Thursday, Feb. 1, 1940
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
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Washington, D. C, Jan. 31. White
House was not consulted by Secre
tary of Interior Ickes when he sug
gested a five-year plan of irrigation
to provide homes for dust bowl
refugees who have migarted to the
Pacific coast. Without approval of
the president, the Ickes plan is
merely something to talk about.
Oregon ranks near the top in pro
jects proposed by the secretary, 46,
000 acres with estimated cost of non
relief funds of $1,500,000. Because
Grand Coulee will ultimately re
claim 1,250,000 acres the secretary
considers that project is sufficient
for Washington and does not sug
gest aditional developments as in
other western states.
In the past ten years, the secre
tary estimates, 18,000 families have
migrated to Washington and a sim
ilar number to Oregon, and 7000
homeless families went to Idaho.
California topped all with an esti
mated 110,000 families (the "Okies"
which have been described in nov
els and on the screen).
Secretary Ickes proposes that these
migrants be given an opportunity
to have homes on land now requir
ing water instead of hiving like
bees in migratory labor camps in
Oregon and Washington, waiting for
seasonal crops. Bureau of reclama
tion has itemized the Oregon pro
jects which can start immediately
and efficiently. On tributaries of
the Rogue and Deschutes rivers or
in the Lahonton basin (not partic
ularized are these projects) 9000 ac
res can be watered for $600,000.
Suggested also is Bully creek reser
voir on the Vale project, bringing
in 33,000 acres at a cost of $500,000,
In Clackamas county the Canby ir
rigation district can be expanded
another 4000 acres by pumping or
diversion at a cost of $500,000.
Idaho suggested projects: 11,300
acres on Weiser river and tributar
ies, estimated at $200,000, and Devil
creek reservoir on Malade, 7600 ac
res at $200,000.
For preservation of salmon runs
in Columbia river and its tributar
ies, bureau of fisheries proposes for
cultural stations $25,000 (initial), for
Spirit lake, Cowlitz county, Wash.
ington, $50,000 for the upper Sal
mon; $75,000 for the Clearwater;
$25,000 for expaning the hatchery at
Little White Salmon, and $25,000
for expansion at Carson, Washing
ton.
The Payette system in Idaho
should have a hatchery if Black
canyon dam is made passable for
fish. Snake river requires a hatch
ery for propagation, and another is
needed to rebuild the runs in Clear
water, Idaho. Rehabilitation of runs
in Entiat, Wenatchee, Methlow and
Okanogan are expected to compen
sate for loss of spawning areas
above Coulee dam.
Special problem in Willamette
river and tributaries is pollution.
Present state hatcheries must be re
built or modified owing to the
comprehensive plan for flood control
of Willamette valley.
One of the best known financial
houses of Wall Street is making an
investigation of the possibilities of
a proposed new . industry to use
power from Bonneville. If the sur
vey is satisfactory the house will
put up the money for the enterprise
and the operation might be located
anywhere on the west side of the
Cascade range, a site on tidewater
not being essential if there is land
transportation.
Administration's proposed farm
program based on subsidies has fail
ed to provide parity prices, and the
Okanogan county Pomona Grange,
Washington, has petitioned congress,
via Rep. Charles H. Leavy, for cost
of production to be paid farmers
for domestically consumed portion of
their products. The Grange also
protests against the president ex
tending the national park program
in Washington. By executive order
three weeks ago the president en
larged Olympic national park.
There is a proposal to expand
Crater lake park to include Dia
mond lake, but this means a row
between the forest service and park
service (one under department of
agriculture, other under department
of interior) and disagreement among
three Oregon communities. Similar
plan proposed by the late Nick
Sinnott, congressman, and Senator
McNary 21 years ago was abandon
ed because of the dissensions.
As predicted in this column sever
al months ago, the president would
cut appropriations for CCC camps.
Unless congress restores the cut
(not expected), about 200 camps
must be dropped and this means eli
mination of approximately five
camps in Washington and five in
Oregon. What is alarming various
communities in the Pacific north
west is that their particular camps
will be eliminated, and telegrams of
protest are arriving daily. These
camps have left millions of dollars
in the two states and enrollees have
performed valuable services.
Rep. Walter M. Pierce has warn
ed that trade treaty policy will be
defeated unless most favored na
tion clause is eliminated, excise
taxes are not tampered with, and
treaties must be ratified by the
Food Freezing Work
To be Emphasized
Emphasis on frozen food process
ing and handling will be given at the
nineteenth annual canners' and fro
zen food packers' short course at
Oregon State college, February 5 to
17, says E. H. Wiegand, head of the
food industries department, which
sponsors the school.
Four full days, from February 13
to 16, will be devoted to frozen
foods, rather than the customary
two. Professor Wiegand and other
specialists in the frozen food field
will have returned from the Nation
al Canners association convention in
Chicago in time to participate in the
college short course. They will thus
be able to bring word of the latest
developments in the frozen food in
dustry as it relates to the canning
and preserving fields.
Included in the work to be given
in the short course will be lectures
and demonstrations on supplies, con
tainers, machinery, marketing, and
transportation for the frozen food
trade. Barrelers and locker men
are expected to find interest in the
program, as well as those engaged
in the packaging trade.
Be at Penney's early Monday to
see the new Spring Dresses. Adv.
senate. Practically every member
west of the Mississippi river is op
posed to some features of the ex
isting law. ,
A No. 1 Kohler plant for sale.
Homer Coppinger, Echo, Ore. 47-8p.
Be at Penney's early Monday to
see the new Spring Dresses. Adv.
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