The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1906-12-01

While Of course the hearing
Just completed at the local lane
office in WEIGH the =. L. :. Co
made n showing as to the feas.
ibility ot1he proposed reclamation
of some 10000 acres of Harney
Valley land by the Harney Valley
Improvement Co. is not settled as
yet 1t IS a step toward bringing
the matter to a condition where d,
viii be possible that something he
done with the BIC tract anyway
by mex, season. The Improve.
nent Co. made no appearance
other than file repor, Of lnspec-
tor Green IN which tina, gentle
man states that the land is desert
IN character. Inspector May Der
~ does no, agree with Mr Green
IN every particular however tie
states we have desert land in tins
valley hu, does not - consider
the carey segregation OF tee Har-
ney Valley improvement Co. as a
whole. This does moi imply that
either OF these inspectors have
misrepresenied the character Of.
the land, but merely a difference
Of opinion.
Five yeors ago when the state
OF Oregon took advantage Of the
Carey Act conditions IN this sec
tion were quite different from the
present. AT that time very little
If any farming was done on land
iha; could moi hr irrigated in
tact Il was not believed a, that
time tina; successful crops could .
he raised on dry land. Experi
mrnis have proven otherwise, vet
we all know that irrigation would
greatly increase the WELD even
though scientific dry land iarmisg
mas been made a success in Har. |
ney Valley
The Timr--Hyrald will no, at
tempt TO express an opinion as Co
the character Of tins land. In fact
It seems a hard matter to deter
~ me just what the Government
coslders deser, or otherwise. since :
i appears to be simply matter
, opinion OF men. The main Tea.
ure Of this contest 10 which The
rir.es-Heraid Is mos, iuterer,rd :
: 10 get It dedne,ly settled IN or.
Ter that homrseekers NAV begin 7
he improvement, OF this vas, tract :
D some manner either BY taking i
q up under the public Land laws. 2
n making contracts with the Z
exclamation company. "a
Had the improvement, Co. met 'a
With no opposition and had shown
more feasible proposition with
uiheirnI water supply and }
lace OF storage that the people
'ould have been assured OF the
sclamanon and permanency of as
he project, u would have been g.
inrsIinabiv brnef, 90 Hsrnry q
1unty. As d, Is the Z. L : CO.
onIesgs the righ, OF the rec.ama- 81
on Go. 10 take any water what,
Yer, besides farmers do no, want
take chances on the mere flood n
aters Of Silyirs River wiibou,
me assurance thar sufficient. ,
Mount be conserved for the later si
ason when irrigation ls really 81
'cded 10 mature the grain and .l-
.getable crops -4
HHn.
Ihis Case shows plainly ihai
lndrrs have been made. The As
tie land board certainly did not
ailze Inv importance Of know
: the project was feasible be- So
re approving the con,rac. IN the
ST place The applicant should a..
We known al lhe time that there isa i.-
s sufficient available water be- IN
nd d question, then no injustice ..
'uld have been done As &.
; iranspirrd the drvriopmru. ot Il
HaTnry country ha, been p
-aliy retarded for The Times as7 .-'5
raid Is Of the opinion tna, the ~
jor portion Of lnis segregation l y
uld nOW be iu the hands Of act An
aaos
settlers al this time and much ,aHl
Il successfully iarmrd. 10 this
ertlon Il docs not wish 10 be
irrs'Ood as considering all this
4 nOn-drsrrl in the sense il has NO
r1oiOre been taken, but thar
later methods Of farming have NJ,