INDUSTRIAL
EDITION-PART TWO
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VOLUME V
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Tte Waters of t&e dm Rande and me Minam Will Be
Used Irrigation Companies Incorporated
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IRRIGATION DAM.
And he gave it for his opinion, "that
whoever could make two ears of corn, or
twaades of grass, to grow upon a spot
of JJJnd, where only one grew before,
wooo deserve better of mankind, and do
more essential service to his country, than
the whole race of politicians put together."
Dean Swift.
There is scarcely an acre in the Grande
Ronde Valley that cannot be reached by
one of the two irritation projects that are
being worked out by leading Valley citi
zens. Every bit of land so watered will at
once increase in value fully $50 an acre.
Lands now worth $50 an acre wMI he
wortfjm $100 to $150.
There are at present under irrigation in
this Valley a'lout 4000 acres, and this
land is the highest priced. While irriga
tion is not absolutely essential to the
growing of most crops, it is of astonishing
value in increasing the yield of the land,
and well worth all it costs.
GRANDE RONDE RESERVOIR CO.
The Grande Ronde Reservoir Company,
with a capital stock of $100,000. and in
corporated under the laws of Oregon,
seeks to reservoir the waters of the
Grande Ronde River in a basin known as
Meadow Brook. 25 miles from La Grande.
Sufficient water can easily be held to
supply 20.000 acres in the north end of
the iWley.
T'Aompany has gone ahead with the
preliminary work, and the outlook now is
that it will be delivering water next sum
mer. The making of the reservoir at Meadow
Brook calls for an 80-foot dam to im
pound the water. So favorable are the
natural conditions that the expense of this
project will bo comparatively small, and
of course the farmers who buy water
rights will benefit from that fact. The
estimated costuf water rights is only S25
an acre, payable in ten annual equal pay
menv Aside from a small annual main
tena'nvlf fee to keep up the dam and
ditches, this will be the total cost for a
perpetual water right from the Grande
Ronde Reservoir Company. The certain
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increase in crops eachsyear on every irri
gated acre makes this expense trivial. It
is less than half the Government's charge
per acre for land watered by the Echo
project, and about half that reqjired from
land owners under the Malthuei project,
It is confidently expected that the land
owners in the part of the Valley reached
by this reservoir project will unanimously
accept the company's proposition. To do
otherwise would be folly.
The directors of the company are all
well known local men. and include: G. W.
Hunter. George Stoddard, F. S. Bram
well. C. H. Crawford and Walter M.
Pierce.
GRANDE RONDE WATER CO.
At an expense of about $2,500,000 the
Grande Ronde Water Co. will divert the
water of the Minam River to the Grande
Ronde Valley. The Minam will be tapped
ahove Horse Ranch and enter the Valley
by a 37-mile ditch at the Cove. Thence
it will be conducted via Union and Sand
ridge, watering 1 00,000 acres of valley
land. '
The water rights of the Minam have
been secured, and the final surveys are
now being made. It will require about
three years to complete this project.
The estimated cost to farmers who own
valley land is only $30 an acre 'or a per
petual water right, and this amount can
be paid in ten equal annual payments.
This is a much less amount than is
asked by the Government in connection
with iU Oregon irrigation systems. The
Echo project costs land-owners $60 an
acre, and the Malthuer project, $45 an
acre.
The Minam had on July 1st last a flow
of 50.000 miners inches of water, and at
its lowest stage there is always at least
25.000 miners inches at the point where
the company will divert the stream. This
gives ample water for all possible contin
gencies. Los Angeles is spending more
than S25.000.000 to bring a smaller
stream Owens River -to that city, a
distance of 150 miles.
The Minam is piobably the fines
mountain stream in Eastern Oregon, and
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GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON.
of such convenient access to' this Valley
that it solves for all time to com the
question of water here. Fortunately it is
net being' used at all. either above or
below Horse Ranch, for irrigation pur
poses, and the Grande Ronde Water Co.
has secured the entire water rights.
The directors of the Grande Ronde
Water Co. are J. H. Romig, T. R. Berry
and Walter M. Pierce. The project is not
of recent date, although the company was
organized only last July. Surveys have
been made in every possible direction, and
engineers have searched for the most
available route for several years. Cath
erine creek was examined to its head
waters with the result that no available
location for a reservoir was found on its
entire length. One bij advantage of the
Minam project is that a reservoir is un
necessary, the regular flow being ample.
Within a reasonable time, practically
the whole of the Grande Ronde Valley
will be under irrigation.
THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY
FRUIT GROWERS' UNION.
