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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-12-08

provision unless there is adpoted a plan of civil pensions.
 Most of the great industrial cor porations and many of the well con dueted railways of the country are coming to the conclusion that a sys- tenn of pensions for old employees and the substitution therefor of younger and more energetic servants promotes both economy and efficiency of administration.
 I am aware that there is a strong feeling in both houses of congress and possibly in the country against the establishment of civil pensions and that this has nearly grown out of the heavy burden of military pen sions which it has always been the policy of our government to assume but I am strongly convinced that no other practical solution of the diff entities presented by the superannua- tion of civil servants can be found that that of a system of civil pen siOns.
 The business and expenditures of the government have expanded en- SllCt IHc oldhlou wal Dub as the revenues have increased in nearly the same proportion as the expenditures until recently, the at tention of the public and of those responsible for the government has not been fastened upon the question of reducing the cost of administra- tion. We cannot, in view of the ad- vancing prices of living, hope to save money by a reduction in the standard of salaries paid. Indeed, if any change is made in this regard an increase rather than a decrease will be necessary; and the only means of economy will be in reduc- ing the number of employees and in obtaining a greater average of effiei- ency from those retained in the serv- ice. Close investigation and study needed to make definite recomhenda- tiOns in this regard will consume at least two years. I note with much satisfaction the organization in the senate of a committee on public ex- penditures, charged with the duty of conducting such an investigation, and tender to that committee all the assistance which the executive branch of the government can possibly render.
 Fraud in Collection of Customs.
 I regret to refer to the fact of the discovery of extensive frauds in the collection of the customs revenue at New York City, in which a number of the subordinate employees in the weighing and other departments were directly concerned and in which the beneficiaries were the American Sugar Refining company and others. The frauds consisted in the payment of duty on underweights of sugar. The government has recovered from the American Sugar Refining com pany all that it is shown to have been defrauded of The sum was received in full of the amount due, which might have been recovered by civil suit against the beneficiary of the fraud, but there was an excess reservation in the contract of settle ment by which the settlement should not interfere with or prevent the criminal prosecution of everyone who was found to be subject to the same. Criminal prosecutions are now pro- ceeding against a number of the gov ernment officers. The treasury de- pertinent and the department of justice are exerting every effort to discover all the wrongdoers, including
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-12-08

STATEHOOD RECOMMENDED.

The successful party last election its national platform declared in favor of the admission separate New Mexico and Arizona and recommend that legislation appropriate this end be adopted urge however that be exercised in the preparation of the legislation affecting each Territory delberaton in the selection of persons members of the convention constitution for the incoming States and esy advise that such legislation after adoption by the venton shall be submitted the people of the Territory approval election in which the sole issue shall be the merits of the proposed constitution and the constitution defeated by popular vote shall be provided in the enabling for convention and the drafting of new constitution think vital that the the merits of the constitution should not be mixed up with the selection of state officers and that election of should be had until after the stituon had been fully approved and finally settled upon '. T. . + . < !. T. T. t + !. + + < + < + +
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14
Gas AND on ROosTERs.

who are the men entitled to credit
for making this the center of the
oil and gas field of the Snake River
Valley? The work of prospecting
has been going on for two or three
years. The big flow at Ontario is
from a well started less than six
months ago and reads like a fairy
tale. A million snares of stock were
nut on the market. 1t was sold at
2 cents. cents, 10, 25, and now as
high as 35 cents, and there is still
half million shares held by the
promoters, only enough sold for de-
velopment.
The big flow of gas which now
registers a pressure of 420 pounds
TO the square inch, was struck at a
depth of 2210 feet, February Is. 1t
blew off with roar that could be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

est articles OF export because alfalfa
seed growing Is an established Indus
try.
W H. Pennington. nine miles
south OF Ontario Handle three 10
five hundred stands OF bees; produce
annually about 10000 pounds ex-
tTaeted honey. Sell for $3.50 per
400. Find ready market. Honey h
water white. Compares with best
quality produced in any country. Sold
sl1OO worth comb foundation last
year.
W. NJ. MeKibben leased five acres
and put on $50 stands OF bees. This
fail as a product OF those bees he
sOia $500 pounds extracted honey.
Worth s28OO.
s. H. Bender OF silyerton has To-
Gated on a ranch within four miles
OF Ontario and Is very enthusiastic
over the country. He has a large
family and will make himself q rich
home IN the irrigated section.
STR,JNG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The executive and finance commit
tee OF the OTegon-IdahO Development
Congress named al the Ontario meet
ing. which was the largest ever held
i'm the state. was as follows: VIM.
Hanley. Burns; Max Mayfield. Boise
David Wilson, Ontario; l.. J. Simp-
son. North Bend; Henry Sengstaeken.
Marshfield: j. n. Teal. Portland.
They will have enarge OF the Boise.
Lentral Oregon and Coos Bay cam
paign.
Ex-SeeretaTy Of State Gibson OF
Idaho addressed the congress on r.
rigatiOn and showed how worthless
lands In the Snake River Valley were
made worth $3.50 an acre with water
on them. Irrigation and railroads
vent hand In hand a. developers Of
wealth.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

