East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-17

Pa. Fruit Co. Az
keystone Fruit Co. -. -. $500. Az
There are also several more COM
panies formed. but have not as yet
made their apl lication for water. The
above compan es are composed of
people from Erie, Pa, and FIT. Wayne,
Indiana. All Lave brought their peo-
pie out here, implements, wagons, etc.
c. L. Morgan and Otis sprague were
the statesmen who sold this land to
these companies, all buying land
| owned by the Maxwell Land & Irri-
CATION company.
Change in Water Payments.
\ letter has been received by the
secretary of the Umatilla River Wa
ter Users association, which will
lmake quite a change in the payments
Of the water rights on this project.
1t has been the custom by the receiv-
er at La Grande to make the water
right charge in accordance with the
| acreage hereafter, however, any per-
son who holds a fraction of an acre
must pay the full charge for one
acre of land. The letter reads as
follows:
Sir: In reply to your letter Of April
10th, 1911, you are advised that in
accordance with the practice of this
department and the circular of in
structions of March IS, 1911, you
should collect water right charges for
one whole acre in all cases where wa
ter right certificate is issued cover
ing a lesser area. Where a fraction
- -o,t Af ~ anrn IL included in a
/, water right application together with
other lands. you may properly col
lect charges on the fractional acre.
age. But where the total acreage /!
5 less than one acre you should col
S lect charges as for a full acre. Thu
water right account card recently fur
D nished you in connection will SHOW
what charges are to be made.
Very respectfully,
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.
Washington, d. c
s Therefore, any person holding
fraction of an acre on this projec
s will nave to pay for a full acre {
land, being Sc per acre and s1.S
maintenance and operation charge
u There are, however, very few of theS
under this project, but in this cas-
the back charges will have to be pai'
Local Mention.
VI Mr.. f. T. Andrews of Eugene, Ore
1t gon, arrived here today. He is lool
.e ing for a location.
Edgar S. L~oudenslager will go I
Sunnyside this week on business.
d A boy was born to Mr.. and Mr.
"a rriffir Cntttr1oN nr Mnpl
man was in attendance. The motht
is doing well. Mr.. Griffin is water 81
pervisora of the Umatilla governmel
project.
Howard A. Frick of Hermiston, hi
- received the contract for c~onstructic
O. of the new warehouse Of the Umat,'
c. Storage and Commission company
Stanfield, and will commence VOL
,e on the same this week.
A John A. Donovan and James Meal
left for Pendieton this afternoon
the local to attend the Relmen ba'
quet at that place.
The Inland Empire Lumber con
parry is building a large cement war
- house. This will be located betwec
the Umatilla Storage and Commlssic
company building and the govern
ment warehouse, on the railroad rig
of way. A large force Of men Al
now erecting the new building.
There Is quite a little talk of star
ing an Elks' club at Hermlston,
there are over twenty Of the antlert
herd in this city. Those wishing
join the club will necessarily ave
become members of the Elks lodl
and in good standing.