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
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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.
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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
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1 into operation Klamath coanty ia lamnd erne to an unfortunate homicide tn this
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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
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math county, llie eaeie.t and m<at fea- come. Il is now warm,sunshiny weath­
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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.
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; 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.
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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,
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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
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preaident; William Wight, vice presi­
' what make« large citiee.
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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
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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.
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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<
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(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)
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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
,
.
,
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'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
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'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
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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,
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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
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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.
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The City
Novelty.
QUICK MEAL
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STEEL RANGES
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MILLINERY
Ladies Furnishings
BALDWIN’S
Dressmaking Parlors
Stilts Co.
Hardware Store.
DRUGS I
MAMMOTH STABLES
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FEDERAL IRRIGATION.
A complete line of
pure drug*. Ev­
erything fresh.
Special attention
given to prescrip­
tions by experts.
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HORSES BOUGHT AND SOLD
CITY DRUG STORE
EAST END
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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.
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Hardware Oea’er Klamath Falls
$
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You
Like
CITY MEAT MARKET I p Fast A
Choice Beef, Pork, Mutton, Chickens,
Game, Salt Pork, Dried Beef.
BACON
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KHlSIC DELIVERY.
1«. uniere
I liavo
j Horses that will please you
' tkæm «
With or without drivers |
Commercial men conveyed to all points