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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1914)
VALE, Core of the "New Empire of the West" Oil, Irrigated Form and Fruit Lands The Banner Live Stock County of The United Sides ' a K JC m VALE -m 1 J. x . ill "II i ni it r i 11 i r 1 1 y t ' VOL. 5. JNU. zi. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, N: : AW? niM S lira invFDTiNie ' n APRIL 11, 1914. PRICE 5 cents VALE COUNTRY IS A COUNTERPART OF THE GREAT NORTH YAKIMA After a Visit to That Famous Fruit, Alfalfa and Garden ing Country, President M. G. Hope of the United States National Bank of This City is More Enthusias tic Than Ever With Vale and Its Surroundings. SMALLER FARMS AND INTENSIVE FARMING With this the Vale Country will Quickly Double Both Its Population and Land Values. President M. G. Hope of the United States National Bank of this city re turned home the first of the week from a trip to North Yakima. In speaking of his trip Mr. Hope said: "I rode over the country imme diately adjacent to the city in an auto, and was surprised to note the exact similarity of the country to that sur rounding Vale. The climatic conditions and elevation, too, are very similar, and the crops and the orchards are grown by irrigation, exactly as is done here. "The great difference, however, aris es from the careful and intense culti vation of the soil in the North Yakima country. The land is divided into small tracts and the country districts give one the impression of being in the su burbs of the city. The ranch houses are of a better order than is usually found in the towns in this country. "The prices paid for orchard lands there not the prices asked, but the prices that are actually being paid are almost unbelievable. Orchards in full bearing sell for $2,500 per acre, and I was assured that they pay a good in terest on that money. Farm lands sell at from $200 up, that class of land bringing an average of twice as much as the same quality of lands sell for in this country. "Irrigation ditches are for the most part lined with cement, and there is practically no waste of the water. "I was on the streets of North Yaki ma last Saturday afternoon, and every business house Beemed crowded with customers, and was doing an excellent business, "The bank deposits show about $6, 000,000, which, for a town of only about 18,000 inhabitants, is a splendid showing for the thrift and wealth of the people. "Vale and the surrounding country is just as good as North Yakima, and can be brought up to that standard," Mr. Hope concluded, "by dividing the land into smaller holdings and cultivat ing with the care and intensive meth ods used by the people of North Yaki ma. This would increase the popula tion of this country many times, and the prices of land would increase in a like proportion, just as they have done there. I am glad I visited North Yak ima, for it makes me like the Malheur country better than ever before." PERKINS HOTEL NOT AT ALL DAMAGED The management of the New Perkins Hotel at Portland writes to correct an erroneous report that the hotel had been damaged recentty, and stating that there has been no impairment of their splendid accommodations; that they are enjoying their usual good pa tronage. Extensive improvements in progress the past two months have placed the hotel in better condition than ever before. Mr. C. II. Shafer has associated him self with the Perkins Hotel Company nd will hereafter be the active mana ger of the New Perkins. Mr. L. Q. Swetland, the president, will retain his financial interest! and. continue improvements. COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE SIGNED The Enterprise wishes to call atten tion to the fact that all unsigned and "unynious communications coming to nw)ir office are Invariably -".iK.lt1j u the wait baket. AH "'tUsu for publication muni be sign! h writers. The iams of "rrM,f,Ii,u are not publuned, frt l.n o ruud, but tltia U U. 'ly mi-ix,, tUir ntiiivl inut t'l fl Id U. fcffa , MALHEUR FARM BRINGS$24,000 J. W. Russell, a gentleman from California, has purchased the A. S. Fields ranch of 320 acres, at Jamieson, for $24,000. Mr. Russell arrived and took charge of his newly acquired property some ten days ago and will proceed with the improvement of the ranch. Mr. Fields took over an orange and lemon orchard in California in the deal, valued at $15,000, and has gone to Cali fornia to look after the same. Mr, Kussen is wen pieasea with his new property and will develop it into a stock farm as rapidly as conditions will per mit. VALE BOOSTER IN PORTLAND Vale people always boost, at home and abroad, and they always manage to put the beauties of Malheur county to the fore whenever an opportunity offers. The following from the