The Sunday Oregonian., April 23, 1911, SECTION FIVE, Page 5, Image 47

UMATILLA DAM WILL RECLAIM 60,000 ACRES
Proposed Engineering; Work Will Extend Across River Near Mouti of Butter Creek and Will Be Nearly Two Miles Long.
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IT la now practically certain
that the West Umatilla Irri
tation project will be ln
dorwtl aa feasible and that actual
construction work will be begun by the
ilivfnimnt at an early date for the
reclamation of approximately 0.XN acres
of Und In Umatilla and Morrow coun
ties.
In accordance with Instructions of the
Secretary of the Interior, the Reclame
tlon Service has been making final In-
' vesications of the work Involved In ex
. tending Jhe I'matllla project for the
iast three montha under the direction
1 of K. H. Hopson. supervising engineer for
Oreciu. Knxineere have heea at work
r In the vicinity of HTmlMoo. Ptanfleld,
, I mat Ilia. Irrlgon and other points, eur-
' Yeylng and mapping the country to de-
. termlpe the location of damn, reservoirs.
canals and other works, and to deter
r mine how mu h land can be watered
under the new system and what lands
1 and properties. If any. must bo acquired
" In connection with the large reservoir
1 proposed to be bultt on the Umatilla
i River.
i This work la about completed, and It
I is expected that the finding of the In-
vestlsatlons will tie In the hands of the
I Secretary of the Interior within, a few
; das.
' Rig Dam rianncd.
According to the plans that have been
: prepared, an Immense dam will be built
j across the I'matllla Rtver. not far from
; the mouth of-Butter Creek. The dam
. will be nearly two miles Inns; and will
'. be provided with a massive masonry
'. spillway so that the flood waters of the
river can pans by safely at any time
j when the reservoir happens to be full
' of water. The location an 1 design of the
: eplllwey has been one of the most dlf
' fu-ult problems to solve. There Is little
. available bedrock, and It will be neces-
' s-ry o build massive masonry channels
I In order to protect the earth from being
eroded and washed away during; freshets
or floods.
i ne iovernraerft has established a
large ramp near one of the dura site
under Investigation. Several deep bor
ings have been made to ascertain the
character of the earth and rock for the
flam foundation. At other points pits
f have been sunk so thitt the engineers
; can descend to make Individual examina
tion of the Character of these material.
I One of the interesting; features of the
I work is a aeries of experiments that are
being made at this camp to find out ap
proximately now much water, ir any,
) would be lost by seepage under the pro-
post dam or through the reservoir bot
tom. The system used in these experi
ments Is founded on well-known physical
lawn, snd It is possible to compute with
a reasonable degree of Accuracy how
much seepage may be expected.
Ileservolr to Be Iargr.
The reservoir that the Government
proposes to build will cover several thou
sand acres of land, most of the land be
Ing of an Infertile character and of little
value for agricultural purposes. It Is
considered a fortunate coincidence thst
the lands to be Included In the pro
posed reservoir are of so unfavorable
character.
"The Government has not yet deter
mined which site is the best for the lo
cation of the dam." said Supervising;
Kncmeer liopson. -Three or four sites
are being examined, estimates are be
In prepared and It Is expected that
resul's a 111 be reached In two or three
months. It appears to be fairly well
demonstrated, however, that the reser
voir construction is feasible from an
engineering; standpoint.
"Ttiere are many problems to be
worked but before a decision ran be
reached. Arrangements will have to
be made for the purchase of large bod
lea of land and the settlement of nu
merous conflicting rights. The prob
lem before the Government Is not by
any means entirely one of engineering,
as the general business festures In
volved are quite complicated and are
of equal or greater Importance.
"Surveys are being extended over the
lands to be Irrigated, experience, shows
that la this country earth, cmls
should be avoided wherever possible on
account of the sandy character of the
land and the large losses of water re
sulting through seepage Into the por
ous soiL The Government Is planning
the system of canals and ditches wholly
of concrete or other water-tight mate
rial so that the vtater -supply can be
conserved as much as possible. This
will Involve a somewhat more expen
sive construction at first, but It la ex
pected that in the end It will prove
most economical.
Distribution to lie Safe.
"With the works built as the Govern
menl proposes, the distribution of
mater to the farmers will be as safe
and certain aa the distribution of do
mestic water to tho people of Portland.
