THE HEBMISTOH HEKAUP, HERMISTON, OBSGOM.
PROJECT’S WATER
COMES FROM RIVER
In th e prev io u s F e b ru a ry an d some
w ater tu rn e d on th e lan d s fo r Ir ri
g atio n M arch 25, 1908.
The irrig a tio n system of th e fin
well Land an d Irrig a tio n com pany,
a p riv ate en te rp rise , serv in g its own
and a d ja c e n t lands of ab o u t 6000
acres, w as purchased by th e govern
m ent ab o u t th is tim e. W a te r fo r th is
system w as tak en from th e U m atilla
n ear th e m outh of B u tte r creek and
its flow u tilized to au g m en t th e orlg
inal reserv o ir rig h t.
Since th a t tim e an alm ost co n tin
ual pro g ram of co n stru ctio n w as cal-
ried o u t u n til 1926. At p resen t in ad
d itio n to th e above th e re a re more
th an 100 m iles of concrete d itch es
and pipe lines being operated .
S ta n d in g co m m ittees a re as fol
low s: G reens, W . W. F elth o u se. H. E.
H itt an d C. A. P a u l; to u rn a m e n ts.
Dr. J. L. S ears, A. H. N orton ami
Dr. F. V. P rim e; m em bership, R. A.
B row nson, S. C. C am pbell an d J . M.
Biggs.
A n u m b er of to u rn a m e n ts w ith
n eig h b o rin g clu b s a re a rra n g e d each
year, an d In te re st in th e gam e Is
k een am ong those w ho have been ex
posed to Its fascin atio n s.
chicken feeds and m ashes.
T hey eion hav e been moved. T his has had | choosing of th e nam e be left to ihe
come by tru c k an d c a r over th e the re su lt of s ta b ilisin g prices for c h ild ren of th e H erm iston schools,
h ig h w ay a n d over Unproved m ark et land an d cau sin g th e belief to pro- j T his w as done, and th is v ariety h
roads.
vail th a t a g ra d u a l Increase in v a l - 1 since been know n by th e nam e g i' e
To th e so u th from o th e r m a rk e t
m ay be a n ticip ated .
th e n , ’’T he P rid e of H e rm isto n .”
roads, in clu d in g the B u tte r Creek
A few y ears ago an enorm ous
road, m any people come from th e up
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d a b lia w as grow n by Mrs. Joe
STORAGE MABE IN RESERVOIR
per stre tc h e s of th e creek, from P ine
Udey of th e C olum bia d is tric t. T he
City, Ione and L exington an d from
PLEASURE AND PROFITS choice of a nam e fo r th is v ariety
DURING WINTER
m in ts in o th e r d is tric ts of M orrow
was left to th e C om m unity club, and
county.. U m atilla, Irrig o n an d the
Capacity of Big Fond 90,000 Aere
T he po ssib ilities of flow c u ltu re in
O °w er w as desig n ated th e ¡do
B oardm an farm ers th in k of H erm is
ton as th e ir lipm* tqw n an d a re here th« H erm iston c o u n try have been I rence U de7” ,o r Mr8’ Ude>'8 y ° u n «
Foet; Feed Canal Take,
req u en tly in th e tra n sa c tio n of d em o n strated for m any years, both ltauBhter,
Off At Echo
a t a n u m b er of flow er show s an d by . A n u m b er of th e hom es Loth in
business.
T he s tro n g ' b ank th a t has been a e x h ib its a t th e local fairs. W hile al- tow n an d c o u n try have choice roses
In going over records of th e re c la
a a rt of H erm iston since th e tow n m ost a n y kind of p la n t w ill th riv e th a t com pact favorably w ith any
m ation service it is of in te re st to find
was founded and has also been a big and bloom profusely h ere, given prop- .frow n In th e W illam ette valley,
th a t w h a t is now know n as th e east
fac to r in ad d in g to th e a ttra c tiv e n e ss er a tte n tio n and care, d a h lia s have Phlox an d d elphinium , m arigolds and
division of th e U m atilla p roject,
of th e tow n as a tr a d in g p o in t. T he p erh ap s been th e o u ts ta n d in g flow - zinnias, G a liiard la and sh a s ta dais-
w here H erm isto n is located, w as more NINE HOLE GOLF COURSE
iocal b an k has m any custom ers ‘fa r era, an d tw o nam ed v a rieties hav e ies- ,n fact, the lover of flow ers can
been o rig in a te d on th e project.
