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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1923)
! I i i - ? t. i l i ! i i j i Pa Re Four THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON TIHIIHKAY, IH'J'OUIOII II. iIMM 'Half of 250.000 Acre Project is N ow Under Irrigation" Ditch O ; ty will bo IrrlRaiod this year 1923 '. to ai?X.-fSit or extent: 50.00 NB humlivd thirty thousand acres of land la Klamath coun- ot tho balding charita -will bo mad-to ' serve the 27,000 acres lnclndnd 'be IrriitatcU.f-'Tlio aroa of then per by nnnuul installment extended I withlu IU boundaries. Tho recta- over twenty years, with no interest mntion service has contracts pond- 00 (charged on deferred ini'taWmetns ifcacrss of. this 130.000 will be lrrga-j Water rights purchased ing 'which' It made 'effective, will from tn- j result' in the watering- ot SO.O00 jpectlve new lauds cannot be accur ately oxtinmted. It Is likely to vary from 40,000 to 120,000 acres. With improved transportation It Is not n- X ltuiV vl a I J t ' I ( 1 1 i j i ! i , . n ted directly from the system built and oporated by the U. S. Declama tion service; 14,000 acres will -be through' districts having contracts with the U. S. Reclamation service for water rights. Approximately 60,000 acres are located around Upper Klamath lake or Sprague River valley, and receive their irri gation water from the lake, rivers, or Ihelr tributaries. . . , '....... The average depths ot water on the'Janaf for 'tuir Irrigation varies from 1.0. to l.B feet. The average depth ot water diverted is about 2.5 feet per acre. The irrigation season extends from May 1 to Oct." 1 - .The cost of water right from the Reclamation- service varies from $30 to J90' per; acre. Over the greater portion of the area' served by the service, the building charge tor both irrigation and drainage will ap proximate $45 per acre. Payment tlividusls, irngutola aislnutu, or pri vate companies would bear interest and would vary greatly In amount. In' addition' to the building charge, there "would always' be an annual maintenance and operation charge which might vary from year to year, and which is likely t average around $1.50 per acre. The development of tthe marsh lands of Klamath county Is actively la progress. The Fort- Klamath Meadows company is engaged In de veloping" a' 23,000 acre SnifC near the northerly margin of the lake. This land is to be subdivided and sold as dairy farms. In addition to this 130,000 acres already' referred to constuctlon is now in progress and ' water' will be available next year fbr 8.000 acres in Langell. valley, near Bonanxa. The" Klamath drainage district has begun the construction of the irri gation and drainage system required r-r r-r-ii-rnrgss.jte;j acrea of new land.la. Ui.nfc4ir future e ; Tno Ujnd thaifar discuMod lofaj. 1S5.000 acres, if Is oosslble, In, fact probabie.'Uiat additional areas "may likely- that-3 the irrigable , area ot Klamath county in the not distant tuturomuy'toiall250,000 acres, and possibly' 300,06b acres. An Engine on Its Sicfe ,; 4. t fs-j&t kA'4 ffxc i A freight train of .33 cars was wrecked at St Johnsbury, Vt, recently,. The; engineer of the train was killed wha ths englco rolled over on Its ide; pinning him underneath, . . , Airmail for Germany" iOenuny ta starting. u airman -route. -Tale photo shows Mot Cthtmar en Oi uw Bremen kwrtnr .ee hla first flight from Waasmtf twppe OecsteM. . He made nooesaful trip. - : I 'i .3 I ' Watching Justice . pbhe V 1 ! 1 ,f 1 111 inf ITT in I, m-i li.ni.nrii The most lntereeted ipeetators ot the trial of Walter Wart for the fcfUlnc of Clarence Peter are Mr. end Mrs. EUbrldge Peters, tbe parents mt the dead boy.-The trial. 1 months after the klllln. was the result w the appeal made by Mrs, Petsri to Qovernor Spilth tor action la the ' The Chance of a lifetime Now is tfie time to make money by buying Klamath F6Us ReaffsWe. ' the' coming o the RAILROAD' and the BIG MILLS are sure to bring big profits in real estate, li will pay you to investigate the following: Business property on Main St. near Eleventh at -per front foot... $150 Main St. corner at Eleventh at per front- f odtv;.:-;;ax....t...;:-.i- $300 ; ' " '.. . V , ' - ,' Two story, brick, building and 20 ft. , lot-.in heart i of iibusniess , dist- ,; auuu - rict Frame bin'lding and 50 ft. frontage ' on Sixth St. close to business at J...,,. $6,500 Warehouse lot on Broad St. with spur 50x137 'ft. Commercial St; lot 50x112 at $750 i.. $600 ; 4 Oak St. lot 25 ft. front at $400 y Spring St, 100 ft; corner near depot $2,t)00 ., Siring St; 50' ft; front with'good frame building;" excellent income .$5,250 Mills Addition Lots Big level- lots In - Mills and Darrow addi tions, close, to the Industrial District - at $250, $275 and. eH..:....-,..:.;.1- $200 Pay 10 per. cencasi' and $10 a month. 1 REAL ESTATE SPECIALISTS X 727 'MAIN STREET me Underwood's riiannacv .was established in Klamath Falls in the days of the COVERED WAGON. Our freight was , hauled : from Ashland and also brought in by, way of Pokegama. , We were then in1 a ' little 'frame building across tho street from our present location.. Our entire .stock cpuld have been comfortable packed in. .three or four good, sized boxes..,-r .j As Klamath Falls has grown so have we; -. Wo now own our present location and occupy two large sales rooms at the, corner of Main and Seventh Streets. We believe wo have the -largest and best dnig- trade between Portland and Sacramento. Our success is mainly due to service and QUALITY. We have never sacrificed QUALITY for the sake or af, few; pennies in, price. .We have always gone upon tho theory that customers are made and retained by giving them the very best that, the' market aff ords. Our .success .seem3 to prove that, we ,arei right, ' ' We have found INVARIABLY" that when corhiJetltbrS qu6tc a lower price that, something is also' wrong with. the.. QUALITY,,! Klamath Falls'seems destined to become quite ft 'c'ity'. It; shall be our endeavor to keep' just a little ahead of the. general progress and be deserving of our constantly increasing patron age' Z7 ' l it ir, i 'i '-'. ,, . .v rrinrini-innnrnrniAiij'U"irii-inarrri-riryiiM-,rnrr - wwwwmwwaw.,.i .,, i. A. Bellman '& Cor. Real Estate, growers For Gity Monies f,t I a 1 ' 'Weill Y Business Property j - of AU Kinds Farm' Lands aM Stock Ranches1 , 13 Years in Business in iviamatn raus 700 Main St. v Phone 158 (jf J(jV1j-u-(txjvvvxAAiVxrtriii'
