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The mirror., 1921-01-20
Vol. XXXIV: No. rs

Sl2,l50,0OO, retaining thereby 301,-
$50 acres with rise in rental value of
S8,850,000 or $29 an acre, and rise
in soil value of $118,00O,00O or $500
an acre.
Italy, to make Lombard Plain
more productive, spent millions in
drilling waters of the Pc and there
was rivipal in value of agriculture,
manufacture and commerce. Argen-
tina is now engaged in construction
of an irrigation project to cost $780,
100000.
On the borders of the Cobb Desert
the Chinese by irrigation are pushing
back the desert sands on broad front
to a depth of five miles year which
brings more results than colonization
in Manchuria.
Prior to the great conflict Russia
was engaged in the reclamation of
25,000,0O0 acres in southern Eu-
ropean portion of the empire.
Several states in Australia have en-
barked in reclamation enterprises on a
most extensive scale.
The Nile Valley lands which are
less productive than those of the vol
canic ash area of Eastern Washington
now sell for $500 an acre.
Two-thirds of the valley in the
Columbia Basin has been under cult
vation. Lack of sufficient rainfall,
however, has made dry farming ex-
trenleIy Hazardous. Many home
steads have been abandoned and only
during favorable years has there been
sufficient moisture to assure profta-
bic yield Of grain.
All lands within the Columbia
Basin project lie below an elevation
of 1,700 feet. From this level the
land slopes generally southwark to
the Columbia River, causing favor
able irrigation and drainage condi-
tions. AT the Columbia the average
elevation is 400 feet.
The soil and climate are ideal for
agriculture. The long summer period
of almost continuous sunshine, COM
paratively low altitude, southern slope
of the land, mild winters, absence of
violent storms, and unsurpassed soil
conditions assure abundant crops when
water is placed on the land. Almost
the entire area of the Columbia Basin
is overlaid with volcanic ash and de-
composed .basalt, rich in elements pro-
noting quick and vigorous crop
growths.
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illwater, Minnesota, Thursday, January 20, 1921
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with this project will approximate
100000 horse power.
The Columbia Basin is traversed
by five railroads the Northern Paci-
fc, Great Northern, Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul, Oregon Wash
ington Railroad & Navigation Com
pany and Spokane, Portland and
Seattle line. One million horse power
would be sufficient to furnish every
kilowatt of power required by these
railroads to furnish residential and
commercial light and power for every
home on the project, supply all in
dustries in the area between Spokane,
Seattle and Portland, and then have
a surplus left over.
In view of the tremendous power
possibilities and due to the fact that
the tract is now traversed by five
railroads and two trunk highways
with river navigation on Columbia
open from Pasco to Portland, the de-
velopment of the area will be the least
expensive of any in the history of the
state according to E. F. Blaine, who
has made an exhaustive study of costs
in connection with state engineers.
When the great Yakima project
sxas started and canals were built Il
was necessary to freight in all the
material, for this section was not ira
versed by any railroad. This time the
development is to follow the railroad.
Engineers expect that by the time
construction starts the present high
prices of materials needed in construc-
tion will be less and that there can be
a material reduction in the present
estimate of $320,000,00O, but even if
that figure stands it will be approxi-
mately one-half the cost of the Mil
waukee system, yet within two years
after the area is under development
the net receipts will be many times
those of the railroad.
Irrigated lands produce double
that of non-irrigated lands as shown
by government reports, and compar-
ison of the average value of farm pro-
ducts in Middle Western states with
values in Eastern Washington will
prove this. In 1919 the average value
of farm products in Middle Western
states was $32 an acre, while irrigated
acreage produced $76.
In view of the assertion of Elwood
Mead that such lands as are in
Columbia Basin project are the
richest in the world, Mr.. Blaine cited
figures to show what had been &C
complished by irrigation in other
countries.
England reclaimed in India 26,-
100000 acres of arid land at an ex-
penditure of about $230,000,000, the
result being that the production has
vanquished famine and brought pros
perity. In 1917 the gross crops
raised on these reclaimed lands was
about $313,000,000 or 33 per cent
more than the capital outlay, and the
previous year the gross value of the
crops exceeded the capital outlay by
28 per cent.
Up to 1907 the British had in
vested in irrigation projects in Egypt
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the largest inland lakes in the United
States. Consequently the storage on
the project is sufficient to provide
regulation of flow. The use of por-
tion of the waters draining from 25,-
600 square miles in the Rocky Noun
tains is contemplated by the Columbia
Pacific Survey, Commission, a board
authorized by legislature and ap-
pointed by the governor to determine
the feasibility of this great irrigation
project. Engineering Investigations