Port land Live Stock Reporter, refers to our fellow-townsman, K. weant, and shows the proper spirit of local pride: R. E. Weant, of Vale, brought up a car of hogs and cattle Monday. He says old Malheur county can't be beat on weather; that from' the last week in February till the latter part of March they had the most perfect days he ever saw. The farmers are all flourishing and able to get their three meals a day, and he wouldn't swap counties with anybody. Some booster, that! Mr. Weant told us to send a sample sheet to his brother, I. C. Weant, at Crawford, Idaho, who is a prominent stockman and will market here later on. BALLPARK IN CONDITION The Vale base ball park has been put in the best condition for this season s eamea that it has ever been. The grounds have been leveled and smooth ed, the grand stand repaired and put in confortable condition, and a wire net ting stretched across the river front to prevent batters of the Texas League variety from knocking balls into the Malheur. It is whispered that this lat ter precaution was taken after trying out the home team for the present sea son, and was done to save money on lost balls in practice games. The hea vy stickers on the team just couldn't help knocking the pill into the river. CANDIDATE MUST HIDE, LET OFFICE SEEK HIM In speakingf the "woes of the poor candidate. " the Oregon Journal relieves itself as follows: Pity the sorrows of him who seeketh after public office. Of truth his tribu lations are many and great According to a recent opinion by the attorney general he can not join a lodge or other organization to which he may pay dues. To do so is to violate the corrupt practices law. Presumably, in the attorney general s view on tag day, when intercepted by a fair maiden, he cannot buy a tag. Mr. Corrupt Act aUnda by and warns, "Nay, nay, it is forbidden." On the day of the picnic a babe held aloft by a proud mother invites a kits, "It is farbidnen." At a meeting at Newport Tuesday last the question of obtaining It-gal ad vice cama up. The mayor announced that he could obtain this tre from some of his friend who were among 1 sav- mis- TWO WAGONS LOST IN RIVER NEARHARPER Walter Cavincss telephoned down from Harper Tuesday to his father, Wes Caviness of this city, that he had lost his wagon and a load of seed grain while trying to ford the Malheur river at that point, and that it was only by the most strennous efforts that he ed his team from drowning. Hennis Hart met with a similar fortune at the same place a few days ago, when he attempted to cross the river with a four-horse team. He, too, lost his wagon and contents, but saved the team by cutting the harness away and letting them swim out. This is at the point where the new wagon bridge has been ordered in by the county court, and those who are compelled to ford the river there will be greatly pleased when the structure is completed, for when the water rises as at the present, time there is much danger and great loss in attempting to cross the stream. There are no bridges on the river be tween Vale and Drewsey, it is said, and at high water season many of the crossings that are in continual use are very dangerous and often impossible to ford. The new bridge will not only be a great convenience, but it is an actual necessity to large numbers who are forced to make the crossing at Harper, and all are anxious to see the work completed at the earliest possible time. MEN FROM OIL BELT TALK Not Here on Oil Business but are Positive Oil Exists Here. J. L. Hodges, of Lincolnville, Kan sas, accompanied by his son, L. M. Hodges, of Eugene, Oregon, arrived in Vale the first of the week to look after some business matters, and also to prospect for some farm land in the Malheur valley. The elder gentleman, in speaking of the oil prospects in the Vale field, stat ed that in the earlier days of prospect ing for oil in Oklahoma and Kansas the prospectors were hampered by the knockers, who insisted that the oil sand brought up from nearly all the wells was dry sand and no indication of oil. "But," said Mr. Hodges, "when a gusher was finally brought in, every body became boosters, and those pros pectors who had given up in disgust because of the knocking, went back to their 'dry sand' wells and shot them, and nearly all became producers. "This country, as far as I have seen," continued Mr. Hodges, "is an exact counterpart of that country be fore it became covered with derricks and producing oil wells. "There is nothing more exciting than an oil discovery," he concluded. "I would rather be in a community when oil is first discovered than to be in a new gold mining camp." - BUSY SESSION VALE CHAMBER -OF COMMERCE At the regular meeting of the Vale Chamber of Commerce Wednesday ev ening, the