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COUNTY OF HARNEY
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The Biggest County In The Stat
The Bigget City In The Biggest
Of Oregon, Best In The West I
County In The State Of Oregon
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 26, 1914
NO. 46
VOL XXVII
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CITY OF BURNS
Mtmm
IEW PACKING PLANT
READY FOR
odern Equipment Makes it Possible to
Greatly Increase Output of Harney
County Products. An Industry of
Particular Importance to Farmers
And Stockraisers of This Section
The oackine plant recently
sited by the stockholders of
Be Burns Flour Milling Co.. has
en completed and this week
Borina nntivp nnprntions. A 1'0-
esentative of The Times-Herald
,ia o .,;; t. tho nlnnt Thnrs-
sy afternoon in company with '
E. Huston, secretary and ac-
ountant of the concern, and
.; or.,a voinuh'o informu.
Son respecting this big undertak-
ttg and what it means to the
reducers of Harney county.
While the plant was not in ac-
iial operation at the time the
lit was made the machinery
u
vas running and one could gam
d idea of its completeness and
general operation of the en-
fir system, in1 uuuuikk i
tone with concrete floors, ample
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space being provided for every
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Apartment of the plant and each
pece of machinery is complete.
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fhe plant is modern in every re-
Ipect, every necessary being pro-
,ided to care for the packing
usiness. toe-ether with saving
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very possible portion of the car-
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The biarcooUna rooms, in-
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Bed in cork where a freezing
jDerature mav be had if re-
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quired, a salting room, rib room,
killing pens, drainage of otTal i
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(room where it is cooked and turn-
led out as tankage.
The ice plant was in operation
I the writer was placed in one
lof the big cooling rooms to ex-
periencethe difference in tem-
;perature and can personally
vouch for its codlness. The
amonia plant is one or the neat-
est ever seen by the writer and
is certainly a most valuable part
of the plant. Ample room is
provided for meats both in the
onnlincr moms and in the main
part of the building where it is
swung on tracks to be conveyed
onu rmrt r.f th nlant desired,
These tracks are so arranged as
to permit the carcass being
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also equipped with scales where
FRIEND OF THE PRODUCER
Burns Meat Market
, and
Packing Riant
BACON. HAMS and LARD
Fresh Meats. Poultry
Home Products for Home Consumers
SPCIAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED
TO SHEEP MEN AND BIG ORDERS
For Good Cigars go to
The Rexall Drug Store
We have the following branfU:
Gato, Optimo, La Gamlta, Triumph,
Chancellor, American, El-Sldelo,
Don Antenlo, Muriel, and also a
full line of popular ft cent Cigars.
We can also supply your wants In
PIPES, CIGARETTES, CHEWING AND
SMOKING TORACCO
REED RROS. Props.
The Burns
1HRS. ETTA CUMMINS, Prop.
Best Surgical Room and Equipment
In the State Outside of Portland.
Nice Rooms, Good Care and Com
fort for Patients-Reasonable Terms
Graduated Nurse in Charge
OPERATION
the weight is registered before it
is taken from the hooks.
The killing pens for beef and
hogs are conveniently arranged
to save steps and any lifting of
tne carcasses. ine no-
brouarht in from a shtite on a
platform on the east side of nhe
building proper ana are siulk.
This is on a concrete noor wnere
the blood rune into a waste way
and conveyed to the boiler room.
,a irap nwr permits mo ,m.o
to roll into the seaming vai, me
being connected with pipes
to the boiler room and the heat
p" , Til
and reuuirniir only a snori nine
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onto table where ,t is scraped
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tem of overhead tracks to the
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The building is completely wir-
-d for electric lights and power
two dynamos have been installed
and these win ne usea ior power
purposes ai an ume ,.-.. tw.-
sistent. The cutting machines,
bone cutter, etc., are convenient-
iy wcaiea on me nni noor .n.u
run uy ananinit irum uic mm.'i
plant.
The smoke house is of sufficient
capacity to take care of .three
tons of cured meat at one time,
thus it will he seen mat me piani
is capable of turning out a con-
siderable quantity of this pro-
duct right along ana can suppiy
the demand for sometime to
come without further additions.
