East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-17
Pendleton Is Extensively
Advertised

dleton and Cmatilla county fine ad-
vertisement in its issue cf yesterday,
i'll an Interview from c. Is. Adams,
who comes to Pendleton to have
charge of the Furnish irrigated land.
Tho News says:
c. B. Adams, for the past IS
months member of the Capital News
staff, and who became we'll known
throughout the west as director of
promotion and publicity of the l4th
National Irrigation Congress, will
leave tonight for Pendleton, Ore,
where he has accepted a position with
the Inland Irrigation company. In
speaking cf the enterprise, his con-
nection with which has taken him
out of the newspaper business, Mr..
Adams said
"Thc project belonging to the In
land Irrigation company is a private
enterprise located on the north side
of the Umatilla river, from which
stream it takes its water supply. The
altitude is about 500 feet above sea
level, somewhat lower than that at
Lewiston or the Yakima valley, and
the climate is very much similar. The
season IS from four to six weeks earli-
er than in Boise valley, and the
country is especially adapted to early
fruits vegetables and crops of this
character, requiring intense farming
1.-The soil is docomposed lava and
volcanic ash, exceedingly productive,
and the great depth insures abundant
and continuous yields, without the
necessity of artificial fertiliSing. The
lands under the canal are practically
level, about half the territory having
gentle slope to the Columbia river
and the balance toward the Umatilla.
so that the expense of reclaiming and
irrigating will be at the minimum,
very little grading and leveling being
required.
"AGjoinirg this tract on the north
IS the government irrigation enter
prise being constructed by the recla-
nation service. This is a storage
proposition, the government reservoir
adjoining our property, and will re-
claim upwards of 10000 acres of
land. Work is well advanced on the
feed canal, and construction of the
reservoir embankment is to begin
early in the spring. The lands are at
present withdrawn from entry, but
will be opened as soon as it can be
determined at what date water can
be supplied, probably in 1908. Many
settlers are already in that country
waiting to secure homesteads in
tracts of 10, 20 and 40 acres each.
1.-THE present estimate of water
rights under the government system
is $50 an acre, though the price may
exceed that amount. This would
seem very excessive to people of
Idaho, but when you come to con-
slider that land similar to this, under
cultivation in the Yakima valley, is
selling readily at 5000 to s4OD an acre,
and producing crops that would JUS
tify much larger prices, the cost of
water is not unreasonable and those
fortunate enough to secure a home
stead will be able to realize hand
somely on their investments.
"The Inland Irrigation company's
project is a private enterprise in all
respects. The company is a close
corporation and owns both the land
and water. The water rights are APP
purtenant to the land, and each pur-
chaser becomes Interested in the
water system according to the acre
age of land owned. 50 that when all
| is dosposed of it will become a CO.
operative enterprise.
"The lands under the system he
gin at the town OF Echo and extend to
within two miles of Hermiston, both
on the q. r ~ n. railroad. affording
excellent markets, and none of the
land is more than six miles from
towr.
"Pendleton is one of the most SUBJ
stantlal and prosperous cities in the
inland empire. The principal streets
have recently been paved with bitu-
lithic pavement; the business houses
are handsome structures and the
stores are up to date. The banks
carry heavy line of deposits, and
there Is every evidence of prosperity
in all lines OF business.
fact that there was no wholesale es-
Establishments in that city. 1t has the
main line and two branches of the
o. r. & N. and third branch Is
under construction, and also the
Northern Pacific. There are over so
towns with a population Of from a
few hundred to $500 that should be
supplied by johhlng houses at Pen
dlcton and with such territory to
supply It cannot be long until whole-
sale establishments will be there after
the business.
1.-THE Inland canal Is practically
completed and the laterals will be
finished in time to furnish water this
season, it being the intention to place
portion Of the lands on the market
ABOUT March |.