .June HO and July 1 to form the Central Oregon Development .League. The Prineville Commercial Club is issuing invitations to cities of the interior to be represented there and tho Oregon Develop ment League is aiding tho move ment as far as possible. "Tho valuo of the smaller de velopment league" said Secre tary C. C. Chapman, of the Ore gon Development League, 'is that each operates in its own sec tion and ever so much more good will result from Central Oregon being organized as a unit, A separate league will give that territory an entity that never would be received by the indivi dual communities. Tlio work of tho central organization will sup plement that done by each unit on its own behalf." Cities in Crook, Wheeler, Grant, Hnrney and the north half of Lake and Klamath counties will be eligible to membership in tho proposed league. Central Ore gon is taking an interest in the matter and it is expected there will bo a largo attendance at tho Prineville meeting. Dr. Woodrow Wilson, governor of New Jersey, will bo enter tained by the Portland Commer cial Club when he visits Portland Mny 18 and It). IIo will bo the guest at a banquet in his honor at the Club on the night of May 10 and he will address a public meeting at tho Masonic lemplc. Rains of the nast week havo been hailed with delight by all sections of tho stale. Eastern Oreiron has welcomed the show ers for they were needed to sup- nlv moisture to tho irrain fields. All other sections report that tho rainfal makes crops particularly bright. A sane Fourth of July is pro mised for Portland. It is now the intention to make a quiet one, without the usual noisy features that aro usually so prominent in tho observance of Independence Day. Pcoplo of tho city for the most part plan to spend tho Fourth in the country and to en joy picnics and outings in tho fields and woods within reach of Portland. To aid tho development of tho Northwest states, from Minneso ta to tho Coast, delegates from the section interested met during tho past week at Helena, Mon tana, and took steps to form tho Northwest Development League. It will exploit the states of Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Mon tnna, North and South Dakota, Minnesota and tho territory of Alaska. Meetings will be held each Juno and December, to bo known as tho Northwest Devel opment Leatruo Congress. Tho December meotinir will bo held in Minnosota, in connection with a big land show. Tho 1912 con gress will meet in Seattle For soreness of tho muscles whether induced by violent ex ercise or injury, Chamberlain's Liniment is excellent. This lini ment is also highly esteemed for tho relief it affords in cases of rhoumatlsm, Sold by nil good Innlnt'c, Burns was visited the first of this week by tho liveliest hunch of boosters it has seen for many days. The Bend Commercial Club to tho number of about U0 camo over Sunday to notify us that tho Burns-Bend road was open for traffic and they extend ed an invitation to use it and offered particular and attractive inducements to local shippers to consign goods oyer tho Oregon Trunk route. The party loft Bend Sunday morning at 7 o'clock and three of the seven autos in the party reached Burns shortly after il o'clock in tho afternoon, making tho distance in .seven and one half hours. They report the road in vory good condition with the exception of about 12 miles which is rocky. This portion of tho road is chiefly in Lake county but will be put in shape by the Commercial Club of Burns. The only disagrceablo feature of the visit was tho weather. As usual when we want to "put on nirs" the weather man got misy and gave us some of the most disagrceablo cold windy, stormy weather we havo had this spring. However, this didn't seem to dampen tho "ardor of the enthu siastic delegation that came over to pay tho first "ollicial visit" to a neighbor with whom thoy Iioiks to become better acquainted in the immediate future. A reception committee of tho local club met tho visitors and on Monday forenoon several earn loaded with Bend pcoplo were taken for an observation trip over tho Valley. This trip con sumed sovoral hours and took them out to tho vicinity of Lnwen and back