ed 16 years and last year had fine
fruit crop. consisting OF prunes and
apples.
V. ID. hannah. who handles $50
acres. mostly TO sheep, makes his
land pay SIS an acre. IL Is irrigated
land, but sheep are run on blue grass
pasture and fed aifalfa In winter.
MIR. Hannah was raised In Indiana,
lust across the Ohio River from
Kentucky. He says this valley I'm
blue grass will support at least 10
sheep TO the acre. while In Ohio and
Kentucky three 10 five sheep TO the
acre is the limit. With irrigation
nine months pasture is possible here,
and II Ia possible to Craze sheep all
winter.
j. ID. Laekey, near Nyssa, has been
handling alfana seven years. Has
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

chandlse business. The RAIDER broth
ers are of German extraction, born
merchants, and also conduct an ex-
elusive shoe store In Boise. They
came from Kansas to the Snake Riv-
er country seven years ago, and have
built up n large trade. Frank RAIDER,
who is the genius of the firm, Is q
very optimistic booster for this sec
ton and has reason TO be. for Il has
done very well by him. lie says:
II like the climate and the people.
The winters are far more even than
in Kansas That section OF the
United States seems TO be at the very
parting OF the equinox. so TO speak.
When the winds are not blowing
from the north they are blowing from
the south. and my, how they do blow.
We are free from those terrible Winds
here. and cyclones are unknown. We
do have some warm weather In sum-
mer for few weeks, but no hotter
than any other place. We need warm
weather to make this corn and hog
country. IL you think we can't raise
corn, go into our Commercial Club
, and see the samples"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

was In business for some time at
North Yakima, Wash. He is n close
observer and has made thorough
Investigation OF the soil and climatic
conditions of that section and also
OF the Snake River Valley. II Is hts
Judgment, based on actual expert
ence In the two sections, that the
country about Ontario aurpRsses the
famous Yakima valley In productiv-
ity and climate. The thermometer
there went 10 "a degrees below zero
and killed the peach trees. while
the cOldest climate here last winter
was from two 10 seven degrees above
zero, and no fruit trees killed or
damaged. There IN not nearly 80
much wind and dust aa In eastern
Washington. The soil In deeper,
richer and not so stony. II raises
greater variety o. grains, fruits
and vegetables. The soil and oli-
mate seem to be most perfectly
adapted To producing the finest al
falfa, and especially for producing al
falfa seed. Mr. Naylor In very much
pleased with the country and does
not hesitate 10 recommend II 20 his
friends In the Evergreen and Key
stone states.
n. n. Tromain, who came to on
tariO last June from Fremont, Neb.,
says there is almost entire absence
OF the harsh winds and sudden
changes that prevail In Nebraska.
The hot weather OF summer II not
oppressive here as a Ia In Nebraska
and the climate In winter is mild and
free frOmsatorms
RAIDER Bros. a Lampkin are here
three years running a general mer-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

go acres and averages seven and "A
half tons 70 the acre and sells for
IS a ton In the stack.
The b. +. Tussing orchard. three
miles and a half from Ontario. Is
only seven and a half acres. Picked,
packed and shipped 5742 boxes and
averaged net $3.50 per box. This
would be $500, or over thousand
dollars per acre. He was Offered
$4,000 an acre by a Yakima man the
past week and refused.
w. X. Shimp.-Am running 40
cows. Ship zoe pounds cream a
week 10 Walla Walla. Am milking
81 cows at present. Make $40 a
ton feeding the hay for dairying.
sohn Diess, two miles south OF
Ontario.-Raised two tons alfalfa
seed on seven acres. and II tons
hay besides. Net s605.
A H. Toepelt OF Lewis county.
Wash. bought 100 acres on Willow
Greek. Says climate IL dry and can
almost any time OF year. Is entirely
free from rheumatism.
J. +. DOty-Rented 10 acres al
faha land and got so tons. Get
steady work all the year round
Jos. W. Robertson, 30 miles south
on the Owyhee-Raise l3O bushels
on one and a half acres corn. IL
was the big Missouri corn.
J.-H Rigsby. on Owyhee Raised
IL tons potatoes on less than one and
a fourth acres.
JOS W. Robertson. on Owyhee-
Raised II boxes Jonathan apples on
one tree ~ years old.
Chas Bradley. on Raised
23S tons alfalfa on 80 acres. Sold
for tf5O a ton.
J. ~. Rigsby. on OSyhee-On ~
acres took 500 bushels barley. Sold
crop for ti.O5 per ewt- last fall. Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

