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CITY OF BURNS
COUNTY OF HARNEY
The Biggest County In The State
Of Oregon, Beat In The West
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The Biggest City In The Biggest
County In The State Of Oregon
VOL. XXVIII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, ORF.GON. APRIL 3, 1915
NO. 21
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BIG LAND HOLDINGS
BAR RAILROAD WORK
President Farrell of
Offers This as
of Extension of Oregon & Eastern
Into Harney Valley. One Concern
Credited With Cause of Delay
The following was taken from
a recent issue of the Portland
Journal. It was preceded day
or two before by an announce
ment that owing to the war in
Europe and other disturbing ele
ments making their influence felt
more or less, nothing would be
done for the present towards ex
tending the Oregon & Bast rn
west from Kiverton. Later the
following appeared:
Gigantic land holding! of hun
dreds of thousands of acres of
choice land are a bar to railroad
progress and construction in Ore
gon. The Pacific Livestock company
seeks to dominate central Oregon,
to retard settlement and thereby
prevent railroad constretion.
Other large land owners, like
William Hanley and the 11. W.
Corbett estate, are willing to sub
divide and sell land to tattler!
and aid in development.
These declarations are contain
ed in a letter addressed by J. l.
Farrell. of the 0. W. K. & N.
Co., to the state land board,
which is now on file at Salem.
Mr. Farrell was explaining
that the railroad is not interested
in the suit to oust the Pacific
Live Stock company from lands
alleged to have been secured
from the state through fraud,
but is citing for the guidance of
the board the situation that is
confronting the state in its en-1
deavors to settle the country and
secure the highest possible de- i
velopment.
Mr. Farrell points out that the
cpnstruction of the Oregon Kast
ern line westward from Ontario
completed as far as Kiverton
cgpnot be built farther west be
cause the directors of the Union
Pacific system are reluctant to
attempt to finance the project so
long as the lands are held in such
large blocks by individuals who
refuse to subdivide them for sale
at reasonable pnceB to actual
settlers.
Mr. Farrell states in his letter:
"In considering the railroad1
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an Excuse for Delay
development to and in Central
Oregon, we are confronted svith
the vital condition that I limited
number of Corporation! and indi
viduals owned and controlled
several hundred thousand acres
of the most desirable hind in that
section of the state.
"Having previously surveyed
and definitely located amain line
westerly from Ontario to Odcll.
Oregon, together with numer
ous blanches, all calculated olli
ciently to develop and serve the
adjacent territory, and having
previously expended several mil
lions of dollars in nOlial construc
tion and equipment ol the easter
ly division of the survey a con
siderable mileage of which is in
the Malhettr canyon almost en
tirely destitute of local traffic
and Contemplating the expendi
ture of many more millions nec
essary to advance construction
along the system of surveys re
ferred to, the situation was com
prehensively presented to the
chairman of the board of direc
tors with a view to securing the
funds required to continue the
work, it being manifest no con
siderable settlement was possible
if these large holding! were held
intact.
"As a consequence the execu
tive was reluctant to undertake
to secure the necessary funds un
til the land owners agree to sub
divide and offer for sale at rea
sonable prices to actual settlers a
a considerable portion of their
holdings."
Mr. Farrell the states that he
conferred with Messrs. Corbett
and William Hanley, who assur
ed him that their holdings would
be subdivided and offered for sale
to actual settlers. The same as
surance, however, was not given
by the Pacific Livestock compa
ny, "which is the third of the
greater landholders of the cen
tral Oregon country.
Describing his interview with
the chiefs of this company when
he consulted them regarding the
proposition, Mr. Farrell says in
AND BIG ORDERS
Hospital
his letter:
"Juno 20, 1912, accompanied
by U. H. Miller, traffic manager
of this company, I called at the
ottlco of the Pacific Live Stock
company in San Kranciaco, Cal.,
and there met n gentleman who
purported to apeak for that com
pany, whose name I understood
to bo Mr. Nicol. I informed him
that before proceeding further
with our construction we desired
to, ascertain whether their land
would be available in small tracts
to actual settlors on fair prices
and terms, and asked him to state
what their policy would be in
that regard. He replied: 'We
have no policy.' I then asked
him if the contingency of railroad
development, the effect upon
their property and the attitude
they would assume in the pre
mises had not come up for dis
cussion at any time. He replied
very firmly, 'It has not,' and
iddsdi 'We acquired our holdings
for range nuriwses, have always
so used them and desire to con
tinue to do so, and further
added in general terms that the
proposed, railroad construction
would not inure to their benefit
but on the other hand, would
substantially damage them.
a map on one oi mc wans oi
the office in which the confer
ence was had, indicated certain
areas in distinctive colors. Re
ferring to it I Inquired if it re
presented their holdings. He
repl'ed. 'A part of them.' I then
remarked, '1 observe a lurge
number of small detached par
cels,' and asked. 'Would you not
be willing to make these parcels
available to settlers?'
