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KLAMATH REPUBLICAN.
KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY. OREGON, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909
VOL. XIV
I’ltEHlDENT DELZELL« ALLH THE
WHITE IS T<M> NM»W
A nnoi IAII ox uiiiidbaun
csllng Ertivi* lo tlx* Reputili* Illi
kluliMlli lixlliin RcwrvnHon Nlioulil
Have Been O| m * iic <1 Many
Months Ago.
li>*ur Edltot
Excuse me for writ­
place would util) be In the backwoods
Instead of being one of the foremost
cities of the Eust. Everybody Just got
in and did things everything that
came along to he done, and when it
was done they hunted up something
else to keep the place lively. There
was something to go to every night
In the week; why. you needn't be­
llevc me If you don't want to. hüt
Deacon Wright and the boss of the
the Chamber, Under present conili- sect Ion gang drew straws once to de­
tlon*, with the Fnlr association out cldc whether the Sunday school got
of the way, it Is doubtful if there the hall for n concert or the railroad
would be a business man In the city boys should have It to give a dance.
who would not cast his vote for the The hoys won, and then paid the hire
and turned it over to the girla of the
Chamber to hold a fair.
In view of th«« prevailing sentiment Sundny school for the concert to be
as indicated by the vote and the Im­ given. Not to he outdone by their
most of them were silent, confining
themselves to the statement that they
would contribute their share and
stand up with the rest of the mcr-
chants. Fourteen gave the amount
they
would
contribute,
and
it
amounted to (152.50. Two-thirds of
these stated that they would Increase
ll»«ir contribution If It Is necessary.
The vote cast Is Indicative of the
confidence the business men repose In
portance of holding a fair for the pur­
pose of bringing for exhibition the
product of the farms of the county,
the Chamber has presented to It an
appeal that Is the strongest possible
under the circumstances. It has rea­
son to feet considerable pride In the
attitude of the business men. and
this, coupled with the fact that n fair
will aid materially In the furtherance
of the objects of the Chamber the
advertising of the county places the
proposition In such a favorable light
that It Is sure to receive serious con­
generosity, the girls Issued free tick­
ets to the railroad fellows, and In less
than three months the friendships
grew so strong that three weddings
resulted and two new houses were
built In the town, Your Uncle Dan
knows how one of them came about.
stopping the growth of this county even the most optimistic on what the
lands here will do.
and this section of the State.
"It is my opinion that this will be
TII.IXtTSON—HICKS
nn ideal sugar beet country. I have
Mr. C. C. Tillotson of Merrill and
Miss Luella Hicks of Clinton, Ind.,
were married in this city Thursday
evening. August 26th, Rev. J. W.
Price of the Methodist
Episcopal
church officiating.
Mr. Tillotson Is a cousin of County
FARMEHH' INHTITLTK
< HAMBER TOGETHER
Gives Figures and
lt**|M>rt of the Ixituns Delivered by
Prove the Riclxx-ss
Dr. Withyconibe anil Professor
UHI the Business Men Get Together
of Noil in This Busin.
Ncudder.
and Help in the I n<!* rtakiiig
Plainly to Their Benefit?
The Farmers’ Institute scheduled
"What ar« the opportunities for
■
to
be held Monday was called to or-
the farmer lu Klamath county?"
W.
A.
Delzell,
president
of
the
der
in the Houston opera house at
That question covers a multitude of
Chamber
of
Commerce,
will
call
a
!
10
o'clock
by Mr. O. A. Stearns,
other queries and Is asked every day
meeting
of
the
directors
of
that
body
a
larg t number of farm-
, There was
jn the year either by people who have
this
evening
at
whi<h
the
fate
of
the
ers In from the country, but the at­
coriie or expect to do so. The best
answer to that question is i the ex- fair, so far as the Chamber is con­ tendance was necessarily limited on
perience* of other people. W. W. Mas- cerned, will be decided. if its de­ account of the fact that harvesting Is
ten, who came here about a year ago vision is to go ahead and hold a fair on full blast. Those who came were
and purchased the Summers ranch, is a meeting of the business men will well repaid for their trip, for the in­
The question "How soon will the
Klu mni h
Indian reservation be
ing to you without being asked, but
thrown open for entry?” has often
If I uulted for someone to ask me to
been usk* d, and us often met with
do Bin* things I wifiit to I'd stand a
i
tin* answer, "I do not know." Few
|
poor show of enjoying myself.
