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Greatest Valley of Eastern Oregon.
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Reliable.
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Medium.
Harney Valley Items
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VOL. 18.
II. N. Malslyrs. Preprlslur
l'ha». N- C'o»b»tut. Ktlllor and Uui(«r.
BURNS. OREGON, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1902.
fined, or the grazing land can be
leasing sulnect to entry under tho
public land laws. Even under such
restrictions it in believed that the
I gteater part of the grazing lands
| can tn leased, and the rentals there­
from would amount inthcaggrc-
MOODY ON LEASING I
NO. 12.
find enough land in his cotinty
abutting his fj'-ehelding, would ur-
der the bill have the right, the
same as the large company, to go
into some other section and lease
additional lat.d, but it would not
be profitable or fcasuble for him,
on such a small scale to do so; the
Lenefits of this provision lie whollv
'from the revenues of the nation, with the large interests.
Hat'd*art of Evory Dtocription.
I bccauna it would come from the
The small grower who is usable
j better m-e of a resource which now to move his herd from range to
MLttNH.
.. OKF.UON.
product's nothing.
V
• •
range cannot be put upon tlx san:e
Tho following letter from Repre- dtiees little forage, the aggregate
“There are al»o many thinga to
,
,, ,
, , ,
1 value of th-na-ttura-'e
in
verv
prnat
th'-paitursg*
is
very
grvat,
pkme
as the large company which
vrntative Moody on land leasing and large sums of money and many commend tbo expenditure of the
can
profitably
operate eeperat»
should be read carefully by every men are t-mploved in the range revenues derive'! from the sale of
public
lands
to
the
construction
of
two
establishments
and the law
stockman. He is desiroue of know­ stock industries. Probably 400,(XX),
irrigation
works.
Such
an
expendi
­
should
not
make
conditions
of
ing tbo individual opinion of every (XX) acres of the public domain has ture will enhance the value of the
which
the
smallest
grower
cannot
one on tho inatRsr of which he 1 no agricultural value except for remaining land?, open up larger
pasturage. At present it is an open
writes that he can better work for common with no lavra fur its pro­ areas to settlement, and add to the as advantageously avail himself <rs
material wealth of the country in a the strongest.
their intaresXs. Let him know ex-1 tection or its disposal.
I much larger m*asuro than will the
•••••«•«••••»••••••••I
Under thia provision the owners
actlj your |>ositiou. Ilis letter in
‘ The question to be considered retention of these lands by the
JOHN W »MGGH. 1‘retbltat,
of
railroad or wagon road lai d
I is whether this lack of the control Go7ernment in their present con­
Giti) EH Y. Castnar.
full follows:
grant,
could secure as fast as they
of the grating lands is an injury or dition.
o
Mr. Chas. N. Cochrane,
an ail to the irrigation develop­ "The leasing value of the grazing could make a claim to use th»rn,
Editor Harney Valley Items.
ment. That it must exert and im­ la’ ds has been demonstrated in a areas equel to ten times their pres­
Feb 2, 1902.
portant influence can eca.’coly bo number
of arid States. When Mon­ ent holdings, unite them-with what
c
Dear Sir—Herewith I hand you doubted.
tans, Wyoming. Washington and thev now have and exclude ait
(Incorporated )
“
Tn
Metlons
remote
fr-otc
railways
copy of a bill providing for the
Idaho were admitted to the Union,
BURNS,
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OREGON.
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leasing for grazing purposes of va­ or local markets the prohibitive a condition was attached to thedo- stock or charge such rat»s for pas­
e
a
cost
of
transportation
rer-dors
the
turage as taey might see fit.
a
cant public domain, which wa« in­ growing of firm products for sale nalion of State lands, which pre­
a
This bill wnile apparently yro-
vented
their
t
ale
for
l
“
S-3
than
$16
troduced bv Senator Millard and unprofitabia. These products must
an acre. This was a prohibitive teeting ¿homestead entries, would
■ ia now being considered in commit­ be consumed where raised, and th» j,rice, as the adjoining areas of
A Ceneral Banking Business Transacted.
