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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1911)
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUK HOME STATE NEW RAIL LINE SURVEYED. Land Option» Acquired Along Rout» of PropoMd Road. TOWNS WILL PULL AS ONE. Development Leagues Meet at Print- vili» tn Interest of C»ntr»l Orogon. Prineville -Next to the building-of Eugene.—Rurveyors In the employ the Oregon Ttunk and Deschutes of the Willamette a 1’aclflc Railway railroad», th**• m«*«*tlng of the Oregon Company began work out of Junction league at Prinev ill«* Development City, running a preliminary line to last week ha» b«*«*n the greatret connect with the line just complete*! thing that has happen««! to central from Eugene to Elmira At the sam<* Oregon It has cemented Into cloeer time land agents of the company b« relationship the towns of the great gan dosing 30 and 60-day options on Interior and made them feel one ob land west of Junctlou City. The land ject In view, and one «mly -the up is not so situated a» to be used for building of the Interior aa whole. rlght-of way. and It Is supp«>aed that Rpvakrts such as Thomas W . law the options are for speculative pur i «on and President Carl Gray of the poses. Spokane. Ihirtland a Seattle railroad The Willamette * Pacific Railway i inj«*ct*-d new enthusiasm In the get Company «as re<-enlly lnc«>rp<’rat«*d. i together movement and gave sag«* an«l has had a crew of surveyors busy advl«-«* relative to the upbuilding of for the last three we«*ks running a th«* Interior. Mr Gray made It plain survey from Eugene to Florence, making the sixth survey to b>* com that a study of the soils and condl pleted between th«**** points. Th«* In lions In central Oregon must b«> made corporators are timber owners In th** and th«* settler posted as to reaults Stuslaw country, chief of whom la or many would he the failures and G X. Wendling, of San Franctaco th«* country would ire greatly harmetl the The company recently purcha»«*d sawmill at Acme, the property In Imnd owner« were cautioned not to eluding 14 acres of real estate and hold their land value» too high At the m«*etlng the i*dlti>r* of the a giMid water frontage Interior resolved to pull together for a gr«*al**r central Oregon and the NORTHERN TO BE BUILT. ■ecretartea of the different Interior organisations also have jotn«*<| hands Merrill Peopl» Espect Harriman Road tor a greater cooperation than has been th«* practlc«* to Reach Town Soon. Th«* m«*etlng Htrengtheu>*<| ha» Merrill.—Construction on the Modoc greater confidence In f h i >> ■< 11 ú . : Northern Railroad will likely begin «'entral Oregon In the future of th«* on the line from Alturaa to Klama.h great territory In the cotanti«*« m«xilately to b<* benefit«*., by Falls In about six week». railroads which have penetrated I»**» The Southern l’aclflc Railroad com | chute» valley that 1» Crook. Imke, pany, which Is to build the Modoc Harney arid Klamath counties Th«* Northern I.ine. select«*«! on July I sessions were very well attended. the extensions to be constructed dur *!el<*gat«* lx*ing present from all th«* Ing the next twelve months, and It Is towns practically of th«* whole In i terior. including Bend, Burns. Cres , .nt|,|..n > -. -I the M-' I- ■' N' c ’ h ern will lx* on the list for immediate cent, Culver. Hillman. Klamath Fulis luildluw. luikevlew, Im pine. Madras construction, not solely on account of the bonus Merrill has put up to inond. Sliver Imke and Slater* aside have work begun before September ; from Prineville. Sisters «-as present 14. but because the country Is de with an exhibit of products and »«>11« veloping so rapidly in the Northwest that the Harriman system needs this WELLINGTON, NEW TOWN short-cut line to handle its business at less expense. Large Tract Near Malheur Lake Be mg Surveyed. Japanese Busy Clearing Land. Burn».—A new town la belng »ur De«* - M Moyoka. a Japanese orcli Veyed 30 miles South of Burnì. li ardlst, has purchased 13 acres a*1 Is creating quit« a stir her«* aa li I * j nlnk I , | .. p| V .