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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, . PORTLAND ' SUNDAY , MORNING, AUGUST. 29, 1820.
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KLAMATH BLOOMS
LIKE ROSE, UNDER
RECLAMATION AID
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Vast' Fields of Grain and Waving
Alfalfa Denote Wonderful De
velopment, City Forges AKead.
, By Ralph Watson
Kri.ma.th Falls. Aug. 28. Klamath
county Is not a . desert now, if It
ever was. It is agarden. Klamath
Falls is not a village, as onca it was.
It has shed its childish, clothes and
Is a bustling, hustling City, - full of
pep and vim. Th Klamath coun
try is an empire of surprises, even
to the - Oregonian who Journeys
there. . ;" . . ' . ' - ,''
Crater Make everybody knows, ':. ,4n
fact or In fancy, and no one can, de
scribe it It must be seen and streamed
about, 'not painted In worduC for no
w.rd a can paint It 'as It Is.
LAVA BESS FEATURES
The. ' lava beds along- the - county's
southern ' line, the ancient fastnesses of
the rebellious Modocs la the early days,
carved and sculptured by- - f orgetten
tribes "of which history has left no trace,
catacombed and impregnable, those are
old to' romance and story.
The ice chves with their inexhaustible
stores: perpetual under the glare . of
torrid ' sun these wonders have been
told about. But these are not all Its
wonders. . -i -
GRAIN YIELD HEATT '
It is a country where wheat ,now
grrows six feet up towards the sun, and
aivea 80 bushels to the acre, where an
re of barley yields the lucky farmer
90 bushels and 110 bushels of oats
grow on the same space of ground. A
little surprising, is It not? But these
are totals tallied from crops of a year
ago. taken from the newly reclaimed
fields of Tula Lake, between Merrill and
Malin. They are- maximum figures. It
Is true, but even so they are worth
more than a passing thoughts,
A great change his come over the
face of the old Modoc battlefields, where
Captain Tuck and Scar-Faced Charlie
used to rangewith their warlike tribes
men, since the scientific hand of man
has dammed -the waters back here, and
turned them, on there across the Kla
math plains.
FIELDS 8 EKE G UP v
Where tules once gave harbor to the
honkers in their flights from north to
south, wheat 'and other grains stand
matted thick mile on mile. Where sage
brush flats gave shade and shelter to
the jack rabbit and the coyote, alfalfa
fields stretch out from mountain foot to
mountain foot. Water is a wonderful
Instrument for good.
The Klamath reclamation project
covers 141,000 acres In its entirety. Of
this but CO.000 - acres are now under
actual irrigation. j
Without going into the technical de
tails of this vast reclamation scheme
.here and now, some idea of the stupen
dous results to come from Its comple
tion can be; glimpsed in wbat one seg
ment has accomplished. j
"SWAMP IS DRAINED f.
v When by the- diversion of Lest rivet
from its outflow into Tula lake, the level
pi that swamp was reduced, 13.000
acres of its bed were drained and made
susceptible of cultivation. Last year
this tract, under lease from the govern
ment, was planted to wheat, oats and
barley. " The crop harvested paid 12.
000,000 into the bank occount of those
who . farmed it. half enough, in round
numbers, to pay for the reclamation of
the entire - project so far under con
struction. And that is the yield of 13,000
acres, ftot under Irrigation as yet. There
are 50,000 acres under water. '
Klamath Falls, the county seat, is
given 4801 Inhabitants by the federal
census.'
CLAIM OVER toe
Its citizens contend they have been
1 wronged, and in support of their argu
ment show that the city now has over
4000 registered voters; has 1300 school
children in dally attendance upon the
city schools, and has a city directory
now ready to print containing the names
and addresses of over 9000 citisens. ..,
The county has a payroll of .over
. $1,000,000 a month, or, counting . the
' slack season, of approximately 89.000
' 000 a year. Its mills and box factories.
some forty-odd in number, employ over
; 4000 men. '-,:' " . ' v : ".
FIXE EXTENSIVE
' It has 81,000,000,000 feet of yellow
; pine tributary to its mills and markets,
and its annual mill output at the present
time is approximately 500,000.000 feet.
And yet Klamath county is in the Jn
fancy of its development. It is shut
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Q The X-ray tells with .certainty the'existence of pus sacks''
at the roots of teeth.
