.THE 3I0RXING OKE(iONIA MONDAY, JANUARY . 20, 11)03.
PHASES OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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KLAMATH PROJECT
WELL UNDER WAY
Government Will Advan.ce the
Work at Great Cost Dur
ing Present Year.
JO TAKE UP TWO ITEMS
Construction of the Clear Lake Dam
and the South' Branch Canal
Will Receive Immediate
Attention.
Rich In fertile land, streams, lakes and
surrounded by mountain ranges covered
with, forests of almost incalculable tim
ber value, the Klamath .Basin of Oregon
has heretofore remained isolated and al
most unknown. Now it is to be thrown
open to -the farmer, the lumberman, the
fruitgrower and the rancher, partly by
the irrigation work carried out by tne
Government and partly by the coming of
rail transportation.
The United States Government is car-:
rying out plans to reclaim and irrigate
200,000 acres in the Klamath region. One.
of the main canals has ueen completed,
and water was made available for several
thousand acres last year. The Govern
ment's work is divided into two projects,
one drawing its water supply from Upper
Klamath Lake, the largest navigable
lody of fresh water in the West. ' The
lay of the land is such luat water from
this lake can be distributed over a large
area by gravity. Clear take, in Cali
fornia, will be made a reservoir for sup
plying tiie remainder of the territory. All
told, the Government's work represents
an expenditure of several million dollars,
and this investment is placed at the dis
posal of home seekers already flocking
to the rich lands of Southern Oregon.
Landowners Must Act. ,
The Government proposes to spend sev
eral hundred thousand dollars in con
struction work during the present year.
The principal item which is under con
sideration for immediate construction is
the Clear Lake dam, which will raise the
.waters of Clear Lake about 25 feet above
tiieir present level and provide storage
sufticient to cover 360.0UO acres with w
ler one foot deep. The immediate con
struction of this Teservoir is dependent,
however, on the action of the land own
ers in Lanzell and Yowna Valleys, which
constitute what Is known as the upper
project. The Government has stipulated
that before this construction is com
menced, a sufficient proportion of the
lands in these valleys shall be signed up
under the Government project.
The other chief work to be undertaken
during the year is the building cf the
south branch canal, which leaves the al
ready constructed main canal about two
miles west of Olene Gap, and follows a
westerly course toward the town of Mer
rill. This canal when completed will add
some 30,000 acres of irrigable land to the
pnuject. its construction has already
been authorized.
The work involves a long and expen
sive aqueduct across the Lost River Val
ley, where the water for some two miles
must be carried at heights varying from
W to 25 feet above the ordinary ground
hrvel.' It is proposed to accomplish this
work by means of a massive earth em
bankment, carrying a water -channel
lined with masonry and in part by a
heavy timber flume. Contracts for the
construction of the flume are now being
advertised, and builders of. this class of
work are -being urged to cornmupicate
with the office of the Reclamation Serv
ice at Klamath Kalis with a- view to sub
mitting bids for this part of the work.
Supply Water Power.
During the past season the Government
has been constructing a canal in the vi
clnity of Klamath Kails, called the Keno
Canal, which will carry water to some
3000 acres between the towns of Klamath
Palls and Keno, and also suppiy power
for certain mills whose water rights
have been acquired for the use of the
Government. It is also intended to de
velop power at this point for pumping
purposes. This work is at ihe present
time about two-thirds completed.
Without the railroad all this work
would count for nothing. So the South
ern Pacific is rapidly building northeast
ward, from "Weed station on the Shasta
route directly to t.ie town of Klamath
Kails. This year will see the completion
of the entire road, part of wnich .s al
ready In operation. To meet this line at
Klamath Falls. Harriman engineers are
also at work on a line that will run from
Natron. Oregon, southward. Together,
these two lines will form a new route of
much more favorable 'grades than the
present line between California and Ore
Ron. Soil of Great Fertility.
The soil of this region is chiefly a rich,
sandy loam, of lasting fertility. It ap
pears to be a mixture of disintegrated
lava, voleanio ash and earth. The lake
ami marsh lands soon to -be reclaimed are
composed of volcanic material and the
locomposed vegetable accumulations of
ages. There is no more productive soil
In the world. Vegetables, all cereals ex
cept corn, sugar beets, alfalfa and fruit
of nil kinds are produced abundantly on
these lands. Kor these crops, as well
ns for the cattle, the sheep and the tim
ber, the railroad opens the way to the
markets not only of the Coast, but of the
whole, country.
