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. VOL. XXX LAKKVIKW, LAKH COUNTY, OKKOON, TIIUHSDA Y, MAHCH 18, 190fJ. NO. 10
Tin Banquet given Monday night
by t'e Lakeview lloNrd of Trade in
liniuir of Mr. It. J. M hi tin, 1'ichI
di'iit of the Oregon Valley Land Co.,
Will II MT'HlltlltivP minting t tho
IhihIiiiihh man ol tho town. Owing to
tlie limited seating capacity of Hotel
Lake via on If 7" plate could he
.provided. Tho hotel ! 1 1 h 1 ti I jr did
It part well, bulb in vluuda Mini scr
vUms Uuder the Immediate supervla
lou of Col. Light aud Mrs. llano.
Among I ne gueata were h number of
recent arrivals from North Carolina,
Alalamn, Oklahoma, Texan, Kansas,
California, Cololadd Slid OlIlAT Htlltl'H.
The presiding guuius iia V. L.
Hnelling. uuii he certainly acquitted
tliUIM'lf With tlOUOr M tOUHtlllMhtcr.
llo waa witty iu his Introductions,
anil hiM local quijiM nt Kin expense of
the speakers afforded ainimouiuiit for
Mil.
The flritt speaker waa L. F. Conn,
one of our legal luminaries. ' ilia
topl) waa 'Lake county ami ita possi
bilities." Dr. Duly was to han pre
iHtMiiti'l Mr. Cunn, hut urgent pro
fessional duties prevented bio attendance.
l. r.
Mi. Couu mu lil :
' rlddm Irom Jiwno
have wry good
oouuty, jujgiug
CONN
" No one w liu linn
to Lakeview can
opluiuu ol Lake
from tlm dreary
witKle tiiua liavalttd to gel here.
Itut
a Hfiiirt aojouru in tbia town
bU'J
vicinity wun h Ituiu olmcrvnilou 011
t'lii port uf the- tiuw-couier willsnou
briug hiiu to ii -realization of tha Im
mense possibilities ( IIih country,
aini it will Hot take l t nt long to mc
Wllllt tlllH (ill-Ill KlIlpllH in I lit In
Some day. Tlie cnnuul u'jwnif might
UOl See tllU HI l ilt possibilities 0
lilt v i iii Itio 1'iiuuty because they
ruight not. tiu apparent .to tumii nt a
glance, hut luero are iiiuuy thing
that will untold in tlm iiuur luturu.
Mr. Toaslmunlfr aud Gentlemen, tliU
Ik a rich country, itui Lnkeviw in a
rich town not great an yet ho lur na
uouceru our pupulut ion, hut llm town
ami country aru on tlie rvuof great
things iu way of development.
'1'irst, we nil realize that groat
wealth lie In
ul 1 those broud acrea !
tributary
ary to tl.e town. Tula
fartlle valloy ineaiia poHMbCS
beyond preKHiil iu colatloo, ,
Kreut
tlfB.
from au agricultural hiaudixiiut. iio
Hidea thu alley propT, the noil in
the foot-billrt whleli overlook thlrt
Kroat valley alno pOKoenoea the fnaeu
tiula OT fritillly tiiipuiprtKBWil, that in
time will proUiice iiiiniuiinely ol
fruita, larw'u aud auiall. Via know
what u?n lull aides haa done elo
where, and relalze ttieio are aimllar
poaalbldtiea helu ,
The ponalbiitliua will tie chunked to
atoualitlea now that thia at-cllou (a to
be placed under Irrigation 'llm pro
duction of the pant will tie ctiaiiKud
under aiion fructify lutf mtiueui-o 10
fold, bo told, aud even I'AJ with
aluolutu certainty of crop realixultou.
Uuder aucb InUiieuce 1 leel that our
preaeut population iu the county of
&00, oot to exceed l.uJO. under the
aaaured pioducllon ot thuae broad
ajrea by ineana of IrrlKiitlon airioul
ture alone will support bO.OoO, yea
70,000, or eveu 100.000 peploe, where
wonow have only hundreds (applause).