The packing and curing plant is
nnrlpr the sunerintendency of a
competent packer who has shown
Hospital
his ability to cure meats that not
only keep well but also are very
much in demand as to their flavor
This is a matter that will have
the particular attention of the
directors of the concern who de
sire to make a reputation for the
meats of this plant at once one
that will hold the trade of the
local customers and bring outside
buyers iiralso as patrons of this
Harney county manufacturing
institution.
Mr. Huston has a detailed re
port of the packing plant and
meat market since the company
assumed management and it
shows what this enterprise means
to the producers and wage earn
ers of this section. The report
is for ten months and it will be
very materially increased when
the packing plant proper Ib in
running order as a much larger
volume of business will be done.
In the past the facilities have not
been adequate but with the mod
ern plant equipped with every
necessary the amount of meat
handled during the same period
may be practically doubled. In
addition to the local plant the
company has a market at Juntura
where a big volume of business
is done and where a great distri
bution point is being built up for
the products of the local concern.
Under adverse conditions and
handicap of lack of space to han
dle the business the report of the
plant for ten months shews:
Dressed beef handled, 114, re
presenting 62,642 lbs., the pur
chase orice being $6,816.94;
dressed hogs, 1100, weiffhing
197, 499. purchase price $19,692.30
sheep, 319, weight 13,984 lbs.
purchase price $1,464,68. This
makes a total of $27,973.82 paid
to the producers of this vicinity
for meats. In addition to this
there are quite a number of live
animals on hand that were pur
chased during the period and not
included in this report. '
Other items of expense and
distribution of money connected
with this work thai went direct
to the producer and wage earner
are $740.82 for poultry butter
and eggs; $612.83 for hay, $7,
156.66 for grain feeds. Sundry
bills for wages, fuel, etc., $4,892.
II. makes a total of $41,276.46
that this concern distributes dur
ing the period which will be
greatly increased now that the
plant is in running order. This
does not include the amount for
labor and material to construct
the new plant.
Together with the flour mill
this concern is one of the great
est factors of local distribution
of business in the whole country
and when properly understood by
the producers it will enjoy a
larger volume of business and be
of material benefit to the farmers
and stockraisers of the country.
The figures given indicate what
it has already done for the Har
ney county producer and gives
an idea of what may be done in
the immediate future. Harney
county hogs are increasing rapid
ly in numbers and the farmer has
a market for them right at home
and by co-operation this industry
will bring about a solution of the
marketing of the products of the
field as well as the live stock.
Catholic Church.
1. On Sundays and Holy days
of obligation Holy Mass with
seftnon at 10 a. m.
2. On week days Holy Mass
at 6:30 a. m.
All other services, besides
those mentioned above will be
announced in church.
All invited and welcome to the
divine services.
Sick-calls promptly answered
at anytime. Religious informa
tion and instructions willingly
imparted at the Franciscan
Residence.
ChambarUia' Colic, ChoUra and
Diarrhoea Ramedjr.
"I advised the 'boys' when
they enlisted for the Spanish
war tq take Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Kemedy
with them, and have received
many thanks for the advice giv
en," writes J. H. Houghland,
Eldon, lowu. "No person whe
ther traveling or at home should
be without this great remedy.
For Bale by all dealers. - '
Dry cleaning and pressing at
the Burns Steam Laundry. 4tf.
THE OREGON WATER
LAWS IN JEOPARDY
t
The Adoption of a Proposed Initiative
Measure Would Destroy Workings
And Effect of Law, Leave Water
Right at Sea and Indefinitely De
lay and Retard Development
by c. B. m'conneix
Our ivnter code wna adoDted
ftr lnnff rnnHiiU.miion. exhaus-
tive research and careful delibera- (some 8 to 15 miles off the Des
!.. Th matter wnn hpfm-n m-v. chutes railway lines,) can we
rl' Hion of the legislature.
which had the assistance of the
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best technical, engineering and
legal talent that the law might be
efficient and con form to the various
supreme court decisions pertain-, and expense in acquiring a tech
incr to water rights. The law has i nical education be found to take
proven most efficient and its lejr-
ality has stood the test in every
case before the courts.
