The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 21, 1910, Image 18

The Oregon daily journal., August 21, 1910, Page 18, Image 18

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1910)

Prev Page of 38 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (4.9 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 38 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON . SUNDAY JOURNAL. . PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1910 J : IRRIGATION AT KLAMATH FALLS Tf i nment reclamation Project at Kalamth Falls Gives Promise cf (Swat Things To Dat $2,000,--( ) Has Been Expended and 30,000 Acres of Land Have Been Put Under AVater The Comple. " tiori of the .Work of Irrigating More. Than lob,000. Acres Involves ,, Total Expenditure" of $.V -. 'ooo.ooo.. . -7 .i,..-,. ;::;:;y;v7;.;;-.: -: - - H: -.v.;.;v V" '-" v saw tx , ' .... -.DpP-r-1 -' 1 J r i ... . ... . ,. ,,. ,.,.J."'HllJgii, v awyi jMfCWW-l if it wV " . Sv'(.' ' .SsJ WMWWWi.J.lii r - twfw" 4 fc i By Randall Rj Howard, Klamath Falls, Aug. 20.A.n average Income last year ot $20 per acra was earned, by all lands Irrigated under the Klamath government reclamation pro eot. Such la the estimate made by con eervative expertir This tnoludes all ibt the 2tM66 acres that-hava.recelva4. wa- ter, a part of the land being new. Also ; a great many of the more than J00 new families that have settled on the project since It was opened knew nothing about Irrigation before their coming, hence the first; two years must be considered as largely experimental. i - Excludlnr new settlers and new lands that have not yet had a chance to show what they may accomplish, the average representative farmer on tne &iamaui jiiojcct is estimated to have mads bis . land earn an : average .of 140 an acre last year.'; f- v 4 f ': " V i'1-' To date? the sum of about 13,000.000 has been expended on the Klamath proj- rt. the total estimated coat or the proj ct comDlete being $5,000,000. One unft of the proiect has been- finished and water has been brought to 80,000 acres of the total of between ,1,50.000 and jSttMM Irrigable acres.. ", s The Klamath , government "project, taken as a whole, has several very In teresting and unique features. It also involves a variety of problems, alnca It Includes i both -swamp and arid lands. First of all, there is said to be more water available than can be used. This because of the splendid system of lake rescrvolra arid rivers " that form the central features of the large and splen did project. V The chief reservoir aite Is v t he upper Klamath lake, a body of water witb an area or more than 80 square mlLes. The CWar lake reservoir site in northern California: is not so large, - but It Is a magnificent, and beautiful body of water. . Thes, two and other p adjacent lakes drain an Immense area la the south central part of the state, and tha-aeriuaneney Of the water supply cannot be doubted, - ; . '. . AvaUabls Water rows. Besides the large amoiht of available water for Irrigation, the Klamath proj- ect also includes a nunrbsf of water-" - Tower sjtea. . Indeed,- there are those ' who say that the power that . may ' be developed will in the. future more than pay the annual maintenance charges for water, which for the present has been , fixed it 75 cents per acre. . Thus the - ; Water Users! association, which will come Into complete ownership and con trol of the irrigation system as soon as all of the 10 annual water payments have been met,; will have a source of income and ought, to pay dividends on :J their reclamation system investment. : ', The acreage cost of water rights un der the-Klamath project is one of the v lowest In the west, notwithstanding 'there has been some criticism of recla mation service, officials becauae the' originally estimated acreage cost of the project was Increased from $20 to $30. " The officials explain that the original estimate of $20 per acre was-made in , . 