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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21

project has the best soil Of the three
and is probably able to produce n
greater diversity of crops than either
of the other two,
The water right to the project Ia
fairly good, the supply for the sum
mer months coming from a storage
reservoir on the Umatilla river which
has a capacity Of about $500 acre
feet. The water right for the reser-
voir and also for spring flow in the
canal are very good, the only place
where some doubt might exist as to
good water service being in the small
size Of the reservoir and in the small
size of the main canal. However,
with proper methods Of distribution
enlargement Of the canals, and CO.,
operation on the part Of the farmers
there is no reason why there should
rot he sufficient water for the en-
tire project when it is fully developed,
Steps are already being taken to ac-
complish these ends.
Raw land is held at around $3.50
per acre which includes n water right
which is paid on long time graduated
payments. About 75 per cent OF the
land is in alfalfa. the balance being
in fruit and some vegetables and ber-
ries. Small fruits thrive well here
and bring good market prices be-
cause of the earliness of the season
Dairying is well advanced on this
project and new herds are being
brought in. A combined creamery
and cheese factory has recently been
built at Stanfield and It has been a
success from the start, A Mr.. Nd
olph Sahll, a Swiss cheese expert is
operating this enterprise and II Is
proving profitable to the owner as
well as u good market for the farmers
milk and cream. There are a number
of silos on the project and the num-
ing raised each year
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21

small pappoose.
Talk about the sos Why, it's just
the same
When the bunch that goes TO Pen
dleton turns loose.
Ev'ry race is on the square. ENry
horse must buck
That is If he's a pad one: some
don't count.
If yoN lose you can't feel bad-you
Jest played our O luck
An you've no kick a-comin' bout
the amount.
Seem the big doin's at the track is
only part
OF the good time at the Roundup,
for at night
Happy Canyons cross the street, and
there you get start
At doin things OUT west, an you'll
start right
There's gamblin' games of every
kind; the limit is the sky.
There's dancin' like we had in '64;
Drinkin' too, but 1t don't count, now
that the states gone dry,
still what you drink is wet and
tastes like more.
I'm lined up for the Roundup. Let
'er Buck!"
Is the college yell of all the chaps
| know.
Coin to it once just gets a fellow
stuck
So that evry year he wants to see
the show.
It's better ev'ry time an draws big
ger crowd;
II builds up a big city over night
Every one that takes II in has reason
TO be proud,
For the Round-Up's a big slice Of
what's all right
John Scott Mills, in Pacific Sema-
phore
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21
Irrigation Projects in UmqtilIq County

5000 acres actually irrigated and
improved.
The water right is very good as the
project has right to water direct
from the river during all the summer
months and for this season Cold
Springs reservoir with its $4,000 acre
feet storage was constructed. The
water rights sell at $40 per acre, 20
years graduated payments and no in
terest charges
The land is going faster and faster
now and most Of the contracts make
It compulsory for the buyer to- get
busy and improve his land. Good
land on East Project can now be OBJ
tained for &25 to &45 per acre which
few years ago was held for SITS 10
5000. On this project n. P. land in
1908 sold for &55 to 500 per acre
smoother and more attractive land
held by the same company is valued
at $40 to $50 per acre. This reduc-
tion is fairly typical of the entire pro-
ject and shows that land owners are
doing away with film flaming and
are endeavoring to give straight facts
and figures.
Although the character and quail
ity Of the soil is not so good on this
project as on most Of the other two
surprising results have been obtain
ed, for the soil improves rapidly with
the production of alfalfa. The sys-
TEN Of water distribution is very good
and the management is excellent,
The acre foot plan OF water disposal
and measurement is used and this is
the. best of systems as It gives tho
rancher the benefit Of any saving Of
water by reducing his maintenance
charge, and this, naturally. is an in
centive to the farmers to use the best
methods Of irrigation which in turn
means better crops
At least so per cent Of the land is
in alfalfa, the balance in orchards
corn and small fruits and melons,
Watermelons do fine here and COM
mand top prices on the market as
they are both early and Of good size
and quality Considerable of the hay
is halod or chopped and shipped, but
ae dnirvinc keeps increasing more of
It %ill be used at home.
The Furnish project, located at
Stanfield, consists of about 10000
acres Of which probably $500 are un-
der application and $500 actually
under irrigation and improved This
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21