rio. says nine tons alfalfa Is regular
crop.
A HONEY HEAVEN.
The honey producing statements
here are n surprise even TO a man
who has lived In the coast country
and knows the resources OF the Coast
Range for yielding this most delec-
table OF a.. sweets. The secret OF
the honey production here. which is
larger than any section have any
accounts OF. Is that such a large
acreage OF alfalfa is allowed to go
To seed. The millions OF the little
purp'e blooms OF the luzerne clover
into which the bees can work even
easier than into the whito clover,
afford a product from bees that Is
pure and perfectly white. Honey is
destined to become one OF the larg-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14
FACTS OF PRODUCTION FROM THE HEART OF THE SNAKE RIVER FRUIT SECTION
Onario---OregOn Metropolis of Snake River ValIeyRapid
Growing Center of Fruit, Grain, Alfalfa and
Livestock Industry.

on the vine and threshes them out
with a fail, and gets 80 cents a
pound for the dry rasphorries. He
has made as high as a thousand
pounds per acre and has i'm seven
years made from 500 to $500 per
acre.
c. h. Amidon threshed SO bushels
wheat to the acre.
c. w. Mollett threshed 90 acres
wheat in 1908 that averaged 81
bushels.
Tom Jones had 90 acres oats that
went 62 bushels to the acre.
Il. b. Conklin. three and half
miles from Ontario, raised last year
60 to 75 bushels corn to the acre.
j. NJ. Butler, four miles from On
tario, raised 10 acres corn that went
20 bushels TO the acre last year. -Four
acres went as much as so bushels to
the acre. Never saw better corn In
the corn belt of Iowa.
Il. b. Conklin, Ontario, on two
siX-year-old trees, matured large
crop OF almonds by August. Gather
ed continuously for several months
r.. b. Conklin, ontario, pastured
35 head of stock (eight horses. rest
milch cows and young stock on 10
acres from April 20, 1908, to No
vember 1, 1908. Gave them no 9th
er feed. Cut four loads of hay be-
sides
A. II. Van Buren, Ironsides p. o.
on Upper Willow Greek. has ranch
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

sold for So this spring.
]. II. Guerin, Ontario-Have 10
acres in fruit. Raise strawberries.
dewberries and raspberries My 10
acres will turn off from $1,000 to
$500 year. Raise strawberries
in November. No trouble to raise
two crops a year with water.
VIII Reese. four miles from On
tario-Milked four cows in Decem-
Der, fed on nothing but third cutting
alfalfa hay, and sold $50 cream. net
after paying eXpressage and hauling.
W. f. Doane, five miles south of
Ontario-Dry farming on new ground
turned off S5 bushels wheat to acre.
Tested three per cent better than
No. 1.
John Forbes, on the owyhee, south
of ontario, got / . bushels alfalfa
seed as n first crop. 900 pounds. and
sold at 70 " cents a pound, or over
500 per acre.
r. w. Clement. four miles from
Ontario. husked so bushels corn
from half an acre.
w. +. Doane, Ontario Milking 1 3
cows and got $40 in March for cream
Besides, raised calves and 80 head OF
hogs from the skim milk.
II. W. Clement, four miles from
Ontario. had oats that went 81 n
/ bushels to the acre. Sowed May 8
/ 1908.
] J. p. Schall. six miles from onta'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14
TALES OF PRODUCTIONS BY THE
PIONEERS.