show that the irrigation of the Co
lumbia Basin is entirely feasible from
the physical standpoint.
The project necessitates the con-
struction of So miles of concrete
lined main canal; "a miles of tunnels,
eight in number, the longest of which
will be 1874 miles and the shortest
one mile. Forty miles of artificial
and natural lakes will be used along
the main canal system, or total of
13O miles from diversion to the be-
ginning of distribution near Hillcrest,
Washington. Engineers say that the
distribution system contemplates con-
struction of about 10000 miles of
concrete lined laterals. The maximum
demand capacity of the canal will be
10000 cubic feet of water second.
The average irrigation season is seven
months.
The Columbia Basin project will
approximate the total present develop
ment of all irrigation projects built
under the direction of the United
States Reclamation Service.
Unlike many big western irriga-
tion projects the Columbia Basin area
does not present serious engineering
problems, for the greatest per cent of
the lands are on level benches and
plains. Although only 100000
acres are to be reclaimed at the
present time an additional million is
capable of producing crops the equal
of those now being raised in the Yaki-
ma Valley, for the roughest Of the re-
manning million acres is by no means as
rough as thousands of acres now con-
sidered highly valuable land in the
Yakima section.
At the present prices and under
present abnormal conditions the
cost of construction will be ap-
proximately $3.50 an acre which
would bring the total construction
cost of putting water on the land to
$32O,OOO,OOO, but when the electrical
power possibilities of the project are
considered in connection with the
project the cost is brought down to
approximately $50 per acre, for by
bringing the power from the Pend
Orielle River and running the water
off as occasion requires, it can be
worked over a drop of 1000 feet on
the Columbia River between Spokane
and Portland. AT present there are
four power installations between these
two cities and they are large enough
to handle all the water that can be
turned in by such arrangements.
Electrical engineers who have in
vestigated the possibilities say the
water power developed in connection
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~ lIIlSdCCu area greater Clldl CuC
~ Babylonian plains, more extern
sive than the original reclaimed
areas of Egypt and richer than either,
larger than the state of Delaware and
as large as Porto Rico-a construc-
tion work second only as an engineer
ing accomplishment to the Panama
Canal!
This is the Columbia Basin project
in Washington in prospect. In the
development program for this area of
100000 acres of approximately
5000 square miles, representatives of
the states of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana gathered at
an irrigation and development con-
gress held at Seattle recently.
Agricultural prosperity of the un-
developed portions of the West de-
pends largely upon an adequate sup
ply of water for irrigation. Water
rather than land is the primary unit
of value in the development of arid
regions. In the eastern part of the
state of Washington alone there are
almost 100000 acres of rich soil
now barren and deserted-o only await
ing APPLICATION of water to produce a
gross revenue of not less than 500 an
acre each year. When the Columbia
River Basin project is developed it
will produce before the third year, at
the rate of an annual 500 gross yield
an acre, more than the entire cost of
the construction and primary develop
ment. E. F. Blaine, president of the
Irrigation Institute of Washington,
the daddy" of irrigation in Wash
ington, says 500 an acre is too low
figure in view of the closely Sunny
side and Yakima projects, for the for
mer produced gross revenue of Sl67
an acre last season and the net return
in 1919 was greater than the original
cost of putting water on the land and
putting the area in shape for crops.
Just as a side issue to this great in
crease in production of food and
wealth, engineers estimate that in ad-
dition to reclaiming an area more
than twice as large as the state of
Rhode Island the water after making
possible the addition of minimum of
$132,0O0,000 a year to the states
crop production can be used over to
develop 100000 horse power cleo
trio energy of that section.
Today, uninhabitated, barren and
a great stretch of volcanic ash-this
area has the same soil as the famous
Yakima and Sunnyside projects where
orchard lands command 81 l,5OO an
acre. Elwood Mead, soil expert OF
the government who also put in the
Australian irrigation system, in re-
port to former Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson said similar lava ash soil
on the Pacific Coast was the richest
of all in this nation"
A total of 6,250,0OO acre feet will
be diverted from average annual How
of 100000 acre feet from the
Pend Oreille River at Albany Falls
near Newport, Washington, to irri-
gate the 100000 acres, and convert
them into an empire almost equal in
richness to the entire state of Wash
ington. :.
Annie storage can be developed
in Lake Pend Orielle, in Idaho, and
Flathead Lake, in Montana, two OF
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
JUNE HOTTEST MONTH
IN YEARS; NEED RAIN
Excessive Heat Bad for Hay aud
Pastures Many Tourists
Seek Relief from Heat
in North Woods