across the island. Tho entire nartv stopped at tho Bill Hnnlcy "Bell A" ranch where luncheon was -served. Thoy re turned to town in the afternoon and in the evening were tender ed a luncheon at tho Burns Hotel, there being 122 who sat down to a very nice spread where the "get-together" spirit was mani fested and our visitors gave tho peoplo of Burns facts respect ing the advantages of closer busi ness relations with our neighbor on the west. As it was intended to be a more or less business affair nothing elaborate in the wnv of menu wns attempted and every man had a clear head and ready to talk business. Dr. W. L. Marsden was toast- master and did tho honors in his usual happy manner. IIo intro duced Hon. Frank Davov, who as president of tho Burns Commer cial Club oxUnded to the visitors a hearty welcome. IIo was fol lowed b.v Dr. U. C. Coe. mayor of Bend, who thanked tho people of Burns for their cordial recep tion and expressed a desiro to return tho hospitality when tho golden spiko is driven by Presi dent Hill in Bend at tho comple tion of tho Oregon Trunk. Dr. Coo nnd in fact all tho visitors were loud in their praises of Harney Valley and predict a irreat futuro fortius big country. W. C. Richnrdson, county road supervisor of Crook county, gavo a description of tho now Burns Bend road which is practically completed, although not yot in Bhapo for autos. Mr. Richard- that wefe authentic. Council's estimate of son has spent most of his time since February and when com pleted he says they will havo a road capable of !!0 miles an hour by autos. There aro a few miles of rocky road yet to be looked after in Lake county which the commercial bodies of the two towns will attend to. Stonnim placed are provided for already along the line, there being but one stretch of eight miles, the longest where there is no water. Geo. Putnum, editor of the Bend Bulletin was called upon for a talk on needed nublicitv. but he forgot he was a newspaper man m his, interest of the pro posed shipping by his town and gavo some very interesting figures on the timo and expense saved in traveling by wav of Bend and tho Oregon Trunk. Be called attention in Hin rnrnnl established by Mr. A. M. Fowler contracting freight agent of the Hill lines. Mr. Fowler made the trip from Portland to Burns in 30 hours and rested over night at Bend. Mr. Pntmnn showed by nctual fiirures that a Bavintr of over $8 in cash and in timo of one and a half days can be made over the present timo between Burns and Portland. Among the other speakers of tho evoninir were J. J. Donoiran. of this city, J. 13. Sawhill, mana ger of tho Bend Commercial Club,.C. S. Hudson of the First National Bank of Bend and Judge Miller of this city. Unfortunately Mr. Fowler, contracting freight agent of the Hill Hues, was indisposed from his hard trip and lack of nec essary sleep'and rest nnd did not attend the talk fosL Mr. Fow ler spent most of the day in visitinir various business men nnd talking over conditions.discussing advantages of rates, time nnd convenienco in slipping by way of tho Oregon Trunk. Mr. Fow- r spent some time in Tho Times- Herald office nnd was found to be very frank in his talk and ready to discuss such matters from any standpoint. Tho fol lowing table of comparative class rates give our people an idea of what can bo done along this line: plo by giving some figures in the estimates of reservoirs now in contemplation. Mr. A. O. Hun ter, treasurer of tho Bend Com pany who own tho town site spoke with much force on the greatness of this section and its possibilities. Ho is a man of wido experience in tho handling of real estate and stated that we wcro experiencing the same drawback of all new countries - late frosts nnd drougth. Mr. Hunter gavo instances within his personal knowledge of like circumstances and supposed dis advantages. He was most posi tive in his assertions that these would be overcome by settlement and tillage of the soil. Wm. Hartley responded in his usual straightforward mnnner along lines of stock raising and the necessity of more intensified farming. Bill always has some good tilings to say. The urgent need of action look ing to tlie establishment of a daily