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HOOD RIVER QLACIEE THURSAY AUGUST 15. 1907
Irrigation projects
ancient history
In America irriRhtion was practioed
thousands ot year uao by the pre-bia-
tor'c tnwn-builJiiiu Pueblo ludians
ia New Mexico a nil Arizona. Tbe de
aeendanta ot tLiPxe Indiana btill culti
vate lands which wore tilled by initia
tion when the treasure Becking Span
iards came np from the soutn, and
even now practice mitij ot the cus
toms ot their ancestors.
Hieh alons the steep cliffs in the
canons of the southwest btill cling the
rulua of the termer homes of the ex
tlnct race of clilt dwellers, and in the
broad valleys below can be aoen today
the rains of their atone dams and ir
rigation canals-all that is left to toll
the story ct Aaiorica a nr agricui
turlata.
Ibe Orat systematic application of
inigation to ke made by the whites
in the United Stntes was inaugurated
by the Mormons on the tihoref of the
Great Salt lake In l&W. me Mormons
found L'tab anything but the prom
ised land for which they had hoped.
From necessity they resorted to Iriga
tion and aonn made the barren site of
Bait Lake City one of the most pros
perous communities in the west. A
few years later the placet miners of
California atilized their placer wash
ing streams for irrigation purposes
and laised large crops ot vegetables
and grain.
However, irrigation did not make
any extensive headway until after the
civil wr and dining the early '70s,
when the great tide of immigration
turned toward the went. In 1870 only
about 20,000 acres ot land weie culti
vate I by Irrigation In the United
States. In the next ten yeur the
number was increased to 1,000,000
acres.
During the years 1880-90 irrigation
experieuced a great boom, and the
number of acres Increased to nearly
4,000,000. In 1902, the last census,
the aorenae was 9,031, .720, and each
month sees thousands of acres added
until the total is nearly ir,000,000
acres today.
In tho modem hiatory of irrigation
the great desert land engineering feats
have been accomplished which are the
wonder of the world. To acoomplish
these fonts mountains have been tun
nelod, streams oairied hundreds of
miles out of the natural courses, lakes
have been tapped, whole rivers di
verted and huge storage reservoirs
constructed.
Irrigation has prowu with such
leaps and bounds thut natural gravity
alone cannot be depended upon to
supply the water where needed, and
electricity is now being used to drive
tho mammoth oentrifugal pumps lain
ing l he watei to unusual heights.
Among the groat lrrlgtainn engi
neering fonts ot this country la the
wouriert ul Strawberry Valley pioject
at Vernal, Utah, now under way,
where a storage rRsorrnh will be buiU
to hold five billlou gallons of water,
and a tunnel three and ono-half miles
long is boiug cut thiough a mountain.
'Ibe work ia being dona by electri
cally drlveu toolw, and when coin Jet
ed the water will bo used to generate
electricity for lighting and power pul
pites, and then for irrigation. The
entire electrical equipment for this
plant was furuishod by the lieueral
Kleotrio company.
Ibe WilliHton, N. D., project and
the liuford-I unit on project in the
same atute are operated ontiiely by
electricity. The current la generated
by Curtis steam purlio geueiatois and
la lined to drive the large motors con
nected wtb tho centrifugal pumps.
Another system baa been Installed
at (Jarden City, Kansas, and still an
other at Bait Lako, Arizona. At the
last named place the vortical shaft
electric generators ore direct connect
ed to large water wheols for generat
ing the current.
- Fiom the old hand wheel of pre
blstorio man to the modern motor
driven oentrifugal is a long ory, but
it fully demonstrates the progress of
powerand complicated machinery from
the stnit to tho present. Who knows
what the future will be?
I'each t'roHHi'il with Apricot.
One of the uswost aud bout fruits
that has been gralted la what the own
er, A. M. Cale, of Fruitvale district,
calls a peach apricot, says the Yakima
ltepuuliu. The tree is only three
years old and has bourne tor two
years. The truit is ot the most luol
ous kind with a perfectly smooth skin,
having the color ot both a poach and
an apiioot.
The fruit is always large and ripe In
proper season about tho lhet of July.
Mr. Cale did not pay any attention to
the tree wheu it was small and came
very near cutting it down, but after
It yielded Its Mrst fiutt he realized
the value and immediately bad it
copyrighted. Tbia gives him complete
control ot that kind of fruit and no
one can raise tho same kind of fruit
unless t hoy buy tho trees ot him. He
will have 3000 trees on the market
this fall, lie has been nllorod IdOO
for the one treo and the copyright but
refuses to take it, with the idea that
he can got more by selling the bud to
be grafted.
