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VOL. XXX LAKKV1KW, LA K K COUNTY, OKKCION, JUNK 17.1900. NO. 2t: EXTEND A IIEARTYLaceancGrow WtLLUMt 111 II t i Fine Onions RAILROAD WHEN IT COMES Don't Stand in Its Way, But Give it Every Encouragement Possible lb another column Will U tCHuA new of a hlghy encouraging natur hi to the early coining of a railroad to Lakeview. It U an outcome tbat The Kxaitilner ha looked for Id view of tha changed condition brought about by the com ing of tha railroad to Klumatti Fall. The N. C U. saw that the trade of Lakeview and of Lake Count was bound to pea away from that Hoe and would fjnally be grnalty reduced, If uot entirely obliterated, unless something was dona and that quickly, looking to the cbanglug of the Hue to a standard guage, and It exten sion at leant ao far a Lakeview. The men at the head of the line also observed that there was a great rlcb and fertile country exlaudliig north of lakeview to the Columbia river, lth a aourue population but one a a uuit m it ellort to obtain better transportation facilities be cause thejr know It to be rich In lat ent resource of uiauy kiuda that can be developed rapidly for the bnnetlt of themselves and of any railroad thnt may entei ita nonlluea; that it ia really aaetllon that la an empire In urea aut resource but which ha too lonit been neglected by the ru 11 road world. t'f.n rim UlcTiit loin have caused the N. C O. manage meu I to make a novo anil if we luintake not the temper of these eadoiu Oregon peo ple, wo fiMd sure that If the N. C. ). loea a it muuugfiiieut Las now given nut to the wotld. our peniile The I'oitlitiid Journal say: Myrtlt t'reek people are etliig onions raised In the Bermuda Islands, 1000 tn ! nut In tlio Atlantic Ocean east of Hiivniuiiili, On., niyi the Mall, "ft doe seem t hat If the onion growers of the llermudiiH ran grow onion and ship them 4 1 " a mla by laud mij'I water and aell them t a prollt, there ought to be anuie one III this eecllon win) could make money out of the hoslne, and raino enough at leant to aupply the local demand. It le out rngerua to have to buy n common a till nit aa nn onion of Knglaml." Wiien our lie uud now assured railroad uiaterall.n Mr. .louruiil, Lake County will send you onions that will eclipse the Heroin da variety, and then some! THEKNOCKERWAS ONCEVERYBUSY UP AT NORTH -akeview to Real Railroa Have a d at Last i YAKIMA The Keno Gazette, of the Kith Inst., has the following article regarding a railroad move which means much j i or Lakeview au,i Lake Couuty: Land there, Once Worth- , Hallway company now has in con- I tempialioii trie expenditure of more than 8.1,000,000 on the improvement of the road whicci will include tbe ex tension of the line from Alturaa.Cal., Hill ESTABLISH A CHICKEN RANCH LaKeview Will Have Firstclass Establish ment Soon less, Now Commands $1,000 or More Per Acre Those of u who paid 75 cent a dozen for egg the paat wluter, or went without will be Klad to learn that an enterprise Is now ou foot looking toward the estahlirhmeot of a poultry farm ku thla section on a commercial so a I. The person interested are O. C. Gtitt, of Lkevtw, C. V. Foote. of New Haven, Conn., and V. N. Mills, of Kelt Lake City, Utah. Those Keutletiien ure all experienced In the Hue and ore going Into the renttlre In an uuderHtan liriglv that must lu-ure success They will rulae all of the mont ap proved varltlea of poiiltrv, both for the table, aud for their egg producing capabilities. They will start in with u 'JHOOcgg lucubutor, which capacity can be enlarged at any time. In ad- i union io i oe lucuoaiur mey win nave to the Dulles, on the Columbia river : in Oregon, bu it standard guage line I aud the slaulard gouging of the ti lt ire system from Alturas to this city. , According to T F Dunaway genera) manager of the of tho road, the dl Does hlatory repeat Itself. Well, rector have been workiug on tbl we guess, ye I For tuclance take, tu ! Jcueme for some month past and North Vakima couulry, wlilyjj Ju it hope to begin actual coostructlou Tlrulu jtate did noU-Ompare wltb the within the next six months. The Goose Lake valley. Vet look at the ' exteuslou of the line from Alturas to development of that section aud the, Lakeview. (Jr., will nrobably com Drlcc paid fvr fruit landyl tuenne tvitlnn toe next three Months Take iOr ;.'