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FIFTH YKAB.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANTARY 22, 1911.
No. 260.
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IlllUiltlOll i (ICntillC'll tt l.l 1
iiiif iiiiporttitit part in (lie ili'U'l
iMHnciil l' Iii;iic' liner )illc, sup
lIiiiur ii- it dot's tlui one (U'ticu'im
ill. U now )rt'(!iilc inteiiMU produ -lion.
lt, ljuiiofit In tlio orcli.inl 111-du-itrv
lias in tlio jia-t liuuu more
ov Ic-s of u (lolmtiiblo (nuliop
.MiU'li k()(1 fruit has and is now be
inir iaiu(l without irrigation n.ul
jeinit: orchards arc bein $;roii
without aid, hut hitch production and
growth on irrigated land i at the
iucrc of the hiimnier rains which
ninv or may not occur in propel
season and tlio heariin: orchard or
yeimi: orchard jiint set out, miles
most favorably located is forced to
suiter during average m'iimiiis be
en use of insufficient moistiue in t lie
soil. It is coming to be kcji.i-hI
conceded that irriyativn in the lioar
niu' orchard i valuahlo iiihiiraiwe
a.iui-t crop i'nilure and that through
ii- use H heavy set of fruit may be
-iciiicd each year and the common.
in act ice of tliiniiinir excessively m
older to heeuro isize and eolor ii.
wliollx umiectssary. That the yuitiiu
orch.nd may be broutsltt into mueh
earlier bearing and at losx e.)oae
uhcic irrigation h uud is also lieintr
Jnll deiaoiistrated. An orcluud
ist in Hojjtuo UivBr valley with
the nd of his Hinall irrigation tieam
laisi (I striiulinrric in yoiiiij; or
cbaid diirimr itn 1ie or nix yonis !
ivih uii'Wth, thereby mniiituiniou
I) in. i H j'ud family, dovelopiuy; hi
pii.itrt and in many ('a.so payiiia
t"i his land by tlio timu Ilia troen
cnine mto lieannir.
Althoiiuh irrigation i detineij to
be oi nicrJetilublu value to the large
coiaincrcial orchard, iU yioutesl
v.'luc uill result from tlio important
pait it will plr.y in uiakiny: poiibl
the .sin. ill divaridfiud fruit farm of
iie. Jit and 20 aere on whioh i
t.iimix may niuku a euwturtable li-in-
while their yuunjr orchard is
conn m into beuiiiiif, or, from which
ih mav secure a oomlortable ill
come siiiiplv from (he production of
-ii, .ill trait and Kitral tartu pro.
liii. t. Tlie one if rent nesd f the
Wo;-ue Kiver vulUy in the man and
in- t.uinlv who own and care for their
mi,. ill tract. Four-fifths of ihe aU
l- .ira He dormant and nupro
(iiiiiive beeauMB the dry umme;'
i-ici Imle profitable eultiation la
-a. ill urea. Thie undeveloped area
- i Md in email tract with a family
.uli uiitkiiitf : iiinfortaliU hx
mII sohe the pndileni "t m
... .(U. The ii(-li.in nt !.il ii
i lie ruh .easi'ii- in the l.u(i
I .l nllld lie l.i M'll i ill. "i s il
in iiii.il Inji "si i-t li ihk t"
the towns and in the country would
be reduced by the local pioduction
of commodities that can now be had
only at high cost with freight ad
ded. The mouev that now flows out
ot the vallev for butter, emes bacon,
ham vegetable, and counties othei
commodities should be kept in loivl
irciilatioii. Tlirouitli the medium ol
the small irrigated farm thu will
be accomplished.
In some- sections of the valley ir
fixation lias Deen ompioyen mi
vears. ''Strinxtowu." near I'hoeniN
is a sploudid illustration of what
water will do in the dexelopment ot
the hiuhlv cultivated farm of a few
acres. This area ha for years de
leuded uioii the ni;ht flow of the
Phoenix mill ditch, which tho use
were uiven in exchaniio for lab-n
sH.'iil in eleaniuu out the ditch and
L-i.Aiiiiiif it in reiiair. JUniv are 11
storier of fabulous production th.ii
come from thi. locality. The ranchc-aloii-
Little ISutte creek have Ueei
irijfated for years, ''and so highlx
i water in that section valued that
only throuuh the medium of the state
board of control w-. serioiiK litiin
un oer water right prevented
Mnnv of the noted orchards of the
ttlliv have been irrigated for a Imm
lriod, among which mav be men
tioned the Oore orchard, iouth .-t
Mwlford; the Itandall orchard, ueur
Talent: the A. Ii. Helm utrhiinl.
south of Ashland; the Tron n i
Guthrie orchard, near Eagle l'"iit,
and many others.
The Kogu Uiver Electric con p.m
.jp. - - -. ' 4.
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.MIM. CltHHK KAM.S ON TIIK I'IM'UH HlHiVli.
