We Wish
Ontario is in the
Centre of the Great
Snake River Valley
Corn Belt.
VOLUME XVIII
GOVERNMENT PROJECT
WARN SPRINGS
PROJECT
Semi-Official Assurance Re
ceived in Ontario From
The Government.
WATER SIXTY THOUSAND ACRES
Said To Be Least Expensive
Project Of Any Under
Present Consideration.
Semi-official assurance thut the gov-
i iiiiK-rit is seriously considering tuk
ing up the Warm Spring Mnlheur Ir
rigation project, has born received in
Ontario thia week. The Warm Springs
project, aa it is familiarly called, in
cludes some sixty thousand acres of
land adjacent to Ontario, Nyssa and
Vale, and is one of the largest projects
in Kastern Oregon. During the past
week Senatora Lane and Chamberlain
and Congreaaman Sinnott have been at
work with Secretary of the Interior
Lane, with the result that certain
promises have been exacted which
make this irrigation project of Mai
! ui county very promising.
An established rule of the Interior
Department has been to require the
state to nppropHste is much money a
the government, in carrying out MM
government projects. In this instance
$4!0,0M.) has been asked for reclama
tion work in Oregon. There is everv
reason to believe this will be grunted,
but would come with the provision of
tin' Mate putting up a like sum, were
it not for the efforts of our represen
tatives in congress, who ure now prac
tically assured of getting through the
appropriation without the proviso.
While no official announcement of
where this money would be used, has
been made, it is said by men who are
in touch with the situation, thut tin
Warm Springs project has the first
consideration. Engineers of the recla
mation service have already looked
over this project and have reported
favorably upon it. It is one of the
cheapest, considering the size, that is
it to be constructed in Oregon. The
reservoir site will hold 180,000 acre
feet of water, or three feet of water
for every acre under the project.
Secretary Lane, after a long con
ference with Representative Sinnott
und Senator Chamberlain, expressed
his willingness that Congress should
appropriate, without condition, $450,
000 for the construction of a govern
ment irrigation project in Kastern
Oregon, and said he possibly might
favor the appropriation of a larger
amount, if it should develop that
4450,000 would be inadequate.
He gave assurance to both members
of the Oregon delegation that he
would not insist on a new appropria
tion by the Oregon Legislature to
match the amount appropriated by
Congress.
In the course of the conference, Sen
ator Chamberlain and Representative
Sinnott quoted extensively to Secre
tary Lane from official correspond
ence bearing on the co-operative
agreement and insisted that this cor
respondence, while perhaps not as
definite as might be desired, certainly
justified the interpretation that has
been placed on it by the people of
Oregon.
They reviewed the negotiations from
beginning to end, and impressed on the ' CIooi win give a program ai me cnurcn
Secretory that the government is I Thursday evening, Decemder 24th, be
niorally obligated to expend in Oregon fining at 7:30 p. m. The program
m,K m, than the amount now in
controversy.
The Secretary would not yield in his
personal view of what was intended by
the co-operative agreement, and, as
sustaining his contention, pointed out
that the state at no time co-operated ,
with or even consulted the government (
about the Tumalo project which "-.
(Continued on page 4. )
You A Merry Christmas And
MALHEUR
LOOKS LIKE GO
An appropriation of $5.(KX)
was voted yesterday by the
county court to apply on coy-
ote bounties. However, this
is subject to the action of the
state, which must fhrt a like
amount or the county appro-
priation will be withdrawn.
NEW EXPERIMENT
MADE M SHEEP
Dr. Whitney Tries Out New
Scheme Of Feeding Ewes
At His Farm.
A new experiment in sheep raising it
being tried by Dr. H. H. Whitney on
his ranch near Ontario. Dr. Whitney
has purchased 1K) head of old ewea,
having bought atock that ia not suit
able for running on the range, thua be
ing able to get it cheap. The idea is
to croat these ewes with high grade
rams, and securing offspring that will
make good rryme sheep. The ewes
will be turned off as soon aa ready, and
a new lot purchased next fall.
While the scheme is a new one in
this section, Dr. Whitney states it is
common i i the Twin Falls country,
wnere II lias Deen round to be very
successful. Dr. Whitney paid $2.00
for the ewes, and this week refused an
offer of $4. HO from buyers from Twin
Falls.
XMAS IN ONTARIO
IS WELL OBSERVED
Ontario is in the rush of the Christ
mas fever and every business in city is
making strenuous efforts to handle the
situation The people themselves are
also aiding in this. For weeks and in
some cases for months past, prepar
ations for Xmas have been going on.
