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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1916)
Vale Is the Center of Vast Development. Drilling for Oil Finally Inaugurated. Wftrmsprlngs Project Assured. Wlllow-Aldei' Project'nlakliir Headway. Owyhee Project Jrogrcsslng-TlieJgHles Brogan Country More Prosperous than ever. Great Drainage Projects Going Forward. Dairying Rapidly Gaining. Sheep, Cattle, Hogs, Higher than evcr. -Malheur County is a Mecca for Investors. VOLUME VIII, NO. 4. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1916. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR YAKIMA PROJECT SHOWS ITSELF BIG SUCCESS Land in Yakima No Better Than In Malheur County Elevation the Same and Climate Similar., PROJECT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS Markets in Malheur As Good and Accessible-Success of Irrigation Depends on the Failure of Obstructionists Following we publish an article on tho Yakima projects better known as the Tieton and Sunnyside. We publish this article in full be cause we would that our readers un derstand th"at the country "was a des ert waste 20 years since. The writer has been over both projects prior to the placing water on them. Both are high priced as compared with our own projects. The Tieton over $90 per acre. Tho land is no better than is our own Malheur valley. The elevation tho same and the climate similar. Hero wo are endeavoring desperately against all manner of opposition to get water at $25 per acre on some of the best land in America. Endeavor, ing to improve a country that ought to have been improved 30 years ago. No better railroad facilities than ours are to be found. Our markets are good and as accessible as are theirs. Will we succeed? Not if the ob structionist can prevent. We are smashed from within and from with out. And why? Some day we will tell you just why. Read tjiis article carefully and then wonder why there are only 4,000 people in three towns instead of 10,000 in each one. YAKIMA PROJECT, SUNNYSIDE AND TIETON UNITS By C. J. Blanchard, Statistician. The Yakima Valley, considered in its entirety, dwarfs every other na tional reclamation project. It is so vast in area, so varied in agricultur al products, so diversified in its in dustries, that any comprehensive de- scription would require an entire ed ition of the Record to do it justice. The total length of the project is 175 miles, and its width is from 5 to 15 miles. It contains approximately half a million acrss of irrigable land. Within this area the range of crops grown is enormous. Here we find the hardy cereals wheat, oats, and bar ley tho vegetables of the colder North, such. as sugar beets, potatoes, etc., the apple, peach, and pear grow ing beside the apricot and the Eng ilsh walnut. Miles upon miles of or - chards of deciduous fruit trees stretch out before us, extending" far up tho slopes of the round-topped hills which rim the valley or like tongues run out across it. Broad vistas of green, alaflfa and yellowing fields of corn in tervene, lending a coloring change to the landscapes. On the west snow capped Mount Adams and Mount Rai nier lift their heads to heaven, stand ing like watchful guardians over a valley whose luxuriance of vegetation is more typical of the Tropics than of the North Temperate Zone. Here is a valley so rich and pro ductive that a farm unit of 40 acres will easily support a family. The av erage farm is today less than that area, being about 25 acres. On the Government project there ore today 4,000 cultivated farms, perhaps the largest number on any project, and - the smallest individual area cropped. At the present time the irrigation system waters 100,000 acres under Reclamation Service operation and 40,000 acres of land on the Indian Reservation use stored water. There are 75,000 people in the valley, of whom 75 per cent derive their living from the irrigated farms. The cities and towns are numerous and flourishing. Within the project limits are North Yakima, Mabton, Sunnyside, Naches, Grandview, Mox ie City, Granger, ZiUah, Prosser, Top penish, Wapato, and Benton City. Two railway systems with three lines run the full length of the val ley. North Yakima has an excellent interurban electric line reaching out to the farming districts of Knob Hill, Ahtanum Valley, and Selah. In the matter of transportation facilities thcro are few farming sections better provided. Good roads have been built through the most populous dis tricts, and with a great many railway sidings at convenient points the farm Y.M.C.A. Beat By High School Vale Basketball Boys Defeat Visitors By a 33 to 17 Score Spectators