St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
CRATER LAKE ROAD ASSURED.

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CRATER LAKE ROAD ASSURED.
Uncle Sam Approves Plans. and May
Give Substantial Aid.
The Crater Lake road will be built.
Government approval Of the project
has been secured by Will G. Steel, a
recognition appropriation Of $1,000
made, Engineer B. F. Heidle sent by
the government TO Medford, and the
promise given that SO per cent of the
work will have been accomplished by
July / Of this year. The Medford Com
mercial clubs subscription Of s25, 900
for the construction Of the road Is well
under way and there will be no further
delays. Mr.. Steel has just returned
from Washington. He represented the
Medford Commercial club and inter-
vened on its behalf with Secretary of
the Interior Ballinger and other gov
eminent officials.
"The governments approval of the
Crater Lake road in effect nullifes the
decree handed down by the Supreme
court last month";" said Mr.. Steel.
81 found about the halls of the cap
itol a feeling Of resentment that even.
so august body as the Supreme court
should deem the Crater Lake national
park local affair, any more than that
Yellowstone national park should be SO
considered.
Secretary Ballinger asked me how
H. Nt.xsv
from the government for the Crater
Lake project. I told him we would
need eventually about $4,000, 900, in
cluding making Of trails and various
other improvements. He assured me
Of his belief that we would get that
much, at the same time stating frank
ly that had II not been for the indom-
liable energy and persistence Of the
Medford commercial interests nothing
further would ever have been done.
following the Supreme courts unfav-
orable decree.
"I received an official communica-
tion stating that the United States fish
commission would place 80, 900 rainbow
fry In the Crater lake. TO add TO the
stock Of fish already there"
Crater lake road, completed, will be
81 miles long. Engineer Heidlc will
give his time not only to making a sur
vey Of all roads now planned. but In
making a survey Of all roads and trails
TO be constructed at any future time.
Klamath Falls Depot Finished.
klamath Falls-The finishing touch
co have been put on the magnificent
depot erected by the Southern company
In this city. No date for the formal
opening Of the building has been an
nounced and will not be until word 10
received from San Francisco.
When Il was announced that the rail-
road company had decided to erect In
this city . depot that would cost In
the ncighborhood Of $50. 900 few peo-
pie believed that that amount would be
invested In the structure.
But instead Of . $4,000 structure
the company has given the city one
that will cost nearer $40, 900, and one
that surpasses In elegance anything Of
its kind In the west. The fact that
the Southern Pacific has seen ft TO
give klamath Falls such fine building
10 Indicative Of what that company ex-
pccts this city TO be. The depot Is the
direct outcome Of the petition that
was sent TO Chief Engineer Hood, ask
ing that this city be favored with what
tho company expected klamath Falls
70 be.
Wheat Raiser Pays $50. 900 for Farm
Medford - Sam Stine, Of wallla
Walla, has purchased the walch farm
Of $50 acres In Antelope valley, ad-
joining the Won der HELEN tract Mt ,
Wellen, for $4,000. The entire tract
will be planted 10 orchard. One hun
dred and fifty acres are being set out !
and the balance will be planted next
winter TO apples and pears with peach
iillers. The land 10 similar 10 that Of the
famous Bradshaw orchard near by, and
Ia under the Fish Lake ditch. II Is
planned TO make II one of the finest
orchards In the valley.
Model Farm In Jackson County.
Medford-The Oregon Good Roads
association has offered TO build model .
road one mile long free in jackson c
county. The association asks only that
he county officials furnish the labor
necessary for the building of the road.
Colonel Frank Ray has offered to give
he crushed rock necessary for the !,
Of the road. The association
believes that by building a model road O
Is superiority and advantages will
make everyone a good roads advocate.
Restore Lands to Entry.
Washington-The Ontario CONNER =
'ial club has wired Senator Bourne to
'ndeavor to induce Secretary Ballinger
o restore TO all forms of public entry ,
III lands previously withdrawn for the
dalhuer irrigation project under the
Federal reclamation act. Bourne ia :,
ooking into the matter to ascertain y
he facts. The subject has been dis
ussed many times and the opinion In 3
dalheur county has been different in =
he past rs TO the wisdom of abandon I
ny the government project entirely. h
varships for @. A. r. Eneampnent.
Washington - Senators Bourne and ..
have requested the secre- - :.
AIRY Of the navy to send one or two =, :,
to Astoria for the twenty =,
inth annual encampment Of the G. A. -
!. Of Oregon, June 81 TO "a, and have
cen assured that the request will be y
ranted II possible. Definite action
ill be delayed few days to deter
,ine whether the ahins will ha availa