Development is now going ahead
quite rapidly and it is expected that
the year 1917 will see more than 1000
acres Of raw land put into cultiva-
tion, all into alfalfa. This land was
bought this season by colony Of
Swiss from western Washington who
intend transferring their dairy busi-
ness over to the project.
Under this project which lies along
the west bank Of the .Umatilla river
there are about $4,000 acres, Of which
about 1000 acres are developed. The
soil is good on this project, the best
being on their High line ditch, and
the land lies well for irrigation, Due
TO scarcity of water in the dry years
of IA and 'l5 what orchards were
planted failed and so alfalfa is prac-
tically the only crop grown. There
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21

Twenty-Five homcsteads have been
opened by the government arou4a
this new town, mot 'of them having
been filed on; and about lorty more
will be opened this fall or early win
ter. These hOmesteads comprise 40
acres This land is all good alfalfa
land.
Private lands are also sold over the
entire West Extension at reasonable
prices and on easy terms.
The success of the new project is
assured, and two large and prosper
Gus communities will be developed in
the near future. 1t IS one Of the best
new sections in the entire west The
climate is very mild the elevation
under 400 feet; transportation ny
water and rail is already available
markets are near. and the soil is of
the very best kind for alfalfa and d.
versified products. 1t VIII stand the
highest intensified farming. and sup
port a dense population.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21
SOME FACTSABOUTT THE HEWESTEXTENSlON

The West Extension Of the Umatil-
Ia project lies along the Columbia
river in Northern Morrow county one
hundred and sixty miles east Of Port
land 1t is a strip of land two to four
miles wide and twenty-five miles
long, and comprises some thirty
thousand acres, of which only about
eleven thousand are to be irrigated
under the present arrangements, but
a reservoir site is convenient to the
center of the project that will sup
ply water for the entire thirty thou
sand acres when completed
The main canal Is twenty-seven
miles long, and is lined with con-
crete the entier distance. The rec
lamatlon service has kept large
force Of men and teams busy all sum-
mer. one hundred men and as many
teams now being employed construct
ing the laterals of the distributing
system for the land that Is to be ir-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21

project They are Irrigon and Board
man lrrigon is in the eastern part
and has been a good town for a num-
Der of years, but with the opening
of the government project, it has tn
ken on new life. Many improved
places surround it where alfalfa and
fruit are produced IN the first prize
winning class at the county fairs.
Being located on the river, 1t is
free from frosts and the fruit crops
are always certain. Four crops OF
of Alfalfa are harvested each season.
The town has good schools and
churches and a fine class Of people.
The plat Of Boardman was filed
last December. and it now has post
office. railroad station. school. U S.
commissioner (for homestead filingsl
boat landing, lumber yard, feed store,
drug store, hardware store, general
store, livery stable and blacksmith
shop. A water system is being Install
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21

rigated the coming year. All the
bitches are being lined throughout
with concrete, and all the headgates
are heavy concrete It is considered
the most perfect irrigation system
yet built by the government
The first unit of the West Exten-
sion was opened last June. Since that
time settlers have been buying land
and locating on the homestead tracts
and at this time, about twenty-five
new farms have been selected, and
work on many OF them has been
started. Only about three thousand
acres were opened for irrigation in
June, but the balance of the first
eleven thousand acres will be opened
late this fall, perhaps sometime in
November. When this opening is de-
clared there will be forty new home
steads Of an average area oc forty
acres. All of this is good land, and
easy to reclaim.
Two good towns are located on this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21

