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fi NEWS ITEMS OE GENERAL INTEREST EROM THE STATE OE OREGON IN C R E A S E FULL OF SUGAR. IN T IL L A B L E ACRES C ountry U m atilla C ounty Rhow a Big Gain In Five Y e a rs . Klamath Falk— Flunk Ira Whit*» of the Enterprise Land A Investment com pany haa just received report« from the department of agriculture relative to samples of sugar beets raised on the Enterprise tract. The beets were taken from the same tract as were those sent to Professor Knisely some time ago, but were fully matured, while the others were not. Professor K nhely’« test allowed fiom 17.40 to 19.35 per cent pure sugar, while the department test is one or two per cent higher, with a very high degree of purity. These l»eets produced 8,286 pounds to the quarter-acre tract, or nearly 17 tons to the acre. The department of agriculture in a letter to Mr. White say« Klamath county’s sugar beets are of the most ex cellent quality an^ that prospects are bright for the industry in this county. Pendleton—Umatilla county’s rapid development is shown in the recent summary of lb s taxable property in the county, recently furnished the secre tary of state by Assessor Strain. Tills summary, oompared with the one made five years ago, shows the numlier of tillable acres as increased by 90,000. The total number of acres of arsble land in the county at present is 46,000. The number of acres classified as uon- tillable is given at 588,144. The figures for the latter do not, of course, include the forest reserves and other government land not subject to taxation. The amount of non-tiliable land in the county is constantly in creasing, also, by reason of the fact that so much government land is being taken np and deeded to settlers. The increase in the number of till able acres is due in large measure to the different irrigation projects which are being completed. This is not the only source of increase, however, as thousands of acres of land in the ? sjt- ern and southwestern parts of the county are now plowed up and growing wheat that a few years ago were consid ered worthless for anything more val uable than range for stock. Much of it was given over entirely to sagebrush and jackrabbits. The Pilot Koek and Birch creek countries have experienced the greatest development in this line. Good R e p c rt on K lam ath S ug ar Beets. Siges o f O il at Bonanza. Bonanza—The possibilities of devel oping oil wells in this immediate vicin ity are now more encouraging than at any previous time. In boring a well for a new livery stable in this town a strata of black oil sandstone was struck and specialists have pronounced it an unimstakeable sign of the existence of oil. Several other places iu Klamath county, especially in that portion sur rounding Bonanza, show signs of oil. The prospects are good and the develop Each Farm to Ba Named. ment of the same may result in the dis Grants Pass— Among the business covery of one of the richest oil regions transacted at the Josephine County on this coast. Fruitgrowers’ union at its last meeting was the adopting of Individual letter F ru itg ro w e rs Plan M eetin g. heads and letter paper, upon which Eugene— The Commercial club pro will be designated the name of the fruit motion department has decided to join farm and the brands packed by the with the Lane County Horticultural grower. It was thought beet for each society in sharing the expense of the member to have some appropriate proposed mass meeting of ruitgrowers name for his fruit tract, and by insert and citizens, to be held here Saturday, ing it upon letter sheets it would also January 4. Prominent speakers will give prominence to individual effect, address the meetings and the people and at the same time give the union throughout the county will be asked to greater Dotice and strength, which send in questions which they would would more favorably attract the buyer like the experts to answer. The com to this locality. mittee in charge has selected Dr. D. A. Paine to act as chairman of the mass Railroad Buys Laidlaw. meeting. Laidlaw—The rumor has been rife in this community for some time that the H ood R iver Apple C ro p . laidlaw townsite had been sold to the Hood River—Complete returns from Mount Hood Railroad company, but Hood River’s 1907 apple crop show until now these rumors could not he that the growers will receive In round verified. The verification comee from numbers 1200,000 for their product, the fact that the abstracts of title are notwithstanding the money trouble, car now being prepared at Prineville pre- shortage and reduced crop. This is ap parator