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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1919)
rii.v V,Al'fllWI.'. THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THRKV n i It may seem to you that a slogan of 25,000 people for Klamath Falls bv'lfi s "'if jump too big for this city, basing youl. iiidmiic'nt upon what you see now. That i.s what thousands thoiiirht when, in 1900, J,oh Angeles said 250,000 in 1010. You now'know the Htoiy of Los Angeles, and in 1025 you will know he wine st ry about Klamath Falls with this difference: Klam ath Falls will be built on a foundation constructed of payrolls, ijrriciilturo, stock and scenic attractions. This is the reason why Klamath Falls is to have 25,000 in 1 025 : Todav Klamath Falls is the second city in Oregon- riglit"ui mjainst Portland, remember in the matter of railroad receipts She gained that position last year, and she has it this year by a wider maivin. She will continue to hold it for all future time." Klamath Falls claims to be third in the state in the matter of payrolls. In this instance we take territory directly tributary to this city. We allow all other cities in the state the same privilege, and when you do that you will find Klamath Falls third on the list! Impossible? Proof? You have in Oregon what vou call the State Industrial Accident Commission. This commission sends around auditors who check up every payroll in the State. Mr. Fin, one of these auditors, who has just completed his audit of Klamath County, is the authority. He says it is nip and tuck between Klam ath Falls and Marion Countv, and we do not think he is nreiudiced in favor of Marion, even though he lives there. Klamath Falls takes third place so as not to appeal- too "officious" for a new comer. Next vear there will be no doubt about it. In Klamath County there is the lanrest bodv of standing pine timber in the world. Geori'e S. Long, Pacific Coast represen tative of the Weyerhauser Timber comnanv. tells us that we will he the pine lumber capital of the world in five years. No is recog nized as one of the biggest and shrewdest timber men in the eotmtiy -not because he said this about Klamath Falls, but be cause he is. Klamath Falls is the natural point for the manufac ture of this timber. There is ample water, nlenly of reasonably priced mill silos, the slope of the entire timbered country is this way. and, as Mr. Lonf says, it offers the cheapest logging 'point in the United States. The pine of Klamath is the best in Mie world for box shooks, for you can drive a nail close to the end, and it is possessed of remarkable tonsil strength for its wciVht. The box shooks of the Coast will bo manufactured in Klamath Falls within a few years, as evidenced by the fact that we have six box fac tories in and tributary to Klamath Falls now. Our unlimited sup ply of box lumber will bring the others, since it will be unneces sary for the box manufacturer to tie no his capital in sawmills. We will have the sawmills, for we have the timber, billions of feet of which is in government reserves. The sawmill men will come, for they can buy their timber from the government without invest ing the immense capital necessary to insure a supnly of Ions. They nay the government as the timber is cut. That is why Klamath Falls is going to have the mills and factories to insure the payrolls that will form the great part of the foundation upon which the population of 25,000 will rest. Alongside of the limitless resources possessed in the vast for ests that cover hill and valley, stands our agricultural resources. Ten years ago there were but n few thousand acres under irriga tion. Today there are nearly 50.000 : by 1925 there will be over 300,000 acres. This will include 100,000 acres of marsh land alomr the shores of the Upper Lake and 54.000 acres of marsh land once covered bv the waters of Lower Klamath Lake; 30.000 acres of lake bottom land, once dn a time covered by the waters of TuleLake; 30.000 acres in the new Langell Valley preject: 10,000 in the Shasta View project, and over 30,000 acres in the Klamath and other projects. At the present rate of development, we will in fne years grow annually, based on present prices, over $25,000. 