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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1904)
KLAMATH REPUBLICAN KLAMATH CANAL COMPANY TO THE FORE Republican In Pollilen. anil Uavuied lo th« Timber, Agrlcultnrsl, block and Wool lnwre»t> al ike great Klauiaili t'uuuijr. MAKES A STARTLING OFFER TO LAND OWNERS OF THIS COUNTY Published every ThuriMlay by WESLEY O. SMITH, E dito * and I'noraixTo*. •I MmimOM BATI Ote rear (in advance)............... THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1904 KNOWS FLOUR —o—o—0—0 This knowledge enables us to buy right and GUARANTEE I PRICES 10 YOU. We lav ft« Comparison of Our Stock and Prices With OTHERS. Goes the Government one Better by Offer ing to Sell Out to the People at Lower Rates and Uunder Superior Condi tions to Federal Proposition Klamath Fans. Oregon Alex M irtin, President, Alex Martin Jr, Cashier E. R. Kearnes, Vice Prcs’t, E. M. Bubb, Asst. Cashier. HE ALSO DREAMS OF CITIES—AND YET THESE MAY NOT ALL BE VISIONS AND DREAMS. Absolute Safety Is the policy 01 till* bank, and it in rigidly adherred to. Safety first. Liberality next. Hut He Wakens l ong U.nough to Tell About the Social U.ients of Ufa Town And How a Klamath t ails Editor Queered tils Paper In \lkall Valley — Honorable John Shook Rubbing up His Oratory. i WE KNOW KEKmucfi eounev y (From B. A. V., Dairy.) i will hold her own in llie future growth There la m> reaaon w hy IMtry ahouhl of Klsiniith county, not l>ecome one ef the principal tow n, s s s it not the mettopolia of Klamath eotlii- The editor of the I’vpre«« in his l««t Country Produce taken in exchange for floods THE EXCELSIOR issue made some serious blunders in the When all of the irrigation work, get rv|s>rl ol his visit to Ihttry. Ills refer I 1 into operation Klamath coanty ia lamnd erne to an unfortunate homicide tn this I i to liecotue Very denaclv |a>pttl a ml and coiiimuiutv in bygoi <> d«vs, in h humor i Dairy ia right in the center ot the great ous vein, w as itm'sllt'd (or. The people I : agricultural district. are more sliocki-d than entertained by . , A a for railroad., it ia aituatisl at a* such reeling. They would rather have! graal 1 |K>iut, If not lietter for three. such unpli's-siil thu gs hurierl and for thati aliy other town in the county, It gotten than have them Haunted in their ia reported that the Weed railroad haa feces ami imraded in pub ic print. The interval, ill the Sprague river timber coinmnnrty is tn im > way bvuelilted by belt. Kailroada build on the ncareal such nenspa|H'r woik. IN FACT The Company announces that it will give a route ami eafieat grndea. To reach the ass b'prague river pine l>elt of timber it ia ten year option to the land owners of Klamath Gillw-rt Anderson went to Klnmatfi eaaieat for a railroad, after pawing Basin and Poe Valley, to purchase its system through Klamath valley to follow near Falls Momlav on business. til. Ilsmaker, of B-manxa, has built a on the following basis: the old wagon toad through Lower l.-w»t I river gap on beyond Dairy, thence ikh th lumse i?)on his homestead east of l>airy. I. F. DAVIES. DAIRY. ist. Price to be on a basis of ^0,000 acres of OREGON Erastue ’.Veils, of lily, |MU>»ed through ' through Yainax gap into Sprague river land at $1$ per acre, payable in ten annual valley. Title route ia nearly d.rvct and Dairy on his way home fiom Klamath , Falls Sunday. haa vary gra-lea. installments, without interest: system guaran »fr »fr »fr »fr »fr »fr »fr »fr »fr »f» »fr Alter all the few da s of stormv It la alm> pomible that the McCloud teed to cover such acreage or more. river railroad may build north into Kla weather wan a I'liiff Winter has not 2nd. Purchase may be made by land owners »fr math county, llie eaeie.t and m<at fea- come. Il is now warm,sunshiny weath «fr aible route lor thia road would lie to fol er and things are moving. representing less acreage upon bonds being William Welch, rd Iteiry, butchered low near lheold immigrant wagou road given for the deficiency at $1$ per acre, at eaat of Merrill through Poe Valley ami »>me |sii kers last week that show that , Upper Ixut river gap into Alkali valley Klamath cein'v etn pr«»l«i -a the •rest ol $ per cent interest. »fr »fr ; by way ol Dairy and through Yainax everything J >e Weh-h an I Manuel VI jrd. Sufficient water to be delivered at the ' [ mm continuing on over an ca»y grade hi err» furnished the scieiititic work at the discharge of tunnel or cut, and cut or tunnel the big timlier belt in the north end ot killing. »fr I th. county. It would he easy then to Al its last mix-ting the Dairy Literary perpetually maintained by Klamath Canal Noiietv was reorganiretl ami « new con < connect wi h a roa I fro n the north, »fr »fr Company. j Tim», it ia poeadde