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THE OIEG0tf SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY - MORNING, JUNE 4. 1911. 3 lUffii AUG WILLAMETTE URGED : BY STATE ENGINEER Invitations to Attend Astoria Centennial -'V Lack of Summer Rain Makes j It Highly. Expedient; He ' Says, in Giving Glimpse at Future Valley: Farming.; i: ; Salem, Or, Junt l-Acto const-no tion work la , now la progress en the first irrigation project of any magnitude to ba undertaken In tha Willamette val ley.! at .Wat Staytorv and tha da ia not far dlatant whan each atraam whloh enters thla valley will ba diverted for irrigation purpoaea.' ' Vliil ll.l I. . all pay baa been demonstrated beyond any possibility of doukt. And tha fear that tha aoll will bake and refuse to yield readily under the new treatment la rap- Idly disappearing. There la approximately 1,000,000 ecrea la tha Willamette valley watershed, and 1,000,000 acrea In the floor of the valley, Including adjacent low foothills. To sar that 1,000.000 acrea In thla valley will be ander Irrigation In tha next SO years la not an extravagant statement Tha project under construction content platea the Irrigation of 20.000 acrea In Marlon county, and there are fire other project in contemplation which wlllbe undertaken II the rirsi attempt ia auo ceasfol. Knowing many at tha men be hind thla flret enterprlae, and being; ac quainted with tha lands, I have no fear a to a successful outcome. Much WaUt u Avsilahls. The Willamette valley la better sup plied with water for Irrigation purposes than any other valley In Oregon, and there are practically no natural obsta cle to overcome In the dlveralon of thla warter. Where atorege la not required, land favorably altuated abould be Irri gated at a coat ranging from $11. to J5 car Kara, or wlch atorage from li to 110 In addition. It will not be neceaaary for the far mar t await the construction of a large proieot te aupply water by gravity flow for It la believed that an abundance o: water can be had by alnklng a bored well to an underground water stratum. whloh haa been tapped In plaoea rang Ing from 100 to i60 feet below the sur face. Thla water la aald to ba under sufficient prneure to bring It within 10 to SS feet of the aurfaca Drainage In eome dlatrtcta ahould go hand In hand with Irrigation. Tne quicK removal of excessive spring milature would prevent waterlogging of the ground and Increase by several weeka the length of the growing season, in other dlatrtcta the drainage through the porous gravelly aubaoll la ao parfeot that tha landa are conamerea or dui mue value under preaent conditions. Theae lands, when Irrigated, will become the moat valuable. Svolutloa in Valley Oroya. For many yeara grain growing haa 'been the leading Jnduatry of,the valley. all of which la In private wnerenip. Tha average farm la probably 220 acrea In extent, the tendency being to Increase rather than decrease auch area, because of the dlmlnlahed yield due to constant cropping. Diversified farming haa been ura-ed of late as a remedy, but thla la possibly only selected landa which are retentive of moisture, or tnoae wnicn re ceive moisture through aublrrlgatlon. It la not contended that Irrigation la nec essary for all cropa, for deep rooted planta, auch aa orchards, are not af fected by the long, dry summer. But for truck garden, alfalfa, clover, small fruits and vegetable. Irrigation In rea sonable quantitlea la absolutely neces sary for the highest yield. Dairying la doatlned to become the loading Industry, because of the mild open wlntera. The moat aerloua obsta cle, however. Is the long dry summer, when' It la necessary to earry the herd on dry feed, the name aa during tha win ter months In the east Thla condition, however, can easily be remedied through tha artlflolal application of water. ; It haa been conclusively proved that three full crops of clover, together with fall pasture, can be produced with Irrigation, where only one crop, with pasture, la available under present condltlona. Also four crops of alfalfa, with pasture, can likewise be produced. Extreme Dryness of Summers. Lees than 7 per cent of tha total pseetpltatlon in the Willamette valley falls during the summer montha. Dur ing thla same period In an Irrigated country the equivalent of tha entire annual precipitation is applied to the growing crops. It may be surprising , to know that the summer precipitation at Denver, Colo., la 4.4 inches; at Chey enne. Wyo., 6 inches, and at Santa Fe, N. M., 6.2 Inches, aa compared with 2.2S Inches at Eugene. The summer con ditions, therefore, are more arid in the ; Willamette valley than in these arid states. During tha spring seed germl- 