is some corn and early garden stuff
and family orchards.
The water right to this project is
good for the spring flow but not for
the summer months but the soil holds
sufficient moisture to raise a good
second crop of alfalfa and sometimes
a third cutting. They lack a storage
unit and steps are now being taken
to build two reservoirs which will
hold ample water for summer use AMI
when these are completed settlement
will take place rapidly for land prices
are reasonable, the soil is good, the
land lies well and the irrigation sys-
tenn is well constructed. Consider
able water has been lost through
seepage In the main canals but this is
becoming less as the bitches silt up
more each year,
In the delivery of water, the rota-
ton system is largely used and al
though some ranchers are supplied
with steady flow while the season
lasts il is becoming less popular each
Year as they become educated up to
the advantages of the rotation sys-
tenn. II is to be hoped that within
few years that both this project and
the Furnish will adopt the acre foot
plan of water delivery as then a man
pays for what water he gets and he
can use much or little as he prefers
Considerable stock is fed on this
project during the winter months,
large stock men buying up the hay
and having it fed right from the stack
on the ranches There are some very
fine appearing alfalfa ranches on the
W. L. & I, Co. project and good crops
are being obtained.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-21
A Poetic Tribute

VIII l take in the Round-Up? You
can bet | will.
There's the one show in the coun
try that's worth while.
All the time I'm there I'm laughin'
fit to kill,
Though I've been TO shows an new
er cracked a smile.
At Pendeton IT'S difrent There you
get run
For evry piece of money that you
spend;
doin all the time-bar'ls
an bar'ls o. fun,
An ev'ry fellow that you meets
your friend.
JQolly cowboys, pretty cowgirls liv-
en- up the game;
There's Injuns- pugi an ssrav II
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
YOUNGER CLERGY ANXIOUS GO
 TO FRONT

LONDON, Feb. 22. - Although the bishop of London has not seen his way clear to set aside the rule of his church against combatant service for the younger clergy, he has told dele gation of militant curates who called on him that he would do all he could toward enabling them 10 become chap lains and stretcher bearers.
 Over a thousand curates. who in lay life would be eligible for military ser vice, signed a petition to the bishop. asking that they be allowed to put on khaki and fight. They claimed that the defence of a cause that they righteous against one they thought evil was in accord with the teachings of Christianity and the Anglican church.
 All of the Anglican bishops, includ- ing the Archbishop of Canterbury, have been opposed from the start to the enlistment of the young clergy in the fighting ranks. But the feeling of the mass of the young clergymen is strongly inclined toward military service. Many clergymen of the non conformist sects. such as Presbyter- ians. Congregationalists and Metho- dists, have gone into the ranks and accepted commissions.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
TEUTONS STILL TAKING FRENCH
 TRENCHES

BERLIN, Feb. 22. - The war office issued an official bulletin this after noon. stating that the Teuton forces had made another advance, capturing eight hundred meters of French trenches in the district east of Sou chez. The French trenches were sub jected to a heavy artillery fire, fol- lowed by a hand grenade lombard ment. after which the infantry charged, driving the enemy before them, and capturing many machine guns, which were abandoned by the French in their retreat The French have made several counter attacks to retake the lost positions, but they have all been repulsed, and the Ger mans have consolidated the new trenches.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
AMERICAN SHIPS HAVE NOTHING
 ID FEAR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. - Con fidential advices received here from Berlin, and communicated to the state department officials, indicate that Germany will soon officially inform the United States that her previous assurances that merchant vessels, which do not resist, will not be at tackled by Teuton submarines in the future, without due warning being giv- en, so that the passengers and crew can escape in lifeboats, holds good for the future, and will not be modified in any particular as a general pro position. They have added a proviso, however. that if the merchantmen are armed, even if only a defensive arma- ment, they are removed from the spirit of the rule, and would be subject to unwarned attack The Berlin foreign office contends that what is ordinar- ily called defensive armament for a merchantmen. becomes in fact offen- sive armament when the fragile na- ture and vulnerability of the submar- ines are considered. Germany will propose to the Washington govern ment that this phase of the matter be oooc;Jorod opd dicouucad Inv tho two countries in an effort to secure an amicable understanding on the matter, alleging that new conditions of war fare radically change old and accept ed rules of international law. Ger many wants a clear understanding of what defensive armament may proper Iy consist of so as to entitle mer- chantman to the same privileges re garding warning before attack as an unarmed vessel. The government feels in way that as none of the leaving American ports carry arms of any kind. that these new assur- ances of Germany guarantee the safety of Americans travelling on these ships. It is understood that the ships entering and leaving the great Allan tic seaport points will be amply pro tected even under Germany's an nounced new submarine policy, which will go into effect next Tuesday.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
WRECK ZEPPELIN AND KILL |TS
 CREW

