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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1930)
The Sherman County ■ Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday, August 1, 1930 State Adjudicates John Day Legge and Hyde Coming for Pendleton Meeting River Water Rights fro m a p rom inent fa r m e r Read this Affidavit For Your Own Protection ■ r •* - • 1 > I, J. M. Yocom, being duly sworn, tesify to the follow ing facts in substance anti effect: On the morning o fju ly 9, 1930, I observed the test of the CATERPILLAR “ 3 0 ” side-hill tractor equipped with 15” track shoes and cab owned by Arthur Smith of Grass Valley, Oregon, which was conducted by. hitching a load to a dyna mometer, which in turn was connected to the tractor to measure the maximum draw-bar power, and the load was increased until the tractor was stopped at which time the following power readings were made, after taking an average of three or more tests for each .... result: ' *‘*n^^* LOX W GEAR—6350 Lb. pull. SECOND —5135 Lb. pull. HIGH ^-3900 Lb. pull. On the afternoon of July 9th, 1930, I observed the test of the ALLIS-CHALMERS MONARCH “ 3 5 ” stan dard tractor equipped with 13” track shoes, . owned by Alfred M. Bennett of Antelope, Oregon. The same dyna mometer and methods were used in this test as above described with the following results: LOW GEAR—8425 Lb. pull. SECOND —5425 Lb. pull. HIGH —4200 Lb. pull. On the low gear test of the “ 35 ” it was impos sible’to get the maximum draw bar Jb. pull'due to the fact that the tractor was not loaded to the stopping point. And—as such tests were made to determine for my sat isfaction the fact that the MONARCH *“ 35 ” has more power than the CATTERPILLAR “ 30 ” and such difference in power as determined by the Nebraska tests, I con sequently placed my order for a MONARCH “ 35 ” for immediate delivery. That the tests made on the CATTERPILLAR “ 30 ” tractor were conducted by and under the supervision of Messrs. Reed, Frail, and Peterson of the Cascade Tractor company; that the tests made on the MONARCH “ 3 5 ” were in similar manner conducted by Messrs. Tatom and Johnson of The Dalles Tractor Company, both' companies being located in The Dalles, Oregon. (Signed) J. M. YOCOM. S. B. TATOM, • • * Witness. Subscribed and sworn to me this 12th day of July, 1930. (SEAL) W. N. JONES, Notary Public. My commission expires December 25, 1933. ■è . - • * ~ llis - fSalmers A M o n a r c h ^ « / T r a c to r s Following an investigation cover ing a period of five years, Rhea Luper state 'fcngineer,* last week issued an order adjudicating the water rights on the John Day river and all its tributaries. The order in volves 15,COO claims and approxi mately 50,500 acres of land-*-38,000 acres in Grar.t county; 7,800 acres in Wheeler; 2,100 in Gjlliam; 1,700 in Umatilla; 270 in Wasco; 220 in Morrow; 100 in Jefferson and 17 in Sherman cofinty. The order has set amounts of water for each claimant, which is ten tative with jurisdiction retained for a period of three years. Priority rights have been definitely set but dissatisfied parties have right to ap peal to their local district courts within a period of $0 days. There were 89 contests in which testimony was taken; field work was done over a period of two years and testimony taken over a period of five months in 1929. Prior to 1909 the method used in filing upon a claim consisted only of a notice tacked upon a tree or stake that the landholder intended to run water from the st^am . In some very few instances, wherein the party wished to be exacting, a similar record was filed with the county clerk. With such a haphazard method of filing complicated situations arose. That was the purpose of the hearings and the decision announced. Now all owners of parcels of land using water may have a definite knowledge and record of water rights thereunto belonging. Gordon Barnard has been appoint ed, by the state engineer office, wat- ermaster for the entire John Day river watershed. It is the plan to have Barnard handle the water mat ters in the entire district but should it be found too much of a job for one man, an assistant may be station ed in Condon for the summer months only. I Secretary of Agriculture Hyde, who has been touring the west with Chairman Legge of the farm board, seeking to “sell” the producers the policy of reducing acreage, returned to the nations capital July 15. He reported to a cabinet meeting held that day his belief there is little that can be done at this time to bolster the wheat market.. Hyde said he considered it useless for the farm board to buy 100,000,-* 000 bushels of wheat at this time, as proposed by Senators Capper apt! Allen of Kansas. “Its only effect would be possibly to temporarily in crease wheat prices 2 or 3 cents a bushel, and that wouldn’t last,” he said. It is understood the secretary gave a first-hand report on the depressing situation in the grain belt occasioned by the tobogganing of wheat prices and warned President Hoover that, unless there is a marked recovery meanwhile, the administration is go ing to be faced in the next congress with a renewed demand for the equalization fee or the debenture plan, both .of which policies Hoover has denounced as econontfcplly Un sound. The di benture was killed out of the present farm law and again out of the tariff bill only at Hoover’s ' threats of veto. i “A great many farmers with whom I talked,” Hyde said, “believe the equalization fee is the only salva tion.” M id s u m m e r Wheat farmers of Oregon are to have the opportunity on August 9 to hear first hand the ideas of the feder al farm board leaders on the present and futiiro market outlook for wheat the ifrorld over. On that date Sec retary Arthur Hyde of the depart ment of agriculture and Chairman Alexander Legge of the farm board will address a meeting of farmers, bankers and college extension men at Pendleton. »The Pendleton meeting and one in Spokane are the only two scheduled in the Pacific northwest by the farm leaders who are starting on a tour of the far west in the interests of farm marketing. Arrangements for the Oregon meeting were made by the federal extension' service through Paul V. Maris, director of Extension at Oregon State College. Secretary Hyde and Chairman Legge recently returned to Washing ton after making a tour of several Middle West and Southewestern states explaining the wheat situation. ' T XI 111 Wasco Warehouse Milling Go. Moro, Oregon W A N T ADS J RELIABLE MAN WANTED to run McNess Business in Sherman County. Wonderful opportunity. Make $8 to $15 daily. No exper ience or capital needed. Write today. Furst & Thomas, Dept. F, 426 Third St., Oakland, Calif. 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M an y manufacturers come to it has made the day’s work easier for see and share the progress made. thousand* of workers and saved time and The greatest progress comes by never money in the manufacture of the car. standing still. Today’s methods, however AH of these things are done .In the successful, can never be taken as wholly interest of the public — so that the right. They represent simply the benefits of reliable, economical best efforts of the moment T o transportation m ay be placed morrow must bring an improve- within the means of every one. B FOR» / UNITED GROCERS of O regon , inc . Dealing in “Merchandise of Merit” Comprising Mens’ Clothing and Shoes Staple and Fancy Groceries School Books and School Supplies One Citrus Sauce Pan, one pkg Citrus Granulated Soap, one pkg Citrus v Powder; the sauce pan alone. is worth $1.00, special deal price---- 95c Watch our Hand Bills for Saturday and Monday Ox □tore? Wo. H r Read the Observer fon county news. 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