The adoption Of the proposed
initiative measure (Nos. 346 and
347 on official ballot) would as
completely destroy the working
and effect of the law as if same
was entirely repealed. It would
cut off all fixed appropriations,
upset and destroy all organized
departments under the law, leave ballot as the regular nominee of
all matters of pending adjudicn- the the Republican and Demo
tions and determination and re- cratic parties. Mr. Lauragard,
cord of existing water rights "up the Tumalo project engineer, re
in the air," and indefinitely re-jgistered last spring at Redmond
tard and delay development. Its as a Republican and later chang
adoption would not save a dollar ed the party designation to the
to the state, but on the other hand 'democratic party,
would cause an estimable loss! Sections 5, 6, and 7 of the pro
and waste to both the state and posed measure provides that the
the individual citizen. . state Water Hoard shall be abol-
Section 1 of the measure, abol- ished and one Water Commis
ishes the Desert I .and Board and sioner appointed by the State
throws the duties of that board Land Hoard, at a salary of $2400
back to the State I juid Board. per annum, to perform all the
The Desert Land Board was! duties now imposed upon the
created in 1909. It consists of , Water Board.
Governor. Secretary of State The present Water Board con-
State Treasurer, Attorney Gen
eral and rState Kngineor, who
serve without additional compen
sation to their respective salaries
as fixed by law. This hoard has
charge of all reclamation work
and all matters pertaining to wa
ter rights of the Carey Act pro-
jects. T h e water Superintendents
The State Land Board consists j have direct charge of the adjudi
of the Governor, Secretary of cation and determination of the
State and State Treasurer, con- water rights on all streams and
Btitutinif a board of commission-! the administration and distribu-
ers to dispose of the state lauds
and invest the proceeds arising
therefrom.
Prior to 1909 the State Land
Board handled the Carey Act
projects and made a dismal fail
ure of them. This was largely
due to the fact that its members
did not have the time nor the
legal and technical. qualifications
to prepare proper contracts and
to see that the work under the
contracts was being properly
done and carried on to the advan
tage of the settler. These de
fects were provided for by calling
in the Attorney General, the legal
adviser of the state, and the
State Engineer to pass upon and
be in direct charge of the techni
cal and engineering features.
rm
The members of the State Land
Board are fully occupied with the
duties of their respective ofl'u is.
In the past the board has been
so busy that it has practically
given away the valuable school,
swamp and tide lands of the
state, the heritage to the school
fund.
It will bo seen that the change
contemplated in See. 1 of the pro
posed measure abolishes no olllcial
and produces no economy. It
simply changes the combination
of the present state officials and
does not save a dollar of state
funds.
Sections 3 and 4 of the propos
ed measure attempts to legislate
the present State Engineer out
of office; provides that the engi
neer of the Tumalo project shall
perform tlv duties of the State
Engineer until 1910, at a salary
as now fixed by the Desert Land
Board, and that thereafter a
hydraulic engineer shall be ap
pointed by the State hand Board
at a salary of $2400 per annum.
The present State Engineer
receives a salary of $3000 per
annum. The engineer qn the
Tumalo project receives a salary
of $4200 per annum as now ftxed
"by the board.
I I' it necessary to have an
engineer on the Tumalo project
! depend upon him being able to
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iook alter me recmiimuuii nmir
tcrs in other parts of the state?
Can a competent engineer who
has devoted the necessary time
the office at $2400 per annum?
There is no permanent fund or
appropriation for the Tumalo
Project. The present appropria
tion is exhausted and the next
legislator muHt provide for its
tut ure maintenance. Will it pro
vide fo- a competent engineer?
This cannot be considered a
political issue as Mr. Lewis, the
pn-senl incumbent, goes on the
sists of the State Engineer and
two Water Superintendents. As
the proposed measure provides
for a State Engineer and a Water
Commissioner, it really only does
away with one official; but that
is one of the most IMPORTANT
OFFICIAL of the State.
tion of all waters. The rights
in a few of our water-sheds have
been determined, while on some
of the largest and most impor
tand streams proceedings are now
pending. On these the claimants,
settlers and those seeking the
development of our water re
sources have paid their per acre
age fees and are entitled to a
speedy determination of their
respective rights. During this
period of adjudication the Water
Superintendents and means to
carry on this work should be in
creased rather than diminished.