i be assured of as fin e a g a rd e n as he
o r less an a fte rth o u g h t. P relim in ary
IN USE IN HERMISTON Farmers From 20 to 40 Miles Do beyond th e d istan ce lim its th a t o rd i
A n u m b er of y ears ago, a t th e m ay desire.
surveys in 1904 th ro u g h th e desert
n arily govern ln such business. T he
Much Buying Here at Local
co u n try alo n g th is p a rt of th e Col
nearest b ank to th e w est on th e high- f ir s t flow er show held by th e C ivic!' A nu m b er of places on th e yfroject
uinbla riv er were all u n d e rta k e n on Local Club Organized Two Years
vay Is to he found a t A rlin g to n , and club a new red d a h lia w as ex h ib ited have good evergreen trees. These a re
Business Places.
th e w est side of th e U m atilla riv er
Ago And Has 30 Members On
betw een H erm isto n and
P en d leto n by J a y P elm ulder, a local flo rist, slow g ro w in g , b u t those p lan ted by
and planned to be w atered from a
N a tu ra l co n d itio n s, su ch as high m ly one o th e r th a n th e H erm iston As th e d a h lia had not yet been nam - e a rlie r re sid e n ts a re good siz e ! trees
Its Roster
reserv o ir supplied by th e Jo h n Day
w ays an d its re la tiv e d istan ce from b ank is o p e ratin g , th e one a t Echo. ed, Mr. P elm u ld er suggested th a t th e and a re very a ttra c tiv e .
river.
o th e r tra d in g p o in ts, and th e in itia
B ecause costs of th is diversion of
It was no t so very long ago th a t tiv e of p ro ject people, h ave given
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w ater w ere found to be excessive, it the p lay in g of golf w as confined to H erm isto n an a d v a n ta g e a s a trad e IMPROVED LANDS HERE ARE
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was decided to s h ift th e scenes of relativ ely larg e cities, but th e g ro w th c en te r th a t gives it one of th e la rg
W e sell hatching eggs and make a specialty of
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su rv ey in g to the east side of th e Um in p o p u la rity of th e gam e h as caused est tra d e tr ib u ta r y d is tric ts of any
a tilla riv e r w here a sm aller tr a c t of t to move in to th e sm aller com m un- tow n of like size in th e sta te , or
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favorably ly in g land was situ ated .
ties, and H erm isto n is included in n o rth w est.
W h a t price should prospective
W ater, It w as found, could be d i the sm aller tow ns th a t can boast a
People from fa r an d n e a r come h ere s e ttle rs fig u re on p ayng fo r Im prov
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verted from th e U m atilla riv e r a t a io lf course.
to do th e ir tra d in g , an d th e m ovem ent ed lan d on th e H erm isto n project.
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point a m ile and a h a lf east of th e
T he H erm isto n club w as form ed in w hich s ta rte d se v eral y ears ago has
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tow n of Echo and carried th ro u g h F eb ru ary , 1926, tw o y ears ago, and co n tin u ed an d giv es prom ise of a d d bally, or by le tte r by those seeking
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a 25 m ile can al to a place w here a since th a t tim e a co n sid erab le n u m in g even g re a te r volum e to th e bu si o locate here.