"He replied in the negative, I
said that in the light of what he
had stated as to the policy of their
company I could understand why
he might be unwilling to subdi
vide the solid areas, but I could
not understand why the smaller
parcels should not be sold. He
responded that these detached
areas were the most valuuble of
their holdings. I asked him the
reason and ho frankly replied:
They embrace the water
holes and the meadow lands.'
"I was astounded by the bold
ness of the confession and re
marked, 'Well as fur as your in
terests are concerned there is
on encouragement to us to build
a railroad in that territory,' and
this conclusion he affirmed.
"As we were leaving the office
he said: "If you want to consider
the purchase of all our holdings
we might he willing to discuss
it.' I told him with considera
ble emphasis that at no time had
WS considered or contemplated
the purchase of any part of their !
holdings and that we were inter-1
ested only in having them avail
able to settters. "
Mr. Farrell introduces his let- j
ter to the land board with a quo
tation from a letter filed with
former ( lovernor West December !
II, 1911, pertaining to the litiga
tion between- the state und the
Pacific Live Stock company. This
statement, signed by Alex C. '
Shaw as one of the attorneys for
the company, cited:
"That the said C. H. McConnell
is further actuated by the fact
that he is employed by the ().-;
W. R. & N. company or persons :
connected therewith in his desire
to force the Pacific Live Stuck
company to sell to them the lands
which it has held for years be
fore the railroad reached Harney
Valley, so that it will be depriv-,
ed of the opportunity to make,
the profit which it is entitled to
make out of them.
"In support of our contt ntion as
to Mr. McConnell we state: That
we are credibly informed mat be,
has some alliance with, employ-,
ment by or financial support fre-m
ths Hurriman ruilroad system.
Two representatives of the 0.
W. R. & N. company called up-,
on the Pacific Live Stock company !
some time ago and sought to,
purchase the lands In Harney ,
valley. The railroaod is now
building a road through eastern
Oregon which will ultimately go
through the property. The com
pany and its predecessors have
held the property for upward of
:',o years, paid the taxes on It
and operated it without profit
even on its actual cost. Having
waited all these years and devel
oped the country nuiflclently to
Justify a railroad, they feel that
they should reap whatever ad
vance in price will accrue to it
when the railroad is constructed
and do not feel that people con-
GRAND JURY MAKES
REPORT, DISCHARGED
In Session Four Days and Returned into
Court Five True Bills of Indictment
One Not True Bill. Finds County
, Hospital Sanitary and Recommend
Improvements on High School
To the
cuit
Hon. Dal ton Ifiggs, CI
Judge of Ninth .lud
icikl
District
for llnrncy County
Oregen:
We, the Grand .lury, beg
submit this our final repert:
ti
We have been in session four
days; we have examined all crim
inal complaints brought before
us; have returned into court five
true bills and one not a true bill
of indictment.
1. The County Hospital We
find that it is in a very sanitary
condition.
2. The County High School
The back porch of the old school
house should have a new Moor
and toilets be put and kept in a
more sanitary condition, and the
roof should be repaired on the
old public school house; the oth-
nected with the railroad should, suit against the livestock com
get the properly at its present ' pany. nor had any funds been
value for speculation. Tiny supplied for the gathering of ovl
thsrefore told the railroad people denes against the company. The
the land was not for sale to tin m, fact that the board was furnish
They were very much provok- ed this information at all is ex
ed and significantly remarked plained by Mr. Farrell by the
'We SUPPOSS if you won't sell i statement that Mr. McConnell
there is no other wav for us to
get it.'
"We are reliably informed that
while Mr. McConnell was in
Portland preparing the suit, he
was in constant communication
with the railroad officials. In
what form he has obtained flnan
dal assistance from thsrawedo
noi know, but are Informed thai
in some form it has been fur
nished." Continuing his discussion of
the interview with the live stock
lieople with reference to the
Shaw communication just noted,
Mr. Farrell says:
"I haVS a vivid, definite recol
lection of what transpired at our
conference, because I was disap
pointed in the hope 1 had enter
tained that th y would, in com
mon with the other interests re
ferred to, cooperate in the gen
eral development of the territory
Save the conferreiice reviewed,
I have had no discussion or ne
gotiations with any represents
tive of the live stock company.
I did not upon the occasion re
ferred to, neither have I at any
time, endeavored to directly or
indirectly acquire any of the
holdings of the livestock compa
ny for account of the company 1
represent, or any other person,
persons or interest connected
therewith or otherwise. The
negotiations were so simple and
direct that there was no oppor
tunity for Mr. Nichol to misun
derstand the plain jiurpo.se of
call as narrated.
