East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-03
STAhF|ELD WATER
USERS HOLD MEETING
MAY FORM ASSOCIATION
OF WATER USERS SOON
Men and Water Superintendent
Cochran-Delegates from Weston
Good Spirit Prevails - Stanfield
Fruit Growers Hold Interesting
Session.
Especial Correspondence }

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Stanfield, Ore, April Saturday
afternoon in the school room a mass
meeting of water users under private
bitches was held for the purpose of
| considering questions of interest to
those who are using water for irri-
! CATION from private bitches out of the
| Umatilla river and other streams in
| the section of the country. The meet
| ing was well attended, j. T. Hinkle be-
ing chairman.
PcndletOn Men Address Meeting.
Interesting addresses were deliver
| ed by Col. j. II. Raley and Judge
| 5 a. Lowell of Pendleton, J. T. Hin
/ kle and Water Superintendent Coch-
| ran.
A "get together spirit prevailed
! throughout the meeting and it was
| the opinion OF those present that a
general association of water unsers
Of this district should be organized
so that some concerted effort might
be put forth toward the conservation
Of the forests in the watershed of the
Umatlla river Several delegates
, We're present from Weston and Mr..
Mckenzie of their number, stated that
they were organizing an irrigation
project near Weston with a view to the
cutting up of the large grain farms
into small tracts for fruit growing
and other intensified cultivation, it
being generally conceded that this
procedure is the very best way to en-
rich any district by bringing in an
increased population.
Local Fruit Growers Meet.
Saturday at the Stanfield Fruit
Growers meeting the members were
urged to keep in mind the importance
of raising some good display speci-
mems of various products to, place on
| exhibition at the county fair in PEN
dleton next fall. Quite a number of
the members are planting water mel
ons, or will be during the coming
week and 1t Is expected that about
so acres in all viii be so planted
Strawberries will also receive some
attention and at the regular meeting
next Saturday evening the subject of
planting and caring for strawberries
will be considered.
S. J. Campbell, fruit inspector for
Umatilla county, will on Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, give a practi-
cal demonstration of tree pruning in
the orchard of T. o. Yates at STAN
field.
i. II. Page of Portland was here
yesterday looking after business mat
| ters in connection with his 160-acre
tract under the Furnish ditch. Mr.
puUn hog r1o ~.
es and pears and present condica-
tons indicate that the peach trees
will yield quite a few peaches this
season, though the trees have only
been planted two years.
Personal Mention.
Mayor James NJ. Kyle went to Pen
dleton this afternoon.
Mrs. j. FuIford left Thursday for a
few days visit at College Place and
Walla walla.
II. ID. Burroughs of Hermiston was
transacting business here yesterday.
Yoren Keniston went to Pilot Rock
FRIDAY. liT
c. V. Stewart has returned to
Stanfield after several months alb
sence and is employed by the Fur
nish Ditch Co.
r. n, Stanfield returned from Port
land Friday morning.
Miss Ina Cotant was an Echo Wis
itor Thursday.
p. c. Holland of Hermiston was
transacting business here yesterday.
Mr.. Furniss of Hermiston attended
the water users meeting here yester-
lay afternoon.
Dr. Henry w. Coe attended the
Commercial club meeting at Herm.,,-
ton Friday evening.