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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1926)
THE KLAMATH NEWS Six Sunday. SetUeniWr 12. 15120 Klamath County Development News Columns Golfers Happy in j Klamath Falls Promises to Take Its Having Course So ... Close to Klamath; Rttmci - Golf and Country : Club Ha Completed Club' Houu and Provided Nine ' ' Holes; Seven Being Used raving, 1'rogram (l i&URar t maty is county mi It ;i Ho tor , Itliind'il to imtutnc, lllulM U II (I W ; tHWrllllh Place As Inland Manufacturing and Wholesale Distributing Locality of City Hushed Advocated Here I5y t IV- ' r aJ ' 13 i. !." I . .i ..in Dy; oiuraciurs( r aciory expert Klamath Ka'ls, situated at (ho eonvorgenco of rail, water am! a comprehensive highway system. Is nol only tho threshold lo a vast Tor tile farming region on one side ami a groat producing pine holt on Ibo otl-.er. but is rapidly becoming an Important manufacturing and dlstri- " One of tho finest golf courses In southern Orgon Is tho goal toward which members of tho Reatnea Golf and Country club are working, and with no little success. With Klam- buting crnter. th Falli approaching the metropol-t Kconomist? point out that while Itan class. It was fell by a band of this city Is only SI" miles from local cttltenry that the city needed Portland and 407 mfles from San a golf links to be strictly up-to- Franolvo. both seaports, and con dste. and last year first steps wore nected with Klamath Falls by fast taken toward that end. ; train service, it is too far to iwrmlt Situated on the highway four efficirnt distribution from these miles from the city and overlooking points. In view of the fact that the lower end of Lake Ewauna. the Klanva'h Is only. 100 miles frm course offers a broad vista of valley , eastern, and Central Oregon rml and rolling hills leading up to Mt. . Shasta In the background. Its pop-; ularlty Is growing rapidly locally.' and' In the future it Is expected, that the course will be a real at-; traction for week end visitors here.' ' Eventually the course will com-' prise of eighteen holes. At pros-1 ent nine holes are laid out, but due. to the tact that two holes will not ' be used until better ;rassed, mem-j hrs am nlnvln the seven nnii en-: joying It Immensely. A feature of i colonies the course is that every hole THE CRAZE FOR LAND What is cominir on the Coast is a new insistence on land ownership, if only nn acre or two. The automobile' is -making it possible to live i farther out. Down Los Ange-j 1 1 l ICS way are seerat , pouurj ,raiwav lappinc a rich stork country that have created and two proposed linos conversing is homes and businesses for hun-i witjin its ik -amiaru-s. Klamath Northwestern N'oxada. mid a fen hours drive from northern Califor nia, exports declare that this city, with Its tremendous growth ami po&illiilit.ies. is destined to booollio a leading center for lo-dlslrlliu'lon of Imports. . Inland Tim. to Metropolis located ut t'e heart of a gieat productive area. Klanuitit 'alls. it is said, may l:e compared in (Mint of advantageous iMsii.ion with Salt t.akc City and Stokane. itilaud trado metropol't. This location has al ready attracted wholesale grocery and moat packing interests, and three of the forx.vr aro established here. In 'addition there arc many orher firms handi ng their o,vn Job bing, such as creameries, flour mills, bottling works and ice plants. lle- itis tributary to. a fine dairy reglm. I Klamath Falls is now being dis cussed as the location for cfc.'fic factories, and as well, a susar beet plant. ! Served by the Southern Pacific. which, by the first of the year will j have completed an SSOO.OOO termi nal here, with one other existing Expenditure of Over $500,000 j by City Show Progress Lino of Improvement Beautification in Another tioosl for a boot sugar factory In Kliimath F,Us nud the With twenty separate paving pro jects tunnelled this year, nineteen of which nro- under way, Klninath Kails is facing tho biggest street Im provement prograia of her history, a factor In development of the clt wh!rlt Is going hnud In hand with and development of tho bcct-tuigar in dustry lu this county, null) Into Hie county agent's office, yesterday In the form of a communication from j M. II. OMemeyer, who was connect (ed will tho Sacramenro Valloy Mi-s-t : Simar