tee ( .V’e publish bill on fourth page) only product that can be so con­ public land could be acquired for in effect practically repeal tlw
Directors W. Y. King, I. H. Geer, Geo. Fry, W. K. Triach.
is winter feed for stock, and nothing under the homestead act. I homestead law. It provide that
J. C. Welcome.
i It is understood that this is the sumed
this in turn requires stock to con- I Hence
the enly way a revenuccould leased land shall be subject to
»•••••»«••
i bill prepared at the instance of the suu.e it. Many irrigable arcs« are
i
be
derived
was through their ren- homestead entry, but the new set­
I American Live Slock Association. 50 or 100 miles from a railroad sta­
I
tai.
A b lhe greater pert of these tler who might take up a homestead
Hearings will be had before the tion. The use of grazing lands is arc comprised in sections 1G and 3i
OFFICIAL I’IK ECTOK Y
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Houie and Senate Committees, but an essential to successful irrigation I and only represent the value of pas- on land held in lease by« large
' 1 feel eoafident after consulting of these are is as control of a water I lure lands, they afford a fair iedi- company would have no means of
W atb or (lll'WM.
supply, but so long as there is no
lJ»M»li SI«»
wilb members representing as I do, law giving secure tenure on graz.ing I cation of the rental possibilities of leasing or using any land abjacent
V. a aaaaiara.
,U W Mr Hr .J. J
■ MfUULLKa.
districts covering large areas oi land the farmer undar irrigation is the grazing areas.'. The following to his new homestead. Any leas­
4
M. Mood»
taaeraaeMta.
shows whit has been dore by ing bill should jirevide that the
I Tk«iaa, is»
'grazing lands, that final action will 1 subject to the danger of having his table
URN niaskboru
A Marner Ueaertl
several
States in this matter, and
PHOTOGRAi HER
T. I Gear
> not l><- taken upon this bill until it home pasturage eaten lip by some is a significant indication of what settler who males homestead «ntry
Ja.sraor.
nomadic
flock
or
herd.
This
fre
­
F. 1 Dunbar
■earalai » si Siaia.
»ball have had the widest publici- quently occurs, and the gravity o< j is being lost through lack of’inan on any of the large lease holding^
C. S. Moors
state Traaesrer,
Marut, Wreffon
lag-■-.'-nt -■'t’-.s public lar.dvof this should also have the right to ac-
J M.AefcsraMn
4u»t Feb lanraelloa.
j ty and l>een fully discussed by the conflicts it provokes is r
, .-¡« a tawii g till.- io a proper
Main
8t
—
opposite
Bank.
W
H
L*ed>
ataia Printer,
' those interested. I trust you will During the summer months i
a . character:
<e K wot»srt<.B
9nntin*ry Shnwinjr Bi-snMs of proi-irti
of Li: 1
i t - or
lu a. h .» i >
e.pr.ma JnSra.
i puli'.ish it in th« I-rcua and iuviiei week p*sses which does >' wit
I • iwii>K Stale T «». i ’ s in Sum«-,
'P A. Moor,
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U
if
g
u
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<>1 the Arili <• Ates.
a full discussion of its provisions.: ncss an armed encounter «-<!. .
~3
Will B «lUilOlAL D14TMCT
I
when
t
is
same
■
w
thi-j
i-.
I n-
tween
settlers
and
range
s
‘
-
:n
.
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Il is being very’ generally urged]
ïl
Ulrent: Jud«»
D «'"**'* as akspex 4 UKAnr
3
or
among
the
range
stockmen
con
­
daries
of
the
large■crigmai
l aee
1 ¿
rrnooeiiilu« Atiu-nsy.
»■ Millsr |V1
r Zt
i that a law of some kind to regula'e tending for tho control of the same State
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u The right must be reserved to the
C. a LAND OFFICE. nitHMN
* WLMuri««,
John W Geary,
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and control the use of the public grazing area. If, instead of this
I
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Bt(1»Wt,
Oso W. Kay«.