talked with great many pio-
neers who attended the Development
Congress, and found them just as
enthusiastic about that section as the
Johnny Come -Latelies.
VIM. Morfltt has lived in the
Snake River country since 1867. He
has seen this section develop from
a wilderness TO garden spot. He
did the first farming In what Is now
Halheur county In 1868. In a talk
Malheur county In 1865. In n talk
80 tons potatoes on Upper Willow
Creek, on one acre. They were the
Blue Meshanick. Cabbages 10 pounds
20 the head for four acres, sold at
2ih cents pound. Potatoes sold
for 2 cents n pound. There is a
great field in this country for des-
sicating plant to put up vegetables.
| had nine acres alfalfa that went
10 tons to the acre for several years,
I raised Elberta peaches last year
12 inches in circumference. Had to
quarter to get them into Mason
Jars.
David Dunbar: IL have been AT
Ontario since 1867. Raise fruit oi
nearly all kinds, such as apples
pears, cherries. plums. green cages
peaches and Italian and Petite
prunes. Northern Spy and Ben Da'
Wis apples will keep till June"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

jacob Stroup, Just across the
Snake River from Ontario, has been
In this valley SO years, and was
one OF the first TO grow alfalfa. He
says: "Alfplfa sown In the spring,
well cared for. will cut two 10 three
tons per acre the first year. This
altitude ls little over 1900 feet.
and Is a most favored section. The
best part OF the valley n for 100
miles up and down the Snake, from
Glenn's Ferry TO Weiser. and from
Vale TO Emmett. go miles wide. An
average crop OF alfalfa IL at least
nine tons. On twenty acres. after
first crop for hay. took OF 2OS
bushels seed. For this l got $3.50
per bushel My neighbor got $50
bushels seed on 80 acres"
My aprioots have not failed In 20
years. Apricots do we'll on location
on dry bottom land and near water.
Three trees on my place Will pro-
duce 400 TO $50 pounds each"
Mayor @. A. Pogue, who has been
In the Snake River country at On
tario for 20 years. has been culti-
waiting 60 acres for some years. He
has taken off regular paying crops
OF winter apples. highly favored and
highly oOlored. Last year ten car
loads were shipped out OF Ontario.
In alfalfa he gets eight tons 10 the
acre from 35 acres. and took the
gold medal at the Lewis aud Clark
Fair
A. A. Brown. Ontario; we cut al
falfa three times An average crop.
al hay, Is seven tons. For seed we
only cut first crop. The seed crop
is cut October l. A fair crop Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

heard for miles for three days and
nights until the pipe could be capped
and the gas got under control. The
company has put in a $4,000 rotary
drill and will go down 5000 10 1000
feet for oil.
The men who have made the sac
rifice. put the brains and heart into
the undertaking that promises 10
make this another Coffeyville, Kan,
are David Wilson. j. II. Blackaby,
%. a. Boyer. w. II. Lees, Ward Can
field, G.. A. Pogue. A. l.. Sproul,
]. j. Burbridge. G. II. Emerson and
". H. DOolittle. These are local
capitalists who are not afraid TO sink
a hundred or a thousand dollars on
any venture that promises 20 put
Ontario on the map. They are the
men who are making Ontario known.
who are doubling their money on all
they touch, whose real estate is adj
vancing, who are investing In lands,
in city property, and who will make
this city railroad and manufactur-
ing center.
The great prosperity OF Ontario
and surrounding country is its only
drawback Dairying, small fruit and
other industries languish for lack
of working people.
THE SUGAR BEET CROP PROFIT
ABLE.
A. J. Quackenbush, two and a half
miles from Ontario, had 30 acres OF
sugar beets last year that raised b2,-
700 pounds per acre, or over 26 tons
per acre. lie sold ,ae crop for $3.50
per ton. netting him s71.75 per acre.
John Ray. six miles from Ontario,
raised 595, ,309 pounds on IL acres,
selling az same price. And there are
others.
The beet sugar factory is az Nam
pa, lust across the river In Idaho.
Sugar beets are a splendid adjunct
of dairying and nOg raising and this
industry las a great future. The
factory turns ou. 1900 sacks OF sugar
a day.
A FEW PLAIN FACTS.
A. r. Boyer has an orchard ad-
joining the city. and took $40 20 the
tree from his orchard this year His
crop this year netted him sl35 per
100 boxes. after paying for picking,
packing and freight. He shipped his
apples TO Galveston and Dallas, Tex.
A. r. Gramse. who came from
Hood River one year ago In Febru-
AIRY aud bought l45 acres adjoining
the town OF Ontario, with an old
IO-aere orchard. This he cleaned up
and last fan sold off over 5000 boxes
OF apples II had never before been
sprayed or cultivated 20 amount to-
anything He cut from 20 acres Of
alfalfa that averaged three tons per
acre and sold IL for IS per ton The
second crop went 10 seed ana
brought him $500 This vas an
average OF ESQ per acre for the hay
and alfalfa seed Mr. Gramse says
that he had one OF the best orchards
iu Hood River and says this country
Is just as good an apple country as
Hood River.
The biggest berry patch In this
part OF the country Is run BY NJ. b
sherman. one mile from town. lie
grows immense crops. lets them dry
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14
Pioneers and Newcomers Unite in Making Statements of
Greatest Importance to HOmeseekers
and Investors.

