The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-26
The
klamath
Project


Project ton Of about 100000 acres Of land now
under the overflow OF the klamath
hiyer and OF Lower klamath Lake and Tule Lake
land ,J,ccn, w. ,ha kia,o"u pi,oo no. ,, u. .y
Of Los, River and tho trbutarv norton ~ ,hs Great
plateau iv;nn chioou IN K",na, Pnn,, =, n .no
nlso cmlroc,ng a n.r, ~ S;";,o, .ma uolns 1,. 80"
Ties California to,sl aro, 81 ooo GOO as."D N""''
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The Project embraces the construction Of very
greht mileage sf canals aterals and drainage canals
and will have its principal in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and IIorscly are reservoir sites
irrigo,on or iand ;nn,Ja ~ ,ha ,,',a au n..;a -
IN. prnio., " Wv 'r ' "
49,
work on the main canal was started in the Spring
OF i?o' ana the iirst unit OF nine miles il now com.
pleted. About l3ooo acres OF land Will be irrigated
IRON the hrSt unit, thc lherals Tor whch are Deing
constructed uhdcr the supervision OF the engineers
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ror crons in ,he Snr;ns ~ ione Vel nn ,h. .a".
ond un,t !, bcnv donc bv IN. Government and am.
braces nineteen miles Of main canal and twentvsi.
miles of lotero,s IN ,nrn;sb water IN about o1 O0O
nJd,onai acres M land Work nm ,b;s INIT viii hs
prosccuted mn rondIy M possbl.
N.,riv nm. half y, ,h, oroo ,o ho ;rr,,,od 4. ,o,-
u,Jcr ,ys,or IN don,b ~ from ona ,n Gf,aan S.s,
,nJ w;I hc rccl,i,nnJ Ia, =, .vv,o,n NJ dro;no,e IN
lower IN. level of the rivcrs and lakes large mari
81 the swamp land and practically all OF the valley
!" lh' i'uSIH Hciu !" private oWH'
crship and some in very large tracts which must BE-
sold in tracts Of lGO less under the regua
tons governing the perfection Of a water.right.
v,.mAru,a t., @, d0r.,,,,,or, md ,-,.
HppnTEsT uor,, ,,a p,aS'a,S pas;n r,ns, br.v.
NEED people and the right kind Of people
at that Its great need is ntelli.
gent practical farmers who understand the meaning
Of intensified and diversified farming; men who will
buy land not Tor speculative purposes out witn the
ldea OF clearing on the sageoruSh ana manng per:
mhheht ana comIortaoe homes Sucn men aie oouno
uevelopmg sugar Dcets nave peeh grown e1'
various pcrimen'aIiy ,hroughout 'he Nam.
industries atn valley Inc percentage OF sugar
foIIovipy ,noIvss made bv the limited States Dc.
rnr,mcn, of Agriculture from beets grown near
.n.or in bcc,s per cent u 7. sugar in mice per
con, "a I . coeiicicnt of prrity sal
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pHraeus oh'hs anu ,clei! ,"n oe sto"n' '"e .u.e
JANUS pclnB very similar similar 10 ,hosu VI the oaeraen'U
ana Sn 'oap"ln ,a''!s W Na,orn.a, l.o' ""r.. % sur
"e',ap'cs ar' ~ su'S'sH'",! uuil,'"'.". as.
ou, 'n' "oi'' 'ht ,e.nvu 'ia s 80 w 80
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There is no question that this will become sugar
beet producing section and that number Of facto-
ries will be built and operated with the development
OF the industry.
All kinds of fruit adapted to the temperate zone
thrive here-appes, peaehes' pears cherr'es Prunes,
plums, apricots and ncciarnes do well, and small
fruits bear abundantiy and OF excellent quaity.
There are great many small orchards throughout