."taace B lal o( laud t au,1 lefoi lnt work is well under North Vakima tuude last week. uL'te-1 way the improvement of the entire in K. J. ilacketf and If. J, Knively system will I t commenced, old 411) acre of Academy Heights! Thla means iuceaaea propperlty to laud near there fur tCI.000 to L. Keno and means tbat Keno will be Htevenaon aud Fildolf Nelson, Alaska come a lare railro.'H renter than capitalist, who will divide it into , the people ever dreamed f. It meant 10 acre tract and place it on the . that K-no ehisioers will bnvd access ruaiket. Tho deal was one of tbe 'to the ferule agricultural district, most important made in oui time. r'c" timber belts and great mineral Mr. Snlvcly had held his portion of resources of northern Califonia and the land tiut .'10 days aud made a pro- central and eaxtern Oregon and that fit of f'im. Ilackett received WO.WXJ; the construction of the N. C . O. a for his share, for which he paid but : etaudbrd nuae Hue from Keno f 1120 a few year mo to the North- ! cleir throuh to The Dalle Or, in ern Feci lie rsllroud. wbicb more than 15.000,000 will be In view of UieH facts yon can bank exDeoded. will result in nearly half on the proposition that the time ia of that vast amount of nioqey being UTe N. C. O. to Broad-Gaiige Its Line and Extend to Columbia River way will ataud liy them, and should all do I a full complement of brooder huua-s so. no mni ter how many other rail-! am' mum ,,..m.i ..tt r. .. i rou.U may come here later. , number of fowl to each .ot, all on the Aud another thinn: When the rail-i uioat approval aud up to-date lines, roafl men como here, do not put a I 1 1 b, expected that the plant will piohlt.iliye and llctitlous value on be In opernt ion sometime durliiK Feb prot.erty they my desire. He lib ruary or March. eral with them Oive them your They will start In with chickens, Koti win. and there Is no dnuht but tint iii ui that they w ill reciprocate. Itailroad ' and tnrkeya ' men M only human. And with 1 many locailtle, in California theni a with cither individuals, sutfar poultry ralHiuK has developed iuto a will carry more influence iliau vine- Ureal luduxlry. esoeciully in the val Kar or wormwood aud Don't oy, Uorth of Kan Francicso. In Se- ruske the mistake, because we have a i vantopool dm lo April, 11(5,000 whs new oouri nouHe mat we Pave mi paid poultry men for es alone, coidIuk and that not far dietsuwben lanua iu tnis valley i-ommand lilK prices, and then you will hear some chap nay : "What. .'I0 ier au acre I What a dern fool 1 wast 1 could have botiuht that onct for fO aa wore, but 1 thought it wnnq't Koud fer uathin' !" Ouce there we!e knockers in North Yakima. We kuuw that from person al experience, and we listened to them! If we bud n't done eo we would have had dollar wbere we haven't doughnut now! The fact of the matter Is. however, that there are knockers everywhere. Tbe paper are full of riuhteou in dignation over their doincs. Fortu nately they do no hbrm to any com munity anion thinking people. Hut, just the same it ia a mighty foul foil that fouls it du nmt I eternal cinch on the future cf Lakd view, without the uecessity for cou ceslon. for there if no such thing In thla utilitarian age, a other to us bve found to their remorse 4U.1 sor row. Jo dealing with the railroad peo ple, don't let It get out of ynur nod dle for one niiuute that there 're other quarter section and many of them that oao be mad to make aa good a townslte a this oue. and that one good town iu (Jooso Lake valley would be better