The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984, September 29, 1921, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTILE H E R M IS T O N Report M ade on U m atilla R apids 61 0 DAM ON COLUMBIA IS BE LIEVED FEASIBLE Half Million Horse Power Would Be Generated and Land Irrigated In Both States Morning Oregonian Development of the proposed Uniu tilla Rapid» power project on the Co lumbia river 180 miles east of Port land would make possible the Irriga tion of 270,000 acres of arid lands ir Oregon and Washington, according to an engineering report that hn been compiled by John H. Lewis foi the UmatllJ^ Rapids Power Site assn, elation, Interesting themselves In the pos sibllities for the utilizing of the nat ural power resources that are foun< n the rapids above the town of Uma tilla the people of eastern Oregon am Washington organized an assoclatio and sought the financial aid of thei respectve states In making an In vestlgatlon. With government am state engineers co-operating Mi Lewis compiled the report, which wi be submitted to the association. Dam Would Raise River 30 Feet Under the plan of the engineers dam could be constructed that woul raise the river 30 feet at low wate An open spillway 1800 feet In lengtl would be provided with an additions 1400 feet controlled by wickets i flash boards, which could be remove during extreme flood periods. Th dam would afford a constant heu- throughout the year of from 27 to 3 feet. It Is estimated that 125,000 contln uous horsepower m ty be develope at the site, thgt a total of 300,00 electrical horsepower can be devcl oped 11 months of the year throug' periods of low water and 500,00 horsepower cap be developed durin the Irrigation season. It is estlpiatpd that the cost of de velopin« ttye first unit of the powe plant, which would generate 180,00* horsepower, would be approximate!' 8 1 8 ,0 4 ^ Oft "wtfltt the complete: plant Wilctl trrillld generate 500,001 horsepdb'M*'Wold cost »31.900.00» The aiffittll'eM t' b er horsepower ii the fuM> developed plant for opera) ing expanse's fs estimated at »10.2! for prfmafy and »6.15 fot secondary power. Assuming that th< public would be given federal aid Ii the development of the project, th' engineers estimate that the annua operation cost would be materiallj reduced. Engineer Pointe Out Market Should the proposed enterprise be come a reality where could a use b found for the developed energy? Mi Lewis points out that a market fo 130,000 secondary horsepower coul be found by pumping to 150,00 acres of irrigable lands adjoining th power site. These lands are in th Boardman and Horse Heaven area» In additon to this a market woul have to be created for the surplu 50,000 horsepower that would be de veloped in the first unit of the plant Before the 600,000 horsepowe plant could be completed a profllabl market ,for 125,000 primary horse power and 260,000 secondary powe would have to be developed Mr. Lewis points out that thou sands of acres of arid land In th Pasco district could be irrigated b making use of the power develope In the Umatilla plant. V. H. Reineklng. engineer who re ported tp Mr. Lewis on the dam an< hydro-eiectrlc equipment, cnlled at tendon t<j the fact that the Columbii river wps practically undeveloped s- far as Pfi,w«r was concerned. Th> conetrqcVop ef the Umatilla powe- plant, with ita great dam. he said »•mild Improv, the navigability of th- rnlumbla river, furnish cheap power wake possible the Immediate reclamn ,,An of arid lands, encourage and de vetope manufacturing, effect cnorm savings ip fuel supplies. Improve railway transportation. Increase the «at«a taxable properties, make **»»sr living conditions and Increase the general prosperity. elm note», out »h«f with the —•’'"e de-elnntn,. ♦ »,. nrnieet a lurw *——’•** could he to ad« e ^ e r th e e o .* ef develonment hT p r iv a t e Interests equlring Irrigation from May 15 to October 15 each year it Is pointed out that the lauds could be made tillable ind profitable at a cost of »75.72 per icre. A total of 59,900 horsepower would be required to develope this area. , In the Horse Heaven area, which is n Washington, 50,000 acres could be rrigated at an estimated .cost of 167.00 per acre. Here the annual alnfall is only 9.6 inches each year, nd, as In the Boardman district, ir- igation would be required from May '5 to October 15. No transmission ines would be required and power mild be directly connected to pump ng stations. A total horsepower i.f 12,500 would be required. 