The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-08-31
IRRIGATION CANAL
FOR WHITE SALMON

White Salmon people are consider
ing the construction of an irrigati on
system, At a meeting last Thursday
the feasibility Of the various routes
through vi ich canal could be con.
structed, and j. G. Machines was
named to lDlh intU tie legal phases
of the wor.. Rel rOlt5 ot J'e several
committees will be heard dL later
meeting
Mr.. Ma 'nnes, who was in Hood
River Wednesday morning, un his re.
turn from Portland, utI6 LIE went tc
close up land deal, says two routes
have been planned fer bringing in
water to the farming section Of White
Salmon. One route would bring the
water from Big Buck creek on the
west side CT the White Salmon river.
By means of 6ume over the White
Salmon, sufficient water could be
brought out to irrigate 5000 acres il
the Cameron fiat and White Salmon
valley. The second plan would bring
the water from point short dis
tance above the falls, and by swing
ing the canal around the mountain
by the old Groshong place 5000 acres
could be brought under the ditch.
1t is proposed to bond the district
for $50, ,0O0 for the construction of the
system. While water is not needed
for crops maturing up to the first of
July. it could be used to advantage
for small fruits such as blackberreis,
raspberries and late vegetables, also
for clovler and hay fields.
The Mount Adams Canning Co. is
well satisfied with the experiments
made at White Salmon this summer,
and is now making contracts with the
farmers for small fruits and vegetables
for next summers delivery. The new
ditch when brought out will give veg
etable growing considerable incen-
tive, and the canneIy proposes to take
advantage Of the move. The manager
of the cannery, T. j. Bryan, left this
week for Westport, to put up pack
of clans
The White Salmon Land Co., of
which Mr.. Machines is member, is
now located in it's new building, cor
ner Main street and Jewett avenue.
The company has just closed the fol-
lowing sales The q. S. Aldrich 8
acres, known as the Jensen place in
Cooks addition, to Miss Mary W.
CASTOR of Portland; consideration,
S2500. Miss CASTOR also purchased
an adjoining 10 acre tract from Leon
LeFranc for $500. She will improve
the land and plant 1t to fruit.
Mr. Machines attended a meeting
of the Klickitat county central com
mittee in Goldendale last week, when
the resignation of q. II. Baker as
chairman of the committee was ac-
cepted, and DR.. Allen Bonebreak
elected to fill the vacancy. Charles
Keyser was recommended to the state
central committee as member from
Klickitat county, Mr.. Baker resign
ing from this position, also. Mr..
Machines is secretary of the county
central committee.
At the resignation of Chairman
Baker, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That this committee, in
special session convened, do hereby
appreciate the unselfish, vigorous and
efficient service of the Hon. G. II.
Baker, the retiring chairman of the
republican county central committee,
and hereby tender him rising vote
of thanks for the able manner he has
conducted and directed the work of
the committee, and hereby pledge
ourselves to support the present chail
man in the work that lies before
him ~