than two or more. WHY BUTTON SHEEP ARE LOW Buyers Assert Under the Changed Conditions Can't Pay More while the yearly amount paid in that towu alone for eggs is 'JOO,00O, aud it is believed that Iu the course of four or live nion year that town will bring De trade up to at least 15(0,000. ThU i exclusive of fowl old for market Another thing that smack well for success io that line In Lakevlew is that tbe poultry business and fruit raising go band iu band, and that as our fruit interest develop, tbe poul try Industry will do likewise. Another good feature about tbe poultry business is that it bring in cash every day in tbe year and wheu we coulader the enormous quantitlea of egg that are annually imported into tbU state it seems that he busi ness cannot possibly ba overdone. Tbe ttxanilner wishes Ibe gentlemen auooes in tbeir enterprise, and be lieve there Is big mouey ahead for them in supplying tbe local demand, to say nothing of .be future wheu this section is tapped by a railroad. WARNER VALLEY IS COMING AHEAD Crops of All Kinds in a Very Flourishing j Condition turned into Reuo to increase the prosperity aud possibilities of tbtg growing inland city T. F. luoaay. geue.ral manager of Uie road, was seen thin morning by a Gazette representative aud in spefk isg Cf the rropttaed work of tbe ,N, C. O, tail road saji ; Have the Money for some months past the direct ors of the N. C. ). have contem- : plated this work aud now it can be stated almost definitely that the scheme will be carried out We have the money and intend to do tbe work which 1 can state will tesult In more good to Kpoo tban any other one thiug. W.II. Duuaway went over the line and Into the northern dia vru-i 'or ine company sometime ago and now all tbe plans for the broad guagiug uid extemiou of tbe lines . aie aljout completed. 1 '"It is our purpose to commence the extenison of the line into Lake view from Alturas within tbe next few months and that portion of the rmd will tie built as a standard guage. That is, etaudard gunge tails and ties will b used uud the roadbed win tie limit for standard guace rol- 278 mi'es, a a standard guage road. I'.euo Will Cet KeoeQt e will begin the construction of the road a a standard or broad guage irom me norm lor toe reason that we can get tbe etanda.d guage engines aud cars In from that direc tion aud could uot get them in through Rno without delaying traffic over tbe line. Once tbe work is started ii tbe north, however, It wiLl be rubbed through to completion. 1 can state that it will cost tbe com pany more than M.000.000 to do this work, and that all the supplies that Keno can furnish us witb will be pur chased. One thing is certain. Keno will get most of tbe money spent for labor and when tbe road is finisnsd Keno will be .'n a position to compete witb Sao Fraocisco, Sacrameato. .Seattle and Portandl for tbe trade of tbe eastern aud central portions of Oregon and northern California. Outlet to Sea. "The road I at present 181 miles in length from Keuo to Alturas, and it is 58 miles from Altnras to Lake view. Then from Lnkeview to Tbe Dal(e is 278 miles, wbiob will make the road 53o miles in length when tbe work is completed. "Anyone looking at tbe map will ee tlnit wbta this work la tin Is hod tber will Le a direct line from Keno to tbi Colombia river to connect with! I ins Oregon Kailway & navigation Co ana mat Keno will bave an outlet to the Pacific ocean by means of tbe Columbia river. You can draw your own conclusions in regard to what this means to tbe city of Keno' llarriman Not In "Then it is not true," eaid tbe Oa- zette mau, "that the N. C. O. has i been optioned to the Southern Pa-' ciflc?" Mr. Dunaway laughed and' replied : "No. it is not true. No one has bad an option on tbe N". C. O. and no one bas purchased the line. I am willing to fotfeit $10,000 to any per son that can prove otherwise. Tbe Harrimau system bas not even at tempted to secure an option