mail service between Bend nnd Burns was called attention to by Hon. Frank Davey. By measurement it was shown that the new auto and wagon road between here and Bend is I'M miles nnd that less than 20 miles of it is rocky. No steep hills or bad grades and it can be hept open and passable through out the entire year. This is cer tainly an advantage readily grasped by local shippers who will not have to secure such large stocks to carry them over the winter. As soon as tho freight line is established a test order of sugar, barbed wire or similar commodi ty will send from Burns to Port land. A car will be ready to re- cieve tho shipment and it will bo timed to tho minute until it reaches Burns. An auto truck will receive the consignment at Bend. It is confidently expected to put this shipment into Burns in at least one-third the usual time. The party started on the return trip early Tuesday morning and we believe with a very good im pression of this big country and the hospitable people of Burns. Those composing tho party were: J. E. Sawhill, manager Bend Commercial Club: O. M. Patterson, president Commercial Club; Dr. U. C. Coe, mayor of Bend; A. M. Fowler, contracting freight agent S. P. & S. R. It.; C. S. Hudson, cashier First Na tional Bank; A. O. Hunter, treas urer Bend Company, owners of the town site; G. P. Putnam, edi tor Bend Bulletin; H. C. Ellis, Crook county judge; W. C. Rich ardson, county road supervisor; L. B. Baird. Dr. B. Fcrrell, W. VI.. Mil i Tim twirurmnl nffnrifimt iriVPll W. til I ill Vf AIIV (MIIIUIIItt !.." i-,. - - .- irrigable guests at the French Hotel has given it a good reputation L. B. Gulp, Prop. J. II. Howell, a pooular drug gist of Grcensbury, Ky,, bujh, "Wo use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our own household and know it is excellent." For sale by all good dealers. , m.orr C. C. LUNOY BLOTT & LUNDY Real Estate and Insurance Fair Dealing Post Office Building, Burns, Ore. GEER & CUMMINS Burns, Oregon. Hardware and Crockery Glassware Guns and Ammunition FARMING MAHCINERY of all kinds Get our prices before buying i!, "" " li (,. C. M. KELLOGG STAGE CO. Four well equipped lines. Excellent facilities for transportation of mail, express, passengers Prairie City to I5nrns. Vale to Burns Hums to Diamond IJiirns to Vcnntor E. B. WATERS, Agent. a ARCHIE M'GOWAN, . iJIJJJ5 President and Manager Harney County Abstract Company (INCORPORATED) Modern and Complete Set of Indexes Record in An Abstract Copy of Every Instrument Harney County. on :: ::::t::t::s:::J:i::K:s:::r.::::::::::ns::n:::K:::::::::::K::K::rn5:::r.:KantKK::nnn .01 .47 .35 .CO .Gl! .43 Comparative Class Kntes In cents per 100 pounds 1 a 3 4 r n li c I'ortlnml to Vnlc l.r.r, 1.43 1.20 1.08 .80 .8'. Portland to Auntlii 1.72 1.47 1.2D 1.10 .94 .01 I'ortlnml to OjinlClty 1.02 .87 ..71 .01 .51 .01 .41 .31 .20 .20 Dillcrcncc lwr ton over Vnlc $10,00 11.20 $U.0D $0.0 $7.00 $0.80 $5.80 $0.00 $4.20 83.00 Hnine over Auitln , 14.00 12.00 10.80 0.80 8.C0 8.00 0.80 T..80 5,20 4.60 Approximate I'oitlnml ti llenil DUTcrenre per 1.20 1.05 .80 .70 ton over Vnlc $7.00 7.00 7.40 5.80 Commodity Rntci per Carload Grnin Cnu'il WM lms kooiIi Cem. pipe Sii(. I'ortlnml to Vale .70 .88 .40 .110 .80 Snnic to Aimtin .110 .01 .40 .00 .01 Same to Oi.nl City .51 .51 .20 ,31 .51 PiiK'icncc per ton over Vnlc $ 1.80 7.40 .80 4.40 7.00 Over Austin 7.80 H.tIO 1.00 5.80 8.U0 C. li. McConnell of this city responded to tho subject of irri gation possibilities in Harney county and gave a very interest ing talk, showing his thorough knowledge, of tlio subject nnd giving soino figures and estimates II. Staats, J. II. Hunter and son, E. A. Sather, A. M. Lara. E. M. Lam, .loo Taggart, Floyd Dement Hugh O'Knne. John Steidl, II. 'J. Overturf, John Hloss, 'S. J. Spencer, K. M. Lapp, Prince Staats, 0. C. Honkle, A. M. Ford, L. L. Fox, L. D. Fox, II. J. Eg gleston, Jim Van Tyne. Sick hendacho results from a disordered condition of tho stomach, and can be cured by tho uso of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tabids. Try it. For salo by all good dealers. V. T, I.HSIIJU, AlaniiKcr iiml .sulcsniun A. A. 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