1904, when aU materials and labor were ' much cheaper and when the "cost of ' - living" had not become a national prob lem. Also,, construction figures often . exceed original estimates. For exam- pier the original estimate of the Harrl man engineers for the construction of - the Luc lan cutoff la said to have been $2,500,000, but it Is known that before the work was completed the expendU ' , tures had grown to more than 17.000,000. The large earnings made by all land holders under the Klamath project last yeur prove that the reclamation of the land is cheap even at the increased cost of $80 an acre. The only regret at this time is that the entire project is not 1 being rushed to completion, since the additional amount of $3,000,000 would now reclaim from 120,000 to 160,000 acres ; of land, whereas it has required the ex ; ponditure of $2,000,000 to reclaim the 20,000 acres that now hava water. The Klamath project is unique in the northwest in still another feature. Near ly all other government project lands will be or are being devoted . to fruit growing and Intensive agriculture. This is made necessary, in fact, because of irrigation canal, n.iiHit i tifii, project, the greater cost of the water right in While the Klamath project lands may most cases. High priced lands must! In time develop Into such Intensively produce high priced and Intensive crops. cultivated lands, the project will still bn-asuee-ess--eviv If-thellaiids are de Voted to the very simplest of uses. Al low. every other possible land uses to fall on the Klamath project which they will not and the, land will still '.be almost wunexcelled " for dairying and stockraUing purposes.' And even for such uses the water right charge of $30 an acre, and a maintenance fee of 75 cents per year will be repaid several times over In the average. case within the next 10 years. .. , - ' v, . " rand ' Unit . Varies. 1 v ; ' ,,;. Because of the 'dairying and stock raising possibilities' of the Klamath sec tion. ; and especially of the Klamath project, . reclamation .; service officials have fixed the land unit at ISO acres. On nearly all other national projects, on the other hand, the land unit had been f lied at 80, and often at 40 acres. Oa some of the projects the maximum land unit is even as low as 10 acres. It may be said that there ' Is" practically jib limit to the. amount of land that any one family may own. under the Klamath project The man may own 160 acres, his wife can own another 160 acres, and all of his children 160 acre' when they become of age. ; ; ' .:..l.'"r ;'. There is proof, however, that land holdlngs under the Klamath project Will never be- excessively, large.. During the past two years theaverage size of th holdings under the government ditches hSVeaecrgased from 160 acrwrto- about 76 acres, and there is reason to . believe that this average will become still low er. During the past two years about 800 new families have settled on the Klam ath project, besides 'the natural sub division of farms among families. The subdivision of the Irrigated lands is stub going on, ana jt is said that there Is Still room for 100 additional families under the first unit of the project. At present water Is being delivered to about, 500 different users. The gen eral prosperity of the irrigators is shown by statements of officials in charge of the project, who report not more than half a dozen falluresto meet water payments. It should be remem hered in this connection that a large percentage of the new settlers previous ly knew nothing about irrigation, and the further fact that neither the govern ment nor. the' state has seen fit as yet to establish experimental ; stations or farms to aid these new, settlers. , It should be mentioned, ' though,-that an experimental station has recently been established by the government on the swamp lands -that are to be drained under the project. ;" It Is thought that these swamp lands may prove to be among the richest on the entire projeot when drained "and later Irrigated; , They seem especially adapted to the production of Such vege tables as celery an all plants of tfie Jcabbage family.. Klamath Falls, as the market center for these lands, is fortu nately located, being almost midway between Portland and San Francisco, and with the completion -or ' presently building railroads, , within day's time ,of each. -.', J. . . ; - .,, !v ' V Among, possible crops' on the Klsmath project, besides grain and alfalfa, are sugar beets and fruits and many vari eties of small vegetables; Land may b had on the Klamath project at from $50 to $60 an acre, not Inclusive of water right costs, which are payable In 10 snnualr-rastarrmCTtrw'farour Interest.' and are considered In 'the nature of land improvement! since the water right becomes permanently appurtenant to the land and since Irrigation always more than pays for Itself . In crops. Thi same land could have been had for from $10 to $18 an acre before irrigation, and the swamp lands have been sdld by the state at from 60 cents to $1.26 an acre Settlers on the Klamath project are largely from western states, though Bohemian colony from the east has re cently coma. - - , North Coast Limited o The "Song of the Rail" is charm ing one at ung by thia luxurious home on wheels, Yoar Compartment or brawtntroora la the acme of ooiiaesa the Observation Car Invite, to a d-lifhUul hour wh nature the Dicing Car adda a crowning pleasure. Leave IHrnlaad 7.00 pal. Taroma 7.00 prh, Seattle 7.10 pm, arrive Minneapolis 7 JO am, bt. Paul 7.55 am on the third day. Immediate connection with taat tiaina to Chkago and Lut, A niaxaificenttriD over the Scenic Hiah- waythroughtheLandof Fortune. Several other daily transcontinental flyers one throuth to (.hicaao and one Uirougb to at. SXHUSL TitktiK Portland. ZSS Morrison St.. Tacomn, 92! Art.. Seotlttjsi An. n4 yUr Way, Spokatu. 