Plajti-ian» <C’ Surytnni
homebuilder, net only to settle upon
uncertain
and
uneconomic
system,
70 JV'3,121 .I'M
range
must
be
enacted
in
the
near
Colu.
2,639,933
1,251,7
Itsuelvev,
Ct»« M»w»U
Bairs. Oregon
likljn,
32,271
23,650 61 any portion of the public domain,
, future. The forces in its favor in thore could be a law iar the control Meat. • •
HtRNKY CO<NTY
995.912 112.467 .11 but also to t-ike with him his little
(C^'OlTIre at reaid< n<a. ’Jhlone 20.
of
the
grazing
land
which
would
J. W Morrow
¡Congress are somewha. aggres«ive
Ncbr.
2,483,372 1 >79.143
. oml Monal-ir ....
unite with a small homestead of ir­
tlock or herd, and at once share in
106,531
t. fl Gear
'•
R.^woa-nt«4. n
¡uni have suggested to the members rigated land a larger but limited Utah,
Wvo.________
1 ' ■ «
Jams«
Sparrow
County Jud¿s
' from the range disiricts that they area of grazing lands, thnsenabling •• Tutal m-eipi« for lifonninni enatag tho use of an equitable proportion
I A. Venator QIGUS A BIGUB
l 'nmmimionrf
tnav carefully consider and shape each farmer to raise his winter feed Nov 30, l'JOO, fur interest, rentals, boatis, of the range.
) Geo. Ilagey
etc., were $742,075 65.
The Lili would also repeal the
J W Bitta.
Dalton Bltf*
... .11. Richaruaon
' such a law, but that they will not supply on his irrigated land while
Clerk
“In adtlkion to these State ren-! desert land act and the Timber
keeping
his
stock
on
the
grazing
Geo. Hlieilry
tibor iff
.............
, be allowed to block all legislation
A t ( o rncyt-af- I m r,
lands io summer, the value of irri­ tals, the Union Pacific Railway and Stone act.
... It. A. Miller
Trcaanrer
- on tho subject.
BCBKl. OKBQON.
gation works would be much en-i1 in 1900 rented 428.0'0 acres in
....
Joe
Buchanan
I
Awesacr .......
This bill provides that all leases
I
deem
it
of
great
importance,
lisnced and a great incentive given ; Wyoming, and 067,520 acres in!
¿MF
’
ililtre
in
Hank
building.
____ J.C. Bartlett
Hupt of Kelioolu
shall
be subject to assigi mut
Colorado,
and
the
Northern
Pacific
j
' therefore, that we should consider to development by private capital |
<M»e. Win til g
Murveyur
__________________________________________
Railway
leased
over
1,000,000
ae:es
without
limitation. This could be-
“
The
purpose
of
such
union
of,
Dr W L Msrujen
i the subject from every standpoint.
AJ.ironer.............
at
rents
varying
from
2
to
7
cents
the
irrigable
at-.d
grazing
lands
yend
question
result in great spec­
Lon
Richardton
olock Inspector
I want to be so well informed as to wou’d bo to divide the grazing land per acre.”
/-»go W Q a TM
ulation
and
land
monopoly fit
the needs and desires of all con­ into a multitude cf small holdings
HURNfl PRECINCT
I ask for the publication of this years to come.
I net ice of the I’race
D
famcaou
cerned in my district that I will be and thus increase the number of bill and hope that its publicity
U(tern«y »t-I.av,
The iceult of the enactment into
’mmtahle
...
.... Geo Tregaakis
able to say not only what we DO people benefited by it; to give se­ I will provoke full discussion of '.he
hl’KX*. OBBOON.
law
of Section 7 of the bill would
curity
of
tenure,
which
will
make
■CITY OF BURN*
AWursvy ter Ula s Sehuol Board.
, NOT WAN 1'. but as well what wc
i question by those mo6t vitally iu- be compulsory fencing which would
the
growing
of
live
stock
attractive
<7. £. Kenyon
Mavor
DO WANT. I believe that some to many who arc now repelled by i terested including ths local stock
Joo. Cardwell.
