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LAKKVIKW, LAKi: COtWTY, OKWiON, TlItlltSDA Y, OCTOHKIi 15, . WOU.
NO. 42
VOL. -XXIV
atters on the move m Lakeview and Lake County
THE OREGON VALLEY
LAND MEN A T WORK
PRESIDENT OF OREGON
TRUNK LINE IN LAKEVIEW
1
M
I'
Highly Pleased
and Dountry and Predicts
a Big Future For Them
SAYS ROOM FOR
SEVERAL ROADS
Intimates that Lakeview
Will Brcome a Big Di
vision Point
Dun ol tlm iirprlHon tli peopln of
Lakttview hud thlM wk WHu ln Mrri
' val (if h railroad pieitide.nt lit tnu,
In the person of W. .Nelson, of tli
Oregon Trunk Line, of Portland.
Mr. Nela.iii IK ll"t ill nil connected
w ith tlm llarriiimii hit ureal . )u the
contrary, according to tlm eniiMUiain.
of opinio-!. Mr. N.iIhoii Ii cloHily
Itleiilillcd with tlm Hill internal-,
w Ith Um avowed purpose uf milking
IhUfireat liilwul Kuipiro, t ril.ntnry
to tlm Hill Mynleiti Al1 move mini"
I.V Ulla Intercut ( Olllt to Ihllt I'lld.
The that miivn mil In III Unit direction
wm.4 Urn building or th North I liink
road ilowu lit Columbia, piiia-h-iling
the Hairlinan road, O. It A X. on
Uii) notilli hunk, Portland, of rimrw.
WH.1 tllu objective point, luit il pitted
tlm vny for it trunk linn eiwt at tlm
iiiimn I tiitiH. on it grade. Unit i pine
tic illy H wiiliv grade from tlm t'ulnui
liiu river to Nan Francisco, one of Urn
k-hiui! iiiU made liiipKriitivn liy Mr
Hill In h II IiIh count i m tion wotk
algnitlca l pointer aa to the pui poHi h
of Mr. II ill I i this mailer iu had n
tlm fBiit Unit he recently acquired u
lot of water trout property in Sun
Fracclarii' mid tlm I'rlneville pupi-ia
Htiite tliut all deeds given down Urn
Das Chutea t.a'tcy for 1 1 tit of way in
niHla In U name if .I. J, Hill.
Tlm visit i f Mr. Nelson to UiIk
hu 'tion mill along oiio of tlm proposed
Hie of tli new roml win! Hindu with
a view of Meeing first hiunl lhi routu
proposed to cover w illi hia linn its
rBHOUri'l'H, Hllll 1(1 precede Urn engui
ears now tit work surveying tin- line
from tlm north. He Iihh four survey
ing pat lea nt work it ii 1 tlm lini' ia now
located to Madras, '.Kl miles h-iiiUi f
tin) Col u in I) I it riwr. Tim crews Hin
now hunting Urn eusii-al grade over
tlm mountain from Unit point living
to get down in tlm neighborhood ot
Baud Aftur Unit point K lem-hed,
tlm lino will probably foil iw tin- old
river bed, which will throw tlitt mad
111 the vicinity of Kilvur Lnkt. in thin
county. Thn only hnrd lirHtlw In the
linn from Uin ('oluinliiH river, up Urn
IJiih Chuttts river VHllny. Hiid on to
Laki'viuw will lie Unit portion of ti e
line between Silver Luke and Hummer
Luke, which cut) li overcome liy con
Htruction of a horne nhon. Tlm iohiI
from Silver Luke wil pmnh on throiiKh
Summer ljtikti Hiid down tlm ("l:ewnu
can river, coining out nt Siiuuiier
Luke throiith the little innrHli into
the hciid of Crooked Cruek. In mitk
inu thiii route, there in priicticiilly no
Krade, It lieinv Iohm Until one per rent
over the divide at tlm huttd of ('rook
ed creek, where it will drop down Ihhh
than IkK) feet into the CiooHe Lnke
valley, through L'ikeview, mid on
down the l'it river valley, wliich is
rea'ly the Iih.hI watera ot the Siti'ra
uieiito river, and on to Sun Francisco,
the route iiltonlln a water level all
the way from. Uioe to the (ioldeu !
