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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1912)
f ALETTES CBER1RWPM ' MJ. MM Ml ' ' DREAM COMES TRUE OOOACFERfiLE SAGEBRUSH LAND TO BE RECLAIMED. The Best Way to Boost This District is to Send Your Friends Copies . of the Malheur Enterprise every week. The Malheur Enterprise De livered to your home or mailed, $2.00 per year, in advance. The Leading Paper of Malheur County. ;t um-msLs yjms. - j Niigg fumm$mmMm. ? VOL 3. NO. 46 " r , ' ' VALE, OREGON. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1912. ' PRICE 5 cents m L o)l f WORK BULLY CREEK T?H flf? A W fe) LI AlUU LLjgRIGATION PROJECT J lijiJAA lj I i ' IRRIGATION BUILDERS ARE NOW ON WAY The forces of the Maney Bros. Con itruction Company will invade this territory within the next few days and by next Tuesday construction -Work will have started on the building of the Lamberson dam of the Bully Creek irrigation project which is to itore flood waters for the reclamation of between 30,000 and 40,000 acres of iana surrounding Vale. John Rigby, who is associated with George E. Davis, in the promotion of this irrigation project which means the greatest of future for the city of Vale, returned on Thursday evening from Boise where he closed final arrangements with Herbert Wp11 presentative of the Maney Brothers, lor me construction of the project. ine Manev Hrothpm r.nmtnitin """"vi uwblUU outfits will be on the eround within a week", said Mr. Rigby when inter- viewed by an Entemrise renrpspntn. tive yesterday. "Their crews will start work at once on the Lamberson reservoir dam and the construction company will put forth its best end eavors to complete the big dam this fall, while the canals of the entire project will oe rushed to completion in the Spring. Water will be on the ground by the first of July." "In fact," added Mr. Rigby, "the construction outfits will be at the work before the next issue of the Enterprise is off the nress. Thp preliminaries, includine'survevs. etc.. have all been completed for some time and there is nothng to do now but to build the Lamberson reservoir. The Maney Brothers crews would have been here this week except for the fact that it will take a few days to take them TRACKLAYERS MAKE RECORD INCANYON Machine and Crew lay 3733 Feet of Steel in Three ; Hours ENTER LITTLE VALLEY 'Harriman System Rushing With all Speed Building of New Trans-Oregon Line West From This City-Huge Concrete Piers Being Erected for Bridges The laying of 3733 feet of steel in three hours on last Saturday at the front on the Oregon Eastern railroad In the Malheur canyon not only estab lishes a record but is further proof of the actual activities of the Harri n system in the building of if.s trans-Oregon road west from this city. This report was brought to town on Saturday by Photographer Johnson, of this city, who had been on a trip to the front to take photos of actual ork now going on in the Malheur tanyon. The tracklaying gang and the big machine was In charge of Foreman O'Brien, one of the moot experienced tracklayers in this country.-' (Continued on Page 6) INDUSTRY OF COUNTY " JSSHOWN Maps in Forthcoming Book are of Statistical ,Value off of the work they have been doing in other territory." LAMBERSON RESERVOIR FIRST WORK Rushing of construction outfits on the site of the - Lamberson reservoii near Westfall at this time with the object in view of completing that dam to a heighth of 65 feet this fall means that a vast amount of flood water will be stored buring the Winter and retained until next Summer when a vast acreage of now arid sage brush land can be irrigated. It further means that the Jonged-hoped-for Bully Creek irrigation, which has been termed as Vale's great salvation, is now an assured fact; that thousands of acres of sagebrush land is to be transformed within the next few months or years into a veritable garden spot, for the soil of this section will grow the most abundant crops with the aid of water ; and that Vael's future is assured with this announce ment of beginning of construction work on the Lamberson reservoir. It will be recalled that when Her bert Wells, of the Maney Construction Company, was in Vale some monthes ago, that he told that it would only take his company a few days to assemble the necessary force, material and supplies on the ground. It is understood that the outfit will consist of some 70 teams of horses, two big steam shovels, some grading machinery and about 200 men. Three or four months will be necessary to build the dam 65 feet high which will mean the storing of between 15,000 or 20,000 acre feet of water for the next irriga