7
lil!liillllllilll!ill!il!llll!ll!llllii!lll!i!lllllilllllllHl!ll!l!l!illli!lllilllllll
iilllllii!Ilili!llllil!!!i!!lill!!lliIlj!l!llllllii!lil!lll!!!l!!l!llll!tilllillI!llilH
1 1 1 III I i 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 J I f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II (1 1 1 ii iiiiii iiiniiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiitiiiiiiniiiiiirii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBtiililllllllfllllEllilllll!llll!lllflll!l!lll
iIIll!illll!!lll!l!!ili;i!illilllllilliiiil!itli:!III!il!!
lllllllllillllllllillllllililllllllllil
lii
ED
Section 2, Page 1
POKTLA.ND. OREGON. MONDAY. JAM. 1. 193
50. 11.3B1
Land of Promise and Attainment
1 : The Average Resident of Portland Would Find Himself at a Distinct Dis
5 advantage Were He to Attempt to Persuade a Number of Eastern Friends
or Relatives to Pull Up Stakes and Come to Live in This Great State.
THE SUNDAY OIIEGONIAN, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 31, 1922
I New Year's Edition
IS ' ; si
SBHSB1
nil
3H:
-7 '
1 ''m !rA -,
1
- - at
Within
rriftti Miles of Portland.
JVearrltHoodLoopKoad
A i I Mil
JUafo if) At Jfi.rr-
s HE COULD tell in a vague way about the
lumber industry, horticultural and agricultural
developments, and even might recall something
of the increase in manufacturing plants because
of the favorable location of Portland as distribu
tion center for a large area in the Northwest. BUT
COULD HE tell the prospective settler the inti
mate facts concerning various industries or the
natural resources of Oregon? PROBABLY NOT.
HE COULD offset a possible criticism of alleged
"dreary climate," by a feeble denial that it is "very
wet," pointing out that "nobody notices the rain
out here because it is a kind of mist." BUT
COULD HE point out that the precipitation in the
city of Portland is far less than in a large percent
age of eastern metropolises, being only 32.42
inches for the past year? PROBABLY NOT.
HE COULD recite glibly that Portland is the
second port on the Pacific in exports, BUT COULD
HE explain what that means in development of
the city? PROBABLY NOT.
HE COULD mention, in an offhand manner,
that "We got a fine school system in Oregon."
BUT COULD HE enumerate the institutions of
higher learning, the denominational colleges, the
professional schools and the wide range of sub
jects covered in courses of city and state public
schools? PROBABLY NOT.
HE COULD rhapsodize on the scenic beauty of
the Columbia River Highway, Crater Lake and
Mount Hood. BUT COULD HE tell his friends
anything of the visual attractions of the Wallowa
country, the John Day valley, the fishing and
hunting regions of the Cascades? PROBABLY
NOT.
o-
HE COULD brag about Oregon's splendid high
way system of hard-surfaced roads. BUT COULD
HE recall that all but 20 miles of the Pacific high
way in this state is paved, or the extent and gen
eral plan of the road system adopted by the state
highway commission? PROBABLY NOT.
These and many other questions which the average resident of Port
land or Oregon would find difficult to answer, if pinned down to
.details, are answered in thorough and enlightening manner in
S The New Year's Oreefonian
Which will be published with the regular edition of The Oregonian
Get Your Order in Early and Send as
Many as Possible to Your Eastern Friends.
Cost:
TOMORROW
January 1,-1923
5 cents, wrapped and. ready for mailing.
Postage: 6 cents to any part of United
States or its territorial possessions. All
other foreign postage will be 12 cents.
,;
!lllilllll!!!llllllllll!!llllllllll!i!!illiM
Milium iiiiiiiiinii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
2Z2Z
II 1 1 1 1 1 I COi
TOTAL IS LARGE
$9,890,000 ARE SOID FOR IR
RIGATION NEEDS.