They will be dependent upon, and
will realize a living and competeucy
from ttie fertile acrea tributary to tbia
little oity.
In addition to tb agricultural
pofalbillilea ot tbia couuly, there are
Lundreda of acrea, yea, liuudreda ol
tbouaauda of acrea, of tbe fluent uiaz
Iok lauda In the world in Lake County.
Not only have treee luude beeu wood
Iu tbe patt. when foitui ea weie n.adj
lu tbe atook aiuwiuu iuduatr, but
tbey are equally ood for tbe preaeu
and tbe etruia mcut vl uliiju
foreata by tbe aeueral uovernuieut will
bailee them to be devoted to tbat pur
ljh for all time.
Aaide troui tbe agricultural aud
grazing intereats of Lake county there
remain Immeuae foreata of the Uueat
due In tbe world, wblcu are
now In handa of private partiea, end
uot Included In tbe National Foreata
devoted to oonaerration of our water
abeda and. Incidentally, to (took
growing. Theae privately held foreata
In not tbe too dlatant future will be
out down, and will be manufactured
into lumber and building and other
material tu aupply the ueeda of tbe
incoming people. Tbia will mean
labor for thousands.
These broad valleya lying witbia
the county, Uooe Lake, Cbeauoau.
Warner Lake, and many otbera, all
poaaeaa a soil tbat la especially adapt
ed to tbe growtb of augar beeta. Thia
faot aloua, inaurea in time the ereo
tion of beet augar factories tbat will
add to tbe labor possibilities of Lake
county and will also add to tbe future
growth of tbe oounty anal of tbe
nation.
Tbe produotlon of wool In tbia
eounty should, In time, support a
real woolen manufactory. Tbe Lake
oiunty produot la moch sought after
at higher prices than for tbat of other
looaiities and tbe produot of auob
aillla would be of high order.
Another thing tbat in possible Is
railroad construction by local people.
If we are longer denied railroad priva
tes by those who should supply our
needs, there la a poasblllty tbat local
eapltal will go into railroad construc
tion and operation, and thereby con
nect op all these great fertile valleys
Into one common whole, so that our
f arled future products can be garner
ed, and aent out to the markets of
tbe eartb.
There is a strong probability also
that within tbe coutlnaa of Lake
eounty there are some of the finest
gold producing prospects on the l'aol
flo ooast.
All these possibilities lead us to
boast tbat not a decade hence our
areaant sparse population of 3000, will
OARD OF TRADE ENTERTAIN PRESIDENT MARTIN
Our Prominent
tically of
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have liecoma 1i,()iMI, 20,0000, yo.OOO, or
evau IV,(KH) ami pone i lily many within
th Moiiml of my voicnuill ni'n thn
rent i7.ut Ion of nil ttmn taiiiK (uront
api'laiirta). 1 bnpit to be one to h- the
full coiiMiiinatlnu of all the thinK
that 1 have forittot. '
W. LA Ik THOMI.-ON
' Ttio. uixt Kptniker waa W. Lair
ThompNoii, who Kpokn on "Tlm Value
of Organization. " lie khII that if we
Wdt not hustie tlmt we woohl not aiic
('('(ii In Itillunt iniMmurii. lie cited
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UIK'1'llr'lllll'll li IH"I will! IJ J .
