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VOL. XXXV II
BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 4, 1924
NO. 48
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SOME OF THE THINGS SAID
ABOUT OUR CELEBRATION
Newspaper Comment Following Visit
Of Delegations to Burns on Train
Excursion; We Like it.
Tho Tlmcs-Hornld linn clipped
from outalilo pnpors some of tho
thlngB that woro published of our
railroad celubrutlon.
The Sunday Orcgoulnn had cou
yhlcrubto space dovotud to llurnn and
Harney county together with some
pictures taken during tho celebra
tion In part tho Orcgoulan says:
" Members or tho Portlnnd Chamber
of Commerce who returned Friday
from a special oxcunilon to Dumn to
eIobratu tlio oxteiiHlou of thu Union
Pacific to Hint city huw tho first
vioiiocrs of tho lliiruoy vnlloy Pluto
Indiana In tholr war paint mill foath
trx the early white settlors In a
nety of motor cure and tho pns-
fRirs on the first train to nrrlvo
v r i bo new If no. moot on the pluliiH
,i uhtrli Durntt Ix sltuntud to mark
M. dM.ippoHranco of tho lt fron-
, i.r tho old wost.
Tlf Portland party, -10 strong,
with delegations from tho chumbora
tf commerce of Baker, Ontario,
N.mp". Uoo and other polntH went
nto Burns In train of 13 cars and
were grooted by hhrloklng horns
from hundreds of uutomoblloH, tho
flrinR of revolvoni and the cheers of J
at least 1000 persons gathered at
the side of tho track.
It was a colorful parade that
Ti.jiaod from tho train for tho sta
tion h.u not yet boon built nt Hums
up the wldo road Into tho city,
headed by tho cowboy hand from
llcnd Many Indians were In tho
procession, rldors who came rrom uio j
Pluto camp on the hillocks above tho I
.,ty and who were ull "dolled up"
f r tin occasion in full war rognlln.
Pri'ty Indian girls on tholr ponlos
id fat Indlnn squaws woro out' to
. iii arrival of tho Iron horse wjth
i . ..1 .f palofRcos from tho coast.
I ' 1 l'ie first settlers rodo the
r.v white of tho vnlloy, thoso
wl.n have boon looking forward for
jiriv GO years to tho arrival of
-h' train nnd for whom tho woel:
was ono or the grontost In tholr
l.ve-4
Welcome In Lusty
Hundreds of motor cars, ownod
by residents of tho town and farmors
and stockmon of tho vnlloy, gathorod
to greet tho truln, and tho chorus of
horns shrieked a doafonlng welcome
to the visitors. Tho special train
bearing dologatlona to help tho little
city celebrate Its union with tho
xroat outside was tho henvlost that
vor had boon over any section of
the lino and tho first passengor train
that had mado tho trip from Cruno to
Hums over the extension of 30.17
ratios.
Hut the Hums people did not wait
until the train actually had arrlvod
at tholr city to oxtond a welcome to
tho visitors from other cltlos on tho
lino of tho Union Pacific. At Crane,
heretofore tho end of tho lino, tho
ulllclal committee boarded the train
and tho oxtra edition of Tho Tlmos
Hcrahl was distributed among tho
passengers with full detuils of tho
plans for tho celebration and for tho
wild west show that was a foaturo
of tho outortalnmout or tho guests.
In tho receiving party woro 13. W.
llarnei, who first saw tho oppor
tunities at Uurnn and brought about
tho extonslon; 13. II, Connor, cashier
of tho First National bank; J. W.
Hg"H. attorney; Charles W. Kills,
ii'torncy; I. 8. Geer, morchnnt; Jul
l in Uyrd, editor of Tho Tlmoa-Hor-
'i. L, M. Drown, cashier of tho
'" nu County bank; W. 13. Huston,
T nvor of tho cltv; Mrs. I. II. IIol-
til, Mrs. J. J. Donognn, Mru. M.
I 'ns nnd Mru;. 13. .W. Domes.