on the N. C. O.' or to purchase tbe line. Furthermore. I can state tbat no com pany or syndicate of any kind can The Work of Con struction is Now Under Way tba' company may be able ti do so If It puts np euougb money, Other wise thre will be no sale. "You can state definitely that tbe Southern Pacific bax never attempted to buy the N. C. O. and that no com pany can secure an option on tbe road." ling stock. When that work is com- secure an option on tbe X. C. O. if ploted we will begin building an ex-1 there is auy railroad company tat tension to Tbe Dalles, a distance of desires to purchase tbe N. C. O., Significant Trip Made. A oartv conaiaiinu of K n ll9P,ia cf Reno; F. C. Boeter and A. (Jug- '"i ' varusie, ra ; r. h. Davis, cashier of a bank of Omaha and F. Ii. Strarbridge, representing eastern capitalists last week went to Lakeview from Keno accompanied by V. A. Dunaway and while there investigated the resources of tbe country and in quired of the citizens of Lakeview in regard to tbe support the country might give the N. C. O. if the line was extended to Lakeview Tbe Lakeview Kxalainer eeems of the ?'.-i6n i.Lat they represented the Southern Pacific but tbis does not seem to be tbe cas. I It is known that some months agd . F T J : - , . - ii. nan is aecurei an option ou tbe N. C. O. subject to an option beld by other parties and that he went east to raise capital to float the proposition of extending the line and broad guaging it. It is believed tht bis trip to Lakeview with W. A. Dunaway and tbe eastern capitailsta bad something to do with this aud , tbat these men are probably interest ed in tbe present proposed project of broad guag'ug the line and extend ing it. Fred Harris, son of K. C. Harris, was asked for a statement tbis after noun but refused to discuss the mat ter stating that tbey did not waul anything eaH at tbis time. Mr. Dunaway states tbat tbe men. simply went into the northern coun try to make arrangements to pur chase tbe George II. Bailey ranch at Likely and tbat tbey bad nothing whatever to do with tbe N. O. O. Home or the sheepman are com plaining about tbe price offered for their mutton sheep, of not to exceed i rutr KmbiI. Tbe buyers In turn state tbat they All cannot p ay more, as conditions are f" changed, from what tbey were when old prices ruled, la times previous to establishing tbe National Forests, the muttou buyers could take tbe abeep wherever found, aud allow mem io graze wnn stops tor rest on tbeir way to market. Now, tbey are uot allowed to rest, but must keep meir nocks muring constantly tor up wards oi zoo miles until tbey reach the shipping . point. Then before shipment It ia necessary to buy feed or rent siuunie ueid or otuer pas- tura.ie at a cost ot rrom Wo to f 1 an acre to feed them and get them in condition. Mauy sheep aie lust iu tbe drive, while tbe market fluctuates some times with loss of all prollt to the buyer. The buyers say that uiu'er old con ditions tbey could alford tu pay 2m or more per head, but are unable to do ao now. If this is so tbe sheepmen oannot expect much relief until tbe railroad, comes, which of course would give inem better prices. FRUIT WILL BE VERY PLENTIFUL R. K. Larsen, of Ban Francisco, came out beta a couple of months since to look over tbe oouotry. lie had a friend, Martin Anderson, iu tbe Warner Valley, wbicb led him to vist tbat section. He was at first impressed with the wbeat growing possibilities of that section and picked up a tract of 250 acres on tbe shore of Flairetaff lake, witb a view of irrigating witb the water from tbe lake by means of some sort of pumping plant. i At first be flouted tbe Idea of that section being capable of fruit rjro- duetion. Hut bis stay there and viewing tbe oomiog on of a magnid-. cleut crop of cherries and other fruit ' bas caused biin to chance hia and no be It one of tbe mott PROHIBITION AT FALLS OF KLAMATH Old Topers See SnaRes Everywhere and Jive