THE GAZETTE-TIMES. IIEPPXFR. ORK., THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1915
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MORROW COl'XTY OFFICIAL TAPER
Thursday, January 28, 1915.
The farmers of. Butter creek are
using poison as a means of eradicat
ing the rabbit pest in their neighbor
hood. It is reported that their latest
method is proving very successful,
as they have been able to locate some
eight or ten thousand dead rabbits
who had partaken of the poisoned
hay. Great care must be taken to
keep the poisoned hay out of reach
of all valuable stock. In the entii-e
Butter creek district, it is said that
only one horse had eaten of hay put
out to kill rabbits, and he died in
spie of all efforts to save him. After
all, the loss of one horse may not be
considered too great in view of the
great good that is being done in the
other instance.
Heppner, as yet, has no jitney
busses to compete with her excellent
street car service. We might add
that we haven't the street cars to
compete with the jitney busses either.
Be a booster, not a knocker.
ECONOMY IX HANDLING WOOL.
In the states of Washington, Ore
gon, California, Arizona, Nevada,
Utah and Idaho, we produce approxi
mately 75,000,000 pounds of wool.
In the past an insignificant quantity
of this wool has been shipped west
to the coast and thence by water to
Atlantic coast markets. Nearly all
of it has gone direct from the point
of production to the eastern markets
by rail. The reason for this was that
the rail rate to the coast was high,
and the steamship companies main
tained a rather high rate on wool in
sacks. Then as there was no Panama
canal, all this wool had to go around
the Horn or cross the Isthmus,
consuming much time. Now condi
tions are different, and wool growers
should take advantage of the change.
From San Francisco, Portland, or
Tacoma the rate on wool via the Pan
ama canal to Boston, New York or
Philadelphia is 45 cents in bales or
80 cents in sacks. Below we submit
a table showing the great saving to
be effected by baling our wool and
shipping to Portland, Oregon, and
thence by water to Boston. Pendle
ton, Oregon, to Portland, 47 cents;
Porftland to Boston, 45 cents; total
92 cents. All rail, Pendleton to Bos
ton, baled wool, $1.46. Saving, via
water route, 54 cents. La Grande,
Oregon, to Portland, 55 cents; Port
land to Boston, 45 cents; total, $1,
00. La Grande to Boston, via rail,
$1,53. Saving, via water route, 53
cents. Huntington, Oregon, to Port
land, 67 cents; Portland to Boston,
45 cents; total, $1.12. All rail route,
Huntington to Boston, $1.63. Saving
via water route, 51 cents, Vale, Ore
gon, to Portland: 73 cents; Portland
to Boston, 45 cents; total $1.18.
Vale to Boston, all rail, $1.73. Sav
ing, via water route, 55 cents. Cald
well, Idaho, to Portland, 76 cents;
Portland to Boston, 45 cents; total
$1.21. Caldwell to Boston, all rail,
$1.71. Saving, via water route, 50
cents. Mountain Home, Idaho, to
Portland, 83 cents; Portland to Bos
ton, 45 cents; total $1.28. All rail
rate, Mountain Home to Boston, $1.
$1.53. Saving, via water route, 53
cents. Pocatello, Idaho, to Portland,
Oregon, $1.01; Portland to Boston,
45 cents, total $1.46. All rail rate
Pocatello to Boston, $1.54. Saving
via water route, 8 cents.
In this illustration we have used
the Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation Company rates in Oregon
and the Oregon Short Line rates in
Idaho, but the same reduction in
rates will apply when used in con
nection with shipments from Nevada,
Southern Utah, and to a lesser degree
in Arizona. It will be noted that
from many stations a saving by ship
ping west of more than half a cent
per pound can be effected. In fact,
at every station where even a nickle
per hundred can be saved, the grower
should choose the water route, No
justification can be found for ship
ping a single pound of wool east
bound if a lower rate exists when It
moves west. The woolgrower who
would waste money by paying the
higher rate is not entitled to any con
sideration. Wool will reach Boston
via the Canal probably in less time
than if shipped by the all-rail route,
and it will reach there in better con
dition and weigh about 2 per cent
more. If the wool grower sells his
wool at the loading point, he must
of course In arrMng at its value take
into consideration the freight to
market, for that is invariably paid
by the grower. When estimating
'this freight, nothing but the lowest
I rate should be used regardless of
j whether it be by rail or water. The ;
I fact that the wool buyer may intend j
j to ship the wool by rail should be of
no ci ncei-u to the wool grower, lie
is entitled to sell his wool on the pre
sumption that the buyer is going to
use reasonable efficiency in getting it
to market.