Mamhall
concerted
attempt at legislation is the risks and controversies of the i association—those who, being cr. . for the small grower, be very ex­
C.B. Rig-re.
Ite. veder
y^ILUAMS A FirtOBBAl.D
to be made at no distant day, i and upon range ; to give increased value ground, arc best qualified to judge pensive if nut destructive. Fencing
W A Gowan
r«a«urer
(I C. Fol*v.
mv belief is supported by tho fol-; to irrigation a..d provide tlm con- as to the local effect of any such should be optional not compulsor.t,
Tksrulaa Wltllaaa.
ki FilagvralS.
)*'. F. Triach.
Cvt4«ilmoll
if permitted at all.
AMnrstr At 1A*.
salary Pub!'.«, lowing quotations from the reports, ditions indispensable to success in
JGeo Fry
meaaure. For the faithful repre
many
localities.
Such
a
land
sys
­
I am rot in favor of any bill
'liro. hhulley.
of the ¡Secretary uf Agriculture. His tem woulJ also encourage the in­ eentalion of my district I wish to
Law, Notarial and lltal Eilatt
which
does not unqueationally se­
report for 1899 save on thia subject: troduction of improve! breeds of know ths prevailing wish and opin­
Prartiet
cure
to
the small settler the use of
“Injudicious grazing bus greatly stock. because it would offurd bet­ ion on this important subject.
L*4(* BIrMtary.
Burns, Oregon.
a
reasonable
proportion of the pub­
jJE^Officein old Masonic building impaired the capacity uf the ranges ter opportunities to care for them. With mv present light on the needs
lic range, nor which wc ulti in anv
to produce meats. Careful inquiry At present there is little induce-
R vbms Ix>r><it No. 70, K of F
shows that in many eases the ranges I ment to such improvement, because of Eastern Oregon, so far as the . way restrict ihe settlement of the
Meo's every Thursday night.
du not support more than half the of lack of control over the country enclosed bill is concerned, I ant country. This latter a most im-
F. M Jordan. C. C.
p
M.
JOBDAM.
uieut
bearing animals they did ten ¡occupied
It would enlist self-in- ’ free to say that I deem it an un- portinl feature. Within the ¡Res­
fl. V Aharahead , K of R M.
1 years ago The ranges, have been teiest in tho provement. or at least safe and dangerous measure.
ent range area of Oregon taere are
Practical Htnd Suraayar.
j overstocked, the grassesjiave been the preservation, of tho native
BURNS CHAPTER, NO. 4». O. R. «
Under its provisions the large thousands of p aces suitable far
eaten
bare
and
pulled
out
by
the
grasses,
where
every
influence
now
Meet« Mcond and fourth Monday of
n«ma, Oi
. stock interests would certainly have l homestead, an-J any laws enact.d
roots, and where formerly nutritious tends toward their destruction.
each month in M »tonic h ill, Voeglly
grass supported a large number of “Such a union of the irrigable a decided ad vantage over the small should be so framed as to stimulate
bailding. Mrs. Mijrgie I.tvtn«, W. M.
animals, there is now left nothing and grazing lauds would cause the' I settler and to til* detriment of the
Mr«. Euaha Thoi*|»aan, Sae.
but i desert of drifting sand. * » * building of fences and the making ! State. The bill provides that the settlement.
g W. MU.LBI,
I
Under my interpretation of this
“It would seem wit« to inaugur­ of other improvement, far• beyoml I ownor of a frtehalJ
lcR,e Oftj
BURNS LODGE, NO. »7. A. F, A A. M.
ate
a
more
sensible
policy
regarding
tbo
limits
of
irrigation
live
stock measure, I can see no
>
It
would
,
,
,
,
.
,
.
J
A
’
atwry
Public
and
Ctnatyanctr,
Meets Saturday on qr befora full moon.
bind abutting, and within the same
these
public
grazing
lands.