Away Their Jugs Tbe Bend Bulletin tells tbis good oue on our ueigbboting town, noted for its snakes and dry proclivities as roiiow : K. M. Carnahan writes as tbat the en-1 most remarkable thing about Klam ibuelastlo ohamclons of such culture ath Falls ia its snakes. tbat ean be found anywhere. I It seems tbat a visitor who bad im- ii was not nis intention at Oral to ; ported a jug of choice "Cyrus Noble twain ucre permanently as oa Is a irom rnrtalnd. Imbibed rather ton Varities All Over the County Reported Good OH Lands Restored Washington JuneTlO. Oil lands In Mainour county, withdrawn a year ago at Honator liuurue'a Instance, bave been restored to aettlemeut not withstanding tbe application made by Malheur people for coutluued with holding tbat further exploration for oil might be made. Secretary Bel linger decided that tbe original with drawal was.ooutrary to law and no A. M. Smith, of New Pine Creek. oounty fiuit inspector, bas just re turned from a trip to Paisley and oummer uaue lie says mat crops are rainy good up mat way, but tbat tbe fruit oiop will not b up to the uauul standard aa to quantity. On the other baud the fruit crop. aud indeed crops of all kmds prom ises exceptionally well la this valley aud especially bo in tbe New Pine Creek sootiou. At the latter place the apple ovop Is much too heavy. and should be tbiunod out In order to obtain tbe beat quality of fruit. lie eaya tbat ou bis travels be no ticed the largest crop of wild plums ne ever saw before in tbe county. mat variety of fruit Is exceptionally tine In quality and there are several kinds here tbat seem to be indigenous and unknown to horticulturists. He says we will have fruit in varl ety and abundance, which will be pleasing to tbe newcomers who will ar rive here betweeu now and fall. contractor and builder in tbe citv. mua oaa extensive interests tbnr freely, and went out for a walk about towu. Immediately be came face to But bis visit here bas caused bim I face with a couple of husky snakes. 10 change bis mind, and he soon will become a valuable cltizer of Lake County. Mr. Larsen ia also connected witb one of tbe most widely oiroulated Danish papers ia America and through the medium of ita columns will spread me giaa news oi opportunities in Lake Couuty tbat wil result iu locat ing many people ot a verv desirable class. lie savs tbat any country that can produce grain, fruit, vegetable auu airaiia, auon as ne saw out on flagstaff lake, la bouud in time to become the home of prosperous peopl and oe proposes sheriug iu tbe gift of Nature's bounty aoon to be poured out nn that favored section. tbe side- na- and much worried, called to a na tive. "Do you see snakes on walk" he asked anxiously. "Of course not," answered tbe tive, who scented a joke. "Then fot goodness eake take whiskey." Whereupon the native got the and tbe visitor signed tbe pledge. Mr. Carnahan advises hia friends uot to go to Kamatb I my jug Old Lady With a Broom Wants to SLop a Flood COLORADO The Susan ville Advocate wants something done to catch, for tbat burg, some of tbe crowds coining to LaVeview. Why, boney, thoce people are all booked for this town, and you might as well try to stop the water from going over Niagara Falls, or tie a string across tbe S. P. track to stop a train as to make any at tempt to stop them. All of them wear badges "Meet Me In Lakeiew In 19UU," and they are going to do It on a tour of Investigation, coming via AND LAKE COUNTY FRUIT Comparison Drawn and It is Not to Our Disadvantage Geo. L Olinger. Paonla. Ooloradn. is a new comer who is delighted with Lakeview. and vicinity. He is here io spite of ull tbe knockers this side of Heleoa .Montana I Don't forget tbat. i! BRYAN IS TO RUN FOR THE SENATE LAND-GRABBING UP AT PAISLEY Some Portland Chaps Re tarding Development Of the County A valuable horse fell Into a hot spring at Klamath Falls and was so badly soalded he had to he shot. In view of tbe many aoeldents ooouriing at thete numerous bot springs it would be a good idea to compel own ers to feuce them. WESTERN PACIFIC CROWDING WORK Reno Gazette. 