20.000 Ares in Pasco Area The Pasco area, also In Washing on, could use the power from the "Tmatilla power plant in the Irrlga Ion of 20.000 acres. A transmission ine 42 miles in length would be re uired on this project, and the estl lated cost per acre would be »71.8 vhile there would be a total require lent of 55,000 horsepower. The an ual rainfall In this area Is even les<- han in the Horse Heaver district. In the Page area there are found 500 acres requiring Irrigation that ould be developed through the pro- osed power site. It would cost »80. 8 an acre to develope this proper!} '. transmission line of 40 miles would e required and there would also b< requirement 18,900 horsepower. In the Attalla district of Washing in there are 18,900 acres avallabli or the use of the power from th' niatilla plant. This, like the Pagi rea Is located on the Snake river nd water for Irrigation purpose >u!d be taken from that stream, ransmisslon line of 34 miles couh e used to carry power to the pump ig station. A total of 32,400 horse owes- would bo required and the cos f development per acre is estimate* t »73.46. H E R A L D , H E R M IS T O N , O R E G O N .’ Boardman, Orc,, Sept. 29— Presi dent Whaelhouse of the First Nation al Bank of Arlington was a business visitor ‘n Boardman last week. story of Wash ington, t h e f o r ty-second state of the Union, is tied up with two ____ of our presi dents. The first Is obvious, for it was In honor of our first presi dent, George Washington, that the stute was named, as a last ing memorial to this great sol dier-statesman. But tlie actual fate of this region was due to President Polk, and formed the main Issue in his campaign for election in 1844. Previous to that time, the country north of California and extending to Alaska, which was then owned by Russia, was called the Oregon territory. Claim was laid to this region by both Great Britain and the United States as has been seen in the story of Oregon. In 1818, when the boun dary between Canada and the United States was settled, this line was definitely placed from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky mountains. But no agreement could be reached west of that, and it was left under an arrange ment whereby this territory was to be jointly occupied by the British and Americans. Settlers from the United Slates began to come Into the Northwest In such numbers that the United States felt that they should own tlds section, which included the present states of Oregon and Washington,, and British Columbia, through the right of possession. Agltatipn in favor of uctlvely pushing our claims became so strong that when Polk was nominated by the Democrats in 1844, one of the main planks in the party plat- fortn was the famous one popu larly called, “Fifty-four forty or fight” In 1846 a peaceful settlement wns made with England on a compromise basis. In 1853 Washington territory was separated from Oregon. It did not, however, become a state until 1889, and then only after thirteen years petitioning fo» ad mission. he T Word was received in Boardman it 5 p. m. September 21st of the sud- len death of Mrs. W. H, Gilbreth one of the prominent residents on the East Side. Mrs. Gilbreth has been rather poorly all summer and becom ng slightly worse had gone to hei mother’s home at The Dalles, where ihe died of heart trouble. The lic ensed was a n a ti'e Oregonian, her parents being Mr. and M m . 1’he Cait -eth of The Dalles, She is ousin of T. E. Broyles of Boardman Mrs, Gilbreth 1» survived by her oarents, three brothers, her husband ind eight children. The funeral ind lntermant will be at The Dalles The American Legion boys have aken steps to secure a post for thn listrict. A meeting was held las ight in the school house and emporary organization was rffeetei vith Stanley Hatch as temporary ommander, and W. A. Price as tem lorary secretary. A vigorous can, align w ill be carried on In the dis rlcts from Arlington to Umatill or the organization of a strong pos. ’Ians are already on foot for t-’ iroper observance of Armistice day fov. 11th. This date is doubly sup. cstive this year as it also marks th eginning of the disarmament con erence at Washington and ut noon mtion wide pause of two minute s called in observance of meniorta o the unknown soldier dead. » t» i Preferred Stock * ‘,r*pv le a n s PINEAPPLE XLI.—WASHINGTON School visitors this week were Mrs. Albright, Mrs. Gibbons, Supt Orth of the Stanfield schools, Dr Logan recently located at Umatilla and Mark A. Cleveland of the Board man Mirror. P«,* ef AneraHon Sum, The cost of operation would remain the same In both eases, but the state would be enabled to obtain money at the internet rate of 6 per cent, where as private concerns would be required to pay 7 per cent. He figures that 8 fits to be derived from It w ill he per rend annually pould be taken by nany fold more than Its cost. So It I An Indian named Man-Afrald-of private Interests for profit while with '• tip to all of us to help put It over. | Nothing married a white woman in the state there would be no profit Montana not long ago, and in one rh‘ r n , L iin 11 Won't some nice Balkan State take I week after the wedding he applied In thfe area w heie there mandate for West Virginia?