East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-14

That an experiment station for the
East Umatilla project is imperative
was fully shown at the meeting held
in the Commercial association rooms
Saturday evening for President w j.
Kerr and the party Of scientific
men with him.
SO we'll did the representatives from
the irrigated section of the county
present their claims that at the close
of the meeting DR.. Kerr declared
himself as favorng the project sta
tion above anything else and pleged
his support in having the station es-
tablished.
I'm order to secure an experiment
station for the project a sum ranging
from $500 to $4,000 will have to be
raised locally, from the county court
or by subscription, and mainten-
ance appropriation will have to be Sc
cured from the state legislature
The money raised locally will be
for the purpose Of providing the orig
inal equiment for the station. The
reclamation service has already pro-
vided the land, 4O-acre tract, and it
viii construct the necessary bitches
and provide the water without cost.
To maintain the station will require
between $4,000 and $4,000 per an
mum. The work will be under the
joint supervision of the state expert !
ment station board at Corvallis and T.
the men i'm the agricultural depart /.
mcnt. The service Of these men will /
be without cost to the station.
I'm Enthusiastic Meeting.
1t was a representative and inter-
asted crowd that filed the CONNER
'ial association rooms Saturday eve
ming. Many local business and pro-
'essional men We're out and good
delegations were present from other
PORTIONS of the county, especially
rom the irrigated section and from
Pilot Rock
President r. Alexander of the Com
~e-cial association, presided and af-
er some appropriate remarks in
which he set forth the purposes Of ]
he meeting he chilled upon President
lerr. I'm response Or. Kerr spoke ,
,riefly, outlining the object of the Z
'arty's mission, and then said that ;
hey wished to hear the local men !
resent I
Dr c. J. Srith. who was first c
allied upon told in a very compre-
ousive way of the situation within 5
he county and following him others t
ere called upon. Among those who t
poke We're Dr. W, G. Cole. state sem a
tor; c. a. Barrett, representatives: r
}. c. Brownel, Douglas Belts, Col {
G. Newport II. T. Irwin Addison t
'onnett. \. H, Sunderman, DR.. II. w.
oe, +. p Dodd, p. L. Worthington
Irrison; Z. j. Murphy, c. p.
train. Monte b. Gwinn. William +
Ioore T. T, Geer, Congressman Ellis +
nd others. %
Staion Badly Needed. ii
The progress of the meeting soon n
sclosed that the men from the ir- q
gated section were out i'm force to "
cure an experiment station for their
'untry and they took the field with
1t opposition All of those who
yoke urged the vital necessity of a u
'anch station, saying that otherwise n
'stly hlunders would he made and "
e success Of the project greatly les fl
ned. They declared private individ- -
lis could not do experimental work. =
Though several wheatmcn were
esont representing the dry farm |
g interests, all freely admitted tnat '
e need of the irrigated section was
remost and ii was mutually conccd-
that the wheat country could wait
It'll the ned became more pressing. IN
After the local men had spoken. In
e various members of the party m
re called upon ana each responded fo
tn talk that was of the greatest tn
crest to those present i'm
Aside from President Kerr those IN
the party were Prof. Jardine. dry
'ming expert for the department an
agriculture; A. p. Stover. irrigation p.
pert for the government: Prof. II. co
Scudder, agronomist at Q. \. c., 70
d w. a. Jensen. secretary Of the II,
asident. wi
At the conclusion of the meeting, du
esident Kerr declared himself rs ca
ted above, in favor of a station for ai
, east Umatilla project and explain sh
the steps necessary in securing Ne
; station.