Witnessed a Fast Game. By a score of 33 to 17 the. Vale High school team defeated the Pay ette Y. M. C. A. at the high school auditorium Thursday night. About 40 spectators witnessed tho game, which was hard fought from whistle to whistle. The Payette team show ed wonderful team work, which was responsible for their scoring. Vale had four old time players on the team, whose experience the past two years led to their victory. Geo. Glenn was tho star for Vale, Ellis, Murray and Brown each doing fine work in their position. Following was tho line-up: Payette s Vale Center Goodwin Glenn Forwards Shafer Brown Laughrey Ellis Guards Wood , Murray Mauley Fletcher ELECTION TO BE HELD BY THE WARMSPRINGS DISTRICT The Warmsprings Irrigation Dis trict will hold an election on Tuesday, January 9, for the purpose of electing directors and a treasurer for the en suing 2 years. The following is the notice of tho election: An election will be held by the Warmsprings Irrigation District on Tuesday, tho 9th day of January, 1917, for the purpose of electing one director from each division of said district, and one treasurer at large. Polls .will be open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Polling places will be as fol lows: Division No. 1 Thhe Residence of George,McLaughlin. Division No. 2 The residence of James Harvey. Division No. 3 Office of R. E. Weant, on the SEUSEtt, Section 30, Twp. 18 S., R. 45 E., W. M. Division No. 4 Resicnce of S. J.' Bean, on Section 18, Twp. 13 S., R. 45 E., W. M. Division No. 5 The old residence of C. E. S. Wood, on Section 13, Twp. 18 S., R. 46 E., W. M. JOHN RIGBY, Secretary. The following owners have been appointed as election board in tho dif ferent divisions: Division ,No. 1 John McLaughlin, Frank Vines, F. W. Stacey. Division No. 2 Jno. Pederson, H. P. Davis, P. H. Johnson. Division No. 31. W. Hope, V. T. Herrett, Frank O'Neill. Division No. 4 N. G. Sullens, C. P. Stiles, Frank Williams. Division No. 5 Judge C, H. Brown, Howard Mallett, A. J. Huffman. Hugh Thayer returned from Port land Thursday night for tho holidays. Hugh has been attending the North Pacific Pharmacy college the past semester. er's chief problem of bringing his crops to market has been solved. The big markets for general .crops are less than 200 miles away, being the cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Port land, and Spokane. For peaches, pears and apples Yakima claims the whole world as a customer. Tho population of the project is more than 80 per cent American born and of American descent. There are numerous small communities of Dutch and Erench, excellent farmers, thrifty and progressive and thorough ly identified with the go-ahead spirit of. the people. We have all so long considered the Yakima Valley as the home of the big red apple that other crops have passed unnoticed by those not closely identified with the project The fruit crop is always more or less spectacu-. lar, and it is easy to understand why the principal topic for publicity has been fruit. It must not be forgotten that the valley has furnished some sensational yields in its orchards dur ing the past 10 years. The fruit crop this year is a bumper one; and, best of all, the prices aro good. It is estimated that the valley will ship 8,000 cars of apples, 1,000 cars of pears, 3,000 cars of peaches, and 300 cars of mixed fruits. The crop will be worth $0,000,000. Add to this the shipments of hay, grain, and potatoes, hops, and live stock, and some conception may be had of the magnitude of the agricultural indus try here. Is it to be wondered at that the farmer is cheerful arid smil ing, that the toot of the auto horn Continued on page 4.) MARSHAL JOB IS OVER TWO ARRESTS IN YEAR JAIL NEVER OCCUPIED The office of city marshal of Vale will be abolished after the first of the year. This was the opinion of the city council when it was informed that- there have been only two arrests in tho city during the past year, one for drunkenness and the other for peace violation. The new office which will bo in effect Jan. 1st, will be tho city Water Commissioner, who will have power to enforce tho law. So far as is now known, Vale is the first town in this country to abso lutely abolish the city marshal's of fice. While other towns may be just as law-abiding and peace loving, they probably still need the marshal's ser vices in other lines. Just what will become of tho old city jail is not known. It is a neat and comfortable edifice, but has not been inhabited once for a year. The city may soon rent it as a storage room,, or perhaps, may have it fur nished and rent it as a dwelling-place. COOK SOUTHERN IDAHO