— Ito hi» tribe to have his name ° r*«on arid la n d s| Brooklyn Eagle changed.— Boston Transcript, . kiofgn»' By JONATHAN BRACE A group of Boardman farmers have decided to follow out the recom mendations of Prof. Brandt of O. A. C. and are making arrangements for a small cheese factory , Fertilizer Plants Feasible In the Roosevelt area on the Co 'imbla river In Washington approxi lately 2250 acres could be reclaime y the establishment of pumping stu 'ons and power used from the bi lant. The estimated cost per acre i 109.75. A transmission line of 4 dies would be required, as wouli 500 horsepower of electrical energy Albert Swain, field worker for th The supplying of water to then J. S. Biological Survey la In Board rid districts through the power gen man assisting the local committe. rated nt Umatilla rnplds would opei n trying to discover some means o p for farming sufficient acreage t- iimmer control of Jack rabbits. Soni ay more than the entire cost of th Ields of young alfalfa adjacent t lant. he range have not been allowed t Much of the surplus power of th troduce a crop this season owing t lant tvhon completed could be use lepredations of the peats. Drownin n the manufacture of fertilizers, ac tnd trapping seem to be the bes ordlng to Mr. Lewis, who points on' aethod of summer control althougl hat Norway early made use of he trips of cedar shingles covered wit! ater power resources, built larg i paste of flour, sugar, salt ant lants for the purpose of extractln trychnlne placed In the runways ha ltrates from the air, made these int tad considerable effect and alfalf: ¿rtlllzers and had the world as » ops soaked In strychnine sulphat urket. olutlon has also done some damai: "On the Columbia river," says Mi fr. Swain will continue his wor' ewis, "we have conditions approxi luring September. ■ lately those of Norway. Ocean car .ers can ascend the stream as far a L. A. Hunt, manager of Ihe Coluni ortland. The first rapids are a la Basin Hay Growers Ass’n wns Ii onneville where 2to,OOO horse pow loardman yesterday in. the Interest r can be developed by a dam whic f the ferry. Mr. Hunt is trustee o ill at the same time create a slac he subscription funds for the con ater pool 45 miles In length to Bi tructlon of the ferry bont and ha ddy. near The Dalles. At this poin ailed a meeting for next Tuesdaj 80,000 horsepower can be develope Ight for the purpose of an account y a second dam. On the Dcschute ng. iver, adjoining, 500,000 additions orsepower can lie developed In smal ’OULTRY EXPERT TO CONDUCT nits. DEMONSTRATIONS NEXT WEEK Rapids Project One of Scries The Umatilla Rapids project Is on' ord and Graham Farms to be Seen f a series In (he Columbia rive of Culling; Tuesday and Wed hleh will ultimately afford cheat nesday Ave the Days arse transportation to Ihe great in and empire of Oregon. Washingtoi Next Tuesday and Wednesday II nd Idaho, if a market for the powe: Cosblbe, poultry specialist froir an be found. 3. A. C. will be in Umatilla county "The most promising market seem; md will with the county agent niaki be In the manufacture of fortl visits to the poultrymen. Ixem. Il will be many generation» Since this end of the county is efore any material part of thk egarded as the poultry section nera ower can be put to use for irrlgn y all of Mr. Cosbie's time will be •on. transportation or Industrial pur- >pent here. On Tuesday. Otober I >oscs In the power market as we now it 9:30 a. m. the party will conduct mow it. The market of course will | a culling demonstration at the farm ncrease gradually ns Ihe population of W. A. Ford, Umatilla. At 1:30 ncrenses. The development, however. | In the afternoon of the same day will be so slow as to be of little as- they will hold a demonstration at E istance to the present generation, as E. Graham's place in Columbia. Ii "ompared with the many Indirect Is possible that a third demonstra '•enefits which will come through the I lion may by arranged In Hermiston wholesale use of this power In great I on Wednesday. Mr. Ford and Mr ’lectrlc furnaces." [Graham are farm bureau poultry committeemen. Mr. Cosble will spend the remaind Uu to AU to Help er of his time visiting the farms Dufur Dispatch To prepare for the exposition and land helping wherever he can. The *or ihe Immense crowds that will at. [county agent, Mr. Bennlon feels that end Is going to take an Immense there are big possibilities in Ihe mtlay of both time snd money. To poultry line In this end of the county •lake it the success which It will hq I and the farm bn rea u will carry on s going to take the united efort of » » w a r n this fall and win. °ortland and Ihe slate of Oregon. The ter w ith a view to encouraging the *alr will cost millions, but the hen- industry. W e h a v e j u s t r e ce iv ed a s h i p m e a t e f T h e S to r y o f : O ur S ta te s V 'S« IM ,h r iv R < O rd ered la s t su m m e r w h e n th e m a r iw f w a s lo w e r th a n it is n o w . H e n c e th e s e p a c e s : I « s o - __ la a v a a « » 2 1-2 s iz e .... 