realize the real cause for the d' lay In
<}*•*•, gosh! Lots of people want to
I
tin* opening of the reservation. When­
t>** uskvd. don’t they? I got to think­
1
ever any information has been sought
j
ing tin* other night about th« times
on the subject it has been met with
wo used to have buck in Iowa when
the statement that it would not be
th*' church wus going to give a so-
i
thrown open to entry until after the
clable. D«ix*on Wright alwuys got up
1
a fair example of what can be done
allotting of the lands to the Indians
and said he gu* -sued we ought to give
man of energy and common
When this by a
had been completed.
a sociable and If nobody obj**t**d ho
He is a typical furmer typ-,
work was at first undertaken it was
hoii I i I i..mi* .is a i-ommlli****
and
the sense that he manages his
Stippte ed that It would be completed
tlo n everybody moved and u general
ig hi a man <U>«s a mercantile
within eight months, Nearly two
rustle went around, while the old dea­
i. . IJs Is practical and keeps
social Ion.
years I ave dragged by und It would
con looked ov**r the congregation to
date, and if such as he meets ,
"The assodili ion has no funds thia
»win that that it Is about as fur from
pick out his committee Well, th** old
yeur, mid consequently cannot hold u
completion now as when it was com­
man would start III cautious like, and
follow the same methods
"We are ull
fair," said Mr Bishop
nienced. Th«* work of allotting ía in
name old Mrs. Hilton first (she was
In speaking of the re­
willing. however, to lend every ns-
the hands of the Rev. Mr. White, aud
the main pillar* and then on across
efforts
here, Mr. Masten
aiatanci* ut our dl»po»ul towmds mak­
he evidently thinks that he has such
• h front row te ar lite pulpit where
says:
ing u net < « . nt unj entertainment or
a good tiling it ought to be prolonged
tiie d**uf old ladies out; then he’d
' 1 cam** her*.* from the imperial
fuir that may lx* undertaken by th** dll
Indefinitely.
et Ills eyes rung« over to the choir
valley, where I built the first and last
Chamber of Conimene or any on**
Competent authority is plentiful
corner and pl<*k six or eight mor« on
Irrigation ditches constructed there. I
else
It I« purely on account of lack
thut will prove thut the work should
th** committee, mid then he'd turn
farmed there al*o, and 1 know that
of finances that we are unable to hold
have been completed wicnin six
utouml uml call the names of every­
country thoroughly. I would not ex-
u fair, hut that will not prevent i
months. None have placed the time
one else In Hi« church that wasn't
. change at the rate of two acres for
oilier inguniratlon from taking
be; ond eight months. Even Mr. White
I one, KI ¡.math county land for land
looking straight nt him. That was the
matter tit* und putting It through."
himself, when he first came here.
wny th** good old deacon had of
in tie liny -rial valley. The condi­
I'I hihm of Hi** directors present nd*
Htat«d ttiat within u year be would
gil* sslng w ho wanted to be on the
tions in re arc ideal, and when a man
probably be through. But under the
milled, however, that If u fuir Is held
»1st mice from the conitnit tw Just the way they'd lx* regime that prevailed In the Indian says that It la not a diversified farm­
It <an
Ixlng list to the looking Intently nt something else department under form* r administra­ ing country he is simply talking about
Hiatt*.
and milking out they hud no interest
county this y«
tion* he han l>ei*n p«rinltt<il to drag ■ anethliiK of which he is ignorant.