Mi i s (Jeer, Mrs. Harry Smith.
lTf'ty girls who woro candidates for
quern of the rodoo also boarded tho
i" 1 at Crnno und wont through to
Hums with tho party.
The chlof formal obsorvanco of
t' e urrlval of tho rallroud was stag
ed on the court house yard, wlioro all
of times who had tho principal partB
In tho drama of which tho railroad
Was thn fliinl net ininko of BOmo of j
tho things that tho coming of thu)
1'iie would mean to this city. Warn- J
lug notes weru struck by railroad
olllclals against radical Ideas In poll
tics and economies, and a fling at
La Follotto and his platform was
taken by nuiiioroiis spenkers who
called attention to the fact that thu
road would never have been con
structed but for private enterprise
nnd private capital.
ltoatl Iti'sult of VIMoti
It was pointed out that tho ex
tonslon from Crane to lluriis became
n fact because of tho vision of Fred
Herrlck, tlmbormuu, who has pur
chased 1,200,000,000 fcl or gov
ernment nnd private timber In the
Malheur forest about 50 miles away
for about $.1, 000. 000. There he will
erect a mill that will employ -I0Q
men and will out (15,000.000 feet a
year, lie announced at the I line
that at soon as ho gets his first mill
tniilor way ho will start another, of
tho sama slzo and capacity nnd with
tho sums payroll.
All this timber will pass over the
railroad, which even now Is pushing
on to tho timber beyond Hums.
Klght additional mllos have linen
built toward tlr woods, and tho steel
nnd ties are on the grounds to ex
tend tho lino Into the heart or tho
forest, whore timber cruisers do
claro there are between 10 billion
nnd 1 1 billion foot of timber tribu
te ry to tho city, nil or which must
one day bo cut and past through
Htirim on tho way to tho markets
or the east. Tho flnont yellow pluo
!n tho country grows In tho hills
boyond Hums, tho fringe of which
mpy bo seen from the city Itsolf.
For this government timber Mr.
llorrlck paid $2. SO n thoiiinnd feet
and obtained bin holdings of private
timber for n little lean. It was re
ported that ho had more than
SCOO.000 Invested In tho oiiturpritfo
to date, and the payments on the
timber have not boon largo. Ao
cordlng to bis contract for tho do
volopmout of tho tract, ho had to
build the extension to Uurnn and
thou on to the timber at bis own
oxpenuo. but tho Oregon Short Lino
will take ovor tho lino as boou us It
shows enough tralllc to mnko tho
lino a proper Investment ror tho
company . Union I'aclflo engineers
surveyed tho routo and directed tho
construction and exports from tho
company woro on hand at all tlmos
to koop In touch with tho cost or con
struction. Community Dreams Itenllzcil
I)r L. 13, Hlbbnrd, president or tho
Harney County Commercial olub.j
of that section that wopj being renl
or taht section that woro being real
ized, of tho many stops that had been
necessary bofore thu steel rails ac
tually reached tho city and of tho
disappointments that had boon ox
prloncod. iKo praised Mr, Ilarnes
und Mr. Derrick for tholr vlsjpn of
tho futuro or the valley and for
tholr efforts which mado the droaniB
coino true.
Mr. Dames apoko of tho way In
which ho had Intorostod Mr. Horrlck
in tho timber and other possibilities
of tho valley and declared that tho
coming of tho lino, tho construction
of tho mill and tho now day that had
dawned in DurnB wna but tho be
ginning, for thoro woro about 11.
000,000,000 feet or tlmbor near at
hand that so far, undor tho plans
would bo merely touched.
Fred Horrlck declared Ills Inlon
Hon to put In at loast otio moro mill
and probably two of tho mime slzo
uh tho first plant, and mild that hla
promises to bring tho road to Duma
had boon fulfilled. Ho nskod tho
pooplo to bury tho hutchot and work
togothor for the- good of tho county.