(.late.
The Oregon Trunk Line acroH Cen
tral Oregon on a north and aoutti
line, mtitrtliiK up the Dea Cbutefi river
aud on d"wu the l'it rlvsr, with a
liht Kratte of H-lOUm of 1 per cent
over oiilyne mountaiu puau of letm
than H.OOO feet eluvation, with no
nuow HheiU, aud practically iV) milea
in which to uiiike the riwe In elevation
on either Hide, inukes the line one of
the cheapeHt In uoutitructiou ami with
Need More Houses
For
Many Families Seek
Advantages. Dearth
Then la a crying iiccil for more
Iioumi'h In Lakeview and It la a cer
tainty that many dwelling oould bo
rented at jrooil prolltson the amount
Invented. Newcomcra bhi having; nil
extremely lliHcu.lt tlinoto find Iioiiich
hero, Bliiiply becauao there are no
liouaea to be rented. Cfty property
Im still cheap, Kootl lota can bo hail at
roaaonablo prices and real eatate val
ues aro miicli clieiijior than they will
ever Im ajrain. Lumber and labor
are both at low ebb and the time
for bulldlnif Ih extremely advantti-A-voim
to the man with a lfttle capi
tal. Moro Ihiuhch ar needed here
liecaiiHO more people are comlnur to
this little city. They nre coming
that their children mltfht avail
tliemHclvea f the Hplendld advanta
ges offered here Bt ron tf public and
With this Town
! le h i-omI of (HiiTMt I'm llnin any ttiiniUr
1 1 1 in. in A iiitIcii. TIi Hoiitlti rii
1'iiclllc, on tlm oilier hand. Iimh four
llirtu In nroKHinii, each liiKher than
thiri one.
It in Urn Intention, In addition to
l-iilldinu the initio trunk line, to alio
liulld lateral line on each il, an
fei dtTB. Oil the Went utile in an llil
i uieiiHe traet ot tliuliwr, and on the xat
ldn of th line la an agricultural Hec
tioii Mr. Nelt in wa very hlhly
! pleimed with Um country thiouuli
; whldi he piiHHi-d, and Nitvuthat no one
i railroad w ith a Hlnln track can han
die Urn trail It! that will cnum out of a
; reirlon mo rich in all horl of producU
an tlm one In iiention. IxiUi an to
natural oiich and tho-e ol lln- imcti,
' litrui and orcharil. Tlm territory iu
tUCKti"ti in laiHii enouifti lur several
roadH, nil of which will c cue iu tune.
Toe ent!eiiiHii wa more than
ph-iiB-I with the (iooM.t I.hkh valley,
; and Htkiiowleilifed that Lakeview whh
Hie natural and central point tor a Idtf
Wi'in-l ill il l vieiun poln' on Hie line
lietweeii Spokane and Hun I'Viuicihcii.
He tuiid that the very fact ot puttliitf
ho much rlcti land under water wnulil
l.uild up it liltf city tiere, and Hn-n liy
would make It Um Inical point for
Hilt-Ii iliviniou town. He (null not
apeak for Ilia iihoc lutes, lint mi fur iih
he is concerned he tliliiktt It tlie Ink:
ical place for audi a divinioii. While
here he wnit out with MefMra Shirk
and Mi-Keudiee to look over the
Military Koud Craut and other lauda.