They
1
attach
settlors
to
the
pastured
areas
i
course
open hut to vigorously op­
QuAlitiad broth an fraternally invited, M4rt««f4i, D»«4>. R ul , MrrMlly an«4«
county—ten acres of leasehold to pose it as I opposed similar meas­
Mara«. WragaB. should be rented to individuals in: as closely as they ar« now wedded
<!. E. Kt.yea, W. M. F. H. Rieder, OF»« al Sl«r»
sufficiently largo areas and fora,' to their irrigated fields. It seems one of freehold. If there is not
Baar.
sufficiently long time to induce the ' to possess many advi-ntnges over enough land abutting the freehold ures last Congress; but I would
appreciate a full discussion ef the
lessee to give attention to their im-! the present system, or lack of sys­
Rt’RNX LODGE. NO. 03, A. O. U. W.
provement. Tho title should re-1 tem, if a satisfactory law can be of the small settler in his county, leasing question from those m«st
Moats al Brown hall every Friday eve­
main in the United States, so that enacted bringing it into op“iation.. he is practically shut out from interested.
ning VirililiK hiuthere fraternally in­
the homesteader might have an op­ Whatever is done, noobsta le should * leasing any other land. There may
MALCOLM A. MOODY.
vited, Thos. Kagers, W. M. Chas. N.
portunity, uuder such conditions be placed i.i the way of homestead be in each State a large amount of
Cash rant, lleeerder.
(The
Millard leasing bill is pub­
as would not interfere with the settlement, but this docs not seem residuary land—land remaining
«
lished
on
fourth page.)
renting, to make scttlemvnt wher­ to offer any special difficulties. In
4
HARNEY LODGE, NO. 77, I. O O F. 4
ever practicable.”
I the first plsce, the grazing area not leased under the foregoing pro­
Meets every Saturday cvrn)#g, R-own’t
In his annual report for 1901, I should be leased and not sold. The visions. The bill provides that
hall
Visiting brothers fraternally in­
T rade M arks
Financiers sty that gold is be­
D esigns
vited.
E'rank O. Jackson, N.G.
recently issued, the Secretary again - possibilities of its utilization have this land would be subjeet to lease coming too plentiful in this country.
r»»«»»'
C opyrights Ae.
not
yet
been
determined,
nor
is
U. G. Smith, Secretary.
by
any
stockgrowers
now
lining
it,
Anrnn« ««ndln« ■ akMrh «nd Amiertptlon m«y
recommends the enactment of a enough known to fix definitely the
«ntoklr Mm-rtaln our oplniou fr»« wn«lh«r an
whether it abutted on th.ir own There >re quite a number of people
li>T«utlon la probably patantab'« Couimnr.tra.
leasing law. and says :
limits of a grazing homestead. Tho lands or not, aud this would enable however, who have not ret hollered
M riot ly con«<lantlal. Handbook on Palert«
TUI E CIRCLE, NO IM, WOMEN OF Ilona
•Mil fraa. UldMt aaenry for ««mrlnfpaianu.
“Surrounding the irrigable val­ lensing of the grazing land in suoh
Patanla taken tbronirh Maun A Co. romiT«
Woodcraft. Moste 2nd and 4tli Tues­ rprrM
”Nuff.”
noflr», without ohanra, In tkn
leys are vast areas of grazing land a way ac uot to interfere with the the large range companies to im­
day al Brown’s hall. Mrs. Tillis Jordan,
Mrs. Iona Whiting.
Guardian.
which can never lie cultivated be­ homesteader enn I m ? accomplished mediately lease virtually for twen­
Scientific
Hmerkan» <<•*. cause
A ductor can persuade a weiset
Clerk.
A
niuntrated WMklr.
of lack of water, or l>ecauae in one of two wavs: Public lands ty years, enormous areas which
dvallon of any iclrntlfin journal. Tarin«, M a
:
to
have almost any thing amputated
■I«»«.
'•A m I
the surface ia loo broken for irriga- can be classified I and the boun- they now use or claim to use.
LkY.uu'•'X1*“’,L
h’
ti')Q. Although a single itere pro- daries of irrigation snd grazing de-
couM
nct
-«V-pt
her tunguc.
Jh? unall settlor «bo
Oregonian nn’l
W.nrt
Geer & Cummins
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