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'VOL. XXIV
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 12, ifill
NO 39.
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ATER WHAT WE WANT
ligation Projects Should Have Our
Particular Attention Now
HO PROJECTS MAKING GOOD
rt. M - -W M V jt
ron uiters ureal l'lcict lor such uneranons wnen
roperly Exploited and Placed Before Capital
Harney County Projects Biggest in The West.
ompnrison of Oregon and I by all the people taking an inter
respecting both Carey Act est and helping local promoters
get the tact bctore it.
I Tho irrigation projects of Har
ney county arc its salvation and
most important
government irrigation pro-
loes not give an Oregonian
111 of pride or make him
up," as we suffer by such
knson. Our sister state
to have had practical bust-'
idministrations in handling
things to the end tliut there
reral projects that are com-
Innd have made good.
Twin Falls project is an
lie of what can be done in
;eat Harney Valley, as it is
the same altitude and crops
re successful there should
Iwn here. Twin Falls has
iter supply of water but
other advantage. We
sufficient water according
who have investigated,
; our soil will hold moisture
than the Idaho project
Chat is what we term here
land and underlaid with
hile we have moisture
the surface all over Har-
y that a small amoiint
face irrigation will pene-
and thus require less ar-
ipplication to produce just
or better results.
KGASONINQ IN A CIRCLE.
"You are reasonig in a circle,
my friend, when you ought to
cut cross lots."
Thus, did Si Hawkins, a plain,
untutored, but hard-headed far
mer, puncture tho larbored phil
osophy of a high-browed expon
ent of domestic economics, who
had just climaxed an address to
a gathering of farmers with the
statement "that the cause of
high prices and the high cost of
living is freight rates, and the
cure is a reduction in rates"
"lam only a plain farmer,"
"but I, too, have given the high
cost of living some thought; not,
however, in a rocking chair in a
richly furnished study, but in a
lumber wagon up to tho hugs in
mud, and while walking between
the handles of a plow, that is
the college which I matriculated
and learner what I know of eco-
Falls didn't have a rail-, nomics
len that project was start-
sit brought one and now
inderful crops are being
the Short Line is not
with a branch but is
the road through that
Minidoka projects on
connect with the main
Jyssa, this state and this
ffact be the main line of
i completed.
can readily realize what
rould do in this section.
water properly conserv-
economically handled the
and Twin Falls irriga-
Dject would be a mere
Before this, I too, had formed
some opinion from garnished so
phistry which I found in books
and speeches by theorists and
oflice-seeking politicians, but it
has hauling half a load of hogs
to market tho other day over a
road knee-deep in mud that made
me realize there were other than
freight rates involved in the high
cost of living. I had a case of
eggs at my feet one side and a
tnb of butter on the other, both
'bringing such .good prices that
I mother bless her dear heart,
she looks better in calico than
other women in silkcautioned
pared to area and theime against reckless driving.
Mirr,iifli Mnllipnr ennvnn A new idea came to me. It
Deschutes would be the I was by giving the consumer tho
ect line from the east to. ueneiit ol the waste that attach-
t. Tlio possibilities here' es to existing methods anu con-
reater than many of theluitions. we could by this alone
ularly advertised irriga-1 greatly reduce tho cost of living.
That set me to ligunng. It
took me a whole day with a
team and wagon to haul 1500 lbs.
of hogs the ten miles I had to
go. At the rate of $3.50 per day
for team and driver, I easily as
certained that tho wagon haul
without allowing anything for
repairs or keeping of myself and
team, was costing 4G cents a ton
per mile. Great Heavens!, that
was over sixty-one times more
than the average charge a ton
per mile " by tho railroad, as
shown by the reports of tho In
terstate Commerce Commiasion,
and yet everybody seeking to re
duce the high cost of living was
bitterly inveighing against rail-
theso'road rates and blindly marching
behind blind leaders to the end.
