MAIN OBJECT, TO
DEVELOP OREGON
Profit Secondary Considera
tion in Marion County Irri
gation Project.
MODEL FOR OTHERS PLAN
Tilth Cla. of Settler Will B At
tracted. I mpiwrrwnH to Be Uni
form and Substantial, and
Farms' Vi lli Do Praaperona.
Development of Or ion. rather than
profit. Is the prims object of the coterie
of Portland men who have subscribed
the capital stock of the Willamette
Taller Irrigated Land Company, which
lest week purchased 4000 acres of Ma
rlon County land and will establish oa
It this year the first extensive lrrlga
tlon enterprise In the Willamette Val-
"Many of these men hare seen Port
land grow from a small place to a
great city." said K. L. Thompson yes
trUav. "and they know that Portland !
advancement depends on the prosperity
or toe state at large. They are Intense'
ly Interested In this project entba-
alaeti.-; and their Interest Is not alone
In the money-making side. They are
concerned In doing a new thins; In a
Mir way. and la starting a movement
that bids fair to arrow Into something
of utmost Importance to the whole
state.
"Soon of the stockholders are per
'sonallr Interested from a utilitarian or
s-ion ttf L: standpoint. Among; these are
MgS officers In the United States Re
clamatlon Be r rice, prominent railroad
officials and bis; men in almost every
branch of activity. Dr. R. A. Pierce la
one. He has riven especial study and
thought to soils and la an authority
on their drainage.
"Every condition In managing these
lands Is to be framed so as to encour
age early settlement by a desirable
tla.is of people. If we should sell the
lands at too high a price we would
defeat our own ends, because our pur
pose also Is to be of service to the
Mate. In using the personal pronoun.
plural. I refer to all the Investors la
the enterprise.'
Stockholders Number 3 3. ,
Mr. Thompson gave the entire list of
stockholders as follows: Theodore 13.
Wllrnx. Ilartman Thompson. B. 8.
Josselyn. F. I. Fuller. John If. Hartog.
Tom Ktchard.ion. W. B. Ayer. A. L
Mills. K. A. Pierce. E. O. Hopson. C. 8.
Jackson. John F. Stevens. D. C. Hoonv.
W. V. Cotton. J. P. O'Brien. K. B.
Miller. John S. Ileal!. C. l Craig. Alex
Niblry. Jjjnes Gaunt. U- M. Tuttle. W.
P. Olds and A. B. Hiauson.
It Is a Jjct not generally known, but
perfectly understood by the experts of
the I'ntted States Department of Ag
riculture, that there Is less precipita
tion in the Willamette Valley In the
Summer months than In the average
arid state. This condition led to a se
ries of experiments In the Willamette
Valley conducted under the auspices of
the department severs! years ago by
Professor A. P. Stover of the Oregon
Agricultural College. Professor Stover
prepared a report on the results which
were published in the form of a bul
letin of the department. It was found
that Irrigation Invariably Increased
production of crops by a large per
centage which ranged from II per
cent In the case of green fodder (corn)
to 75 and 100 pr cent for Bops, 144
per rent for onions and ISO per cent
for potatoes.
Irrigation Increases Hops).
The experiment with hop was con
ducted in a yard owned by Oswald
West, present Oovernor of Oregon, sit
uated In the Willamette Itlver three
miles south of Cnrvallls. In reporting
the experiment. Mr. West said:
The trart irrigated was a hopTard con
taining about Zi acres. In lvoe the yard
pro-luted without Irritation about SOO
r-mnii. an acre, which, la a little lees than
the averse Meld for yards in the Wil
lamette alley. Sliur yards In the river
b-;ms yield a la to the acre, and even
mere. Last Summer laee than oca-half of
the yard was Irritated and only for a
period or about IS days la July ud August.
The yard M Irrigated by pumplnc trotn
the Willamette Hlver with a four-Inch
pump and a s.x.horsapower sasniine en
gine. About lo calinne of distillate ased
lor fuel cat It. J reals a gallon. One maa
was a! le r lo af ;er Ihm pump and de the
eitchlti. whl.-h was done with a plow. Ihe
yield from the entire yard averased 11 '0
pounds an acre, whli-h would meaa aa In
crease of about so per cent, as the crop oa
the nr.irrif aird part of ihe yard was about
the ss:r.e aa for the preceding year. The
results tie shown that irritation can be
carried on eucceserally In the Willamette
Valley, and oa plaeee situated similarly to
mine cna be conducted at very little cost,
aed that the yield of any rmp can be In
creased at least from TJ to loo per cent.