3 It eliminates all uncertainty in , diagnosis of tooth
troubles. - - ; , -,
Q I have installed full X-ray equipment in my desireto
give my patients at all times the verybest dental service
Q Skill reinforced by all approved methods and dental
appliances await you at this office, j i
5 1 make plates that fit shugly and look natural. -A boon
to people who have had the other kind., ;
; MT PKICES ARB VEST BEASOKABLE
DR. B. E. WRIGHT
v Xerthwest !
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Washiagtoa
Streets
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837 Washington St.
Fbone .Main Jilt
Raleigh Bldg.
Painless Extraction
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in from the outside world. Its products
must be hauled over the mountains and
the SisklyouS bar Its people from the
central markets of their own state,
where .they want to go with what they
have to sell and for what they want to
buy. ; s . ,
PORTLAND FA YOKED
They are dreaming down here of the
day when direct rail connection will cut
the mountain barriers away between
them and Portland and Portland's gate
way to the seven seas. They want to
be a part of Oregon commercially and
industrially, not an unannexed segment
of California. They, want tp join hands
with the rest of Oregon, f They have
much to offer, and they have much to
buy..-:, i
Hermiston Interest4
Centers in McKay
Creek Development
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Interest at Hermiston is centering en
the storage development project for Mc
Kay creek, which, would supply -76,000
acre feet of water annually for an Initial
expenditure , of '$2,000,000, according to
advice received by J. W. Brewer, field
secretary of the State Chamber of Com
merce. ; ... i- -i - i - . ,
This IhfOrmation was sent to Brewer
in reply to a questionnaire which had
been sent to the headquarters of the
Umatilla irrigation project for data on
the development of the project. The
storage development on McKay creek
would guarantee a supply for Furnish
and Western land immediately adjacent
to the Umatilla project. This develop
ment would also ' insure the irrigation of
75.000 acres' and is . commonly known
as the Greater Umatilla project.
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Safety Council to
Examine Air Hazard
Atlantic City. Aug. 21. (I. N. S.J The
executive ; commission of the National
Safety council has authorised creation of
a committee to "investigate aviation has
ards to those upon the ground as well
as to those who travel by air." H. M.
Wilson of Hartford. Conn., was ap
pointed chairman with authority .to se
lect his associates. Men familiar, with
all ; phases . of aeronautics, including
manufacturers and engineers, will , sit
with the committee.
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SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN. THROUGH
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ATTEMPT MADE TO
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State Highway Official Want
Law Enacted .to Condemn
, Space Near Roads. .
Salem. Aug. 88. Legislative en
actment empowering the s state or
highway . commission; to condemn a
strip of lan along public highways
for parking- purposes fis suggested by
SV Benson, chairman of the state
highway commission, as a possible
solution of the problem "embodying
the preservation of some of Oregon's
scenicxheauty to future generations.
In a letter .received by Governor Ol
cott, Benson commends ' the governor
for having taken the Initiative m .this
rnw earn Ant eviV vstirAsl aHlw 'kiss V
cooperation in the undertaking. -
"Five years ago when the-Base Line
road, leading ' to the Columbia River
highway, waa completed, I planted some
trees along a block of .land of which
I am the owner and ; I was- gratified
to see others follow the example," Ben
son writes. ' "The trees planted at this
time with few exceptions . seem to be
thriving, but it will be many years
before the foliage will be as dense as
that which you are 4 seeking t pre
serve." : - ,t i --U -'i--
Benson declares that he" has "given
the problem considerable thought and
is -convinced ' that something must be
done at once toward - the preservation
Of the trees along the 'state's highways.
R. A.-Booth of Jgene, member , of
the highway commission, also expresses
approval of the move.
U. of W. Girl Helps
Compile - Statistics
Ketso. Wash.. Aug. 28. Miss Anita
Close, a Kalama Birl, who has been at
tending the University of Washington,
was engaged In collecting and compiling
Statistics from educational - departments
aftd trad 4 MmmiiMiiini for the canefti-
rsional oommittee , engaged . in- - investi
gating immiifration arid naturalization-
Miss Close wlH I-o J.;; M4 Kalama
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SERVE SCENERY
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Above, left to-right Stacked alfalfa
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addresslnar residents of 'Merrill, Klamath county. ... Center, left to right Union school on west title Irri
gation project," Iiake view; non-irrigated wheat on edge of Tulo lake on land uncovered by diversion of
Lost river jind recession of the lake. Below, left to right I.: N. Merrill, founder of town bearing his
; name and upon whose ranch the town stands; Anna river, one mile' long;, the - world's largest stream
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Lakeview Beckons to Portland
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Transportation Is Sore Need
I In the accompanying article Balph Watson
of Tbs Journal Staff, who Ii touring tbe state
with Senator Chamberlain, relates obterrations
in Lakrriew.