It will be noted that all-rail rates
used in this comparison are the rates
on baled wool which are 15 per cent
lower than on sacked wool which we
have always paid in the past. When
the rate case was decided the Inter
state Commerce Commission said that
baled wool should take a rate 15
per cent lower than sacked wool be
cause more could be loaded in the
car. The railroads put the baled
rate into effect on all wool moving
east, big refused to provide rates on
baled wool moving west. Technical
ly that had a right to do this because
the Commission's order referred to
eastbound shipments. However, un
der the circumstances, it is little
short of an outrage for the roads to
fail to give a rate on baled wool
moving west 15 per cent lower than
he present rates. There can not be
the slightest doubt that if the ques
tion was presented to the Commis
sion they would order the roads to
put in a rate on westbound baled
wool 15 per cent lower than tht pres
ent rate. National Woolgrower.
(ioltl Discovery in California.
THEN
Sixty-seven years ago today, John
V. Marshall, a native of New Jersey,
discovered the first gold field in Cal
ifornia, at Coloma, El Dorado coun
ty, about forty miles east and north
of Sacramento. Marshal had entered
into a sort of partnership with John
A. Sutter, a Swiss, and ex-French
army officer, who had settled, nearly
a decade before, where Sacramento
now stands, and had secured from
the Mexican Government large land
grants, and who owned vast herds
and maintained hundreds of native
retainers. Marshall was at Coloma
developing crude waterpower on the
American river to drive a sawmill
A long tail-race had been dug. Ir:
walking along this tail-race early in
the afternoon of January 24, 1848.
Marshall noticed some tiny, dull-yellow
lumps mingling with the newly
excavated earth and water. Debating
whether it was worth while to bend
his back to Investigate, he finallj
picked up several, deciding, upon ex
amination, that there was a bare pos
sibility of their being gold. Two or
three days later, having gathered a
small pouchfull, he rode to the Fort,
as Sutter's headquarters was called,
and summoned that potentate to a
mysterious conference. From vari
ous crude tests there instituted it was
determined that the lumps were, in
truth, nuggets of almost pure gold.
California had been under explora
tion for 300 years and for nearly a
century had been occupied by Span
ish, Mexicans and Americans. There
government passed to the United
States.
a common source, high in the Sierras
a mountain of pure gold and
scores of expeditions to search for it
were undertaken. Gold quartz, dis
covered in 1851, dispelled that theo
ry. Some of the ledges located in
that year have been followed into
the earth slanting distances of over
a mile and are still being worked
During the thirty years following
1855, some $300,000,000 was ex
traded from the hills of northern
NOW
Today, California has produced
approximately two billion dollars in
gold, the government's incomplete
records placing the sum at about $1,
700,000,000. The high mark was
reached in 1856 with $57,509,411.
The present output is about $21,000,
000 annually. Notwithstanding ef
forts on the part of Sutter and Mar
shall to suppress it, news of the dis
covery soon leaked put and by mid
summer of 1848 virtually the whole
Californian populace had turned to
gold-seeking. The treasure was
found everywhere, in the hills and
gulches, for 300 miles along the
Sierras. Nuggets worth from $1 to
$20,000 were of common occurrence;.
It is estimated that ten million dol
lars had been scooped up by the close
of 1848, before the mighty inrush
from the cast set in. The early gold
seekers, having no knowledge of
mining or metallurgy, believed that
the deposits had washed down from
countries by the hydraulic process.
This was finally prohibited by law
owing to the huge quantities of de
bris, washed down upon the valleys.
The migration to California tran
scended any similar occurrence in
history, over 100,000 crossing the
plains or going by sea in 1849 alone.
Klamath Falls Northwestern.
STRAINING A POINT.
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
drops into casuistry in the manner of
his finding Great Britain responsible
for the present war in Europe. If
Russia had not been fortified with
the British alliance, he said to the
correspondent of the Associated
Press, she would not have committed
the overt acts which forced the kai
ser to mobilize and to declare war.
This is probably a not Inaccurate
estimate of the forces at work In Eu
ropean diplomacy during some week )
preceding the opening of hostilities.