With the channels and conduits built
of masonry, there will be little liability
of accident by the breakage of canal
banks, the burrowing of muskrats.
gophers and other rodents, or by the
action of the wind, so that when the
water gates at the rrserwlr are opened
the farmer will know with certainty
that his water supply will reach hi
land In the least possible space of
time."
Another Interesting; feature of the
work contemplated Is the plan to lay
out large areas of woodlsnd or planta
tions on the Irrigable land. These
Plantations will be arranged In strips
or xones. possibly 100 to 300 feet wide
and several miles long;. Intervening the
open farming lands at Intervals of
about half a mile. The purpose of these
plantations will be to serve as wind
breaks, to add to the landscape effrrt,
ana to ne a source oi supply to tne
farmers for fencing, hop poles, fuel and
lumber. It is planned to locate the Ir
rigation canals, as far as possible,
within the plantations or wind breaks,
as they are called, and also to locate
the roads and highways within these
tones.
"This arrangement may "be expected
to add greatly to the charm of the
country." continued Mr. Hopson. "The
general effect will be most Impressive
when the tries shall have attained
their growth. The farming lands will
thus not Impress one as being a bare,
unbroken and unattractive expanse, but
will be subdivided and Inclosed by
these belts of plantations In such way
that the scenic effect will receive care-
SOFT-TONED CARPETS
HAVE RESTFUL EFFECT
Importance of Famishing Home in Subdued Colors Is Emphasized Taste
for Neutral Shades Can Be-Cultivated.
BT 1.AVRA BALDWIN DOOMTTLE.
WHEN selectln
one must alv
fact, that th
TIEN selecting rugs or carpets
ways remember this
hey must be Just as
much darker than the walls as the
walte are darker than the celilng.to
keep the balance right In the room.
When a floor Is too light In color It
gives you a feeling; that It rises. A
rug; or carpet that la too light In color
for Its surroundings never appears to
lie down, but It seems to want to
rise to meet the celling, and throws
the whole color scheme out of balance.
This la common fault that I notice
In many home. The utility Idea has
predominated when buying and the no
tion that a light-colored rug- does, not
show the dust nor wear so plainly has
been the argument and has been used
so long that people accept It as an
axiom and do not stop to prove It.
If they did they would soon see Its
fallacy or the uselessneas of foregoing'
beauty and harmony for a false prem
ise. At aojr rate, in Uses (Sao s of vacuum
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Important practical benefits.
"When this project Is completed It is
expected that between 20,000 and 30.000
acres of public land will be opened to
homestead entry, and about an equal
area of deeded land will be placed on
the market. The opening to settlement
of about 60,000 acres of land may be
expected to attract from 3000' to 6000
settlers during the next few years. Ex
perience shows that from 10 to 20 acres
cleaners and sanitary housekeeping we
do not have accumulated dust. and. so
can choose our floor coverings to co
incide with the well-known laws of
balance and color perspective.
If you really want a light-colored
floor covering- then you must absolute
ly keep your walls and ceilings very
light. More rooms are spoiled In this
way than any other that I can think of.
In a house In Pasadena, where I was
called In to pass Judgment on Oriental
rugs, this was the great fault, and the
woman could scarcely be convlncud
that this could be the trouble. She'had
several thousand dollars' worth of rugs
there to try and could not see why
they all seemed to be out of harmony.
She said. "They have the exact colors
of the tapestry on the wall," but the
moment I stepped In the door I saw
the lack of balance, and It always
cheapens a room. One of these rugs
coat 11600. but It spoiled the room on
account of Its light coloring. Finally
I said. "Let me telephone the rug man
to bring out a dark rug and that will
prove my statement."
The next day. I loolt out a complete ;
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of this land is enough for the average
aettler. With the coming of the new
settlers. It will not be surprising to see
from 20.000 to 30.000 people on this
vast expanse within the next 10 years.
"The development of this large terea
of agricultural land will require- the
establishment of a number of arban
centers, which will no doubt b located
along the line of the Coyote cut off.
Large numbers of retailers, supply
houses and allied Industries will be re
scheme for the whole house, and she
had a number of friends come In to
pass judgment, and they were all con
vinced the moment the change was
made. . You might Jusf as .well try to
substitute one note for another In a
chord of music as to try to change
this law in furnishing. It makes Jtiet
as much discord as to substitute the
wrong- note.
