Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-12-16
Condor and Gillian
County
CcOnenaed from fourteenth pass)


moisture has been retained, This is
the secret of dry iarmins. and the
lands il this eouutry can be made
eve,. rs e IS >liv y, frequent oW
tiv ,hrs e -iTatsd.
IRRIGATION PROJECTS,
ol Gillian
3, DC irri-
"a. .ment pro
{ diversion OF
tal Nsaer, q. .ean Day River.
which will irr,s tc 2S9,o1O acres OF
land in Gillian and Morrow counties.
In the former county section OF
country thirty miles III length and six
miles in width will be covered by this
project. Anothe; project, now in con-
temptation by land owners in the
northern part OF the county, is the
conservation OF the waters OF Rock
Creek. This is one of the larger
streams and by the construction OF
dam few miles south of Arlington
enough water may be stored to'soser
$4,000 acres. Storage reservoirs are
also feasible on Willow Creek, Eight
Mile, Hay Greek, Ferry Canyon and
Thirty Mile. On 4 smaller scale, res
ervoirs may be constructed in the
numerous ravines or draws wherein
are living springs. The conservation
OF the waste waters is also considered.
bitches have been dug in some
places. Rock Creek furnishes water
10 cover a considerable number OF
acres. and the result of the putting
OF water on these already productive
lands has been most gratifying.
ATTRACTIVE AND PROFIT
ABLE.
Rural life is becoming more con-
venient and. what is quite as impor-
tant, more profitable. There can be
no doubt that a reaction has set in
and that the tendency in the future
will be toward the healthier and more
independent country life. Humanity
is gradually. but surely drifting back
to the soil and to the surroundings
where eoutentmcnt reigns. where hap
py. prosperous homes are found. and
where children can be raised and edu-
Gated amidst the elevating influences
of nature. healthy in body and mind.
Gillian County has these attractions,
these advantages. The moral and
spiritual welfare of its people are mat
tiers which receive much attention
There are many social privileges.
PRODUCTS AND PRICES.
AS a grower of grain, the farmer
may count on an average yield OF s2
to 25 bushels of wheat per acre. He
can sell this product for lash at a
warehouse within a short haul of his
farm; as general farmer, he may
grow any one of variety Of products
hitherto mentioned; as an orchardist,
he may engage in pursuit which is
a demonstrated success; as a stock
raiser, he may breed draft horses, eat
tie, sheep or hogs with the assurance
of ready market and alluring prices;
as truck gardener, he will find the
soil adapted to all kinds of vegetables
for which there is local and foreign
demand; as poultry grower, he will
have no difficulty in disposing of all
that he can provide for the markets
at home and abroad.
COST OF LIVING.
1t is not expensive to live in Gil
liam County. The farmer can raise
most of what he will need for his
table. The household necessities not
produced on the farm are obtainabfe
from the proceeds of what he does
raise. Here, as elsewhere, the farmer
is the most independent OF all per-
sons. His flocks and herds and his
broad acres put him on pedestal of
independence the city dweller can sci
dom if ever attain.
TAXATION IS LOW.
The tax rate for Gillian County for
the year 1910 is 81 mills. This IS the
lowest tax rate in any county in the
State OF Oregon and is based on a
property valuation of fifty per cent.
This is the general tax, TO which is
added the school tax, but with this
addition the rate still remains low:
The total valuation of taxable prop
erty in Gillian County for the year
1909 was ss,554,624. According TO a
statement made by the county asses
sor the valuation for 1910 will be
s1,5OO,O0O in excess of that of 1909.
The basis of valuation In the county