seed is about 500 pounds to the
acre"
Henry Eldridge. ~ miles from
Ontario. sold $3S00 worth OF alfalfa
seed at 12th cents "a pound, from
55 acres. Seed frequently brings as
high as SIS an acre.
VIM. Morfitt: my strawberry
patch last year yielded at rate of
$1,000 an acre"
WHAT SOME NEWCOMERS SAY.
Stepp. Pinkerton & Co., real estate,
law, loans and Insurance, have been
In Ontario only month, coming TO
Oregon from Oklahoma. They
brought their families and are ac-
curing homes. They like the eli
mate about 90 per cent better than
where they came from. the weather
being far more settled and equable
Judging the year by the month OF
March. They are agreeabiy surprised
at the high class of the citizenship
they find I'm eastern Oregon. In the
new towns of oklahoma and Now
Mexico there Is a mixture OF races
not found here. and then the stand
ards of intelligence here are much
higher. The people are all prosper
Gus and their methods OF doing bust
ness are up-to-date.
Il. b. Naylor n 90. Is a new firm
In real estate, insurance and loans
MIR. Naylor having landed here OF
March 1. lie is a Philadelphian anC
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14

A. w. Trow, one OF the lecturers
OF the state Agricultural College OF
Minnesota. and an expert In the fruit
business who has travelled over a
great deal OF country. has located
here with full faith in the Ontario
country as fruit region. He has
put out 40 acres In apples and cher
ries half n mile cast of the city.
To show how new town Ontario
ls, MIR. Burbrldge o. Burbridge A
Doolittle, Is today the oldest real
estate man in town, and he has only
been dealing I'm dirt for five years.
He has been constant advocate OF
the Malhcur project and stlll be-
lleves In e. This firm handles all
kinds OF lands, improved and unim-
proved Homestoading IL about play
ed out. and In the past six weeks
nearly all the homosteads were COB
uled up The rush into this part OF
Oregon r. constantly increasing.
Frank NJ. Northrop OF Eugene
owns 100 acres near Ontario. Ho
has put Il under the irrigation pro-
iect ana will develop Il, 10 cost him
$3.50. when irrigated II will bo
worth $3.50 an acre
Tho electric road from Boise TO
Caldwell has advanced land from
500 to $500 per acre the entire
length OF Il. and Il was the second
railroad.
Mr. Griffith stated that in May
the Development Congress- would
meet there upon the occasion OF the
opening of tho government irrigation
project In this neighboring city OF
Ontario.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14
STRONG ooMMERoIAL cLuB.

The Ontario Commercial Club
maintains an exhibit and club head
quarters that would be creditable for
a larger city The officers are Or.
j. Prinzing. president: 9. u. Ken
yon. vice president; l.. Adam.
treasurer; G. Q. Payne, secretary; II.
G. Boyer. G. 70. Belding, G. w. Emer-
son. w T, Lampkin, q. w. Long,
w. ... Fraser, w. n. DoOllttlo, direct
ors. Investors aud homeseekers
should address Mr.. Payne.
Among industries that might find
a foOtkold at Ontario are n planning
mill (there are two lumber yarde).
creamery. brick yard. an lee
plant. oannery, woolen mill and
ACQUIRING PLAN. a cold storage plant,
.,undry and machine shop, electrical
supplies and fruit driers Tho op.
pOrtunlties for deasicating plant,
w...- vegetables and fruit. and nat
ural gas. are extraordinary,
BOos RR EDITION or 10000.
The Ontario Comemrciai Club has
engaged / 200 copies OF this edition
showing forth the facts OF produc-
tiOn and resources OF the soil and
climate OF the famous Snake river
valley. Ontario IN also located at the
junction OF the MalheuT river with
the Snake river and IL on the line
OF the new trans-continental railroad.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-14
The Oregon-IdahO Development Congress.

general port co
passage the contuo
permit districts build railroads and highway
passage Idaho for district ons,rucio
Chamberlain appointed following highway
mission 20 work OF
nd lines needed by the people:
Putnam. Medford. Julian c. Byrd, Burns
VIM Grimes Marshfeld. c. r. swigert, Portland
G. w Baldwin klamath Falls Drake c.. Olseily Portland
A II. Portland