Don't (iruinhle
when your joints ache and ynti suffer
from Klieuniatiaui. l!uy n bottle of Mal
lard's Snow Liniment and get instant
relief. A positive cure for KlitHiliiutinm,
Horns, Ohm, Contracted M uncles, Sore
Chest, etc. Mr. 1, T. Ilogy, a prominent
meiclmnt at Willow Point, Texas, nays
that ho finds Ballard's Snow Liniment
the Ijest nil round Liniment ho ever
used. Sold by Chas. N. Clarke.
Automobile Increasing.
There are 2G:l,(V!i) registered auto
mobllists in the United States, as ap
pears by the otllcial legiHtrntiou in
each of the 40 states up to June 15.
New York leads the list with 41,331),
aud New Jersey, one ot the smallest
states, comes next place with 21,081,
and is expected to take second before
the eud of tho year. Delawaie with
552, ia the ainallest number in any
state. These figures do not represent
the total number, as a garage or sale
room having 20 to &u automobiles,
may have only two or three registered
cards. It is only about 10 years siuoe
an automobile was a cuiioslty in
many places, but it is safe to say that
today over 300,000 are being driven
through the streets of the cities and
towns of the country. An automobile
ia a luxury that in a short time a bet
ter maohioe will be mude for los? mon
ey, and the numbor greatly increased.
The Astoria & Columbia Liver rail
road is giving an excellent service for
its beach tratllo tbia season. Two
through trains aie run daily from
Portltnd to Clatsop iloaoh points
leaving at 8 a. m. and G p. m. In ad
ditoin Ic these trains there Is a Sat
urday speoial leaving Portland 2:10 p.
m. and arriving in Seaside at 0:65 p.
m. The hotel oooommodutioos at all
Clatsop Beach resorts are excellent
and am;le tor tho heavy summer trav.
el. a
Hens Uo Crazy for Want of Rent.
Aa all eld prospectors will tell the
three months ot almost con tineas fan
light each summer In the Northland
baa an odd effect on most newcomers.
Aa a matter ot tact a man accustomed
to seven hours sleep each night, finds
upon going to Alaska that be cannot
etsily adjust himself to the alteied
conditions. Most people gev sleepy
when the dark comes, and do '.ot
think ol Bleeping in daylight. As a
resuP. men go for day alter day when
first in the north with little inclina
tion to sleep. A man baa to train
himself in Alaska and Yukon to go to
bed with the sun shining bigb in the
tky. Those who need darkness in or
der to slunibei comfortably have to
pin blanket over the windowa and go
to great deal ot extra trouble to pro
dace it.
It is aaid in the early days that the
chickens that were first brought to
the north in the summertime went
crazy for want of rest. They waited
and waited for the sun to set in ordor
to know when to go to roost, and as
it continued to shine, the fowls went
without sleep until they were exhaust
ed. This story is bardly verified but it
' true that the continuous daylight
has a very odd effect on men and ani
mals alike, and it takes a few weeks
to get accustomed to it.
M ark Your "Rnsh" Letters.
The attention ot the publio ia di
rected to a regulation the neglect ot
which delays instead of hastens the
delivery of a letter. Under a rule re
cently promulgated it is provided
that by allixing 10 cents additional in
stamps on a letter and writing the
words "special delivery" on f bo en
velope he lettei will be giveu special
delivery. But there is another and
older ruin under which the depart
ment registers a letter If It is over
paid eight cents, lc is stated that it
bat frequently happened that a per
son wishing to take advantage ot the
special delivery rule bas mailed bis
letter without writing on It the words
"special delivery." In that case the
letter is registered and that delayed.
Children In l'alu
never cry as do children who are Buffer
ing from hunger. Such is the cauae of
all babies who cry and are treated for
sickness, when they really are suffering
from hunger. This is caused from their
food not being assimilated but devoured
by worms. A few doses of White's
Cream Vermifuge will cause them to
ceiuio crying and begin to thrive at once,
(iive it a trial. Sold by Chas. N. Clarke.
A (ood Law.
Tho legislature of Wisconsin bas ap
propriated ten thousand dollars for
the purchase of land at tax sales:
Whatever laud any county becomes
possessed of from non-payment of
taxes must be olleied to tho publio
land commlsslonei before it can be
sold to anybody else. The land so
purchased Is to be added to the state
forest reservos. In this way the state
can gradually recover land which it
has carelessly permitted to pass into
private band and be dispoiled of its
wealth of timber. It the state had
held tbese timber lands from the be
ginning it would have been immense
ly better off. It is to be hoped that
these denuded timbei lands wil be re
forested and that, therefore, some
thing may yet be saved out ot the
wreck.
