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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1915)
1 . Ontario is in the Centre of the Great Snake River Valley Corn Belt. ttm The Produce from 15,000,000 acre is marketed from On tario each year Representative Newspaper of Ontario, Malheur County and Snake River Valley. VOLUME XVIIV THE ONTARIO ARGUS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1915. NO. 8 (LNtttri m WARN SPRINGS WAS NOT Deschutes Designated by Secretary Because Warm Spring Report Not in LEGISLATURE FAILS TO ACT Appropriation by Congress was not Matched by State And Is Not Available News to the effort thnt Secretary Lane of the Interim d pai iincnt Int. '! Ignatcd the Deschutes project In Crook county, an the one for which he wishes congress to appropriate $i .".'"hi. tuts cuMSf ij no consternation In Malheur county, There are sev eral causes which led the secretary to di - iKii.ii' this project, chief among which was the fact that the sur veyor's report on the Warm Springs project in Malheur county Is not yet completed and therefore not In any shape to receive official recognition by the department of the Interior. The fact that the government ap propriation wan made contingent upon a like appropriation by the state of Oregon, is another reason why It was best that the Warm springs project was not designated. For the Oregon legislature refused to appropriate any money this year for reclamation work in Oregon, thus the appropriation by the government can never be used, and will remain in the hands of the Interior department. It la said legislative delegates from Crook county attempted a mammoth effort to put ' " 'oprlatlor ' "' through .tic . . ...iaiiire. hut the econ omy stand was taken decisively, there was little prosect of the legis lature doing anything. Thus, the Warm Springs project In Malheur county has not been turned down, for as yet it Is not in shape for consideration by the secretary of the Interior. Secretary i.un was compelled to designate some project In order to get congress to make any appropriation, and he selected the best one at hand, at this time. Congressman Slnnott attempted to put (be appropriation through, with out compelling Secretary Lane to designate the project at this time, thus giving time for the Warm Springs report to have been complete ed, but congress refused to allow the appropriation to go through In this manner, and the designation was mude. In view of the stand of the Oregon legislature, however. It is better for the Malheur project, that the Des chutes project was designated at this time. The Warm Springs project Is far more favorable than the Des chutes project, both from a stand point of cost, and by reason of the amount of land that can be reclaimed It Is claimed the Malheur project Is now In line, and will undoubtedly be the next project in Oregon to be taken up by the interior department. MRS. STEWART DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Wife of Local Railroad Em ployee Crosses The Great Divide Mrs. Mia M. Stewart died in On tario, Oregon. Feb. 21, 1915, after an illness of several years Klla afar Reynolds was horn in McChamber vllle, Iowa, April L'4th, lotiu. She was married to U. E. Stewart seven years ago at Denver, Colorado. Mrs Stewart leaves two children, Noble and Ray Means. They are of a former marriage Mrs. Stewart was married in 1882 to William Means who has been dead some twenty years. Mrs. M. E. Rey nolds of Denver, Colorado, mother of Mrs. Stewart, has been in Ontario for several weeks and was at the bedside of her daughter when she passed away Mrs Stewart was hurled from the Far ley undertaking parlors Feb. 22, Rev. Chamberlin of Boise having charge of the services at the chapel and also at the grave Mr. Stewart is an employe of the railroad company at this place PROJECT TURNED DOWN Hack From ( onwntlon. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hoyer returned Saturday from Portland where they have been attending the Merchant's convention. They say the Portland merchants were Ideal hosts and a very- satisfactory meeting, especially well attended by the eastern Otegon mer chants, was held My. Mover stopped off a day at Maker on his way home. KNIGHTS OE PYTHIAS GIVE ENTERTAINMENT Over One Hundred Attend Pleasant Gathering Wed nesday Evening The Knights of Pythias entertained royally at the castle hall Wednesday evening when the grand officers of the domain of Oregon and the Pythlans from surrounding towns visited with them. A hundred or more were pres ent god fraternallsm held away. Two candidates, J. F. Doty and A. Uuerln, were given work In the first rank. After this followed addresses by the grand officers, A. E. Wrlghtman. grand chancellor and L. R. Stlnron, grand keeper of records and seals and by J. II. E llourne. editor of the Senator and manager of the