In this way a good deal of the rush will
be eliminated and in place of one or
two days of high tension, buying and
selling, which is unsatisfactory to both
parties, there is and has been for sev
eral weeks a steady and sane traffic in
Xmas goods which promises a merrier
and better Xmas to all than heretofore,
The high school will have appropriate
exercises and Prof. Bailey's wish for a
general observation of Xmas will be
fulfilled.
The Presbyterian, Methodist and Con
gregational churches have made prep
arations for programs Xmas eve and
for a treat to the children.
The Christmas entertainment in the
United Presbyterian charch will consist
of a play ei. titled, "Bird's Christmas
Carol," and Christmas music. The
Sabbath School decided a few weeks
ago to send money to the war sufferers
instead of spending it for a treat for
themselves. After the children voted
so cheerfully to do without their treat
and the money has been sent, some of
the older ones planned a treat which
will be given the children at the enter
tainment. The children of the M. K Sunday
wl" "'' oi rrciiauuna iiu aouga con
ciuuou by a snon cantata
vitod.
All are in-'
In the schools preparations for Christ
. , ,
wl MVe proKram Thursday ufU;r.
noQn Qn eMat MnJ Celllulil
fcnd Mujh TBlor have Mrritnged , pro.
fip of dn,u bon and Mj,tnn,
On the west side the first, second and
every room
I third grades, taught by Miss Callin
(Bribxrio
Representative Newspaper of Ontario,
ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1914.
PROSPERITY COKING
SAVS LOCH BANKER
Takes Optimistic View Point
In His Address At The
Banker's Banquet.
That this country was on the eve of
n great prosperity, and thut within the
next few months, after the new Fcder
ul Reserve bunking act has become
firmly established, a general wave of
better business and improved condi-
lions would sweep this country, was
the expression of A. L. Cock rum, pre
ident of the First National Bank of
Ontario, at the banquet of the Group
Six banker's association last Saturday
night in the Carter Hotel. In part Mr.
Cockrum said:
I often wonder whether I am n
pessimist or an optimist. It ia natural
that a banker should grow to be a
pessimist. When a mitn wants to bor
row money he goes to his banker in
high enthusiusm and tries to arrange
for the loan. Tie is worked up over his
project, and naturally sees only the
bright side of it. Then it is for the
banker to take the other side of the
question, in order to be sure that the
investment is really all the customer
things it.
"In nearly every instance it is
necessary for the banker to appear
pessimistic, und thus, after fifteen or
twenty years of this work, it is some
times hard for us to decide just in
which -.'lass we belong. There ia one
queation, however, on which I have
taken the optimistic side. 1 have cure
fully studied conditions, and I sincere
ly believe that 1!U5 will bring a new
and unprecedented era of prosperity
to this country. Kverything points to
it. The products of our fuims an
bringing unusually high prices. The
foreign war hus cuused u demuml upun
this country for commodities of every
kind, und our market is ussured.
"So it seems to me that with plenty
of money to do business, which is pro
vided by the reserve bunks, und with u
market assuring us of high war prices,
there is no reason for other than good
times."
BEE MEN TO EORM
NEW ASSOCIATION
The bee men of Idaho and south
eastern Oregon will meet in Ontario,
which is the centrally looated town
of tbe dlstriot, Deo.. 29. 1914, for tbe
purpose of forming ths Idaho-Oregon
Hooey IVoduoers Aseocistion, Inc..
'lbe old beekeepers Association was
oot incorporated and the dlstriot
demanded a more satisfactory uoiou.
Tbe meeting will be held In tb
City Hall and wi!l begin business
at 10 A.M. Between fifty and ooe
bundred bee meu will be bere from
si I i .arts of tbe dlstriot.
Miss Bailey, and Miss l'urcell. have a
joint program consisting of drills, mar
ches, songs and recitations. Santa
Claus will be there with presents for
every pupil. Miss Curry of the fourth
grade has arranged for a suitable pro
gram in her room. Mrs. Fox and Miss
Austin, who are teaching the fifth
grades, will have a program of drills,
songs, dialogues, etc.
The two sixth grades, the two seven
th grades, and the eighth grade will
hold a big union program. One of the
features of this will be the Rugglta'
Xmas party. After this program Mr.
Clemo has arranged for a feed for his
room.
Christmas will he fittingly observed
by the Congregational Sunday school on
Christmas eve, exercises beginning at
7:30.