10 yearn una waa an unknown hnmlet
without naiiia or iutlunure. Hut,
throuuli oriiuuiKil I'lTort of it b hami
ful of ppople tlR-y 1 1 it 4 mlvurl Iwd thtiir
iertoiirci' in nun Im S that ol applo
Kronlnir, until now that proiluct waa
known tho worl I nvT at thu lliuiHt ol
ita kiml. We know, of courne, from
aetual roNulta olitaliiviT iu 1 jtk uouii
ly Hint we I'liulJ oro'liice an line, or a
liner applo, tint Unit fact la liol yet
known oiiUlilo to hut a fnw ami our
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'l ."t wa""H ;'ho Z7 iu a ,Xa
I VI Kro. ' V"."' r " " V" l"' "Y
of any yrown oil earth much llm tune
that live haudud Adiim that nun that
brought about oixitiil..itloii that b.-ad
to HilCCeH.
H. ,,- . . , . I IU LIC IIIILl.t-1 lllill Ulllfl UID
oo I Kiver i not the only towni, , , ;j , .
th'it baa forcud ahead by iinnii of
oiKiiDlzed elfort. Look at Kuune,
n: a atruuuliuK viltauo, now a thriv-1
In lt throi.Kh th Mlortn of itaown
:oopl. He ..odtord. aunt cr oyl-
u- of tniirveloua rowtli due to lo-
cai "i Jnl.l ion
"But I ke county ha) an opportu
nity brouuti' to lior verj duors, with
out spend lurf one cent of her own mo
ney, that in I he best in Dretfon todiiy.
Mr. Mm I in of tlie Ureituu Valley Laud
, , I
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Co. has recently becmno )ohmhiii
a bii( acreiiKO knowii an the Military
Kond (irant, and ia now taking over
niiolliei btii;n tract, which hn ia to
place uiid-T irrigation aud subi'ividn
into small linldinus liy meana of a
raarvelouH eystem of advertlsmt he has
bMiiKht these lands and Lakeview and
Lake Couty to the attention of thou
siiudn of people, that could not tie
reached auy other way. All thia Is
done for onr benefit, without the ex
penditure of a mi iik! Ih dollar of local
money and we will Iherety reat a be
noflt of untold value. The people be
reaches are of the middle calss, pos
aesning more or less means, all of
wtrTcb will bo to the uphuildiuit of
Lakevew and Lake couutv. It can
not helu makiug tbia aection bloom
with activity and prosperity.
"Th organization of Mr. Martin
aud bia aaHociatea ia now euttaged in
avork that will be accomplished in
a abort time. The U. 8 Government
I as ln-ea trying to complete a similar
l. dei taking for Klamath Falls for a
oumber of years, and has not y t auu
'oeeded. It goea without saying tbat
the auc.ceaa of tbia enterprise means
a groat farming proposition bore, and
addd growtb for Lakeview.
"Tbe work of these men means that
we muat plau to take oare of the peo
ple they are attractiug. It meana tbat
we muat by tbe help of this organized
Hoard of Trade reach out fur tbinga
tbat will bold these people aod pro
vide them with employment and pur
suits after tbey get bere. It means
that we muat hustle for a beet sugar
factory, a woolen factory, f r
mills and wood working establish
ments. We must busy ourselves lu tbe
endeavor to get after these tbinga, or
they will not oome.. Tbe lioard of
Trade Is bere to find out what we cau
do along these aud other lines, aud
will not leave a stone unturned, in
tbat effort
"This is a small town, but it has
considerable wealth in tbe aggregate.
wane we nave many weailby men.
there are no multimillionaires. UuL
suoh as we have, are publio spirited
aud are ready and anxious to help In
tbe grand cause of up-lifting Lake
oounty.
"We should make a speolal effort
to welcome tbe people and utllze tbe
good things the Oregon Valley Laud
Co. is bringiug to our very doors, at
practically no expense to us.