*, wl li h he will SllpIMM. •*d to bave a rallroad backlng begin clearing at once. He ha» 10 tlx* enterprise. Mr. Howell, of Fort acres In trees and plants. Five acres land, who came here a few yeat» of trees will tie In bearing next year ago purchased quite a larg«* traci ot Thus far this year he ha« marketed land near Malheur Ijtk» wlille land 150 crates of strawberries. He has was cheap ati<| It wa» sup|s>s«*d that 35.000 strawlierry plant» and will plant It was puretiased for thè purpose of speculation. Ijitely there haa been as many more this fall Th« big flume now lielng built by great activity In that part of thè the Oregon l.umb’r Company paase«* valley which followed the annotine«« through the Moyoka tract, and will m«nt of th«* Harrtman Interest« that construction would soon comtneoc«- supply an abundance of water The Japan«*»« metho«! of clearing at Vale The tract of land that Is being sur lam! of flr »tump» ha« proved eco nomical and effective It 1» to dig veyed as the new town of Welling away the dirt from the »tump, ex ton will be 1000 acres and 1» n«ar posing the roots, an*! then pl!** log* Malheur l-ake alenit two mile« from and brush on the »tump If log» th** present town of Narrows, on th« Wellington are lacking sufficient powder 1» need north ridge of the lake s located *>n the Qregon Eastern and to crack the stump, making It mor«* Hill railroad survey« where the two easy to burn No grubbing machine road« make a junction Is used and the saving on powder I*, It will have go«»*! water and 1» considerable. A Jai*anese who un surrounded by a good agricultural derstand» clearing land commands a* country. There 1» electric i»«i*r on high a wage as does a whit« man. the Blitxeu river which can b<< d*- velo|H*«l and brought to Wellington for manufacturing ptirptwe« Build Mountain Trail. Mr Howell 1» baling the sax* Ksrby—Plans are under way to bru«h renroved from the townsite build a first class trail from Kerby Then* Is no doubt but what the en west to the headwater» of the Chctco terprlae wlll be a »uccass. River and Itabyfool Creek. In which region 1» located Higgins' Golden LAKES TO BE RESTOCKED Dream mine The Government ha/ contributed II0*' to this work, and 26.000 Young Trout Taksn to Moun the people of the district have do tains From Springfield. nated generously and will donatt Rprlngfldd Twenty can», contain more. This trail will open to mining men Inx 16.000 young lake trout, have and pro»f'«ctoni th«* rich mineral re be«*n taken from her to Hummlt Ijik«. glon to the west and will lie of vast loo miles from here In the Cascade benefit to the mining Industry nt the Range, where they wlll lx* distributed In an effort to restock that lake nn*l county. The trull crosses the Illinois Hher mountain lakes Eight thou Josephine Creek an«! Canyon River. sand fl»h of the same kind were also Bridges span the two latter i Creek sent by automobile to Triangle Ijike streams. In the Coast Range The flsh were »ent here from Ore gon City, where they were hatched Rancher Buy» Blooded Hog». from eggs shl|>|x*<| fr««m the Eaat. Metolius—A. F. Baldwin, owner of Drew Griffin and G«*«»rge McClain, of an 1100 acre ranch 45 mile* »outh- Eugene, are the men who have un east of Metolius, has received from dertaken to take the young flsh to Missouri two carloads of registered Rummlt Lak** The flsh must be br<x»d sows, which wlll lx* supple kept In fresh water, changed several mented tuxm with two additional car time» dally, and the can» must be loala This Is the first large con | kept on Ice The first for Triangle slgnment of hogs received In Central Ijike were taken there In a few Oregon and tnarka a new era In the I hours by w A. Kuykendall, of Eu- gene. farm industry in Crook County. * Plenty of Water In Deep Well. Gateway - Th«* Central Oregon Well Enterprise—Out of a total offering ¡trilling company ....... r—7 has completed a of 1.035,000 