NEW YEAR'S EDITION
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Medford Mail Tribune
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MJSDJj'ORD OltKOON, MONDAY, .JANl'AKY 1, 10 J 2.
No. 2-12.
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iIih'h tin I'lit ilifiricni'V tlint nnw iTi
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111 to llit iiM'luinl iiutr lui- m (In i
pBKt 1ihhi more or ltf ul it itiluilnlih ,
iiiuMtjiHi. 'Mui'li atMul fruit luih liii'ii I
Hud i now ltltit ifU(?il witlitnil im
KhIIiim itnil younir nrrlmnl nre Ihmhu
Kniwii without itn iil, lint ni'h jtr.i
iliH'lion itnd cruwtli on uiiirriKiilil
latiil in nt llio iurov of Dip Mummer
ruins wliii-li limy or nwv not occur i
propur hihimoii niid lliu ImuritiK or
(ilianl or youiiK orchnnl jut net out.
iiiiloH inoMt fuvonililv locntcil, i
forcoil to Kiiffor diiriiiir uvoniKi "wi
Hnim liuoiiiiMi) of iiiMiilTicimit tnoiMlurr
in tlio null.
A Vnliiuliln IiiHiiriinrc,
It Ik doiiiiiiK to. Im K'iiiorHll.v
Koiicmlilil Mint irritjHtioit in I ho
lii'HriiiK orcliMrtl U iiluulilu iiiMiirauct
UKiiiiiNt crop fitiluri) mill lluit tliroujcli
itn UHu a liwiivy t of fruit limy ho
K'ciiivd omOi yonr uiul Hip common
pruulii'u of tliimiiiiK' iwi't'Mnivi'ly in
onlnr to nvcurn xixo inul roolor i
wholly iimuu'twuiry. Tlint tint vounit
orohnnl may ho liroiiKht into inucli
piirllflr hcarliitr ami lit Iom.s oxpoiixo
wluo'o iinK'ation in uartl iw iiIho Iminjf
fully ilumoiiNlrattiil. Willmut inin
tlou tlio younir ninhanl roipilrui oiglil
or iiiiio YPiirn to coino into uonmioroial
liuarini;. TIiIh Ik from tliruo to' four
yoai-K Ioiikim' than i rocpiirod in hiich
hiidlioiirt iih Yaljinm valliiy, Wmiiitiilud
or Hittr Hoot vallpy. wlitrij tin k'w
i iitr Nt'iiHOU in from 20 to !I0 ilayn
Hliortcr than in Uojjiio river valloy.
Tho oralianllrtl thuruforp in debiting
IiIk nucomil with IiIh oivlianl hy juwl
that aiaoitiil of iioii-proiluctiou, am)
what iiioi'A, ho in continually forcoil
to mud huavy laaiutuiiamio cxptMixc
out of hi oumIi ruHPrvo thud with
Irriuatlou, would hu ofl'not hy tho
jiioiIucIh of Jutonuivu infur-tilltiKO Ik
twoiiii thu rowb of yomiK orchard
troim. An oruhardirtl in Hood river
valloy with thu aid of IiIh hiiiuII irri
Kiiliou Btronni rniwirt HtrawlicrrloH in
lliu yomiK onduu'd during: iU i'ivo or
nix yonru of parly urowth. Hmnib.v
nmiulainiiu: hliuHiilf ami family, do
vclupiiiK IiIh property and in many
c'liHps pnyinpf for hla land liy tho tnw
IiIh trims coino into upn'rliij,'.
Humll Dlvcrdlflid i'ainiH.
AIHioiikIi irriKullou h di'Htlnod to
bo of incaloulahlt) vtituu to tho liuyo
poiumoi'oial orchard, ilw Kroutost valuo
wllUoHiilt from (ho important part it
will play In niiikiiip; poHxihlo tho Hiaall
iliviirxllloil fruit farm of flviy tun ami
Iwontv iii'i'PH, on which a family mav
inaKo a comforlahlo liiuu whilo their
youiiK orchard Ih ciuuliij; Into huariu,
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or from whioh (hoy mav Hoonro a noted orchards of tho valley have
pomfortnhlo iiioomo nimply from Ihe'liecn irnVated for a Ions period,
production of hiiuiII fruits nuil jjun- Iiuikiiii; which mav ho mentioned tho
onl farm product,-. Tho one Kro.UJflorc orchard, houlh of ilodford; tho
iii'inl of tho otiio rivnr valloy in tho
man and hi family who own and care
for thoir hiiiuII tract. KouMII'Hih of
(he valloy' arou lion dormant ami un
productive hecnuHii tho dry Hummers
pioeludo prolltahlo cultivation in
tjmnll arotiM. Thin umlovolopod arou
nettled in Hinall tiiielu with a family
on each niHkinjf a coinfortahlo living
will nolvo tho prohloai of our idlo
IiiiuIh. Tho (UPtion of labor during
tho rush woasoiiH in the lnrj;or or
ohardrf would ho taken uaro of and
tho abnormal hih cot of living in
tho towiiH and iu the country would
hu reduced by the local production of
oommoditioM that onu now bo had only
at high cimt with froijjht ndilud.