SNELLINU PITIES "DAD"
In Introducing Mr. Martin to the
gathering, Mr. Bnelling was at his
beat. He bubbled ovar with his theme
and his wit sparkled as finely as a
freshly unoorked bottle of Mumm's
Extra Dry. Me said tbat the next
speaker was a man wbo came from tbe
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naaii, wuoro nil gouu VUlDgS came
from, including oyolones aud race
riots. He had been here before, and
his early religious training was then
apparent In tbe manner by whloh he
ouaaed the N.O .O., a proceeding that
delighted all old timers and won his
way into their hearta. He even won
tbe good will thereby of poor old
"Dad" Heryford tbe poor old chap
who oame out bere 3ft or 40 years ago
from the "Show Me" land, without
a cent, and his trousers held up with
a wooden peg In his galluses, lie had
ambition, though, and wanted to ss-
Men
Lake
All Determined to Plake
Lakeview
cure m little farm, uikJ h lew
ljal of
(.tllll'l'i PU Lll'ife !ie tuuiu inio Ul
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Im wife ami huhiea I5y attention to
pa an 1 furly and late tmluhtry,
lie Iih'I ut IumI Mio'ceili-d iu L'l'tlinK a
littln lancli of 40,1 k) hi-ii-h of the list
lauJ iu l.nkn county. Thin mini Mnr
t'li, aUu trotn MlHHiiori, haw Dail'a
lillln p ifhi-Mrioiiri rtitl) cuvi toiiM i j en
and Unit too, eiulu:-.t thy UL-ripturiil
I ii j n ii i-1 1 o ii not to do ho. lit lliin'ly
hiii'i'it-ileil iu K'ettinu that ll He faun
away I nun poor old Dud. and all tli.t
Dnd Iimh to hlmw lor it in lm!f a inil
liuu dolara. Poor o'll (.'Imp ! We all
n-51 null Ul lllill. ai it u vinu
1 tu l" l" w""uu'
I aether by tuiyluu a calf hern, and an-
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other there, aud ty working for nu-
other on .diare. all will have to iro. and
poor old Dad, altel they have not bis
; little liuiue, Inn fe cows tlmt lit) needs
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lie needs too, bo he won't have I J
! wula to town to piny pedro, all will
be K" and he won't have a (iurued
,,,,, t(J hlort. for L(1J ei,nihll,, tlie 1(1Ht
t ,)Ut , mll ry (I1 ul ,ou aollara !
J(i buk o , Tllt, po(lre eMuU o
his years ot hard work ull none, noth-
mi lu tun wolll leil but that million
i.iIIhih! 1 l in ton bad. and to thiuk
tbat a iac man, like Ur. Martin aetms
to be, vtoiill one it poor ol I man that
way appeals all llio more iep:etieu-
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dollars will have Hie "70" braud on
tbeiul Hut, Dad will uot be able to
spend that mouey iu 7j ears, even I
though be looses 17 games of peoro,
all iu a week. Mauv of his ti lends'
who loved him in bis time ot prosper
ity will tjuit him. u.w that adversity
bus overtakeu Ihui aud robbed him
I of everything in tbe world but that
million dollu's. Kven Uoc. Daly, who
used to be his frieud, hiked oil to
Chicago, aud shaved oil bla mustache,
I and when hn got back be left old Dad
to bia fate, aud climbed onto tbe
Oregon Valley Laud Co'a baud wagou.
But. 1 say to old Dad, that 1 will
stick to you just aa loug aa you have
a dollar left!
K. J. MARTIN
Mr. Martiu spoke aa follows: "1
didn't kuow tbat 1 was committl.i
unpardonable eiu iu takiug Dnd a
farm from him. At auy rale 1 a.u not
sorry tbat 1 did so, aud don l believe I
be la either. 1 leel that 1 am a rauiy
good judge of buiuau ii.iture. 1 kuow
that Mr. Ileryfcr l will take good ctre
of himself, but, at tbe same time, 1
feel tbat be never would staud in tbe
.tuy u. buiiiuu pi ogress. If he bad
not beeu publio spirited, he would
not have sold tbe bold lugs he had
aoonired. with such effort all these
years, to make room for tbe many wbo
are now to receive tbe broad fertile
acres to wbch he held sole title. In
other words, he has let go of this
spleudld property tbat tbe many may
be benefitted.
