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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1940)
PAGE TWELVE THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON February 21, 1940 Reconstruction of Goose Lake Water Proj ect Assured Reconstruction of the Goose Lake Valley ' irrigation project near Lakeview is reported vir tually assured by Ray L. Brew iter head' of the soil conserva tion service area office at Klam ath ' -Falls, who has received word from Washington, D. C that the water facilities board has approved the plan for the Goose Lake area. - JThe plan contemplates the ex penditure of $50,000 on reser ' voir and canal rehabilitation. It la tn nrnvidi thft 100 nnprfitnrs in the ; 52-square mile project with a dependable water sup ply, uncertain facilities have plagued them in the past be cause of a lack of proper main t nance until, the Lakeview ter Users, Inc., was organiz- at the dose of 1937 to pur- v.iase and operate the system, The action of the water facil ities board opens the way for going ahead with detailed sur veys of improvements to be car ried out with concurrence of . the water users under farm se curity administration financing. Preliminary general plans call for alternate repairs in different-priorities. The surveys will determine how much of the construction can be completed with the $50,000, and which work must be deferred for. later completion under income from project operations. Planning and construction activities will be directed through Brewster's of fice. v . . '. Lying off the north shore of the dry bed of historic Goose lake, the irrigation development started off on an ambitious 40,- 000-acre basis under 1909 sur veys. The unsuccessful sale of small subdivisions to remote purchasers was followed by out side financing of a million and half dollars and construction of Drews reservoir, North Drews canal, South Drews can al, and a system of laterals. Water first was impounded- in Drews reservoir in 1912,- and another reservoir on Cottonwood creek was built about 1921. ..The 12,500 acres under irri gation in 1920 dropped to 6000 acres in 1934. In 1938, 8500 . acres were irrigated. . i ne irri gation project is considered es sential, to proper use of some 33,000 acres below the ditches, 17,000 acres of which are esti mated to be adapted to cultiva tion under irrigation. The rest is adjacent grazing land. - On a j 32,000-acre foot basis, water j shortage occurred' nine seasons between 1913 and 1935 six of which were blamed . upon de livery" of water from Drews reservoir in excess of actual re quirements when the supply permitted, and to having to leave the outlet gates of Cotton wood reservoir open past the ice danger because of weakness of the gate tower. . There are approximately 50 miles of main canals and 60 miles of laterals that distribute the water from Drews reservoir with its 62,500 acre-foot catac ity and Cottonwood ' reservoir wun io acre-toot capacity, it was recommended by the bureau of agricultural economics in its initial over-all water facilities area plan that the latter struc ture should be repaired or aban doned and cut through. Trouble with leaks, sill decay and foun dation erosion was found in the flume system, though the later als were, found to be in good repair. - The BAE concluded that ag ricultural' development on the project had been stagnant in the past because of uncertain wmnus Alum uib sys tem's being owned by outside interests, but that present, conr trol by farmers living inside the area warranted rehabilitation of the system at low per acre cost More Intensive farming is ex pected to be made possible. At the head of the tentative list of proposed improvements as requested by the directors of the Goose Lake Water Users, Inc., and concurred in by the soil conservation service is the repair and rehabilitation of the Drews creek canyon section of the North Drews canal system. Other urgent betterments in clude providing for an intake to North Drews canal from the tunnel at Drews dam, enlarging restricted canal sections and re placing deteriorated flume sec tions with canals, installing a structure at Cottonwood creek crossing to replace the existing flume, diversion dam and two miles of canal; and provision of turnouts and measuring devices for laterals and two main canals. . In second priority is the re construction of the flume struc tures crossing Muddy and Drews creeks and the removal or re habilitation of other flume sec tions in the main canal system. Under whatsoever plan is fin ally prepared it was pointed out that certain work will have to be deferred for handling out of maintenance funds. In any case it has been recommended that full reconstruction and rehabili tation of the Goose lake water users irrigation system be com pleted within ten years. "Reconstruction of this pro ject," the initial report pointed out, presents an opportunity for water users to obtain water at a cost within its probable actual value for a period of six or eight years, after which the cost will be reduced about 50 per cent." WEATHER HELPS EMPLOYMENT RATE ' SALEM, Feb. 21 IP) Mild weather assisted the state em ployment service last week in finding jobs for 834 persons. while new claims dropped to 1500 compared with more than 6000 a week at the start of the new year. . Portland led employment of fices with 202 placements, fol lowed by Klamath Falls and Albany with 90 each. Eugene was fourth with 87. ENTERS JAIL CHICAGO, Feb. 21 W) Com menting dourly that "society must have its pound of flesh," William Bioff, Hollywood mo- vie labor leader, resigned to day as chairman of the confer ence of studio unions and en tered Birdwell jail to complete a six months sentence imposed in 1922 for pandering. RUNYAN SELECTED STATE DIRECTOR BY LOCAL GROUP ' At a regular dinner meeting of the Klamath Falls junior cham ber of commerce Monday night at the Elk hotel J. Truman Run yan was named a director of the state junior chamber organiza tion to attend a state directors meeting at Corvallis this week end. The appointment was made by President Sam Mushen, also a director of the stato organiza tion. ' " Those expected to attend Iho Corvallis meeting from Klamath Falls Include Charles Muck, state p r e s I d e nt, Roy Promo, state treasurer, and Runyan. Main speaker of the evening Monday night was Jniuos R. Fowler, former commander of the Klamath Falls post, Ameri can Legion-, whoce subject was "Americanization," IRON INDUSTRY PORTLAND, Ore., Feb, 21 (P) The Sierra Iron company, Ne vada corporation, signed a pow er contract with the Bonneville administration today and an nounced plans for immediate construction of an Iron reduction industry at Vancouver, Wash. ELISHA FLYNN, IN KLAMATH 45 YEARS, PASSES AWAY Elixha Gooruo Flynn, a rent dent of Klnmuth county for the past 45 years, passed away In this city Monday afternoon after an Illness of three weeks. Ho was 69 years of ago at the tlmo of his death. Mr, Flynn, native of Claire, Mich., was widely known in Klamath uud Lake counties, and had been a resident of the illy district for many years. The remains aro nt Whltlook'a Funeral Home, Klamath Falls, where funeral services are being arranged, WAR GIFT SINGAPORE. Feb, 21 T) The Council of the Federated Malay States voted a war gift of 11,000.000 (about $4,000,000) to Great Britain today. Glass shoes ire making their appearance In Berlin, Cinder ollas, wishing to apply, will please bring along their ration cards. ' ConnroKt, ss ununl. Is dlirov nrlng that the trouhla with cnn oniy niovamanta Is that It coils a dollar to save B0 cents. The president says he is get ting tired of the third-term question. 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