that Dairy may ho- stitution adopted. The following off! i ' come a railroad junction, and thia ia cers were elected t lion. John Shook, 4th. System to be maintained by Klamath »fr preaident; William Wight, vice presi ' what make« large citiee. »fr Canal Company until last installment is paid, The preliminary aurvey of the govern- dent; Brown Michael, secretary ; Mrs. and then turned over in good condition. All I menl canal ia along the liilla northraet Orrin MeCiim'-er, treasurer; Mrs. J, hu »fr »fr j of Dairy, and if thia canal ia urmatructed Shook, Mrs. Michael ami Miss Dora F.g- culverts and head gates to be of concrete. there will he ample water power for a lington, committee on g«ssi ol the order. »fr »fr manufacturing town here. Klamath The question for leha-e was, “Husolvwd i Fall» would have no advantage over Dai tli it Fire is m ire Ihotructtra th in W* ry in the way of a tunnel, for the g<>v- ter, the affirmative being represented b< »fr »fr (ernm.nl is likely to conelruct cne (tout Mrs I. Michael, Charles Sherman. Sr, The Klamath Canal Company ha. Bazin a propoeition whereby they might A|k,|, lo Swatl i,^. and F.mil Flockns, while the nrgaiiie 4» 4* 4* 4» 4» 4» 4* 4* 4» 4» 4» 4* formed it» plana for aggressive work and acquire their own canal, but not until | Another advantage over Klamath was championed ty John Shook, Brown Its iiwsc I«en io — we —» i,wo ita vuivcrw officers have in the uvn. field *,• the had |,,crve«> pierced me th. n mountain between | Kalla Dairy haa plenty of level territory Michael, William Wight and Wade - s.,k intersi.w UMS tte, U lsm I ow ners I tl,L* valley wad I*. It I >We, ■«..»’ 0(Wn wll,c»> to buiM a large town, and vwten. tne negative »on aftei a “heat ' i oi Klamath Hann and Poe Valley. we determine with any degree of accur no rights of way will have to Ire gran tel ed " discussion The atfirinalivrs said They have formulated a plan by which 1 acy what the coet per acre would be. through which to convey debris tn mak lit at too many of their speakers remain they ofler to sell their system outright Had we submitted a proposition to the ing improvement». ed it home by the “fireside," The next to the people on a basis of $25 |>er acre people when we first entered the field, All thing» considered Dairy certainly inbject I" "Resolved that Men will go for the land to be irrigated. it mint necessarily have been like ti e haw bright prospect» l>e<nre it, and she Farther lor Woman Ilian fur Money." i They claim that this is better ami government propoeition—only an eati- cheaper than the government esn do, mate, ami an indefinate one. PRIVATE IRRIGATION. and that land owneie would have many “Now however, wo are in a posi lion RMs furnished We keep the finest (Continue«! From ditpplrnient) | advantage.^nnder their proposition over to calculate the coet. and proceed with when they will l>e a' le to furnish irri- FR'M MKFHKRRXTATtVR N»»OTII. that offered them by the government the work and give a definite idea as to P“1*00, •»d probably not (or nevera. with or without lot of horses In the MDvi»r Sir: 1 have the Inuior to ar« | ita completion, and prove our loyally to , year». project. “ They fwl that if we g<> on *n<l pul leno*votir commtinivutinn of !h*r drivers country. Thay claim that the people will get the people. in our zyitem a. coiitempiatwl, they an- 2n<l, in which von rrlrr to the rrutatiiM* water quicker in this way and without “One thing right here .honld Iw home lion of m lar^e body lain! in Klamath 1 I father speculation as to cost and time in mind, while so much is being said rare of water in the iinmv<liate future, county which invuhcn inter Mair water* aa to when their lands will be brought npon the »object and that is. that those ami if the government came, out it» plana for irrigation, »hen it reaelie« die m*e «»( which will n«*<T*Mtatr italic»«« under a system of irrigation. who are now urging upon the people 31 and aiNte Irfialaliun both in Caltlor They urge further that if the govern the government proposition, are work- , the proper Mage, it could take over our nia xml Oregon. »y.teni a« well then a« now. In the ment is sincere ia its work that it will I ing for their personal interest« just a« ** Wha’«*vt*r communication* you mm meantime the people rauld l>e uaing the pay the people to accept the Klamath I much as is the Klamath Canal Com w*n<l me hiking to 1 lie reclamation «4 THOS. W. NEWTON. Prop'r ¡Canal Company,» proposition, and go pany. fjtnd owners should not allow ' waler, and we can coaatruct our ayatem arnl nr wwamp I ami« will have uiy la«« ; »head under its system until the govern I themselves to be led away by numerous aa cheaply aa the government can. conaiilr ration, ami 1 lx*g to cxpremi th»* ment is actually ready to begin opera persons who have been and will contin- 1 “Another thing, they feel that if We hope that the highest k ««»! may coii.r are out of the field, they don ’ t know tions. They urge that the government tie to poee before them a» working for to the good |»eople of Klamath count} ' what kind of a propoeition they may ■ will be in just as good condition to take their good. Bv looking back over their , . , .. ‘ ... . .. . 