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"Let u have faith that right make might, and in
that faith let u to the end dare to do our duty at we
understand it." Abraham Lincoln.
Klamath's Opportunity Is Now!
Issues Before the People on Railroad Question
Should Not Be Clouded
The Klamath country has an opportun
ity that comes but once in a lifetime. It has
that opportunity right now and right now is
the time it must act.
The Southern Pacific and the Oregon
Trunk railroad companies have placed their
plans before this community and a plain
choice must be made between them.
The Oregon Trunk plans to run a branch
line construction south from Bend to Klam
ath Falls, paralleling the Southern Pacific
company's Natron Cut-off and the O. C. & E.
and two of the latter's extensions which the
Southern Pacific is to finance. The North
ern lines have announced they do not intend
to go beyond Klamath Falls and that tbey in
tend to establish only small shops here. Their
line would serve a considerable amount of
timber between here and Bend, the major
part of which wculd move to Bend for man
facture since it is absurd to think that the
Oregon Trunk would make a double haul of
bringing the logs into Klamath Falls for' mill
ing and hauling the lumber back north again.
That is one plan. The ether plain choice
is the Southern Pacific's program.
The Southern Pacific has officially an
nounced it proposes to BUILD A LINE
SOUTH FROM KLAMATH FALLS
THROUGH TULE LAKE REGION CON
NECTING WITH THE BROADGAUGED
N. C O. AND PROVIDING THEREBY
A NEW DIRECT ROUTE TO, THE EAST
AND ALL OF THE PRINCIPAL MAR
KETS OF THE UNITED STATES which
would take any of Klamath county's pro
ducts, whether of farms or of forest, at least
200 miles shorter than the Oregon Trunk line
via Bend. This line would carry 90-pound
rail, rock ballast, and be as good a railroad as
exists anywhere.
Furthermore, THE SOUTHERN PAC
IFIC COMPANY PROPOSALS TO TAKE
OVER THE STRAHORN LINE AND EX
TEND IT SO THAT ALL THE LUMBER
ING ACTIVITIES OF THE ENTIRE KLAM
ATH BASIN WOULD CENTER AT
KLAMATH FALLS. The Strahorn line and
extensions wculd be as good a railroad as the
Oregon Trunk branch from Bend. THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY HAS
STILL FURTHER ANNOUNCED THAT IT
PROPOSED TO LOCATE ITS TERMI
NAL HERE, BRINGING AN INCREASED
PAYROLL TO KLAMATH FALLS OF
$1,200,000 PER YEAR.
Without any thought or threat at mak
ing Klamath Falls a mere whistling post,"
THE. SOUTHERN PACIFIC HAS AN
NOUNCED THAT AS A BUSINESS PRO
POSITION IT CANNOT AFFORD TO
CARRY INTO EFFECT ITS GREAT
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rLAiMo, CENTERING AT KLAMATH
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THE KLAMATH COUNTRY IS DIVIDED
WITH ANOTHER RAILROAD. The South
ern Pacific executives have been very ex
plicit on this point and there is no doubt they
mean absolutely what they say. The loose
talk about the coming of the Oregon Trunk
forcing the Southern Pacific to build is stuff
and nonsense.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC'S PRO
GRAM CALLS FOR AN EXPENDITURE
OF $38,000,000 compared with $7,000,000
FOR THE OREGON TRUNK BRANCH
LINE FROM BEND.
THE WHOLE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
PLAN HAS KLAMATH FALLS AS ITS
BASIS. The Oregon Trunk plan is based on
Bend, tending to pull the business that way
and to give Bend the benefit of construction
expenditures.
The Southern Pacific is here on the
ground ready to build while the Oregon
Trunk is 175 miles away. Consider that. ,
The Southern Pacific is fighting for its
program against the opposition of the Oregon
Trunk, the. Public Service Commission of
Oregon, the Coos Bay district, including
Marshfield and North Bend, and possibly
Lakeview. The Oregon Public Service Com
mission, speaking officially for. the state, is
rallying strong support for its plan for the
Crane-Odell shortcut to the East which would
leave Klamath Falls 100 miles to the south.
Disregarding all petty issues or criticism
of the Southern Pacific Company, here is one
big issue where the interests of Klamath coun
ty and the Southern Pacific are identical.
This community should support the Southern
Pacific program, and we believe that this com
munity as a matter of self interest will sup
port the Southern Pacific program. The
lumber interests are practically 1 00 per cent
for it, the great body of the farmers who are
just as much concerned to get a short line to
the East, are also strongly for 1 it. AND
KLAMATH FALLS CANNOT AFFORD
TO IGNORE THE LUMBERMEN AND
THE FARMERS WHOSE TRADE HAS
BUILT THE CITY OF KLAMATH FALLS
And made possible a livelihood
FOR ALL OF US. A substantial MAJOR
ITY OF THE BUSINESS INTERESTS also
are outright for the Southern Pacific plan.