As a matter of fact, during the
next three or four years there
will be a greater volume of evi
dence to be taken and considered
by the Water Siiperintendents
than will come before all the Cir-
cLuit dges of all the counties of
me iau'. one YTUicr v iimnn.--
sioner sitting at Salem, for whom
no assistants are provided by the
measure, could not complete these
adjudications within the next ten
years. After the water rights
throughout the state have been
determined one Water Commis
sion will, perhaps, be sufficient,
but that lime is distant four or
five years.
Section 9 of the proposed mea
sure cuts off all the, fixed appro
priations for the offices of State
enuineer and the State water
Board and provides, "the needs
of these departments left for the
consideration and action of future
legislatures." notwithstanding
that the departments referred to
have been "abolished" by the
proposed bill.
Cannot the departments be
best permanently organized and
most consistently and continu
ously op. rated if their needs are
properly provided for in advance?
An examination of the affairs
of the departments affected shows
that the expenses of the State
Engineer's office are more than
offset by the fees collected, and
the otl)er two departments af-
i fected by the bill pay laVge sums
into the State Treasury, the au;
Kregate from the throe depart
ments affected for 1913 amount
ing to 30,690.
At present the state and Fed
eral governments have a co-opern-tive
plan for carrying on land
and water surveys throughout
the state and which work is paid
for, dollar for dollar, by the two
governments. The proposed bill,
by cutting off the state's appro
priation, would automatically re
peal the Federal allowance, and
this necessary and important
work would immediately stop in
its half unfinished condition,
An excellent argument against
the proposed measure, initiated
by the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, and joined in by other
commercial and business organ
izations throughout the state, ap
pears on page 77 of the official
pamphlet and should be read by
eyery voter in the state.
This is one of the most impor
tant measures before the people
at the coming election. It affects,
directly or indirectly, every sec
tion of the state and acts directly
upon the immediate develop
ment of our natural resources
and prosperity.
ON No. 347 VOTE NO.
Flies Destroy Cutworms.
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Many cutworms have been
parasitized by the species of blow
fly that deposits its eggs on the
cutworm's neck, whence the
larva enters the worm and causes
its death. In an insect breeding
cage at the agricultural college
Professor Ixvett found that
about 80 per cent of the worms
collected in the Willamette Val
ley are fatally infected. H e
hopes that this means a reduc
tion of the pest that has wrought
such havoc in clover fields and
garden crops to a point of little
importance for next year. He is
very anxious for farmers to co
operate with this natural enemy
of the cutworm by cleaning up
and burning or plowing under all
crop remnants, weeds and other
trash of fields and roadways,
which may offer breeding homes
for the cutworm. All cutworms
that have been parasitized by the
Trachid fly may retreat to their
winter home, spin their cocoon,
and go into the pupa stage. But
when the warm sunshine of next
spring calls them to come forth
as moths they will have been con
sumed, and in their stead there
issues from the chrysalis not a
cutworm, but a Trachid fly. If
farmers will do their part, it
seems that the cutworm pest will
be cut off from serious damage,
possibly for several years.
REPORT.
Report of the committee which
audited the books of the Harney
County Co-operative Association :
RECEIPTS
Sales, - - - $6029.60
Installments on notes, 70,00
$5099. 00
EXPENDITURES
fence wire purchased, $4687.66
Refund on wire, - 336.10
Expenses, - - 58.26
Balance on hand, - 17.59
$5099.60
George Bryning,
Geo. W. Raycraft
Sam Goodman
Signed:
Crooked River Water
Right Certificates
The State Water Board has is
sued 200 water-right certificates
to appropriators of water on the
Crooked river. It is the largest
number ever issued in the history
of the board. The board recent
ly adjudicated the water rights
on this stream, and the certifi
cates give the claimants title to
the water. Approximately 35,
000 acres of land will be irrigated
with the water from the Crooked
river. - Prineville Journal.
Chamberlain'. Linimedt.
If you are ever troubled with
aches, pains or soreness of the
muscles, you will appreciate the
good qualities of Chamberlain's
Liniment. Many sufferers from
rheumatism and sciatica have
used it with the best results. It
is especially valuable for lumba
go and lame back. For sale by
all dealers.