"Judging from what has been done
in tbe past six mouths, sbould and
does give an assurance of what we will
do for your county. When bere last 1
told you that there was sufficient
water runuiug to waste from the west
side of this valley to water 50,000 or
60,000 aores, aud it might possibly
be capable of irrigating 100,000 acres.
Well, acourate measurements from
Drews Creek this wiuter have given
3000 cubic feet per second. With such
a flow, a dam 17& feet high at the cau-
Lou would oover every aore of Goose
alee valley, and would reach up and
also Irriatge the hill tracts above this
town, if we bad no other water sup
plybut we have it would furnish
more water than we shall ever need.
We are doiug more tbau tbe govern
ment is doiug at Kimatb, aud we aball
Eerform cur work at less expense. We
ave the laud, we have tbe money,
aud you can rest assured tbat we will
bring this big project to a successful
Issue just aa fast as men and money
can Deform tbe work. 1 told you then I
tbat It we succeeded you, and those
who oome after you, would bless us.
and if we failed we would be dammed
NARROW-GAUGE TO
BE HERE THIS FALL
A 8iu Francisco despatch aaya that
tlttrrliuan baa uot bought tbe nar-
row-g-auiw anil that "it win be ex
tended :it once. and will have trams
runntutf Into Lakevtew, t la-flue w and
coiutntf farming country, by fall,"
Uurreu l
Tall
CoiiEty's
a Big Town
w ilh wreater fervency. Itut, we shall
not fail. There is now nothing t but
can pieveut us from doiut( this woik
utile it should be some ureal eou vul
aiou of mil u re. And within the next
live years you will fee this valley dot
ted with no less thuu 'JUn iroi-perous
aud contented hom-H. We expect lo
scud you more, but tbe knockers are
tuy all alon the line, and some of
the tiuiidtnuy tie nared from com
ing, or may be induced to dr' p by
the navslde.
"Von shout I meet these, people and
uive. t Ii " f ii the glad hand, and make
lliem think they aru weli-ome, and
thTe will be prosperity and pleuty
lor all. lu peo le there is wealth.
Here ir a county 120 by 150 mile w ith
only .'l.fiOO people. It lias resources
euoiiKh to support "ii KJ, Ol" I. it i as
bit; as New Jersey, and larger than
Kliode Island aud Connecticut com
lilned Noue of those states have (he
resources pf Lake couuty. and yet,
look at the dense poi illation tbat they
sustain. Here you have resources of
the farm, the range, the forest, be
mine, aud with water power great
enough, if developed, to drive tbe
' wheels of progress greater than ever
twill be vour neeil-i. If the timber
alone of thia county were sold at itb
aetuul worth it wouli make all the
i people now here rich. Aud there are
other regimes that meau wealth U
j t tie many.
I "it is true wiai a long nam riue
i fmni Iliwi her ia not In ii iseoii ruin
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the few, bnt those of stout hearts aud !
of an observing turn of mind can!
see tbe possibilities aud the greatuess '
of the country. 1 confess that when,
I Urst came bere, as your toastmaster.
has stated, 1 was ready to "damn"
something elHO besides tbe streams
flowing from the mountain to the lake.
But, 1 did uot rush back the next
morning. Instead 1 begun to look
around I saw tbe soil was good, aud
tlia nni 1 1 ml . u.afA kupnii.l f n unna
The more I investigated tbe better j And- ,u this connection our toast
satibtied 1 became with your country, master says that oar guest has held
which led me and my associatea to I P and tried to get the best of
undertake colonization of this beauti-i h,m-llt on account of that first apple,
ml ,..! fertile vallev. In thia eu- 1 " that the people coming here can
deavor we have dune more than we
have promised. Our latest acquisi
tion, which cost us 500,000, was
made for tbe aole purpose lof doing
more tbau we baragined to do for our
contract holders We did not need to
do tbis aa I here ia no question bnt
j they voull have been satisfied
with th allotments a originally des-
I igued. We did it to show, solar as
we are concerned, tbat there ia some
thing greater In this world than man
eyl (applause).