By Ralph Watson r
JMirnal Staff Corre&pendent
Lakevlew.The people of Lake county
and of Lakeview, its county seat, would
like to be a part of Oregon commercially,
as they are territorially, if conditions
would permit. They want to educate
their children in Oregon colleges and
universities. J They want to sell tneir
produce tp Oregon markets. They want
to fill their wants from the shelves and
the warehouses of Oregon merchants.
But California educates their -sons and
daughters ; 'California buys v'wHat "they
have to sell. California sells what they
have to buy. Transportation, or rather
its lack, is the reason.
HOPE FOR RAILROAD
Some day, they hope down . here, a
railroad will link Lakeview up to Bend
and so to Portland and the valley points.
Then Lake county will be in association
and dealing,-as it now is upon the map,
a part of Oregon. -
: Rumor has it here and the Lakeview
people incline to befteve it because their
hearts turn that way that plana are be
ing made by the Western Pacific to ex
tend its lines north from .Lakeview to
join with the lines now here,' and so let
the people here Join hands with those
of Portland,
VISIT IS PORTEITTOrS
' What there Is in the rumor no ofie
knows, but the people point to the fact
that President Levy of the Western
1 Pacific, accompanied by hia. chief en
gineer, paid . a recent -Visit to . Lakeview
anu on up into the pine belt in the
mountains to the north. Shortly after
Ward J, A. Cheyne, president : of the
Pennsylvania Sash i Door company,
bought 75.000,000 feet of timber and. a
jnlllsite and .anounced the Intention ..of
his company-to erect a milt in the im
mediate future. It has also been an
nounced that the Lakeview -Lumber If
Box company will install a big mill next
summer.
Were Lakeview to be linked to Port
land by rail, it would, give this' place a
much shorter mileage than to San Fran
cisco, and so open the dVor of trade with
the Oregon city and its business men,'
And there is- still another rumor to
to the effect that the Western Pacific
has been negotiating for- the purchase of
the property of the Chewaucan Land &
Cattle company, and of the Northwest
Townsite company,, stretching for- miles
north and south of Paisley, with the in
tention of putting Ihe entire plain under
irrigation for colonisation purposes. Such
a plan would solve the old entanglement
between . the land and townsite com
panies and. permit the irrigation of that
vast area of highly fertile land.; : ,
MUCH TEXLOW PINE"
There are 12,000,000,000 feet of yellow
pine - timber tributary to the Lakeview
territory, waiting for the transportation
problem o be solved.
Out, of this - territory 1,000,000 pounds
of wool are shipped annually, this being
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on west side irrigation project, Iake
approximately half the clip of the coun
ty, the remainder going to Klamath'
Falls and Bend.
v During the year 80,000 head of Iambs
and mutton are shipped out of Lake
view, . most of this going south. Ten
thousand head of cattle ro out annually,
while there is also. large trade . in
horses and mule. - - . -
" The West Side irrigation project. Just
well under way, comprises 40,000 acres of
fertile land situated on the .west side of
the valley. Of this, total 15.000 acres
are now under Irrigation, hundreds of
acres of which stand high with -wheat
at this- time, while on April 1 last the
land was an unbroken sagebrush plain.
SUGAR BEETS FtAWTEB . .
i Sugar beets have been planted some
what extensively in the valley as a dem
onstration crop and from present indi
cations this Industry may assume large
dimensions and lead to the construction
of a beet sugar factory at Lakeview.
- Much alfalfa is also being planted to
add to the large acreage already pro
ducing, while many of the farmers are
making extensive experiments in the
growth of sunflowers for ensilage. This
crop, which grows heavily here, is said
to be fully equal in food value to corn
as an ensilage, and if its use as a fod
der is as successful as its growth as a
crop, It will-soon be one of the standard
crops not only in Lake, but in Klamath
county as well.