At present there is no Government land
open for settlement, and there will not
be any until the lower lakes are re
claimed. In the meantime the Govern
ment is furnishing water for privatelv
owned land which the owner must sell if
his holdings exceed 160 acres. Simply
by the relusal to furnish water to non
residents, or to sell more than enough to
any one man to irrigate more than 160
acres, the Government forces the subdi
vision -of the farming area Into small
holdings.
Land can now be bought from $15 to $50
an acre, the price varying as related to
towns and the first irrigating canals.
Water, costs from $2 to $2.60 an acre a
year for 10 years, after whieh the water
risht becomes perpetual without furth
cost to the owner. Only small cash
payments that can be met out of the
crops produced from year to year are re
quired of the settler, and so bountiful are
the crops produced in this region that
only a very limited acreage is needed to
earn for its owner two or three times
as much an acre as can be gained from
the older lands of the East and Middle
West.
Co-operative Creamery Prospers.
rll I iMonk" Or . Jan. 19. (Snecinl V
i'ui-i Muhrlaoh. secretary of the Fair
vinoi Ttuirv Association, has submitted
his annual report of this co-operative
creamery for J!07. It shows that the
amount of milk received at this factory
during the year was 2.445,931 pounds, as
follows: January, 23,906 pounds; Feb
ruary, 16,703 pounds; March, 85,035 pounds;
April, 2XJ.492 pounds: May, 319,002 pounds;
June, 461,607 pounds: July, 434,217 pounds;
August, 2S8.143 pounds: September, 210,-
86 pounds; October, 191,894 pounds; .No
vember, 121.313 pounds ; December, 59,833
pounds. The amount of butter fat in
milk, 97,661.01 pounds, an average test of
.03992 per cent. The amount of cheese
manufactured was 267,488 pounds. Re
turns estimating December cheese, $37,-
936,53. ' The amount paid patrons, estimat
ing December was $33,394.18.
STOXE FOR EUGENE CHURCH
Presbyterians Erecting Edifice That
Will Cost $18,000.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 19. (Special.)
The contract for the stone work of the
stone Presbyterian church building to
be erected on a lot at Tenth and Pearl
streets has been let to the Oregon Con
struction Company of Eugene. It is
expected that the building will be com
pleted in June. The woodwork la being
rapidly pushed and is now ready for
the first courses of stone.
The stone to be used is from the
Eaton quarry in Kairmount. It is a
sandstone 'of fine quality and has been
satisfactorily tested at the Government
testing station. It .is a bluish-gray
stone, which cuts easily and is to be
put into the building in the broken
ihler form.
The building committee, of which Dr.
O. B. DeBarr is chairman, reports that
there will probably te no Interruption
in the work of construction until the
building is completed. The cost will
be approximately $18,000.
CLUB EXPLOITS GRANTS PASS
Many Industries Attracted as Result
or Its Work.
GRANTS PASS. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.)
At a meeting of the Grants Pass Com
mercial Club just held, the secretary
submitted his quarterly report showing
that about 3000 letters containing in
quiries about Josephine County were re
ceived during the past year. The average
attendance at club meetings was slightly
below 40. The register in the club-room
shows that 1500 ' persons have visited
the exhibit room the past 12 months.
Since the organization of the club, it
has been effective in securing outside
capital and factories for this county.
Among others brought here are a box
factory, planing mill, vinegar and spray
factory and cannery. The company that
owns the cannery Is ready to contract
for this year's tomato crop, which it is
expected will be about 10,000 cases. Be
sides tomatoes the company will pack
pears, apples, and all varieties of small
fruit.
SHIVGLE FACTORY FOR ELMA
Large Mill Will Begin Operations
Today.
ELMA, Wash., Jan. 19. (Special.)-,The
new mill of the Mack Shingle Company
will start operations tomorrow morning.
The mill is located about three miles
west of Elma on Mack's Spur. Its
capacity will be 160,000 shingles a day.
The cedar to supply the mill will come
from the logging camps of the S. E.
Slade Lumber Company. The fir logs
are sent to the mills at Grays Harbor
to be manufactured into lumber and the
cedar logs will be cut into shingles at
the new mill.
This will be another important indus
try tributary to Elma, as there is suf
ficient timber to supply the mill for the
next 15 years.
Artesian Wells in Harney.
BURNS, Or., Jan. 19. (Special.)