The kind of floor covering must-be
determined by the use of the room:
but right here I will 'say that you
make a good - Investment when you
buy Oriental rugs. Age adds to their
beauty, while all carpets or domestic
rugs deteriorate. You can buy a- new
carpet, no matter how expensive, cut
and lay It and. no matter If It's never
used at all, you cannot get your money
out of it. It will not sell. It is second
hand, while it Is altogether different
with the Oriental rug. It Is the col
oring, of course. It Is beautifully
blended and soft, never crude, except
ing It Is some modern rug, colored
with modern dyes. The Oriental is fast
learning the Occidental trtcka and is
growing commercial as well.
If you want to use both carpets and
rugs, do not mske the mistake of put
ting small Oriental rugs over a carpet
that has several colore In It and has a
decided pattern or design. I'se a plain,
all-wool carpet filler or a plain Wilton.
This makes a background for the rug
and brings out Its value and beauty in--,
stead of detracting from it. Plain or
two-toned carpets are much more used
any way then the old-fashioned figured
ones. A plain carpet with a border of 1
two or three darker ghattoa oX the same, J
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quired to supply the needs of a highly
productive community such as tbis is
bound to become. - In all probaoility,
the Interests dependent directly or in
directly on the agricultural classes
will equal or exceed the number of the
latter, so that it Is probable that a
population of 60",000 or 70,000 will be
easily maintained on this land, which
at present is an unbroken expan.se of
sagebrush and drifting sand, the. home
of the jack-rabbit and the coyote."
color makes a very artistic floor covering
and your furniture will look much bet
ter as well as your hangings. Figured
upholstery stuff never looks so well as
where seen against plain rugs or carpets.
When for economy's sake one must
select a figured carpet have It as much
Sn all over pattern as possible. Figures
that stand out prominently and spots
get on the nerves.- Of course, this does
not apply to public places nor large as
sembly halls. As I said before, the use
of the room must be taken into consid
eration and the,n Its color scheme. A
little Louis XVI reception room that Is
paneled and has delicate coloring would
be spoiled by putting in an allover pat
tern rug. This rug should have the pe
riod feeling and when one can't afford
an Auburson or Savonnerle rug, then
get one with a large plain oval center
with wide floral border and corners, or
else a modern Turkish rug that is me
In the style Just mentioned.
Then, too. use qualities to match. A
velvet carpet would be out of place in
a room with plain-tinted walls. Tinted
walls belong to cheaper materials In
hangings and floor coverings, and no
room is perfectly harmonious when its
furnishings are uneven in quality, al
though the fault Is not so great, as to
lose the color sense. Women ofter sac
rifice quality to color, and rightly, too,
for many reasons.
We are Just beginning to realize the
Importance of color rightly used in re
gards to the nervous system. Our health
is undoubtedly much affected by our
color surroundings, consequently its
paramount value in any home.
In bedrooms I always prefer ruga. Un-
carpeted floors axe always more oanl-'
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tary and a bedroom seems to call for
hardwood floors and rugs. There are
modern Turkish rugs made for this pur
pose in light colors, suitable for cham
bers or, if one wants something less
expensive, there are rugs made to order
from Wilton or Brussels carpets. Brus
sels has a short pile and does not hold
the dust as do some other makes that
have a deepe; pile, although the Wilton
are so deep and soft, and many like the
feel of them.
There r)as been a falling off in the de
mand for .Austrian hand-tufted rugs. It
Is said they do not wear satisfactorily,
but the Austrlans know how to get the
correct colorings and consequently. wh?n
a rug is mads to order from special de
sign. It is a temptation to sacrifice
wearing quality to color value. There
are Scotch rugs, very cheap, that come
in beautiful colors and wear like iron.
The trouble with our domestic rugs is
the coloring. The dyers do not yet seem
to get the soft neutralized colors that
tho foreign people do, and the crude
colors are so impossible to a truly artis
tic room. Soft, dull colors are restful
and grow in favor.
One learns to like things that give a
restful quiet tone to a room that one
lives In much of the time, and as the
days go on. feels happy that a vase
choice brought harmony and satisfaction
even though, at first, it did not appeal
so keenly to the untrained eye. A taste
for soft, neutralised colors is usually
cultivated one.
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At a series of conferences on medical
education and medical legislation, re
cently held in Chicago, some one made
the statement that the number of phy
sicians legally licensed to practice
medicine In the United States was 120.
000. making spproximateli- one physi
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