Profits Multiply With Irrigation.
An Inkling of the astonishing profits
to be derived from Irrigation can be
gained by a little figuring. Given tl
as the cost and 10 cents as the pront on
a unit realized from unlrrlgated land.
100 per rent increase ?ud show ll.:0
realised from the same unit with Irri
gated land. This Is an increase to 120
per cent profit. If the expenditure were
the same, or as 1 to 11. Probably the
expense of farming the Irrigated land
would be somewhat greater; but the
figures are given simply as an illus
tration. ' Professor Stover, who conducted the
Government's Irrigation experiments In
Oregon, has passed on the Marlon
County project and approved It. de
claring the soil especially well adapted
for the purpose Intended. E. O. Hop
son, supervising engineer of the Vnlt
. ed States Reclamation Service, and D.
C- ilenny. consulting engineer, made a
personal Investigation of the land, ex
amining It from every standpoint. Mr.
liopson made a report approving the ri
parian rights, and declaring the project
almost Ideal from the standpoint of
feasibility, economy. transportation,
nearness to market, fertility of soil and
accuracy In delivery of water.
The land In the Marlon County project
with Irrigation will grow large crops
of small fruits, vegetables, tubers, roots
and alfalfa, and will be used for in
tensive farming. It will be settled by
progressive farmers, and an effort will
be made to bring In men who have had
experience In Irrigation. The tract has
a gradual slope of 10 feet to the mile,
which will be sufficient to carry water
to every acre without the use of flumes.
The laterals will be used for drainage
In Winter when the head gates will be
closed.
Improvements to B Uniform.
The company has devised a uniform
style. of Improvement and will require
the fences, outbuildings and utilities to
be of the same general character. The
purpose Is to attract a fine class of peo
ple and to create a settlement of the
hieheat e-rade. While some of the re
strictions mar seem arbitrary, la th 1
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view of the managers ef the syndicate,
the plan will work out brat In the end.
The land win be fenced with woven
wire on white painted posts. Work on
this will be begun In a few days, start
ing at West Ftarton. which la to be the
first unit In the project. The Southern
Pacific will probably build a spur to
the tract, representatives of the rail
road having already made a preliminary
survey, and approved a site for a new
passenger station.
Several new wagon roads are Doing
planned, the main one to run east and
west, to be eventually continued oa
easterly to the county road, thus short,
enlng the distance between Etayton and
towns to the west nearly a mile. Every
tract will have county road frontage.
Several thousand letters containing
pictures of the lands and description
of the project are being sent to K ast
ern farmers who have asked for In
formation about Oregon with the Idea
of moving to this state.
Plans have been prepared for at
tractive bungalows and buyers will be
obliged to agree to a restriction re
quiring that- dwellings of a desirable
type be erected.
As soon as the West etayton unit
has been completed the work will be
pushed westerly to the Southern Pa
cific line: thence north to Turner and
afterward south to Marlon.
Water Rights Acquired.
The water rights of the syndicate
were acquired from W. Ia Benham. of
Salem, who has retained an Interest In
the enterprise. The water la sufficient
to Irrigate 20.000 acres, and while ad
ditional lands may be added to the
project the syndicate will probably dis
pose of surplus water to adjacent
farmers. The water Is taken from the
Santlam River near the town of Stay
ton and the head gates are less than
two miles from the first of the land to
be Irrigated. Surveyors have been at
work for six weeks contouring the
tract.
The land was purchased from about
IS farmers, the most Important acre
age being secured from L H. Turner.
This large body of land, extending
south, from Turner) baa been farmed
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and kept Intact for almost half a cen
tury. Among other farms purchased
were those of B. T. Northcut. J. A.
Shanks, H. C. WhitxelL IL R. Craw
ford. C B. Lit tie. A. Kenwoithy, James
K slave n. L K. Andrews, John Carter,
Tom J. Edwards, George Moore, Ben
Robertson and R. W. Klrkpatrlck.
This Is expected to be the pioneer of
a number of Irrigation projects In the
Willamette Valley. The example of
nicely fenced lands, blossoming when
the surrounding country Is baked and
thirsty, with the general appearance of
prosperity of the Irrigated farms. Is
expected to have a widespread effect
on farming methods throughout the
valley.