poun<J> of wool. 1.035.000 well for the Deschtltea Railway com Were sold In thl» valley at the first pany at Gateway, which comes very wool »ale». Six hundred thousand 'near answering all the requirements pound» were sold at Ent«*rpri«e and *«f an arteslon well With a hole the balance at St Joseph Wet weath ‘down 310 fret, water stands In the er has retarded »hearing and there well to within 20 feet of the »urface are about 35 o»'O head to tie sh<*ared and the quality of the water 1» »aid and that wool alno will be offered to be second to none for any purp«»»e The machinery* la now being loaded here at the neit aale« day. on cars for shipment to Madras, where the company has let the con- Wool Buyer* Busy. tract for an«»ther deep well. Grande — Fifteen prominent I JI wool buyers from Boston. Woonsock E«t»n»lv» Railroad Work, et. Providence and other eastern Metolius—A force of men I* cities passed through 1-a Grande to day en route to the Joseph, Enter ployed by the Oregon Trunk railway prise and Wallowa wool »ales It Improving the trackage tn the yards the work will re- Is »aid 1.500.000 pounds will be of ft 1» reported that * fered for sale there In the next two quire several week». Million Pound» Wool Sold. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE DUBLIN GREETS KING. Pul ce Jeered and Fought. But alty I« Welcomed. Roy Dublin. Ireland King George re celv«*«i a loyal welcome to Dublin. Th«* king, accompani<-d by the queen, the prince of Wai«*« and the prince«» Mary, arrived at Kingston harbor on the royal yacht \ ictoria and Albert. The king, living up to hi» reputa , tion, want» to »re all |>art» of the empire, and every phase of life in it. and »pent one of the buaieat day» of hia life looking over Ihtblin. After attending several function« in the af ternoon. be drove to Phoenix Park to sre the race« for the king'» cup. He arriv«*d just in time to *«*e Richard Croker’» Pennant win the fourth race. Among other affair» which the king attentive! was the opening of a play center in the poorest and roughest district in Dublin. It was a time of the greatcat anxiety for the police. Before the king’» arrival, the police ami crowd« had several encounters, in one of which a sergeant'« arm was broken. Troops were brought up but were not r«|Uirvd As «win as the king ap|x*»re«l, th» people, who are p>-*rha|«i the |s«oreal of hi» »object», gave him by far the mo»l cordial welcome of the day. M*-n «nd women wh«i had been jarr ing the police and soldier», broke into hearty cheer». which continue«! throughout the district. The king »nd queen, although tired, show«*»! their great 11 -»sure at this ovation, which was entirely unexpected in that quar ter. ”W »looms. We want home rule.” wo the inscription on a banner stretch«*«! outside of the town hall at Pembroke, a suburb of Dublin, which refused to present an address to the king. The lord mayor of Dublin, whose threat that he would present an ad- dress to hi» majesty, despite the con trary decision of the corporation, it was fear«*«! would lead to trouble, remained at home. Washington. Jul) 6 A more gen ' lndianai>olls. July I Reply Ing to ersl s*-ntlm«*nl for expeditious action the contention that reciprocity would on the Canadian reciprocity, wlth«xit bt* wholly at the ey|«ense of the revision ami free Hal bills, was appa farmer and In the interest of the rent Imlay after ln(**rmal conferences wage earners of the large cities. Mr. among various group» of Senator» Taft d«*clar«d that In his ju*lgm icnt. and »lx hours ot continuous debate “the reciprocity agievn>**ut will not III th«* superheated chamber of Sen greatly reduce th«* coat of living. If ate It waa the flrst of th«* longer at all. sessions under the d«*clsi«iu ot the “It I» «aid that this reciprocity Senat«* to meet one hour earlier than cov ers cotii|x*tltlv«* products of ••ach usual to hasten actiou ou the l.vgls country." said th« President, •'and lathe progiam Senator Grvtina. of North Dakota, that