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THE OREGON " SUNDAY JOURNAL,' PORTLA ND, SUNDAY MORNING; OCTOBER 23, ; 1919. TO BAKER SEES BIG FUTURE WITH IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IN OTHER PLAYGROUNDS TO FOR TOURISTS IS ESSENTIAL STEP OF IS Completion of Six Projects Which Oregon Can Capitalize Her Scenic ; Are In , Organization Stage to Resources by Suitable Hotel Construction ' Increase Total ; $18,Q0U,UU0, OTHER DISTRICTS PLANNED IN MOUNT HOOD- REGION Improvements Expected to' Pjace County in ' Forefront Among What Can Be Done to Put This District in Glacier Park Class Oregon 'Agricultural Sections. Is Pointed Out. RRIGATIDN ADD A 11 DA I WEALTH DIED VIEW (rrs V y-'S..ll: V;.,.-4 ft i - r k " rii it iMrIni Mra,m)-f M,mmmm n-wr'iiiii ana it urn mnn i i "jr .. t. ? Baker. Oct. 21 Baker county's wealth will toe increased by sis.ooo, 000, or 86 per cent, when six Irriga tion project Already in the organ lxatlon stage ars completed within the next two years as planned, ac cording to Henry E. Tweed, county agricultural agent i With L. R. Stockman and Thomas Borman, local engineer!, he has been In strumental Jn awakening the county to a realization of the ?ast possibilities of redeeming dry land and of Increasing the value of land already Irrigated by the construction of storage reeervoire en stream wnose nopa waters are now betas employed, but "whose supply . now wanes during the annual late summer and fall dry season. Besides tne pro ects already started,! preliminary plans are belne made for other districts. which, it Is believed, "will swell land val uations to double the present assess ment, which is $21,000,000, exclusive of public service corporations. ' Land selling at $10 to $80 an acre will, when irrigated, bring $76 to $150 an acre and, with a continuous water sup ply, cultivated farms valued a,$109 to $150 an acre will sell at $200 or even more, Tweed says, basing his estimates on the results of worts already, done. BOKDS WELL SECt'ItED The six projects embrace 115,000 acres of land, of which 70,000 acres Is raw md unirrigated. Much of it has been considered Worthless! for anything but grazing. This land) will be redeemed or its productivity will be Increased by the approximate investment of $6,750,000 In reservoirs and ditches. Local bank ers agree that the j bonds will find a better market than jthe average irriga tion bonds because in every district they will be secured by land already in a high state of cultivation and at least under partial irrigation. The first project (started is Included in ma Duum rum vl ouiiiv iivor 11 li gation district, which was organised last month at a special election, when Wil liam Morfltt, Henry Elms and Alfred' Whtted were elected directors. The plan Includes the building of reservoirs on the south fork of. Burnt river, where Stockman Is now completing surveys. It will affect SOOOf acres of . improved farms and raw land near Unity, at an elevation of 4000 feet. Of this area, land now being irrigated from the tra versing branch of Burnt river is pro ducing two and sometimes three crops of alfalfa annually j and affords much pasturage. Several of the ranches, of which there are $7, were occupied by their present- owners as early as 1870, and have produced some of Oregon's wealthiest stock raisers. It is here that the Rouse Brothers' ranch supports $000 head of cattle. All ; soil In this district Is of rich volcanic ash. ' Unity, the distributing center, is on the John Day highway, has two stores, a hotel and cooperative creamery, with many improvements assured when the reservoirs are built. . A district bond lection will be held as soon as surveys and cost estimates for the two sites and tributary ditches are ready to submit. USD OWNERS WEALTHY " The Durkee-Brldgeport project em- . Braces - zuuu acres oi improvea . iarms near Bridgeport and 2000 acres of raw land, with an equal amount under cul tivation near Durkee, both tracts to be served by the same reservoir, which will be built seven miles! above Bridgeport in the main stream of Burnt river. There is enough flood water! for two irrigations on the Improved land, but, besides re claiming the raw land, the additional water will mature the second and third hay crops at -the same time affording fall pasturage. The proposed dam is to be S3 feet high and will have a capacity of (700 acre feet of water, whlcfe will be stored at a cost of $ to $9 an acre foot. Engineers claim that this is probably the best site In Eastern Oregon and will involve the - a : v 1 - - . " s - lit; $':s'Li Csl--v Below Above Character 'of land to be redeemed when Baker county's biggest Irrigation plan is materialized. Corn erop on the Dunham -Wright ranch, near Medical Springs, Baker county. This land already has a limited water supply, but will be made immune from drouth by the Powder river project. Before the land was irrigated only sagebrush' grew there. loweqt cost per acre foot of any project in the state. Among the land owners under the Durkee-Brldgeport project are Norman Elliott, F. C. Oman, Wendt Brothers, Albert Hmdman and Milton Eddy, of whom it is said that any two, without assistance, could finance the project. However, the bonds will probably be of fered at public auction, and a petition for a special -election to organise the