June, 1921, is recorded as being
the hottest in years. All sections Of
the country reported excessive heat
and crops are suffering through lack
of rain. The lake region has had it's
share of hot weather, but cool nights
have offered relief from the heat, and
light showers in several places have
been welcome. Hay is suffering
mostly from the lack of rainfall.
Small crops are ripening premature
ly and pastures are drying up Corn
and potatoes are not hurt by the dry
weather. AS a result of the excessive
heat in the cities south of here, this
region is accommodating great
number of tourists seeking relief
among the lakes and woods of North
ern Wisconsin. Auto travel has reach
ed proportions seldom seen before at
this time of the season Many of the
auto tourists carry their camping
equipment with them and, nomad
fashion, wander where their fancy
pleases, spending night or more at
camping spots that appeal to them.
Public campsites, provided by
practically every town along the main
travelled highways, are being put to
good use, providing accommodations
for motorists that are fully appre-
ciated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
ST. GLARS CERTIFIED
SEED POTATOES WIN
Comment From J. G. Milward OF
Wisconsin College of Agri-
culture on Excellence
of Seed Shipped

We were shown a letter this week
written by J. G. Milward, of the Wis
consin college, and it's specialist in
potatoes, to County Agent Gibson, in
which he stated that he was greatly
interested in Villas county from the
fact that Geo. Stellar of State Line
had gained a desirable reputation as
a grower Of certified seed potatoes.
For two years past his product has
been shipped to southern states, this
year into four of them, and extremity
favorable reports are received by Mr..
Milward in regard to the standard Of
grade and termination qualities. 1t is
advertising very helpful to Villas coun-
ty and that Mr.. Stellar can individu-
ally take much pride in. Mr.. Stellar
operates a large farm in connection
with his resort on Black Oak lake,
five miles west of the village Of
State Line and raises Triumphs and
Rural New Yorler potatoes exclu-
sively with an annual acreage of from
10 to Is acres.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
ARLSON-SAI.ER

Miss Esther Carlson of Amigo and
Francis Sailer of Eagle River were I'M
tied in the holy bonds of matrimony
at St.Peter's Catholic church Wednes-
day morning. Rev. FIR B. Gerlitzki
performed the ceremony. Miss Carlson
is well known to Eagle River people,
having taught several terms in rural
schools in this community The groom
is a son of A. Sailer, a young man of
exemplary habits employed as clerk
at the Adams Bros. store. The young
couple will make Eagle River their
home. Congratulations are extended
Mr.. and Mrs. Sailer by host of
friends.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
HUBER-HERMAN

Announcements Of the marriage of
Miss Mary Ann Huber to Edward A.
Herman were received by Eagle River
friends of the bride this week. The
wedding took place at Sheboygan
Saturday, June 25 Miss Huber will
be remembered as having taught
three terms in the local school
leaving here year ago. The groom
is brother to Miss Herman who
taught here with Miss Huber Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman will be at home after
August 1st. at Manawa. Wisconsin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
INTER Sc TRIP

Members of the Inter Sc held their
annual outing Tuesday of this week
The party, in two cars, made the
trip to Iron River, Michigan. They
went by the way of Phelps and re-
turned via Watersmeet, reporting an
enjoyable time with a picnic supper
on the way home as one of the fea.
lures. Mrs. A. w. Thorpe was a
guest of the club on the trip.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
DIVISION DEFEATED

School Clerk O. E. Espeseth of the
Town of Lincoln informs us that the
effort to have school district No. 2
created in the Town of Lincoln was
defeated at Madison last week. The
original school district No. / for the
entire town will stand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01

Our State Line correspondent sends
the following account of the Sayner
game played last Sunday:
In game utterly devoid of inter
est State Line maintained their en-
viable record by trimming the much
touted Sayner team Sunday in a very
one sided game The score being 20
to
The home boys played strong
game until the last two innings when
the excessive heat and base running
took the pep out of them The visitors
played as good game as could be
expected under the circumstances but
the heavy clouting Of the locals did
not permit the Sayner lads to show
much.
Froelich, the visitors pitcher was
very easy for the locals to solve, two
and three base hits being very com.
mon. Luce, the first man up for the
locals drove one clear to the woods
and this followed by three more
heavy hits appeared to take the spirit
away from the Resort Lads.
The visitors were as gentlemenly a
bunch as have ever played here and
although outclassed kept right at it
all the time and their persistent eff
orts were rewarded in the last two
innings when they scored three runs
saving themselves from the sting of
a less overwhelming defeat. Up to
that time they had no chance to
score, their one score being made on
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01

decision at the plate that should
have been an out
1t is apparent the locals Will have
to get after higher class teams it
they are to give the home fans
better brand of the game.
The box score follows:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01

sayner- OO1O OOO1 2 A
State Line 452 los 2 1 x-2O
SUMMARY Sparks struck out IA;
Froelich struck out 8. Each pitcher
allowed three bases on balls.
Next Sunday State Line plays
Watersmeet at Watersmeet and the
following Sunday Marenisco plays at
State Line. Marenisco defeated State
Line week ago by the score of 4
to 2.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
NOON