In wlio was being uamed for the com­
The pr< iductlveness of the land in this
Hl he«' the Fair association has
th* work along until it has reached
mittee Wlo ii' v* r tio* church guv* a
section is unknown to the most ad-
stepped down and out. It leaves the
the point where it Is becoming a good
kodablc
In
tlim«*
day*
everybody
In
and will remain so until the
I
deal of a joke. Tiie joke, however, Is vanced
field open to the Chamber
of Com-
tow u was on the "committee,” and tun on Mr. White, nor on the lidians. fullest tests l ave been made. Then,
metre to undertake th** holding of an
agricultural exhibit this year Wheth-1 th« f**w who «scaped being named by nor on th** government. It Is on and n«l until then, will the people
awake to th.* fact that the greatest
er It will asíame the responsiblllt) | the di-aooti got there somehow and Klamath Falls.
iuo k*sl tables, borrowed tablecloths
Located but a few miles to the agricultural section of the coast is
remains to lx* seen
Hottie days ago,
und baked <ak* s fur they nil got | north,of this city and within the con­ ! that under the Klamath project. I
slips were circulated among the busi­ i
nuked by someone.
ness men asking them If they wanted
fines of the reservutlon there are over I hav< no patience with the man who
It
wasn't
fun
—
Maybe
300.000 acres of land that will be sits around and whittles a stick.
the Chamber to have charge of u cele­
the country was
those
old
subject to entry as soon as the Rev. | handing out his all-wist* information
bration a nd what they would contrib­
we used to hold
new
back
ute In cas« one was held The result
Mr. White concludes that his sinecure , about how a man can fail here. To
* ../-crs
•.. icra
hall.
| my mind failure is impossible if one
church
services
in
of tills canvass was remarkable. Foi­
haH continued long enough. About
Were
1 farms as he should. Failures exist
where
til«'
Saturday
night
dances
300.000 acres of this land is the rich­
lowing ls a copy of the questiona
given
und
th**
waxed
floors
squeaked
I
H sh* *ii
est In the county. It will furnish evervwhere, but it is not the fault of
every time anybody moved a chair leg I homes tor thousands of settlers and the country, but the lazy, shiftless.
< 1 I Do you want the Chamber of
during tiie Sunday morning services. I bring to this county countless num­ worthless fellow w ho sp'e- ’.s more
Commerce to lake charge of celebra­
Whenever th** minister touched upon bers of home builders.
time finding fault with his tuck than
tlon during fair w***k*
the alntulriiHH of dancing the young
!
The last day of grace has passed he does improving his farm.
<21 Where do you want the fair
folks squirmed In their scats, of
"This year 1 planted 70 acres to
for the Rev. Mr. White to dally with
held on Main street or the fair
course; and. of course, that made n
peas
and oats. The work was done
his work, lie is up to the task of
grounds?
whole scries of squeaks from the either completing his work at once between May 20th and 23d. 1 sowed
(3) What sum will you contrib­ chair legs. After n while the good
or stepping aside and letting it pass 4 5 pounds to the acre. They stand
ute’
minister learned that young folks into the hands of competent and en­ today on an average of six feet high,
Forty-two of the slips were re­ who danced were »<> sensitive about It
ergetic p<*op)e. The Secretary of the and will go 75 bushels to the acre.
turned, and th** result was as follows that he rtmcluded to forego mwntlon-
Interior will be appealed to and asked I sowed 100 acres of wheat between
them,
,
( II Y**s, 30; no. 2. not voting. ». Ing the subject to embarrass
to stop the delay and force to a May 15th and 20th. and it will aver­
sociables
and
be
­
But
about
the
i
I 2 I Main street. 39; net voting,
speedy completion a work that should age 35 bushels Co the acre. Land
be
had
waited
to
Ing
asked.
If
we
1; fair grounds, 1.
have been completed a year ago. He that I paid (50 an acre for will earn
i
all
the
thlugs
we
officially
usked
on
On the question ns to the amount
will be asked to lend his hand in enough this year to pay for itself. 1
of money that would bo contributed had to do in that new country that brushing aside the obstacle that is could go on into details and surprise
A I "ting of the directors of tile
Fall
Modul ion was held Hut unlay I
afte ooii at which were present Dl-
rect « Ali x Martin Jr . It Hl Geo.
I loua-
ili»
to
a fair
t' i full mu tnk*-n up und by unani­
mous voti* It was decided thut the as­
sociation would not hold one tills
year. In discussing it after the meet­
ing Mr. Bishop stated thut the Fail*
association hud no objections to th**
Chamber of Commerce or any on«
else bolding h full, und they would
receive tin moinl support of th« us
NO. 24
planted beets, and the indications are
that they will be perfect. I believe
that berries and vines would do fine
>
here and would furnish a source of
revenue to the farmer that would sur­
prise him. Klamath county is all
right. It is going to be the wealthiest
section of the State and the farmers
here will be surprised at their own
prosperity. There will be some who
fail, perhaps, but that will not be the
fault of the land; simplv the misfor­
tune of the individual.”
