The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-09-02
CLAY Is
INTRODUCED TO CLUB
{ Continued From Last Week.

one of the directors of our Club, in
recent visit TO Portland, met Mr.
VIM. Mckenzie of the Eastern Oregon
Land Company, and in the course OF
his conversation with Mr.. Mckenzie,
our director was informed that Cali
fornia parties were IN touch with
Mr.. Mckenzie for the location Of a
beet sugar factory. Mr.. Mckenzie
had referred him 10 Ontario as a
place with facilities well worth their
while to investigate, Your Secretary
Is aware Of the fact that efforts have
boon made I'm tho past to secure a lo-
cation for a beet sugar factory, and
that at one time a factory was located
at Nampa, Idaho, but since that time
Il has been dismantled, the machin-
cry sold. and moved to other places.
This would give rise to the fact that
sugar beet raising is not a success In
this country, but let a. look into the
matter little. Your Secretary Is
convinced that the first reason for
the failure has been the lack OF
knowledge on the part Of the farmer
of the disposition and nature Of the
sugar beet plant and the manner Of
it, growth. Il Is fact that whore
sugar heets we're planted on alfalfa
land, and where they received the
aclduous attention aud the proper
the first year a splendid
crop was raised, the second year
about half crop was raised. and
the third year the farmer did not
oven dig what was In the ground. Il
e. this fact which leads your Sccre-
tary to say that Il was lack OF know
ledge Of the beet plant which caused
the failure. II has also been said
that the sugar beet destroys the fer
tllity Of the soil. According to the
U. S. Department OF Agriculture this
Is not true. In Farmers Bulletin,
90, issued by the Department
and written by II, W. wylie. chief
OF the Bureau OF Chemistry, this
question Is answered TO the satisfac-
tlon OF all open minded mon, The
oonconsus OF opinion OF Informed
men on this subject Is that Il IL a
In any country TO attempt
the growing OF sugar beets upon the
same ground two years In succession.
Ontario can secure the location OF n
beet sugar plant, provided ontario
and the farmers In her surrounding
territory VII! conform 20 the proper
rules In growing and harvesting their
crops. | believe that committee
should be appointed to have this
matter in charge,
There Is still more work to be
done with the warmsprings Irriga-
tlon District, II Is contemplated IN
the plans OF this District to cover
land on the north side Of Malheur
River. and below Malheur Butte. /
do not believe that there Is anyone
within the sound OF my voice, but
what will say that the Warmsprlngs
project has been OF almost incalcul-
able value 10 Ontario already, and
rs each year progresses II will be-
'ome more and more valuable, Again
ask for a committee to work with
he Warmsprings Irrigation District
% further their plans to the end
hat all the land possible be brought
Inder this system.
The housing problem Is one OF gen.
line importance. II is not a local
but is a world wide result
II the deyilish plans OF the deluded !
unatic OF Potsdam, Every country,
very civilized nation on the face OF
he earth today Is confronted by the
lousing problem, In New York City, !
lone, before the war the annual |
rate OF apartment houses !
vas 1900 apartment houses per year. |
n 1918 there were Just SO apart
lent houses built in New York City, |
his fact alone will show you why |
here are not houses for people TO live
q, OF course, we all know that the
reat deterrent in building is the pres
Mt high cost OF materials and labor,
nd the men with money are natural
? holding off in the hopes OF better