tion season. In earrly Spring the heighth of the dam will be doubled, canals and laterals built. WATER TO BE STORED FOR NEXT SEASON The main reservoir of the Bully' Creek irrigation project is located just a short ditance from Westfall on the Lamberson ranch, 80 miles west, of this city, and will have a capacity ; of 75,000 acre feet. From this reservoir water will be run down the (Continued on Page 6) VALE, THE RAILROAD CITY, SEES CONTINUED BUILDING ACTIVITY Building activity continues in this city and a number of residence are being erected in various parts of town. Lou and Cliff Harland are each building neat modern bungalows about two blocks southwest of the new high school; Hardwick, the jewler, is erecting a house just east of the Oregon-Idaho lumber yards, and Felix Berkeley has about complet ed a new residence on the same block as his present home in Eaft Vale. In the material railroad yards car penters are rushing to completion the immense warehouse, the ninth build ing to be erected.byjthe Oregon East ern railroad in this city. This new warehouse, which 60x100 feet, will be used by the commissary depart ment and also for the storing of smaller railroad supplies now piled up in the yards. Another will be er ected just east as soon as this one is complete. VALE HORSE CAPTURES SWEEPSTAKES Coach Horse Sweepstakes and Blue Ribbon is Given to J. A. Pickrell's Horse Other Local Horses Also Capture Prizes Lo cal Poultry Also Wins The sweepstakes on Coach horse at the Malheur County Fair was cap tured by the Coach stallion owned ty J. A. Pickrell of Vale. Mr. Pickrell also won first honors on his Coach stallion, of three years or over Th livestock show made quality what it may have lacked n,,antitv. Judge E. J. Mings of in in the ex- sheep who judged all the livestock at fair was loud in his praises of the cellence of the horses, came, and swine Hope Bros Percheron over. Mrs. W. S. Lawrence, of Vale, won first honors on of Vale, won first stallion, thr-e years WILL GO INTO TRUCK GARDEN AND FRUIT BUSINESS Deputy County Clerk A. C. Gil ham has recently purchased twelve acres of land from A. G. King, who has a big ranch two miles east of town. Mr. Gilham expects to place his acreage under a high state of cul tivation with small fruits and garden truck for the local market. He will move on his place after the first of the year, when his duties at the coun ty court house will have been completed. EVEN DAN CUPID RECOGNIZES VALUE OF ENTERPRISE ADV When little Dan Cupid buta into the advertising game and chooses the columns of the Enter prise to carry on some of his little schemes, local advertisers should get next to themselves and note how the real worth of the Enter prise advertisments are being re cognized even away from home. No deubt Dan Cupid will yet land some local elderly gentle man for the widow of good char acter who seeks a soul mate with the object Iri viewof early matri mony. Vale's fame is gradually spreading and it is natural that the little god of love should aid in colonizing Vale's famous trib utary country. His ad appears in another column. B. Hinds and wife, of Midway, B.C. wjre Vale visiors this week. DR Y FARMERS MAKE SPLENDID SHOWING AT THE COUNTY FAIR Among the most attractive displays of agricultural products at the Mal heur county fair was the grain exhi bits of the Barren Valley country. Not only were the samples of barley, oats, wheat, etc., splendid .specimen but they proved beyond a doubt that the Barren Valley ranchers are mak ing good in the dry farmng line. The upper Dead Ox Flat, another dry faming section of Malheur coun ty, also had a splendid showing of, grain, corn, potatoes, etc. All of the dry farming samples rivalled those of the irrigated districts. Thos. O. Creer, one of the best known sub-contractors on the Eastern Oregon grading work arrived in town Thursday to look after Wasatch Con struction company business. WOOL AND MOHAIR CASE TO BE HEARD Salem, Oct. 1 : The state railroad commission has set October 14 fur hearing the important wool and mohair cttse. This case involves both the National and State Wool growers association on the one hand and the 25 principal railroads of the state on tho other. The investigation will take place in the office of the trans portation committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and is expect ed to be a most searching and far reaching probe into wool rates in Oregon. ' : W p'"::.. r ' i "vl. ?... " rs Lm? It - g - 4 1 r-c-A r wt, , Um ... -. r i, .iinii BROGAN - JAMIESON 0 WIN FRUIT HONORS AT COUNTY FAIR Young Orchards of New Willow River Valley Capture Community Prize and Many First and Second