The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1909-09-18
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
portland Correspondence

being settled IN a way that has
never before been equalled. A
private land company is opening
up a huge tract around Lakeview,
the purchasers of contracts now
being on hand there In large
numbers to take part in the
drawing. On September 10Th
will start the Fall colonist move
ment from the East, when thou.
sands of new settlers will reach
the state to make their perman-
ent homes here.
The vacant wheat lands of
Central Oregon are being filled
up at an unprecedented rate, the
coming of railroads up the Des-
chutes being the cause of Il big
boom in wheat growing in that
great undeveloped country. Dur
ing the past week a record trip
was made into the vacant lands
about Bend by a party of set
tiers who went overland from
Corvallis by auto. The trip was
made from Corvallis to Bend,
$50 miles, in one day and the
next morning members of the
party filed on 800 acre home
steads near Bend and will engage
in wheat growing. A tract of
land of $50, 600 acres in that dis
trict has just been included in
the new 320-acre homestead law
and is proving very attractive to
settlers.
Portland will hold its annual
Rose Festival next June as usual.
This was decided during the
week at meeting of the direct
ors of the Rose Festival Associa-
ton when President Hoyt and
Manager Hutchin were reelected
for another year. Plans have
already been taken up for the
1910 show and exceptional fea-
lures are promised. Among the
most prominent attractions likely
to he brought here is a contest of
flying machines. Correspond
ence has been opened with a
number of noted aviators of this
country and Euroge with the re-
suit that prizes will be hung up
that will assure this city of some
exciting speed contests in the air.
The automobile races, too. are
expected to be better than ever
and will be authorized by the
Automobile Association Of Amer
lea. In addition to these big
events, there will be a lavish
showing of Oregon's floral wealth
in masses of roses and other fea-
lures that promise to make the
1910 Festival especially notable. |
New members OF the Oregon
Development League were en-
rolled this week when the COM
mercial bodies of Milwaukee, |
Bend, Halfway, Silverton and
Lents joined the state organiza-
ton. Live boosters in these
cities have organized clubs whose
sole object is to further the in
terests of their community and
py cooperation with the other
state bodies to advance the ma
terial prosperity of all Oregon.
What is said to be the highest
price ever paid for an apple crop
anywhere has just been closed for
the Hood River and Mosier Val
ley yields. ]. A. Steinhardt, Of
the fruit-buying firm of Stein
hardt & Kelley, New York City,
visited both districts the past
week and contracted for the en-
tire yield of the Mosier and Hood
River Valleys at better than $3.50
per box. AS the total crop will
run up to about $50 carloads, the
contract just made will put more
than 100000 into the pockets {
Of apple growers in these two
districts. !
Postmaster-General Hitchcock 9
will be in Portland September % 4
and %, these dates having been .
selected for the annual meeting :