East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-09
LAND DRAWING
At ARCO, IDAHO
BIG EVENT WILL
BE HELD TUESDAY
Many Inquiries Received by Company
Offidals-Land TO be Opened EN-
braces 10000 Acres-Powers OF At
'torney to be Much Used.

Arco, Idaho, Sept. 9.-officers OF
the Big Lost River Irrigation company
make the assertion that the land open
ing, which is to occur here next Tues
day, when $4,000 acres of land will be
disposed of to settlers under state
land board drawing, will be the larg-
est affair OF the kind ever pulled off
in the state.
Advices received from Boise, the
home office of the company. state
that 25.S00 letters of inquiry, asking
for booklets and general information
regarding the land, had been receive
ed up to Saturday night and this does
not include branch offices at Spo-
kane, Seattle, Portland. Salt Lake.
Omaha and Chicago.
There are 1000 entries In the seq
regation, and It is expected that be-
fore the end OF the week practically
all the land will have been taken. The
land Is all smooth and of the same
character, and but little difficulty IL
experienced in making selection. Those
who have spent some days looking
over the tract say that II isn't neces-
sary to choose entries from the
ground, but that after one drives over
the country locations can be made
from maps. This will expedite the
work OF filing and very rapid pro-
gress will be made after the drawing.
For 20 miles up the Big Lost river
from Arco, and adjoining the lands to
be opened Tuesday, agriculture has
been carried on by old settlers and
stockmen for several years, using wat
er from individual bitches. These set
tiers. anxious to do their part in in
duclng the settlement OF new neigh
bors, are holding an exhibit of agri- |
cultural products, crops raised on |
identically the same class OF land that |
IS to be drown for, and the showing |
made would be creditable at any |
county fair. Wheat, oats, barley, al |
falfa. clover and timothy, all kinds OF |
vegetables, including sugar beets. bear
witness to the fact that no better
farming country exists than that of the
Big Lost river valley.
While II Is expected that there will
be large crowds here during the draw
ing, preparations have been made to
take good care of everyone, with
plenty to eat and comfortable places
to sleep. Every house in Arco and
the neighborng ranches will be used
to house as many as can be made
comfortable. and the railroad COM
pany will provide standard and tour
list sleepers to provide for those un-
able to get accommodations in town.
As Is generally the case in these
state land openings, there will be a far
larger number represented by an
agent with power of attorney than
will be present in person. The law
permits one person to represent an
other by power Of attorney, taking
part in the drawing and making fill
ings on the land, so that one person
from a distance can look after the
interests of his neighbors. AS the {
land is all alike man may file for
himself and his neighbors on adjoln-
ing land, creating a neighborhood of
its own, with the assurance that each {
one will have as good a farm as his
neighbor.
Another attractive feature of the '
drawing Is that after ones number is
called, If the holder is not satisfied
or If for any reason he does not want
to file on any land, he can tender his 9