Insurance department of the lodge. At about 11 o'clock supper was served In the ban quet room, which was enjoyed by all. After Muppi- K. II. Con ; . sided a 'oastmaster and ..its were In iuii until anout one o clock wnen the meeting adjourned. The Incut lodge Is highly elated at the success of the meeting and are especially grateful to the Myrtle lodge of Welser, who are so well represented. Mr. Belknap Die. News has heen received In this city of (he death of Mrs. Clara llelknap at Portland Friday, the lth. Mrs Bel knap was a sister of Mrs. W. W. Woods of this city. Mrs. Woods has been in Portland for several days and with Mr. Belknap accompanied the body to Prairie City, where the fun eral was held Sunday. Besides her husband three sons survive her. the oldest being 14 years. LA GRANDE NEWS PAPER MAN HERE Mr. ami Mrs Bruce Dennis, and son Jack, of La Grande, visited in Ontario the first three days of this week. Mr. Dennis is the editor and publisher of the La Grande Evening Observer. He paid a glowing tribute to this section of the state when he stated that no where in Oregon were the prospects so great for home builders and settlers, as in Malheur county. "You have the greatest torn country west of the Rocky mountains," he said, "and no where has nature been more favorable in providing the base upon which to build ideal homes and prosperous com munities " Mr. and Mrs. Dennis and son went to Nyssa Tuesday morning, and returned to La Grande on No. 19 Tuesday night. STUDEBAKER COMPANY OPENS IN ONTARIO The Studebaker company through their local representative, S. B. Brisco, have leased the brick building next to the Ontario hotel. They will put in a tomplete line of implements, spunk lers, harness, wagons and carriages and will be ready for business about March 1. The stock from the Payette branch, which will be discontinued, will l,e moved here next week. and the brother railroad men acted eg pallbearers. The sympathy of the friends is extended to Mr. Stewart, the young men and the aged mother in the sad hour of sorrow. MAMMOTH PROTEST OVER CHANGE TELEPHONE RATES Railroad Commission Gives Suspension of Toll Charge Until Hearing Has Been Granted. Free tolls between Ontario and Nyssa and Fruitland still exist, despite a notice of the Malheur Home Telephone Company, mailed to its patrons the latter part of last weak, announcing a toll charge of 16 cents to take effect between these places Tuesday, Febru ary 23rd.. In a conference yesterday between telephone officials and the committee of the Commercial club, it was decided to suspend the rate until a hearing of the railroad commission could he called, when the matter will be threshed out thoroughly. A telegram was sent to the railroad commission yesterday asking for their: the cotntry today, although some valu sanction to a suspension of the rates, j I'1'' ideas and plans for future work and this was granted, in a telegram from that body, received in Ontario last night. The hearing will be asked for today, and will probably be granted in ten days. A protest meeting was culled Mon day afternoon for the purpose of start ing some action against the proposed change, and a committee consisting of H. C. Boyer, Dr. J Priming and Judge 0. L King M I instructed to take t!. steps, if such a course visable, to restrain ppointed and necessary legal was fun ml si I the telephone company from enforcing the ruling Fred U. Jones, vice-president of the Malehur Home Telephone Co., and with headquarters in Boise, was in Ontario yesterday, and the Commercial club committee took thJ matter up um) Mah,r counties should be espe personally. Mr, Jones stated that dally proud of Frank Davey, their their action in charging a toll to Nyssa representative, lie la a man that waa under instructions of the State ! stands for the people and wmks for Railroad Commission, or rather on ac count of the past rulings of this com mission. The rate to Fruitland was charged by the company, Mr. Jones saying they feared interference by the Interstate Commerce Commissiqn. Mr. Jones stated they were willing to proceed with their contract which provided free toil to Nyssa and Fruit land, providing the commission wuukl allow it, and the matter will now have to be threshed out with the commission. A hearing will be applied for iiumcdi ately by both the telephone company and the citizens of Ontario and it ia expected that within ten days the commission will grant this hearing, very probably in Ontario. When the Malheur Home Telephone Company was organized and took over the plant and holdings of the old in dependent company, they agceed to allow free tolls to Nyssa and Fruit land. Since this contract was made, ADVANCE REPORT OF WARM SPRINGS PROJECT Engineer John T. Whistler tomplete Preliminary Survey of Local Government Project ---Final Report in About Six Weeks F.U IS ABOIT W.UCH