VALLEY SHOULD JOIN AT ONCE
Through organization, the fruit growers
of the Grande Ronde Valley will receive
many benefits unattainable as individuals.
The Grande Ronde Valley Fruit Grow
ers' Union is an incorporated organiza
tion, whose sole object is to foster the in
terests of local fruit growers. Its officers
and directors are:
L Oldenburg, president; P. H.
Dickinson, vice-president; E. Z. Carbine
secretary and manager: B. A. Davis. F.
L. Coykendall. All are well-known citi
zens of the Valley, and fruit-growers of
prominence.
The Union was formed last January,
and already represents the product of
1000 acres of bearing orchard as well as
200.000 young trees that will in a few
years come into bearing. Its operations
tend to secure for fruit-growers the very
highest market price. The Union proposes
to ship not only in car lots but in train
loads.
It will furnish fruit growers all needed
information on how to grow fruit and get
the best results. There are very few
pests or blights in this Valley that affect
fruit trees, and these few can be eradi
cated by intelligent and well-directed
effort. The Union proposes to see that
this is done.
The Union intends to stop the shipment
of any imperfect fruit from the Valley,
and suggests it be remembered that any
man has the right, and will be doing a
service to this Valley's fruit industry, if
he calls the attention of the Union's sec
retory to imperfect fruit that should be
condemned.
U is indeed short-sightedness to permit
any inferior fruit to leave the Valley.
All fruit of members will be packed un
der the supervision of the Union, and with
care in this respect there is no reason
why the fruit growers of this Valley
should receive any lower prices than
those received at Hood River nr else
where. The primary object of the Union is to
secure due recognition of the high quality
of this Valley's fruit, with attendant high
prices.
It is a Grande Ronde Val'ey enterprise
and it is emphatically to the interests of
every fruit grower in this Valley, large or
small, to become a member at once.
n gig-saving is enecioa oy memoers in
securing the necessary boxes, naiis, pa'
per, etc., but this is the least of the bene
fits derived.
Grande Ronde Valley fruit is mostly
raised without irrigation, although irriga
tion admitedly helps materially where it
is possible.
The fruit is marketed all over the Unit
ed States, and some of it is shipped to
Europe.
No higher quality of fruit is produced
anywhere. The Union made a small ex
hibit of this Valley's fruit at the Irrigation
Congress at Boise early this month. Vice
President Fairbanks said: "Your exhibit
is not large, but it is of the very best."
Many fruit experts in attendance were
loud in their praise of Grande Ronde Val
ley fruit.
Experience everywhere has clearly
demonstrated that a well-managed or
ganization is of incalculable value to fruit
growers, and the Grande Ronde Valley
Fruit Growers' Union will prove so here.
Whether your orchard be large or small,
join at once. See E. Z. C irbine. secre
ary, at his office, opposite the Sommers
Hotel, Depot street. La Grande.
To visit Grande Ronde Valley and
see It and to Investigate Its advan
tages. Is to locate here. In no instance
have people, who have visited this
valley, given It other than the beet of
reputation In regard to climate, soil
and everything that goee to constitute
a good country.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1906
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t BEET SUGAR PACTORT AT LA GRANDE.
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LA GRANDE THE SITE OF THE
ONLY BEET 8UQAR FACTORY
IN OREGON.
The Grande Ronde Valley Has Been
Materially Benefitted by This In
dustry Increased Aoreaae DvoH
tu rtaieing bugar Beets Desirable.
The year 1898 witnessed the erection
In La Grande of a large and thorouii
y equipped beet augur factory, hav
ing a capacity for treating 350 torn ot
beets dally, nd producing an unex
celled quality of commercial sugar.
A suflk'lent time has elaps. d since
the fai-tory bean operations to show
the benefits accruing to this section
through sugar beet raining end manu
facture. While the maximum capacity
of the pliint hns n, ver been reached,
and while the fact Is very plain that
a much Increased offering of beets
cou'd be advantageously handled, the
mnnlfod benefits that hnve nteuMed
lorally from this Industry are too eett
evident to be unobserved) even by the
most pessimistic.
The Obserwr wims them up as fol
lows: Many thousands of dollnrs have
been distributed among the wideawake
furmers of this section who have de
voted pnrt of their land to beet raisin
Llffht. congenial and hea'thy work
has bee.n provided for those who cou'd
be Induced to accept It In the fields.
Tlv operation of the factory has
furnished employment all the year for
some (and during a part of each year
for a large number), of well-paid em
ployes. The money thus put In local circul
ation has been derived) from sales of
sugar at distant points, and Is In con
sequence) money that under no other
circumstances would have been seen
here.
