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7' JL! riii mi) i 1 vdi; iCME XIL LA. GBJ.NDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1808. NUMBER 44. ica VOAy :z;KfJX IRRIGATE 20,000 ACRES BY J HOT ual beiiifh scheme NEW ERA fOR GRANDE RONDE VALLEY ENTERED BY DAVID E(CIES' PROMISE ' PROMOTER WILL BUY BONDS IF LAND OWNERS t v - WILL SUBSCRIBE AT EXTREMELY LOW HATE. By Paying Two Dollars Per Aero Per Year for Ton Years, Land Owners' Can Secure Permanent Water RightsSafe and Sound, anil Considered Ono of the Best Project In Oregon Today Mans Meeting Next Saturday Night to Leara Concciwus of Opinion Without a Doubt the Greatewt . Boon Known to Mankind In an Arid District Ecclee Working for Be fit of Valley, as Well au for Himself Splendid Wealth-Producer at Cost tunrt Attention of Moneyed Men as a Safe Investment " CHt to Laud Owner for Perpetual Water Lena Than Any Projectiin the Northwest Enthusiasm Rampant, and Project Wlll.Uudoubtcdly Be I nt Through Means Mm to Entire County. 1 MUTUAL PROPOSITION MADE BY ECCLES. Tour Irrigation proposition Is so feasible that It would be Immediately developed In any community where the value of Irrigation Is appreciates, tor, wl.lfe li eewt Is a matter of thousands, ita advantages are a matter of miliums It would be lmposHlblo for any one man or any few men to consistently develop it. however, so co-onerattou of the community becomea an Imperative feature. And, I would suggest Uiat mutual corporation be formed and the proposition . landed for 400.O0O. and stock Issued to cow tins same, and sold at par value at 120 ncr acre, which would necessitate the wibscrlptkm of 80.000 acres of viand; said $20 per acre to be paid In payments of one-tenth, or 2.00 per aTe per annum. By this method every stockholder becomes a memoer oi im V .i.m ..,.uu.v and will nartlclpate In any and all profit that may result if .1.1. .rr.nm.ient can be effected. I will see that the bond Issue Is taken W,r00'" - DAVID ECCLES. tTin rountvs fondest hopes are to be realized If the land owners of the valley will be ai prompt to grasp the !pldld opportunities as they have been i. . ti.. irriraiinn scheme momentous In Ita erwiih aai oos 1U ilio "v -p -. assumed a position lust evening at a meeting of the Commercial club board wf managers, with David Eccles, the sugar king, where something tangible l "1 being dealt with. For the first time In the history of Union county. It can be said that capital to finance the greatest elixir known to seir.l-arld communities, Is available. It Is to come from none other than the Amalgamated Sugar com pany, a firm that for financial strength Is synonymous with Gibraltar. Enthusiasm ran high in that little ciuo room i men there who are broadmlnded. who have experience and who have money. With such a combination is It a wnoder that The Observer Is able to say to night that Union county Is facing a tti? era? Every member of the board of managers who was In the city was In at tendance with Mr. Eccles. In addition. Walter M. Pierce, who stood behind the Investigation made last year: A. V. Andrews. ex-Circuit Judge T. H. Craw. t ford C E. Moore, local real estate deafer, and Fred M. Housh. manager of .... nnnd. Electric company, attended the meeting, and many of them , .,h.ilsstlc sentiments. Chief and foremost, of course, was what m h nsvld Eccles and Walter M. Pierce. Mr Pierce was the first to speak. In a highly polished address that teemed with salient polnta In the proposed Irrigation scheme, he laid before the capitalist nhd the board, the general plans to be followed In the construc tion of this gigantic Irrigation scheme. He was highly enthusiastic, and brought forward with sharp emphasis, the fact that such men as the late W. O. Hunter and J. M. Church were the real fathers of the proposition, and had they lived, the project would, now have been either completed or well ad vanced. He quoted figures and data that had been prepared by expert en gineers last year, at the Instigation of Mr. Hunter and others. ' So vivid was his explanation of the scheme that all present readily gained clear Ideas of what it meant and what It was In reality. Then David Ecclea came to the front with his startling and much-longed for remark, that he would finance the deal, provided the farmers would sub scribe the stock to