1 natlng period, whloh la the moat de ficient period for the Irrigator, nature supplylea and distributee tha moisture. ' At Milan, Italy, where Irrigation haa reached a high state of development and haa been practiced for many yeara, , tha summer precipitation Is 10.2 Inches, ' as compared with 2.6 Inches at Eugene. : It Is believed that these comparisons ' conclusively demonstrate a deficiency of summer precipitation, i That Irrigation paya appears to - ba demonstrated by the figures published In the Oregon Countryman by W. I Powers of this institution (O. A. C.) Theae figures are from careful ex : pertinents, the water . being furnished by gasoline engine pumping from un - derground sources, tha lift being about zu zeei. mat Wafer Tin Bo, From four cuttings of Irrigated at ' falfa 17 tons of green feed war se cured per acre, as compared with five . tons from two cuttings on unlrrl gated - land, or a 'gain of 12 tons per acre due to Irrigation. The Increase of yield In ; this case was 240 per cent Leas than one aore foot of water (1.42 ao. In.) was ' applied to produce thla remarkable re sult at a total annual cost of 110.88 per acre. At an average price of 24 I par ton for auch feed, the net profit - due to Irrigation would amount to 237 par acre, or 242 par eent on the money actually Invested to aeoura auch In creased yield. If this water had been applied by gravity canal at a first cost of 25 per acre, the actual profit In this case would amount to 258 per cant of the-money invested. Including $ per j cant on first cost, "maintenance at II i per acre, and distribution of water es timated, 12.50 per acre. From three cuttings of Irrigated clo J ver 10.2 tons were secured, as compared wtth 4. J tons from two cuttinga of un i Irrigated clover, or a fain of . M tons. 1 Joseph M. Carey, Wyoming ; 2 Walter P. Frear, Hawaii; 8. Oswald eWst, Oregon; 4 Edwin L. Norrls, Montana; 6 William B. Glass cock, West Virginia; 6--Charlee S. Deneen, Illinois; 7 R. S. Vessey, South-Dakota; 8 William Hodges Mann, Virginia; 9 William J. Mills, New Mexico; 10 Lee Cruise, Oklahoma; 11 Simeon E.-Baldwin, Connecticut; 12 John K. Tener, Pennsylvania; 13 Cole L. B lease, South Carolina; 14 Augustus K. Wlllson, Kentucky; 15 A. O. Eberhart, Minnesota; 16 Ben W. Hooper, Tennessee; 17 En gene N. Fos, Massachusetts; 18 Chase S. Osborn, Michigan; 19 Hoke Smith, Georgia; 20 John F. Shafroth, Colorado; 21 Chester H. Aldrich, Nebraska; 22 W. W. Kitchin, North Carolina; 23 Judson Harmon, Ohio; 24 Frederick W. Plaisted, Maine; 25 Francis C. McGovern, Wisconsin; 26 Aram J. Pothier, Rhode Island; 27 M. E. Hay, Washington; 28 W. R. Stubba, Kansas; 29 Albert W. Gilchrist, Florida. ' This Is an Increase of 182 per cent due to tha application of 9.9 acre Inohes of water at a total annual cost of 81) per acre. The clover was weighed when partly cured. At )4 per ton the net profit due to this Increase of yield would amount to 313.55 per acre, or 136 par cent of the annual cost. By gravity canal the net profit due to Ir rigation could be Increased to 218.55 par acre, or 371 per cent of the annual cost. y Comparisons in Potatoes. By applying 6.35 acre inches of water to a potato crop, 140 bushels of pota toes were secured as' compared with (0 bushels per acre from i similarly altuated untrrigated field. This gain of 84. bushels per acre, or 150 par cent. was secured at a total annual cost for Irrigation of 85.54. At 60 eenta per bushel ma net prom one to irrigation amount ed to 826.46. or 656 per cent of tha cost of producing such results. Accepting thet&bore figures as a cor rect Index as to what can be accom plished in the Willamette valley through irrigation. It la easy to figure how tha farmer could well afford to borrow, even at 10 per cent Interest, all tha money to install an Irrigation' sys tem. -The Increase In land values would mora than offset such coat. As such information accumulates and with few successful projects constructed, it ia easy to conceive auch a boom In ir rigated glands la tha Willamette , Valley that Its population will be Increased ten fold in the near future. Xlnt to Commercial Clubs. It seems to me that the commercial organizations of the state could take up no Una of promotion which would yield greater returns In Increased popu latlon than by promoting the Idea of irrigation In thla beautiful valley. It has no greater population per square mile than many dry farming com munities of the arid region. Irrigation will therefore do as much for us as It will In such communities. With our low elevation, mild win ters, long dry growing season, conven ience of rail and water transportation and accessibility to the marketa of tha world, I predict a moat rapid develop ment for this valley through the adop tion of this new method of agrioultura. Pretty Good Cleanup. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Med ford. Or., Juno 2. During tha month J. W. Opp owner of the Opp quarts mln on Jackson oreeic cleaned up 109 ounces of gold and sold It to the Jackson County bank, receiving 62100 for It The mine is enjoying a splendid run, a large number of men being at work In tha mine and In tha milL - . There are known to be at least 100 varieties fit rush . eating plants.- . -- REPORT DECIDES ACTION ON LOCKS If Major Mclndoe Submits Favorable Opinion, Work May Begin at Once. (Waahlaftoa Bnrean of The Journal.) Washington, D. C, June 8. Senator Chamberlain was informed today that tha war department expected Major Mc Indoa'a arrival soon. He will bring estimates of tha cost of the proposed Oregon City locks and that department believes that little time needs to elapse before the beginning of work. Major Mclndoe, February 23, waa ordered to prepare a report on whether or not the locks would aid navigation; on March 36, he waa ordered to report his plana of the estimated cost, Mclndoe haa completed-his report and will submit 1-. soon after reaching Washington. HUNNEWELL'S MAYORESS FIGHTS FOR WOMAN CHIEF (tTclted Pre Uuel Wlre.l Hunnewell. Kan., Juno 8. Mrs. Ella Wilson, mayor of Hunewell, Is pre paring tonight for her fight before the city council Monday night over the proposed appointments of women aa city marahal and city clerk. The coun cil will meet for the first time In a month, on meeting having been passed because the situation had npt cleared for the "lady mayor." When Mrs. Wilson was elected may or, she immediately announced her choice of Mra. O. A. Osborn aa marahel. and Mra. W. E. Hilton as clerk. Slnca than the council of five has been deadlocked against the mayoress and one councilman, Lee Lewis, haa re signed ratner than continue the strug gle. The appointment of Lewis' suc cessor may be attempted Monday night. Three thousand pieces of baasase an hour can ba handled by an electrlcallv driven belt conveyor recently Installed on a New York pier to load passenger ateamers. - - t ; i , ,. Journal Want Ads .bring- results. " - i ... v Governors Who Have 'Accepted III l III -11. , .-- ft I I I ' -'.-Vy's, II Iv, '.' X-.11 -1 ii -m mmmm m ), ! a l l r . . v . S B X sH 1 a r .. i - ' " - , , . M I . l i w s. r v y ssi a - v a t- x a w a I i lilt' A W I ' T II i X . W UlItr- - 4tof it mh V : v ill BITS "-. 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Mf.i- 'l I T Wl 4 , v,. .Xl liiwi- V-', I ,,im II ' - WJl 7rrr-L uZr- ' vi . i Irfl" 'lf """""""TBSBsa I Hr -T WW aaiBSBBliff" IT 1 i II Ff vj x:v. ,-ntks iif'-vvrs v i in. i j wenx i xixiv i i 'iiTW I .Inline- , ! -. - 1 -;i rawN W3rrr'M i ,i r VVJ lf i - i .M II tmAltJrnilv W M fllll IKS lip t lSil T'vil ill! K H-Jr W1HX ii ixii iii a v ii r.iVtiaL ii 1U0NAI IBJKIO Pacific Coast Congress to Be ' Held at First Congre gational Church. The fifth matftlng of the Pacific Coaat oongreas of Congregational churches will ba held In the Flrat Con gregational church, Park and Madison streets. Saturday, June 10, and adjourn on Thursday evening following. The flrat meeting of thla congress waa held In thla city June 24-27. 1NM, aa a result of tha efforta of Rev. George II. Atkin son, D. F. The object he had In mind was to Increase the spirit of fellow ship and co-operation along all lines of christian work. Thla meeting was at tended by representative men both mlnlstera and laymen from all parts of the Pacific Coaat. This Initial meet ing was extremely helpful, and it waa the unanimous opinion of all In atend- anre that It ahould be repeated at elated intervala. The untimely death of Dr. Atklnaon In February. ms, pre vented the execution of plana that had been tentatively- discussed and sub mitted to a committee of which he waa chairman, hence a second congress waa not held until May. 1100. In Ban Fran cisco. The third congrea waa held In Seattle In May, 1203, and the fourth In Los Angelea In May, HOC. The last three meetlnga of the rongreaa have been cumulative In their power and a tendance, and .particularly helpful In unifying the spirit of christian work as represented by the adherents of the IMlarlm faith on this coaat, whose motto. Is "In essentials, unity; In non essentials, charity; In all things liber ty" Tha loeal committee of arrangementa l'or tha fifth congress Is as follows: Kev. Luther R. Dyott, chairman; Rev. Herbert C. Crocker, aerretary; Mrs. Frederick Eggert, Mrs. J. C. Luckey. Rev. Oeorga E. Paddack. Kev. J. J., Htaub. Hev. E. 8. Bollinger. Rev. How ard N. Smith, Rev. W. C. Kantner, Mr. William