the reciprocity of the former Insurgent Republican after a long Republican i leader» »«• Intended to apaech In IlplMMltloO to th«* agi e» Include only a lowering or alHilitlon ment. In the cour»« of which h« of dull«*» on products of other conn climbed frequently with advixat«*» of th«* measure, was forced to give up. tri«*» which did not cotupct«* w llh almost exhausted, at & o'clock this producía of this country. attern*Hin and the Senate almost Im 'Therefore It Is said that tllrt meillately adjourned Canadian reciprocity, a* now pro- The Informal dlacuaslons among ¡Mtsed. I» nothing but a l>«*in>H-ia<lc Senator» showed that the present measure, reducing or altollshlng the f«*«*llng la doubtl««» Influenced by the tariff on goods or products front Can existing hot wave and drhat«* may ada that compete with those raised l«e brought tu aa end within 10 days by out own |>«opl», and that It 1« ot a fortnight <*»pcclally Injurious because It la s*> The Insurgent Republicans are still drawn a« to prejudicially aff<<ct the holding out for other legislation. farmers of th«* country as a class Gronna. who is a new member of Th.- Republican |»arty In their Inst the Senate, had a cross tire of ques National platform declared in favor tions from Itemocrats during bls of tariff duties which would measure «perch, which was the only act reclp only the dlffer*-m*e tn the coat of roclty effort of the day. production of artlcl«*« here and of Senator lt«*»d. of Missouri, a Demo articles abroad The Canadian teclp- crat, askntf Mr Gronua whether hr roclty agreement square« exactly with believed th«* President would •Ian this doctrine. th«* reclpnM*lty bill If the House ' and Another answer to the objection Senate passed It with certain tai I Iff <>f Republican trien«!« who denounce revision amendments attach«**! Canaillan reciprocity . as _ a heresy 1» "Why don't you address i your that the amount of competition which queries to the President, under - w Inse I» to tak** place in our markets be- banner you are operating*" ! Nelson twcrii t'anadlan products and th**«.* of Minnesota, demanded, with some of the 1’nlted State» under thia agree heat You know that thia agreement meni is very much less than they pass* d the II oush by a majority of would by their general a tatémente Deniix-rats and that If It passes here have you hrllrvr In the first place. It will lx* by the same strength they say that by free traile In'agri Dm t ask ua. who are fighting the cultural products we ar«* giving them measure, what the President will do." a maiket of *0.000,000 p«*ipl*. and taking only a market of li.oOtt.ooo Washington. Jul) •» \ remarkable people for the same things, and that defense of Christian Bctence and a necessarily they derive greater ad- EXPLOSION KILLED SPRINGS.' * personal history of his famllja ex « antage Aa a matter of __ ___ fact. ____ In pertence* In that faith. Including th«* the vast bulk *1f our agricultural Chicago Lo»«s H»r Entir» Supply ot xtorv of hl* own transition from products, they can furnish no com* »coffer to devout believer, was made |ielltlon ’ whatev.T, while this agree* Young Poultry. In th«* Senate tixlay by Senator m«»nt admit« ull our product« ft**«» Into Canada." Chicago Commission merchant» and Works, of California. Ills speech was in reply to on** by housewives have wondered why no Waahlngton, July 3.— That Germany spring chickens were coming on the Senator Owen, whose bill for a de market and the reason has le-«-n ascer partment of public health has met will not be far behind Great Britain tained. When the Dujsint powder op|x>sltk>n from many Christian Rcl«wi In her acceptance of the principle of mills at Pleasant Prairie. Wis., blew lists an*| siiplMirters of «urloiw* schisrl» utit«*atrlct«*<| arbitration of all I imiios . of medicine up last liecember. the explosion Works depounced the movement Including those Involving wr«*cke«l buildings for 25 mile» in for a National Ix-partineiii of Health honor. Is I regarded her»* aa every direction and was felt aa far as an attempt by the Ymerlcan Med east as Cleveland, <> , and a« far M*uth I* 11 \ .