000 worth of nlfalfa. In addition we will raise hundred sof thous ands of bushels of wheat, oats, rye and other irrain crops, potatoes, and oth'r vegetables Our m;Hi 1-mhIs will be among the finest in th' wovld. and will, when brought to the state of cultivation usually adopted with such lands, will be worth several hundred 'lollars an aero Ou" valley and hill bind is as fine ;)s anv on the Coast, and while we have our share of troubles to be found every where on eat-Ui. we will match up with any other section on the average production of our farms, and this is a story of averages and what they will do towards making Klamath Falls a city of 25,000 people in 1025. W ut)-rk'!,('n wil1 ,o11 -vou his is essentially a stock country. I;,.; i ,IS' w,, llas anv kick coming? Ask anv stock man rnp-, and he will tell you that a rood stock country is one of the "est o tie to, for there are no hiph tides of Prosperity, the busi ness level us almost a straight line. O. M. Hummer, manager of e lacihc International Livestock Exposition, in an interview Hiniislied m this paper Aueust 7th, says that the Klamath country is tiie most ideal stock country he has ever soon. Tf you doubt his .liHIe-ment, visit the different valleys, as he had done before he i in s,!,tPment- The cattle mid sheen industry todav brings no. Klamath County every year millions of dollars, and it is but in is mlancy. We are on the threshold of the introduction of pure wed s took, and when this is done. Klamath Countv will be one of ine noted stock centers of the nation. And vou know what that Will mean for Klamath Falls. nnst i,n Se Jvh, havo 1)een fominir to Klamath County in the said ti,1 (.,;ll)0,Vt,lhe scenic wonders of the county 'need be est np.,1- ?? ii telI,the danger that from the valley to the high tho wm5,i ch , boailty J,ml KPindcui- i" t0 'c found. Search of Dm I nT anifind another Crater Lake, the sapphire jewel m.i ni ,?.,5?tl,IM' t,he e l)icce of Cod's handiwork that still re mains ,i ! v "'."' !'" U1 tuu m lumuiworK mat sun re- beaufv if h C,Abec ad ""'"'cturecl. Match the grandeur and ', -V.01 "10 Annie Creek nnnvnn nf nimviwi n,in rs.f late,; of ita lava l)eds' of its mountains and valleys. ot Klamath's greatest assets one that can be sold and and n ;,,. l i """'" yuK canyon ,oi Diamond, Udell, urescent This is on- 'in m? lava beds; of its mountains and valle.Vs' re-snlri ,r """" o yic-uLust assets one mat can De so a ana u hoia, year after vom. um,i i .. ,i..:..: ai. ,i We tret aZ I ,. thousHnd are coming here every year, and when second fo system highways completed a system that will be beyond nln? .,n the United statea the number will increase Califnrn5o il)utat.l,?n- and what the tourist has done for Southern 01ma' ho will do for Klamath County and Klamath Falls. to en Z to SiAe..?5"l?i0.f the bcsfc cIimates on the Coast and unex- v-nv-w limiting unu 1IHII1IHI, F.'i R, Il'ITwll'nn ..7 L ! : .." ""' -" J" .....w.or-aiiiiuHL insurmountable handicaps. Like all new towns it had the boomer to contend with and suffer from, and it had its ; inlcrncine strifes that have resulted in making Klamath Falls the only city in the world that can boast of three S houses. We mention the count house situation for the eason"that eiseTnfT l? T ?. Jt- a"d to explode something hnncoctS" haX?JC,?rd"?at H iB UnSafG t0 talk abft COUrt houses n Klamath Falls It is not unsafe-just tiresome, for we have talked about them for ten years. There is nothing mysteri ous about them They are the result of what is going to make this city the second city in Oregon something everyone wishes he ac!la "obsess; something that has marked the builders of the West and every nreat enterprise since the dawn of crea tiondetermination. That word tells the whole storv. One pet of men determined fo build the court house in what is locally known as fhe Hot Springs Addition; the other set determined they would nor The first set won for a while. Then the other set got the upper hand and the second court house that on the old site is the result Neither is yet occupied, for they are still scrap pimr over it, and will continue to scrap until the courts decide which is the winner. When that happens, then, like all good scrappers, they will accept that decision and turn their energies to something better. Thev are ashamed of their fight rfeht now Everyone of them wishes he was out. But pride and determina- tiuu iv win is Keepintr tnem m. it is the same old story you have heard so often, only this time court houses are the stake, and while it was nam on tne city ior a time. K amath Fa s has nufnrvnwrn Tin scrap, ano pavs out little attention to it. Whenever it is men tioned we don't ret sore, we Just get tired. So, if you are inter ested in the subject, you need have no hesitancy in asking Ques tions. The joke is on us, and we are going to accept it with a smile. Wlion you (ipcltlrd to come to Klamath Falls, thero was another reason aside from the convention. Kvery man, woman and child in the world has a desire for a change It may lie Broat or it may be small, hut It was that Inherent desire to see if you could not better yourself In Klamath Falls that spurred you to make the trip. Now that you are here, look around. You today see the beginning of a great city a city where great fortunes are to bo made in the increase in values. There is not a piece of property In Klamath Falls but what will be