Superintendent Swan. Although he
spent most of hit youth in Linn coun­
ty, Oregon, he has for the past five
jears been a resident of Clinton, Ind.,
the home of his parents' family since
pioneer days. I.ast spring he decided
to return to Oregon and selected
MRS J HAN MOLIA1Y
Klamath county In which to make his
home. After remaining here a few
Mrs. Dan Malloy died at her home
weeks he purchased the Combs ranch, in Lakeview at 4:30 Saturday after­
between Klamath Falls and Merrill, noon Mrs. Malloy was a daughter of
where he and Mrs. Tillotson will re­ Mrs. Heidrich of this city. Otto and
side.
Curt Heidrich chartered an automo­
The bride, Miss Hicks, is a daugh­ bile and left for Lakeview at 11:30
ter of one of the substantial families o'clock Sunday night, arriving there
of Clinton, Ind. She is a graduate at 10 o'clock this morning.
when
As I started to ask -that is, when
I began this letter who's going to o*’ the Indiana State Normal school of they will attend the funeral services
name a committee to give the fair? Terre Haute, and has been one of the of their sister
Please let me know right away, be­ primary teachers in the schools of
her home city for the past five years.
H. L. Parrish of Merrill Is regis-
Klamath county does well in secur­ tered at the Livermore.
ing such young people, and we wish
John Carlson of Dorris, Cal., Is reg­
them
success, happiness and long life
H. Lewis and John Lewis of Lake­
sideration at the hands of the direc­
istered
the Livermore.
in their new home.
view nrc in the city.
tors of that organization.
cause I can help if I'm asked.
UNCLE DAN.
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be called for tomorrow night.
Mr. Delzell was shown the slips
circulated a few days ago, showing
the sentiment of the business men a*>
to holding a fair, and was agreeably
surprised, in speaking of the mat­
formation gathered -.*. • something
that will prove profitable.
The first speaker was Dr. Withy-
combe, and his remarks are In full as
»
follows:
Klamath H county is entering upon
.......... and a very Important era. Ex­
tensive farming is rapidly giving way
to intensive farming. It requires
usually greater skill to make a suc­
cess of a small farm than it does of a
large one. There Is no place in agri­
culture where labor and learning are
more useful than on the small farm.
With increasing values in land,
greater skill in farming is required.
Agriculture is aad always will be
the major industry of this section.
Thus all off our citizens are mutually
interested in the development of your
agrlcclture. it may net be apparent
to all of you, the magnitude of your
resources in thi3 direction. For ex­
ample. there are over 200.000 acres
or land in this county that will
sooner or later be reclaimed by irri­
gation and drainage. This land, when
reclaimed and
properly
farmed,
should yield an annual revenue from
various farm crops of at least twenty
to fifty dollars i*er acre, and from
many special crops much higher than
tills, 'lake the smaller figure, and
this will mean an aggregate revenue
of (4,000,000. in addition to this,
you will derive large annual revenues
from lumber, range stock and from
other various sources.
Altogether,
there is certainly a promising finan­
good.”
cial future for this county.
Inasmuch as your principal reve­
The attitude of the Chamber of
nue will be from your farms, it is
Commerce in declining to solicit highly important that a strong and
funds for the fair should not be con­ united effort be made for the better­
ment of your agriculture. The In­
sidered in a prejudicial light by the terests of the business man and the
business men In view of the foregoing farmer are mutual; one cannot suc­
ceed without the other. Good mar­
statement. The matter of raising the kets stimulate production. Thus*, it
necessary money can safely be left to behooves the merchants to search for
the judgment of the business men, the vary best markets for the prod­
ucts of the soil. The merchant and
who will not fail to realize the bene­ the farmer should work hand in
hand. No locality reaches its full
fits to be derived from a fair held measure of prosperity where voca­
under the auspices of the Chamber of tional jealousies and indifference pre­
Commerce, especially as that body vails.
Klamath county has a rich soil,
will most certainly be governed by abundance of water and a good cli­
the expressed desire of the merchants mate for many branches of farming.