SI'ltlMiS I'HOJF.CT Concrete arched dam of gravity section. Approximate height, luo feet. Estimated storage of S8,0Q acre feet of water. Estimated total cost, $444,0m. About 32,000 acies unclaimed land, under canals. Cost of storage per acre foot of water, $3.7o. An advance report of the Warm Springs Irrigation project has lain compiled h Engineer .1 T Whist lei it Portland, and Is made public this week. The leport in full follows: Portland, Ore., Feb. :,, nil" Sirs In accordance with your in structions, I submit the following data COMMERCIAL CLUB Meeting Held Last Night in Local Club Rooms Pro motes Great Interest in Organization. What is clained as the most enthusi astic meeting ever held by the local Commercial club, occured last night in the club rooms of the organization, the t crasgon being a smoker and g"neral get-together meeting The dull rooms were crowded and the enthusiastic ad dress made tiy different members or the organization, as well as by visitors from Fruitland, bespeaks a most pros perous year for this section of the Snake river valley. The addresses for the principle part, were confined to a summing up of con ditions as they existed in this part of ' were outlined. Clement Returns From Legislature H. W. Clement returned Friday from a four weeks' sojourn at Salem where he has been attending the ses- Hon of the legislature. Mr. Clement waa representing the Dead Ox Flat Irrigation district and was much in terested In some of the bills that were before the legislature relating to tins section. He stated that Frank Davey of Burns and J. T. Hlnkle of I'matllla Are A lilt n ml nnfltlnir artvnoa am L.,,.,, f) ,U(4 fthc good of the country. Debt Makes Talk. Kugcne V. Debs, the socialist can lidate for president at the last elec tlon, lectured at Molsc and Nampa Thursday and Friday of last wick Several popple- from this section went lo hear him discuss the principles of his party. however, a state law was passed grant ing the Oregon Railroad Commission the (Miwer to regulate all rates. It is 'claim d the commission has the power to annul this c ntract, and force the telephone company to charge tin- rates as provided, but it is the general opini on in Ontario that the commission, when once it investigates local con ditions thoroughly, and finds that neighboring towns on the Idaho side are enjoying free toll service, will allow a like servick on tins side. and pieliiujnai) estimates ol cost of Wuini Iprtnga reservoir for Malheui project stoiage and of proposed Mai hem (,'ow Hollow tanal line altcina m. Water Supply Records of Malheur i nci lunoff at Vale tor approximately fifteen years of the twent)-tlve from h'"' to 1914, Inclusive, are available For Middle Fork, thcie an rOOOrdl for I'.mti, tlnce mouths of l!iu7, and i '"' to 1914, inclusive For South Fork and North I'mk there are incomplete records available for the ported of ll0i to I'J14, iiiclu sue Following is tabulation or annual and mean monthly tunoff of Middle Fork at Waim Springs reset voir site or juiKtion with South Fork, Malheui at proposed (Incision point below .luutuia, and Malheui at Vale. This liit t i is paitl.v from direct lecoids at Nainorf, partly by combining the icc Ofdl at North, South and Middle Folk, (Continued on Page h) EIGHT CITIES ORGANIZE TO BOOST THE Mann Call Meeting. A special meeting of the Masonic lodgt of Ontario hi boon called for I Thursday night. March 4th. Work in t!ic (list and third degrees has been planned. The special meeting lias been called on account Of the lame amount Of work now on bnnds. The loilue has ten dlgTtM to confer which will kcp It hus up to the lime ol tile summer vocation. WOMANS' CLUBS GIVE ST. PATRICK'S BALL Cotton Ball to be Given for The Benefit of The Library Annually, the Woman's cliih of On tario ask th' public to assist them to present a substantial sum to the Pub lic library lo aid In Its maintenance. This year the) will give a Cotton ball on St. Patrick's night at the Wilson hall. These balls, so popular through out tlii' entile countn this winter, are simply an expression of the belief that any movement whose object is the stimulation of native commerce le worthy of the support of patriotic people and will meet with the approv al of such. This, with the need of the beautiful little library, will, they hope. meet with your liberal patron age. (towns of Vim rli an Materials. It Is my Intention lo have my even ing gowns this winter made of cotton materials voile, crepe, etc. and to wear nothing but cotton at evening entertainments. I have succeeded in Interesting a uiimbei or niy friends in this Idea, as it will he no sod ill. i to went the beautiful transparent ma tenuis of delicate colors manufactur ed by some of our southern houses. I am sure that If every woman In the United Htatcs who can afford to have an evening gown at all would since lo have It