The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-04-21
To OPEN GREAT EMPIRE.
new FACTORS IN CONTROL OF Land IN CENTRAL
and SOUTHERN OREGON

acres of land Oregon has changed hands and
which the new owners inviting settlement AS
the land the Cascades the Snake river
near Silver City, Idaho Of great Importance the people
of this section:
contract has been and Immediate colonial
ton of the Oregon Military Land Grant company
prisng in southern Oregon The deal consun
mated by Hunter President of the Land Grant Company The
grant by the corporation to be known the Oregon
Valley Company of Kansas City, Missouri The consideration
is about 81 100000.
complete plan of colonization adopted following the
lines of the purchasers the disposition and settlement last
d the Valley Land Conmpany large holdings in Colorado
The negotiations President Hunter of the Oregon and
the people have been under way Tor nearly year and It's sue
cu conclusion much for the southern part of Oregon west
of the Cascade mountains.
The great tract held for many years the BooKe company
by the Hunter organization been offered the
public remained practically sealed book the people
large although quarter of century been known
on development possibilities Since the last years active
campaign surveying Hartman railroad engineers through
trail and southern Oregon grant has into notice more than
ever will be tapped by the Oregon Eastern Railway to be
built by the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Short Line
The grant has years been owned principally by H. A.
and Congressman Andrs OF Minnesota 1t extends III
strip R miles wide from the summit of the Cascades to the Snake
river onnte Silver City, Idaho The portion involved in the
Ter lust made begins side of the Klamath Indian Reva
ton and all the lands east of that division point
From the day the grant made by Congress IN 1864 nothing
has been done settlement and development lhe new
owners propose Immediately this policy and will encourage
settlement by sale of the lands in small tracts Up to this time
# has remained practically intact first set aside by the Gov
eminent as consideration the original company that built the
first wagon road through the State of Oregon
The tract passes through Klamath Lake, Harney and Maleur
Counties and empire large as the State OF hode lad
embraces scores fertile valleys and thousands OF acres OF grazing
lands Among sections already partially seledby
Who secured homes on the alternate sections held by the govern
men are the Goose Lake Valley Caow Valley Warner Vaey'
Sprage River Valley, all large fertile and well waterd sections
with soil capable of producing large crops OF fru gram anu veg
cables It is said Catow Valley produces the largest and most
sior tomatoes in the world The products of the region have
never become generally because of its reoness from trans
poaon and only the crops for local consumption are
raised
In 1905 the Lewis and Exposition could no consider
able exhibit from Lake County owing the long haul of 100 miles
by wagon long by rail to Portland AFTER the a ~
cnned Lake County loaded small EXHIBIT OF gram Vege
tables and fruits his wagon and made the trip determined THAT
Lake County should from Arriving at Portland he set up
s ~ in room in the old Union block Stark street. and sue
eceded in getting good deal of publicity tor It.
Mr. Hunter at the Portland hotel last night said:
he valleys in grant unsurpassed IN eruhy ana 9o"
~ ons Of Grain alfalfa meadow grasses while apples peaches
nea cherries ps apricots and small fruits are produced IN aDu
ance The altitude while higher than some parts OF western Oes
de for vegetables and products have just visited some OF
The most fertile productive regions OF Colorado lying at an d
@ 6 600 feet and more The southern Oregon lands range from
1000 500 Theeare at thpresene over 0ooooo S
n Lake County alone and than $4,000 head OF Cate anu
s5 900 horss and mules Coun income from livestock last
was more than So per capita Her wool export was over ooo
600 pounds
has summer home SanDego California is enthusiastic over Oe
CONS climate and resources
e inland empire and especially Oregon is only beginning to-
eap the harvest sown by community and by other ever increasing
verte he said Portand should that its machinery or
this kind kept in order and there IS no nee 1or
ton about Oregon Endeavor reproduce as best you can IN pic
re and story the beauties Oregon apple and pear You VIII
not often succeed in this you will enough to get re-
suits.
Ten apiece for Oregon pears and 9lo per po% m
~ e nl told abroad will bring people And talk about eli