district and elect directors is being pre pared. , OLD DITCH TO BE ENLARGED A bond election will be held at some time during the winter on the proposi tion of raising $350,000 to Increase the carrying capacity of the old Sparta ditch in the newly formed Sparta district, and thereby furnish a water supply that will Irrigate 8.000 acres of dry farms that were government land 12 years ago. This ditch is 85 miles long, and was built from East Eagle creek years ago when Sparta was a famous mining cen ter. Water enough to furnish 1000 acres is carried by the ditch, but this can be greatly Increased by altering the intake at small cost. Ernest Dill, B. F. Keist and Glenn Macey are directors of the district, in which land and climate are said to be peculiarly adapted to the rais ing of corn, an unusual condition In Eastern Oregon. The elevation is 8500 to 4000 feet This was the first dis trict of the six to be organized. Organisation of the Hereford district on the North Fork of Burnt river is under way, and includes plans for the construction of a B000 or 6000 acre foot capacity reservoir to irrigate 4000 acres included in 25 rancnes, of which half the land is improved and irrigated by the flood waters of the north fork. The engineering work is to be finished' this fall. The Hereford country is consid ered one of the best livestock regions in the state and adjoins the .Whitman, na tional forest. ' "VALLEY IS PARADISE.. . 'flans for increasing their water sup ply by the construction of two dams are being made' by 800 Pine valley ranchers who are now petitioning for an election to organise a district. Preliminary sur veys have resulted in the selection of Posy valley and East Pine creek as sites for the two reservoirs, the former to have a capacity or 6000 acre feet and the latter 4000, which will be used only to Insure against summer and fall water shortages, for, 15,000 acres, comprising nearly all of the land in the valley, which is in a highly developed state and is valued at from .$75 to $150 an acre. The bonds for this district, it Is ex pected, will be taken up by local people. Enclosed and sheltered by the enow capped Wallowa mountains, whose peaks tower 8000 to 10.D00 feet above sea level. Pine valley has won the nam of "The Switzerland of Oregon," and is said ' to be the richest agricultural com munity east of the Cascades. Qrosalng the ridge that divides this valley from that of Eagle creek, the traveler, wear led by the barren and rocky sagebrush waste. Is 'suddenly confronted, with the view of green meadows watered by Pine creek, unfolding thousands of feet be-Jow-hlrn at the bottom of an abrupt de ctretri The whole valley, 15 miles long and seven miles wide, Is visible from this' pass. " ;j. A -, BIO BAIBT INDUSTRY Halfway 65 miles east of Baker, on the BakerirCornucopia highway, is in distributing', center for Pine valley, Ythere the" principal Industries are dairy ing and stock raising, in which the ad jacent Minam national fores Is 'used for summer ranges, where 6009 head of beef cattle are pastured annually. Of the county's 8000 dairy, cattle, 600 are in Pine valley. Their product is absorbed by two creameries, each with a cheese factory, located ' at Halfway. The Cor nucopia mining- district is at the upper end of the valley, 15 miles above Half way, which is but a few miles from the Copperfleld and Homestead districts on Snake river. ' The largest of the six projects under way . ih Baker county is that of the Lower Powder Irrigation district, where it is proe6sed to redeem 40,000 acres ?68S??8s5i68SoEa0000000a V It is the never ceasinff treadmill household duties washing, iron ing, cleaning, mending, cooking ; the house to keep tidy, cKildren cared for and wel dressed, church and social duties to perform -that so often overtax a woman's strength, and she falls a prey to those dreaded female ills. How Mrs. May Recovered Health Columbia. Pa. f " I was very weak and run down backache and d ragging-down pais. 1-ould not get around and do my housework, ana bad to sit down and rest often during the day. Lyaia E. Pinkham's Vesetabl Compound I stored my health and strength, and I waat to recommend it to every woman who suffers as I did. Mrs. Eliaabetk May, R. F. D. No. 1. iSHJ PTPIA C, PtNKHAM HCXCWE CojxHH, M ASSjE? set' aside under the' Carey act; 20,000 acres of privatery owned dry land, and to provide storage water for 14,000 acres of highly improved farms. The terri tory Included in this scheme is in the Lower Powder river, Medical Springs and Talmadge Flat regions. 