"The imputation expressed in
Mr, tfhaw'H letter that people
connected with the letter were
or are seeking the property in
whole or in part for speculation
or otherwise is unwarranted and
without foundation in fuel, and
the statement, obviously imputed
to me, 'We suppose if yoi won't
sell there is no other way for us
to gel at it,' was nut made by
me. No other officer or employe
received authority to conduct any
negotiations with the Pacific Live
Stock company, and I am positi
ve no negotiations were attempt
ed. .".
The connection of Mr. McCon
nell with the railroad company is
explained by Mr. Farrell who
says that he was employed to as
sist the engineer who had been
assigned the investigation of the
Eastern Oregon extension pro
ject. BeflBUSS of his residence
at Hums, he was able to secure
and furnish much valuable data,
Mr. McConnell, however, was
not in the exclusive employ of
the railroad, Mr. Farrell says,
and was so instructed in a letter
sent him by the executive a year
ago.
Mr. Farrell closes his commu
nication with the denial that he
or the company had initiated the
er high school building is in a
good condition except one toilet
which is blown over and should
be set up and put in good condition.
8. The County Jail We find
the jail needs to be kept more
samtary in every way, also needs
more bed clothing.
I. The County Records of the
various offices we find to bo well
kept.
We wish to thank the Court
and Huililf and other officers for
their courteous nttention extend
e 1 to us.
We submit this, our final report,
and respectfully ask to be dis
missed. PlM IlAtNKS,
Forenii'ti.
had told him of the hearing on
the suit set for March IS and
that the livestock company had
made the previous relations be
tween himself and the railroad
company a basis for the infer
ence that the railroad is the actu
ating factor in the suit.
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The following is taken from
the current issue of the Farm
and Fireside:
"Horns are useful to cattle
when they had to fight for their
existence, but domestic cattle do
not need them. Like a man
currying a weapon, the creature,
with horns is likely to be uppish
and contentious. Hence, de
horning should be the universal
rule, unlcbS'lhu cattle are intend
ed for show purposes. The time
to operate is when the calf is
young, and the thing to use is
caustic potash. Moisten the end
of a stick of the caustic and rub
it on the 'button' which has the
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as well as making effective the
moans of carrying out the poli
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each local parent-teacher associa
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board the following questiens:
Do you consider parent-teacher
associations of value to schools
and communities?
Do you favor industrial and vo
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schools?
Do you believe in the elimina
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teachers and superintendents?
Do you believe teachers should
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Do you believe it is the duty of
the trustee to manage the finan
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COYOTES IS THE BELIEF
Governor Withycombe Urges Central
Oregon to Take Advantage of the
New Law Which Provides for the
Co-operation of State Funds Spent
Under Supervision of Experts
That the extermination of coy-1
otes. which is expected to result'
from the increased bounty upon
them authorized by the lit
legislature, may not prove en
unmixed Messing, is the opinion
of Governor Wythycombe, says understood that with scientific
the Salem Statesman. He points management, this amount, ex
out that as the coyotes go the pended chiefly for poisoning.
rabbits may be expected to in-
crease, for coyotes are probably clean out rabbits in a large terri
the most efficient rabbit destroy- tory, and if ad ioinintr counties
ers in existence
The Governor's attention has
been especially directed to this
phase of Rastern Oregon's airi-
cuiiurai proDiems. with wliosi
general features he has si way i
been familiar, by the many let tinued, "but I am intimately
tors relative to the rabies epidi m- familiar with the eastern districts
ic recently received at his office, and I know just how important
The rabies situation was the fai- it is. In some parts extermina
tor which induced the legislature don of the rabbit pest is absolute
to increase the coyote bounty ly essential to insure prfitable
from $1.50 to $3.00. agricultural development. Now
"Increasing the bounty was a lhat Hie State has evidenced its
most excellent step," said the willillt'ss to assist financially, I
Governor yesterday. "A real '''-'I'1-' that the counties will show
emergency seemed to exist, and ' (1 iro to cooperate. Certainly
the legislature simply save the lk wouM be the wisest kind of
eastern partof the state a suuare
deal. I'heartilv favored the ac-
tion, and still believe it extreme -Uatebj upon its becoming effec
ly wise. Hut it is apparent that ve arl-v in MaV- -With the co-
as the coyotes go the rabbits pro-
bably will increase, and every-
one familiar wth the situation
knows that rabbits are a serious!
pest.
"Already Harney County baa
taken the drastic step of offerini!-
a 5 cent bounty of jack rabbits.
My desire at this time is to urge
the Central and Eastern Oregon
counties to take full advantage
()f the bill UaSSOll last month
which provides for combatting
the rabbit pest. It will be one-
daily valuable and needed now."
Governor Wythycombe referr
ed to the bill introduced by re-
presentative Forbes of (rook
county, which appropriates $8,000
to be used in exterminating rah-
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counties which will put up $260
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