Lewiston evening teller., 1908-01-08
WATER READY
FOR UMATILLA
GOVERNMENT PROJECT OPEN
ING 1000 ACRES BY IRRIGA-
TON COMPLETED - FARMS
LIMITED TO 40 ACRES

The construction of the Umatilla
irrigation project in Oregon is near
ing completion, and water will be
supplied for the first unit of 1000
acres in the spring of 1908. Under
this project, which is regarded as
one of the most attractive under
taken by the reclamation service, by
reason of the great fertility of the
soil and favorable climate, farm
units, as fixed by the secretary of
the interior, range from 10 to 40
acres each, except for land in pri-
vate ownership, where areas may
be as large as 100 acres.
Water will be furnished from the
Umatilla project in 1908 for irriga-
tive land shown upon farm unit
plats of townships and north
range 28 east, and townships 4 aud
5 north, range 29 east, on file iu the
local land Office at La Grande.
Homestead entries accompanied by
applications for water right may be
made unuer provisions of the rec;a-
nation act for farm units shown on
said plats. The charge for water
right is $50 per acre and the annual
maintenance average is 81 per acre.
Farm Units and Charges
Secretary Garfield has issued the
following public notice:
''The limit of area per entry, rep
resenting acreage, which, In the
opinion of the secretary of the inter-
Tor, may be reasonably required for
support of a family on the lands in
question is fixed, for land entered
subject to the provisions of the rec
lamation act as the amounts shown
upon the plat for several farm units,
from 10 to 40 acres. The limit for
which water right application may
be made for land in private owner
ship shall be $50 acres of irrigable
land for each landowner.
Charge which shall be made per
acre OF irrigable land in said entries
and for land in private ownership
which can be irrigated by waters
from said irrigation project are in
two parts. as follows:
L. Building of irrigation system,
$50 per acre of irrigable land, pay
able in not less than five nor more
than 10 annual installments, each
not less than $6 per acre.
g. For operation and mainten-
ance, which will, as soon as the data
are available, be used, with mini
mum charge per irrigable acre
whether water is used thereon or
not. Operation and maintenance
charges for irrigation season of
1908 and until further notice will
be 81 per acre of irrigable lsnJ,
whether water is used thereon or
not.
How PAYMENTS Will Re Made
First payment on account OF such
charges for all irrigable areas,
whether or not water right aprllca-
tion is made therefor or water Is
used thereon, shall be due and pay
able at the local land Office at La
Grande on or before March 1, 1908, !
total payment being not less than
81 per acre.
Building charge for subsequent |
years shall be due and payable at |
the same place on or before March
of each year. and until further no.
tiee operating and maintenance
charge of 81 per acre of irrigable
land per annum shall be due and
payable at the same time and place.
For all applications for water
rights filed before June 15. in any
year, building. operation and main
tenance charges shall be collected at |
the time of filing for that irrigation J
season, but so much as may be paid
on account of operation and main
tenance shall be credit on account !
of installment for next year. !
Charges herein provided for may,
for convenience OF applicants, be
paid to the special fiscal agent of the
reclamation service at Hermiston for
transmission to the receiver of the
land ofice at La Grande, on or be-
fore the dates specified herein for
payment at the local land ofice