THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXV. NO. 29. NVSSA, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT ..M BER 2, 1927. RECLAMATION ECONOMIST SEES PROJECT LANOS KREUTZER WANTS TO SEE SET- TLEHS MAKE GOOD —PROJECT WILL NEED 2000 FAMILIES WILL REVIEW IIViPRQVEB LANDS Pleased With Signing of 85 l’ erj Cent of Contracts— Authorizes Review of Appraisment MALHEUR FARM COUNTRY IMPRESSES RECLAMATIONISTS Ralph A. Holte, secretary of the Vale district, took a party of prominent visitors over the Warmsprings and Vale projects on Tuesday. In the party were W. J. Martin, agricultural agent for the O. S. L., Joel Priest, gen­ eral agent O. S. L., Slate En­ gineer Rhea Luper. They were impressed with the splendid crops found in every section of the county. On Monday Mr. Kreutzer and his party acompanied H. W. Bashore anl Mr. Holte to the John Medlin ranch near Harper, where undoubtedly the best wheat crop in the county was grown this year. From 45 acres o f wheat he has harvested over 00 bushels to the acre. With these kind of crops, the visitors say that the settlers will flock to Malheur, when once the water is on the Vale and Owyhee pro­ jects. DR MEAD W IT S REM FARMERS FDD VALE-OWÏHEE $1.50 PER YEAR WHO SAYS FARMING WON’T PAY IN MALHEUR? The high crop production re cord in Malheur county will be maintained this season, judging by impressive returns that con­ tinue to come in. It looks like a 60-bushel wheat yield will be J. A. Tertiling, contractor from avetage. Moscow, Idaho, who will build six L. J. Hadley of Vale had one ■— [ miles of the Vale project canal in of the best wheat fields in the county. About 20 acres o f Fed­ GOVERNMENT WILL S P E N D !11*® vieinity o f Haprer, was in town eration wheat ran ovei 60 bu $22,000,000 ON TWO GREAT PRO- gain this week- He is authority shels to the acre and will be cer­ JKl'TS SURROUNDING VALE ! for stat*‘ment that the work will begin at once. The 60-day period tified. Over 60-bushel wheat | allowed Tertiling in which to begin was grown on the George Rus work expires on September 5. Two sell, Reed and Oxman ranches in drag lines have been repaired and this vicinity. J. H. Luft of Vale _____ ! are now enroute to Nnmorf. has a field o f Tribi barley that lias been certified. A 20 acre Government Considers Settlement Government engineers are also field o f Grimm alfalfa, to be Most important Factor— Wants | working every day getting data on certified, is Trent Johnson’s an additional stretch o f the canal, Development of Every Acre pride. Stanley Mallett reports preparatory to asking bids for con­ struction. It will be possible to j a clover seed crop that will bring around $75 an acre, after We will spend about $22,000,000 j work on the canal thru the winter on the new Vale and Owyhee pro- : months, if the contractors desire. . the second crop is harvested. jects,” says Dr. Elwood Mead of the ____________ ■ Rex Marquis, who returned U. S. Reclamation Service in a state- * - ■* ' ■ ----- — ------- - — from New Meadows Tuesday, ment just made public. “The land j __________U N I A K l U says that he and W. J. Carter is nearly all under private owner­ will receive $3400 from 18 acres Miss Katherine Conway, member| ship. We will ask the owners to of early potatoes. turn the land over to us and make us of the high school faculty, returned a selling agent, the land to be sold Sunday from a coast trip. Tertiling Sags Work Will Start On Vale Canal J WILL BAR SHIFTLESS FARMER ON TRUCKS, AUTOS OREGON AND IDAHO OFFICIALS WILL LET DEALERS SELL ACROSS LINE Automobile dealers in western Idaho and eastern Oregon will in the future be allowed to do a limited business in either state and will only be required to purchase a lic­ ense in their home state while trucks hauling produce from one state to the other will he forced to pay lic­ ense fees to both states, according to agreement made at the meeting of traffic officials and business repre­ sentatives o f the cities o f both states at Payette recently. (From the Malheur Enterprise) The