The program is composed of readings
recitations, songs, and dialougues, all
parts have Lata carefully .-.elected and
the children well drilled. With the ex
ception of Santa Claus und some solo
work, the smaller children will be the
principal entertainers of the evening.
Malheur County and Snake
FOR MALHEUR
VACATION STARTS
IN SCHOOLS TODAY
Students Of Ontario Schools
Commence Christmas
Holidays.
The Christmas vacation of the On
tario schools begins today and con
tinues for one week, school beginning
again on Monday of January 4th, 1015.
Prof. Hailey auys thnt this is the most
succeasful yeur he has had so far in
his school work here und considers his
teuchers and scholars doing excellent
work along all lines. Grade scholars
he says ure far above the average and
the high school people are doing good
work.
Several of the teachers lire rnlno-
home or elsewhere for their vacations,
Miss Lila Clark expects to spend her
vacation in Portland with Mrs. Hen
.
Shaddler, who is known here as Miss
Alice St. ..id. ml Miss Winifred Ma
loney will go to her home at Numpu,
and Miss Nona Austin to her home ut
Klgin. Messrs. Clemo, Prater and
Williams will spend part of their vucu
tion in Boise.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Selects Mayor A. W. Trow
As Delegate To Portland
Irrigation Congress.
In order that the Ontario Commer
cial Club may lie represented ut the
meeting of the Irrigation Congress at
Portland, January titli., and 7th., May
or A. W. Trow was chosen at the
regular meeting Monday night, as the
delegate from this place. Other dele
gates from different sections of the
county have been chosen, and Malheur
county will be well represented. Pros
pects for cooperation of the state and
government in irrigation work in Mai
heur county were never brighter, and
the organizations of the county do not
intend to overlook anything in securing
this work.
The meeting of the Commercial Club
was well attended, and several matters
of importance were taken up. A re
solution was adopted, favoring the es
tablishment at Nyssa of a county home
and experiment station. A motion was
adopted favoring the campaign of the
foot ball team of the town in its en
deavor to raise the shortage sustained
in the Burns-Ontario game. The pri.e
money offered by the O. W H AN
for corn displays at the Walla Walla
show, and win by exhibitors of Out
ario and vicinity, was received and ac
cepted. WELL PLEASED WITH
ONTARIO'S GROWTH
C. 1 Mi Daniels, a former resident
of Ontario and at present cashier of
the Stockgrowers & Farmers National
Bank of Wallowa, Oregon, attended
the meeting of Group Six bankers here
last Saturday. Mr. McDaniels ex
pressed surprise at the growth of On
tario since he left here, marly ten
years ago. "I had no idea," he stated,
"that this place had advanced so rapid
ly. The growth of the little city is
really remarkable. Your stores and
business houses are modern and at
ractive, and it is with pleasure that I
have noted the progerssiveness of
your citizens. I believe this is a com
ing section of Ka-tcrn Oregon and
there is no doubt that Ontario will
continue to be the principal city."
Ww. Pugboff. editor of tbe Hun
tiugtoo News speut Saturday and
Sunday wilb Ins family ot tbis place,
A Happy
&vsu&.
River Valley.
RURAL CREDIT SYSTEM IS
PRESENTED TO BANKERS
The county court, in session
yesterday, made the ret ui red
appropriation for the salary of
the county agriculturist for
the next year.
TABERNACLE TO BE
BUILT EOR MEETINGS
Union
Will
Revival Meetings
Start In Ontario
January 1st.
A tabernacle to house the union rev
ival meetings which will start in Ont
ario January 1st., will In constructed
Immediately, and will be ready for oc
cupancy by the opening date. The
structure will be 54 X 72 feet. It will
be a frame building, and will have to
he erected outside the lire limits The
locution has not yet been chosen
Kvangeliat C. K. Haudenschield is the
man selected to carry on the meetings,
ind he was in Ontario yesterday mak
ing the preliminary arrangements.
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Subjects Of Importance
Discussed. Try To Use
Reserve Bank.
The meeting of i lioup Six bunk
era In Ontsrio last Saturday was one
of the most successful meetings
of tbe asaoulatiou yet held, ami mat
tare of uiueh importauue to the differ
ni members of tbe association were
brougt up lor discussion. Subjects
of importance which were disoiieeed
were tbe "overdraft evil" and tbe
methods employed ia tryiug to over
come it Tbe Federal reserve bank log
law cauici In fur its a' are of comment,
sod the mstter of making a cbsrge for
papers and documents placed In
escrow in tbe tanks.