to a formal transfer of the prop proximately wliat the Hood River crop erty to the purchasing company. brought last year when it was in the To Indict Nevada Sheepm an. neighborhood of 20,000 boxes more, Pendleton—Through the efforts of and is accounted for ty the fact that the apples brought a much larger aver Dr. W. H. Lytle, state sheep inspector, age price. The entire crop is now indictments will be returned against P. Anderson, a millionaire sheepman of placed at 110,000 boxes. Nevada, for bringing flocks over the state line into Oregon without first M o re T ravelin g L ib ra rie s . Salem—The Oregon Library com giving notice to the state sheep inspec mission held its regular session last tor. week at the commissione’s rooms in PORTLAND M A R K ETS. the state bouse. W. B. Ayer and Miss Isom, members of the commission, were in attendance, besides the gover Wheat— Club, 82c; bluestem, 84c: nor. It was decided to buy 25 more valley, 82c; red, 80c. traveling libraries, making 90 in all, Oats— No. 1 white, $28; gray, 128. that will be placed in circulation as a Barley— Feed, $27; brewing, $31; result of the commission’s fir-t year’s rolled, $30. work. It was decided to establish an Corn— Whole, $32; cracked, $3.7. exchange station for Eastern Oregon at Hay—Valley timothy, No. 1, $16; Baker City. Eastern Oregon timothy, $2O@23; clo ver. $15; cheat,.$15; grain hay, $15(^ C o lo n ize r at K lam ath. $16; alfalfa, $15; vetch, $14. Butter— Fancy creamery, 35@37)$c Klamath Falls—George L. McDon- augh, colonization agent of the Union per pound. Veal—75 to 125 pounds, 8^@ 9c; Pacific railway, who is expected to ar rive in Klamath Falls next week, is 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 now at MacDoel, the new Dnnkard pounds. 5<i$6)4c. Puik— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 6(g> town on the California Northeastern railway in Butte valley. He comes to 6)$c; packers, 6<^6^c. Poultry — Average old hens, 10c Klamath Falls to become familiar with 10c; colonizing possibilities here. He will per pound; mixer! chickens, be accompanied by a Dunkard elder, D. spring chickens, 10c; roosters. 8c; dresser! chickens, 12f$13c; turkeys, C. Campbell, of Colfax, Wash. live, 15c; dressed, choice, 18(^19c; geese, live, 8<S>9c; ducks, 12*4^13^ 0; S aw m ill in C hristm as S ock. Marshfield—The new office building pigeons, $1 @1.50; squabs, $2ft>3. Eggs— Fresh ranch, candled, 35c per of the big planing plant of the C. A. dozen. Smith Lumber A Manufacturing com Fruits—Apples, 75c@$2 per box; pany was opened and dedicated Christ peacbe-r, 75e«<i$J per crate; pears, $1.25 mas Eve. Festivities were held and many citizens attended The office 0 1 .7 5 per box; cranberries, $9.60(a)12 building is now completed and in use. per barrel. Vegetables—Turnips, 75c per sack; The mill proper will be finished and carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1 per ready for operation in February. sack; beans, 7@9c per pound; cabbage, le p e r pound; cauliflower, 75c@$l per S elect by C onventions. dozen; celery, $3 26 0 3.50 per crate; Salem—In answer to an inquiry from onions, 15O20c per dozen; parsley, 20c Chairman G. A. Westgate, of the Re per dozen; peas, 11c per pound; pep publican statq central committee, At pers, 86^17c per pound; pumkpins, IO torney General Crawford has rendered l ^ c per pound; radishes, 20c per doz an opinion in which he say^ that dele en; spinach, 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c gates to the national conventions and per pound; squash, lO l^ ic per pound; candidates for presidential elector must tomatoes, $1.50 per box. be chosen at conventions and not under Onions—$1.7501 36 per hundred. the direct primary. Potatoes—50@65c per hundred, de livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $2.75 Shut Down on Keno Canal. @3 per hundred. Klamath Falls—The reclamation ser Hops— 1907, 5@7c per pound; olds, vice has closed down on the Keno canal l@ 2e. on account of the wet weather, keeping Wool—Eastern Oregon average best, only the derrick gang and the engi 13@20c per pound, according to shrink neering corps. The shutdown was made age; valley, 18@20c, according to fine necessary on acctount of the wet ness; mohair, choice, 29030c per weather. pound. 