Unquestionably the beet sugar In
dustry has strengthened farm va'ues
and has been one of tTie direct causos
of the gratifying Increase In price of
all farm property In this section.
The adaptability of Orande ltonJe
Vajley landyto the raising of sugar
beets has been deflnately provn, and
the fact demonstrated that success! re
beet crops on the same land Incroaso,
Instead of decrease, Its productive
ness. Larger crops of beets per acre
each succeeding year on the same land
has been the almosMnvarlable experi
ence, and It Is evident that Increased
fertility results from sugar beet rais
ing under right methods and condi
tions. These are In the main the material
benefits so far received from the In
dustry ''ocally.
In this vicinity, beets are a certain
crop, and as they are contracted for at
a stated and agreed price, at the time
of planting, the element of chnnce
which applies so universally to other
crops is eliminated. At S4.S0 a ton,
which Is the usunl contract price, the
farmer Is certain of larger net returns
per acre than from any othir product
of the fnrm save and excepting fruit.
The returns from either grain or hay
by no means equal the returns from
beets, and no man can say until harv
est time, with any accuracy, what the
mnrket price of wheat, oats, rye, hay
potato", or other fnrm products will
be.
WhI'e orchards bring In more money
per arre to their fortunate owners,
thore Is a period of several yedrs of
net loss b' fore the tree reach the age
of bearing. Not so with beets. liana
some returns are s cured the very first
season, and a steady Increase Is notlce
sb'" from yenr to year.
The main difficulty met with In beet
culture Is In S' enrin? the ncessnry
Inbor In sufficient numbers during the
weeding end harvesting perlols. But
an Increased population Is s'eadtly
remedying this hnndlcnp. There Is a
big advantage In the ffft that the
work Is not heavy, and boys and girls
ns well as their parents can do effc
tlv work In the fields.
It Is distinctly to the Interests of
the Hnd-owners of this valley to en
deavor to supp'y all of the beets that
can he used by the factory, for Its
maximum operation will directly or
Indirectly benefit' every resident of this
section. This fall the prospective
offerinc of tt la estimated at tt IH
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wmcn is hy fur the largest offer
Ing to date, and Indicates a more gen
era, realisaaon f the opportunity for
profit that Is afforded by sugar beet
raising wil. be cheerfu.ly furnished,
raising . The factory can easily handle
60.000 tons and that amount would
gladly be purchased. In fact, there Is
nnt thsa si llia.t J. ' m
auction, for the Amalgamated Sujar
company will contract, before the seed
is put In the ground, to buy every ton
raised. Fur;hermor all nlhi.
vice and all necessary Information of
value to thoso Inexperienced In beet
The beet Is a hardy plant, ana there
Is rea ly no question of failure to se
cure a crop upon even the first plant
ing. The bist criterion of the possibili
ties of the sugar beet Industry in this
valley Is what has been accomplished
under praotlcally equal conditions else
where. In Colorado In 1904, there were plant
ed 46.100 acres of sugar beets from
which were harvested 469,000 tons, of
a value to the farmers of over two
million dolars. In 1905. there were
60.000 acres devotd to sugar beets, In
that state, and, this year the planting
Is even heavier. There are now eleven
sugar bent factories In Colorado and
many of them handle from 60.000 to
80 000 tons each. Without exception
all bect-sugnr-cnmmiinltles are pros
perous. Amalgamated 8ugr Co,
In t898. In response to the expressed
desire and financial encouragement of
the peoole of La Grande and vicinity,
the larjie factory aws built here by
David Eccles. C. W. Nlbley and their
ansoelntts, organised as the Oregon
Sugar company. Later the property
was acquired by the Amalgamated
Sugar Co., which owns and operates
beet sugar factories In Ogden, Logan
and Lewlston. Utah, as well as In La
Orande. The officers of the company
are: David Eccles, president; Hir
am H. Spencer, vice president; Henry
H. Rolapp. secretary and treasurer,
and the directors Include Joseph P.
Smltb, Fred J. Klesel, Ephralm P.
Ellison, Joseph Clark. William H.
Wattls, Hiram H. Spencer, Joseph
Scowcroft, Adam Patterson, George
Stoddard, M. 8. Browning.
The four plants of this company have
a combined capacity of 1800 tons of
beets dal'y sufficient to cane for the
probable production for some years to
come.
The La Grande plant ha for the
past six years bien under the local
management of F. S. Brammll, who
possesses the acquaintance and con
fidence of the people throughout this
section.
The superintendent, F. O. Taylor, j
who began his dutl s here this year,
was formerly superintendent of the
t,ogan factory, and has had a wtfle
and valuable experience In scientific
practical sugar-making having vlslt
'd and worked In some of the largvst
plants In the country.