16 miles from Baker on the Baker-Cornucopia highway. LAITD HIGHLY FERTILE Three reservoir sites, one In Thief valley to contain 140,000 acre feet of wa ter, another at Balm creek in the Minam forest to contain 22,000 acre feet, and the third .on West Eagle creek at West Eagle Meadows to contain 19,000 acre feet, have been designated in the plans. The district was organized 'October 20, at an election held at Keating, when 70 property owners voted In favor of the district, with only six opsosing, and elected F. A. Phillips, W. H. Col ton and T. E. Kennedy directors. ine surveys . xor tnis district were made in 1910 by the Powder River Irri gation company, and have been recog nised by the foremost irrigation author ities on the Pacific coast as the most complete ever made of any Irrigation project in tne United States. The land is said to be highly fertile, adapted, to the raising Of corn and where under irrigation, capable of pro ducing a third crop of alfalfa. The ele vation Is from 2800 to 8000 feet, while that of Baker is S400. W. A. Steward or Baiter, one of the more extensive owners of land in the Lower Powder river district, is authority for the statement that Increases in value of property in this district alone will ag gregate jiu.uuo.ooo. MIITOR PBOJECT8 APPROVED Of the 14 projects thus far organized under the Oregon irrigation district law of 1919, Baker county has 33 per cent, according to Percy A. Cupper, state en gineer, who Inspected Lower Powder rivar and two cf the Burnt river dig . .. i , . uicu recently. AUnor projects include a olan tn nr. nish 2800 acres on East Earle creek hv the construction of reservoir dams at Hidden and Moon lakes next year. These plans have already been approved by the state engineer, and the work authorized. Still another scheme is the enlarge ment of the Camp creek reservoir in the Burnt river territory by raising the dam from 26 feet to 55 feet, insuring the i reclamation of 1000 acres of raw ion This reservoir furnishes irrigation water for only 600 acres, and has a capacity of 1500 acre feet. When the improve ment Is made the capacity will be 4000 acre feet. The main ditch has been com pleted this fall. BIG FfcTURE IS BE EX Sutton creek ranchers are planning upon n increased water supply for 600 acres by securing a supplemental water right, and a group of land owners near Haines , has recently filed upon the EUertson lake, a Rock creek feeder, with the intention of constructing a dam. With, the revival of interest In irri gation, the county is , being survered minutely with the view to converting every possible drop of waste water into a profit making aeencv. an a it i. Lbelief of the community that with the iwwm uiese projects and stlU oth ers that have been pronounced feasible. Baker county, at present essentially a mining, lumbering, hay and stock rais ing region, will become one of the rich est agricultural counties of Oregon. Prohibition Is Not ' Boosting Soda Trade Chicago, Oct 25. Americana are rush ing to ' the ice cream soda fountains onder the bone-dry regime. This was the gist of an address made by Asa B Gardiner, president of the National As sociation of Ice Cream Manufacturers, at the convention of the association hreo -No.-sir; it was an wrong all wrong," said Mr. Gardiner. "I know we were told that the alcohol starved system would turn to sweets, but the expected rush failed to materialise. If anything business began to fall off Another paradox of the, ice cream trade, - Mr. Gardiner. explained, was that more of the dainty was consumed In cold climates than - in warm- . " ( . . -- ' . By Marguerite A. Salomon, Portland Chamber of Cbmmare A few days ago there came to Portland a group of men, among whom were the assistant director of the national park's bureau and the president of the Tellowstone Hotel & Transportation company. These men are on a tour throughout the West, made under the auspices of the national parks bureau to locate roads and hotels to accommodate the hordes of auto tourists that some day will start their migration from the East to the West over what Is called the national parks highway. To Quote' excerpts from The Journal report of this visit: "They carried rolled up picture, eight or nine feet long. of a tourist hotel they purpose building near Helena,' Mont, but I see them fit ting it to our locality as the expert de signer plans the fitting or a new style hat With an imaginativeness as vivid as reality they were placing it upon the upper alope of Mount Hood, head to one side, .eyes narrowed, studying the effect It was such an inviting vision that they created, too. What they wanted te know, as the result of their tour was Just how much incentive exists at the present time to push the park-to-park tour ; what is the state, of the roads, and what are the tourist hotel accommoda tions? They have left the mes sage that In neither highways nor hotels is there readiness for the congested park-to-park tourist travel of the near- ing' future but that It can and must be done." . , :- ROADS AITD TOTJBISTS Here in Oregon,' the road, building question is being taken cars of slowly but surely. You have a definite .roaa program with a clearly defined purpose in view. What are you doing about hotel construction? Nothing! - . While a great many automobile tour ista carry camp equipment, this class is by no means in the majority and the eTeater bulk of auto is ts want, and should be able to find, a comfortable hotel at the end of their day's run. In planning tourist hotels in Oregon some sort of systematic plan should be carried out so that they may be built at suitable distances apart and on the right locations. For a beginning it would be well to consider accommodations that will fit in with the new loop road which is being built around Mount Hood. At present Hood River is not able to take care of the comparatively few mo torists who usually go through, there on week-ends. Here, then, is the logical location for a large tourist hotel. equipped with every convenience that the touring motorist may require. MOT7XT HOOP POSSIBILITIES In the