Tho money that now flown out of tho
valloy for butter, ck, Imoou, ham,
vojrolahloH and coiiiiIIohh other ihiih
moditiort Hhouhl bo ko)t in local oir
eulatiou. Throuuh tho moiliuiu of tho
Hinall In-lRiitOil farm HiIh will bo ao
eouiplishod. .Many Keetloim lirlKiite.
In homo Hiiotioim of tho valloy ir-
rijjiitian lim boon omploved for yourx.
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-niuiiKiowii, near rnooni.v, in u
wplendid illiihtralion yf yliat walor
will do in tho development of the
liijthly oullivated farm of a few uoioh.
TIiIh area ha for yean depended
upon llio niylit flow of tho Phoouix
mill diteh, which tho nsern wore nivon
in oxohniiKo for labor Hpeiit in olt'iui
iiiu out llio ditoh and hooping it in
repair. Many are Iho HtoribH of
fabuloiiH proiliu'tion that como from
thin locality. Tho rauclum nloiitf Lit
Hu Huttu oreoU havo bucn irriKiitod
for yoarn, and ho hluhly in wntyr in
that Hoelion valued that only throm;!)
tho iiiedium oT tho Hialo hoard of
eoiitrol wan HorimiH liti;atiou over
water vihta provoiilod, Many of tho
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Handall orchard, near Talent; the
A. I). Holms orchard, mint li of Ah
lailil; (ho Troiisou & fldthrio orchard,
near KaIo Point, and many others.
Tho Gold Hay Healty company
hart developed an orchard tract of
about .100 no rut near Tolo with
water scoured from iu .eleotrieally
driven pumpiiu; plant, located at the
power house at fluid Hay, Tho water
Ih forced through au underground
plpo for a distance of out) mile and
convoyed to tho highest points of the
lands boiuc; irrigated.
HckIiiiiIiik of Irrigation.
Whorovor a small souroo of water
supply it nvailablo ti in bclnir put lo
use. Tho larger part of tho vallgy,
howovor, hocauso of tho difficult hud
o.xpensivo coiistruotiou involved, has
been without a water supply, and such
development as hat taken plaoo has
lioen accoinplished without irriRutioii.
'tho llrsl of tort to provide u water
supply is nvailablo it is heiur put to
iuauKiiratcd about eight years ago by
tho Fish l.ako Water company. Their
nlans embraced tho diversion of water
from Little Hutto creek and tho stor
age of tho ruu-off of Mount Mo
litiughliii iu Kisb and Four Mile lakes.
This company constructed 10 miles
of main canal and succeeded in bring
ing water into tho north end of tho
valloy, but difficult construction and
apathy on tho part of landowners iu
tho matter of purchasing wator rights
provoiilod (ho further development of
(ho project that hold tho key to Iho
irrigation of (ho entire valloy. After
lying practically dormant for six
years, iho possibilities of this project,
through tho efforts of Fred N. Cum-
luiugs, were brought to tho attention
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of Patrick Welsh, tho millionaire oon.,"ul have lo ho construeled over
tractor, and It. K. Neill, mining niul,,UUl Hint ia either partially or com
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whesc, oxporionoos wilh the irrigation
development of (ho Spokane valley
fitted them to foresee the irrigation
possibilities of the Hoguo river vnllev.
Konn Canal Company.
After making an exhaustive ox
nmination of (he old FnhXnku Water
company's properties thoso men witti
their associate organized tho Hogue
Kivor Valley Canal coiiinanv. and on
July 1. 11)10. for n coiiKiiluriitinn nf
$500,000. purchased tho entire inter-
ests of that company.
Hy this purchase this pew com
pany secured fiOOO aerosi'of land, the
old lake ditch system and ex
tensive wator rights in Little 'Unite
creek. In addition, llio new vompnnv
purchased 2000 acres of land adjoin
ing tho old company's tract of fiOOO,
purcJiased tho Kaglc Point mill and
its wator rights, and has since se
cured direct from the dormrtment of
tho interior the exclusive right to use
Fish lake and Four Mile lako as stor
age reservoirs.
Tho irrigation syslem, to bo built
by tho Hoguo Hiver Valloy Cuunl com
pmty will cost $2,000,000. It will
consist of Fish lake and Four Mile
lako reservoirs, having a combined
siorngo capacity of o),000 acres feet
of vatcr; a connecting ennui between
tho, two lakes, u diversion canal 10
miles in length to bring the' water
from Littlo Hutto creek into tho val
loy; three main lines of distributing
canalR aggregating 100 miles in
length, and -100 miles of laterals to
convoy tho water to tho land.