When roads are not muddy, I
hauled 2500 lbs. to a load and
rail- yet that was 28 cents a ton per
mile, or over thirty-seven times
more than the average charge by
the railroads. Tho roporta of
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission showed that tho average
cost by railroad was J of one
cent a ton per mile.
"In a pamphlet issued by tho
Department of Agriculture, I
read that tho farmers of several
states, particularly the farmers
of Pennsylvania, by tho con
struction of good roads had
doubled their wagon loads and
thereby decreased tho coat of
wagon transportation 50 per
cent. That ment on poor roads
a saving of 20 cents a ton per
niilo, and on the dry roads basis
a saving of 14 cents u ton per
wNo,
"When I realize that this en
ormous wasto applied to all tho
great farm crops of this great
country for every pound or ton
of surplus farm products must
bo moved by wagon to tho cars
or elevators at the railroad sta
tion I was staggered, first at
tho enormous waste and, second,
at tho stupidity of Ho-callcd
economic philosophy. It cost
mo $3.50 to haul 1500 lbs.,
whereas with good roads I could
haul G000 lbs. at the samo cost,
showing very clearly to mo that
on that wagon haul I had a clear
wasto and loss of 75 per cent.
Tho average amount I would
havo to pay tho railroad for haul
ing tho same load tho same dis
tance is less than ( cents, in
other words, lor what it cost mo
$3.50, the railroads do it for less
than G cents, and tho average
amount tho railroad charges me
is actually less than 3 per cent
of the amount that is wasted in
tho wagon haul.
"I got 8i cents a pound for
my hogs that day, 28 cents for
tho butter and 25 cents a dozen
for tho eggs. When I computed
the cost of wagon haul on my
hogs and.asccrtained that it was
2 cents a pound, and when just
before going home I stopped at
tho meat market and paid the
butcher 52 cents for two pounds
of the pork, which but a few
hour before I had sold him for
1GH cents, I easily concluded that
the primary cause in respect to
the high cost of living was clear
ly ono of tho great waste and
profits.
There may bo other elements
of waste 1 have failed to mention
but unlike the curbstone philoso
pher I do not pretend to know it
all and I simply want to remind
my high-browed friend that if
he desires to effect a practical
solution of this problem, ho
may well set aside academically
garnished sophistry and turn to
the more practical effect of
muddy roads, expensive wagon
transportation, middle men's
profits, extravagant and unsys
tematic methods of distribution
and other kindred causes. These
may bo new phases of the real
causes of high prices, as viewed
by tho economic expert, who
plows, sows and reaps in rock
ing chairs within four walls, but
they are hard realities to the
farmer."
WANT RABBIT BOUNTY
Rye Grass Grange Passes Resolution
Asking Relief From Pests
HOMESTEADERS DISCOURAGED
Thousands of Acres of Grain Destroyed This Season
And Homesteaders Commute and Moving Away
Other Communities AskctLto Take Similar Action.
jects now in operation.
iy not turn our energies
particular line of develop-
live secured the location
farm experiment sta-.
will work to the advan-
the entire section, yet
st what we are striving
rely. The dry farm me-
?ood and should be en-
as we have great areas
nptible to irrigation but
want to stop at this.
ire greater things that
our attention. One
farm will produdo bet
twice what any dry
matter how well tilled,
xluce. We havo
ies within our reach
persistent work we can
them. There is no use
by and waiting for
We've done that long
Wo must get busy on
i work and force the
to build and we can
'individual who hasvisit-
Ited sections and seen re-
back to Harney county
iter faith in the future.
areciate then the great
ties and urge tho ncces-
Immcdiate action.
ite land bpard seems to
:down to "brass tacks"
1 Act projects which will
oyer the country and
rigatiqn a boost. Wo
wy such projects in this
section but wo have
rest and most fcasiblo
irrigation projects In tho
yest that only rcrmire
develop them and this
an be attracted to them
BACK TO Tilt: PAR.U AND NO MISTAKI2
OfGG graduates in 1910 and
1911 from the animal husbandry
department of tho agricultural
college of Iowa, 52 went back to
the farm. All were offered posi
tions of $1000 to $1800 salary.
but each preferred to put his
scientific training into practical
use on Iowa lands.