trip around the mountain over the loop road the next place for the mo torist to tarry awhile is at Mount Hood lodge. This fine location, probably the loveliest on the mountain, is so situated that it is large enough to contain a big hotel that could take care of at least 300 people, Instead of the small one now located there, and there would, still be room enough for a golf links, tennis1 courts, a swimming pool, a baseball field and, at a reasonable distance away is the site for a colony of housekeeping bungalows that could be run in con- I junction with the hotel. This hotel site is at just tne rignt amiuae to oe com fortable and yet is level enough for the purposes mentioned. ' The new Mount Hood Lodge should be of the log cabin type, patterned somewhat after the nn at Paradise valley on Mount Rainier, or the Glacier Park hotel, or any of the large tourist hotels. It should be as com fortable as it is possible to make a mod ern hotel, be steam heated, contain rooms with private baths, showers, a plunge, a Sun parlor facing Mount Hood, have an observation tower from which the ex qSisite view of Mount Adams, Mount Rainier and Mount St Helena may be had and be managed as only the best tourist hotels are. AT HIGHER ALTITUDE The next development is that at Cloud Cap Inn. The location of Cloud Cap Inn is also Ideal, but the building as it 1SE liiij INDIGESTION! Dr. CaUwcOs Syrup Pepsin U a binanos of simple laxative herbs with pepda. ' The pepsin, the most c secure of all the digestaub. helps to dtgeattbe food and the laxative properties act oaths bowels. It aids the digestive oegsas to work BatursOy so that in fame medicines ol all kinds can be dispensed with. : Yon can buy a botue of Dr. CeldweDs Syrup Pepsin at any drag store or 50c sad $ V the latter sufficient te enable aa entire family to enjoy food for months. ' sfitt eftk fact that Dr. Caldwelf Syru Peptin is tht large stlUnff liquid laxttivt in tht world, thtrt tiing avtr 6 million bottles sold ck ytmr, many who used Us benefits novo not yet used it. If yon have not, send your nam and address lor a free trial bottle to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, SU Washington St., iisnti tstlo, Illinois, :. l". DR. CALDWE LL'S SYRUP.PEPSIN THE PERFECT LAXATIVE! Iff ' ' 4 " i - r ' "J . . a I 1( .x-U" ' ':''.. .-"IS-J.y) :: TSSsssassSSsssssSssss now stands is impossible.-' A comfortable stone building, containing accommoda tions for not less than 125 people, with every modern convenience, should re place the structure which now is on the site. Both Cloud Cap Inn and Moun Hood lodge should be designed to take care of winter and summer guests. Elk Meadows is the next logical placa for a tourist headquarters on the loop road trip. xHere I am in favor of hsv ing ouni a permanent camp parrernea somewhat after the permanent camps 1p Yellowstone national park. The idea is to have-large log cabin combination din ing assembly room surrounded by a group of half wood half canvas bunga low tents. The log cabin could be used in winter as a storehouse for. the camp equipment ON THE SOUTH SIDE Next in the chain of resorts is one on the 'south side of th mountain. Those who are familiar with the climbing of Mount Hood claim that the ascent to the peak from the syuth side is much easier than from the north side. The Above Paradise Inn, Rainier National park. Below Attractive log cabin chalet, in Glacier National park. forest service is planning to build an automobile road from the Summit House ranger station to timber line on the south side, following an old trail which now marks this route. Here then at timber line is the logical situation for a camp site similar to the camp de scribed for Elk Meadows. It would be a simple matter to start from timber line and climb to the summit of Mount Hood on the south Bide and return to the timber line camp. With another good sized and modern hotel at the present location of Rhodo dendron Inn or thereabouts, the chain of accommodations around Mount Hood would be complete. ALONG EAGLE CHEEK Supplementing this chain of hotels, there could be built another group of camps or mountain lodges, which would give the hiker, the fisherman and the hunter some much appreciated accom modations. The first of these should be built on the Eagle Creek trail. About four miles up Eagle creek . we have found an excellent location for a lodge. With a large garage built near the en trance to tne trau, wnere cars, jpouia be properly checked and guarded, one could, after a comfortable, four mite -hike, arrive at this charming place, spend a night or a week, as you have fime, and then a little more than half a day away you would find an equally charming place at Whatum lake. From Whatum lake another part of a day would bring you to chancing ixst lake, wnere tne third camp or lodge would be found, and from Lost lake the return trip could be either made the way you came In or else you could return by way of Hood River. The possibilities of this region are almost limitless and the sooner these, hotel developments are started the beU, ter. Just for Luck ' ' Woking, Eng.. Oct. 25. (U. P.)-Tined $5 for using obscene language.- Charles Webb handed up an additional 1& "an. extra one for luck." The second f 5 was placed in the poor box. 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