We have but a few days in which io
speak our mind. Let us speak it clearly so
that we may get the needed railroad lines
built here, avoiding possibilities of years of
delay.
Children's Pictorial ,
Cross Word nrwie
Dinner Stories
Uncle Lent bought a clock, no
tall that It wan almost Impossible
to net It Into the house. The old
man wns extremely proud of It
and found It very good company.
He would lly awake nights o
hear It tick.
One night the clock got out of
order and began to strike. The
old man awoke and counted 102.
He promptly not up In bed, and,
calling hla wife, aald: "Cynthy,
get up, get up! ffa later than I've
ever knew It to be."
Solomon ha attested to the
strangeness of a man'a way with
a maid, but the way of a maid be
ing nurted haa alwaya been a
ito a man. A girl dlsmlss-
entheort with the state
ment that she could not think of
marrying a man until he had a
few thousand dollars.
A few months later she met him
and asked him how much he hud
saved.
"Thirty-five dollars." be said.
"Well.' ahe remarked with a
blush, "I guess that's near enough.
At one of the great trans-Atlantic
liners came up New York har
bor (he other day, a grimy coal
barge floated Immediately In front
of her. "Clear out of the way with
that old mud scow!" shouted an
officer on the bridge. , ...
A round, sun-browned fare ap
peared over the cabin hatchway.
"Are ye the captain of that ves
sel?" . .
"No," answered the officer.
. "Then spake to yer equals. I'm
the captain o this," came from
the barge.
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pussy eat In the numry ibymn
traveled to London to are.
Word . A person of unsound
mind.
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Word 8. Famous, well known,
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Heart & Home
Problems
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Sunny Dick Says
Canned Bast Are Loosed In
takes. .Vow if we ran plant a
few canned salmon In some of the
streams and a fit-Id of ran opener
wo will bo prepared to entertain
tourists In a royal manner.
Western Union's Direct Wire to
Portland Heady In Spring. There
Is Joy among student at Cor
vullls and Kugene not shared by
dads in Klamath. It la after tho
Christmas funds have disappeared
like the snow In the spring that
son and daughter want quick wire
service.
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Dear Mm. Thompson: an ti
years old. My husband Is 17. We
nave beeii married two year.
ana a Christian and have never
liked the Idea of divorce. Conse
quently 1 have taken to much
tor a year I have gone around with
a smile on my face and my heart
fairly bursting but now 1 find
myself weakening. Something mast
be done. In order to make my case
plain to you I must begin at the
beginning. I had been hard work
ing and conservative, a business
girl for eight years, and bad a beat '
little savings account amounting
to ll.ooo. My huahand I found
after our marriage to have nothing
but debts. This, however, mad no'
difference to nie. 1 loved my hus
band and was determined to be
happy In spit of everything. I
paid hla debla. furnished our bom
and helped buy an automobile (the
latter he Insisted on) a I contln
eud working out a well as doing
housekeeping. He was good to me
most of the time for a year. I over
looked his fault and Imagined my
self very happy, petting and wait
ing on him like a baby. ' Some
times he would snap and quarrel,
but I would never quarrel bark.
Finally, due to my getting bad and
not bring abl to work regularly,
I lost my Job. My money nave out
and my husband grew to be a dif
ferent man. II will not go with
m to church and does not wish to
go alone. He never will take me
any place If he ran help It. The
car 1 waa to have used the same
as he I have never been allowed
to learn to drive. He often goes
off as eoon as he gela hla break
fast and stars all day wlthont sar
ins; a word. If I ask where he haa
been he goea Into a rage. Twice
he haa atruck me. one In tb pres
ence of a, neighbor. All the thing
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New York Police Arrest IS Mem
bers of Bootleg King Wonder of
wonders! And after year of the
farmer -who - looked-at-the-glraffe-and-lnslstrd-therealnt-no-auch-anl-mulo
attitude. Yes, air; truth la
stronger than fiction.
Dootlegner Convicted. Oh, run
along. Mn Inn't my bootlegger.
This Indian Is Champion Brick
layer of the World What will
you bet he hadn't aome Irish blood
In bis veins?
One killed. One Injured In Air
plane Crash. Thla airplane busi
ness will never become afo for
democracy until aomeono Inventa a
net that will allow the driver to
Rot out and got under to tinker
tho old boat.
Hunter Missing From Huckle
berry Mountain Cabin Nine Days
Said to lie Mentally Hick. Shoots
Ills llorce In Ear. You win!
C'alllnux wastes No Time at
Wnr Debt Conference. Suggests
Cancelling $900,000,000 Accrued
Interest and Giving 62 Yenra to
Itepay. Thla whnt you call
"slipping something" Co the neit
2Va (fenerations, allowing the
usual 25 yeara to a generation.
Von't they ,e tickled when they
are born and hoar about this?
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on Hand. An attorney who haa lo
hire an attorney la about Ilka one
doctor who ha to hire another.
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