The Sunday Journal also had u
nlco wrltoup or UuriiB In connootlou
with tho celobratlon and ltound-up
togothor with some pictures token
of tho spoclul train, a view of Main
Htroot, ono of tho Dear vnlloy tlmbor,
construction work, etc.
The Journal snyH'ln part;
Burns tuts booi punching cattlo
fof -10 yours and now it will bogln to
now wood.
Cattlo punching on what is doubt-
loss thu lout fruittlor or tho groat
West Is much moro romantic nnd
thrilling than lumbering, but tho
output of n largo sawmill monun n
steady flow of trafllo for n railroad.
And II u run at last has a railroad,
for tho construction of which thu
heavy stand of pine tlmbor north of
It was tho Impotous.
Cattlo raising will continue In tho
Harney and adjacent valleyn, of
course, and dnubtlesH agriculture
will bo stimulated to greater output,
but with tho hum of tho sawmill
Hint must bo erected as an Integral
part of Iho timber mile and railroad
construction Dumu can no longer
bo Identified exclusively nil a "cow"
town. This picturesque distinction
must sham honors with tho moro
proialc reputation of n "lumber"
town. Hero cowboy nnd lumbor
Jnck will fraternize.
Four-Day Celebration
Uurnn turned In tonight, quite
worn out rrom four days or celobrn
tlug In n wholehearted fashion best
to be enjoyed in tho "wldu, open
spaces."
The colobrntlou began Wednesday
with tho arrival of tho first train
ovor the Crnnc-Dums extension or
the Union I'aclflo uystem, (tearing
Important railroad olllclals and busi
ness nion rrom Oregon and Idaho
who on ni to pay tholr reaped, in
cluding a delegation rrom tho Port
land Chamber of Commerce.
Burns reciprocated with a real
welcome, tho formal aspects of which
were an exchange of addresses be
tween prominent residents and visi
tors delivered to nit Interested aud
ience from the front steps of tho
Harney county courthouse. '
In tho uudionco weru sturdy men
and women who for -10 years had
heard at fro(iiuut Intervals that "tho
railroad Is coming." and younger
people to whom the railroad myth
was a heritage, at last shattered for
nil tlmo. The speaking over, there
wan n barbecue on the lawn adjoin
ing tho courthouse, where great
pieces of hoof and potntnos and roffoo
were prepared for the enjoyment or
all comers.
Tho rest or the week was given
over to the annual Harney County
ltound-up, whose slogan "Ktdo 'Km
High" was quite deserlptlvo or tho
occasion.
The UaUiond Coiiich
But to return to tho railroad nnd
thu Immediate reason ror Its con
Htructlou. Several years ago tho
Union Pacific system bulll Its rond
rrom tho mainline at Qulnrlo 12G
miles southwest to Cratio. For mile
upon mile this road.wlm)s up tho
canyon or the Malheur river nnd
cmorges Into the upper Harney val
ley. As originally contemplated this
lino was bonded across tho Intorlor
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THE PURPOSE OF THE
EXPERIMENT STATION
Is Established for Experimental
Purposes to Solve Problems
Cieneral to Community.
Duo to the fact that there still
seems to be quite a fow people in
Harney Vnlloy who huu n rather
hazy Idea as to Just whnt on oNporl
inont station is, or what functions it
shuuld perform, perhnps a short out
line of the station's activities would
be somowhnnt enlightening to some
of Its rrlends who have never tukon
Interest enough In Its nffulrn to oven
give It the 'onco ovor.'
As u rule, brunch oxporlmont sta
tions nro located In now areiiB whoro
agricultural problems and practices
are now and very dls-slmllar to those
used In the older nettled sections of
tho state. In such locations, thn,
methods or farming, crop varieties,
rothtlons, rortlllzor requirement!!,
duty-or-wator and cllmalo conditions,
may bo such thai by tho use or tho
standard methods und vnrlotlos or
tho older farming suctions, failure
Invariably results. It Is this condi
tion of nirnlrs that Justine tho s
tabllshment of an experiment sta
tion to do tho preliminary work In
such u suction and thus save tho set
tlers the los of thousands of dollars
by tholr misguided erforls.