'expect from the government, or bow aa well an to our Htnte, through nation their system off of their hands then as past lives, it will be seen that these' ’ “ al action. Very truly youra it is now, and that in the meantime “patriotic*' person« have never been expensive it will be. The government’s ••R. A. B ooth ." I during the delay usually encountered in known to lay awake at night, or rush plana are an indefinite at the present FROM RKPRKNFXTATIV|C CUYLB. time, that the people would verv much all public enterprises, the pe 'pie will about the country for the grxid of the “My dmr —Your circular tetter«»! have water, whereby thsv may be reap people alone. By an investigation, it dislike to see our work discontinued, at 2nd iiiftt. received. I aid much inlerrnl- < any rate, until they know just exactly EAST END, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. ing the benefits from their productive will be seen that it is a selfish motive | 1 what they can depend upon from the ed in irrigation, and h<»|*» thia matter soil. that actuates each of them in their ex will l*e in Buch nliA|ie that it will ornPH boarded by «lay, week or month. Upon their return from the country traordinary interest in the government government. lie legi«la»e<| on thia winter ami | ‘ 'During our trip we interviewed y and Grain bought and sold, President Hawkins and Manager Brown proposition. there will be many of the farmers around Merrill, put in Mn4|>e wo were seen by a Republican representa J’HHHongcrH conveyed to nil pnrtff of Southern Oregon “We offer to the people a definite pro- no delay in getting the work un tive and asked to make a state poeaI as outlined above. We feel that | and the general expression among them der way. faqa-nd on ine for my hearty and Northern 1 liforniu at the very lowent rates. ment to what their proposition is and this is a crisis in the affairs of the peo ia that it would be a great burden to lie Yours truly, co»o|ierAtion. what they are offering tlie people. ple of this and Poe valley. The land compelled to clear their sagebrush land Telephone Connection Between Stable and Hotel J. L. Corn.,' Hornbrook, ('al. at once and prepare for cultivation un In an interview these gentlemen sai l: owners are now confronted by the most 14 AVH.-< RIIT1ORN I’ll.I.NG IN “Our company claims that it can offer serious proposition they have yet been der the conditiona imposed by the gov ernment, whereas uader our propoai- Knliarription pai»era lor govrrnmeti« a better proposition titan can l>e offered called npon to decide, in the considera by the government Itecanse it ia a well tion of which they should lay aside all ' tion it is optional with them as to when waler wi re *ent out la*t week to each of known fact that private wo.k can la- sentiment and feeling, that is often so they take advantage of the irrigation the member* of th«* United Stairs Irri JC»fr'fr»fr*fr»fr*fr»fr*fr*fr’fr*fr»fr*fr*fr»fr»fr»fr»fr»fr*fr»fr»fr»fr»fr& furnished them. The government will gation Gjfiimilte« for the puipuM) of Re- 4» done for mnch less than public work. fatnl to sound reasoning. If they will "becond: That our work will lie fin ask themselves what ia best for them alluw thetrfbul l<IO a« res apiece, and a cunng rignMiuren of land owner* who ished and water running on the land lie and their families, leaving out every great many feel that they are able to dewire gcveniirnent irrigation. The re- fore a single government contract for other consideration, as everybody con handle a larger acreage and desire Iodo portR up to We«lneN<lay ahermjon Hated work will be awarded, if the delay the nected with the government enterprise so, and under our system they can han that 11 ,<MM> acre* Lad i»eeh NtibNcrilied in government projects have encountered will do, they will find that our proposi dle as much land as they please, ami bwan laike valley, 12.BOO acre* Around they can sell it in such size tracts as Merrill ami 17,LOO Hi rer* in Alkali valley. in other places is any criterion. tion is beat for them for the present at Keno re|»orhi 2300 acre« Mibwiilred to “Third. That we are entitled to the least. By accepting it they can not they please, on terms to suit lliemselves. preference by the people because we en possibly lose anything but upon the | “In other words they feel that under