I lie wan mo taken up with the ipiality
; nn.l I t-auly of the IiiikIm Urd lie lu-
MlNte I .Mr. .Mill l HI Minimi aeu nun a
mctioi i f Hie laud. Hut the former
could not do that, tut it In all to ho
HeKiVKilt-"l for tlm lienelH uf the con
1 1 net holder of the Orecou Valley
Lund Company However, In- aeeinij
determciiied to acquire, a e -t ion of
the laud ot thlir valley, and left an
ordt r with Um company to purha-e
ancli a tract an h on aa it could he
olilatnud, provide l' lit. coul-1 buy name
lik'ht. Tlita dehlre, com inu from a
man who Iiiih travcle 1 all over Oreuon
and VYanhiui'toti, and who ia thor-
loiiw'lily poHte l at m um po im-ia iiuii
adviiutaiteM of each nectiou of the iwo
common wealt Im, xpeaka voltiuiett in
favor of the ll)!dmi (ioomd Lake Val
ley. Mr Nelaon .eft Tiicwdaj moriilui;
fur the Mouth, it lieiuu iiiidertood
that it ia hia purpotm to explore for
hiinwelf tlm l'it river valley, and if
alter iuveid iKiitinu Im tin la it aa
prmuUiim a propotiitoii an claimed liy
other riilroad eiik'lneera, he will make
itrrauucincntri at once to Im-kiii con
Mtructoimi work at each end of the
line.
He will alao look into the pnhnioi'i
Ilea of tlie X. C. ()., with a view of
iiHiuu that line temporarily for a
aoutherii outlet, aud if Matiatlnd will
liek'iu at once to extend that line to
Lakeview, now about only 57 inilen
diatant over level aud inex peuaiv
route to coimtviict ull of the way.
Mr. Xelaon wan very much improv
ed with the country from Silver Lake
Boutli, and aavH that Luke county id
an empire in Itaelf. He wan pro- !
foundly itiipreaMod with tlm iiittn Ituile
of the reaourcea, now held in check
awaitliiK the advent of the railroad.
The forebta, mineral depoaita,
orcharda, iiKricultural products of j
rane, ranch aud farm, all iu their
infancy, but pointing to immeime !
itoteutialitiea of the future, all aatia-
lied him that there wan ureut need
lor a railroad, aud that the one flrat
! to reach the region would be the one
j moat favored, no matter bow many
j mitfht come later to diapute Its ritflita
In the hearts of tbe people.
There la no iiieatiou but that Mr.
NcIhoii aud his aasooiatea are very
I much in earnest iu this matter of rail
i road buildinu. In Central Oregon,
i They have already eHtablished the
Miuu from Dea Chutes at tlie mouth of
Rental Purposes
Lakeview for School
of Suitable Houses
hlu'h hcIiooIh, Ah theae achoolrt grow
Iu elllclcncy n ml their Htaudard of
Hchlor.iahlp lucreaaes more parents
will come to Lakeview to educate
thefr children. Moro houaes are
needed now, and there surely will be
a u'reiirer demand for homes.
Hundreds of liomeseekers wll arrive
In this county from the east lurinr
the next few montha, all oilier to
cast their lot In this healthy and pro
uresalve commuulty. Lakeview
should make room for a thousand
more wideawake men and women.
Wo need them lu our business. Must
have them rnd the proper way to
keep them while we are exploltliiK
our unetiualletl opportunities of this
great valley, Is to have houses that
they may rent, JtlRht now Is the op
portune time for dotnu? some boost
ing nloug this line.
pff RIYELR.
PASS
H. V. Gates Tells of Railroad
Made from Boise City to San
For Jay Gould in 1889
UDIiDIXU. Ctl , Uct. ".l'it rivet
water will funiUli the pow.tr Unit
w II move 1 ho trnliiH i Mir.vliiur tii
ber plodllclM of KiiHteril fdlilMlu
con ii I, to tlm iniirketa of t tie Kaai.'
mild II. V. (iiiu-a In thla cil. ytstlt r
dii iiioinlnir liy direction of Jity
(io'uld, piiMliltiii of the I 'till ill rat-Ilk'
iiml ihe Oi'i'ti.ii .short. Line. 1 poiit
jtMi,iMi lii lss.t Iu aiir.v ( Hi? for t
railroad (nun liolae City. Idaho,
down I'll Iflv.-r to han l-'raiiclwo.
it tut I know Unit l'it Liver la I he
iiuturnl. 1'iia.v route for u triinacou
ilneii iil riiilr.ifid "
liittee ia fiiluiliir with the I'll
ll er route, Mini apenka from llial
know 1 -iU-. II- ia In lU'ihlliitf lo w
i tile it pntt-tit on (I t uiiliel lle III the
."(IK la nil" nl Ihe I I' for -.VI. IH. II
liorae power fleet rlc. I project.