STAR James Cook is Elected Captain of Caldwell High School Football Team for Next Year. Tho following, from a Boise paper, refers to a former Vale boy, and may be of interest to his friends in Vale: Caldwell, Dec. 18. The banquet given the football team of the high school of the city by their fellow stu dents Saturday evening at the high school building proved one of the most enjoyable social functions of the past month. Following the banquet which was enjoyed by 75 students and mem bers of the faculty, James Cook who has distinguished himself this year as one of the most proficient football players in southern Idaho, was elect ed captain of the team for the en suing year. Cook was a member of the Vale High School team for two years, and demonstrated at that time his ability in playing football. Ho has just com pleted a successful season as full back for Caldwell High. WHAT RED CROSS SEALS WILL DO Little Christmas Messenger Will Help to Relieve and. Prevent Dread Disease Tuberculosis. Here are six ways in which the money you spend for Red Cross Christmas seals may be used: 1. Tuberculosis patients who are in need of food, clothing, sanatorium care or other necessities may. be re lieved. 2. A visiting nurse may be engag ed to go out to the homes of the poor and give instruction and advice on the treatment and prevention of tu berculosis. She is a most valuable ed ucational and preventive agency. b U Q) to 3. A special campaign for a city or county hospital may be carried on, and the community be thereby induc ed to assume its share of the tuber culosis burdon. Thus your money is multiplied manyfold. 4. A dispensary may be maintained where patients and their families may call for freo advice and examination. 5. Open air schohols and fresh air classes may be started, where boys and girls who have tuberculosis or are threatened with it may be built up in body and mind. 6. Educational work will be done to show the entire community, men, women and children, that tuberculosis can be cured and prevented. Every Red Cross seal is a bullett In the fight against tuberculosis. WILL DRILL NEAR VALE FORJML Arrangements Being Made to Sink Well South of City -Western Pacific Compa ny Purchases Outfit. EXAMINATION MADE VERY FAVORABLE Surface Showings Arouse Enthusiasm of Manager of Company-Ideas Will Be Carried Out. W. D. Myers, Manager of the West ern Pacific Oil and 'das company, was in Vale last week perfecting arrange ments for sinking a well at some point not yet decided south of Vale. The Western Pacific company bought tho well drilling machinery owned by Doolin Miles on' the old Malheur well about 15 miles south of Valo. The machinery was purchased with the. intention of moving it to some point elsewhere in tho north west but representations by T. W. Davidson, Doolin Miles and C. Bes grove induced the parties to look ov er tho Vale field before deciding and the examination showed so greatly to the advantage of this field that wells will b sunk in this section. Mr.- Myers is exceedingly enthusias tic regardingHhe surface showing- and the work done in the Vale field and will prosecute tho work of prospect ing until a commercial well is brought in. The Western Pacific is a strong company and will be able to carry out their ideas without question. Freeman Kirwin and Willard Ed wards, who have been taking a busi ness course at Link's Business Col lege this year, returned to Valo Fri day night for the Christmas holidays. Cfjrts!tma HAT your Heart be free from any care; that Peace of mind prevail and love for all old friends and co workers be uppermost in your thoughts; that the Scars of the past be for gotten and the Hopes of the future fulfill ed; and that Health, Happiness and Suc cess be ever attendant through life: This is our wish for you on Christmas Day of Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen. Vtf)t jflatyeur IS MAKING TRAFFIC SIGNS Will Scatter Traffic Signs Over Coun ty Roads A Few Are Complet ed and Being Put Up. A. J. Kessler, of the Kessler garage has hit upon a new advertising scheme. Mr. Kessler is having 150 traffic signs mado, which he will es tablish along tho various roads all over the county. The signs will be circular, and in the form of a two foot disc, set upon a ijpd, Thfiy are labeled in strong colors, so they will not fail to be seen by motorists. Mr. Kessler expects to have all the signs up before spring. He is now working four men in his garage, and says winter weather does not inter fere with the auto business, particularly. PROJECT MUST WAIT FAVORS WATER PLAN DEPARTMENT' IS BROKE Orcgonlan News Bureau, Washing ton, Dec. 14. P. J. Phillips and Thomas