question of a rock breaker for breaking the lime rock on the bluff, to be used for repairing and building roads in the city and vicinity, was dis cussed. It was proposed that the city and county join in the purchase of the nec essary machinery and furnish the resi dents the broken stone free at the quarry, they to haul and put in place. All farmers who will, may also have the broken stone free of charge, and may thus improve their own roads at a nominal cost. The machinery would include a roller attachment to the pres ent road machine now owned by the county. By use of a blower to carry away the dust a splendid clean sand can thus be obtained for concrete work as a res idue from the broken rock. The committee on irrigation reported progress. Rev. C. E. Helman earnestly invited the members to attend special services at the M. E. Church, on Sunday, April 19th, promising to have the way to the church prominently marked out to the end that some of the members might find the church. Judge Davis being absent, Bruce R. Kester, Vice-president, precided. There was light attendance on account of the big doings at the Castle Hall by the K. P. FIRST BIG LEAGUE GAME SUNDAY SAM SMALL VISITS VALE The lecture delivered by Sam Small at the Bungalow Theatre Tuesday af ternoon was well attended and highly appreciated, as are all of Rev. Small's lectures. He talks in the lingo of the hour, uses slang and speaks in a lan guage that all can understand, cracks jokes and glides from common-place to grandeur in a manner that keeps his listeners fascinated every moment. He clothes great truths in oratorical splendor that would grace our senator ial chamber, his flights of fanciful speech and glorious gift of eloquence carrying his audience-with him, regard less of their private convictions upon the subject of his discourse. He is a national character, a south ern orator of the old school, and with the old accent, a great and good man, going about the country without pay, doing what he honestly believes to be the best thing for his fellow men. ALEXANDER SELLS STORE AT JUNTURA The Alexander Clothing company store established at Juntura recently, was sold last week to I. J. Levy, who has been in th grocery business at that place, and Sam Johnson, who was in charge at Juntura, has returned to Vale and resumed his former position in the store here, much to the delight of his many Vale friends. WIN OUGHT TO WIN Win Brown, editor of the Nyssa Journal, was circumambulating the municipality Thursday. He said he had no particular nor important busi ness to transact at the county seat- just strolled over to see about contract ing with a few of the candidates as campaign manager and press agent. That looks like a good deal for any old candidate. If Win can't win, wno can win? Vale Team Goes to Payette and Excursion Train will Carry Many Fans. ' . The opening games of the Idaho-Oregon base ball league will be played to morrow, Vale at Payette and Ontario at Weiser, after which the following schedule will obtain: " April 19 Payette at Vale, Weiser at Ontario. April 26Vale at Weiser, Ontario at Payette. May 8 Weiser at Vale, Payette at Ontario. ; ,. May 10 Ontario at Vale, Weiser at Payette. May 25 Vale at Payette, Ontario at Weiser. May 31 -Payette at Vale, Weiser at Ontario. Under the conditions of the agree ment entered into by the four clubs of the league each will be permitted to secure outside talent to fill their teams at the beginning of the season, but the teams with which the clubs start must remain during the season. All the clubs have strong teams, and a most interesting series of games is promised throughout the entire season. Great interest centers in the games to be played next Sunday, and the fans will have a chance to size up the vari ous players and estimate the compara tive strength of the clubs. the candidates for governor. It may be, however, that l will not be able to do this. "It is to b forbid den." Under the ponderous decisions of our attorney general it may, in a few days be forbidden to announce that be is a candidate for the auffragea of his fel lows. He can only signify his deaire to retiring to a secret place and shut him self awar from all communication with the aone of men. la these days it can be truly said that the office seeks the man. Win. W. Harris Buys Ranch Whi. W. HeirU Uos-ht tha A. J. lU rui'ifsii Ui'K IA&"w. the Tom llsrrls rsnrh want of VsU, jfrty on Cut 4 lK "4 i" KtNuOF.inE WEBFOOT STATE Recent records seem to indicate that one of our Oregon towns has taken up the high art of divorce buisness where Reno left off, and Oregon City has the reputation of being the Reno of Oregon During last month 39 divorce suits were filed in the circuit court of Clackamas county, but only 10 licenses