Perhaps what may ultimately prove
for the fair to be held in the city. to be the leading branches of farming
The soliciting of funds will undoubt­ will be dairying and hog raising.
Conditions are highly favorable for
edly be taken In hand by a committee both of these industries. This does
of business men as soon as the Cham­ not mean, however, that many other
branches of farming may not be prof­
ber has signified its willingness to as­ itable. Truck gardening and poultry
sume the management of the fair. will doubtless be found profitable.
To dairy successfully good cows
There should be no delay in taking must be provided, and these must be
action at once, as precious time is be­ fed and handled properly. In speak­
ing of good cows, this does not nec­
ing lost, and the farmers are await­ essarily mean pure-bred cows, but it
means that nothing short of a good
ing a definite announcement.
grade of a special dairy breed should
be maintained. If the dairyman pre­
fers pure-bred cows and can afford
HILL'S SIRVEYORS WORKING ithem that is very commendable, but
! the average dairyman cannot afford
WUI Probably Reach Fort Klamath ' this. It is not absolutely necessary
to incur great expense in building up
Country Within the Coming
a good dairy herd. First, select your
best native cows and maintain a
Month.
first-class pure-bred sire of one of
the strictly dairy breeds at the head
Jim Hill’s surveyors are now work­ of the herd. Save the heifer calves,
ing around Crescent, Oregon, and for practically all of the heifer calves
from such a cross will develop into
coming in this direction, This infor- fairly good cows. After a few crosses
mation was gleaned from a letter re­ from pure-bred sires and a careful
weeding out process, a first-class
ceived by Professor J. G. Swan from herd will be produced. It is an ex­
Joseph L. Ringos, a son-in-law of Mr. cellent plan to test each individual
I cow in the herd; thus the weeding
Graves of Crescent, Ore. It is also out process can be more intelligently
i and accurately done. The best plan
reported that Hill's men have found
is to weigh the milk each day and
a good, easy grade over the divide, test for butter fat occasionally. In
and that they will reach the Ft. this way you can tell just what your
cows are doing. Or, an easier meth­
Klamath country within the r.ext od. but not nearly so accurate, is to
month, Every movement of this sur- weigh the milk for, say, two days
each month and test,
In this way
veying party is being carefully ob- you can get a fairly good idea of
served by the Southern Pacific com- what your cows are doing. The un-
profitable cows, or what are gener-
pan.v. but their officials are very reti­ ally designated as star boarders, or
drones, are the bane of successful
cent in regard to the matter.
dairying. The dairyman should ever
keep in mind that it costs no mor*» to
maintain a highly profitable cow
Harry Stilts and wife, John Stilts, than it does an unprofitable oue.
The next question is the economic­
Eliza Stilts, Phillip Stilts and Mrs.
al maintenance of the herd. In an
Flora Brownell returned from Crater irrigated district it is usually an easy
lake Sunday, where they have been matter to maintain the herd during
the summer, but not always so easy
on an outing for the past week. John to supply desirable winter feed. Al­
reports a splendid trip, and the only falfa should be the principal feed
both winter and summer. In the lum-
excuse he could offer for returning rier it will be perhaps found best to
deerless and bearless was that the cut and feed In yards rather than to
pasture it. With green alfalfa in the
site of their bowie knives made them summer and good alfalfa bay in the
wivter, other supplementary feedB
too conspicuous.
should be easily provided. The cow.
to do her best, must nave succulent
John Sbunden, Jr., of Klamath feed throughout the year. In this
section the best winter succulent feed
Agency Is in the city.
will be pea Bilage or roots, such as
ter he said :
"Personally, I am decidedly in
favor of holding a fair. The only
question is, will the busine s men get
together and contribute funds suffi-
rient to get up a first-class exhibit?
If the business men will get together
and secure the necessary funds, the
Chamber of Commerce, 1 am sure,
will take hold of the management of
the fair and do all in its power to
make it a success and credit to this
county. As to the matter of soliclt-
Ing funds for the fair, that part of
the program will be up to the busi-
ness men. The Chamber of Com­
merce had under its control ité inan-
agi-ment-of th? late carnival, and at
that time the promise was given to
the contributors that no more funds
would be solicited by the cnaruber
tl la jn ar. That pront'ise trfS oe made