COlTdANIEL BOONE
Mr. bnelling then in a few felicitous
words Introduced the veteran,
Col. Daniel Booue, who was in good
form, and who spoke on "Our Board
of Trade and its Possibilities,' as
follows:
"1 am glad to speak of Lakeview,
aud. for any thing tbat conduces to its
growth and ttlfare. 1 am proud of
the town and its people 1 know that
we have a good country. We have
good soil and its products are of tbe
best. We have many natural advanta
ges, more thaultbe people now bere can
take care ot. We need more feopte
to help us in tha development ot all
these good things. And in order to
secure this aid we must 1st our light
shine for '.be homeeeekers to see. We
have reached the stage where we must
compel attention In order to secure
growth In population.
"I am free to confess that I was not
in a hurry to get on the Oregon Val
ley Land Co'a band wagon. But,
when 1 saw tbat they meant buinsss,
and that it was their purpose to en
gage in an honest endeavor to colon
ize and irrigate this valley. I was
ready to endorse them. Their every
acta so far has been suoh as to give
me confidence, and 1 now believe tbat
this valley will be sub-divided into
ve5',Vg 1 acres and divided
among 'JJW families, which means
greatness tot Lakeview and Lake
oounty. Some men are bom great
and some aobleve greatness, wbile
others have greatness thrust upon
them. Tbe latter Is the case with
Jakeview. Without effort of its peo-
le, through tbe labor and money ot
ir. Martin, Lakeview is to nave
greatness thrust upon her and her
people. The coming of 2000 families
the next five years means tbat we
shall then have, on tha most coserva
tive basis, 3 or 6 tlmea tbe present
population. Even a blind man can
see what tbat means, and any . man
wbo will not help to win these people
and welcome them when they do
oome, is worse than blind. These peo
ple are being led to our gates, and
Enthusias-
Future
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we w ill be untrue to to ourselves if we
do not give them a hearty welcome.
"Wo want to cite a glid welcome to
lie man from Illinois', who bad to cut
down all his fruit trees the past win-
j ter, becaus-e the frost killed them,
i "We will welcome the man from
Florida, where one frost did more
. dauiHue than has been done in Lake
j county during tbe whole of the '!)
jenrs that 1 have lived here fappl
atise). mas taised in the co ton
states, and I can say from experience
that frost was a frequent and iHshs
trous visitor there, wbile here there
has never been a total failure of the
fruit crop from frost. Last year was
the worst we ever experienced from
thftt cause, but. even then we did uot
stiller a total los of the fruit crop,
and no smudge ncr other methods for
frost prevention were resorted to.
either. The fact of the matter is that
d'iring the past 30 years there Las on
ly beeu three failures in our fruit crop
uud none were total failures,
aud most years the crop exceeded
the local demand.
"We will welcome the farmer from
Iowa, for here he will never get the
smell of a chintz bug, nor have we seen
our grain fields turned yellow fiom
their rarages.
"We will welcome the man from
New Jersey, who can grow chickens
here without their sulfering from
gapes.
"We will say to the mau from Kan
sas and Oklahoma who are here there ia
no drouth aud no need of a storm
cellar !
, "We will welcome all meu of every
1 rauk, station and color, except the
man with a pig tail. We have no use
for him ! (applause). But- to all
otbera we will extend tbe band of
good fellowship, and will do our
best to get, and bold all who come
within our gates.
JCDOE BENSON
The next speaker was Judge Ben
son wbo epoke on "Tbe Past, Present,
and Future:" He said:
"I have been assigned a large topic,
and if I begin with the past, it will
take me back to tbe time, long be
fore Lakeview, Hood river, or Rogue
river apples were such a glorious
reailty. aod back to tbe time when
a certain lady banded her only
gen'leman friend an apple, which has
made tbe rest of us bustle ever aince.