IRRIGATlftX IW INFARCT
Lake Countv'a irrlfiratinft riwlnnnuinl
Is in its" infancy and will become more
and more Important as the additional
acres are brought under the ditches,
crop are started on the new land and
it reaches its maximum producing pow
er, its : people' are working out their
problems hampered as they are for
transportation. , They want the friendship-
and assistance of Portland busi
ness men, in exchange for which they
offer the large and continually growing
volume of business springing from the
varied Industries they are so bravely
building up. .
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In his next article to be published
Jdonday. Mr. Watson describes the route
between Lakeview. and Bend. -
Early Day Resident
)f Oregon Passes
Salmon Creek, Wash., Aug. 28. James
Jefferson Herman,' 71 years old, who
moved from North Carolina to Oregon In
18. settling at Molalla, died at hia home
here. He was a farmer,, and one time
justice of the peace of Clackamas county.
He maved to Currlnsvllle, or., in 1894
and to Portland in 189. In IS17 he came
to Salmon Creek. He is survived by his
wife, three sons. Eldon A ttrnnAn unit
Lloyd A. Herman of Portland and "Ver
nal V; Herman of Salmon Creek, and a
stepaaugnter, , Mrs. Eva Schilling of
Havana, xn. y-
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It's the latest . " "
Paina, I1L, Aug. 28. (L N. S.) Pearl
Carroll, blacksmith, believes in cleanliness.-
He has Just - Installed an
up-to-date bathroom, . ' with shower
and tubs, in his shop for the conveni
ence of himself and help. There is hot
and cold water, looking lass, stands
and all- the accoutrements of a first
class bath parlor, j.
EETOSWIICK PHONGEAPHS
!M AUTHEMTIC. ART
v Authentic Period Models of
Like all Brunswlcks, they play without change the
records off all artists and all' makers, t and play them
with 'utmost perfection. ; The operation is by a silent
electrical motcr Their great beauty will instantly
commend them to you. .
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Church Will Make
: Mney,, Providing
these Men Attend
Phil. Metschan. manager of the -Imperial
hotel, and W. C Culbertson, pro
prietor of the Seward, were chatting on
Br'.idway Wednesday.' Dr. W. T. Mc
X . oen, paetor of the First Congregation
al church, hove in sight. Both hotel men
treeted the preacher.. : v
"Why, Metechan," asked Culbertson,
do you know Dr McElveen?" "Why,
of course," said Metechan. "I go to his
church." . ........
"WelL' replied Culbertson. "ril give a
dollar to the church every time you can
prove you are there.
"Done," retorted Metschan, "and I'll
rve a dollar every time you can prove
t)iat you were there. '
Dr. McClveen announced Thursday
that next Monday . morning each hotel
man will receiva a bin suggesting, that
tiiey are debtors to tne Fir.it Congrega
tional church in the sum of 1. , ,
Grand Array of Exhibitions to
x Delight Eye-of Crowds in
Benefit of 0. N, G. .
The, new Fifth" regiment, infantry.
National Guard of Oregon, has been
granted permission by the city com
missioners ta close the streets around
the 'Armory from August 28 to and
Including September 7, to hold a mil
itary street fair.
The fair Is to be held under the Imme
diate auspices of headquarters band and
a and H companies, to raise funds for
band Instruments, and purchasing for
the foot companies athletio equipment
It 1a realised by the officers of the regi
ment that although the enlisted men of
the regiment are now paid for onus y
the federal government, something in the
way of entertainment must be provided
to make- the service more attractive.
After a certain time the routine of drill
palls upon the younger generation. It
Is intended this winter tet hold indoor
basketball Icon tests between the different
companies.' and baseball as well.
The Boucher-French shows have been
contracted for to furnish i attractions.
At least seven show and three rides are
to be on the streets. Numerous band
concerts -by the newly organised Fifth
infantry band are to be a feature. "
Several free shows have been hired
to add to the occasion, including an at
traction f the Rlngllng shows.
Captain A I Clark, who organised H
company; of this regiment, announced
that the contract with. the show com
pany provides that 15 per cent of gross
receipts be diverted at once to the pur
poses of the naUonat guard. An addi
tional 10 per cent la deductible for over
head expense, such as rental, lighting
and -administration. The . guardsmen
themselves will take care of the receiv
ing of moneys and tickets and auditing.