At present the Harney County
Branch Kxporltnont stntlon Is work
ing on the following problems; Tho
best varieties of spring and winter
wheat, rye, oats, barley; Forago cros
such ns alfalfa, field peas, clovors.
anil sunriowora; Hoot crops as pota
toes, sugar boots, mangols and other
minor root crops. Duty ot water ror
tho loading crops. Methods of ap
plication; frequency of Irrigation,
olc. Fertilizer experiments with flvo
leading crops to determine whether
or not tho soil Is deficient In any or
the principal plant roods. Dotations
with flvo crops to find out which
legumes nro best adapted to rota
tions In this section of tho statu.
Unto and date or seeding or tho var
ious crops, Tlllago practice to find
tho best method of handling tho var
ious soil typos, nlso tho bust types
nr machines ror those soil typos. Tho
cattlemen have demonstrated con
clusively Hint farming cannot bo suc
cessfully handled on horseback,
henco we wlBsiiot need to secure data
on that particular method. These
experiments covor u few of the main
linos or Investigation. Knch experi
ment must bo conducted ror a per
iod or years before definite conclus
ions are arrlvod at mid tho findings
recommended to tho public. Out of
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1,000 varieties of wheat handlod in
tho nurseries and plots, only ono
may prove to bo adapted to n certain
section. This variety is thon increas
ed and distributed to tho settlors by
tho station. It ofton requires years
or breeding before a single vnriaty is
Kocurod that contains nil of tho noc
rssury qualities, tho ufrom n slnglo
hoad or grain It tnkes flvo yaars to
increaBo thhi particular variety
'enough to distribute to tho farmers,
uvon In n small way,
It Is tho purpose of the station to
try nnd work out the solution or
problems that are of gonornl Interest
to tho community, an a whole, nnd
then In a moro limited wny, the In
dividual agricultural problems.
Tho first question Hint tho un-ln-furmod
man or woman usks is, 'Is
tho station self suportlng. Thu ans
wer Is most emphatically NO. Tho
station was not established to bo op
erated as u farm, but by numerous
experiments carried on In small
tracts, compile accurate data, which,
when applied to the various farms,
would enable the nporators to pro
duco profitable returns. The man
has not yet boon found who could
operate a gonornl farm In tonth to
fortieth aero tracts with several hun
dred varieties of cereals, legumes,
nnd root crops, nt n profit. Tho sta
tion could bn handled us n form and
pay good ruturns, though It In locat
ed on average to poor soil.
In the spring of 1022. bulletin No.
191, outltled Crowing Irrigated
Crops In Harney Valley was put out
by this station. This bulletin goes
Into detail concerning the prepara
tion or laud, various systems or dis
tribution, crops to grow, rate and
dnte or seeding, etc., nnd has a do
tailed expense account or tho station
pumping plant us It was Installed
by Mr. I.. It. Breltluiupt In 1917.
This bulletin was announced In thn
local papers and has been on hand
ever slnro nnd Is froo ror the asking.
All data put out by this station
represent facts secured from careful
ly conducted experiments. The stn
tlon Is opon nt all times to tho In
spection of nil Interested parties nnd
any agricultural Information Hint wo
are capable of giving Is yours for
thu asking.
Signed: ODIL SHATTUCIC,
Superintendent,
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COOD DKPOIITH IM COM
ItritNH HOVH AT l OK O.
Information comos from the Uni
versity of Oregon at Kugenu that
two or thu rreshmen entering this
fall rrom thu Harney County High,'
Burns McUownu and Kdwnrd Drown,
In which tho boys woro included tho
25 per cent or tho now Htudonta who
were exempt rrom examination In
Kngllsh, Burns also ranked high In
tho pliBlcal ability tost nnd Is a mo la
bor or tho froBh football toani.