cover the bond issue. Before explaining in detail his prop osition, he suggested that a mass meeting of land owners be held before any additional outlay of money was made, and reiterated to some extent what Mr. Pierce had said of the possibilities of water. In his characteristically con cise manner, he said that the proposition meant an Investment of thousands, The plan proposed Is an easy method and considerably less buraensuine to the land owner than usual propositions of Its kind. That It Is to bo mutu ally advanced and mutuully profited by, was the kcynoto of the plan: Eccles Is not going to spend thousands for his own benefit alone, for by benefiting others he Is benefiting himself. If there are any profits, every stockholder and stockholders are those who subscribe for water will realize his share o.f them. . If there Is anything that is mutual In the way of- a corporation, It will be this company. To illustrate the method of subscription, let It be Imag ined that the reader owns 40 acres of land. He desires water on every aero, and to do this he subscribes for as many acre-feet of water as he hus acres, making 40-acre feet of water. To pay for this water he has promised to pay at the' rate of 12 per acre per annum, during a period of 10 years, after which he has perpetual water at no expense. In this way it can be seen that the 20,000 acres of land to be covered at the rate of $20 per acre, will cover the bonded Indebtedness (400,000. The payments are, thereforo, easy, and will require an outlay of $80 per year for a period of 10 years, making $800 which the owner of 40 acres has paid for his perpetual water rights. This will meet ready subscription among the small land holders, but the chief stumbling block which the promoters will encounter is that merishold- lng several hundred, or even 1000 acres, will seriously object to watering their land at this price.' The result will be Just what the county has been crying for subdivision of large tracts. Mr. Conley, who owns thousands of acre, will find that he can raise triple and quadruple corps In fruit profits over what he ts now realizing, and can, therefore, afford to sell large blocks of his land and devote his entire attention to smaller tracts. Ex-Judge T. H. Crawford reviewed the proposition from a legal viewpoint before the club members and the board, and stated that there Is absolutely no fear of conflict With the present Irrigation laws, or the absence of laws in this state. The supreme cpurt has established a precedent In the matter of prlvl leges of storing of waste and flood waters. The fac. that the people In every community where arid land exists, have jumped at undertakings like this, should make It clear to local people that the Irrigation plan Is a safe one from every standpoint. It Is needless to'relterate iktl ll.e county will trlpie in value, but It ls'nceary to impreBs the fact nini ;r" aeai is & muium Hiiuir hiiu mm it id km ma Buunvtiwi ngiu point of vantage that he may take. AH these things 'have been made clear hv men of affairs who have given the matter thorough Investigation. That Mr. Eccles Is not doing this great work for his own purpose Is clearly evident By reason of the fact that he Is at the head of one of the largest construction companies of the west; and that he controls several cement-making plants, he Is able to knock off $100,000 from the estimate made by the engineers. In less than an hour yesterday, he pointed out where he could construct the dam for $81,000 less than the engineers could who drew the plans. He can lay the canals for a sum that will make up the $100,000 less than the engineers called for. MASS MEETING A WEEK FROM TOMORROW NIGHT. After the club and board had listened to the glad tidings from Mr. Eccles, it Immediately took steps to follow his suggestions. As a result It has been decided to hold a mass meeting one week from next Saturday night, August 22, at which time a concensus of opinion will be compiled. Rain or shine will not hinder this meeting, and everybody should plan to attend. The Commer cial club will write letters to scores of land owners, urging them to be present ai that time. HOT HIES. OF 1,11 CUIUS HI! I HI VILL WATER 35,000 ACRES EASILY BOY OF TENDER ACEACRIHINAL but on his way to Jail he slipped the cuffs off and attempted