to marry were issued by County Clerk Mulvey. It is no unaual occurence to have twice as many divorces as marriages. Most of the divorce suite were filed by Portland attorneys. A total of the money taken in during the past month in Recorder Dedman's office shows that $796.35 was received for filing deeds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments. This Is an ex ceptionally large total for the month. There has existed a friendly rivalry be tween Recorder Dedman's office and Clerk Mulvey's office as to which would take in the largest number of fees during the month. Heretofore the two offices have run close but the number of fieh and game linmM i Uixi during March placed Clerk Mul vey's offUe somewhat in (he lai. A tulal Of 91 1 3 was receive! fur gsme itfi, eni VM 75 fur other foe re rvlvwi by the county eUrk, Uftllxur 0'tujf I tulebreC'd fur Iflf4 lflf4 H4J. MEAT EATERS GROW FEWER The United States government bul letin states that the people of this country have fallen back to the third place in the matter or the consumption of meat. Following is the report: The countries reported as having a greater per capita consumption of dressed meat than the United States are the Australian Commonwealth and Argentina. These, it is well known, are countries of sparse population and and vast herds and flocks; hence meat is exceedingly cheap and the native consumption large and probable waste ful. The per capita consumption of meat for Australia and Argentina is estimat ed to be in the neighborhood of 250 lb, per annum; it may possibly be even greater. The corresponding consump tion for the United States Bureau of Animal Industry to be 170 lbs. in 1901), and it is estimated to be about 10 lb, less at the present time. This is much greater than the British consumption, the largest in Europe, which is slightly under 120 pounds per inhabitant per annum. SIXTEEN AUTOS FOR THE BURNS COUNTRY Sixteen Ford automobiles were ship ped to Burns last week, the machines going by rail to Juntura and being driv en from that point overland by Agent Archie McGowan and his crew of driv ers. Harney Valley is an ideal auto coun try, containing some 2,400 square miles of country almost aa level as a floor. HARNEY COURT NOW IN SESSION Judge Dalton Biggs went to Burns last week and opened court a week earlier than usual, in order to qomplete an adjourned term of the regular Oc tober session of court. The grand jury for the April term was in session last week, and the reg ular April term began Monday of the current week. Hank McKee, the republican candi date for sheriff from Nyssa, was in Vale Thursday looking after his politi cal fencea. PHILADELPHIA LADY HIGHLY PLEASED WIT ULLY CREEK LAN Being a Heavy Investor in Bonds of Bully Creek Pro ject, Wanted to See the Lands Proposed to be Re claimed. After Tour of Inspection, She was Enthusi- . astic in Praise of Both the Enterprise and the Land. 20 FAMILIES WIIUOCATE Steve Dombey, who founded the Hungarian colony near Malheur City, was in Vale Wednesday and reports that some 25 or 30 of his people had come down to Vale and filed on addi tional homestead land under the ruling recently made by the department ex tending the enlarged homestead act to the kmds in the Malheur section. " Mr. Dombey further stated that a colony of 20 more families will arrive from Pittsburg in about thirty days to seek locations In Malheur county, and that they will have money to buy and develop lands. ROSEBURGMAN BUILDING HOME D. R. Shambrook arrived in Vale last Saturday from Roseburg, and' on Monday went out to his claim on the Harper Basin lands. Mr. Shambrook Btates that he will remain about three months this trip, will build a home on the land and begin clearing for cultivation. His sister, Mrs. Robert Evans, who has a . claim near his, will arrive in about ten days. Mr. Shambrook will be remembered by the readers of the Enterprise as the gentleman who, on his former trip, ran a coyote down, caught it and beat it to death with a club. He had a wagon load of witnesses, all of whom vouched for the truth of the story, and the En terprise published it, so it must be true. At any rate Mr. Shambrook is a jolly good fellow, a wide awake booster and a very welcome citizen of the fat lands of the Malheur. CEMENT WALK " TO COURT HOUSE The old board walk leading to the front door of the court house from the street has been replaced this week by a substantial cement walk, M. II. Coo per doing the work. The water pipes have been extended to the sides and rear of the grounds, and the remainder of the public square plowed for seeding to luwn. The lawn set last year is in excellent condition, and the court house grounds are becom ing a beauty spot of the city, the shade trees having made a luxuriant