Arrangements Made lor Payment
of Interest of $7,990,000
for Varying Periods.
SALEM, Or., Deo. 30. (Special)
Bonds voted by the 65 irrigation
districts in Oregon aggregate $22,
140,000, of which $9,890,000 have
teen sold and 9,635,000 have been
certified by the state Irrigation
and drainage securities commis
sion. This was the information
contained in a report prepared here
today by Percy A. Cupper, state
engineer, and a member of the ser
curlties commission. Approximately
1,173,843 acres of land are Included
Jn the districts.
Records of the state engineer
Bhow that arrangements have been
completed for the payment of inter
est on Irrigation bonds In the
amount of $7,990,000 for periods
varying from six months to five
years. In each of these instances
the districts have agreed to repay
this money to the state and also to
pay all Interest accrued on the state
bonds, the proceeds of which are
applied to the payment of interest
on the district bonds.
No District In Arrears.
The law providing that the state
shall pay interest on irrigation
bonds contemplates that this money
shall be repaid to the state, and up
until the present time no district is
in arrears.
The money realized from the sale
of the district bonds is expended for
various purposes, including con
struction work, purchase cf water
rights, purchase of constructed irri
gation systems, engineering and
legal expenses, right-of-way, pur
chase of materials, machinery and
incidentals. In Bome districts the
cost of the construction work pre
dominates, while in other districts
the expense of obtaining water
rights has been found to be the
largest item.
Because of the failure of the law
to make it incumbent upon the dis
tricts to report the cost of all con
struction work, figures showing the
amount of money paid out for im
provements are not available. Nei
ther has the state engineer a com
plete record of the construction
concerns to which the contracts for
development were awarded.
Discount Important Item.
' Discount on irrigation bonds has
become an important item on some
of the projects which are not at
tractive from a financial stand
point. "The total expenditure on
any project," Mr. Cupper said, "be
comes of small moment as compared
with the annual charge per acre of
operation, maintenance, retirement
of bonds and the payment of inter
est thereon. In other words, the
feasibility of any project depends
upon the relation between the cost
of the project and the production
per acre.
"It is obvious that the initial cost
enters into the per-acre per-annum
charge in the retirement of all
bonds and the interest thereon.
This can be adjusted to some extent
by increasing or diminishing the
period over which the bonds shall
be retired, as the law provides that
the retirement of bonds shall be
such that the total interest and
principal paid shall be approxi
mately equal , each year." , -
Table Is Prepared.
The following table prepared by
the state engineer shows the total
irrigable area in the various irri
gation districts, estimated area of
land now irrigated, amount of bonds
voted, amount of bonds certified and
bonds under state interest guarantee:
NAME OP DISTRICT.
Total
Irrigable
Area in
District.
Estimated Amount Amount Bonds
Area of of of Understate
Land Now Bonds Bonds Interest
Irrigated. Voted. Certified. Guarantee.
-Bear Creek Irrigation District
Big Bend Irrigation District
Bridgeport Irrigation District
Brogan. Irrigation District
Canby Irrigation District
Central Oregon Irrigation District
Crook County Improvement District No. 1
Dead Ox Flat Irrigation District
Dee Irrigation District
Desnhutes County Municipal Improvement District
Durkee Irrigation, District
Kagle Point Irrigation District
Kast Fork Irrigation District
Knterprise Irrigation District....
Kvans Creek Irrigation District
Kairmore Irrigation District
J'ort Rock Irrigation District
I'ort Vannoy Irrigation District
Gold Hill Irrigation District
Grants Pass Irrigation District
Karney Valley Irrigation District.