worth from two to ten times what ou can buy it for today. Look at its farm lands. Experienced men will tell you that you cannot buy alfalfa land like ours elsewhere in Oregon for two or three times what tho farmers arc asking for it and nearly all of the land is suitable for ' alfalfa. Look at tho marsh lands look at them! The owners are giving them away when they ask you $15, $20 or $25 an acre. That land In time Is going to be worth $1,000 an acre. True, It will take time to bring it to a high state of cultiva tion to make It worth that sum. but Just remember that while that change is taking place you are making money out of every acre of it. There is some of this lake bot tom land south of Merrill and around Malin that cut two tons of alfalfa to the acre tho first ear; on some other 100 bushels ot wheat and other grain has been grown. This is not boom talk. These arc facts. They are not written In the interest of anyono but tho man who has a desire to better his condition. If you kick on what you see, Klamath County has no room for you, for no new country was ever built by kickers. They are always looking for something for nothing to sell at a fabulous price. Klamath County is looking for good, solid, level-headed, progressive business men, farmers and stockmen, and anyono that measures up to that standard is wel come. If he doesn't, ho may find that his room is more welcome than his company. Wo have no boom in Klamath County and wo want none. We had one once, and that Is why jou will now see that everything that Is said and done has for its purpose a solid growth. That Is why Klamath Falls Is to be a city of 25,000 in 1925. How about the Strahorn railroad, you say' Well, nil we can tell you as a fact about it is this- Klamath Falls put up $300,000 to build that line from this city to Dalrv twenty-flp miles; II lalsed $50,000 additional to buy rights of way and terminal sites. This was done on the promise of one man Itobert E Strahorn that he would build that road to connect with the railroads that are now touching the borders of Eastern Oregon. He told us that ho would build to Spraguo River this )cnr, nnd he is going to do it. lie has bought tho right of way to that point, and steel for the lino Is either hero cr on the way That part ot tho line will be com pleted this yonr. When it Is completed, it will mean that several new sawmills and bo factories will bo located in Klamath Falls seon. If all of the present plans are consummated. As tho construction of tho line progresses further, more factories will come. What Is bark of it? Who is building It? Ttobort E Strahorn ts the hand at the holm. It would be useless to question him, for he is worso than tho Sphinx he can rhange tho subject, and that is won-o than silence. Hut we can suimisc The tracks of tho Oiotron, California & Eastern that Is tho official titlo of tho Strahorn line will carry the tialns ot tho Western Pacific fiom Nevada north to connect with some other line that will convey them to Portland and Seattle They will carry the trains of tho "Hill Lines" smith to nnother lino that will carry them to" San Tranclsco and further south, peihaps. These statements aro not facts Just surmises, but watch them then yon will some day understand why wo beliovo that Klamath Falls Is to bo a city of 25,000 In 1925. And while all this railroad eonstiuelion is going on, you will notice activities In other directions the Southern Pacific. This company has the right of way all bought and paid for frr tho Modoc Northern railroad a lino that will run southeast from Klamath Falls to a point In Nevada, where it will connect up with tho" main lino east fiom San Francisco. It will give us an eastern outlet Just what wo need for the full development of our timber resources. This lino is coming Just as soon ns the railroads pass back Into the hands of their rightful owneis, freed from tho curse and blighting Inlluenco fo government "administration." During your slay I this city whllo in attendanco at the convention, you must overlook tho many inconveniences you will suffer. Klamath Falls is short over 50 homos to tnko care of her permanent population. Hundreds have como and gone because they could find no place to live. Wo aro doing tho best wo can to make you comfortable, but our available accommodations were taxed to tho limit before the convention, and you can understand why wo are "a little cramped for room" Just now. If wo had our wish granted, you would havo a room nnd private bath, with all tho comforts of home such as you will get In 1926. when Klamath Falls is a city of 25.000-unless you havo already listened to tho knock of Opportunity and aro numbered among tho population that Is to make this the second city in the state of Oregon numerically and commercially. & 1 ,$$' M Mil t i, j s