PARIS, Feb. 2. Details of the attack on the German Zeppelin, which
 was brought to the ground in this city yesterday are beginning to be learned. The Zeppelin was first detected by
 the sound of her motors, and was soon picked up by the searchlights, which began to flash across the heavens from the various stations situated throughout the city, AS soon as the searchlights found the airship, the anti-aircraft guns commenced their cannonade, and the little puffs of
 smoke appearing on all sides of the huge craft testified that the gunners
 were getting the range of the ship
 Two shells burst directly in the rear
 of the huge bag, and undoubtedly shat
 tered the big bag, but whether these
 would have brought the ship down
 cannot be known, for almost at the same time an incendiary shell was
 seen to tear across the Zeppelin from
 right to left, igniting the bag. The ship immediately began to descend, the fire in the meantime burning
 steadily without an explosion. On touching the ground the Zeppelin's
 body exploded with a great roar, tear
 ing up the ground for a considerable distance, and sending the machinery flying into small bits. An enormous crowd gathered around the wrecked airship and watched with curiosity the soldiers separating the debris. and bringing forth the dead bodies of the Zeppelins crew. None of the crew survived the fall, and twenty-five dead bodies in all were found underneath the wreck of the machine.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
YELLOW STREAK |S SHOWN BY
 TURKS

PETROGRAD, Feb 22. - The war office announced today that the Turk ish losses suffered on the last day when the city of Erzerum was taken, were four thousand killed, besides many prisoners. The Russians can not estimate the losses suffered by the enemy in the days previous to the evacuation of the city, for the Turks lost heavily day after day from the time the first of the outlying forts fell. The Russian artillery was used with great skill, and far exceeded the Turkish guns in the accuracy of it's fire, and the general results. In the first fighting heaps of Turkish dead were found in the demolished outer forts surrounding the city. The last of the battle found the Turks too anxious to escape to put up serious resistance, or to take time to destroy the inner Qualifications, so that the Russians will not find it difficult to rebuild the inner forts, and the work is already progressing, while the van guard of Grand Duke Nicholas army is preparing to drive the Turks from their new positions eleven miles dis tant from the city.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
ALASKAN TOWNS CANNOT TAX
 RAILROADS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. P. - The circuit court of appeals has reversed the decision of Judge Brown by de- ciding the municipality of Seward has no right to tax railroads or their pro perty. Judge Brown ordered the sale of the Alaska Northern road to satis- fy delinquent taxes levied by the Sew ard council. The court here held that the act of 1912 reserved to Congress the exclusive right to tax Alaska for the ensuing five years.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
GILL WINS OU ] IN PRIMARY
 ELECTION

SEATTLE, Feb. p. - The prim- ary election held in this city yester- day resulted in a triumphant victory for Mayor Hi Gill, who was renomin- ated for that office. He received a large majority of all votes cast for his competitors. Austin Griffith was second in the race, and Oliver Brick son third.
 For corporation counsel, Hugh Cald- we'll and James Bradford were nomi- mated Harry Carroll had no opposi- tfon in his fight for comptroller. For treasurer, Ed. Terry, a former Alas kan, was nominated by an enormous majority. The successful council manic candidates were Former May or Ott, former City Engineer Thomp- son, Councilman Fitzgerald, Otto ,Ase, Dr. Edwin Brown, Socialist, and Councilman Marble.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
BIG SHIPMENT OF LUMBER FOR
 NEW CANNERY.