Eight of the fourteen who
chose other walkH become college
instructors'threc are in agricul
tural journnlism, two are teach
ers of agricultural, and one is in
dairy test work.
In the Oregon Agricultural
college in 1910 many more posi
tions were offered tho graduates
in horticulture and agriculture
than there were men to accept.
Many of tho positions woro as
superintendents or managers of
large orchards and all at good
salaries. Many of the positions
went unfilled from that source
because a largo per cent of the
graduates went back to tho
farm.
The agricultural colleges are
fast convincing their students
and the public that life on tho
land is not a mere makeshift,
but a highly intercsting.extreme
ly independent and thrifty acti
vity. Tho old idea that we can
farm when wo cannot do any
thing else, and that tho farm
life is a sphero for tho dullards
and unfits is being exploded.
In tho well known utterance
of James J. Hill, often reiterat
ed, the land is a gold mind.
the soil novor stops producing.
With intoligent care, it will yield
better after centuries of use than
it did in tho beginning. Tho
average yield in England has
risen from its former figures of
10 buscclls to ').
Farming is no longer an acci
dent. It is tho biggest activity
in tho country. It is tho basis
of all prosperity. It is tho un
derlaying structure on which all
industry is built. It supplies
more than 40 per cent of tho raw
material for our boasted manu
factured products. Its nnnunl
creation of wealth is now nearly
a billion dqllars, or nearly twico
as much as nil the gold mined in
tho country in a century..
What field olfors wider hcoiki
or bettor roward to bright young
men. -Ex.
Fred Denstedt, was a caller at.
this olllce 'die first of tho week
and slatJd that Hye Grass Grange
had passed resolutions at a re
cent meeting asking the county
court to put a bounty of 5 cents
on rabbits Mr. Denstedt states
that these pests havo destroyed
thousands of bushels of grain in
Harney county this season and
that relief was absolutely nec
essary it we are going to keep
our settlers on their places and
till the soil. Some have fenced
against the pests but this doesn't! full extent of tho law
seem effective as the rabbits will ' ley states that he will
dig under in places, besides it is no opportunity to punish doer
a big expense to fence a field of j hunters who use hounds or other
any size against them, especially 'dogs for the pei-suit of deer, as
since it seems almost impassible! tho extinction of this animal is
to thus keep them out. assured unless strenuous mea-
Mr. Denstedt feels that thofiures are adopted immcdialely.
struggling homesteader should Reports from the Forestry
havo encouragement and some. Service of the United States
protection if wo arc to devolop I government indicate that tho elk
this big country and make a of Oregon are rapidly becoming
MSPKOAKD (lAMIJ LAW
Persistent reports from all
over the state have reached the
office of Game Warden William
S. Finley, to tho effect that the
laws prohibiting the hunting of
deer with hounds are being vio
lated. At the present time, de
puties are hastening to tho var
ious grounds where deer are
known to gather, with explicit
instructions to arrest such viola
tors and prosecute them to the
Mr. Fin-overlook
tanning section ol it. They have
to pay big prices for seed and
provisions, clear the land and
put in much time in order to
raise a crop on the sago brush
soil where irrigation cannot bo
secured. Those who are able
extinct. There nro less than
300 animals within the boundries
of the state at this time. War
den Williams S. Finley announc
es his intentions of interesting
tho President in making a pro
clamation, setting asido tho Bull
1 f . 1 . ll 1 1 l 1 A 1 t
imve icncou against mo raiyii,uun watershed as a wild game
but many cannot all'ord it besides reserve. This is within the
it was impossible to secure tho I authority of President Taft, as
necessary netting of local deal- this property is already under
ers this season he says. Many goverment control, being in the
in his neighborhood (he enumer- Oregon Forest Reserve. It was
ated some two dozen) havo be- Mr. Finloy who induced Presi
como discouraged commuted and i dent Hoosevelt to set aside tho
moved away. This is not tho. Malheur Lake country as a wild
way to develop the country and
he therefore suggests that other
communities memorialize tho
court and that there bc an ur
gent demand from all farmers to
place a bounty on rabbits to the
end that they be destroyed.