During tbe discussion of the Federsl
Keaerve bauke It developed tnut only
one member present bad ao far at
tempted to seem funds from the re
serve bank, and to try out tbe work
ing ot tbe new seheme In order to be
familiar with it lu case there abould
be oocasion by bis bauk to use it. He
reported that be had tendered what he
termed commercial paper to the hank
at Han Francisco, ami bait found that
there waa oonelclsrable red tape to it.
One of the tbiugs whiob is required by
the reserve bank is a financial state
meet from tbe maker of tbe note, and
tbla must be duly vei tiled and
passed bwfore tbe note will be receiv
ed by lbe reserve tauk.
Bunkers presto t at the meeting,
coming from away from Outerlo,
were, J. H. Wit of tbe Malheur
Uiuuly Uauk at .Nyssa. W. W. Wood
of tbe First National Bauk (irant Co
unty . F. W. Pt of the First National
Hank of Prairie City; U, II. Cotfiu of
the li..i.e('iiy National Bauk; F. 1.
Myera an I F. J. II Inn - of tbe I-.
Orande National Uauk ; T. O Mout
gomery of tho First National Bauk,
ot llakur; Q, T. McDeuleN of tbe
titoc kgrowers and Farmers National
Bauk of Wallowa: W. it Holmes of
tbe Wallowa Natloi.nl Hank of Kritur
liriae: Win MiIIh ut tlm (' S Nat
U..I mmmk of la. Iir.,,,1. ami II
Sonne the Baker Loan A Trust Co
of Baker
New Year
The Produce from
15,000,000 acre is
marketed from On
tario each year
NO. 62
COUNTY
Mayor A. W. Trow Makes
Strong Address At
Banker's Banquet.
: IS UP TO FINANCIAL MEN
System Would Not Hurt
Banks. Would Mean
Greater Prosperity.
Taking the side of the farmer, and
making a strong uppeul for u cheaper
rate of interest for farm loans, Muyor
A. W. Trow of Ontario, made a very
strong address ut the banquet of
Croup Six bankers last Saturday night
in tbe Carter Hotel. In purt he said:
"The bunking business has devel
oped of late years to that extent that
practically every buaineaa or under
taking haa become intimately asao
i luted with the bunk aiul uh u conse
quence the banker" haa become a sort
of a public advisor or a consulting di
rector of the business in the com
munity. "The bunker is very different from
the grocer) mun, hunt ware dealer or
lumberman, in that the transactions
between the men hunt who sella his
goods und the man who buys them is
'u transaction entirely between the two
and of no concern whatever to the rest
of the community. If the grocers man
! Milling to ).e il. lilt to irie.-.IOIIM-
I hie custom, i it become his loss.
while the bunker"- position is different
in thut he is not onl) bundling his
own money but the inone) of the com
munity. He la u trustee loi the sufe
keeping of their money und for this
reason he has a right to put us on the
witness stand when we usk him for a
loun.
"The bunks huve grown to be the
I'liiuui ml foundation of all other busi
ness. All have come to do their busi
ness through the bank until pructically
every business truusuction comes in
touch with the bunk. The welfure und
prosperity of the community is indi
cated in the bank reports. The pros
perity or adversity of the count.) in
a very greul measure depends upon
whether the banks are strong or weak
or are conducted on a broad or narrow
guage policy. Or whether they are
operuted to make all the profit they
can squeexe from the public, or con
ducted to take only a share from the
proceeds of the community in pro
portion to what they themselves have
contributed to the general prosperity.
"We must confess that bankers are
almost always enterprising and liberal.
Whenever we have a donation to raise
or u subscription list to help a i hurit
ible institution or to put through a
public enterprise we ex pc t the bunker
to head the list with the largest sub
. upturn and notwithstanding the fact
that he is usually considered ruther
conservative he is expected to give his
financial support to all of these public
undertakings
"Whlle We con-ldel the bank the
niii.it important institution of the town,
we must confess, however, that the
bunk and piuctically every business
in town and really the town itself de
pends on the farms thut surround
them and that the bank and the mer
chant can only prosper as the farmers
produce, and the town can only go
ahead us the country advance.-, Keuliz
ing this to be a well established fact
1 believe that we ure in this coun
try u little negligent or perhaps a
little thoughtless of that most im
portant occupation on which every
buaineaa depend.-, foi it.-, support. We.
must concede that a great many of the
foreign countries are giving ugricul-
tU"" "IU,h '"""" consideration thull WO
arc here in the United Staler
(Continued on page I)