Hereford Irrigation District ,
llermiston Irrigation District
Hood River Irrigation District
Horseflv Irrigation District
Jefferson Water Conservancy District
John Day Irrigation District
Jordan Valley Irrigation District
Klamath Irrigation District
Langells Valley Irrigation District
Lower Powder Irrigation. District
Jtalin Irrigation District
Medford Irrigation District
Middle Fork Irrigation District
Nona Side Irrigation District
Ochoco Irrigation District
Chvvhee Irrigation District
1'atterson Irrigation District
J'ayette-Oregon Slope Irrigation District
T'ine Grove Irrigation District
Fowell Butte Irrigation District
fihasta View Irrigation District
Silver Creek Valley Irrigation District
Silver Lake Irrigation District
Slide Irrigation District
jmw Creek Irrigation District
Ftiaria Irrigation District
ttqnaw Creek Irrigation District
purcor Creek Irrigation District
Hummer Lake Irrigation District
Hunnvside Irrigation District
putherlin Irrigation District. .
gutties Lake Irrigation District.
J pouth Unit Improvement District
t Talent Irrigation District
Teel Irrigation District
Wallowa Valley Improvement District No. 1
Warmsprlngs Irrigation District
West Extension Irrigation District
Westfall Irrigation District
Westland Irrigation District ,
Willow-Alder Irrigation District
Willow Vallev Irrigation District
Jlolalla Municipal Improvement District
Totals
4,000
6,000
2,600
7,000
5,000
45,000
1,600
22,000
2,000
14,741
4,000
6,000
13,064
2,373
10,000
298
35,000
800
I, 100
13,000
80,000
4,000
17,000
4,174
10,145
106,964
285,000
25,000
60,000
21,000
60,000
4,555
10,000
7,573
4,000
22.000
30,000
1.687
5,500
1,000
12,000
6,600
17,000
6.500
1.400
3.000
8,000
8.150
1.800
6,290
789
3.000
13,000
15.000
II. 871
16.000
8,601
31.300
11.300
' 5,850
12.800
24,435
1,984
4,000
1.173,843
1,500
5.000
2,600
30,000
1.000
8.000
2,500
" V.666
2,000
600
298
""800
950
4,000 -67,000
Ti',666
3,454
6,500
1,200
42,000
4.500
14,000
' V.OOO
3,000
"iV,666
5.200
1,000
4.000
3,000
480
800
350
8,150
300
716
475
2.000
4,600
.
8.000
12,400
4.500
l.SOO
6.000
ioo
307,673
$ 100,000
195,000
550,000
'400,000
225,000
55,000
25,000
85,000
1,390,000
2,200,000
167,000
775.000
5.000,000
' Yob'.ooo
Vob',666
1,250,000
, 75,000
150,000
1,425,000
275.000
8,000
600.000
300.000
110,000
138,000
95,000
'sVo'.obb
"400,000
' 55,666
$ 95,000
' 'sVo'.ooo
' '400,666
25,000
85.000
1,390.000
167,000
1,290,000
1,000,000
i,V25',666
' '2'75",666
275.000
100,000
1,000,000
i,Y25',666
275,000
KLAMATH FUTURE BRIGHT
BUSINESS MEN EXPECT PROS
PEROUS YEAR.
275,000
100,000
260.000
2,000
'750,666
' i. "o's'o". 66 6
1.200,000
150,000
1,550,000
$22,140,000
138,000
"260,666
770.000
930.000
145,000
1,550,000
260,000
770.000
i.Vs'o'.ooo
Lumber Business Getting Better
and Stock-Feeding Industry
Assumes Big Proportions.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 30.
(Special.) A prosperous year for
Klamath county is predicted for 1923
by leading business men.
The lumber "business is getting
better, and the outlook is good, In
the opinion of M. S. West, president
of the chamber of commerce and an
officer of the Big Lakes Box com
pany. He does not agree with those
who think normalcy has been
reached, however. The drawback
that he sees is the condition, of
the farmers, who have to take low
prices for their products while they
must pay high production costs.
Mr. .West points out that farmers
and stockmen normally use more
than 40 per cent of the lnmber out
put of the country, and it is hie
opinion that until they are in a posi
tion to buy lumber freely the market
will not be stable.
