THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, March .-a., 1920.
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THE HEPPNER HERALD
S. A. PATTISQN, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
An Independent Newspaper
Entered at the Heppner, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class Matter
TKKMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
One Year ...2.00 Six Months
Three Months $ .50
$1.00
JOHN DAY PKOJKCT
Every mm, woman and child in
Morrow county should he a consist
ent booster lor the John Day irriga
tion project.
The John Day project is the big--"Ht
thin? in the way of arid and
.!i:i-ririd land reclamation in the
West at this time, embracing some
" 'i'1 .(' 0 H acres of wonderfully fertile
hinds within its boundaries. Most of
tills vast acreage is in Morrow coun
. and its reclamation, settlement
aT ! cultivation will make Morrow
c unty one of the richest in Oregon
- T'i.'j'iiaps by far the greatest county
in Eastern Oregon in point of popu
'a'l'.;;, wealth and productivity.
.'o other reclamation project near
ly vlii'oaehing tlie John Day in ex
!!;(. lies at so low an altitude. It
T tn ! es I ne Columbia river in nortli
w'xl ,'liini-w and northern Oilliam
com. lies wlieie the elevation is less
Hen "'() feet above sea level while
tile :iver;iu elevation of tlio entire
ilirliiel is only a few hundred feet.
This low altitude insures a much
lon. er ! ason than any of the other
-;;e"t piojects can enjoy, making pos
f Hl" a Kre; iei' diversity of crops, stlc
iissive cropping during the season
and greater returns to the farmer.
A ;,eitleman who has Tend
ed in wlnt is now the
W ..it I'lxlension (lioarilman) pro
;ri which tuljoins the John
or nearly 20 years
to; niz"d authority on
e in aufaority for the
practically very thing
;ectlon of the United
produced in the John
Hay oistiict peihaps excepting the
strictly citrus fruit section of South-
t n California.
N other proposed reclamation pro
jec' i.-i .i favorably situated in the
ma"er of transportation and pioxim
iiy to markets. The northern boun-iia-y
of the project touches the Co
in :iii liver, the Oregon-Washington
!:'!,. & Navi.-Mtlon Co. railway,
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and the Columbia River highway
while just across the Columbia is the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway,
giving the section two trans-continental
railways, a national highway
and open water navigation via. the
Columbia river to the sea.
The wheat-growing and stock-raising
districts of Morrow county which
lie above the levels of the proposed
ditches1 are also vitally interested in
the completion of the project because
of the beneficial effect the application
of water to the many thousands of
acres of arid lands will have on the
general climatic conditions.
Men who are well informed on such
mailers tell us that the evaporation
incident 'to the irrigation of wide
areas of arid lands is bound to have a
decidedly beneficial effect on adjac
ent territory. Moisture released from
the canals and ditches as well as- from
the Irrigated lands will be carried
into the atmosphere, forming rain
clouds thereby increasing the rain
fall and benefitting the wheat farms
and stock ranges above the ditches.
It is also claimed that destructive hot
winds from the noith and east that
have always been, a terror to wheat
farmers in this section will be robbed
of their power to harm growing crops
in passing over the big irrigated sec
tion.
Other advantages to the stock in
dustry will be manifested in the
largely lucre;., ed icreago of alfalfa in
the county wtien the John Day dis
trict is vei l;! i tied and in cultivation.
Stock from the big summer ranges of
the interior will find an abundance of
fall pasture and winter feed in the
iirigated district and the experiences
of many of our stockmen during the
present winter of being obliged to
ship in uig'h-priced hay and grain for
their flocks and herds will become a
ihlng of tlie past.
Many ether advantages that will
accrue once the John Hay project is
realized might bo cited. With some
I hi tig like 200, nun aens of arid land
under water and cultivation in this-
tablished in the collector's office the
due date of filing income tax returns
is the fifteenth day of the third
month from the close of the account
ing period, but this does not apply to
the information returns referred to
which must be filed as above.
'l;5" HERD WO.V FIRST PRIZEE
county and settled by the high type ness or absence.
of men and women wrio are generallv here a fiscal year has been c-s-
attracted to a new irrigated country,
allowing an average of 40 acres to
each farm, the number of homes and
families added to the county's popu
lation would be 5.000 or an increase
in population of 25,000 people, about
five times- the present population of
the entire county. This would mean
better social conditions, better schools
better roads and less taxes. It would
mean that Morrow county would rank
with the very best counties in the
United States in those things that
make life really what it should be.
It is a big proposition and the
Heppner Commercial club could en
gage in no better work than in seek
ing to promote the John Day project
as it proposes doing at the dinner to
be given Thursday evening.
It's a big thing and a good thing.
Let's all push it along.