8T U D Y FO R L8TR Y. Student« at O rego n A g ricu ltu ral C o l lege G athering T re e Meeds, By K. A Lake, Oregon Agricultural Colie««. The students in forestry at the Agri cultural col lege are making their first collection of seeds of native trees and shrubs for use in the establishment of a forest tree nursery and arboretum. The purpose in view is not only that the work «-hall t>e instructive to the student in the study of seeds and seed- age, silviculture and dendrology, luit that the plant shall be a source of data to the whole state upon the growth, habit, resistance and general character of tire trees and shrubs of Oregon, so far as is (HMsihle to grow them upon the same site and similar conditions. Not only ate local s««eds tieing col lected but seeds from the home dis tricts sre coming in from friends of students and the Institution. This kiudm'ss on the part of those residing in the mere distant and mountainous parts of the state is highly appreciated, as it enables the class to obtain a much greater variety than otherwise would be possible with the time and means at tiie command of either students or in stitution. Owing to the fact that the course is hut one year old, only the general and preliminary phases of tiie subjeet have been considered by the student« in tiie work. The O. A. C. Forest Cub, an organization of those interested in tiie forests of the state, is now discussing forest fire laws, their enforcement, effi ciency and improvement. Each stu dent is assigned a phase of the topic in hand and in due time reports his find ings to the club. Prominent timber, mill and lumbermen upon invitation discuss various topics before the club, as transportation, timber preservation, forest conservation, re-for«station, im proved methods of lumbering, U. 8. forest service work and similar topics. later the advanced student« will take np work bxiking to tiie solution of some of the very practical problems new be fore the wood users of the country Tiie great problem of what to do with the waste, including the standing tiinl>er that is injured by insect and fungus foes, will be one of tiie first to be investigated as soon as the equip ment of the department will permit. The statement is made upon good authority that fifteen pet eent of the mature timber on the western slope of the central region of the Cascade is wholly lost through fungous diseases, and that another fifteen per cent is graded as call. Beetles, borers and minor foe« do considerable further damage, and it is safe to say that the sum total of these losses must amount to millions of dollars. It Is reasonable to suppose, iu the face of recent results in agricultural practice« In our own country, to say nothing of the modern forestry practices of Europe, that the major part of this loss could be turned to gain through the intelligent investi gation of the troubles and the applica tion of modern measures for combatting these foes of the forest. Other great problems are those relat ing to taxation, re forestation, u tilis ing mill waate, improved methods of harvesting the crepe, disposing of the debris and weed tire«, timber technol ogy and the preeervatioa of lumber. These problems together with many more it is the purp<«e of the college to help solve through tiie department of forestry, as well as train men to take bold of the practical work and prob lems of our fortwts and thus insure the best possible use of the tree crop. Publications fo r F arm ers. The following publications of interest to farmers and others have been issued by tiie Agricultural department of the Federal government ami will lie fur nished free, so long as they are avail able, except where otherwise noted, upon application to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, I). C.: Farmers’ Bulletin No. 116.— Irriga tion in Fruit Growing By E. J. Wickscn, M. A., professor of agricul tural practice, University of California, and horticulturist of the California ex periment station. Pp. 48, figs. 8. A statement of the relations of irrigation to fruit production, and of irrigation methods as they have been demonstrat ed by Pacific coast experience. Farmers Bulletin No. 138.—Irriga tion in Field and Garden. By E. J Wickson, M. A. Pp. 40, figs. 18. This bulletin discuHses the subject from the standpoint of the individual farmer, and contains instructions on the deter mination of ditch levels, the measure ment of small streams, sources of water supply and their use, the distribution of irrigation water, methods of apply ing water, the choice of an irrigation method, and the time for the applica tion of water. Bulletin No. H 7 .— Report on Drain age Investigations in 1903. By C. G. Elliott, drainage expert, irrigation in vestigations, office of experiment sta tions. Pp. 62, pis. 6, figs. 12. Price 10 cents. This is a report of the work done by Mr. Elliott during the year 1903. It includes discussions of plans for drainage near Fresno, Cal., in the Yakima and Ahtanum valleys, Wash ington, in the Grey Bull valley, Wy oming, in the Missouri valley and in Hancock ccantzy, Iowa, and of drainage as a preventive of hillside erosion in Georgia. PROCEEDINGS OE THE SIXTIETH SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS S aturday, D ecem b er 21. Washington, Itoc. 21.