company lust year when that ( concern handled beets from this I county. ! "Klamath county can produce the unprecedented building growth. finm,, auMr beota In the 1'ivltod While no aggregate records -have I states, us evidenced by the umillty yet been nmde by tho city engineer f tho crop produced as un rvpiri force. relative to the lineal feet of ., jMt yoar." Oldemoyor stated paving lo be doiie. It Is estimated 1 1 n, i,.ner. "and Klamaih Falls of pavcdwtu , ,nking u mistake If the In- a million i .I........ u n.,r ltrii.led anil a Tactol'V 'estab'lshed tliereV "The fact that much land in the I entered with sugar beets, there will lie no limit to the uccuui'.lihniont ill Ibis field." (Mdemeyer staled Hint lio will not go luln the bee-, hugar game again until he can vuiiie line K la null hi flood county, either us a producer or In I spring soiiici manufacturing enpuctly. Among f.a. rsini nl.i valley. Oldomejrer is wiUIiir cut ton on his HJere ranch this ar. Tho llidlialljn" are thai the venture will prove surer infill, ho said, ami a collou Bill Is being liulll nt lliimllloii Cliy. Harvest will start about Hoplcniher 15, when tint first cotton Is to be picked. sienl beds. $1100; foil 110 00: collou felt mat tress, 110 01). Terms If desired. Klamath llama Kunnlv Co. loal number, of oilier fiirmers In the I Main HI, If -i VII VVAfS V 1 ...... ,4V ... A ! experiment has been success- " fully worked out in Seattle piped from a pomp on the river bank, and la thus watered during the Irrigation season. This will in win yvitovL p . icua. .lieu mic ... , .tantiv .t work on .h. rr.. .mi Teople are, getting to like the fairways, and expect to have these in perfect shape by next season. The temporary elnb house which is being erected at the links for c'.a'j members. - hi almost completed. While small, the club bouse Is corn- same 1 FH has ceen termed the hub of '"An Emt-ire Awakening." I targe- Ilex Shook Center Tiio largest box shook manufar- urlng center ju the world. K!am- independence of the thing and ath Fails- eewrni huge box factor- IMO idea is just as. adaptable ies and mills, running ' from one to to Klamath as anywhere else. Those who have watched the development of this sec- plete In point of accommodations,: tlon gooa reason to nitir- industries arc constantly being es- and In addition to the club room vel the changes brought about, tablished In this city, stabilizing the comprises locker room, showers, i Each year brings new opport-' yearly payroll. Dusineirs and pro quarters for the keeper and a large1 tunitic and each Deriod of felohal men are assured good op- three shifts to supply the California box demand, annually bring in here in the neiRliborlK v.d of J12.ooo.uuo to be distributed in payrolls. New veranda at the front. - The Iteames Golf and Country club owns 180 acres in the tract of land occupied In part by the golf coarse, so that the links may grow to almost sny size. With the bal ance of the eighteen-hole course laid out and made ready for use. It Is the plan nfrthe club to build a few tennis courts on their property, members state. Eddie Niinn, for merly at O. A. C. is club profes sional. KLAMATH Population 11,50"0. Altitude 4.000 feet. . Monthly payroll of 11,000.000. 140,000 acres of irrigated lands. Several standard rigs boring for on. , to It tS Klamath mills and has tributary factories. growth opens out new lines of appeal. . It is certain that Klamath's countryside will be revolutionized during the next decade. If we wait for outsid ers to come in and preempt the" suburbs we stand' person ally to lose. But if young peo ple will begin now to buy "on the fringe of things" and to organize in someway for a home and a living, there will be no regrets financially. The profits are there, sure as sun rise. But don't delay too long. BUILDING PERMITS AGGREGATE $7400 portunities by the tremendous in crease In population since- 1920. when there were 4.801 ponple hero, until now. when the total is about 11.500. that the several miles streets will cost over half dollars, or botwetti $500,000 and toOfl.vOi). Many of tho projects!, upon which bids have been awarded! have been under construction fori roiue time. liiiun & Ilaker. local contractors, working on several of the units, poured the first concrete to go on a street this year. Due to tho lateness of tho