I It is not unlikely that, without tin
, British alliance, the czar would liavo
been much less bellicose. The Rus
sians have been seeking an opportu
nlty for wiping out the Janapese de
feat, but naturally they would have
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been slow to enter upon a war with
lermany and Austria,, even with
France as their ally, if unable to
:ount, also, upon British aid. A na
ion aiming at the wiping out of the
Uain of one defeat with the glory of
i victorious w ar, must calculate care
fully against the chance of deepening
ind widening the first stain with an
other. But holding Great Britain respon
sible for the war because one of her
lilies forced it, on the strength of the
illiance, is casuistry, unless the
:hancellor has evidence showing that
British diplomacy urged Russian te
merity into taking the action wliich
forced the German declaration. But
asuistry or even worse tilings, would
be welcome could they enlarge all
nation's sense of the moral responsi
bility they assume In making offen
sive and defensive compacts, and so
put an end to triple ententes, triple
alliances, or whatever new names
diplomacy may invent for such things
in future. St. Louis Globe-Democrat
THKHK ARK STIRRING DAYS IX
OREGON LK(ISIj.TI'RK.
The two women of the Oregon leg
islature have held a caucus. Face
tious writers (male) will take delight
in subtly suggesting that Miss Sena
tor Clark and- we would not dare
all her Miss Representative Towne,
because that would be an evil pun
conferred as to whether the speaker's
ihair should be "done" in flowered
cretonne. This sort of tiling will
never do. It is, at best, a decayed
brand of humor that represents our
franchise-dowried womankind as lap
sing into the frivolous.
It should not be difficult to imag
ine what the Oregon women legis
lators cacaused about. People in
Oregon never did talk about more
than one thing the one being poli
tics. Politics is the great product of
the commonwealth of Oregon, as cli
mate is of California. Oregon has
no time to attend to anything but
the making of new laws and the se
lection of those who are to make the
new laws. It is the nation's great
laboratory of legislation and It itself
the dog on which its own remedies
are tried. Out of the mouths of Ore
gon babes come remarks on local self
government and the like. If flowered
cretonne ever entered the heads of
Miss Senator Clark and Representa
tive Miss Towne then W. J. Bryan Is
a wine bibber.
And then the scenes of deference,
of courtesy when Miss Clark entered
the senate! Bows, smiles, adjusting
of cravats, removal of feet from
desks, disappearance of cigars! Mas
terful manipulation in committee to j
get one's desk more favorably locat- f
ed. Harsh, down-on-the-farm lan-!
giiae reserved until after session
hours. What esthetic delight there
is in being an Oregon state senator!
We must not, however, have any
thing of the kind in our own state
assembly. There is too much social
life In Olympia as it is, and efficiency
experts in both houses gnash their
teeth in vain as their butterfly col
leagues dash off on week-end trips.
Spokesman-Review.
L
George Flint came up from Lex
ington Tuesday.
N. M. Johnson of Gooseberry was
in Heppner Tuesday evening.
Mrs. C. C. Rhea, of Rhea creek,
was a Heppner visitor yesterday.
Lou Ziegler Is on the sick list this
week, with an attack of la grippe.
Minor Bros, shipped two cars of
cattle to the Portland market Mon
day. S
E. E. Giliam has purchased the
Jess Hall property on Baltimore
street.
J. F. Vaughn is In Portland this
week attending the convention of
Retail Hardware men.
J. W. Ball of Sumpter, Is visiting
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
G. YV. Jackson, in this city.
J. H. Gemmell is In poor health
at this time and is confined to his
home a large part of the time.
B. F. Swaggarti "Mule King" of
the Northwest, was transacting bus
iness In the county seat yesterday.
Rev. T. S. Handsaker went up to
Walla Walla Tuesday, where he will
remain three of four days on busi
ness. Mack' Smith is suffering an attack
of inflamatory rheumatism, the Bame
having settled in one of his ankles.
He Is able to get about with the aid
of crutches.
J. C. Turner, a prominent farmer
of Weston, spent a couple of days in
Heppner this week. Mr. Turner has
been visiting various sections of the
Northwest the past few weeks. He
likes our town.
J. T. Michell and wife, of Peace
River Crossing, Alta., are visiting
with relatives in Heppner. Mrs. Mit
chell is a sister of Mrs. W. E. Pruyn
and George, James, Charles and Wil
liam Thomson of this city.
W. P. Mahoney of Bonners Ferry,
Idaho, Is spending a few days in
Heppner visiting with his brother,
T. J. Mahoney and family. Mr. Ma
honey has just been up at Boise with
the legislature, in the interests of a
COMPANY,
counly division for his section.
Harry Cummings is now in Port
land enjoying a visit with his family.
He expects to remain there until
Spring, when he will again return
to Heppner to look after his nursery.