11 of steel rails for uae ou the Western t aolno tracks arrived at Winneuiuooa yesterday and will be laid. Immedi ately in tbe viridity of and tu tbe West of Winnemoooa. Material for the Western Pacitio toad ia arriving at Wluneuiouoa at the rate of three to five oars per day, and tbe Oould peo ple are rushing tbeir coutsruotlon work with all possbile speed. Tbe Plumas National Bulletin savs the Western Paclrlo Is working men night and day on tbe dlMJoult part of the road. Omaha, June 10. Williau Jennings Bryan, through Richard L. Melt calf, editor of the uommouer. today au nounced himself aa a candidate for the United States Senate to suooeed Senator Burkett, whose term expires , I March, ill Bryan will run for . i.f"Y." . " " ' office under tbe direct piimary law. wbicb Is modeled after tbe Oregon act ! Members of tbe Nebraska legislature are elected in November, 1910. Right of Way Unsettled Washington. June 8. Boeretary Ballinger will await a letter from tbe land ottlce at Tbe Dalles regarding tbe Oregou Trunk Railway company before deciding the llarrloian-Deschutes right of way matter. Tbe Sllve Lake Leader has this to say or tbe fine oouotry now tied op near Paisey in tbe Interest of Portland money-grabbers: Ed Maya, of Portland, who is in terested in tbe Portlaod irrigationn ro- ject, which was organized foi the purpose of reclaiming tbe large body of most excellent laud which is lo cated south of Summer Lake aud north of Paisley, by building reser voire and diverting tbe waters of the Chewauoau river, came uo from Pais ley Tuesday morning, and proceeded noitb on tbe outgoing stage, . saying ne must reach Hbaniko In aixtr noais. we vere unable to learn any thing about the plans of tbe company. but judging from Mr. May's haste there must be some movement con templated In tbe near future. This project has been hanging tire for sev eral years and we hope tbe company baa finally deoided to get busy, for so long as tbey bold on to tbe land and do nothing, just so long are tbey re tarding the settlement and develop ment of a large area of the rlohest land ia oential Oregon. "Shoot. Luke, or give up tbe gun." La Crande, Tbe Dalles and other points, and from Sbaoiko to Laka view by stage, a long and tedioua ride. . Mr. Oilnger was one of the pio neers of Paonia, and says that in many respectj tbis vallev resembles that, except tbat Goose Lake valiey is wider, and bas be thir-ks a better sale for fruit and crops of a!l kinds. Tbe altitude o Paonia is about 6000 feet or about 1000 feet higher than tbat of this section, yet there fruit is grown on a large scale and at a great profit for tbe grower is the one pursuit of the people. lie says at first frost bothered tbem to some extent, but tbat witb tbe. clearing away of tbe sage-brush, the plowing and cultiva tion of the land, seems to have ameliorated the climate, so tbat now frost ol a damaging nature does not occur. Judging from experience thus gained he believes with tbe coming ot me railroad,- and subsequent de velopment that this valley will be elevated to tbe trout rank iu fruit production. Such testimony from an experi enced mau operating under like conditions is very enoouragiug to alt interested ia the development aud ettlement of Lake County. San Francisco Hustles A big solid-tired Packard auto, be longing to the' Murphy. Oraut & Co. dry goods bpse, of San Francisco, arrived in town Friday, and created quite a sensation. It was heavily loaded, yet It made the run from Plush, a distance ot nearly 60 miles in four hours, which considering tbe mountain roads would be pretty good time fer a touring oar. The outfit showed conclusively thai San Fran cisoo dealers are up-tw-date, and arc going to hold tbis trade. In spite of their slow going competition up on tbe Willamette.