Ten Years in lied.
"For ten years I was confined to my
bed with disease of my kidneys," writes
K. A. Cray, J. P., of Oakville, Ind. "It
was so severe that I could not move part
of the time. I consulted the very tast
medical skill available, but could get no
relief untii Foley's Kidney Cure was
recommended to mo. It has been a
Godsend to mo." Clarke Drug Co.
Dill Aye's Cow.
liill Nye, the humorist, onco had a
cow to sell, tho story goes, and adver
tised her as follows: "Owing to my
ill health, I will sell at my residence
In township 19, range 18, according
to the government survey, one plush
lasberry oow, age eight yeais. She is
of undoubted courage and gives milk
frequently. To a man who does not
fear death in any form she would be
a great bjon. She ia very ratio h at
tached to her present home with a
stay chain, but she will te sold to any
ono who will treat her right. She is
oue-fourtb shorthorn and three
fourths hyena. 1 will also throw in a
double barrel shot gun, which goes
with her. In May she usually goes
away for a week or two, and returns
with a tall red calf with wabbly legs
Her name Is Koie. 1 would rather sell
her to a non resident."
Why Fret and Worry
when your child lias a severe cold. You
need not fear pneumonia or other pul
monary diseases. Keep supplied with
Ballard's llorehound Syrup a positive
euro for Colds, Coughs, Whooping
'Jough and Bronchitis.
Mrs. Hall, of Sioux Falls, 8. P.,
writes; "I havo used your wonderful
Ballard's llorehound Svruo. on mv
children for live years. Its results have
been wonderful." Sold by Chas. ft
Clarke.
Largest Locomotive in the World.
The laigost steam locomotive in the
world Is about to be turned out from
the plant of the American Locomotive
Works at Sobeneotady for the Kile
railroad. It will haul on grades a
train of loaded oars a mile aud a bait
long without the aid ot helpers. Its
weight is 413,000 pounds.
The engine is in reality two engines
under one boiler. It has four cylin
ders is designed for pusher service,
and will operate on the Susiiuehaniia
hill between Susquehanua and (Julf
Summit, Pa.
Clatsop Beach resoiti afford a va
tiety ot amusements for the pleasure
seeker, lu addition to surf bathing,
clam diggiug and crab fishing, them
resorts have all the attractions of the
mountains, situated as they are in
close proximity to the coast range,
wheie the Lest trout fishing and hunt
ing lot big game are witin easy walk
ing distance from the hotels. Low
round trip rates are in effect via the
Astoria & Columbia Kiver railroad, a
Visits llyerlee.
C. A. Hickle, an old tillicum ot the
writer, has been spending a season In
southern Oregon about MarshHeld
and other points near there. He says
reHl estate there is out of sight. Kv
eiy stage going there is crowded to
the limit with eager seekers after
ground Door locations aud all coming
away Is equally loaded with disap
pointed visitors. The land ia platted
for miles around, but that ia the ex
tent ot the Improvements in most in
stances. MarsbrJeld is young and bas
lots of time to grow )n. St. Jobus
Review.
Man Zan Pile Remedy conies up in a
in a c(i;laplblo tube with a nozzle.
Easy to apply right where the soreness
and inflammation exists. It relieves at
once blind bleeding, itching, or protrud
ing piles. Guaranteed. Sol I by Kelr
& Cass..
PUSH OREGON
TO THE FRONT
On April 291 h last the Oregoniaa
published a special industrial edition
devoted exclusively to the exploita
tion of Oregon. It probably contained
more special and miscellaneous in
formation shoot Oregon than any one
fabllcation that bas ever been lamed,
t Ib peculiarly ueefal and valuabla to
the bomeseeker, because it glies the
latest and mokt reliable information
about so many different subject that
tbe bomeseeker is uaturally interested
in. Almost every department ot in
dustry is specialized, and both de
scriptive and statistical information
ot a highly valuable character is given
extensively and in entertaining form.
