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PAGE TWO THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. Coolidge Station Inactive. Coolidge side track, across from Irrigon, was once a teeming little town. It was built by Drumheller interests of Walla Walla thirty years ago, with a pumping irrigation pro ject. It tailed to last because of the cost of the lift of water from the Columbia. Beautiful homes were built, the town was laid with water mains, orchards were planted, but defeat followed and time has erased all these improvements. J. B. PERRY FOR County Judge J. B. Perry, a candidate for County Judge for Umatilla County, Oregon, was born in Mercer County, Missouri, and came to Oregon when a boy His father, Morris Perry, was County Judge of Mercer Coun ty for two terms. He was admitted to the Ore gon Bar by the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon in 1902, and is now an active member of the Oregon Bar. SLOGAN—"Economy and the Townsend Plan,” (Paid Adv.) | | have taken place, and on several oc casions the demanding forces thought they were going over the top. But the power of the opposi- tion, intrigue, treachery, loss of strength, lack of political power, the scattered forces of the army, NORTHWEST ACTIVE substitution of local interests, dis couragements through long fighting Agitation of Open River have yet withheld the day of author! zation of this tremendous asset of Carried on Four the Pacific Northwest. Decades. Forty years ago Sam Jackson, edi tor and owner of the Pendleton East A history of the efforts made to induce the government to build a Oregonian, waged a continuous war dam at Umatilla Rapids cannot be fare for improved navigation of the given here except in barest outline. Columbia, and lower freight rates The damsite is at the almost exact tor the wheat of the Inland Empire. geographical center of the Pacific In this he was supported by J. N. Northwest. The swift rapids with Teal of Portland, one of the ablest rocks and whirlpools and all dan men Oregon has known. In those gerous hazards to navigation are days what was known as the open impassable barriers to economic river association was maintained. navigation by any commercial type In 1911, at one of this association’s of barge or steamboat. The cheap meetings at Pendleton, Captain S. V. est power in great abundance is Winslow, in a strong speech advo there and only limited by the height cated a dam at Umatilla Rapids. of the dam. Irrigation by power Captain Winslow is still living. He pumps and gravity of 250,000 acres was then operating a government or more is immediately available. drill boat at Umatilla Rapids, and The drowning out of 40 miles of blasting out a few rocks in an effort other rapids would be accomplished, to improve the river for stern wheel and the Columbia made navigable er steamboats during short = tages for 110 miles further up stream, and of the river. He then discovered the futility of the opening and development of the Snake would be made feasible. such efforts, and the waste of gov Above the Umatilla Rapids is pro ernment funds. In addition to the duced 85 per cent of the tonnage of benefits to accrue from slack water the great Inland Empire, and more navigation and the drowning out of than half of the people of the Paci many other rapids to the mouth of fic Northwest live and would be the Snake, he discovered and inves benefitted directly by the building tigated the benefits possible through of the dam. The last contract for the development of power and irri completion of suitable channel to gation. From that time on interest the foot of Umatilla rapids has been in the dam began to be aroused, by let, and boats may come 300 miles individuals, and navigation compa inland, but 50 to 300 miles trucking nies, pilots and newspapers. A mass meeting was at length distances from the great volume of called at Umatilla in 1920, by D. C. heavy tonnage still remains. Yet through many causes the 20 Brownell, Judge G. W. Phelps, the year fight for this dam has been de- Pendleton Chamber of Commerce feated. Many strong skirmishes and others, and the Umatilla Rapids Association was formed. Its first officers were D. C. Brownell, tem porary president and O. G. Stangby temporary secretary, and Judge G. W. Phelps, president, and C. I. Barr, secretary, as permanent officers. The Pendleton Chamber of Gom- merce took active leadership, and expended during the succeeding sev eral years the sum of $15,000 in be half of the enterprise, through funds derived from the successes of the Happy Canyon feature of the Pen dleton Roundup. (Continued on page 12) UMATILLA RAPIDS YEARSSTRUGGLE Vote For Wm. R. Meiners Democratic Candidate L for County Commissioner Ilermiston Irrigation Dist. Formed In 1906. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IT, 1936 Other directors have been New Mad board is E. L. Jackson, president, den, T. W. Bodkin, Frank Waugha- Jasper Templeton and H. J. Stil man and Geo. Strohm. The present lings, who is a former president. When the construction of the HERMISTON BUTTE LANDMARK. Umatilla project was recommended the owners of land under it were TMAVTA7C required to subscribe to one share of stock in the Umatilla water users association for each acre of land. .Arii V “ , This association was incorporated in 1906, with a capital stock of $1,- 320,000, being $60 per share, or $60 per acre for a water right. But the payment of this water charge, or cost of construction, also included payment for the stock. The association was the represen tative of people on the project, but they had no actual authority in the management. The stock subscription contract contained a lien on the land for operation and maintenance and construction costs to be asses- sed by the association. and paid to the government. The $60 per acre was to be paid in installments of Hermiston Butte was known in early history as Rattle Snake Butte. On $6 per acre per year, which was the its summit now is located a 250,000 gallon capacity city water reservoir estimated cost of the project. Opera tion and maintenance was then as- essed at $1.30. As the years passed, the cost of construction was increased, with betterments of the system, and ex tensions of the distributing canals. Time for payment was lengthened to something like 80 years. These facts are matters of record at the local district office for anyone who GROCERIES AND MEN’S FURNISHINGS desires to go farther into the sub ject. The first officers of the Umatilla River Water Users association were — Terms Strictly 30 Days — H. T. Irwin, president, J. F. Mc Naught, vice president; A. C. Craw ford, secretary; and H. G. Newport, In Business in BOARDMAN for 16 Years. treasurer. W. H. Skinner was a di rector. Later directors were C. S. (Paid Adv.) McNaught, L. D. Lay, W. J. Dobler, G. A. Cressy, T. H. Haddox, L. H. Pearson, Thos. Campbell, W. J. Warner, A. E. Bensel, H. M. Som merer, W. A. Leathers, F. B. Swayze, M. Dishon and A. E. Robb. George H. Upthegrove became secretary. In 1921 the Hermiston Irrigation district was formed which took over ' the irrigation system and began its operations. The water users associa tion was disorganized and released its liens against the land. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE for the office of The district has continued the op- I eration of the irrigation system un der E. D. Martin as manager, and Chas. Taylor, as chief clerk and ac- ! countant. W. J. Warner served as secretary of the district from 1913 until 1922, when the duties were as- sumed ' y E D. Martin. . F. McNaught served as presi- dent until 1928, or until his death. Congratulates the Hermiston Herald on its GORHAM’S Raley Peterson District Attorney Umatilla County Herald Covers All [Present County Commissioner] With one more term for Roosevelt, the Umatilla Rapids Dam will be built. The west end of Umatil la county will become the garden spot of Oregon. We will have a greater prosperity than we have ever known in this county, and the Herald will be come a daily newspaper. WIN AGAIN WITH ROOSEVELT General Election, November 3, 1936. (Paid Adv.) — “Continued Square Deal to All Concerned” — (Paid Adv.) Vote 304X Yes on Nov. 3, 1936 2 v enue trees in Hermiston loo! ing east with Hale's Confection- | II ra'd float appearing in Fourth ery float in the forground. Fourth of July parade, 1936. of July parade, 1936. THE FIRST BANK OF HERMISTON. Democratic Candidate • e : - ;> Enables School District No. 1 (Multnomah County) to have the same Home Rule other districts in Oregon already enjoy. Eliminates special lev ies and the cost of special elections. Let Portland handle its own school af fairs. Does NOT affect taxes outside school district No. 1. for SHERIFF Honest and econo mical I a w VOTE 304 X YES enforcement, ENDORSED BY— OREGON STATE GRANGE STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR DEPARTMENT of Oregon American Legion VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY OREGON FRATERNAL CONGRESS PARENT-TEACHER GROUPS; and others. with courteous treatment to all and special privileges to no pi A man that TAX LIMITATION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR SCHOOL DIS TRICTS HAVING 100,000 POPULATION has d himself for Umatil la county and its people. If re-elected, I will continue the duties of the office as in the past. I (Paid Adv.) This picture was taken 30 years a; o. In the door is F. B Swayze, presi dent On his left are the late Col H. U. Newport, and Mrs. H. R. New- port. A. C. Crawford and F. M Folsom. On right is J. B. Beebe, an unknown man and W. Glascow. Paid Adv. by J. J. 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