The process of sugar-making from
beets, while not extremely complicat
ed, requires accuracy of method and
unoi nsln watchfulness If the best
product Is to be obtained.
The pioneer beet sugnr makers weru
unable to obtain scientific help, and
their product suffered accordingly.
Among peopl- who used this Inferior
sugar, a nutural projudlne In favor of
cane sugar arose, which, however,
preseni-day manufacturers have but
lltt'e dltllculty In overcoming. The
truth Is that perfect beet sugar does
not In any way differ fiom pure cane
h ii g nr. either In taste, appearance m
sweeienlng properties. The non
sugars In ttv- product from the beet
nn exceedingly unpleasant to tne
tuste, whereas the non-sugars from
i-jine are not so characterized, with
:h! result that Irnperf.-ctly refined cane
wugur will easily flnd a market where
there Is no sale for beet sugar carry
In an excess of non-sugnrs.
The coarseness or flnena of sugar
crystals Is governed entirely by the
degree to which cryatallxatlon Is car
ried in the process ot manufacture,
and tt Is In this one respect that Uie
element of chance enter. Practice,
however, confers on operator a de
cided expertness In controlling the
sis of tb srystal.
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Although there are, of course, many
larger sugar plant, the La Grand
factory has every essential ot equip
ment for the production of the highest
grade sugars. Storage facilities ao
ample, and shipping taclltles are ex
cellent. A detailed descrlntlon nt .
ment and the process would perhaps
hurd'y be ot wide general Interest
and It will suffice to say that the beets
are handled and converted Into sugar
with a maximum of economy by tb
most approved modern methods.
Ba ts are ready for harvesting about
the middle of September, and then lor
the next 30 or 40 days a steady stream
of wagons makes deliveries to tb
factory. Duriiw the opi rating season,
which begins as soon as beets are de
livered In quantity, the factory run
night and day without cessation until
the entire crop ts cared for. The pulp
of the bei ts, from which the sugar
juices have been extracted makes an
exce lent feed for fattening cattle, and
Is stored in sllrs for that purpose. Th
molassoe refuse Is also used for stock
food, although from It alcohol and
other chemicals can be readily extract
ed and these by-products may In Urn
be mode hero.
The main thing, at present, Is to ma
terially Increase the beet acreage, and
In any effort to do so farmers may ab
solutely rdy upon the co-operation
and assistance to any reasonable ex
tent on the part of the Amalgamated
Su jnr Co. If you have available land
and are Interested, call upon Mr.
Bramwell at your earlkst convenience,
and discuss this matter.
GEO. PALMER LUMBER CO.
PLANT
NOW BEING BUILT AT
LA GRANDE.
The company was incorporated Janu
ary 1, 1904. and this summer secured a
very desirable site on the Grande Rond
river, at La Grande, to manufacture into
lumber the heavy timber holdings it has
acquired.
The plant will be in operation next
March, and will give employment to a
large number of men. The company's
pay roll will include from 200 to S00
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ai IU9 at bnv mill sna in mis wwui. ins
timbe' holdings are in Union and Wal- -Iowa
counties, and th O. R. & N. exten
sion taps them. The capacity of th
plant will be about 100,000 feet daily,
and all kinds of rough and dressed lum
ber will be tnrned out. The equipment
will include dry kilns and a thoroughly
modern planing mill.
The officers of the company are: Geo
M. Palmer, president; D. S. Priest, vice
president; Geo. L. Cleaver, secretary;
G. M. Byrkit, treasurer.
SUMMERVILLE LUMBER CO.
IMBLER'S BIG SAW AND PLANING
MILL OUTPUT FOUR MILLION
FEET ANNUALLY.
At Imbler, on the Elgin branch of the
U. K. t IN. Lo. s line, is located one of th
important lumber industries of the Val
leythe Summerville Lumber Co.'s plant.
About seventy men' are employed in th
saw and planing mill and in teaming.
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the road. "
The output includes all kinde of rough
and dressed lumber, and shiprnonts ar
made throughout the Middle West. There
is now on hand about 2,600,000 feet of
lumber. ,
The company was established some
four years ago. and is successfully hand
ling a large business. The owners are:
J. I. Wado, an old resident of the Grande
Ronde Valley; P. S. Robinson, formerly
of Kentucky, who came here in 1901, and
W. B. Bach, who came west from Ann
Arbor, Mich., a few years ago.
The mountains of Union county ar
i-uvitcq wiin uriiuer oi ins Dear quali
ty for lumbering DurDOsea. Tha Um
ber consists ot pin, Or, sprue
tamarack.