Residents of Oregon who know its
advantages aa compared with tbe con
gested east, and wbo still bave friends
back there whom they would like to
see heie enjoying the good things ot
this favored state, can aid in a splend
id work; now without cost and very
little effort. If you think your friend
would be interested in knowing more
about Oregon and might eventually
become valuable citizen, send bis
name and address to tbe genera! pas
senger agent ot tbe Oregon Kailwsy A
Navigation company, and a copy of
this special edition, with oomplcte
summary ot the several subjects treat
ed, carefully indexed, will be mailed
to blm promptly. In tbls manner yon
may be tbe means not only of doing
your f i lend a good tarn, but of help
ing to stimulate tbe growth and pros
perity of Oregon.
Don't forget that commencing Sep
tember 1st and continuing daily for
two months, tickets will be on sale at
almost every railroad station in tbe
east to all points in Oregon and tbe
northwest at what bas come to be pop
ularly known is "colonist rates."
These rates are tbe cheapest geneial
long aistanoe rates ever established.
and enable one to reach Oregon from
any part ot tbe United Slates at but
trille more than one cent mile.
Tbey are tbe greatest Inoentlveto col
onization and progressive borne build
ing for any known agency, and it tbe
restles, dlssutisfled resideut of tbe
east Is made to know before band tbe
advantages be can enjoy here, tbe
problem is solved, and tbe star of em
plre will continue to move steadily
westward.
Now is tbe time to spread tbe gos
pel of Oregon, so that it may be heard
sua neeuea by (be time tbe rates go
into etiect. Send cne name or two,
or a dozen, and you will be exerting
a worthy influence toward the up
building of our state. Send them to
your nearest Oregon Hallway & Navi
gation Co. agent, or to Wm. MoMui
ray, Generall Passenger Agent, Port
land, Oregon.
HE' WON HIS CASE.
An
Incident Tlist Illustrates
the
Shr.wdn.ti of Bsn Butler.
A number of years ago General Ben
jamin P. Butler was a guest of friends
In Brooklyn. During his visit be noted
the rule of the street railway com
panies compelling conductors to regis
ter fares as soon as passengers entered
tbe cars and before tbe fares wero ac
tually collected. Two or three year,
afterward be represented tbe plaintiff
la a damage suit for $15,000 In which a
Brooklyn street railway company wo
tho defendant The principal -witness
for tho company was the conductor of
tie car on which the accident occur
red, and his testimony was so strong
as to make thing look bad for Butler's
client. But Butler recalled the unusual
rule ho had remarked years before, and
on cross examination be said:
"Your company requires you to ring
up fare a soon as passengers enter
the car, doesn't It?"
"Yes."
"Supposo a passenger boards your
car and then finds he 1 on tbe wrong
line. Do 7011 state that fact to your
superiors, and Co they make allowance
on your return for that fare?"
"No. I lose the nickel."
"Do yon mean to say the company
won't take your word for 5 cents?"
"No, they won't."
"Yet," snld the shrewd veteran, turn
ing to tho Jury, "tbe company ask you
to take this conductor's word for $15,'
000."
Butler's client received a verdict-
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Limit of Life.
The most eminent medical scientists
are unanimous in the conclusion that
the generally accepted limitation of
human life is many years below the at
tainment possible with the advanced
knowledge of which the race is now
possessed. The critical period, that de
termines its duration, seems to be be
tween 50 and K); the proper care of tbe
body during this decade cannot be too
strongly urged ; carelessness then being
fatal to longevity. Nature's best helper
after 50 ia Klectric Bitters, tho scientific
tonic medicine that revitalizes every or
ami of the body. Guaranteed by Chas
N. Clarke, druggist. 50c.
An Anolsnt Prayer.
Old John Ward, who was pilloried
by Pope In the "Dunelad" nnd who
actually stood In the pillory in the
year 1727, when he was said to have
been worth 200,000, was nevertheless
a plons man. lie bad large estates in
London and Essex and did not omit
to pray for their welfare in the follow
Ing manner: "O Lord, I beseech thee
to preserve the two counties of Middle
sex and Essex from tire and earth
quake, and ns I hove a mortgage In
Hertfordshire I beg of thee likewise to
bave an eye of compassion on that
county, and, for the rest of the conn
ties, deal with them aa thou plSftsetn."
For an Impaired Appetite.
To improve the aiinetite and atroiurth
en the digestion try a few doses of
viiHimwriBin s cMomacn and Liver Tab
lets. Mr. J. H, Soitz, of Detroit, Mich.,
says: "They restored my appetite when
impaired, relieved me of a bloated feel
ing and caused a pleasant and satisfac
tory movement of the bowels." Price,
25 cents. Samples free. Keir A Cess.
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WOOD FOR SALE.