"Tlie liliiliiai rnllroitil ii ii i li rl I y
iu I In- i null ry , lift! e tnilniii the
prolllea of the route Hiirveyed by in
in IvMI, pronounced the l'it Kiver
pnaa tin- la-rl In I he Htitte font rill I
rmiil lo I'l'iiitA tlie .si rnta. Thai
fiuthority It Crinville M. Undue,
Chief i;iitf.ne-r of III" I'uloll i'Mcllic,
when It una built from Oliiiihu to
I lie V cel.
The I'll Kivir route ia enaier tlnin
llecKivith puaa. The Wcaterii i'milic
lioiiHt of one per cent tfl'le, but
the fond cr.iHHca the liioiliitullie nt
nil elevii I ion of ."IHKI fi-el. The l'it
Klv i aurvey iiium-h the croHaluK la
Id w t he allow line.
Theaiirvey wit-t exHinlned iind ap
proved by audi ruill'oiid men na S.
11. Inikc, ioim preaideut of tlm
I ' o ii hi 1'aellic; JuiiifM.I. Hill, until
r. ceiitly pi-i-aldent of tlie tircut.
NnrUieVii, mid I'reaident Mellin, of
idlbe Xt-w York, New Haven and
Hartford, whowimfor ninny yearn
pividclit of the Northern I'Mcilic.
I'.vt-n Chiel K ni;liiti-r Howie, of the
Wcaiern I'acillc, adiiiltH that the l'it
Liver pai-a ia the t-aaieat roii'e over
I he Slei i aa."
"Why haa a rn ill-end never been
built tiown ihe l'it Hlver, then?"
wiih aaked of Mr. (iatea.
"Itecauai' Jay liollld died,' wit
the Dea Chutes river, aud secured
riuht of way to Madras IK) miles south
in Crook county. And iu tine mat
ter by boinw; Hist, tliev have tbe start
of the liarrimaii interests by uaviuK
: the pick of tbe route.
These ciicuuihtiuices all indicate
that. Lakeview will uot only have one
railroad in the near future, but more
than likely will have two or more.
All of which is kooiI news to those
' now hure. who have waited so lonu for
its comiuK, and also for those thous
ands who are now contemplating
locating iu Lakeview or its iiiimedi te
viciuity It will also be pood news
, for the people uf Summer Lake and
' Silver Lake aud other parts of Lake
county, which will thrive wonderfudy
under the stimulus of railroad ouneo
I tiou with the outsideworld.
The Snlein Stateaiiiuu aaya a peach
trower In Jackson county, On-non,
has a two-acre or.ihard of Muir peach
tjeeafi om which he will Bell 27 tenia
of fruit tlila fcaaon to the Aalilnnd
cannery at 1 cent per pound. Iet'B
Superintendent, of
Makes Some
Prof. R H. Jackson, county school
Superintendent, was transacting offic
ial biialuess here last Saturday, lie
issued Tompoiary Permits to teach
until the regular Feb. examinations,
to Albert Cook, Waldeu l)e Long,
Kittle Harry, Auua Goodman, and
Docia Willits.
Schools are uow iu session in nearly
all the districts of the couty, or will
be in soon.
The office is now supplied with all
siimilies uecebsarv for use of Districts.
Any district stieeding upplies should
write to the Superintendent for the
same.
The compulsory law and the law re
lating to truants will be rigidly en
forced. The State Association of
Superintendents r e c o in in end e d
the appointment of the Couuty
Sheiilfs as truaut officers throughout
tbe state.
MliiiiuiolU Hanker Hera
VV, II. Uobertsou, a bauker from
Minneapolis, was here last week look
ing over tbe field. He was very much
pleased with every phase of our
business aud agricultural interests,
aud may return later with 30 or 40
families from Minneapolis aud South
Uakoia who are awaitiug bis report.