A survey of the Indian reservation
just completed shows 7,600,000,000
feet of merchantable timber, 95 per
cent of which is yellow pine, accord
ing to Fred Baker, Indian agent.
The Strahorn railways is expected
to open up an immediately available
area of between 2,000,000 and 3,000,
000 feet when it reaches Sprague
river next May.
Stock feeding is fast becoming an
important industry in Klamath
county. An Oregon agricultural
specialist, who recently made a farm
survey of the Merrill and Malin sec
tions, found that 6000 steers and
17,000 lambs are being fattened in
the county this winter. The spe
cialist said Klamath was feeding
more stock this winter than any
other Oregon county, and declared
that this region with its great for
age possibilities is destined to be
come a great feeding country for
outside stock.
UMATILLA JTAX IS CUT
Nearly Half a Mill Sliced Off of
Levy to Be Raised.
PENDLETON. Or., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) Almost half a mill has been
cut from the state and county tax
for 1923 in Umatilla county. The
millage rate for county and state
purposes last year was 16.35 mills
and this coming year it will be an
even 16 mills. The valuation of the
county in the last assessment was
dropped about $4,000,000, (thereby
greatly reducing the income.
' The cut in the millage tax was
due to a lower state tax by $34,000
and because the county budget for
192S was cut $7000 under that of
1922, and in addition more of the
county money will be raised by
other methods than direct taxation.
$9,635,000
' $7,990,000
Note As the districts are not required to report to the
may not b complete. , , -
state engineer as the same are organized, this list
PHONE LINE TO EXTEND
New and Larger Cables Are to Be
Installed at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) J. E. Smithson. . manager of
the Oregon-Washington Telephone
company, which serves this county
and exchanges . in Klickitat and
Skamania counties, Washington, an
nounces that Improvements and In
stallation of additional equipment
the coming year will amount to an
approximate $8000. The company
has already received 5000 feet of
25-pair cable, which will be placed
in this city to take care of normal
growth of the system.
One 150-pair cable has been run
into the main office of the phone
company and terminal racks will be
installed for this. A 100-pair cable
will be extended from the office to
Cascade avenue and a 25-pair cable
will be extended out Cascade avenue
to the city limits.
This extension, Mr. Smithson says,
will take care of the business dis
trict and the residence section in
the west end of town for several
years.
HEALTH BOARD CREATED
Pendleton Provides for Better
Protection From Disease.
PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) The municipal council created
a board of health this week, com
posed of the mayor, the police com
mittee and the city physician, who
by the terms of an ordinance just
passed becomes the health officer.
The purpose of the ordinance is
to give more weight and better
organization to the administration
of health laws and to provide for
health regulation in all public
places, including schools. The new
health officer will have police
powers to enforce the regulations
which in addition to applying to all
contagious diseases, applies to the
sale of milk and meat.
TIMBER TRADE CLOSED
$200,000 Deal Affects 1200 Acres
, of Lane County Holdings.
EUGENE, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.)
C. P. Devereaux, timber dealer of
this city, yesterday announced a
property deal, wherein he has traded
1200 acres of timber land on Lost
creek, above Dexter, in Linn county,
for an apartment house and 15
dwelling houses in Hanford, Cal., to
B. B. Sharp of that city and a 320
acre ranch near there. The esti
mated value of the property in
volved is $200,000, according to Mr.
Devereaux.
Deeds to the timber land were
filed for record here yesterday.
Hog Cnolera Is Epidemic.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.)
Linn county is threatened with a
plafeue of hog cholera, according to
reports coming in to the county
agent's ofice. Dr. W.- H. Lytle, etate
veterinarian, who was in the city
yesterday, was informed. One farmer
residing in the Riverside community,
near here, has lost 150 hogs, and
many other, droves have been
stricken. A move has been made by
the farmers to combat the spread of
the disease and stamp it out in this
section. It was this that brought
DANCE
The best floor and best music
MOOSE" HALL
4th and Taylor Sts.