Canham, of Nyssa, Or., ac companied by Representative Sinnott, today had a conference with the Re clamation Commission and urged the appropriation of $1,250,000 from the reclamation fund lor building tho Owyhee irrigation project in Eastern Oregon. The commission heard their presen tation and was inclined to agree with their contention that the project is feasible and that for tho amount named some 30,000 acres can be re-. claimed, but informed them that there is no money available at this time for tho building of the new project For this reason tho commission in timated it could not favorable recom mend the Owyheo project to tho Sec retary of the Interior or to Congress. MAN'S FINGER AMPUTATED Malheur Man Returns to Receive Treatment after Third Finger Is Amputated from Hand. D. K. Worsham, of Malheur city, had his third finger- amputated last week, and returned to his home. Mr. Worsham had his finger mashed and then frozen while handling some lum ber at his sawmill, and had been in the city for tho past week, in hopes of saving the finger, without an op eration. Since his hand was causing him more pain, Mr. Worsham again" re turned to Vale Tuesday, to receive medical treatment from Dr. Bartlett THE 1917 HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES HAVE ARRIVED 1917 hunting and fishing licenses have arrived at the court house, and several have already been purchased. Frank High, of Vale, was the pur chaser of the first fishing license for the 1917 season. enterprise KILLARNEYS A BIG SUCCESS Killarney Girls and Rita Rich Prove Attraction of the Season on the Lyceum Course. Tho Killarney girls, who presented an entertainment at the Rex Satur day, proved themselves to be the best attraction of the year. In ip)k songs, and sketches of the emerald isle, in strumental solos, witn tne cnim lm personations of Miss Rita Rich, they gave the most appreciated number of the entire Lyceum course this year. A packed house witnessed the per? formance, to tho delight of the local committee. The Killarney girls, who all hail from Chicago,' were: Misses Rita Rich, L. Wemo, M. Andrews, J, Ker, J. Whiteside, and F. Hermann. Phil Bates Says Prices Will Drop Editor of Pacific Northwest Think Prices on Print Paper Will Soon be Reduced. Phil Bates was in town Monday looking over the political field and in cidentally loqking after business con nected with his farm paper "Tho Pacific Northwest." Mr. Bates thinks the paper situa-. tion will clear itself the coming spring and newspaper drop to its fair and normal price. Mr. Bates shows the peculiar' posi tion taken by some of the opposers of publication of delinquent tax lists. "Posing as being for economy they put tho chargo for publishing tho de linquent tax list as against the tax payer," said Mr. Bates, "the taxpay er at present does not pay.the charge. It is bourne by delinquent property. "By placing it in te hands of the sheriff and sending out notices places tho burden directly on the taxpayers." ARRESTED FOR HAVING SWAN Judge Lytic Fines G. II. Hart $25 and Reprimands Son for Killing Ducks Out of Season. Gamo Warden H. L. Gray, in'com pany with Deputy Geo. Carter, so cured a search warrant, and searched the Hart ranch at Harper this week. As a result Geo. H. Hart was arrest ed for having swan in his possession, and his son Walter, was taken for shooting ducks out of season. They word brought before Justice of the Peace Lytle in Vale at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, where the elder Hart plead guilty, and was fined $25 and costs. On account of his youth, tho lad who shot ducks at the wrong time, was censured by tho Justico and re leased. The finding of several fresh swan and ducks on the ranch .at Har per was the tell-tale evience by which they were taken. CHANGE AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK E. I. Brogan has resigned tho Pres idency of tho First National Bank, his stock having passed to Martin Lane, of Wilmington, Delaware. C. W. Nelson, of Vale, has accept ed the position of President Mr. E. I. Brogan will remove to Vale shortly. XMAS PROGRAM AT M.E. CHURCH Will Render Excellent Program on Christmas Eve at the Methodist Church at 7:30 p. m. A pleasing entertainment has been olanncd by tho M. E. church for Christmas eve; Tho sermon for Sua day at 11 a. m. will be "God's Christ mas Gift" At 7:30 p. m. the young pcoplo, assisted by the choir will ren ler the program. One of the' fea tures of the program is a cornet solo, "The Holy City" by Chas. B. Tapp, The Christmas treat will be distribut- ;d following the exercises. Here is the program: Opening Hymn, "Silent Night," by the