of cotton the situation in the south would very soon he relieved and I cciialnh shall buy nothing of foreign make whatever until this diiadinl cilsis is will past. Orace Alherton. WORK RESUMED ON NEW M000RE BIDG. T . II. Moore It construction a bmk building adjacent to the Onlaii I'm nl lure store The building will In ihniv six teet by Hcvnib the feet and will have a celling about fourteen feel high. It will he built in two moms, the partition making a fionl mom thirty six by fifty-two feel und a rear room tWOnt) two In lliltl.v six teet I he nai mom will be used In Hi) Ontnrto Furniturt compnnj as an un loading and woik mom. It will have a i.i i id Moor under which will be a ha: un ui which will he connected to the fmnt mom. The trout mom will base a 04 un nt Mom and will la pcciall.i convenient lot In aw men hanili' c. sin h as come in latload lots, or machinery. NILE LONG'PIPE LINE IS NOW BEINC BUILT In oidii to bring wait i lo his land south of tOWl Kandall Sage will put in a pipe line over a milt long ion nci ting with the Owyhee (Inch. I In land is what is known oj tin Stone place and is about time miles fioui town It is on a little higiu i Ii vi I than the land hctwicu it and tin din h and to ovcHome this and do awav with Burning, tin pipe inn win u Installed I In pipe is being built by Claude llingliaui, who inanufai tuns cement and oncrele good- Eai h piece is two ho t long and about tin oi twelve im In in diaiuett i and g made ot ion arete Tin- Ordei (alls im three thou sand six htftidnd pipe, which will keep the force busy foi some time. COUNTRY Perfect Permanent Work ing Organization of Snake and Payette River Valleys MEETING HELD IN PAYETTE Is Attended by Mayors of Eight Towns. Power Question Taken up To further the plan nf co-operation between the cities of the lower Snake ami Payette River Valleys, and to ef feet a working organization in which all the different cities and districts have equal representation, an associa tion was formed in Payette last week The meeting there was attended by the mayors of eight towns and cities, and the first and preliminary steps were taken toward the perfection of what is intended to be a harmonious working body to further the intereets of this vast section of Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho. The mayors, or their special repre sentatives, from Weiser, Payette, New Plymouth, Nyssa, Kmmett, Parma, Huntington and Ontario were present at the meeting. Il is the intention Ii include in the permanent organisation, a representative of each of the irriga tion districts, as well as a representa tive from each commercial club, and the mayor of each town. The purpose of the meeting ami the permanent or ganixation, is to bring about a united effort of this vast section in the hand ling of matters which make for the prosperity of the whole district. It has been learned from exerienec that the best success of any undertak ing is made Kksible only by 'inited ef fort. There is probably no section of the west which offers such wonderful opportunities to new settlers as the lower Snake and Payette river valleys. And on account of the vast iim-cdltd territory embraced by this district, the country needs more settlers. By a gigantic united elfort and harmnmnt.s unison, more good can be accomplished along thll line than if each individual town worked separately. At the meeting last week, one of the principal topic t for discussion was the proposal of the Idaho Power A Light Company to enter this territory with cheap power It was the conceii sun of opinion that atM op power would lie a boon to flu whole district. Hut to couiMd the residents of the country to pay maintainance, profits and in terest! on bonds of two distinct coin panies, was looked upon with some dis favor, providing the company already in the held Would grant the coveted lie crease in rates, and bind itself tc these (Continued on page -I SCHOOL EOR TRAIN MEN IS HELD HERE Especially Equipped Dem onstration Cars Teach Efficiency To Insiin sali l v and I li. kii a school for tialiiliun w.n, hi hi Inn Sunday. Spcciallv cuuipped cars tor demons! I atlou wen Usui h.v a Imaid of instruction or examine! s who rep lesenl the I II n ill Pacific system. Ttis trainmen, including conductors, uigi in eis, tinmen and hiakcuicn, fioui the lloise. Vale and Juntuia nianih Inn s and the main line rmm limn in: ion to Homestead, were represented. I In pin pose as slated above was to promote alcl', to tlelghl and pa: .it n gi i iiallic and also to promote I liciitic) in handling the .aim Hubs win Interpreted, signals ixplaimd and all questions answind that per tallied to this sublet l Mr 'lialnit i s, i hit l dispati In i at Salt Lnke, was the bead ot tin- boa id and iiui lie appoint ed as chut Inst rue tot b) the coopaoj in older that they may base a may at that kind of work all the time.