A telegram was received yesterday announcing the fact that the Clark, Graham Company would soon begin the active work of completing their new cannery at Mountain Slough. A vessel will leave Puget Sound on March with SO.000 feet of lumber for the company, and in the meantime ar engagements will be made for scows, &c., to handle the material from this port to the site of the new cannery.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
ALL TRAVELLERS HEADED FOR
 CORDOVA

SEATTLE, Feb p. - Another re cord breaking crowd took passage on the steamer Northwestern Sunday night for Cordova, to which port is most of the travel for Alaska. The list included over ninety as follows: k. c. Heacock, J. Paulson, J. Carlin, Ed Beruin, E. Robinson G. Steele, M. Latin, H. Laurie, Henry Wagner, Dr. Hall, Jake Peterson, Lars Johnson, A. Boen, Holm Christiansen, Chas. John son, A. Johnson, s. Svierson, H. K joe, Chriss Hobenoch, Leonels Larson, Sam Carlson, Adolanh Nelson, Frank Johnson, John Holland, Ed. Juerck, Mrs. E. Mayer, H. Sovik, Nels Hawk inson, II. Ferguson H. Hutchinson, Dutch Blanchfield and wife, w. Ting ley and wife, Mrs. Edith Waite, Mrs FendkleWis, Mrs. J. Baltuff, Severt Anderson, J. H. Jalmar, H. Venson, Oscar Olson, Rev Hatra. Peter Wick Hans Havron, Olaf Sein, Martin Holmes, Mary Kelly, Elizabeth Chur- chill, Laura Mangmus, Mrs. J. Torres ter and two babies, I. Bergwood, Con rod Olson, R. Vernon, c. Camp, Mar iorie Bailey, Pearl Gatei, and twenty nine steerage.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
3 4 ] COLLISION NEW HAVEN
 RAILROAD

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. %. - There was a disastrous wreck on the New Haven railroad today. which it is believed will result in the loss of many lives. It was a rear-end col lision of passenger trains, and the first reports are that ten persons were killed, and sixteen injured.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

Chairman Smith, of the street com mittee. has had a force of men at work shoveling the snow from the sidewalk to the dock and at other places throughout the town.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
MOUNTED GUNS BRING DOWN
 ZEPPELIN

PARIS, Feb. 9. - The entire crew of twenty-two men and a Zeppelin were brought to earth by an automo- bile mounted cannon near Brabant, All of the men met instant death from the first shot fired at the Zeppelin.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
CANNERY FLEE I SOON COMING
 NORTH

SEATTLE, Feb. 22. - The North western Fisheries Company has shift ed the first of it's Alaska cannery fleet from winter quarters, when the ship Benjamin F. Packard was lowed from Port Blakeley to Winslow for outfitting.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 22. - Late to- day it was learned that but six peo- pie were killed in the wreck, four of whom are trainmen and two passen- gers. The injured totals over twenty, some of whom are in a serious condi- tion.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
FRANCIS BEN C 4 M|SSOUR|AN
 SAYS SHOW ME

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. - David R. Francis, of Missouri, held a long conference with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing today. It is un- derstood Francis will accept an am bassadorship.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

SEATTLE, Feb. 22. - The steamer Admiral Evans sailed Sunday for southwestern Alaska. Passengers booked for Cordova were Charles Nel- son, Y. K. Itsueta, Pete Olsen and Lawrence Cooper For Katalla there was Jule Rudolph and two steerage
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23
GERARD INJURED WHILE SKIING
 NEAR MUNICH

LONDON, Feb. 22 - It is reported that American Ambassador Gerard, to Germany, broke his collar bone and was otherwise injured while skiing near Munich.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

The steamer Alameda is due from the westward today, and will be here seven or eight hours loading ore.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

The longshoremen of Cordova met on Monday night and formed tenn porary organization.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

Two boats are now on the way from Seattle with over hundred passen- gers for Cordova.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

A train leaves this morning for Chitina and Kennecott.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

Fred Haef is confined to his room with a slight attack of appendicitis.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-23

There was quite blizzard raging during the night.