3 8 c ------------------- 2 siz e 30c 4.Lh|,S»i J* 1 siz e 19c i O ur F a ll S h ip m e n t o f D ry G oods a rriv ed th is w e e k . g u.- STANGEBY & “ U m a tilla 's Q u a lity S to re ” UMATILLA, OREGON- E c h o F lo u t M l l ’ e iän *a « f y e auura* E cho, O f t » * » U' .*?» M A N U FAC i O ff k fe Í’ ■<? >■ » . High Grade B lue Ste m » r "* • M _____----- > ie I k s-efc . T h e S u p erirr P ro d u ct o i - M akes B e tte r ! Try a Sat n i DEALERS IN GRAIN AN! k f IBaBBBaaaBBBBBBBBBB B B B B B B B B B B B si *7 n - OX; CLEANING PREBIN (© by McClure N ew spaper Syn dicate.) 4* T h e S to r y of O ur S ta te s By JONATHAN BRACE O ld Clothes to Look Like y T «rt THE RELIABLE W Ai XLII.— IDAHO HE y e a r 1889 n w the stars tn our flag In crease from thirty-eight to forty-two, for four states were added to the Union In that year. In 1890 two more states were admitted, the first of which was Idaho, so that during these two years the manufacturer must hnve been kept busy turn ing out new flags with the prop er number of stars. Idaho Is very montalnoas and the name Is derived from the Shoshone Indian word meaning “gem of mountains.” The first white explorers were undoubtedly Lewis and Clark on their memorable trip in 1804-5, Idaho wns a part of Oregon territory, which was Jointly oc cupied by British and Americans until the Treaty of 184« definite ly turned over to the United States the country south of the 49th parallel. In 1863 Idaho was organized as a territory, with an area three times the size of the present state, as It In cluded Montana and part of Wyoming. The next year Mon tuna was set off for a territory by itself, and In 1868 Wyoming wns organized so that In 1896 when Idaho was admitted as the forty-third state of the Un ion, Its area was reduced to 83,- 888 square miles. Even so It ranks as the eleventh state In size. The rapid settlement of Idaho was due to the discovery of gold, the same eanse which so rapidly built up the adjacent states. It wns In 1SS2 that gold was found at Coenr d'Ah ne In the northern part of the state, and miners Im mediately flocked to the state in great numbers. There was serious labor trou ble in the Coeur d'Alene sec tion In 1892 and again In 1890, when martial law was estab lished nntll peace between tbs miners and mine owners was effected. Idaho is fifth from the end In the list of states according to |>opiilatlon, and accordingly boa but four presidential electors. Bnt the state Is developing rap Idly. ( f c v McClwr« Niwsps q ir V T u r r I fr Aera«* from Tk* Ha «Io Z B B T B IB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B IB B B B B B a t .' A • I h a v e th e A g e n c y fo r 1 ■ilf o n Com plete WATKINS’ LINE o f’ S P IC E S , E X T R A C T S, T O IL E T P R E P A R A T IO N S ETC. C all a t r e sid en ce or le a v e ord ers a t O re. H d w . Co. M rs, J. S. \ \ e s t H a rm io to n , O ra . LEAVr Pend’eton 8 0" Esho Stanfield 9 AU 9 ‘'p'c Hermiston Into Umatilla 10:15 Ï ‘ ' 4 2 Í LEAVE Umatilla 1:00 12:00 Hermiston 8:20 12:20 Stanfield 8:45 12:45 Echo 9:00 1:00 into Pendleton 10:15 2:15 TWO TRIPS Leaving Pendleton 4 p. m. Leaving Umatilla 4 p. m. 722 Cottonwood We Deliver Parcela SUNDAY la m I «» a. m. and Phone at Way P 86*i , PABES lanll«tofl to S M I * , Pioneer Employ m ent Company >1.10 e a n a ll« « * n « • I t o i t a t l l , nt.SS P e n B l e t e n t * M e r m t e t a n , Bt.TS P a n M Ia V a n -ta ( I m a W l a , B9.1B Station at Hotel Oregon ai>4 Hot^I Hmaustoa W IT H TWO BIO o m e n PENDLETON PORTLAND «pared ta kandi« t h « ton rn Otwon b-ttor than «n O u r S p e c ia ls C am pa, H o to la, E le . W a N a g a tia ta Lanaas an d t a n t a li The F a u ra n t BAKRRT^ai STRICTLY FIRST i Hohbach Ère«., «IRE R U » ORMRS OUR EXPQO1 14 N. S scsb 4 S t Portland, Orc. U S L W s U S l FoaJ'ctsa, Ort. TH B O N LT BHPLOTM SM T O m C B IN EASTHAN OREGON W IT H PORTLAND CONNECTIONS ■J. L V A T O H A N J u E C T W C lW S T U R M ■ _ - N D A P P L IA N C E S " ■ ■BB R tBR iraW BB BBB BB Baa Rometimee a movie kero to one who Probably H m m flaahaa from Mare C. G. Blayden of Boardman was aita though It.— Newspaper Rnter- ore flaahaa of protest against Hermiston visitor Wednesday, prto* AaooeUUon. ameat.— NoribUb ¥jr<»|l*n-PUot.