Mrs. Martiu aud sou were arrivals
from Muuoie, ludiaua last Friday.
BEST
Survey Hci
Francisca
Him prompt reply. It wu lv ttU
diniM Ion that I aurveyed; Iu lsS!, a
route from P.ol City. Ll.tho to
Sail FrniK-lai o, Siartlna; at Unt-irlo.
On-Kon, on III- Oregon Sitort. Ldi-.
I worked wiih a civ w U L'oo men
aiirveyor-' aid oIimm Hiroiiiii
Soul hern Oregon Inlik Cm Iforliia and
ilo Wil l Ii-' l'it. Til' nirvey iV;H U.'
work of mo it ha ami iiioiitha. Wlieu
la waa couipl -ied i w aa r-uuiinoiied
to join ( it hi lil tit Idaiiha, Idaho
i'reai cut S II. larke waa with
iolll l. H'e HplMll twoitiiVH In ifoiuif
ovi-rthe aurvey mid prolilea Aal
waa itolnir to ill- train to leave
l'reaid"iit 'lark-, W lo waa clo-t- to
( ionld in c iitidei it, aaid Hint liould
wiih cut Ilio-icuHl .t over till l'it Hive-r
loirenm) waa Hurt to order llie
road built
I wiiit to Portland, waa to await
onlera t here. I coulidnet ly exactetl
lo re i-lve ni'dera ill a few wet'ka to
coinnience Inillilluu the railroad. I
waa Mlna-ked, however. In lean than
a month, to learn that Jay (iould
waa dead. He died very auddenly.
"II id Jay (iould live' I tirinly be
lieve thai there would la- a railroad
down l'it Kivcr today apart yf a
traiiHCoiitiueiinl line''
"Where would tint road atrikethe
Sacrameiito IUver?" waa aaked.
"At Iti'ddliiK, Ainleraoii or at lied
Uluff, ua you illicit chooae. I reuieui
lr Hit' route iierfc-tly. In the vicin
ity of Ctipper City It ia eaay to raiae
1 from Pil Itiver and atrike acroaa the
country ln any direction to reach
sucratiieoto IUver and the valley
proper.
It wan when Gatea waa Chief
Kiiiiiecr of the Jav (iould aurvey
part.v thai lie an w poaailiility of the
ililineiiae power pioject in the" bi
! la-nd" of t he Pit. which now brinj;
I hllll to Iw'ddihu: oil bllaineaa befoie
j the l'lited Siatea Laud Otliice.
Ten thotiaund dol'.ara haa la-en
Hpenl III eninei llilK work alone in
Connect Ion with thla project of tie
velopinic 2."iO,ii'KI horaepower of el
ectric energy. Tiila project ia coin
lnr to the front faater limn iuot
I iv p'e of Sliaata can ty renlize
Nee; 17 tons etiiala '4iU pounds, and
at IU ccnta la-r pound the orchard
returna !?sli). or iO.'i per at-re. I'r
lilic it lit I protitabli for the owner.
MONTHLY REPORT OF
PUPILS ON CARDS
Mouhtly report cards will be given
out iu !the school Mouday. Parents
should examine the reports carefully
as they will reveal tbe atteudance,
punctuality aud progress the children
bave made during tbe lust mouth of
school. Shoud you at any time dis
cover anything of an unsatisfactory
character, through means of these
reports or otherwise, it ia earnestly
desired that you will call upon aud
consult the teacher at once. By pur
suing this course, misunderstandings
will be avoided, ami tbe parties most
interested in tbe welfare uf tbe pupil
will mutually assist each other.
Schools
Recommendations
All teachers are required to send
the Superintendent a copy of the
cou'.ract for 'teaching as required by
law. The Superintendent asks for
the coutracts aud also for montbyl
reports of ad schools, so that he may
prepare complete statistics.
All teachers must observe the law
in regard to school property aud re
quire all pupils to remain on school
grounds during school hours.
The apportionment of school funds
will be made this week.
Superintendent Jackson is teaching
at Paisley and any ou wnttug bioi
should address him there.