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John M. Taylor, who has' a crew en
gaged in boring wells in the Wild
Horse Valley, south of Andrews, in
this county, after three days' work,
has struck a generous artesian flow
that comes above the ground and
makes a good flowing well. It is
known that all the valleys of Harney
County are underlaid with a strong
artesian supply found at various
depths. Wild Horse Valley is the easiest
place in the county in which to secure
the artesian flow. There are several
well-drilling outfits working at dif
ferent points in the county this Win
ter and all are meeting with good
results.
DEVELOP FIXE WATER POWER
Elma's Steam Plant Is Abandoned
for Improved Service.
ELMA, Wash.. Jan. 19. (Special.) The
Elma Light & Power Company furnished
light this week for the first time from
PORTLANDERS WHO PLAYED
SANTA CLAUS GIVEN THANKS
A FEW days before Christmas a let-
ter was received by the Young j
Women's Christian Association from a
woman In behalf of a family In the moun
tains with whom she boarded. She asked
aid for this family at Christmas time, as
they were very needy.
The letter came so late that the asso
ciation appealed to the public through
The Oregonian. A hearty response was
met with. People gave generously and
with especial care and thoughtfulness in
the selection of their gifts.
Below is a part of the mother's letter,
written on receipt of the Christmas box:
Dear Friends I wish to thank you for the
lovely. Christmas, box, but there are no
words expressive enough to thank you for
the things. If you could have seen the Joy
the box cave, you would be repaid for your
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its new water power plant on Cloqaallum
Creek, about three miles from Elma;
While the service was not continuous, as
the plant has not been thoroughly ad
justed, it was satisfactory, and indicated
that the plant is a complete success.
The voltage of the new plant will be
double that of the old steam generator,
and with the installation of one or more
water wheels for which there is plenty of
power, electric light and power can be
obtained for a city many times the size
of Elma. It has been costing the com
pany about $300 a month for fuel to run
the old plant, all of which will be saved
by utilizing the water power.
The owners of the system are Charles
P. Allison and George A. Avery, of. this
city. They came to Elma about three
years ago from Olympia and secured a
franchise. They, have installed, lights in
the business .houses and residences of
Elma, as well as furnished street lights.
Will Plant 4 0 Acres of Peas. .
GARFIELD, Wash., Jan. 19. John
noble generosity. I hope some day to be
able to repay you In some way.
We are hard-up this Winter because we
put all our money into this place and my
husband has to work all the time here in
order to Bet some land cleared so we can
raise enough to live on next year.
Everything was just what was needed T
think God must have put It Into your
hearts Just what to send and the little ones
were Just wild with delight. They never had
so many playthings in their lives.
You don't know how I like that cape. It
is so warm and Just what I have wamted
for so long. I hope that God will give you
every wish of your hearts, for you deserve It,
you dear Christmas angels. If there is any
thing I can do in return, please command
me. The clothes for my husband were Just
right and be did need them so much.
Well. I must not make you tired, so I will
close with thanks from all cf us. 1 wish you
a happy New Year and all the good luck and
happiness you all deserve. Your sincere
friend. ' .
Goss, pioneer seedgrower of the
Palouse country, reports that the
scarcity of labor and high wages the
past, year cut down profits on seed
here to about $60 an acre. The scorn
ing Spring he will plant 43 acres of
seed peas and expects better returns.
REGULATE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Troutdale's Town Council Advocates
Reforms.
The new Council of Troutdale has
organized and last week, at the first
meeting. Mayor Aaron Fox submitted
a message advocating a' system of
licenses sufficient to meet current ex
penses without levying a special tax.
He recommended the passage of an or
dinance placing greater restrictions on
the saloon business, especially in re
gard to the sale of liquor to common
drunkards. He also recommended an
occupation tax. Councilman C. P.
Brooks introduced an ordinance pro
viding that saloons shall remove all
screens and curtains from their doors.
This ordinance also provides that a
saloonkeeper wtio sens liquor, to a
person in the habit of becoming intoxi
cated shall be liable to prosecution.
This ordinance was taken under consid
eration. E. G. Bowen, the. town marshal, ten
dered his resignation because the
Council voted that he should act both
as town marshal and night watchman.
E. Coleman was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
The new town officers are: Mayor,
Aaron Fox; Marshal, E." Coleman; Coun
cilmen, C. P. Brooks, D. B. Griffith, L.
H. Hampshire, B. C. Larsen, F. Portello
and W Sutherland; Recorder, J. H.
Hoyt: -Treasurer. S. S. Logan.
Both theN Treasurer and Recorder
filed their bonds at the opening meet
ing.
HALF PRICK KI9ER CALENDARS.
10c up while they last. 24 Alder.