I am prepared to furnish mill and slab
wood, also other kinds of wood.
1 have a new gasoline wood saw and am
prepared to do sawing. Also do general
tram work.
FRED HOWE.
Phone 121.
Steamer Ghas. R. Spencer
FOR PORTLAND AND THE DALLES
FREE 'BUS
Leaves Fashion Stables for up trip at 1:30 p. in.,
for down trip at 4:30 p. m., arriving at The
Dalles at 3:00 p. m., at Tortland at 10:00 p. m.
'Bus calls at Waucoma and Mt. Hood
Hotels for passengers
SCHEDULE
F. S. STANLEY, Pres.
E. L. SMITH, Vice-Pres."
The First National Bank
Capital Stock, $50,000. Surplus, $12,500
Promptness and Dispatch
Go hand in hand with courtesy, ac
commodation and security in the
transaction of business with this
bank.
The Right Banking Connection
Is of material help to any enter
prise. Our Record Since Organization
Is one of such
ana progress as to mem your con
sideration in the placing of your
banking business.
Our Savings Department Pays 4 per cent.
E. O. B LAN CHAR,
Cashier.
Hotel Waucoma
CESUBSi
Moderate Rates
Excellent Service
P. F. F0UTS, Prop.
GOULD & SNYDER
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Water Heating:
All jobbing promptly attended to.
B OOh-YKiGHTJ)
A SUCCESSFUR BAKING
alwy follows the os of Whit River
and Golden Crown flour. Whether you
bake bread, cakes, pies, or any kind of
paatry, you will find this flour a safe and
reliable standby. Try it once and you
will never use any other.
STRANAHAN & CLARK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
HOOD RIVER LAUNDRY
Better fend your linen to oar laundry.
We put a superior finish upon every ar
ticle entrusted to oar care we make it
look as good as new, in fact. We do
the , work well and quickly, yet
charge little for it
HQQD KYI LAUNDRY CO.
C. P. R.
Next Door to McGuire Brothers.
Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired
All work done with Electric
Iron and guaranteed
TIME MADE
E. O. BLANCHAR, Caehier
V. C. BROCK, Asst. Cashier
conservatism, energy gj
A FIRST-CLASS HOUSE
Farmer's Dinner
25c
Hood River, Or
RECEIVING DAILY
FRESH
Flour and Feed
CELEBRATED
WHITE RIVER
AND
GOLDEN CROWN
BRANDS
MADE FROM
SELECTED HARD WHEAT
Stanley-Smith
Wholesale and Retail
LUMBER
Lath, tShing'les, Etc
Lumber Delivered to
Square Deal Store
"Honest Goods and Sqaure
. . Deal for Every flan" . .
IS MY MOTTO
The Ideal W eeder
Is what its name implies, a Genuine Weed Killer
and the nearest to perfection of any orchard
tool yet introduced in Hood River Valley. Try
one and be convinced. Satisfaction Guaran
teed or no sale.
Osborn Spring Peg-Tooth Harrows
Acma Harrows
Plows and Cultivators
Potato Diggers
Wagons, Hacks aud Buggies
Hour, Feed, and a Full line of Groceries at all Times
Car Load Stumping Powder just received
Yours for Business
Phone 741
D.
3rd and River Street.
Oregon Lumber Company
WHOLESALE
ORDERS FOR
Lumber, Lath, Shingles
Piling, Cedar Posts
and Poles
SOLICITED
Can also furnish Slab Wood f 2.50 per cord, f, o. b.
Hood River
City Office : Phone Main 51
. H
TT 1 T
-DEALER IN
Staple and
Fancy Groceries
AND HARDWARE.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Majestic & Mesaba Ranges
and Stiletto Cutlery.
HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS, . . OREGON.
FSaSXOaST STABLE
Livery, Feed
J. R NICHOLS
UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
LADY ASSISTANT
Prompt Service Day or Night
ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED FOR CUT FLOWERS
Office Phone 1513, Residence Phone 1511 HOOD RIVER, ORE.
Lumber Co.
Any Part of the Valley
M DONALD
Hood River, Ore
AND RETAIL
MlT.T. fvvinv Vhnna TVa T tnA
. A l.VUV . ' KVJ AJ1JIO -
ittaaaaMaaanamir
GILL,
Tir TXT
and Draying..
STRANAHANS & RATHBUN
Hoed River, Ore.
Horses bought, sold or exchanged.
Pleasure parties can secure first-class rigs.
Special attention given to moving furniture ant
pianos.
We do everything horses can do.