The Dry Creek district will uulte
wit' the Uuiou Distiict for tbe win
ter term.
Principal Hauby reports 'the Lake
view school to be doing efficient work
with a large atteudauce. Some of tbe
rooms are crowded.
l'rufit in Ailt
From one Uravenstelu tree, a Moro
niaupiicked eight boxes of 3 apples,
aud his pears did even better tbuu
that. The climate of Sherman oouuty
is all right aud so ia the soil, for all
most anything that will (row auy"
where iu Oregon, by the application of
sound reasoning aud a little elbow
giease says tbe Observer. These trees
uever have bad the least bit of irrigation.
Have Engineers at Work Surveying
the Military Grant, Reservoir
Sites and Irrigation Canals
Oue ot the mun)t iroininent factors
Iu the future development ot t!)s sec
tion arrived bero-SundaTiii the person
of Mr. 14 J. Martin, of Ka isas City,
who ia preaiBdnt of the Orwtfoa Valley
Land Conipaitjju
Toe BtimtitiiN of hia proseiiie wa
at once felt in Um ionui'uration of
the work of improvement that means
much to Lk,view and the anrroud
iim coiiutiy. Two eutjinpora and
tfceir creti were aent out bright and
early MoaJity uiurnluK to beitia lay
in n out -lane for the iu mediate be
uinniiiK ul the work of construction
of the liu Irrigation project, which
will fitke the wter for that purpose
from the lrwa valley aDd the Cotton
wood cree.ka. The company ban
seemed the sites for reservoiia ou
Instil of tbeso canyons. The work Is
Irftint,' d ine ou a scale sufflcieotly largf
to irrigate 7.j, (100 aares. and more ie
the preaect owners of tbe laud desire
water on theii huldinis.
Muti are uow on the ground at tbe
sites for not a these reservoirs, at
ork in constructing the nceessary
buil liuKe for shelter of men and
beasts and also for those needed for
blacksmith arid other work. Cue of
the engineer crews will survey tbe
sites for tbe dama, while tbe other
will lay out tbe main canals and tbe
laterals. Oue of tbe crews will be in
charge of Chief Engineer Rice of tbe
company, and tbe uber in cbarga of
Eugineer Faulkuer. When tbe camp
buil Hugs are completed, men will be
put to work laying tbe foundations
for the dams. A telephone line has
tieen ordered put in between tbe office
in Lakeview and both of the dam
sites, aud communication will be bad
jost as soon as the Telephone com
pany can put iu tbe poles ani string
the wires. Every thiug possible is
being done to carry forward tbe work,
so that all will be in readiness tor
tbe crowd comlnu to take possession
Paid $16,000 for a
Ten-acre Apple Orchard
A Record Price for Oregon Apples That
Will Yet be Duplicated In Lake County
Anew record price was paid for Paid tor tbia tract exceeds the highest
Hood Kiver orchard land last A-eek, ! Ft,!,? retofore P(Jd forsimiliar land
. 'by $M) an acte. It is estimated that
and the sale also probably establishes ; the crop now on the trees will ,net
anew record price for agiicultural' the owner 400 an acre, or 25 per cent
laud iu Oreeou. Tbe sale was of a 10-
acre tract 6et in 7-year-old Newtown
Pippins aud Spitzeuburg trees, all
bearing heavily, which was purchased
by Frank E. Deau, late of Illinois,
for $ 1,600 an acre. Tbe tract was a
part of the 50 acre orchard of M. M.
Hull, located on the east side of the
valley ou tbe Hue of tbe Mouut Hood
lailway, wbicb is considered the finest
apple orchard in tbe state. The price
Government Land Scarce
None Left Outside of Oregon
The time has passed when a mau
might uiove westward aud take up
virgiu soil at bis pleasure, aud, in
general, it may be said that the son
of the farmer of today must look for
bis sole heritage iu tbe land bis
father holds, says tbe Portland (Ore
gon) Telegram. '.'
