The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16
And the RallrOadlesS Empire Two
Hundred Miles Square Westward.

anu Gnc htnIOhpAeSS Empire Two
Hundred Miles Square Westward.
A Kingdom Splitting Over With OppOr-
tunities for the Capitalist and Home
Maker.
Copyright, 1909, by +. w. Ellis.
The eyes of the East, the South, and
the Middle-west are now glued to the
map of the Pacific Northwest as never
before.
The opening of the Seattle exposi-
ton, in June last, the completion and
projection of great irrigation projects
by the government and by individual
effort, have made this nook of the
nation the most alluring field in the
United States today for the capitalist
and the home maker. And in the fol-
lowing statement of facts are food for
thought which even the most faded ap-
petite can not resist.
The Malheur Irrigation Project
Is thrice feasible. The eastern
boundary of this project blends with
the western boundary of the Payette-
Boise project on which the govern
ment Is spending $11,OO0,O00. And all
who are familiar with the conditions
surrounding the Malheur project are
agreed that there are as good reasons
for the government expanding $6,OOO,-
900 on this project as there is for the
outlay of nearly double that amount
on the neighboring project. Malheur
county, Oregon, is an empire in itself,
80 miles wide, 1870 miles long, has
more than 10000 square miles, and is
larger than the combined area of Con-
necticut, Delaware and Rhode Island.
Yet this vast, vacant, virgin empire
has but 5000 population, but its irri-
gable acres artificially watered could
support and enrich 10000 frugal fam
lilies. or 100000 people.
The Malheur Irrigation project COW
ers the natural garden bed of the
county, and 1t is the consensus of
opinion of the governments expert
engineers that this project is one of
the best, physically. to build and OPP
crate in the nation.
Malheur County Irrigation Projects.
Two giant irrigation projects are al
ready In the making In Malheaur coun
ty, Oregon-the Willow river and the
Bully Creek projects which will joint
ly reclaim not less than $4,000 acres.
And II the government cannot back
the Malheur Irrigation Project for
want OF available funds, rival aggre-
cations of individual capital stand
ready to finance the project to COM
pletion.
In the event of the government fall
Ing to early push the project. or the
terms and conditions OF u private cor
poratIOn being unsatisfactory to the
people, they will organize the 200
acres under the project into an irrI-
CATION district, will Issue bonds and
build the project themselves.
With these facts staring you In the
face, intending investor and settler,
isn't 1t worth your while when you
come out to the Alaska-Yukon expo
sitlon, at Seattle, to stop off and make
a fine-tooth-comb investigation of
what Malheur county has to of 1
those seeking the financial better lent
of their estates? And If yyu dc
come. you will. in all pre- liability
catch up with some OF your missed op'
portunities or be introduced to many
new ones, for this stuT endous Sec
ton Is splitting over with great unde'
veloped resources and opportunities
But show me" Is the motto Of every
citizen in every state In the Union
not OF Missouri alon ,, and we not only
welcome but entret.t you to come and
make the most searching inlook Into
what we have t. offer.
The Caldwell Tribune and the Ore
gon Oriano jon hands in lifting the
bushel on of this, q practically undis-