GOVERNORS TO CONFER
REGARDING TOURISTS
Devise Methods to Induce 1915 Exposi
tion Travelers to Visit Northwest.
U. S. Expert on Farm Work to be
Placed in Oregon to Co-operate
With The Agricultural College
(From Our Portland Corrnpundcnt;
Fully appreciating the impor
tance of the tourist travel from
the East to the Exposition at
San Francisco next year, the
governors of Washington, Idaho,
Utah and Montana have been
invited by Governor West to at
tend a conference on this subject
to be held Nov. 26 and 27 at the
time of the opening of the Land
Products Show in Portland. Gov
ernor Johnson of California has
been invited to this conference.
as have also the officials of the
California Expositions at San
Francisco and San Diego.
In addition to the invitation to
the governors, requests' have
been sent to the immitrration
officials of the states named and
to this list have been added the
prominent city officials of Port
land, and the presidents of the
Portland Commercial Club and
the Chamber of Commerce. This
important conference will be con
vened at 2 p. m., Monday, Nov.
26 at the headquarters of the
Oregon State Immigration Com
mission. Its purpose will be to
devise methods of co-operation
between the several states to in
duce 1915 Exposition travelers to
visit the Northwest states en
route and makes stops therein at
points other than the principal
cities. It is believed that in this
way the agricultural, timber,
mineral and other natural resour
ces may be seen to better advan
tage than by hurried inspection
through a car window.
Believing that the Oregon farm
City Restaurant
C otl.g.- Inn BI'dg., South Main St.
W. R. McCuistion, Prop.
Dinner Menu for Sunday, Sept. 27
Cream- of Chicken Soup
On half Sprinf Chicken, Fried to Order 50c
Baked Spring Chicken and Dreuint 50c
Chicken Pie, Country Stylo 35c
Chicken Giblett on Toatt 35c
Boiled Beef and HonomdUa 35c
Boaf Stew and Vegetable. 35c
Roatt Beef and Brown Gravy 35c
Roail Pork and Drawing 35c
VEGETABLES
Maahed Potato. Creamed Carrot.
Cold Slaw Bool Pickle.
Lemon and Pumpkin Pia
Coffee, Ton and Milk
W will be prepared to cook aad Mrv taw above
Menu to you from 1 l:SO a m, lo 8 p at, Sandav
Nothing but White Help
The Burns Flour Milling Co.
Manufacturers of home products
HIGH GRADE FLOUR
"CREMO" THE FAMOUS BREAKFAST FOOD
The Cream of the Wheat, Fresh and Palatable
Bran and Other Rolled Mill Feeds
You Patronize Home when you deal here
THE
WELCOME PHARMACY
Is Tne Place to Trade
-WHY-
First: Promptneaa, accuracy and f air .dealing .
Secend: We carry a well assorted stock of Drug, Chemi
cals and DruggUt Sundries.
Third: We guarantee every article we sell to be just as
represented or your money refunded.
If you are a customer of ours you know this. If not. be
come one and be convinced.
J. Co Welcome, Jr.
needs scientific business organi
zation as much as does any cor
poration, and also that the Ore
gon farmer suffers more from
inefficiency and leakage of cost
items than from any other one
cause, the United States govern
ment is preparing to place an
efficiency expert in this state to
co-operate with the county farm
experts. These men will make
a systematic survey of conditions
and will formulate, if possible, a
schedule of suggestions to elimi
nate present waste. This gov
ernment expert will co-operate
directly with the Oregon Agri
cultural College, the expanse of
the new line of work to be borne
jointly by the government and
the state.
As an indication that Oregon
has appreciated the importance
of good roads and that the var
ious committees have been will
ing to spend good money for
good roads, a report recently
compiled by the State Highway
Commission shows that during
the period between 1903 and 1912
$18,392,042 has been expended on
the roads and bridges in this
state. This sum probably does
not tell the entire story as the re
cords of some of the counties
were incomplete at the time the
report was issued. The expen
ditures for the present year all
over the state will doubtless be
much heavier than in previous
years, it being: estimated that
i the total will exceed $4,000,000.
i Jackson County will expend
i $500,000 on the Pacific Highway,
, Clatsop County will spend $400,
,000 on the Columbia Highway,
(and Columbia County will spend
$315,000 on the same road.