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HIGH CLASS LYCEUM
COURSE FOR THIS FALL
Three Numbers Sponsored by
Harney County High; First
Comes October 17th.
The patrons of good, clean umuno
mont nro to bo offered a treat this
fall. Three high class numborB havo
been secured from thu Klllson-Whito
Lyceum circuit nnd theso will ho pre
sented nt tho Liberty Thoator in a
manner Hint will meet tho approval
or tho public.
It Is a fact that nut every num
ber In thu pant has boon pleasing, In
fato a lot or criticism has boon utter
ed against somo of tho attractions.
This year only three offerings VIII
bo made and thoso are all billed for
week on dn, In this way thoy In no
wIbo conflict with school or mld
weok attractions.
Tho Harney County High School
has assumed tho responsibility of.
uniting on tho ooumu, that Is, thn
studonlB and faculty will hundlo tho
llckut sale and publicity. By select
ing three of the best numbers offered
by thu Lycoum and having them,
come this rail thu school has loss to
conflict or computo with Its nctlvltles
later In tho year when tho annual
Fumblos, the Senior piny, etc., am
presented.
Tho ichedulo for tho Lycoum num
bers Is as follews:
October 17. Friday, "Tho Ghost
Between," a romody drama.
November 1, Saturday, Tho Doris
Entertainment Concort Party, a mus
ical numbor.
Decomber 20. Saturday. Chicago
Novelty Artists, musical and drama
tic. "Thn Ghost Dotwcon" is Vincent
Lawronco'n much discussed play
which has a decided "punch"
throughout tho ontlro hill with a lot
of humor.
The Doris Kntertnlnmont Concort
Party consists or threo artists. Tho
ontortulnmont Is not dovotud exclu
sively to music but Includes Impor
sonutions, bird Imitations, whistling,
drumntiu skotchos. In nil it in a
well butaucoct nntertalnmont that Is
sure to moot with approval from a
'Burns audience.
Tho Chicago Novolty ArtiBts Is nl
uo musical and dramatic with mom
bors or such varied talouts as to
enable thorn to present h program
thai will give the nudlonco unusual
entertainment value for tho ovonlng.
Tho selections nro most attractive,
and well consldorod ns oach will ap
poal to tho amusomont loving public
of Burns and will bo put on at prices
that should bring ovory ono out to
them. Season tlckot prlcos for tho
threo offerings will bo plaled at
$2.00 for adults; $1.50 for students,
and $1.00 for children.
Slnglo ndmlsslon charges will be,
ror tho play: Adults, $1.00; Stud
ent, 75 conts; children. 50 conts.
For oach or tho other two numbora
single ndmlsslon prlcos will bo adults
75 cents, studont 50 conts, and chil
dren 25 conts.
Ticket sales will bogln Octobor
10th and rosorvatlotiB may bo had
at olthor tho Home Drug Co. or at
tho Itoxall Drug Store.
IRVING INVITES FRIENDS
TO HOUSE WARMING
Archlo McGownn was callod ovor
tho long distnnco telophono on Wod
uosduy and oxtoudod nn Invitation by
District Gamo Warden Irving Hnzol
Hno, to como ovor on Canyon crook
that night to tako part In a danco
mid gonornl house warming In tho
now fish hntohory Just completed
thuro. Tho Invitation was to all
Harney county cltlzona who tnko an
lutorost In the 'fish nnd game, ns
bolongod aa much to Harney county
Mr, Ilnzoltlno stated that hntohory
as It does to Grant. Ho promised a
good supper nlao aomo bods for tho
weary, but owing to such abort not
lc,o Archlo was unable to got up a
party to go over, especially so cJosq
ly following tho Hound-un, ns wo
aro nil moro or loss "poplosa" aftor
tho strenuous days of last woolc, It
was nico of Irving to Invito tho
bunch tlough, Just tho snmo.
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W. D. Baker waa ovor rrom Prow
soy thu first of this wook, having
como ovor In rosponso to a summoim
to appear boforo tho grand Jury as
a witness,
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