to escape by Jumping from the train. REARED IN CRIME AND TAKES READILY TO IT, Mule Fellow of Fourteen Years Cap tured and Confess to Many Crime Onc of live Most Notorious Boys In tlie BouUiwcst Reared In Criminal World. Though II Was In Reform Mmh for a While Heavily Armed When Caught. West Las Vegas. N. M., Aug. 14. r..,n n four burglaries, one x ,,,, qa, ....... ... holdup, Joseph Emory, aged 14 years, was given a hearing In the Justice court today, and bound over to await the action of the grand Jury. Emory it one of the most notorious youths In the southwest, and wss reared among crlmlnslt. His entire education was derived in the "under-world." At on time he wss confined In a reform gchnol, but won bis reelaee by good be havior. After leaving the reform school he eoon resumed Ms criminal operations. When arrsted be besrtiy armed ana was handcuffed. ANOTHER PIONEER GONE. Mrs. Martha Walker Die After a Ling ering IllneM. The funeral of the late Mrs. Martha Walker, who died at the home ot M. L. Hulse, Wednesday afternoon, was held at the Hulse home this morning at 11 o'clock, the Rev. O. H. King of Delating. The Interment took place at the Acklee cemetery, following the funeral. The deceased was one of Union county's pioneer ladles. She had been a resident of this county for the past 40 years. She was nesrly 70 yeara of age at the time of her death and had been a constant sufferer for some time. Besides a husband. J. 8 Walker, she leaves a number of sons, ilimirhtora sod ' arrand children to mourn her loss. BALEOOH KILLS AIIO AMERICAN'S BALLOON IV IXNDON 6PREAD8 DEATH. Three Killed, Many Fatally or Serious ly Wounded as Hcmilt of an Explo sion to an American BalUiun Light ed Mntcn Ignites Escaping Ga Tcr rlble Detonation That Shakea the Earth Bodies of Victims Removed From the Ruins. Taft Mum Yet. HiM Springs. Va., Aug. 14. William H. Taft refuse o comment on Bryan's upeech of accepior.ee. H say he wli", read all of U flrst. . prc-iming Ills Speech. Ui'. Xfl '. ' f---"f-' of rain today kepr maay visitors from calling on W. J. Bryan. Mr. Bryan burld himself In his study preparing his speech. London, Aug. 14. Two were killed outright, three fatally hurt, and dozen frightfully burned, and scores almost suffocated at the Franco-British exhibition grounds, when a huge balloon belonging to Captain Lovelace, an American aeronaut, exploded with a terrlfld detonation. The br.3y -f Miss Blanche HIH. reUry to the ruins. v.T. .'. n,-'r.--the ga. 1 slon. her balloon was being Inflated and the crowd had gathered close around It The explosion shattered the frame work of the structure used In Inflating and the trappings were scattered all over the ground. Most of the Injured were blinded by gas. The panic which followed is In descrlbable. Women 1 and ' children were trampled upon. Captain Love lace was badly Injured. Miss Hill was missing for come time and It waa hoped she had escaped but when the ruins were cleared th body was found crushed to a pulp. man's body was also taken from the same ruins. The Inflation was nearly completed when the match was struck Lovelsre Is almost Insane with grlr A Ikwidcnt of New York. New York, Aug. 4. Captain Love lace Is a resident of New York, and went to London w ith Dr. Julian Thorn as, the New York aeronaut, represent Ing the Aero club of America. The Irrigation plans as far as ad vanced now, are on a basis much lower than other Irrigating schemes of the northwest have ever been, that is, as to first cost to the land owner desir ing the water. The Twin Falls pro ject originated at $25 -per acre, but r,nw . luMtn Increased to $35. . In Umatilla county the cost per acre Is much more than $20, and so on, over all parts of the northwest wheer Irri gation hits been attempted, Where Ditches Will Go. Though it is Impossible to give an absolutely accurate statement as to where the main ditches will run, still a tentative program and one that will will likely be carried cut, is to bring the water from the dam at Meadow creek to Oro Dell, and there divert It Into two ditches, one to cover the en tire ML Olenn and Sandrldgc country, and the other to hug closer to La Grande, keeping as high as possible, to ultimately reach the region east and south of La Grande. The main canals will head at a point about 300 feet higher than the Oro Dell