the government irrigation project. Complete Line of tered this field when there was absolute contrary may gain a great deal. They our proposition they ate sure of water; Dlptheria Corraled. ly no other prospect of extensive irriga are assured of water next year, and the they are sure of it irt a short time ; and Dr. George If Merryman, the county f Hardware, Paints, Oils, Guns, Ammunition, Etc tion ; because we hail the hardihood to full and free control and disposition of they have the option to accept at any health officer, reports that dlptheria time at very small cost a proposition attempt putting a tunnel through an their property ami they are not certain ¡ unknown mountain at great cost and of this, or anything else as yet under that will give them the entire owner developed in the homes of Gordon ami Gillmail near Picard a law weeks azo. ship of the system. Under the govern riak ; because the United stales govern the government proposition," ment system they are compelled to gel lie states that he immediately Inaiigura- ment representatives li»l previously In speaking of their trip to the coun turned down this field as unsuitable for try and their conference with the land tl.eir land ready and go in now, while tod quarantine rm-s.iires and that the 5C 4* 4* 4* 4*4.4» 4* 4.4*4* 4.4*4,4*4*44 44 4*4*4* 4* 4*4*4* with our system they have an option of contagion was confined to the places a government enterprise, and there was owners, Mr. Brown said: ten years and can take it up at anv where it emanated, lie states that rio not a sign of government enterprise “Mr. Hawkins and 1 have spent the here when we Itegan work ; because we past five or six days in the valley be lime within that period. In a few years other cases have been reported from were encouraged by leading citizens and tween here and Merrill interviewing the land will lie cleared and all can that |s>rtion of the county. by land-owners to undertake the enter the various land owners regarding our come in without inconvenience or sac rifice. fjidie», don’t cast aside your tailor prise ; Itecsuse after having announced proposed ayatirn. We had heard so ‘•Our system will be as substantial as ma<le suit la-cause it lia,ks old and our intention te undertake the con much alxrut government irrigation to struction, we proceeded diligently to the exclusion of our system, that we de any system yet inaugurated in the seedy. Take it to the 3-K Store and we will make it look like netv. ward fulfilling the contracts undertken cided to go into the field and find out United Mates.’’ by us; because on account of the work the real sentiment among the [xxtple and money expended, the town of regarding this proposition, Klamath Falls and the county generally "We discovered practically a univer- have ba<l the most pro«|>erons year in f sal desire on the part of the people for W. H. WAMPLER, Proprietor. their history, and the land values and our system of irrigation, and our plan, otlter property in like proportion have as outlined meet with Itearly approval. largely increase«I.’’ They feel certain that our system »ill In speaking further of the matter, lie in operation next year and that they Manager Brow n raid : will have the water the following year, "Hegarding the proposition now of and a great many will even have the Wemt JSldo fltnblea fered by our company to its contractors water next year, whereas judging from JAS. SIGLER, PROP’R and the land-owners under its system, the progress the government has made KLAMXTH PALLS, - - - ORBCON we wish to say that at all times we in in other places, it is uncertain as to tended to offer the people of Klauiatb WVWL • kVWVk Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods Klamath Canal Company's Proposition. Boots and Shoes a complete and up to date Une of Repairing a Specialty H, J. WINTERS, WATCHMAKER A JEWELER Kbattb Falk, OrrtM. * The City Novelty. QUICK MEAL »fr STEEL RANGES + MILLINERY Ladies Furnishings BALDWIN’S Dressmaking Parlors Stilts Co. Hardware Store. DRUGS I MAMMOTH STABLES • • • FEDERAL IRRIGATION. A complete line of pure drug*. Ev erything fresh. Special attention given to prescrip tions by experts. —— HORSES BOUGHT AND SOLD CITY DRUG STORE EAST END ****** * BIG STOCK —OF— —AT— CHITWOOD’S. •O—O—O—0— Xmas Presents FOR Everybody. EXCHANGE STABLES W. W. HAZEN, Proprietor, Livery. {ft Linkville. Phone Main SEVERAL TONS BARB WIRE AND NAILS Oise and walking plows, harrows, wagons, buggies. + t + JT GEO. f Hardware Oea’er Klamath Falls $ * You Like CITY MEAT MARKET I p Fast A Choice Beef, Pork, Mutton, Chickens, Game, Salt Pork, Dried Beef. BACON I KHlSIC DELIVERY. 1«. uniere I liavo j Horses that will please you ' tkæm « With or without drivers | Commercial men conveyed to all points