I raise moro apples
"1 like tbat subject, and ir 1 am to
no it justice, 1 advice you ail to take
' tbe Tucson man's advice and "Send
' fni vrmr hlnnlfMtrtt" fl.ilvAVAP T will
be brief.
"I rememner well, my first visit to
Lakeview, 17 'ears aago. It wa-t a
charming little ttfwn then. I alsj
remember tbe Hie that swept the
town out of exiatenoe. It always has
been a good town, and tbe future
presage greatness. 1 am not a pro
pbet, but 1 am confident that tbe
next 5 years will see Lakeview a city
of 10.000 population, and tbat Lake
couaty within tbe same time will
possess 20,000 people. We know they
aie coming aa fast as stage coaobes.
and autos, and railroads can bring
them.
''Why? Well, because all over the
entire world there are land hungry
people. Each man wants a home of
his own. Tbe population is ever in
creasing, wbile there never can be
more laud. Tbe aupply is limited
Tbe boast onoe that Uncle 6am is
rich enough to give os all a farm does
not hold good these days. His once
broad, free, fertile acres are gone
aod eastern land is now beyond tbe
means of tbe many. Tbat vast, free
acreage has narrowed down, until now
all tbat remains of any agricultural
value, lie within the confines of
Southeastern Oregon. It is the last
West, tbe last place where men of
small meana ean get a home. Many
know tbis oonditlon exists, and Is a
stern reality, and for tbat reason it
will be, not to exceed a year or so,
before tbe free government land wi 1
be a thing of history. So much for
tbe past, and the present, we aball
have to take the future aa it comes. "
(applause).
C. K. SEAQEIt
The next speaker was Mr. 0. R.
Seager who gave a very interesting
talk on "Realty and its Develop
ments." He sail;
1 am a new comer but I have stay
ing qualities. I liked tbe town and
country from first sight, and judging
from what I have observed In tbe
growth of other communities, without
any of the material advantages of
Lakeview, I am satisfied tbat it is
only a matter of a very short time; be-'
fore this town acquires a greatness ell
ber owo, and which will be the mar
vel of many towns less favorbaly bless- i
ed. . ti a
I must say tbat I was not. at Cm
favorably impressed with the looks of
things as 1 left Keuo on my journey
here. Tbe rooks and i ashy-look
ing soil, did not appeal o me. But,
i found that the further noith I.
journeyed the better th country
looked, nntil there burnt upon my
tonlshed vision the Golden (loose
!akb valley, and then like some old
chap in Ancient llistorr, 1 was ready
to yell, "Cureka " i thought I bad
struck that garden of old in whi"h an
apple ami a fit; leaf an i romineutly
llg ired. I saw the apple all rigrt,
and it wa goo I to look upon, and the
faite well, since 1 have got a bite of
a Golden Goose lake apple, I em not
at all inclined to bliine Adam for
doing something that, corning down
through the centuriei, had eventually
laude l two huky young chaps named
"Stager" lu the midst of a garden
that gave promise some day of equal
ing the one from which Adam and
Kve had been expeILd so long ago.
"This is indeed a great couutry. foil
of aplendid opportunity for tb ob
serving. And 1 reel that any one
wbo comes here with a firm resolution
to succeed can not tail securing a
competency iu lime, no matter how
limited bis capital
"Those now here should not hesi
tate to recommend t'.e country to
homesee' er. And i believe that the -Lakeview
Board of Trade, ro nposed
as it is of old and young men, will be
a great factor in the upbiilding of
this town and county The older
heads can plan, and the youimgr ones
can execute, which will make every
move undertaken a success. "
W. H SHIRK
W. H. Shirk, the able president of
the Board of Trade, then gave tbe
"Good Night" an I m-t le tho do-dug
address. He said:
"I did not exp-ct to talk to you
touight and feel that our Toa-it master,
in making tbe announcement, baa
made me the victim of misplaced
confidence. Hn said be would oot
call unon me.