Premiums First honors and the blue ribbon for the best display of fruit shown by one community at the Malheur county fair were awarded to Brogan, the headquarters and trading point of the famous Willow River valley, north of this city. The display was made by the Brogan Commercial club and in cluded fruits from the Brogan-Jamie-on territory. The horticultural display shown at the fair just clored, were prononced by the judges who made the awards, to be of exceptionally fine quality, extra good color and of splendid merchant able size. The competition In the fruit show was strong and keen, and the judges were placed on their best mettle in passing the awards. The Nyssa-Owyhee district cap tured the second honors, and when it is recalled that Nyssa had captured first honors for two years past, it is seen that the Willow River valley, which as a fruit section la only three years old, is forging ahead with won derful strides and that all the claims made by that section are true beyond a doubt. The Brogan Commercial Club also (Continued on Page . ' Uohn State univerBiiy . t , l- . thA HveSlOCK Bl valuable statistical description Malheur County, showing its re wces and its industries, will be Provided in a booklet now being pre Pfed under the direction of the Ore loo State Immigration Commission, "bis book which will also describe the Purees and industries of all the other i be readv for circulation about first and second lonpullet. first of next month. The first WUion will consist of 600,000 copies. This book will be the first reliable r"orfl or condensed statistical com Jodfum of the resources and Indus of the state that has ever beta Spared. Every figure and state- B a Williams and his three sons, K -HI U based upon d.U Ceorg., Fred snd B. J- !?'' Z. WILLIAMS ARE v. . .1 0 1 0 A Prwpcrvut Willow liivtr Valley Ranch given freedom! " Development Is Most Wonderful n "ourc. of national, state and lo- UlUr p,rt ot Ust k on scorn- I fop PUlUTC rwurd.. ,nd ll h.ve b.n re-1 Tiri t ,f the Ktud.bskrr Hr. (-. i kj a,veral times n.i revised to v. ,hii tly,M '"'r" I , . , lu ... ,ut.h Th "'ly u.ttiU. Will U ' w,,u.h thry M.ly ha.l -1- ' ' " ''' J J" W U tumyi.it .t.tl.tk.l " ; ..rr.lr...4 I- in ' Is Certain" Says Selling '"lilt M L I .1 I I . . i . .. 1 i ...M l.f .1. ,.L..J l.ll t ut ilil(t.U, Il il.n.nUf, l'tUlluii Mj,4K t Isks ' '"' " ' .wi tl lili"tulU' t, w-i M.e 'u' M ,","'kk If twvMlkS, -II., Wllllii..f, H tit.'IM''"1 " j . i ' . II. II. in ! .. 1.1. ill. MIIIV I II ''- 11 Hi.' 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Just as sure as the Bully Crk irrigation projuct starts, the future of Vale si one tit the Uadliitf iitUs Slid una of the Ut In Kssten Oregon, Is kurd," 'If ll.w oil nt your im lluit tf p lu ftl.tl iii Kvnslvr I will 4j ell In U'H ti b.e evsry i.4i.ii.r U in vr .t I a Uu !" It II III III lllllwll. " II I', (it i til i.4 ii.i' frit'f"! M , I IMlH Im II If li'jf. MRS. KESTER LEADS LOCAL SUFFRAGETTES Vale Equal Suffrage Asso ciation Organized Last Wednesday Eve LEONARD COLE TREAS. by Prominent Suffrage Work ersRegular Meeting to be Held Each Week by Local Organization That Vale is to play an important part in the Equal Suffrage campaign to be waged in this state was decided upon last Wednesday when fifty local Suffragettes and co-workers of the male sex unanimously elected Mrs. Bruce R. Kester, a former prominent Wisconsin woman suffrage platform lecturer, aa president of the local organization. Mrs. Kester in opening the meeting read a letter from the Publicity Chair man of the State Association. She followed with a few remarks, lavlncr partciular stress on the fact that the Suffragette cause was to be carried on until won, that although it had been lost four times, the fight will be waged until the opposition is exhausted. (Continued on Page Two) depoYsite" at juntura is graded Railroad Doing Much Work in Interior Surveyors are Platting New Town site Says J. G. South, of Juntura, Who was Here Thursday J. G. South, of Juntura, who haa charge of the affairs of the new town site to be placed on the market by Messrs. Ilanley, Woods and McCulloch, while in town Thursday reported that the railroad company had already graded the site of the railroad depot to be erected at Juntura in the Spring. The surveyors of the townslte are busily engaged in platting the ground for the new town and the property la to be placed on the market in May or June when the railroad will have reached Juntura. NEW DEPUTY COUNTY ASSESSOR IN TOVH M, I', O.t.ume nf H I My is luw tils' as Uiiiiy iur fur (Me Uuil"i lu fill lis .i"i mui'J 1 ll.tl iltflllull I' I ' ul y hn.. llll II I h ir I '.! ll flii-li J .