Other officers interested in the show
are Lieutenant H. M. Beck of company
Hi Captain Fred West, assistant chief
of police, of company O; Captain A. A,
M liner - of the headquarters" and band,
and Captain Leo PironI of H. Philip
M. Hicks is director of the regimental
band, which is being reorganised. '
Captain Clark declared objectionable
features such as lotteries and doubtful
games ; of chance are, being elimlated
from the concessions. : i 5
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i i Will -practice Law .. ,
- Kelso, Ang. . 28. B. 1. Hubbell. - a
former . Kelso . attorney, who has been
located 1 at , Calexlco, Cat, for several
years, was visiting friends this week.
Mr. Hubbell has been freight agent at
Calexlco, but Intends to resume the
practice of law at an early date..
StPTEl.lBER 7 DATE
OF STREET FAIR
'BY OREGOil GUARD
the , favorite Brunswick
Phonograph are now on dis
play at our "stores and are
being eagerly accepted r by
discriminating purchasers
Brunswick art models arc
executed with rare and posi
tive correctness of design and
architecture and in ' varied
woods notable for their
adaptability and beauty
The models arc:
THE GOTHAM (shown above)
IL LOMBARD '
THE OXFORD
LES BEAUX ARTS
r' PRICES $450 UPWARD
name brings catalogs and
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ASTORIA LEADS
BIG CITIES 111
POSTAL SAVINGS
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Oregon Town Stands 58th in
"Rank, for Savings Deposits;
- Is Considered Remarkable.
WsshJnjton. Aug. 28. -(WASHINGTON
BUREAU OK T1JE JOUU
NALOAstorta. Or., ranks fifty
eighth city In the United States' in
the amount of poBtal savings de
posits It carried for the period end
ing July 31. This Is considered a
remarkable showing for a place of
Astoria's rf al2e, parUcularly eo as
other cities ranking unywhere near
it are either big cities or urp the
centers of large lr,dustrial plants'.
ABERDEEN IS HIGH
Another eeacoast town on the Taclfic
with an even better showing Is Aber
deen, Wash., which ranks thirty-seventh.
Tha Aberdeen deposit stood at Hm.
and Astoria at $256,372. They both lead
such cities as Dallas, ;New Orleans.
Rochester, Salt Lake. Birmingham, Mm-
pnis ana Indianapolis.
.Portland also is well up in the list In
proportion to population, having $1,747,
78 in depcslts. leading the cities of the
Pacific coast, and standing ninth In the
United States. The only cities ahead of
her are New York, Brooklyn. Chicago.
Detroit. Pittsburg. Philadelphia, Boston
and Newark, in the order named.
SEATTLE THIRTEENTH
Seattle ranks thirteenth, with JMO.V
838 n deposit, and San Francijaco is fif
teenth, with 11.071.638. Tacoma is the
seventeenth city, and Loa Angeles Is
twenty-third. Oakland is only a little
ahead of Astoria, and Bellinurham is a
few numbers below.
That the postal savings is a favorite
with wage workers Is indicated by the
large deposits in towns known for Indus-.
trial activities. Among the first 100
cities, all with $150,000 deposits or over,
are such places as McKeerport, McKees
Rocks and East Pittsburg, in the steel
region ; Bingham Canyon, Utah, where
copper is mined : coal mining centers like
Hoslyn. Wash., and manufacturing bee
hives like Manchester, N. ii. ; Hammond
and Gary. Ind. ; Pawtucket. It, I. i Wa
terbury. Conn. ; Barberton and Canton,
Ohio, and Passaic, Franklin and Bayonne,
N. J.
T3nniTftTi Tri 5KTnvr
Traffic Manager of
Union Pacific Road
WT S. Baslnger, assistant passenger
traffic manager of the Union Pacific
railroad system, has been appointed
passenger traffic manager of the rys
tem, effective September 1. according to
advice received by officials of the O-W.
Baslnger will fill a vacancy .which has
existed since March I. .
Prior t6 the war Baslnger was gnral
passenger agent of the Union Pacific
railroad, which with the Oregon Short
Line and O-W. make bp the Union Pa
cific system. At that time Gerrlt Fort
-was passenger traffic manager. Fort
allied himself with the Boston & Maine
road with the resumption of private op
eration. ;
William McMurray, general passenjrer
agent, and If. E. Lounsbury. general
freight agent of the O-W., are in
Omaha In conference with other traffic
officials ef the system.
v Financier Cops
Worcester. M4ss., Aug. 28. I. N. S.)
Speaking of financiers, how about triors
oops? Jamea J. McOonough and Ben
jamin McOourty, Worcester police mn.
nave just acquired uue to reai estate in
volving In the neighborhood of $70,000.
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