-uH-latlon to control m**<tl« al certain In view- <*f recent menta. activities a* St. l«ouia. When Count Von Bertwlorff. the Works sal«! that ten years ago he At that time much attention was given the destruction of property, but had ridiculed the |*ow«*r to heal that German Ambassador. departs for Her- lln. It Is expected h>* Will be charged no thought was given the hundreds of wa» said to rest In Christian Selene«* tbousamis of hens for a radius of So F«ir years he said, he had suffered »Ith u new presentment of the ques from a complication of discus«*« H<* th«n that will lueute fa volatile con- mile» in every direction, who left i|*M-lded that d**ath was approaching slderatlon. their neats tn terror and wandered ami, Since everything else had fulled, It appears that then* has been a about in distress for hours. he <l**terniln**.| to try Christian Scl radical misunderstanding on this Im The hen« Anally went back to their enc<* The treaty provide« Steadily he Improved under portant point. task of hatching out broilers and th«* acleiu-e treatment, he said, and that even after the action of th«« "spring fry»” for the Chicago market, nnall) wa». completely Tes’oreil to Renat* ii|>on a "projet" or upon a definition of the exact limits of the but the vibration had destroyed the health. Th«« Senator Mid his wife, after matter to be arbitrated, th«* Issue ._ vitality of th«* eggs. The few chicks years of suffering as an Invalid, and «hall not go to actual arbitration un* that were hatch«**! were deform«*«! confronted with the prtHipW't nt mi til then* has been an exchange of feathers turned the wrong way, wings operation, «ni h«uil>*d In three treat- not«» l«etwo«*n th«* two government», an«i legs out of joint and altogether a rnents through Christian Science. Ills and an <ihj«*ct|on by either to th«« gr<>tes<|ue and bitarre assortment of «m hi* said, after the drink habit form would result In »topping the Thl» point has been freak». had "taken complete p<>«a*v«slon of pn>c<*««ltngs. Not only were the eggs in process his * d«*vl*|e*l after one of hl* long made clear to the German Amluiasa- of licmg hatch«-*! dtmUoyed, but other spoils of drinking to submit to Chi la dor, and now It la expected the way has been cleartul f«>r adhesion of egg«, later plac«*d under the hens for tian Science treatment ' He has not taken a drink from Germany to th«* convention the second and third consignments for that day to this." Work» said, "and In the market, turn«««! out just tu badly, Washington. July 4 — Manv Rena* th«* seven years there him been no for this reason no genuine spring recurrence of the desire and torture tor« n«»t engaged In the inquiry have chicken» are coming on the Chicago <>f the ap|w*tltr ” c*pr<*«»ed a deair« to observe the market except from the We»t and demeanor of wltn**w««<s before the Washington. July 5 The Demo S«-nat«» commltt«*«* charged South. _ _ with the The market here dependa largely crats of th«* Senate, with two or three Investigation of the election of Wil ujsm Wilconain and Northern 111Inoi» exception», ar«* well pleased with the Hain Ixirlmcr to th« United Htates In Congress— H«*nate. ‘ Th«lr desire to watch th* for ita "springer»,” but they do not legislative situation and they are the only ones who ate witness«*», . particularly the confessed exist thi» year. pleased They figure that they have bribetaker» who ar« c»|w*«-tci| to be In setting up the damage claims, things about where they want them examined after th« commltt«»«’ recon* the adjuater» took slock of wrecked Th<* Canadian reciprocity bill la sure vene», nine day« from now, la with buildings, broken window», twist««! a view to Informing themselves In trees ami all that, but hail no know connection with the case when ft Ro ledge. at that time, ot the damage to get notihng more, they will feel that come« to a vote In the Senate the commission houses and palates of they have gain«*«! a great deal, for great proml»*-» to be the attendance they ar«* prepared to claim all th« of these outsider Senator* that a Chicago. Two m<mth« ago chicken farmers all credit for the enactment of President larger hearing nsini will be procured If possible for the committee’» »es through the district report««! that the Taft'» |*er ni*.