ditch does now. The one going north will go near the Itynearsun place, swinging In and out with the foothills until It reaches a point where It will be di verted southeast to the Conley ware houses. All but a small ride near the Frailer place will be covered with this water. The canal will be about nine miles In length with laterals lending out to cover an enormous amount of territory, the lay of the land being such that the water can be run to the north, east and south. The canal which will ' come nearer La Grande will be approximately 10 miles In length. Splendid Dam. The dam which will be constructed across the Grande Ttonde at Meadow creek, will be constructed of concrete, the plans mature. The ends of the manlve masonry will be wtngea into the solid rock of the mountains to In sure a perfect structure that no cloud urst or unusual volume of water could tear away. The headgates will be located above the dam, and to get the water Into the river channel again, It must pass through a tunnel In 'the solid rock of the mountain, going out beyond the wings of the dam, which have been built down to bedrock. No Imagine' ble power can destroy such a tunnel On the strength of the belief that the scheme will end successfully despite obstacles that are bound to show up, the promoters will work out the minor details that have not been properly disposed of at present. Though Mr. Eccles la planning on Irrigating but 20,000 acres, the terri tory to be covered by the main canals and the laterals leading therefrom, will be enormous. That between 38, 000 and 40,000 acres can be covered with water is the estimate made by the engineers. ' Pathway aih -n-......., The progre of the system will not be marked with flowery beds of ease. for there are knotty problems to solve and obstacles to overcome. But the goal to be reached Is so great than an enterprising people like the Inhabit ants of the Grande Konile valley wtll not let. comparatively trivial matters stand between them and ultimate suc cess. The results to be achieved are worth a life-time of effort, and with the entering Wedge driven, the land owners'can help to make this huge undertaking a reality, by comparative ly small expenditure of energy. COO T TOMES 0 EMIFUL WIFE GRUESOME PRACTICE OF HUSBAND AND FATHER. Horrible Ttorturce Inflicted on Young Wife aiid Infant of LIbon Count Kept Wife in Attic for a Year, Chained to Wall, 011 Diet of Bread and Water Wife Insane and Hiilr Turned White, While Body Is Mere Skeleton Child Not Exiccted to Survive Count Banished From the Country. Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 14. A 'mod ern Bluebeard was revealed loauy when the facts leading to the recent banishment of Count Margalho, lord of an old Portuguese family, from the king's court, became public. For torturing his ' beautiful young wife until she went Insane, and mis treating his Infant child until It Is feared the little one cannot live, the count was brought before the king and deprived of the high offices he held under the late King Carlos, and was ordered sent from the country In dis grace. The count married the daughter of a rich Lisbon banker three years ago. (Continued on page t.) 4W''-j i Take a Little Soda For Your Stomach's Sake Food for Fleet. Washington, Aug. 14. With a car go consisting of (1)0,000 pounds of ; ..:. ; .-flj of potatoes and .'. ,.' t:rnd meats and !..;-r. I'.it from Baa transport Francisco Love lac u'en frni , dessicate,' -;' 'The ground rocked and Buffalo will salt '. .v'ndnwt wre shattered. 1 for Manila tomorrow. The provisions igM'.ng match Ignited are Intended for the Atlantic fleet. ink. resulted In the expio- About January l the supply snip cei- tlo will cross the Attantle with a slm This Advice Certainly Holds Good with Everyone This Sort of Weather Soda served at our fountain is more than a tasty thirst-quenching beverage. It is tonic and refreshing and every glass a strengthener for the stomach. ' , Our Soda is absolutely pure,. strengthening, reviving, refreshing and healthful. It "land3 di rect" on the "dry" spot and quenches thirst a3 nothing else will, because we serve it at just the right temperature. A tremendous crowd had gathered liar cargo to meet the fleet at Port to witness the Ascension. The mone- Paid or Olbraltar. HILL'5 DRQQ JTORE LA GRANDE. OREGON $ M