-—The senate today passed a bill »us|«<nding during the year 1907 the requirement that miners shall do at lea«t $100 worth of work annually during the period in which (licit claims are being fierfected. Cullom introduced a joint resolution pro|xi«ing an amendment to the consti tution limiting the terms of the presi dent and vice president to nix years ami prohibiting re-eletion for a second term. A number of other bills and resolu tions were introduced. After Iteing in session 46 minutes, tiie senate Unlay adjourned until January 6. A bill providing security to deposit ors of tanks and fir tiie prevention of hiwrding of currency, wan introduced tolay by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma. It fixe« a tax uptin all <lepo«it« and from tiie fund thus created provide« for the payment in full of all depoaiUtia when a t«nk ia declared insolvent. The secretary of the treasury is directed to maintain a fund of $ 100,000,000 in treasury notes, which may l>e loaned on bonds to 96 per cent of theii value. The hill provides that advance« from it shall tie charged foi at tiie rate of 6 percent for tiie first four mouths and theioafter at tiie rat« of 8 per cent. Senator Burkett reintroduced liie grazing bill of last M-naiou. It provid«-« for the leaning of tiie public domain Ui <wttle owner« for the maintenance of tiieir stock, giving, however, s«*ttlern the right to enter and to locate ujxin land at any time. RIXEY TELLS ALL ABOUT IT . Brownton Claimed Authority Over Hospital Ships. Washington, l»ec. 27.— That a sen oil« breach exists between tiie iiureail of navigation and the bureau of medi cine of the navy, Involving tiie ques tion of the responsibility of tiie latter bureau, was made apparent in a atate- nient Issued by Hutgenn General Pres ley M. Hixey, of the navy, in which he touches u, mi n (lie eiriminstances lead ing up to tiie probable selection by the president of a medical officer to com mand the hospital «hip Belief over the protest of Rear Admiral Brownson, chief of tiie bureau of uuvlgiitioii, who ban sent hi» resignation to the presi dent. While disclaiming exact know ledge as to tiie cans«* of Admiral Brown- son’« resignation, ttie surgeon general's statement leaves lit, le r«sun f»l doubt that the controversy lie review« waa a potent factor. General to Retire. Washington, Dec. 27.— Brigadier General Charle« B. Hmtili, on »|iecial duty at tiie proving grounds at Sandy Hook, N. J., linn lxen place«! on tiie re tired Iiat of the army by o,M-ration of tiie law on account of age. General Smith Is tiie junior brigadier, having only la-eti wpp dried to tliat grade in Oc tober last. He ia a native of Vermont, hut was appointed to the military acad emy in July, 1H62, from Illinnia. At tiie time of Ids promotion to tiie grade of brigadier general lie was in command of the Handy Hook proving grounds, Washington, I>co. 21.— After l>eing witli which station he had been Identi in ne«sion about 20 minute«, the house fied for many years. of representative« Unlay adjourned until January 6 Tiie proceedings were en Bend Sympathy to Taft. livened by a brief hot fierce «perch by Waeldngton, lh«c. 26.—One of t i e Gainee of Tenm*«aee, who criticised the house for its inaction and for taking first disjiatihes laid tiefore Kecrelary aucti a long recces at a time “ when we Taft on hi« return to f lie W a r dejwrt- «hould have gone tn Wall street and ment was from Manilla, P. I., telling throttled the thieves and turned bark of tiie organization under a new charter U> the honest people their hard earn of the Banco Kspatiol Filipino and tiie election of director«. The dispatch ings." Gaines wan preceded by Hepburn of added: "Deem it first duty to exprew« Iowa, who protested against what he our deep syn>|«liiy with you in your said wan tiie indiscriminate way in l«>reaveiiient and arsnre you of our which commitUe« were given authority gratitude for your earnest and aneotee- to sit during the «eesion of tiie house, ful support. We shall use our bent thereby cauaing members U> be im effort« toward realization of your policy mune from arrest in case it became for advancement of our country." nece««ary to secure a quorum. G reen« and G aynor Lose. Both Williams and De Armomi were Washington, Dee. 26.