WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1948
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PACE SEVEN
California Drought
Effects Whole OS
Agricultural Economy Of State Changes;
PowerDemand Soars As Water Level Drops
Itv NAI.I'II II. Ill I'I'K
HAN I KAM IMCO, March 24 lw
The emir rmmtrr may frel Hie
effrcta nf wiilrr mid power ihiirUif
that lirurl California.
A rrlllrtil fiiifririiry hat brrn dr
rlarrd In t UU mid pnwrra
Invoked In inpr w II It the unprrrr-
drnlrd HunIIihi.
Hlriiuiliiu limit thr twin nhortnifr
lirr :
Uuylliihl kn virtu tlmr for thr tit hi
(uiir in tMllIuri.in I priKTilinc hli.
in y.
A pnwrr rwir with Rtilhorlty to
curtail nr ml off unr nf electricity.
A ppAcnlinr "brown nut" nffretltitf
hmnrft, bilMiiPM und Industry.
A iimiHlii'nry 30 ppr cent IjiwIc.
rriluctiun in thr uu of elr. trlclly
npplyhw to llir lniinc, Hip farm mid
Dip farmry
Kciiiioiuy Chanird
C'rttlloiillH merle till urn I economy,
alwiiVR of tMlltiml imparlance he
rnunr of the fxl It aiippliev wilt
p chntmi-.l m Ipo1 lemporntlly by
thr dniwhl. Crop Unit run rrnlnl
diyiiPM will rrplmc omc requiring
timrr 4icr.
annrrira In tliU tlate parked
ID.flM.OM rant of frullk and rf
rtalilra latl year The froirn food
Induttry li.rnrd out B7 ,5(10.718
pounili.
Wilt the frulta and vrgeUttlr, and
thr power to ran or frrrtr ihrm, hr
avatlablr IhU year? The mwwrr la
doubtful.
'1 he iituallnii U not a Hidden
dcvrlopniPiU. It hm brrn rrrrplnt.
up an the uate for inure than a
)rar,
Thr wain ahnrtaite began whh
ubnormal lalhfall ft ymr auo. U
became rrlllral thin )'fur when ft
dry January aim rVbruary hrraldrd
thr moat wvrrr winter drmiuhl hi
in yrart. HmdrAt hit wrre tlic rcti
Iral and northern arrax.
Ituur nxii'i.Uiln renrrvolni that
More w.ttfi tm Irtitfntlciii mid power
hold but a fruition of their rupnnlty.
Home, which uiv it mull brcmufir of
nultinil Itinltf t H itifc but drain lurunr
wtilerMifda will uplll over wtirn
mnuntn.n Mitiw thaw. Hut thr nia
juiiiy will no approach their cft
pncity, Water Tablr Down
Witter t'lhlrri in thr rich itKrlrul
ttiriil v.illey Already low1 brcnune
nf llicht prrcipitiiimn hi the 11140-47
rtpnMiii, are approaching danuerouH
Irvrla in ri.i.ny uriiJi, Home Irrlya-
Bucked Off
Gets $3000
OI.Y.MI IV Mi.rch 24 iI'i The
stale ntiiriitc court "passed Ihc
jbui-k" t.lay
It mini hi Walla Witll county
; superior nun t award nt apprnxl
miilrlv lll-jti damage to Claude It.
1 Williams Irr Injuries received when
; burked trvm h horr mi thi- rumii
of Mr. and Mr. Clpornr llolrr.
I llnlrr coiitriitlnl Willmim, (7,
I should hne fliniiifuintrd ndrr the
jhiiiM tuitr balked, put down liln
liritd. cin lt-d and then utriiWhtenrd
up Hy lull. 'in i'i illRiiiouut, Willlniria
nhAiunrd tlie rink uf aubxequriit
evrnu, Iriltr auld
Hut Ihr court Mttd It wna not
fltmlifird to ay II lu-o bulks mean
one lui'-k.
"l'h-jir aie qiirMtotia uhlrh 11 Jury
reMdlnK in r lwrKeraKlnii country
U prehtiniably better prepared to
determine llian tribunal whn
rtuily tahi involve no greater pliyM
ral llatMK than the rotiilloiu of Ik
jnwivel I'M,;,!." me court aald.
linn wnlla Imve none dry. Borne have
drawn alt water. Ill other! the
water level ia no low that the e
penae of pumpliiK I uhnont prohibi
tive. MIIHnni of dollan already have
been lot by farmer! and livestock
I men, Ktll pUiiled barley and wheat
have been hard hit. Paalurei dried
up and livestock was marketed at
under welghta ahlpped from the
state oe red on train and ha;
brought In at b'g espense.
Lack nf moisture I two-edged
sword In tint sUle. This la because
water Is needed to Irrigate farms
and orchards ano to make electric
power. And the drier the year, the
larger Is the demand for power to
pump water foi Irrigation.
In Kenruary, when the full effect
of the droiithl began to tell, agri
cultural use o' electricity streaked
nkyward. Orcnunls that should have
been sKg with moisture from the
skies hid to be Irrigated. In the
Haula f-lsia valley-known the world
over (or Its aprlcuta and prunes
IHiwer us..e Jumped SMS "repeat.
Rut 2 1 per cent over a year ago.
In Hi!1 hail Joaquin valley, one of
the world s nchcr.1 and largest agri
cultural eren. the Increase was 101.7
per cent.
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