<aur«* an<! the credit coming from the ratification of thl« ■Iona, to replace the present cramped few chickens being hatch««! were de- agreement they count will h«*lp them quarters. form««l. but the matter was trral«*«t aa mightily in the next campaign It was Inrgolv to afford th«*»e Sen a joke at that time. After a thorough A» to th« rest of the tariff pro atora an opportunity of attendine the investigation by agents sent out by gram. the Renat« ln*ni*w*rata ar«* In hearings and Ix-cau»«* of the rommlt- the commission house», it was admit a position largely to didst«* the term» tec memtier» wanting to remain here ted that there wa« no joke about it. of whatever bill» may be passed, or In connection with other legislative If no bill« are passed, they ar«* In a matters while Congress remains In tiosltlon to show their own readiness session that the commltt«*« decided Postmen Gat Salary Lift. to vote for them, and place th«* to continue Its hearing« In Washing Washington The 40,000 odd rural responsibility for defeat on the «boul ton Instead of resuming them In free delivery carriers in the United ders of th«* Republican majority Then Chicago, deferring th«* trip until prob States are tn receive «alary increaare again If a combination of Democrats ably In August. a« a result of a decision by Postmas and Insurgent» Is able to pas« th«* 600.000 Acres Ar» Opened. ter-General Hitchcock. The order wool bill. fr«*e l|»t bill, or a general tariff revision bill, and th«* President Washington Approximately 600,- baa provided for the disbursement «tercia«» hie right of veto, then again during the current fiscal year of 24,- ’he Demcx-rata can point to their ■M'O acres of lamt have b**«*n r»|>ennd 000.000, which will mean an increase votre. and show that It was a It« to settlers under the registration plan through a proc I a ms I Ion sign«-*! of 2100 a year over the present salary publican President who prevented re by President Taft, 150.000 acres be. of 2900 for al) carrier» on »tandard vision of th>* unpopular schedules of Ing within th« Fort Berthold Indian routes. The system was started 15 the Payne-Aldrich law. reservation, of North Dakota, and years ago with »3 carriers, who re- 450,000 in the Pine Ridge and It*»*«- Will Try Case in Portland. ceived 2200 a year. On July 1, there bud Indian reservations In Routh Da were 41,562 carriers. Washington Commissioner Frank kota. The»« land» are to he opened un* lln K. I«ane. of th«* Interstate Com Rival Faction» Rioting. merce Commission, ha» departed for <i«r the regulatlon pian heretoforw The reglatratlon for ih* He will be absent 1 followed F Oaxaca. Meg. — Eight men were Ran Francisco I North Dakota land» wlll begfn Aug- killed and eight more injured in a riot from Washington i until October I i u»t It at thè town» of Blsmarrk. Meanwhile he will hear case« at San Bonito in Catlan Monday night. Piata. Garrirai and Rld«r. Francisco, I xr» Angele« and Ranta Minto Juar«-». one of the candidate» for gov- Rosa. Cal Portland. Or., and Ta- ,N D. and thè reglatratlon for thè emor, inaugurated the riot by leading coma and Seattle. Wash Dakota land« wlll b*gln Oc- The caa«w Routh ----------- an attack on mercantile e»tabli»hm«mta Involve qnretlons Important to all tober 2 at the towns of the Chamber- of the Diax Brother», relative» of transcontinental carrier». They will lain Dallas Gregory and Rapid City. Each of these registration* General Felix Diax. the opposition not be determln«*d until some time R D ¡will continue for three week*. early la 1*12. candidate to General Madero. I