Oregon representative brought George C. Kreutzer of Washington up the point that several Idaho truck­ D. C. , Director o f reclamation ec­ ers were bringing produce into Ore­ onomics for the United States bureau gon and putting it on the markets o f reclamation, met with Vale pro­ of eastern Oregon cities without ject directors and land owners on paying any tax to the state o f Ore- Monday to talk over plans or obtain-1 on, thus making unfair competition OWYHEE ing settlers and the conditions upon | with local growers while Idaho en­ which they will be put on lands. Mrs. Harva Marx went to Homedale acted a tax on all Oregon truckers Others who will aid in colonization Thursday for a visit with her sister at a price to Ire fixed by an impar­ Miss Hazel Smith and Miss May J operating between the states for o f the Vale and Owyhee projects, Mrs. Hoyt Nash. tial board o f appraisers. Platt returned home Saturday after | more than 30 days. Secretary of where 2000 families will be needed', "What breaks the majority o f ir­ a few days visit with- Mr. and Mrs. State Lukins o f Idaho declared that Billy Jarvis and Howard Conahay are Rhea Luper, state engineer and rigation projects was a kind o f Charles Powell in Austin. his department had no authority to of Sturgis South Dakota visited with W. G. Ide, manager of land settle­ agi ¡culture that was too easy— hay act contrary to the law the Idaho A. O. Broyles, scoutmaster, and . . . . . . . . Mr. Jarvis brother John near the some interesting and grain. For the shiftless man, . ’ 90 . his troop of lively young gentlemen . . As . . . throwing ment work for the Oregon und Port­ legislature has made on such traffic. . , ,, ” heart-, gate on Wednesdry of last land chambers, who accompanied Mr. week The boys left for a visit w i t h ^ T ’ W° rk’ Which WBS aU Rr'‘ SS aTU' «.turned home Saturday after a hil- llkimlnatlon “ Pon the problem of Chief of the Oregon Traffic De­ require, was enough. Sal-j out|njf at Blae Mountain Burns B roth e« Detroit, Kreutzer on his visit to Malheur week. The boys ieft f o r a vtsitw tth | wheat partment, T. A. Rafferty stated that relatives in Weiser, but expect to re­ county. vation is in bringing in sugar beets, j 8prin(,9 They report a reaI tim e. contribute the following letter in Oregon had a similar law which turn shortly to this community. which a farmer “ explains” why the fattening of sheep, dairy farms. To Review Improved Lands would be more vigorously enforced in Fred Giamse o f LaGrande spent Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cottenguns hardware man will have to wait a “ If we can get these projects s e t-1 Robert D. Lytle, attorney for the the future. Vale district, advised that several and two children of Redman, Ore., »led up, look what a difference it lasL week here visiting his parents, while longer for the money that is Idaho agreed to reimburse an On­ Al. C. Boyer spent Monday in the due him. owners o f improved and cultivated spent the week with Mrs. Cottenguns makes between a discouraged-looking tario car dealer who had purchased “ I have your statement showing farm lands objected to the low ap­ parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Larson. settlement with a house here and a ! county seat on business. He is the a license to sell cars in Idaho and half a mile o f sagebrush separating: advertising manager for the fair this that I owe you $769.80, and I am Ed Hite and Lloyd Haines from praisement, citing that highly culti- agreement was made that dealer^ vated lands had been apraised at $13! Bliss, Idaho, arrived in the commun- it from the next lonesome settler a s ' v ar> an Sam R whnc the Red. taking out all the red plush and put- hecr County, right o f way across “ I trust that some form o f cor­ Sec. 13-20-46. ting in over-stuffed cane and ma­ SEK SEK and N'A The Oregon Trail school house h as1 l“ y ,ast wepk‘ Cross instructor was in the city. poration can be formed to provide 8, 3, 27. $1.00. hogany. This is a terrible strain on been revarnished and cleaned aa