This is really a serious matter
that should have unselfish attcn- Oregon lias systematically
tion. We need theso homestead-1 ned the killing of many of
bird reserve and he believes he
will secure a like concession from
tho present executive.
With less than 700 nntelopo
remaining in Oregon, evidence
has reached the oflico of State
Game Warden Finley that n
sheep owner of Southeastern
plan-theso
ers to assist in the building up of
our country and it seems they
must havo sonio protection other
wise their crops are eaten up by
these pests and thus the entire
community is injured. This
grain is needed to provide for
man and beast and we should
give tho matter consideration.
Tho fanner on the dry land
would invest every dollar ho got
on tho place and improve it. He
could get a windmill or gasoline
engine for tho homo garden and
trees. Mr. Denstedt states that
tho Bccond flow of water is al
most incxhautable and the build
ing of reservoirs or ponds is fea
sible wherein to store water with
animals during tho last two win
ters. The object of this unlaw
ful attempt, it is said, is to pro
vido bait for coyotes. The car
cass of the antelope is poisoned
where it falls, which when eaten
by the coyote, consequently des
troyes that animal. Deputies
aro now seeking exact evidence,
with tho intontion of discovering
tho guilty party, when deligcnt
prosecution will follow. Tho
identity of the sheep owner is, as
yot, unknpwn, although the offi
cers are on the trail of tho man,
who will bo made a striking ex
ample of tho seriousness of this
infraction of tho law.
Sportmen, nil over tho state,
which to start alfalfa. Tho sec-( aro urged to organizo clubs by
ond year this plant doesn't need
any surface irrigation is tho ex
perience of Mr. Denstedt, as ho
lias secured fine stands in this
manner, Tho plants reach mois
turo tho Becond year thus being
rooted and providing excellent
crops for an indefinto time.
Tho Times-Herald asks further
discussion of tho rabbit pest
question and its columns aro open
to those who havo practical ideas
to express. A bounty of 5 cents
on rabbits means a big expenso
to tho taxpayers yet until our
country is more thickly popula
ted and the hiding places remov
ed this is going to bo a serious
problem.
Stato Gamo Warden William S
Finloy. Ho belioves that tho
protection aqd propagation of
game, as well as an intelligent
enforcement of tho prcscntgamo
laws can bo effected more thor
oughly through a body of truo
sportsmen than in any other way.
A quarterly report from the
game warden's office will keep
them in touch with conditions
all over tho state, while Mr. Fin
loy will rely very largely upon
the recommendations of theso
clubs, as to whero and when to
release gamo birds and fish.
Always ready for job printing,
People t.enve llcnd lo illj fur fluid.
A gold strike that apparently
has considerable promise has
"started things" with n ven
geance in interior Oregon, says
a dispach from Pond to tho Jour
nal. As tho result of tho dis
covery of gold bearing quartz,
which becamo known last week,
a rush has occurcd from Bend
that has all but depopulated the
town.
Every one who could get means
of transportation and spare the
time hns gone to the gold territory
12 miles west of this place, near
tho headwaters of Tumalo crcok.
Assays from the original claims,
while made entirely from the
surface rock, are reported as
showing more than $10 to the ton.
Those working- the shafts that
are being put down on several
claims stato that the rock looks
more and more rich as they pro
gress. About 50 claims have been
staked within the last few days,
while the mountains in the vici
nity aro being swarmed over by
goldscckers.