701 it. Northern Pacific as ID w e Wish to Say That We Are the Originators of Painless Dentistry in Portland anti Give You JModip4pry at Moderate Prices People ask, "How can the Wise Dental Company, Inc., do high-grade dental work for such low prices as quoted?" WE WILL TELL YOU WHY Dental supplies cost a great deal when purchased in small quantities. We buy in large lots, and pay cash for our supplies, and get a good, fat discount for pay ing cash. ' . We do a strictly cash business, eliminating thereby the expensive fees for the collection of bad bills. We do not require the services of an experienced credit man, who would have to devote his 'entire time looking up the financial standings of various applications for credit . . We do not employ students, who would necessarily create a large waste of supplies that would entail an additional heav expense. CONSEQUENTLY we can do your work cheaper and better than can our competitors, who buy supplies in small quantities and carry credit accounts. You getTthiradvantageof -our savings in the expenses of -conducting these -Modern Painless Dental Parlors along modern business lines. a WE AIM TO SAVE TEETH c WORK INSPECTED Our work is all inspected, by DR. W. A. WISE, and no work is allowed to leave our office unless it is PER FECT in every respect. Our FIFTEEN YEARS' GUARANTEE GOES WITH ALL WORK. We don't extract teeth except as a last resort. It is not the class of work we like to exploit, although when it is necessary we do it pain lessly and' with utmost '"s ' ' - i, i, .. care, . W. A. WISH 83 Tsar a trader la rainless Seatal Work in Portland NON-RESIDENTS Should remember that our force is so organized that we can do their entire Crown, Bridge and Plate Work in a day if necessary. Positively painless extract ing free when plates or bridges are ordered. We remove the most sensitive teeth and roots without the least pain, o students, no uncertainty, but spe cialists who do the most scientific and careful work. Low Prices Featured Good Rubber Plates, each ..... $5.00 The Best Red' Rubber Plates, each . . $7.50 22-Carat Gold or Porcelain Grown for . $5.00 22-Carat Bridge Teeth, Guaranteed, each $3.50 Gold or Enamel Fillings, each . . . . $1.00 Silver Fillings, each. . . . ... . .50 PLATES THE VERY BEST AND LATEST IN DENTISTRY. WITH FL.BXIBL.E SUCTION No more falling plates no sneezing plates down no more coughing or laugfl ing them down. WW . All Plates Stick Tifht Tie , Soft Up Does it "mWKTsWTUU A Bridge That Can Be Repaired Without removing from the mouth. u : j un um v r i u g c s arc ffmi'w made of solid gold or f The teeth CD if A J a. j a m 1 W x-a M tT M . r I AT porcelain interchange able facings cemented in grooves and. can be changed at will in case of breakage or chang ing conditions. ; This , is but one of the many . reasons contributing to the recognized suprem acy of our Crown and Bridge, Work. mm THE WISE D ENTALCOMPAIW.Inc DR. W. A. WISE, President and Manager. , ; '; rOfflcefourSrrh ' ' ' , work guaranteed. . . ' Failing Building, Third and Washington Streets IE PBIUi Fl FIT Horticultural Society Publishes List of Additional Awards ' Offered Exhibitors. , In addition to ths partial premium list already announced for th OreROn Fruit Show, to b syid November 85 and De cember 1-2 arid ; under ths auspices of the Oregon Btate Horticultural society, the following additional premiums will be offered: v , Mount Hood Land company. $60, best display from Mount - Hood district. Clackamas county; Chaptn ft Heriow, $25, best exhibit from Estacada district, Clackamas county; . Oregon City Com merelal - club-(30, best apple .exhibit om Clackamas county, 120, second best, $10; Albany Commercial club. $50, best exhibit from Linn county; Corvallls Commercial club,. $100, beet 10-box ex hibit Benton county (not mors than S varieties), first $36. second $18. : - ' Best single oox of each of the folldw