Monda'y, New Year's Night
Regular dances every Saturday,
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Prasp Moose Orchestra.
Dr. Lytle to this city and he in
formed the Interested persons that
a state expert would be available
for the county for about two weeks
to vaccinate the animals.
Woolen Mills Inspected.
BROWNSVILLE, Or., Dec. 30.
(Special.) J. L. Bowman of Port
land, owner of the Brownsville
Woolen Mills,, with Roy Bishop of
Salem and Mr. Holt, manager of the
Bowman Woolen Mill stores in the
valley, inspected the mill here Fri
day. All who have gone through
the new ' buildings and the ones
which have been entirely overhauled
and repaired and furnished with
new machinery declare that the
Brownsville factory is one of the
best in the state. It will begin
operations within a few weeks, said
Mr. Bowman.
Ashland Civic Progress Shown.
ASHLAND, Or., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) Paving of several streets and
the building of new roads within
the city limits were among the out
standing works of the city council,
which goes out of office Monday,
according to a report made by C. B.
Lankin, mayor. In addition, debts
and bonds paid off amount to $149,
409.12, leaving a city indebtedness
of $345,111.18. In spite of war con
ditions, the tax levy has been re
duced. Sales of electricity last year
amounted to $50,841.86, while the
sales from water were $27,371.27,
making a total of $78,213.13 yearly
income. Light bonds will be paid
off in 1930.
CANAL MAY CARRY WOOD
Farmers Plan Additional Revenue
From Irrigation Ditch.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 30.
(Special.) The main canal of . the
Farmers' Irrigation company, which
waters a large section of the west
side orchard section, including ter
ritory some of which is in the cor
porate limits of the city, may be
utilized in the transportation of
wood from highland forests back of
the Oak Grove district. The matter
will be considered by the stock
holders at their annual meeting
January 13.
If the canal can be used in float
ing down large blocks of wood, It
is anticipated that the ditch com
pany may derive considerable rev
enue from the service.
MURDER TRIAL IS SET
Indian to Face Jury January 15
for Killing Glenn H. Price.
DALLAS, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.)
The second trial of Philip Warren.
Grand Ronde Indian, for first
degree murder, will begin In circuit
court here January 15. Warren is
accused of the murder of Glenn H.
Price, federal prohibition agent, at
New Grand Ronde the morning of
September 3.
Price and Grover Todd were sliot
snd instantly killed while attempt
ing to arrest Warren and another
Indian for bootlegging. Warren
was acquitted at the last term of
court of the murder of Todd.
Phone your want ads to The
Oregonian, Main 7070.
"Our Special Dental
Rates Continued
During January"
. By urgent requests from people writing to us from out of town,
I have decided to extend these 40 reduction rates another
month. Hundreds of people have taken advantage of these
wonderful low rates on absolutely the finest plate and bridge
work that money can buy. Hundreds of others will be accom
modated during the month of January.
NO PERSON NEEDING PLATE OR, BRIDGE
WORK SHOULD OVERLOOK THIS
40 REDUCTION CONTINUED
DURING JANUARY
DR. E. G. AITSPLUXD
My' Practice Is Limited to High.
Class Dentistry" Only.
This Handsome
$25 Set of Teeth
$15
With Solid Gold Crown 22k.
Our January Price Only
OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED
Artistic Bridgework
The most beautiful dental work in our 22-karat
Gold Seamless or Porcelain Crowns and our naturaljjj
appearing Bridgework. If you have four or more"
teeth or solid roots left in either jaw you should
have the missing ones replaced by Bridgework.
This gives you new teeth that will be a source of
joy to you and that will look and
serve as well as the ones nature
originally gave you. Our anti
profiteering prices for Crowns and
Bridgework, per Tooth, only
Electro Painless Dentists
In the Two-Story Building, Corner of Sixth and Washington Sts., Portland, Or.