Congregation. Invocation. Solection by Choir. Recitation, Houston Dunaway. Recitation, Verda Doolittlo. "Who's Old Santa Claua?" Buddie Doolittle, Max Dunaway, Richard Humphrey. Song, "Three Little Sisters from over the Sea." Recitation, Harry Smith. Recitation, Magdalene Selby. Exercise, "Grandma's Christmas Dream" by Miss Ridgley's class. Duet, Ella Betterly and Sylvia Grabner. Recitation, Alma Earp. Solo, Selected, Mr, Kimball. Exercise, "To help out tho Shine", Miss King's class. Christmas Story, Margaret Hum phrey. Cornot Solo, "Tho Holy City," Mr. Tapp. Solo an chftrus, "The Doll's Lulla by," Louene Doolittle and girls' cho rus. Exercise, "A Wreath of Love," by four girls. Selection by Choir. Pantomime, "Jesus Lover of My Soul." The Boy Scouts In Action, Treat. i Benediction. J j ' MALHEUR PLANS FOR IRRIGATION ARE ENDORSED Secretary Lane Promises to Place the Projects Before Congress for Action-Re-ports Being Prepared ! FUNDS FOR PURPOSE HARD TO SECURE Effort Will Be Made to Ob tain Appropriation Ifor the Dam Remainder jwill Be Left for the Future. t The Reclamation Service,, acting uner instructions given , today, by Secretary Lane, is preparing reports which will justify appropriations by Congress for tho construction of tho Warmsprings reservoir on tho Mal heur irrigation project and the con struction of a storage reservoir on the Owyhee project both in Eastern Oregon. A letter receive!! today by Representative Sinnott indicates that tho Socrotary will approve these re ports and submit them to Congress with his indorsement Tho details of tho recommendations are not yet available. In taking this stop, Secretary Lane reversed tho position he took a week ago, for after looking up the law cit-" ed him by Representative Sinnott, he has become convinced that it is his duty automatically to send to Con gress reports on all new reclamation projects that are found after exami nation to bo feasible and desirable. Raising of Money Difficult Ho so advised Mr. Sinnott in telling him ho had called on tho Reclamation Service for reports. The Secretary, however, says ho realizes how diffi cult it is for ' Congress to raise tho money necessary for such enterprises at this time. Until tho official estimates are mado public it will not be known exactly what expenditures will bo recommend ed for the coming fiscal year, but it is understood the total estimated cost of the Warmsprings dam is $390,000 and the Owyhee dam about $400,000. Inasmuch as it possibly will require two years to build these structures, an appropriatiorof $400,000 for both probably would be all that could be used during the coming year, and, that probably will bo tho limit beyond which Congress is not likely to go. Both Projects Feasible. Tho report of the Reclamation Ser vice will show that both tho Malhour and tho Owyhee projects aro feasible and give promise of being successful enterprises. As between the two, the Reclamation Service probably will fa vor tho Malheur, because on that pro ject the total cost to the Government will not exceed $400,000, while the Owyheo project as a whole will" cost in the neighborhood of a million and a quarter dollars. Lack of money for reclamation work probably will pre judice Congress in favor of the Mal heur as against the Owyheo project at this tlmo. Mr. Sinnott, howeyer, will endeavor to have Congress provide, at this ses sion, for the Owyhee storage dam, leaving for future determination the financing of the remainder of the pro ject The Owyhee lands, like those of the Malheur, are now in an irriagtion district, and if the Government will build the dam, the distribution-system and other works may bo built by a bond issue, under co-operation or by some other means. Committee's Work "Effective. , The fact that favorable reports are to be submitted to Congress on these two projects is duo to tho work dona by .Representative Sinnott and byjC. W, Mallett, of Ontario: C. E. S. Wood, of Portland; William Hanley, P. J. Phillips and Thomas Canham, of Nys sa. The two latter have been working for tho Owyheo project and tho other local delegates for tho Malheur pro ject It was only when Representa tive Sinnott convinced Secretary Lane that it was his duty to report on feas ible projects, as thoy aro 'examined, that the Secretary consented to lay the two Oregon projects boforo Con gress. When tho reports of Secretary Lane are sent in, Representative Sinnott will ask for a hearing before the ap propriations commlttea and will ap pear with such of the local represent atives as wish to be heard in support of both projects. Whother any appro priation is secured this session will (Continued on page olV"