GET JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS
WILLAMETTE ' VALLEY CHAU
TAUQUA MAKES PLANS.
Other Famous Men Engaged to Lec
ture More Assemblies May Be
Established on the Coagt.
OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.)
In point of interest the coming session
of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua As
sembly, which will be held at Gladstone
Park next July, promises to be far ahead
of previous sessions. The engagement of
John Sharp Williams. Democratic leader
in the House of Representatives, is re
garded as a master stroke on the part of
the board of managers of the four Pacific
Coast Chautauqua Associations at Glad
stone Park, Ashland, Long Beach, Cal.,
and Pacific Grove, Cal.'
Alfred Montgomery, the farmer painter;
Dr. Robert Mclntyre. of Los Angeles: Dr.
Ira Landreth, of Belmont College, Nash
ville. Tenn.,. and Dr. Edwin Southers. are
among the men who will lecture at Chau
tauqua, and others In prospect are Leon
ora M. Lake, the noted Catholic woman
lecturer, whose talks appeal to the labor
ing class, and Rev. Maurice Penfield
Sikes, of Franklin. Pa., who will be in
Portland next Summer for several weeks
to occupy the pulpit of the White Temple
during the absence of Dr. J. Whitcomb
Brougher. The executive committee of
the -Willamette Valley Chautauqua, h
been authorized to close -contracts for
talent. It Is a matter of regret on the
part of the directors that they were un
able -to secure Miss Jane Adda-ms, of Hull
House, Chicago, but her engagements
would not permit her coming to the
Coast.
Six special days have been set aside
for the session, as follows: Grange, Pa
triotic, Portland, Oregon City, Women's
and Women s Christian Temperance
Union, On Patriotic Day Dr. Mclntyre,
a famous word painter, wilj deliver his
lecture on Abraham Lincoln. It has been
given out that several new Chautauqua
Associations may be formed on the Paci
fic Coast, at Boise, La Grande, and s
point in the vicinity of Seattle and Ta
coma.
The classes at the coming session will
be augmented by the addition of the
study of forestry, ornithology, biology
and kindergarten. There will also be
classes in United States history, music.
elocution, literature, physical culture.
Bible and domestic science. Through the
efforts of Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, president
of the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, Mrs. Jessie M. Honeyman, presi
dent of the State Board of the Young
w omens Christian Association, Miss
Frances vage, who had charge of the
quarters of the Y. W. C. A. last year.
and Mrs. Lucia Faxon Addlton, the only
woman member of tne board of directors,
a tent dormitory for young women will
be established on the grounds, and It is
probable that the Y. W. C. A. people will
assume charge of the Chautauqua restau
rant In connection with the school of do
mestic science.
A KBW DSPAJtTl'RE.
The cost of interments has been greatly
reduced by the Holman Undertaking
Company.
Heretofore it has been the custom of
funeral directors to make charges for all
incidentals connected with a funeral. The
iuawaru noimaii unuenaaing company,
the leading funeral directors of Portland.
have departed from that custom. When
casket is furnished by us we make no
extra charges for embalming, hearse to
cemetery, outside box or any services that
mav be required of us. except clothiner.
cemetery and carriages, thus effecting a
saving ol -a to io on eacn lunerai.
THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAK
ING CO.. 220 Third St.. cor. Salmon.
PIE ENTRIES AT
STATE GOAT SHU
Annual Exhibit at Dallas Brings
Out Best of Registered ,.
i Stock.
PRIZES IN ALL CLASSE?
Breeders of Blooded Goats Demon
strate to Large Crowds Progress
That the Industry Is Making
, Throughout Western Oregon.
DALLAS. Or.. Jan. 19. (Special.) Th
ninth annual Angora Goat Show for .
Oregon closed a successful three days'
session in Dallas Friday night. Nearly
150 animals were entered, mostly of reg- ,
Istcred stock. No cash prizes were of
fered in the unregistered classes, and
these entries were comparatively few In
consequence. Several pens of thorough
bred Cotswold sheep were entered from
the Koser farm, near Rlckreail. and the
Gllliams farm, near Monmouth, and two
pens of Lincolns were exhibited by C. L.
Hawley, of McCoy. Several fine Berk
shire and Poland China swine were also
on exhibition.
The entries of Angora goats were, on
the average, of better breed than the ex
hibits at any of the previous shows, aa
the goatralsers of the Willamette Valley
are getting rid of their scrub stock aa
rapidly as possible and replacing It
with thoroughbreds.
Great Interest In Show.
