East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-29
OREGON TO PROTEST
ON APPORT|ONMENT
DELEGATIO
WILL BE APPEALED TO
Every Commercial Organization in the
state VIII be Expected to Make Il
Demand for the Completion of the
Western Extension of the Umatilla
and the klamath Projects.

Oregon will protest against the re-
clamation aportionment announced
Christmas day by President Taft. says
the Telegram. This protest is to so
from every commercial and industri-
al body of the state to the Oregon del
egation in congress, with the request
that it be presented 10 President Taft.
In the protest will be a recital of
facts showing that this state has con-
tributed more than 100000 to the
fund, that it has some of the very
best sites for work in the West, and
| that it is now eQuitably entitled to
not only the $6,000,000 balance given
TO the fund and not used here, but
to a fair portion of the S20,00O,OO0
| loan which is being made by the fed
eral government.
That the Oregon case may be pre-
sented accurately and fairly, a care
full compilation of facys rs now be-
ling made by z. l.. Thompson. of
Hartman & Thompson, on behalf of
| the Chamber of Commerce and the
Commercial club Accepting the idea
that all energies must be centered now
upon completing projects approved
IL,
upon Oregon's two approved projects,
at Umatilla and klamath. 1t will be
shown the president that both these
are absolutely within the meaning OF
the term "existing approved projects"
and are under the 1909 law entitled
not only to a portion of the annual
addition to the fund, but to a share
of the S2O,0O0,000 loan to be issued.
Il will be shown further that these
are two of the moste meritorious pro-
jects of the country, in economy of
development. in fertility of soil, ad-
vantages of climate, access to railways
and water transportation and other
wise. Also. it will be proved that in
the small units of these projects COM
pleted. the land has been taken al
most Immediately, and that all of the
| additional acreage approved by the
engineers is assured almost instant
sale when placed upon the market
And with this irrefutable showing OF
facts. the president will be asked by
the entire state to do justice to Ore
gon. by reapportioning the reclama'
ton fund.
| study the Umatilla project" sait
Mr.. Thompson this morning. 1T /:
| one of the best of the entire country
! The east and west portions of thu
project are as much a single piece o
| work as any being prosecuted in tn
! West. The coming summer about II,
: GOO acres will have been irrigated
! lin the east units. at a cost of approx
| mately $50 an acre. All of this LAM
! has been grabbed up in small tract
! as fast as ready for market, becaus
! 1T compares with the famous Wenat
! chee and Kennewick districts 70
! fruit There will be about $4,000 acre
F, in the total eastern portion Of the pro
| ject.
! THE western extension Of the pro
! ject. which has, according to common
| information. been in high favor witt
| the engineers. has $4,000 acres avail
! able for development. BY building
| ! big reservoir on a tract covering abou
| | 5000 acres, the immense flood floy
! of the Umatilla river will be conserv
| ed, and one of the richest tracts o
the West reclaimed. This land ha
two railways at hand and the Colum
bia river as an additional transporta
ton medium 1t is worth many hun
dred dollars an acre when irrigated
land would probably equal or surpas
Kennewiek and Wenatchee, wher
$4,000 an acre is not unusual.
From any point the governmen
may desire to consider this work,
cannot find a project where return
will be surer or quicker than in tn
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