ing: Spitsenberg $5, Yellow Newtown $5, Baldwin $5, Northern Spy $5. King of Thompklns $5, ; Wagner $5, Grimes Golden $5, Jonathan $5, Ben Davis $5. Best deooratlons $8. The Coos Bay Fruit Growers' asso ciation promise a premium but has not state the amount th Ashland Com mercial "clUb-offer, a premium. Others are still ti hear from. , The complete premium list will e ready early In September. y Weber's Prize' Band. - : The fDllowipg. are thS programs of the concerts at the Oaks today; AFTERNOON. . . March "Happy Nights" -t-evt Overture r"The Shipwreck jpf the Me dusa" . . . . .V. ... ; ..... . Relssiger Selection from "Amorita'TtT.. .Csibulka "Little Dot" . .Frochllch Melodies from famous operas, . .Tobani RemlnlBcenoefixrf Plantation. .Chambers Waltz "Life oh the Vienna Prater'.. . . . . . ... ....... . . . . . . . Translator Gems from "The Prince of pilscn". ,. Liuaers Bliss .Hager Soprano aolg, "Wonderland of Love - ".".' Blanche Mehaffey. Finale, "My Cousin Caruso". EVENING. . March. "Flarrf Victory". ... .Von Blon Overture, "Semiramide'f .., v. Rossini Idyl. "The Glow-worm" .Lincke Duet-for two piccolos, i-. . ... .Wiaaerl Ralph Dye and Herbert Bellstedt. Soprano solo. "Two Little Birds". Brand Blanche Mehaffey. Roosevelt's , Tour. , i a . . .Weber L . J-'uneral . of Kate Flavel. " (Sixxlal Dlspatrk The Jonrosl.i Astoria, Or., Aug. 20.--The funeral -of the lato Kate Flavel will be held next Morday afternoon, from the family residence, With Interment at Ocean View cemetery, In the family plot. , , The shipbuilding ; concerns of . Ham burg, Germany, have decided as a on seauenoe of the strike of. 8000 mechan icst to lock out their employes, some 18. 000 in number. It is expected that, this will stop all warship building. H. . --.., - - ' " ! ' y.L - ''.ii ii ii i i i .mill i i i n i H mi lL IIII....J 1 1 Shennmplay&Co, Portland, Oregon Bixth aad icorrlsoa AVI Opposlts Fostofflos ay&Co THE VERY BEST OFFER OF THE PIANO YEAR : i Tomorrow morning we will offer, until' sold, nearly 50 pianos and player pianos at prices far below their market value ! .. 1st. All 65-note player pianos. 2d. All slightly used 88-note player pianos. 3d. All new sample pianos. x 4th, All slightly used pianos. 5th. All second hand pianos taken in exchange on A. B. Chase, -Cecilian and Inner players. This is your opportunity to save a substantial sum upon reliable instruments. Every instrument will be sold under a binding guarantee that it must be satisfacr tory. We give below, for your convenience, a partial list, with prices. No mat ter what make you have always wanted or how little you wish to invest, it will pay you well to secure one. of these, for they are priced so low that we will take, : them back again' toward a new piano any time- within two -years, and give - you credit for every dollar pad. UPRIGHT PIANOS Cable & Sons . $148 Walnut case fair tone and ac tion. Willard . $1 55 Large size powerful tone. Splendid value. (vers & Pond . $175 Rosewood case thoroughly re paired; good tone and action. Harrington . . . $180 First-class condition; used very little. Wing & Son . . $128 Mahogany case. Singer . ...... $210 Mahogany case. Schmidt . . . . $122 Ebony case. Has been thoroughly overhauled. Kimball .... $1 70 Interior partly reconstructed; should give several years of service. Tennyson . . . $175 Handsome mahogany esse; full metal plate; ivory keys. Schaeffer . . 4190 Hungarian ash ease; beautiful finish. Wesley & Sons . $195; Oak case. Richmond . . . $220 Walnut ease. PLAYER PIANOS Emerson Angelus $485 Fine walnut case; received In ; exchange; a fine bargain. Cstey Player . . $595 Beautiful mahogany case; perfect in every way. ., Kurtjman Player $635 Sample 8 i note. $650 Gdbler Cecilian 65 note; new; a fine old. standard make In a beautiful satin finish mahogany case.. , ;; A.B. Chase Player $725 Satin finish mahogany; a stand ard 5-note player for a llt . tie more than the same piano without a , player. - y) Terms to Suit Your Income Your Choice of All Grand Square Sec-bnd-llahd Pianos in the Store for $50.00 There are many very fine pianos included in this stocksPackard, . Ludwig, Estey, Emerson, Kings bury, Everett, Hardman, Wellington, etc. ; some higher in price, to be sure, but very exceptional qual ity for our price t6mor-' row. It costs no more to buy one of these good pianos now than is often asked for worthless pianos, pianos upon which the maker in -many cases is ashamed to p lace his name. - SIXTH AND MORRISON OPPOSITE POSTOFFICfc sswiissssi 1 1 ii mmmmn shm'ii sMsasfsajisaiiiiii! f t f-t S--S4. 7