Wherever a small ..oureu of water
dm ulniiincr mi orchard tr.x ' cf
abmit 3G0 acroK near Tok. ilh-lpiy i uvaihible. it ih being put to
u-Mtor. Mf.nrd from an elect iHlly.UM. Tka larger part ot the valley,
driven punipi.'i: pl.mt, located at .
h.. Us,, ai (i-.ld K IV The w.i
1 1 -Wel
!(.! 1-. toll cil
,'lollml ne t.
mi', aid i i
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The first el tort l provide a water
sujhJv for the alle .is a whole was
inaugurated about eiuht yaara ago
however, becun e ot Uio difficult and by lire Fish Lake Water company,
cxpeiisjve const -'-1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 1 involved, has Their plans ewlii ."-'l the diver-i'n
b 'en wiili'iiil a w.iii-r supidv, ainljol wal-T limn Ian'" Unite iri U
-inll ileveloilin 'ii ,i ll, li'k-'li pluieiand llle s'ol iy- il ' ie liln ott ot
1 1 - Iji i li ,i i oluli-lici v .1 limit ll 1 1 Mi -no I Mil. I. 'i a i I i Ii i ii I "
lIlOll. Mil" I. lii J ll I i 'I ll. v '-ll ' i i
ii iii mile oi main caiuu una suc-
I 'led in briiigiui; water into iIk
Ii cud ol the vallev, hut dil'ti--
i ii i i oiistiuetiou and apathy on the
I- 1 1 of landowners in the matter ot
i- in basing water right prevented
ili further development of the pri-
' i that held the key to the irriga-
.' ii of the entire valloy. After l.v -
; .... practically dormant for mix years
he potfsibiiitieH of thin project.
ilnough the efforts of Fred X. Cum-
iiiuitTs, were urougrit to I tie atietiton
"i I'atnck Welsh, the millionaire con-
i.ietor, and U. li, Neill mining and
ungating operator, both of Kpolc
aiie, whosu cxeriencpM with the irri
gation development of the Kpokane
vallev, fitted them to foresee the u
ruiatiou poMsihilitiei of the Uogue
Hiver valley.
After making an exhmistive ex
amination of the old Fish Lake Wa
ter eoiupany's pi-opertieNri, theme men
with their associate organised the
Uogue Uiver Vallev (.'anal noiopauv,
and on Jul v 1, 1!M0, for u considei
alloii of ,'1(1(1.01111. iiii( i,i-,e, (he cu
lm I 1I1 ie I- ..I ih it eorii),tiiv.
i 1 1 J 1 i 11 1 11 1 . tli . in u I llll!
i .1 I . 'I -liOll 1.1 ,, , ,, ,,M A( III,
tensive water rights in Little Iiutie
creek. In addition, the new com
pany puiciiassed 'J000 acres of lain
adjoining tlio old compaiiv's tiael ot
.'iO(K), purchused the Kagle I'oiut mid
ami its wuter rights, and has wince
secured direct from the department
of the interior the exclusive right to
use Fish lake and Four Mile nine
as storage lescrvoirs.
The irrigation system to bo built
by the Hogue Hiver valley Citnul eom-
laiiv will cost itc.uuu.wiu. ft will
eousist of Fish lake and Four Mile
lake reservoiiv, having a eoiubiiied
storage capacity of :i.",0lltl acres feet
of vv titer; a connecting canal betweei
the two lakes, n diversion canal 111
miles hi length to bring the water
from Little Hutte creek into the val
ley; three main Hue of distributing
eAnaii aggregating 101) mile in
length, and 400 mile' of laterals to
convey the water to the land.
The ''For Sale" classified ad ii-e
the 11111 1 Ket-place for the. useful
lllii'U- that 111 ve alivadv been Used.
oiiit t Hues a -ccolld bund lllliele
-Me Vim 11- Well a-, a new
(My P. .J. O'Gara.) m
Thu prospuelh in the iniiiieuso field
of hortieiilturu in thu Koxuu Hivur
valley wero never brighter. The now
vear iiuds thai thu proru mudo
during the ohf year has added 11
poueri'ul stimulus to the groiitindus
try of fruit growing, and tlio ino
mentiini given it by the, jircvions
. ear's siiccohhos will bu bitoh as 10
mtiku u mueh bolter record for tlio
year of J 011. In attempting to fore
cast more or lgea aeouratoly what
wo fully oxpoot to renlizo, it will be.
well to note, in u uioru or loss guu
eral way, thu progto which hati al
lcady been made, oupaoiully during
the past year.
One of the most uotieenblo roeultu
which haa been uecoiupliiihud ill tlio
valley in uloug the lino of nursury
isMetioti and thu intiodiiotion of
clean slock for planting thu fuliiro
oiehardx. iJuriug the paat suiiiou
we have received thu' kindest 00
otcrution of the nuweryiaeu doing
bu-itiBN in this valley. U'lnjy Ituvu
uork"d hand in hand with (he in
spectors and have been desirous that
their put im gut nothing but olunu
tree-'. Of the hundreds of Ihotuuitubj
of nursery tree, received, but vory
few huve been throwa out, ihowiug
that there Jnu been an houest ef
fort to fulfill the reiftiiremeutfi laid
down by the liortumltural laws. Wo
have particularly noted that uur
nuiserytnen have been us anxious
and pninstakiug in ueotiring olotin
shipments as the inspectors my
been careful in soei.ig that no dis
eued trees bu phiutod. It is a hualthy
sign of Ihe time i when we see a dt
siiu to build up and maiiitahi au holi
est business which, unfortuuatiily, in
iiiniiv placea stilt siiiacki of dialioa
estv and graft. An a rule, the nur
seryiuen doing on-ino w In thu iioguo
Hiver valley are building up an en
viable reputation which menus a
prosperous future. If there ever
have heeu auy difference betweu
them and the hoiiieultiiial eommis
sioiior's office, all hive been lorgot
ten.
Inirim; the past year praotioally
all the iiuitui'i wcr of the valloy havo
la 1 nine as mi Med in 0110 great or
-ani.n Kui-vvii ,s tli,. UofcMie Uiver
Iv. uiiiiiiiii vt on Viissi 0.)
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