—The Hnprem» upon the floor, but took no notice of court of tiie United Htate« ha« denied each other. the petition for write of certiorari bringing to that <'oiirt the case« of Ben O reg o n M en A ppointed. jamin D. Greene and John F. (»aynor, Washington, Dec. 27.—The president who ate under sentence to ,« y a fine of sent the senate tiie following Oregon $575,749 and to undergo term« of im nomination« just tiefore the holiday re- prisonment of four years each on the oee*. land office receivers— Albert A. charge« of cm)s<zzlem«iit and (*onpira«*y Roberts, I-a Grande; Fred P. Crone- in connection with Captain Oberlin M. miller, lakpvlew; Frank Davey, Burns. Carter’« sc be me to defraud (lie United Ijtnd office regiaters— Frank C. Bram Htate« in connectl<n with iiarlmr im well, la Grande; John N. Watson, provement» at Savannah, <«a. lakeview. Consul«— Maxwell Blake, of Missouri, at Dunhrline, Scotland; Urge Brownson to Talk George B. Killmaater, of Michigan, at Washington, Ihw. 28.— Line officer« Newcastle, New Houth Wale«; John II. MCnnn of W iscon sin , at Glasgow, in the navy are urging Admiral Brown- Scotland; Maxwell K. Moorhead, of eon to publish rorre*,Mjndrrice relative to Id« resignation, holding that lUxey’« Pennsylvania, at Acapulco, Mexico. statement was really inepirr-i at tiie White Houae. Il lias developed that O pen Land o f S pokane«. the acceptance of his resignation was Washington, Dec. 26.—To facilitate announced 15 minutes after it had been tiie opening of the unallotted portion given Io Hecretaty Metcalf to take to of tiie Spokane Indian reservation, President Ko<ie«velt. Repeaentative Jone« and Henatcr Piles have asked the Iridian office to «end an N ew P residential Postoffices. inspector to Washington to conclude Washington, Dec. 26.— Followingaro negotiation« with the Hpokane Indians under which congre«« can anthorlse tiie nrn«mg the ,*o»tuffices which will be disposition of all land remaining when come presidential January 1: Oregon— allotments are completed. It is hoped Bandon, Clatskanie, Echo, Gresham, tliat an agreement can be «¡»eedily 1,100 each; Lents, 1,000; Vale, l.Tik». Chelan, reached so that legislation opening the Washington — Burlington, Mabton, Rockford, 1,100 each; Ray reservation do entry can be (iaa»ed tills mond, 1,400; Friday Hartior, 1,000. season. Idaho— Ma lad City and Parma, l,0(U> Engineers to T o u r C oast. Waidiington, I>ec. 28. — Colonels I x c h and Lockwood of the l<mrd of United States engineer», will leave for tiie Pacific coast on January 9, begin ning with California, and wili hold public hearing» on a numlier of pro ject», Including Oregon undertakings. People will have the opportunity to present tiie local needs of their com munities. Both the officer» are loyal supporter« of coast developments. It is suggested that Portland prepare to present necessary work« for it« «ectlon N o Action in B ristol C ase. Washington, Dec. 28.— Members of tiie Oregon delegation in congress met and informally discusaed the Bristol ca«e hut no action whatsoever whs tak en. T iie matter may come up tor rnoie formal dineuasion later tint no an nouncement of plan« has been made. each. H oquiam M ills R esum e. Hoquiam—One of the licet Christmas greeting« to r«*ach tiie |>eoplo of thie city was the news that tiie mills of thia city will resume operations immediate ly afler tiie first of tiie new year, run ning full time. large order« havo been place<1 with different mill» of thia city, and tiie manufacturing plant« w ill continue working until »pring. M edals for Panam a S erv ic e . Washington, Dec., . 6 . — Medals of a suitable character are to be given to all citizen« of the United States who have served the government on tiie Isthmus of Panama for two year» and who «lur ing that period have rendered satisfac tory service. N ew Money O r d e r O ffices. Washington, I>ee. 26.—On January I tiie following postoffices will trrooine Taft to Talk Politics. domestic money order offices: Oregon— Washington, Dec. 28 — Secretary Beaver, De Moss Springs, Eddyville, Taft will make ids first political pro Murphy, Norway, Wren. Wa«hinglork nouncement since his return from abroad —StratfoTd. Idaho—Cherry Creek. at Boston, Decein I >er 30, in a speech be fore tiie Merchant»’ association. Hawaiian O fficials C o n firm e d . Wahington, Dec. 24.—The «enate Congressm an C atderhead III. has confirmed the nomination of W al WH«hington, Dec. 28.— Representa ter F. Frear to tie governor of Hawaii tive William A. Calderhead, of Kansas, and cf Fred S. Hartwell and H. M. is critically ill with double pneumonia Ballon to be chief jn»tice and associate at his apartment in this city. justlc« rMpectlvaly of that tarritory. •
