East Oregonian : E.O., March 31, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5

EIGHT PAGim,
DAILY EAST OHKliONlAN, PENDLBTON. OKKUON. TUESDAY, MAItCII 31, 1008,
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The Chance of a Lifetime
To Secure An Irrigated Fruit Ranch
Never in the History of fruit growing in the Northwest has such an oppor
tunity presented itself. Situated on the Columbia River, midway between
North Yakima and Wenatchee, the acknowledged fruit centers of the Pacific
Coast, is
the Columbia River valley
The Coming Metropolis
FOR 25 YEARS fruit raising has been carried on in a small way in the vicinity of Hanford.
The water for irrigating the orchards being pumped from the Columbia River by small gas
oline engines, clearly demonstrating the quality of fruit grown in this section, and proving the
absolute certainty of a crop-for never in the history of the earliest settler, has there been a fail
ure, as killing frosts in this vicinity are unknown. The Hanford Irrigation & Power Co., a
company composed of Washington and Oregon capitalists have expended a million dollars in
reclaiming 32,000 acres of this choice fruit land and in building one of the finest electrical power
plants in the Northwest. In order to settle up this territory and create a demand for this vast
electrical power, they are offering special inducements in the way of prices and terms to im
mediate investors.
Land which is equal in every respect and in many ways superior to that of North Yakima
and Wenatchee which is selling from $1000 to $2000 an acre, is selling at Hanford from $150 to
$300 and on the following terms: One fourth cash, balance on or before 5 years, or one
fifth cash and one fifth a year at seven per cent, interest on deferred payments,
Hanford is the best diversified fruit district in the United States. It is the only locality in
the Northwest, where the culture of European varieties of grapes has been a success. Peaches
grown here come on an absolutely bare market from 2 to 4 weeks earlier than North Ya
kima and Wenatchee, and therefore bringing a much larger price.
GOVERNMENT REPORT
The following is an extract from the report of the Surveyor General of the U. S.
for the State of Washington at the time these lands were surveyed
by the United States Government.
"This township contains a large portion of first-class farming land within the reach of cheap irrigation from the
Columbia River. This is the mildest climate in Eastern Oregon or Washington, insuring cultivation of almost
tropical fruits, and the pure atmosphere is unrivaled even in the foothills of the Sieira Nevada Mountains of California."
A party will leave your city Thursday, April 2nd, at 4:30 p. m if you are -interested,
Mr. E. J. Barnes and Mr. J. W. Fox will be at Hotel St. George Par
lors until then and will gladly give you any information you may wish. Call and
see us and make arrangements to go and see this beautiful valley. The cost in time
and money is small and if you see fit to invest, your expenses will be refunded.
Don't Fail to Come and See Us Today,