Hartman Thompson, as managers
of the syndicate, will maintain an of
fice at Turner, which will be conducted
by John H. Hartog. who wilt have per
sonal supervision of the enterprise.
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T. V. COOK Ap F. E. TAYIOIt
FORM REALTY FARTXEKSIUP.
Well-Known Dealers Will Specialize
In Acreage Propositions and Do
General Business.
Considerable interest was manifested
last week In the formation of a part
nership between J. W. Cook and F. E.
Taylor, under the name of the Cook
Taylor Company, to do a general realty
business. Both have been active In
Portland real estate circles, and have
figured In a number of Important enter
prises. They have engaged a suite of
offices on the fourth floor of the Lewis
ouildlng.
Mr. Cook was formerly a member of
the Clark-Cook Company tn the Board
of Trade building, but determined to re
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in a number of projects he was work
ing on. His specialty Is large acreage
propositions, and he Is Interested In an
Irrigation project at Carson, Wash., on
the Columbia River, which will water
2500 acres. In Portland he will handle
Rossmere and St. Helens Heights.
Mr. Cook came from Los Angeles a
number of years ago. In 1902 he plat
ted North Irvlngton, a tract of 60 acres,
and marketed the land.
In 1904 he placed Holladay Park on
the market. This was the first sub
division In Portland which Included a
parking system, building restrictions
and making of all Improvements by the
platting company. He has had a wide
experience In this line of work, having
laid out the townslte of Glendora, Cal,
which Is 26 miles from Los Angeles.
Mr. Taylor was also a former resi
dent of Los Angeles, and came to Port
land about four years ago. Under the
style of the F. E. Taylor Company he
opened offices In the Lewis building
when It was first completed nearly a
year ago. He has handled a great deal
of Income-bearing property, and Is man
ager of the Alexander Villa Heights
subdivision on the Oregon Electric road.
North Plains Shows Activity.
Considerable activity Is shown at
North Plains, and the town Is expected
to grow fast this year. Two new enter
prises were assured last week, a planing
mill and a tlnshop. The foundation for
the building which the tlnshop Is to
occupy Is nearly completed, and work on
the superstructure will be begun early
this week. Completion of the United
Railways line, which Is now operating
dally trains, has caused quite a move
ment In realty, and sales are being made
almost dally. The railway company is
building a spur Into the property of the
North Plains Tile Shale & Brick Com-
Lpany so the heavy brick-making machin
ery may be installed. A rorce of men
Is working on the water system and It
will soon be finished.
Brasll will soon have 20 wireless stations
along its coast. aU put up by aa American
comoaajs-
WORTS OF SALE
ARE CONFLICTING
Various Interests Alter Inman
Poulsen River Property,
Is Asserted.
HILL LINES MAY PURCHASE
Persistent Rumors That Negotiations
for Transfer of Land Are In
. Progress Prevail Despite Re
. peated Denials.
Negotiations for the transfer of the
Inman-Poulsen property fronting on the
east bank' of the river have been re
ported in progress innumerable times
in the past few months and each time
they have been connected with one or
another of the railroad enterprises now
operating out of Portland or seeking
an entrance Into the city, yet each
time the Intended sale of the ground
has been denied by the owners and their
agents.
But the recent speculation growing
out of the proposed sale Is so persistent
and comes from such reliable sources
that both real estate men and railroad
officials refuse longer to accept denial.
Insisting, rather, that the transfer will
become a matter of record within the
next few weeks.
Since the alleged negotiations have
started the purchasers have been vari
ously reported as officials of the Mil
waukee Road, of the Hill lines, of the
Harriraan system, of the Mount Hood
Electric and of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company.
Conflicting Reports Arise.
Two conflicting reports have risen In
connection with the most recent confer
ences said to have been held by the own
ers and the probable purchasers, one of
these showing the Hill lines to be the
parties backing the deal, while the other
presents the Mount Hood road as the
new owner.
Plenty of reason Is attached to the de
sire of the Mount Hood interests to gain
possession. The property would be large
enough to accommodate their yards and
terminal houses, and is said to be the
Ideal plaoe for the location of such Im
provements. However, local officials of
the Mount Hood lines deny that they
have ambitions to acquire the site.