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n a tu ra l depression w ould p erm it th e b er of local men have been added to ness of local co n cern s as th e to w n ’s
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R eal esta te m en can only averag e
sto rag e of w ater.
th e list of those w ho play th e game. a d v an ta g es become m ore and m ore th e ir lis tin g prices in an e ffo rt to
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T his depression, know n now as
T he course is w est of tow n across know n an d its frie n d sh ip grow s.
p u t a ro u n d fig u re valu e on im prov-
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Cold S p rin g s reservoir, th en resem th e U m atilla riv e r on g ro u n d th a t is
T he h ig h w ay feed ers th a t come in to id farm s, a n d th a t averege on places
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The flock is purebred and the birds ar* ’
bled a h u g h b o ttle needing only a dam not lik ely ev er to be irrig a te d . I t is th e tow n a re big facto rs in e n co u rag
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arg e enough to be considered as
to act as a cork to hold th e w ater well d rain ed and n a tu ra lly adap ted in g th e c o n sta n t stre a m o f new peo
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high producing individuals of the famous
arm s r a th e r th a n acreag es w ill ru n
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for storage.
to the gam e, and upkeep costs are ple to come ag ain . T he Old Oregon
from 8100 to 8150 a n acre.
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The reclam atio n service au th o rized su fficien tly slig h t to m ake th e price tr a il passes th ro u g h th e tow n and
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T hose prices apply to la n d th a t
th e b u ild in g of th e dam in December, of membership, six dollars a year, o ffers th e best of h ig h w ay fa cilities
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has been in crop and Is o th erw ise
1904, and in th e sam e m onth th e Um w ith in reach of p ra c tic a lly all th a t for those liv in g east an d w est. The
Im proved and has Irrig a tio n w ater.
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W e have filled orders for satisfied custom..
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a tilla R iver W ate r U sers’ association have ever g iven them selves a cnance h ig h w ay is used to th e ad v a n ta g e of
On acreages, th e price p er acre ■ over the Northwest
w as form ed, To tak e th e w ater from to be b itte n by th e golf Vug.
H erm isto n in g re a t m easure.
w ill be h ig h er, d epending on
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the U m atilla riv er a concrete dam
T he co u rse is for nine holes over
First delivery w ill be ready about M arch 1.
The F arm B u reau C o-operative of value of Im provem ents, location In
4 00 feet long w as b u ilt w hich d i a d istan ce of 3036 yards. P a r on the H erm isto n , a n o n -p ro fit feed ex
resp ect to d ista n c e from tow n and
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Prices are as follows:
verted a p a rt of th e flow in to a feed course ig 36, an d bogy is 40. The ch an g e o rg a n iz a tio n , form ed a few
h ig h w ay facilities, schools an d such
can al w hich had a c a rry in g capacit. clim ate is such th a t th e re is p rac y ears ago to h a n d le feeds fo r mem
m a tters.
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100 chicks, 20c each
of 300 cubic feet per second.
tic a lly never a w in te r m o n th w ith bers, h a B proved a re a l m ag n et to
T he ex cellen t clim ate h as a tt r a c t
T his w a te r w as im pounded In the w e a th e r su ffic ie n tly cold to keep farm ers over a w ide rad iu s. F o r 20
200 chicks, 18c each
ed an d held m any fam ilies to th e
Cold S p rin g s reserv o ir, h o ld in g a t ca p lay ers aw ay for 30 consecutive days. an d 30 and even 40 m iles, farm ers
H erm iston co u n try , a n d m any fam i *
500
or more, 15c each
pacity 50,000 acre feet and h av in g M em bership fo r 1928 is 30. A n u m come to H erm isto n and find th a t they
lies a re located on acreag es w hich
an a re a w hen filled of 1500 acres.
b er of w om en p lay golf re g u la rly in are rep aid for th e e x tra m ileage in w ere a ttra c te d h ere because some
T he dam b u ilt was 3500 feet long, H erm iston.
th e sav in g s th ey can m ake by com ing m em bers needed th e b en efits to be de
98 feet h ig h and of th e e a rth fill
C. S. M cN aught is p resid en t of here to buy th e ir feed.
rived from th e w holesom e clim ate.
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M em bers from N olin, P en d leto n
Hermiston, Oregon
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Hermiston Alfalfa
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Pioneer Hay Shippers of the District
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IN THE YEAR TO BUY ALFALFA
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OFFICE: On First Street near Alfafa Mill. ’
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