The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-10

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cess of reclamation is carried on step
by step with the business of stock
raising. II the proposed plan is not
! approved. then the probabilities are
that the lands will either be sub
merged or remain in the condition
in which they have been ever since
4 settlement has occurred in this vi
cinity.
] Since the contractors are respon-
sible parties with experience in work
of this kind, it seems portable that
through their efforts and example (it
these contracts are approved( very
shortly work will be in progress on
large scale looking towards the re-
clamation Of practically all the marsh
lands on Upper Klamath Lake. II
that is done, then within few years
an area of about 10000 acres Of
marsh lands. which are how largely
covered by tules and swamp grass.
will be made many times more pro-
| uCCtiNe tudu ~ present. Aoous ~
600 acres Of privately owned marsh
lands, now taxable at very low H.
gure. will become productive and
bring in large revenue for the coun-
lty Moreover. by the regulation Of
Upper klamath Lake a river having
an annual discharge in excess of L.
$50, 900 acre feet will be controlled
by human intelligence and not left
TO the freaks of nature, BY regula-
ton it will be capable of affording
an adequate water supply for 200,-
900 acres, leaving about $500 Sec
ond feet available for power largely
needed locally for pumping and vari-
GUS other industries, and to the ex-
tent it is not needed locally is re-
quired elsewhere to the fullest es-
tent to which it can profitably be de-
veloped.
The foregoing discussion has been
an effort to make clear that the re-
gulation of Upper klamath Lake is of
vital lAiPoi tdhSe " tilS. Souliiuult
The fundamental facts l wish to i'm
press on you are:
fa) That the regulation of Upper
Klamath Lake is of immediate impor-
tance il you wish to have the irri-
gable area of the klamath Project
extended as rapidly as funds can be
provided and as far as physical condi- !
tions will permit. II regulation is
not provided, then during year like !
1918 water users within Pumping |
districts must expect to do without
water during considerable part, or
all of July and August.
The proposed plan will give the
project an adequate storage supply
without cost to the United States or
to the water users. /
The proposed leases are with re-
sponsibile parties who are under
heavy bonds for satisfactorily COM
pleting the reclamation. If their
leases are approved, the early devel-
opment of about 10000 acres of
marsh lands around the Upper Lake
may be confidently expected.
Those objecting to the leases have
not yet evolved any reasonable plan
as an alternative. The only sugges-
tions which have been brought to
my attention are get a congressional
or form Drainage
District is more than doubtful be-
cause there is little likelihood that
the bonds can be solds
The settlement of honorably dis
charged soldiers on the Upper Lake
Marsh lands, prior to the time they
have been made productive, would
be in the nature of penalty rather
than a reward.
There are many thousand acres of
Tule Lake lands which are desirable,
will respond to cultivation from the
start, and on which returned soldiers
should have preference right.
Immediately following the con-
,lusion Of Mr.. Newell's remarks, the
Members turned their attention to
the matter of getting a complete
;ensus Of the city. Postmaster Del
'ell was present and told OF his ef-
'orts along this line and the diff
'ulties with which the proposition is I
'urrounded. Only three enumerators I
ire assigned to Klamath Falls, and, &
.ccording to telegram received by I
DIR. Delzell while he was addressing
he meeting, it will be impossible to ]
Increase this number, because of the
equations of the census bureau. 1t
3 utterly out of the question for
hree enumerotors to make COM \