Just why the Hill people should want It
is not evident from the geographical
position of that system's other property
In the city, but plenty of excuse for their
acquisition of the ground! lies In the fact
that such a move might block the Mil
waukee's desire to secure frontage on the
river and a possible terminal site on the
Eaut Side.
Price Reported Good.
Reports yesterday were that the Hills
had agreed to pay a handsome price for
the Inman-Poulsen mills and acreage, in
timating that the buildings would be
razed and that the property would be
Improved to suit their needs. Thi9 story
found no foundation among local Hill
officials.
Whenever the Portland Railway, Light
Power Company has been brought Into
the case. It has been as sort of an agent
between the present holders and the Mil
waukee people, who, it is known, have
been planning to establish local termi
nals on the East Side, probably erecting
a freight and passenger depot across the
river.
Tho Harrlman lines would And ample
uso for the ground, although the need for
It as additional yard and terminal prop
erty Is not urgent. Yet many a strategic
point would be gained by acquiring it.
Thwarting the plans of the Milwaukee
Is one of these.
Every time the sale of the ground has
been reported a railroad company has
been mentioned as the purchaser. The
final transfer, it Is predicted wilt take
place before the advent of Spring.
RECORD YEAR fS AHEAD
EAST SIDE TO WITNESS
GREATEST GROWTH.
ITS
Business Men AgTee That Present
Year Is to Excel All Others in
Line of Progress.
That th nresent vear will witness
the greatest growth In the" history of
the East Side in buildings and street
pavements is the Judgment of expe
rienced men who have given the mat-
. Kn..K Thv tnriA from the
present outlook and the trend in the
real estate rieia.
"This will be the greatest year In
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ward Welter, of Mall & Von Borstel,
"Judging from me invesimenin ancaujr
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great demand for Inside property on
ana near unna aiia uumu ,cnuw. vj
men who want to erect buildings.
cinmA .,aiU saatti to think that the
prices are high, but they are not and
now Is the time to maxe .nvesimeoie
In East Side property, especially busi
ness locations.
"An Idea of the rapid advance of
nvn n .r, v vaiujitinni on OranH avenue
may be seen from the sale of a single
quarter block midway between East
Burnslde and East Morrison streets.
A few years ago we sold the quarter
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fore the deed was made It was resold
for $7000. It was sold again for
ahmit 120.000. and now could not be
bought under $40,000. But this Is the
history of practically all tne transrers
the East Biae in me pan. i-w
years there has been rapid aavance
in property values on Grand avenue
. .iAWVkAn Trie. ortvnnfPH Are
not the work of real estate men, but
the natural appreciation. it is my
Judgment that an Investment almost
anywhere on the East bias is sate.
Theater Project Is Boosted.
One of the projects the East Side
Business Men's Club will undertake to
boost is the erection of a theater at
some point on Grand avenue. It is
estimated that such a building will
cost 1735.000 to $250,000, and will re
quire a half block extending between
Grand and Union avenue, so that there
will be an Income from business loca
tions aside from the theater Itself.
George T. Atchley, former president of
the club, who Is in close touch with
the movement for this theater, said:
The club reoently took up the mat
ter of an East Side theater, has con
sulted some theatrical men who are
theater builders, and la now In corres-
spondence with a builder of big
Eastern theaters. Also we have con
sulted with property owners, and it is
possible that the East Side will have a
first-class theater within two years.
VSuoa an enterprise would be a great
blessing to the East Side and would be
a big success. '
John F. Cordray and other theater
managers have been ready for several
years to take hold of a theater when
a suitable building has been erected.
Mr. Cordray was with the first move
ment started two years ago, when the
Hawthorne estate' agreed to give the
free lease of a quarter block for 20
years. The club has an active com
mittee at work and hope Is expressed
that a theater building will be built
In East Portland in 1912. The Innu
merable moving picture houses that
have been built In nearly all the com
munities on the East Side all do good
business.
After Freight Depot,
An effort will be made to secure a
freight depot for Central East Port
land to take care of the growing
wholesale business in the warehouse
district. On this matter Mr. Atchley
said:
"I will say that the two most lm.
port ant things before th's club, mat
ters which the new officers must needs
keep In mind, are the securing of pub
lic docks in Central East Portland and
the erection of a suitable fre.grht depot
which the O.-W. R. & N. Company
should already dutifully and gladly
have built, and without asking unrea
sonable conditions or bringing In out
side matters. This club is now inves
tigating the legal phase of revoking
tne franchise on East Second street
and giving it to some other road with
a common user , clause.