growth, giving the grounds a park-like appear ance that is most pleasing. WILL INCREASE PROP- ERTY HOLDINGS Mrs. Lane's Visit to This County was for the Pur pose of Looking into Ad ditional Investments. . Mrs. Martin Lane, who arrived in Malheur county a ew weeks ago from Philadelphia to, visit her son and family at Brogan, is one of the heavy purchas ers of .Bully Creek irrigation bonds. , ' . iwrs. Lane was anxious to, iook over the Bully Creek project and see for herself what class of land and what , kind of a country was proposed to, be reclaimed with the Bully creek waters. On Monday last Cashier C. 0. Nel son, or the Jrir8t National Bank or Vale, and George S. Mills took Mrs. Lano for an auto trip' over the , entire project, going over from the Willow Creek side and returning .via Vale1. They were taken across the top of the dam by Superintendent of Construction. Chas. Ash ford, who gave them a mi nute description of how the works would appear when completed, the con struction and strength of the dam, ca pacity of the reservoir and the volume of water at floodtide from which the reservoir would be filled. Mrs. Lane was delighted with the . Bully Creek project in its entirety, and moat especially so with the beautiful body of and that is to be reclaimed with the waters stored. After seeing the effects of placing water upon the lands at Brogan and Jamie ton, and then driving over the vast tracts of level and fertile acres under the Bully Creek system, which only await the magic touch of the li quid to make them produce golden har vests, Mrs. Lane will return to Phila delphia an enthusiastic backer of the great Bully Creek irrigation project. In addition to her Investments in the Bully Creek irrigation project bonds, Mrs. Lane is one of the owners of the mercantile establishment at Brogan, and will probably increase her Malheur county property holdings In the near future. K. of P. Hare Big Meeting The Knights of Pythias Lodge of Vale had a notable gathering Wednes day evening. There were about fifty guests from Ontario by special train and auto. A large number of new members were initiated and a splendid collation served late in the evening. Some 150 or more were present. REDUCE WATER COST Because of improvements in pump ing machinery esecially in internal combustion engines water can be pumped at less cost now than former ly, and on account of improved meth ods of irrigation and agriculture and better adaptation of crops to water supply the value of pumped water has been increased. Hence pumping for irrigation is practicable to-day In local ities where it was not practicable 10 or 20 years ago. With good management pumping for Irrigation is now general ly feasible where the water level stands within 25 or perhaps 50 feet of the sur face, and water for the irrigation of vegetables and fruit can be pumped where the depth to water is even great er. WILL C1VE ENTERTAINMENT The MendeUsohn Glee Club will give an entertainment at the high school auditorium on the evening of May M, at which time the people of Vale and vU lnity are assured of a rare muuical treat. Ellis Home Ncars Completion J, II. Kills iww has his ne nli' rum rvkUfcnt'e all eil"4 exl Die ruuf on. WUn rH'iUH. Ibis will be if the MUt sii l lixt ioiiiiiimII' on LoiiiM In llt illy, It ) a bff iiiaiit etteiKling lfiilli the entire bulMintri il l lt"u lll be fUU j GOOD ROADS DAY HAS BEEN PROCAIMED : County Judge McKnight is in receipt of the following letter from Rufus C. Holman, president of the association of County JudgeH and Commissioners of Oregon: "Saturday, April 25, is to be All Oregon Good Roads day, by the Gov ernor's proclamation. All Oregon, all citizens and all organizations are re quested to cooperate in this movement. If every county does its share, it will be of Inestimable benefit to the roads and state, to say nothing of the excel lent advertising the state will receive from the publicity that will result. "The promoU-rs of thU scheme ex pect that at Wat. 10,000 men will each give a day's labor to the roads, and that in addition thereto that the day will be observed in all the public schools of the state. "I have been requested to address you in the hope that you will take the msnegement and direction of this movement in your county, and that you will do whatever you can to got the men to coojxrrate rnd make the day a success. "In every county a banner will be given by the Portland Ad club to the org snUat ion doing the most work. If you will rail un your road supervi sors and appoint voluntary aiktaiit auporvlwrs for every viliuii of road iu your county and tint tie prvlimi. nsry or gMilislloiis si irfrtd, the luMu'liy M lt will b si'i 11. U ii ki ll r throughout lite pi tf tli l. i will ui't"'tl t I' di fv "