The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1909-02-27
BILL hANLEY HUSTLES.

Ull.I HAMLET nOSlL LES.
President VIM. Hanley of the
Burns Commercial Club has been
doing much work since leaving
here in January and has accom-
plished good results. In a recent
letter to the secretary of the
club he writes enthusiastically
of prospects. He has the pro-
mise of both President Kerr and
DR.. Withycombe of the Agricul-
tural College to visit Burns dur
ing session of the Oregon-Idaho
Development congress meeting
in July and feels sure that the
dry farm experiment station will
be located in this valley. Secre-
tary of State Benson who will
also be acting governor and Atty.
Gen. Crawford have also express
ed their desire to come at that
time. Mr. Hanley has also ad-
dressed letter to the governor
asking that this section be recog-
nized and given place on the
board of regents of the agricul-
ture college. In speaking of
other matters of interest to the
big undeveloped part of the state
Mr.. Hanley says:
His Excellency is very friend
ly and favorable to our great
railroad movement in developing
Central Oregon, as no one knows
better than he of the use that
has been made of him by the
Hartman system to mislead the
people who have confidence in
the governor, by being invited
by Mr.. Hartman to his Pelican
Bay home, he going there as
governor of the state, and Har-
riman's system ignoring every
promise made by him, and the
governor has the feeling and
understanding that Mr.. Harri-
mans main object was to gain
time on his long neglected duties.
| can say to you that he and
many other top citizens of this
state who have been used for the
same purpose are going to see
that the promises are carried
out, even if the whole states
credit has to be used and the
sovereign power raised to dictate
to Mr.. Hartman and his system
that Oregon is going to wait no
longer and is going to have her
GEvn territory developed.
Your president is advancing
the plan of raising the biggest
and strongest lobby that ever
went to the capital at Washing
ton to demand the right of the
use Of all the proceeds of her un-
developed government land and
the rights Of all her developed
crop Of forests that is being held
for future generations, to relieve
the present unbearable condition
Of the one who now lives, to the
use and extent to build all the
railroads that this undeveloped
territory needs, without a chance
Of ever impairing the credit of
either the state or the great citi-
zens that rise up to do for them
selves what they have no power
to make others do for them; who
have no scruples against taking
advantage of their uncalled-for
promises.
Captain A. w. Gowan inter-
ested Mr.. Tom Richardson Of the
Commercial Club, who called to-
gether a meeting of the Club for
the purpose Of accepting an invi-
tation to come to Burns, and the
date for these business men to
meet our citizens and see the
quality of products of the coun-
try was set for the October Fair.
Captain Gowan should certainly
be recognized for this good work,
and / will say that you can ex-
pect a big delegation, and there
never was any work done for the
betterment of the condition of
our country sO influential az has |