Record crowds were in attendance dur- .
Ing- the entire show, representing the
stockbreeding center throughout the
entire Northwest. Special trains were)
run from various points around Dallas,
on the last day of the show, bringirg in
fully twice as large a throng of people
as had attended the two days previous.
Farmers, Btockralsers, agents for fabrlo
companies, representatives of magazines,
newspapers, farm periodicals and trade
Journals, and others interested in tha
breeding of line stock and the produc
tion of choice mohair, were in attend
ance. The Judges In the registered class were:
G. T. Boothby. of Monmouth: M. M.
Nlckell, of McMlnnville, and S. F. Zysset.'
of Thomas. The Judges In the unregis
tered class were: E. S. Nay lor, of Forest
Grove, and Evan Evans and J. I. Reas-
oner, of Dallas.
The prize awards in the registered class
were as follows: r
Registered Class Awards.
Doe kids, born before March 15, 3907
First, W. A. Ayres. of Dallas: second, S.
E. Guthrie, of Dallas third, S. E.
Guthrie.
Doe kids, born after March 15. 1907
First, E. S. Naylor, Forest Grove; second.
S. E. Guthrie; third, U. S. Grant, of
Dallas.
Does, 1 year old First, W. A. Ayres,
second, S. E. Guthrie; third, W. A. Ayres.
Does, 2 years old First, second and
third, E. L. Naylor, of Forest Grove.
Does, 3 years old First, E. S. Naylor;
second, W. A. Ayres; third, U. S. Grant.
Docs, 4 years old and over First, E,
S. Naylor; second, W. A. Ayres; third,
Mrs. W. J. Farley, of Dallas.
Sweepstakes doe E. S. Naylor.
Buck kids, born before March 15,
1907 First, S. E. Guthrie; second. U. S.
Grant; third, Morris Hughes, of Dallas.
Buck kids, born after March 15,
1907 First, U. S. Grant; second and
third, S. E. Guthrie. '
Buck one year old First, G. W. Mc
Bee. .
Buck, two years old First, E. S.
Naylor; second, W. D. Gilliam, of Dal
las. Buck, 3 years old First, W. A.
Ayres.
Sweepstakes buck U. S. Grant.
In the unregistered class awards
were as follows:
In the Unregistered Class.
Doe kids, born before March 15,
1907 First and second. S. A. Guthrie,
of Dallas; third. G. W. McBee.
Doe kids, born after March 15, 1907
First and third, S. A. Guthrie; second,
G. W. McBee.
Does, one year old First and second,
S. A. Guthrie; third, Sullivan Brothers,
of Monmouth. .
All prizes on does 2. 3 and 4 years
old. and the sweepstakes won by S. A.
Guthrie.
Buck kids, born before March 15,
1907 First, J. J. McBee, of Dallas;
second, G. W. McBee;
Buck kids, born after March 15,
1907 First, S. A. Guthrie: second, Sul
livan Brothers; third, G. W. McBee.
Sweepstakes buck .T. J. McBee. V
The largest prize-winners in the reg
istered class were W. A. Ayres and S. E.
Guthrie, of Dallas, and E. S. Naylor,
of Forest Grove. The largest winners
in the grade class were S. A. Guthrie
and G. W. McBee. both of Dallas.
STARTS FIRST GENERATOR
Mount Hood Railway Company's
Power Plant in Use.
The Mount Hood Railway Company
has set In motion the first generator
at Jts Bull Run power plant. The
power thus generated will be used to
run sawmills, planers, mixers and drills
and furnish light for construction
work. Water from Deer Creek, with a
6S0-foot fall, operates the generator.
At Bull Run the erection of the big
plant has been begun. It is announced
that the company will be in a position
to supply light in Gresham within nine
months.
During the week the Mason Con
struction Company moved its stock of
goods to its new warehouse on the line
of the Cedarvllle-Troutdale extension
of the Oregon Water Power line, where
it is crossed by the Mount Hood line.
A side track has been put in and some
grading and other work done at this
point. It is announced that from this
junction machinery will be sent to Bull
Run. Several new surveys have been
made near Rockwood and, there is a
choice between three routes. From all
indications tha company is making
preparations to push the construction
on the railway and power plant this
Spring.
The company is gradually securing
rights of way over land for which the
owners have been asking high prices.
At Lusted's hill the owner of three
acres wanted by the company asked
$3000, but the Jury gave him only $580.
At Gresham, where the company
wanted 3.28 acres, an owner asked
$3700 and was awarded $800.