"While the East Side business dis
trict 1b comparatively new, especially
In its modern sense, yet the member
' ship of this club is over 100 strong.
Its membership represents millions of
Invested capital, occupying an economic
position, and doing millions of dollars
of business annually. When we shall
have acquired convenient public docks
on the East Side, and when we shall
have acquired other railroads, roads
sufficiently progressive to build for
us a suitable freight depot without
imposing upon us impossible terms,
then, gentlemen, you are going to see
an era of business development that
will require little time to put Grand
avenue in the sky-scraping class."
East Side Lot Sold.
John M. Payne & Co. sold for Miss
Kate Becker a lot on East Twenty
ninth near Karl street to John P. Feld
man, who recently came from Minne
sota. Mr. Feldman has started to build
a house on the property purchased.
Teachers to Be Examined.
GRANTS PASS, Or.. Jan. 28. (Spe
cial.) The local examination for Jose
phine County school teachers will be
held February 8 to 11 In this city.
The examination will be for both state
and county papers. There will be a
number of teachers present who desire
to raise their examination grades to
state papers. A number of persons who
have never taught will also make appli
cation for third grades. The schools of
this oounty are on good worklng'basls
THIS HOT'SB FREE!
IT MAY BE YOIRSI
Lots in
to $175
if Will be healthier and happier if : N
t rr? ymynv'w you raise them out in the pure air II
DSn C i , St i! of Folkenberg than in the crowded
A. ' I city. Take the United Railways I
C t - v I Electric car today and 0 out to ,
J A I ! investigate. Mr. Businessman or j
. j t A & Workingman, you owe it to your j
f , & If w t t " family to look up j!
I -:MI Folkenberg j
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Acres are selling at $200 to $450, and you can pay $25 down
and $10 a month.
For a few days we offer 15 per cent off these prices and 10 per
cent on all anticipated payments. You'll never have a chance
to buy so low again in Folkenberg.
A House and 4 Lots Free to Some One
Special cars leave for Folkenberg today at 9 :15 and 11 :15 A. JL
and 2 :15 and 3 :15 P. M. Only a short ride from Portland,
station right in center of tract. Take car at Third and Stark
streets. .
J. V. Merlin Realty Co.
203 Corbett Bldg.
2ijiifSaS-alSa-an
INSTANTANEOUS
HOLLOW WIRE LAMPS
From 10 to 1000 candle-power, always ready
for use, by pulling the chain.
ADAPTED TO ANY HOLLOW-WIRE SYSTEM.
A plant for lighting your home or business
house consists of a reservoir or storage tank
three-quarters full of ordinary gasoline, the re
maining space being for air pressure, which is
put in by means of an air pump. By the agency
of that pressure the gasoline is forced from
the tank (when the valve Is opened) through a
small brass tube to the lamps.
Any number of lamps can do usea
on a system. Special prices to
Country Merchants. Write for cata
logue. H. W. MANNING
LIGHTING AND SUPPLY CO.
28 Washlnston St. Bet. 1st and td.
For private clients we offer the following; bargains. Act quickly,
as such good things won't last long. We are not real estate agents,
so no commission is added. Cash or terms if desired.
A house and lot In St. Johns, near carllne.
A house and lot in swell district on Broadway.
A farm on Oregon Electric, near Beaverton Station, on land partly
cleared, with buildings, stock and Implements. Prefer to sell 20 or
25 acres out of it In 6 and 10-acre tracts.
A farm one mile from etatlon on Salem Electric, about 20 miles '
from Portland, all cleared and in crop. ,
Four lots in Wheatland Addition to East Portland. Call and In
vestigate and you will find the prices right. .
Mercantile Trust and Investment Co.
8X7 BECK BCILDIXG.
mtetresing
Lighting
Fixtures
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Are often the result of
knowing where to make
your selections.
We want you to learn
in person that correct
lighting fixtures and
glassware to harmonize
with your interior deco
rations cost - no more
than some unsuitable
article clashing with the
surroundings. .
M. J. WALSH CO.
311 STARK ST., NEAR SIXTH
Folkenberg are selling at $50
now; $5 down and $1 a week.
Fhone A 4684 or Marshall 2899