seasou, work on several of the units will be de layed until next spring, when, with all preliminaries out of tho way. they will be rushed lo completion. .Mor.K-with the Immense paving, program of the year, work on a , $75,000 sewer system known as tho Kighth Suwer unit, commenced.! Ditching for the lines Is nearing completion, and as tho pipe laying was begun several weeks ago. It is expected that this will he finished sernn after the big ditch digger, be-. longing to W. 1). Miller company. has left the grounds. Plana and specifications for the Tenth Sewer j unit, to be constructed hero at a; cost of 120.000. were this week laid before the city council. This pro ject Is very likely to start this year. ' and with favorable weather roudi-' Hons, completed. Otherwise It. too, will lie rushed through next spring to make way for other development, signs of which may be Been on every hand In Klamath Falls. ABSTRACTING Tim linpcirtuiiea of having a careful and rollalila ab stract can nol lie stre-ssed too strongly. An error often means tho loaa of valuable property or kng llligutloti In I ha law i-ourts. so why not stint right now to let a reliable firm do your work, ... Klamath County Abstract Co., Inc. ' "KolUlili Abstractors Mines- IINHI" liisuruiico of Ail hinds lllur ITUitUig. . ! '. 1 -' v . ; : . Big Basin Lumber Company Retailers Lumbermen - to the Masses' - A good place to trade because of the large stock to suit any purse. It is to your advantage to trade where selections are offered. We aim to con duct a popular trading place. WW. II. LODGE, Manager Let Us Estimate Your Wiring Job MOTOR REWINDING AND REBUILDING A SPECIALTY Quick, Efficient, Moderate Priced Industrial 'Electric Company 771-AV. i03 Bo. 6th St. E. L I n Rhop Night 771-11. K. U If!" F. B, Bremer A total of. $7,400 in building per-( mlts was issued from the office of Lem I.. Gaghagen. city clerk, yester day afternoon. Following are tho permits O. A. Rextrew, JtOOO house. Cal ifornia avenue. S. T. Kesterson, $100 Vine street. ' Peter Eastmen, "J3200 garage, house. Climate clear and cool in sum mar and mild in winter. - The center of the greatest stock raisins section of Oregon. 1,000,000 undeveloped horse pow er on the Klamath River. . It has one of the twenty-four Unit ad States reclamation projects. afore undeveloped resources than any other county on the coast, j Pacific Terrace. This eity is second of Oregon In j L- O. Arena, Chevrolet Garage, amount of freight shipment out byi100 platform .for used cars. Sixth I street. There Is tributary for manufae-! - tare 40,000,000,000 feet of soft pine. The largest box shook manu facturing center in the United States. - The largest percentage of growth la telephone and telegraph service of any city on the coast. Reliable Painters F. R. OLDS 902 Klamath. Phone 192-W Cold Weather Coming "Let Your Glass Troubles Be Ours" All kinds of glass for all purposes. Estimates gladly furnished for Sash, Doors, Frames and Cabinet Work. THE GLASS HOUSE llth and Pine. Phone 477-W 3E3 E2iE3Ei 3 Nail for Nail-Brick for Brick Dollar for Dollar you can rely on us to answer your trust with a "Pride-of-Work" challenge to all competition. Agts. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS. ... ' , COFER BROTHERS Sixth GENERAL CONTRACTING AND MILL WORK nd Klamath Ave. Phone 389 CONCRETE FACTS READY MIXED CONCRETE ' DELIVERED OUR OWN SAND AND GRAVEL SAND GRAVEL CEMENT SERVICE Now is the time to Gravel your Driveway PORTER Construction Co. PHONE 13 ! Taint gwine 111 " rain no mo' ' m I $ y' e non"naDe; I 0jn,e jj hose that costs ' 1 ! yJJi'''V:-'!n '('gl rv. jj j LUMBER From i Foundation to Roof Quality Building Material of All " Kinds ' , ' ' l - .'(i.. An Estimate Costs You Nothing Consult Us Before Building iiii Wood lath Metal lath Nationul steel fabric Liimlirr llot-li Rough and Finished Kir and Tine Mill work IMior and Windows Mouldings lnierlur finish lliiill-in features llulMlniC I'npT All weights IM-sdnting Felt All welghU Mooring V. O. Fir flooring, 3 and 4 inch V, O. Fir flooring, 3 and 4 Inrh Onk flooring ' HIilngliM Star A Btar BhlnglM, t lo 2. Tcrfert 100 per coot clear shingles Hliioco Mnicrliils Chloride. Hofflte Magneslta 4 Bluceo . Hoik aggrngato of nil col. or Lakeside Lumber Company We Aim to Hease W ill Help You Finnnce Center and Klamath - " Phone 128