H. Lewlee, all of Portland; Rev. Edward Lincoln Smith, Seattle;! President Charles 8. Naah. of the Pa cific Theological Seminary, Berkeley. C'al. ; Rev. Wm. Horace Day, Los Angeles. This committee has been at work several months In perfecting neceaaary arrangementa and preparing the pro cram, which will bring te this city a number of the ableat men and women of the denomination, not only on thla coast, but from the Atlan- tto aide aa well. NEI'SMII Uffi LAUDED BY PQTTQt Will Save Thousands to Ore gon Horsemen, Says 0. A. C. Instructor. ' A moisture, gas and even explosion proof telephone for uae in mines has been Invented. (tp'.H rtntea to The Joeraal.t Cnrvallls. Or., June 2 Prediction law made by Professor E. I Potter of tha animal huahandry department of tha Oregon Agricultural college, who Is also ' secretary of "the new state atalllon 1W i-MP,A Ks.MMhl II. V - .1 0 , . new atalllon law will save the horsemen ' of thn state many thousands of dollars. "If we had had the law before It wouin nave anven some iio.ueo or in,- ' 000 to the horsemen of the state on tha prloe of animals sold them aa pure brad j under bogus certificate." said Pro f eeeor J Potter yestei'day, diaousslng the results) ( to he expected." It la probable that I 21000 mnre was paid apiece for tha' iloa. n stallions with unsatisfactory pad- I Brers for whom we have received re quests for licenses than If a true state mont of their breeding had been give at the time of sale. "We have thus far had applications from about 400 atalllon owners, which la probably not much ever half the nam ber of stallions owned at present In Oregon. The greater number have coma from Wallowa county, though many; have come In from Marlon, Douglae, Raker and other parts of the state. Wa take these applications aa an evldenoa of good faith on the part of the breed era. and they will not. of course, banra vented from using their stallions be-' tween the filing of the application and the laauanre of the llrenae. The heavy correspondence regarding applications, and the work of classifying and filing 'hem. occupies us at preaent, but wttm I bat la done we will begin Issuing tha licenses. "Besides correcting the preaent BnW tlce of aome horaenien of eelllng and using stallions having bogna pedigrees, the new law will do mneh to raise tha standard of soundness, and thua Impsowe the stock of the future. The future ea Ing to horsemen of Oregon on these tw polnta will be more than the entire eost of Inspection end registration, to Bay nothing of the prevention of tha use af stallions a 'sound' which have disease or constitutional wvakneeees liable t. affect the offaprlng." v- ' Ilome Phone Enters Grants Pass (Special Dlapate te The JearaaLl Grants Paaa, Or., June 2. The Horn TeleDhone oomDanv will eetahltsh Ima dlatance of flcea In thla city within ' a few days. It will have tha right to pas over the Postal Telegraph companr"! lines. ELECTRO-PAINLESS DENTISTS fL S. Ausplund, D. D. S., Mgr. 303 Washington St, Cor. 5th, Upstairs P 1U wou mAJrrzD is w.oo VZX?. $5.00 aak Gold CQ CA Bridge ZTVk SSSfkn .00 5ST2s. 50c Teeth with S AA Plates w-w Best Bank Baferenoes 2ady Attenaant. We Are Always Busy BECAUSE: Our succeaa la due to the fact that wado the very beat work at very loweat prlcea. We depend on pa tients for recommen dations. Aak your neighbors about our Painless Methods and. our eonaol entlous work. Open Bwary Brenlag unui a o"uioog. Vote lOO X Yes The Greater South Portland Bridge City Election June 5 Xooationi Steads Street-Woodward Avenue (Ellsworth. Street) H L " W TCkBrr Portland's rapid growth In popu- A j - UiSa-i latlon m the last decade demands better facilities for traffic and transportation. Tha same number of . bridges are In existence now, with a three-fold Increase of popu latlon. The construction of the bridge . would relieve the congeatlon of the Rapid tranait is essential ta tha growth of any city. . Travel from the Fifth. Sixth, and Seventh warda would ba faclll tated and SO.OOO Inhabitants would be able to get to their business ' Interests and work without the delays now encountered. DITbT f ;T ''TCbS'bC Safety of life and property In tha i"ax-m, LJC3sULi -southwest and southeaat sides de. , mandlt; tha concentration of the fire apparatus of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh wards would make It possible. . . . . . 3tFP A '"mf TG2I71 ' Of the protection of tha hartr ' ' UMMmJlm4iMZj would' not be endangered, it is the'eonaenaua of opinion that no more bridges can be built between tha existing bridges and tha now contemplated one, . The prTKisd high bridge-draw will seldom ba opened.. - v: (Paid Adv.) existing overworked bridges. "V i