NO TIME EXTENSION GRANTED
IX INCOME TAX RETURN'S
Old "13" holds no terrors for
Sales Bros-., Clatsop county dairy
men, since their herd of 13 cows beat
every other tested herd in Oregon In
both milk and cream productions,
averaging 368 pounds. The 299 5
cows tested in the eight assocatons
averaged 368 pounds of milk and
18.85 pounds of cream. The Sales
Bros, herd yielded an average of 838
pounds of milk and 3 5.5 pounds' of
cream almost 2 V times the general
average, which is much above that of
the untested average. Testing reduc
es production cost.
Complete returns of individuals,
patnerships-, fiduciaries and corpora
tions must be in the hands of Milton
A. Miller, collector of internal reve
nue, Portland .Oregon, on or before
March 15th, 1920.
This also applies to the information
re'urns, In addition to the income
tax ftatcments required by law. all
individuals, partnerships, fidiearies
and corporations having made pay
ments during the year of $1,000 cl
over to any one person (which -cludes
salaries, wages, fees, commis
sions, rent, interest, premiums and
annuities) must file information re
turns on Form 1099, accompanying
said Form with letter of transmission
on oFrm 1096. These information
returns must be forwarded directly to
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Sortin? Division, Washington, D. C.
Last year if having good and sufi'i
cknt rcaron it was found impossible
to complete a return by Marcfh 15th,
corporation'?, Individuals and partner
ships were permitted to file on or be
fore March 15th, a tentative return
and were given an extension of 4 5
days i nwhich to file a complete re
turn. Conditions which justified
such extension do not exist this yea".
Where additional time Is actuary
required because of illness or abser.ee
an extension of time not. to exceed
30 days may be granted upon writ
ten app'icatlon therefor made before
the return Is due. This, however,
only applies to specific cases of ill-
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Mend the rips
And patch the holes,
Build up the heels
And save your soles.
BOWERS SHOE SHOP,
Main St., Heppner, Ore.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS,
COUNTY (B.EUK
To the Republican voters of Mor
row County: I hereby announce that
I will bo a candidate for the Repub
lic;. n nomination for County Clerk at
the primary election to be held on the
21st day o! May, 1920.
Pd Adv. J. A. WATERS, Incumbent.
COUNTY SHERIFF
I hc-cby announce to the Demo
cratic votets of Morrow County that
I will be a candidate for the nomina
tion for the effice of Sheriff of Mor
row County at the primary election
to be held May 21, 1920. If nomina
ted and cieeted I expect to enforce the
laws of the State of Oregon, to the
best of my ability and without fear
or favor.
CIIAS. B. SFERRY,
Pd Adv. lone, Oregon.
Safe Farming
IT IS NOT ENOUGH THAT THE F A R M E R HAVE
BUILDINGS TO CARE FOR HIS M ACH INEItY AND
LIVESTOCK, INSURANCE TO PROTECT HIS PROP
ERTY, RUT THE FARM PROFITS THAT ARE TURN
ED INTO CASH AND CREDIT, SHOULD ALSO HAVE
AMPLE PROTECTION".
THE FIRST NATIONAL HANK PLACES ITS EQUIP
MENT AND SERVICE AT THE DISPOSAL OF EVERY
FARMER AROUND HEPPNER TO SAFEGUARD AND
ADVANCE THEIR INTERESTS, AS WELL AS THE
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF ITS OFFICERS WHOSE
DAILY ATTENTION" TO BUSINESS HAS ADDED MUCH
TO THE SAFE AND PROFITABLE CONDUCT OF THE
MONEY SIDE OF FARMING AROUND HEPPNER.
First National Bank
HEPPNER, OREGON
Pd Adv. lone, Oregon. ill
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STIIDERAKFR This ss a Bargain
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I 1920 Series
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j Will arrive within this week. Come in and order
your car now as only a few of these cars are i
available. I
Will arrive within this week. Come in and order
your car now as only a few of these cars are
available.
The Special Six has been the sensation of all East
ern Auto Shows. All cars come equipped with
Cord Tires.
Price f. o. b. Heppner:
Special Six
Big Six
- $2070
- $2575
4MO ACRE WHEAT RANCH NORTH OK LEXINGTON IX.
t l.UDING CROP AND MACHINERY, PLENTY OK WATER.
220 ACRES SUMMER FAMX)W 40 AC RES WITH WATER
RIGHT. PRICE INCLUDING STOCK AND MACHINERY
iiS.(H PER ACKlt.
ALHO IUVK TWO OR THREE HOUSES IX TOWN TO
RENT.
Roy V. Whiteis
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE
AND FARM LOANS
McRoberts-Cohn Auto Co.
"PCRMANLNT AS THE PYRAMIDS"
Concrete Pipe Company
, Mjnufacturm
Sewer and Water Pipe
Irrigation Pipe
Culvert Pipe
Hollow Silo Blocks
Cement Products
1003 North 10th St
Phone 467 wm . ii.,.. ... .
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