It is a'so a fact that the greatest
aud best 'portion remaiuing of Uncle
Sam's ouce g orious domain, lies in
the Ureal Inlaud Empire, comprising
the counties of Lake, Haruey aud
Malheur. But the eyes of tbe entire
countrv are now cast this way, aud
it is only a question of oue or two
years before it will be all taken, and
where then will tbe land-buugry go
for farms aud homes? -,1'4
We cauuot add to our agricultural
EXPERIENCED CREAMERY MAN
WANTS TO PUT PLANT IN HERE
A gentlemau from Alturas was here
Friday, looking over the field for the
establishment of a creamery. He was
very favorably impressed with the
piospects aud doubtless will conclude
to locate her ""
One of thedraw-back8 be found was
no available building for the purpose.
and no obtainable dwelling for his
family He has a modern plaut of tbe
uecessary machinery, ana an ne neeua
to start lu here is tbe buildiug aud
dwelling.
It would seem as though there
of the land next year. Tbe oonfetn
p'ated i!nnroveineiit4 will cost up
ward of half a million dollars.
The company is havin ; the moot
woodi-rful Biicceas i'i dispo-'ini' of the
coutracts. Over htlf of th entire
number of upwards of 12,000 contracts
are sold, which means over one mil
lion of dolltrs. and the applications
'or coutracts are comiiii; into the
main office at Kansas City, at tbe
rate of ri'i.OO 0 a day.
The ofllcials of the company attri
bute a treat deal of tbeir success in
disposing of these coutricts to tbe
hearty support of the pe iple of Lake
view, a ho bave almost invariably
spoken well cf the lauds to intending
purchasers ; and espcially to Tbe Ex
amiuer are they willing to accord no
s nail share of tbeir snncess, which,
has spared no pains ia Kivirtr out i nf or
al r i n of tbe most convincing tort, all
of which hi a bad its weight in intlenc
ing people to think of making this
favored land tbeir future home.
The work in this vicinity will be in
charge of Mr. K. W. Martin, of Kan
sas City, who is a brother of tbe
president of the company. He bad
charge ot the local work in a similar
i eutoi prise in Colorado, and while not
' a professional engineer has bad con-
; sideiable experience in tbe practical
work of irrigation and is able to
handle the matter here so as to insure
a system that will make this valley
one of tbe most certiu and prolactive
irrigated sections in America.
The people of Lakeview can surely
bless tbeir lucky stars that these
gentlemen bave taken matters in
baud, aud they can rest asaurd that
' from tbe result of tbeir labors, there
will grow up one of tbe largest aud
best towns iu tbe inter-mountain
region. All business people here will
soon feel the eifects of tbe increase
of population, aud in tbe forward
processiou the Examiner intends to
keep well to tbe front.
of tu purchase price.
It may be interesting to note here
ti at of scoffers aud knockers there
were a-pleuty in that section once
uptn a time, as is tbe case here to a
very limited extent. But tbe fellows
with failb went on with tbeir work
and uow, beheld ! tbe result.
Aud the time is sooo coming when
effort iu fruit grownig undoubtedly
wil. bring the same results right here
in Lake couuty.
areas, except by irrigation aud dra'n
age, but we may by intellgeut selec
tion of crops, by scientific cultiva
tion and by careful treatment of land,
; make it produce three or four times
sa much aa it does "at present Aud
j this is tbe diiectiou iu wbicb our
i development should proceed, for we
! must. Hud room within tbe next 30
years for a doubled population in a
territory already fully occupied
according to our undisoerning ideas.
The American farmer of the future
must be a man of broad mind aud
technical kuowledge He must apply
to his operations the same thought
ful mauagemeut. preoisiou and fore
sight that characterizes tbe busiuess
conduct of the manufacturer aud the
merchant.,
should be some effort made here to
secure and maintain enterprises of
this sort that go toward makiug
Lakeview a city.
Tbe creamery over at Bonanza ia a
money maker fur both the towns-people
aud the farmers, and si o i an
eutt-i prise would bo a Boucce of profit
here as well.
Every town or section In which
a creamery is located is a prosperous
oue, and the moutbly distribution of
creamery ehecka amoung farmers aud
busiuess meu makes uiouey plsu'iful.
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