"In view of whit his ben
here tonight by able speakers
said
1 do
not kuow aa I can say a great
that will iutereat you.
deal
"1 might, however, say to
stranger that 1 am something
these
of a
pioneer myself. 1 followed a herd of
cattle from Texas to our neighboring
county, Harney, on the east. 1 built
a log cabin o' Juniper logs. Our
neatest P. O. was Wiunemucca, Nev
ada, 100 miles to tbe south. Our fare
was tbe commonest. There were no
stores in tbo county as now, tided
to overflowing with gocd things to
eat from all the quarters of tbe earth -But,
in spite of all hardships a".d
privtaicns 1 prospered there, and dn
a;ly sold out. 1 was undeciiie-i what
to do. but went to -Reno. Urines
for a day only called me to Lakeview.
1 came, waa charmed with -017 .tlt-t ,
view of the to-vn and country, aod de
cided to seek no further. 1 remined.
have been bere ever since and expect
to end my days here. 1 am satisfied
if the past has been so good to me
bere tbat tbe future holds still better
things in store for os alL
"The country now looks its worst.
But, if the new comer will take pains
to investigate, and will stay and take
hold of some ot tbe opportunities ly
ing on evrey band be cannot fai of
success.
"I was born and raaised in Illinois,
on tbe east side of tbe Kanakee river.
My father went there and took up
government load. When 1 waa quite
a small boy 1 remember that all tbat
part of tbe state east of tbe river waa
government land free bomee. We
used to drive our stock there for pas
turage. Then tbe whole country east
of tbe Pacific coast was unoccupied.
Tbe homeless could get hones any
where. Thar, vai only 4o years ago.
1 . . . . - it. . irk. . . K.
liui now ia 11 njwi mn yuuuu
domain has passed into private bands,
until today all tbat is left lies within
the borders of Southeastern Oregon,
of wbicb Lakeview is tbe centei a d
tbe metropolis. Little wouder then
we begin to hear tbe rumble of tbe
apruacb of thousands to avail them
selves of tbe last remaining privilege
of free homes in our country! In
addition to tbe free government lands
etiU available, tbe Oregon Valley Land
Co. has done a wonderful thing in
attractiug these people, not only to
their own immense holdings, but to
the other resources of the county.
"In view of these conditions, and
this awnifeet hunger for land, how
short will be tbe time until all will
be taken by those of modest means,
but with stout hearts and willing
bands to carve out a competency for
themselves and those dependent upon
their exertions?
"We know what now is going On lid
Eastern Washington, our northern,
neighbor, with no free lauda, but
where there is a rivalry of clashing
1 airload interests, striving with might v
and main to secure a share in tbe'
rioh haulage, something that is mak--ing
a net work ot tbat state in way of
railroad construction.
"What is being done op thqre will
be repeated bere, for we have soil,
climate and production equally good,
with vaster acreage, tbat cannot much
longer be bidden from men wbo are
looking for railroad opportunity. Our
great virgin empire will afford all
suoh men business iu railroad
construction, as development pro-
oeeds, for years to oome.
"Real estate valnee here now are low
and those desiring homes In The last
and Best West, " sbould lose no time
In getting a foot bold for tbeir future
"We will extend the band of wel
come to all who desiie to come. And
tbat is what this Board of Trade was
organized for, to give intending set
tlers tbe real facts and conditions so "
that they can determine for thesnaelvea x
aa tu whether or not it meets, tholr
deeires. and It satisfied, we are .bera.v
tonwelcome tbem aaa point ine .wiy
for them to make best use of their
brain and muscle.
. "Every one bere Has prosperea in nil
chosen calling, and tboae wbo oome
later can uot help securing success if
tbey poaseaa tbe will and determina
tion necessary 10 mass me moe v
their opportunity."
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