Last summer "float" rock
found near tho location of the
present discovery assayed very
high. Several nuggets were dis
covered which were found to be
worth $20, while tho panning of
placer prospects developed some
very promising results.
While the initial assays do not
disclosed any very high grade
rock, those familiar with the sit
uation declare that thcro appears
to bo an enormous amount of
gold bearing quartz of low value.
A fact of importance is the ac
cessibility of tho country, and
the immediate presence of wood,
water and a great amount of
water power.
Carl Ladewig was the original
discoverer of the quartz, assays
of which has given rise to the
present rush. Together with
John Steidl, a local man of con
siderable means, ho has prospect
ed oyer tho territory whero the
discovery was finally made.
Several weeks ago, it is under
stood, these men and others filed
upon a group of claims and com
menced preliminary work, whose
subsequent discovery precipita
ted the excitement.
SOME RAILROAD TALK
Route of Invasion of Hill Road Said
To Pass Through Here
THE MAfcHEUR PASS TO BE USED
Location Engineer Names High Spots Which it is
Proposed to Touch But Fails to Mention Harney
Valley Through WhichlRoadMust Pass up Malheur.
A veteran location engineer
who has been in Northwestern
railroad service for years and
who has roughed it over thous
ands of miles 'of projected rail
lines in Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington ahd Oregon is in Portland
In the general merger of un
connected lines and surveys
which Hill has been gradually
acquiring with a view of con
necting them and piecing the iso
lated stretches into links of a
through transcontinental trunk
with inlormation to tho eficct line to San Francisco, there are
that the "high spots" which the the following completed main
Hill interests will touch in their lines, connecting lines and pro
invasion of California are: Logan jecta: Northern Pacific mainline,
City, Mont, on the Northern Pa- Pittsburg & Gilmore. Pacific &
cific mainline; Salmon City, Ida- Idaho Northern, Boise & West
ho, on the Pittsburg & Gilmore em, surveys which Hill disposed
survey, now owned by the Hills; of to the Harrimans but retained
Profile Gap, Laredo, Boise and a right for joint use through the
Lakcview Or. He says that Mnlhmir flnnvnn ihi Wmmda
California & Oregon now under
construction from a point on the
Western Pacific to Lakeview,
Or., and the Western Pacific
there is every indication that Hill
has begun in earnest tho cam
paign to enter the great Harri
man stronghold, says the Tele
gram. While numerous unofficial re
ports have indicated that WesU
ern Montana and Central Idaho
aro the critical battlegrounds of
Hill and Harriman forces have
brought out tho fact that survey
ing parties of both systems have
been at work for months recon
noitering for favorable routes, no
definite indication as to the exact
lines which will be followed have
been revailed until now.
(Continued on page two)
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C. C. LUNDY
BLOTT & LUNDY
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Fair Dealing
Post Office Building, Burns, Ore.
Special Train Excursion to Sesuhore.
The Oregon, Washington Rail
road & Navigation Company will
operate a special train consisting
of free reclining chair cars, tour
ist and standard sleeping cars to
Portland in connection with
Steamer T. J. Potter to tho re
sorts on Long Beach and Astorio.
Special will leave Baker at 0:15
p.m., Wednesday August 23rd,
arriving Portland following
morning at 7:15 a. in. Passen
gers may have choice of steam
ers leaving Portland at 8:30a.m.,
or at 8-'00p.m., either tho day of
arrival or tho day fallowing. A
rato of $12.50, children half fare,
will be made from Baker and tho
tickets will bo good for fifteon
days, permitting stopover privil
eges at Portland and Astoria on
tho return. Reduced rates will
bo made on the Sumptcr Valley
Ry. Make sleeping car reserva
tions through tho Agent of tho
O WR&N Co. nt Baker.
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prising relief and tho second bot
tlo seemed lo give mo a new
stomach and perfectly good
health." For sal o by all good
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