In a letter to this office he says that
Mrs. Cumming's mother is enjoying
splendid health at the present time.
Weather in Portland according to
Mr. Cummings is very disaggreeable
and if the people there only knew
what a great climate we have in
Heppner, a great influx of people
would be the result, is his belief.
All young men afflicted with vis
ions of a wedding or engagement
Ring' kindly remember we have in
stock a sure and reliable cure.
2t. Haylor.
Falls Chalet, an attractive hotel
on the new Columbia highway, was
destroyed by fire last Saturday night.
The hotel was located 22 miles east
of Portland and was a popular resort
for autoists. The building was own
ed by Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Moffet of
Latourell and the total loss is esti
mated at $13,000 with some Insur
ance. Bills allowed at January, 1915,
term of County Court,
General Fund Amt.
Geo. J. Currin, salary and ex
penses $30.05
John Kilkenny, salary and ex
penses 29.10
Loy Turner, Surveyor 2.50
Geo. McDuffee, Sheriff's exp.
(Oliver Wisbey) 24.45
Glass & Prudhomme Co., Bill 14.12
L. Zigler, Court House work 4.00
Chas. Ayers Court House work 2.00
Claude Ketthley, Tax rebate. 4.25
A. L. Cornett, Justice Court,
State vs Qulnn 5.85
John Breen, Witness, State vs
Qulnn 16.00
Frank Klernan, Witness, State
vs Qulnn 16.00
Oscar Borg, Court House clock 6.00
Barthold Barg Co., bill..,. 16.40
Road Fund
J. B. Cullck, labor Dlist. 2.. 9.41
J. T. Ayers, labor Dist. 2 . . . . 4.93
Wm. Ayers, labor Dist. 2. . . . 18.00
J. B. Culick, labor Dist. 2.. 22.50
Geo. Perry, Jr., labor Dist. 2 10.50
F. Remralngton, labor Dist. 2 10.50
L. Perry, labor Dist. 2..,. 8.75
L. C. Cason, labor Dist. 2 8.75
Geo. Perry, Sr., Meals...... 30.75
Geo. Perry, Sr., Team 18.25
G. L. Cason, labor 8.75
(1585) La Grande 89 List No 014245
NOTK'K FOR ITHMCATION.
United States Land Office. La
Grande, Oregon, January 25th, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
whoHe pnstofflce address Is St. Paul,
Minnesota, did on the 19th day of
4
is grown
Agents
January, 1915, file in this office its
application to select under the pro
visions of the act of Congress, ap
proved July 1, 1898 (30 Stat. 597,
620.) NEU NWV Sec. 25, Tp. 3 S.,
K. 29 East, W. M.
Serial Xo. 014245
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or desir
ing to object because of the Mineral
character of the land, or any other
reason, to the disposal of applicant,
should file their affidavits of protest
In this office, on or before the 17th
day of March, 1915.
F. C. B RAM WELL, Register.
Publish in Gazette-Times, located at
Heppner, Oregon.
J 28-6t.
APPLICATION FOR GRAZING K,R.
M1TS.
Notice Is hereby given that all ap
plications for permits to graze cat
tle, horses and sheep within the
UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST
during the season of 1915, must be
filed in my office at Heppner, Oregon,
on or before February 28, 1915.
Full information in regard to the
grazing fees to be charged and blank
forms to be used In making applica
tions will be furnisffied upon request.
W. W. CRYDER,
Supervisor.
U.S.FALLSTOTHEREAR
The United States will drop from
third to fourth place among the
world's sea powers with the comple
tion of all ships under construction
up to July 1, 1914, according to the
calculations in the Navy Year Book,
issued last Friday by the Senate na
val committee. France will move
from fourth to third place, accord
ing to the official table.
With the outbreak of the Euro
pean war, information as to the na
val programmes of the belligerents
was no longer available, and the
book contains only a list of the ves
sels lost in action during the war
up to January 1, 1915, to supplement
figures for construction prior to last
July.
The comparison Is based on ton
nage and the official table is as fol
lows for the world's first eight sea
powers.
Completed
and build
Completed ing, July
tonnage 1. 1914
Great Britain ..2,157.850 2.714,108
Germany 951,713 1,306,677
United States . . 766,123 894,889
France 688.840 899.915
Japan . .' 519,640 699,916
Italy 286,460 497,816
Russia 270,816 678,818
Austria-Hungary 221,526 347,508
Why go to the trouble of baking
when you can buy the best of bread
at the Heppner Bakery.