Low Water Ulglits,
Tho construction and-iuaintonanco
of tho canal system involves an ex
traordinarily heavy expense, hocnu&e
of tho fact that, unlike most irriga
tion projects, practically nil of the
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be exorcised iu tho location of nil
ditehos, laterals and conduits so .is
to do tho loust jiossiljlo damage, Many
milos of oomont-linod canal and un
derground pipo will bo ucoossary and
all structures mo to bo of tho mot
permanent character.
Notwithstanding tho exacting con
ditions that on every hand ijivolvo
heavy excuse, tho company, ronlisiug
that irrigation is practically now to
tho Itoguo riMr valley, has plnood a
very lotv price on the Jlr,t block of
wator rights to bo sold. Porpatual
wator rights are now living sold to the
consumer at a price of $50 per aero,
which is far below that hoinpr paid iu
such sections ns tho Spokane valley,
where a price of ;jU7. and $2110 per
aero is quite common. The cot of
the- water right itj payable in fivo
animal installments, which mukos it
possible for (ho land, if properly
handled, to more than pay for tho
wator right in tjio additional orop
that can ho raised, thereby burdening
tho consumer vory lightly. Tho com
pany ussHinog all responsibility of
maintaining the system and dolivcrs
tho water to each man's headgnto nt
such limes ami ia such quantity as
no may ilosirc. ior this servico nn
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made. The amount of wator whioh
tho company contracts to delivor dur
iui" tho irrigation season, April 1 10
October 1, is sufficient to covor tho
laud to n dopth of ono and one-half
foot, whioh amount will prove nio-o
than sufficient for the needs of auv
crop ami which is but littlo loss than
tho total mutual rainfall of tho Hoguo
river valloy.
Extending Lalerals.
Tho company has already oulargad
the main section of tho Hopkins hit
oral and constructed u number of the
main laterals on the dosort. It Is
now perfecting its plans for the entire
system and ns fast as thcro is a do
main! for wator, tho system, already
parimny consiructeii, will no ex
tended. Rognelauds, Incorporated, orgnu
uod by tho same capitalists and as
sociated with tho Hoguo Hiver Valloy
t'aal company has assumed tho de
velopment and salo of tho 7000 aores
of laud on tho "dosort." This nron is
now supplied "with wator for irriga
tion mill tho work of doveioptnfj thia
choice body of Innd Hint hns lain idlo
so Ioiir ia boinj,' pushed rapidly forward.
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I iu 40-acre tracts with n publicly dedi
' cated rond around caoU tract. This
I land is being sold with n water right
j both in its raw state, Iho purchaser
j doing his own development work, and
in developed tracts, contracts for tho
sale of tho luttor, including an obliga
tion on tho part of tho compaa to
plow, level, lay out tho irrigation sys
tem, and plant to standard varieties
of treos, and nt the purchaser's option
to raaiittain it for u .period of fivo
years. Ifciough has boon done on this
desert land, iu tho way of develop
ment and in the growth of trees, that
arc now in their flfth and sixth year,
to indjeato that this land can bo mndo
most productive. Tho soil, because
of its light gravelly natnro, is ex
tremely warm and the vines and trees
start tluir growth vory early iu tho
season and, with nn adequate mois
ture supply, they grow vigorously
throughout tho entiro soason and
mature their orop long before tho fall
ruins set iu.
Millions Invested.
Tho oxpondituro of approximately
two and n half millions or dollars in
developing thbo largo nrojocts moans
much to tho Hoguo river valloy. Not
only will ovwry industry and business
enterprise benefit directly from tho
putting intp local circulation of tho
larger part of this great amount of
money, but tho assurance of our fruit
crop and tho groat addition to our
populntiqn resulting from tho thick
bottloniont of our idle lauds menus n,
great incrcuso in tho general volume
of businoss in Iho future.
Tho men who uro behind theso en
terprises havo hod long oxporionco iu
irrigation development, having boon
connooted with tho irrigation develop
ment of Spokane valloy iu Washing
ton, whoro conditions wore much tho
sumo as they are here, Tlioy havo
absolute faith in tho futuro of Itoguo
river valloy and aro backing up thto
faith by tho actual investment of
their manoy. Tho hearty and nub.
stuntinl support thoy aro rccoiving in
carrying out thoir enterprises speaks
much for tho "got together spirit'' o
tho valloythat spirit that has mndo
tho groat faraa wo now enjoy. It is
only through united offort Hint nny
great work can bo carried out and tho
fact that ovory worldly project to-
coives tho instant and unanimous sup
port oil tho mon of Hoguo rivor valley
is tho one main factor that iiimircn
our futuro grontnvsu,
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