/: 90 o. m.-Contests and Races:
Contests will be n grandstand
Pie Eating Contest Prizes: So. 90 $500 S1.00
boys ony-12
Sack Race Prizes. So. 90 $500 S1.00
For boys nlyEach entrant must bring
Biscuit Eating Contest Prizes: So. 90 $500 S1.0O
boys ony24 entries.
Potato Race Prizes: So. 90 $500 S1.00
For girls onyEach entrant bring II potatoes
market
Flour Contest Prizes: So. 90 $500 S1OO
For girls only-12 entries.
Concert by the Eagle River Band during the contests
2:30 p. m.-Fast Baseball Game:
WATERSMEET VS.. EAGLE RIVER
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01

TOO p. m.-Airplane Exhibition Flight, Lieut. Hansen
FOUR FREE CIRCUS ACTS (Same as morning)
Band Concert by Eagle River Band in grandstand
Big Dance at the Opera House Good Music Benefit Of
the Eagle River Band Everybody stay for the Dance
10 automobiles will be permitted
through the parking be
for all Attendants will
REFRESHNENT BOOTHS and CONCESSIONS OPEN ALL DAY
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
JULY FOURTH PROGRAM

A Big MERRY GO-ROUND for the Children all day.
900 a. m.-Band Concert in Railroad Park
Immediately after the the band will
march to the Fair Grounds the following will
be given, starting with the airpane flight:
$50 a. m-Airplane Exhibition Flight
After the flying exhibition by Lieut. B. Hansen of Chicago
he will During the flights the landing
field will be roped off and the public
side the to avoid accidents.
1890 a. m.-Fon Free Circus Acts Revolving Lad
der Clown Act, Aerial Trapeze Act, Contortionist
Act and Ground Tumblng Act.
Music by Eagle River Band during morning program
NOON
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Rhinelander 100000 OOO- 1
Eagle River II o. 2 0 2 x-25

Next Sunday, July Srd and 4th,
the Watersmeet team plays here.
They have bunch of young fellows
up there who haven't been doing a
great deal this season. But the
chances are they will pad up their
weak spots with a few stronger men
so as to be able to put up couple
of good games here. Hope so, anyway.
We don't want to see any more
horseplay such as the F. R. A. team
displayed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-01
RHINELANDER FIR. A.
COULDN'T PLAY BALL
Locals Trimmed Them Is to ]
Sunday In A Farce of the
Great Game of Baseball.
State Line Game

The man who booked the Rhine
lander F. R. A. baseball team for the
game here last Sunday owes an apol-
ogy to the Eagle River fans. We
can pick up team here any day that
will play better ball than the Rhine
lander outfit did 1t was simply a
the score of 25 to / shows. The F. r.
A. team has about two men on it
that can play ball. The rest of the
aggregation, including their umpire,
ought to lay off from the national
pastime long enough to get acquaint-
ed with the game before attempting
to play it.
We haven't the heart to print the
box score. 1t took three score keep
ers to tally Eagles work during the
eight and one-haf innings they bat
ted. But here's few of the facts
Eagle River men faced the Rhine
lander pitchers Sc times; Rhinelan-
der men batted 80 times. Eagle got
81 hits and big bunch Of sacrifices;
Rhinelander got 8 hits. Their first
man up got two-bagger and he scor-
ed the lone run. They had no bust
ness getting that. It should have
been shut-out. In the first inning
Is Eagle River men batted, scoring
IL runs, and in the fourth inning II
men batted, rolling up another Z
scores. Paul and Bowker for Eagle
River each got six strike outs The
three Rhinelander pitchers piled up
the enormous total of two strike-outs
in the whole nine innings. Eagle got
IL stolen bases; Rhinelander 8.
1t was the hottest day of the sea-
son and the locals tired themselves
out running round the bases. They
gave the Rhinelander team all the
chances in the world to do some
thing but the visitors simply weren't
there. When their fielders played out
to the fences the locals Iobbed their
hits just over the infeld and when
they played in closer, the home boys
whaled the ball out to the fences for
two and three baggers It was
awful. If Eagle hadn't eased up the
game would have lasted until dark.
Even the kids, Larry Morgan and
Heehn, who sub for the home team,
made a Molly Hogan out of the
Rhinelander bunch. Larry went to
bat for the first time this season
and out of four times up he drew a
pass, put two in the outfeld, and
got hit. Heehn, in his three at
tempts, raped the ball every time,
once for two-bagger.
For a bonehead exhibition of the
great game of baseball the Rhinelan-
der F. R. A. team takes the cake.
The score by innings:
Rhinelander 100 90 5000 1 |
Eagle River IL O 22 o 9 x-25
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-25
CRASSHOPPER WAR MOVIES ARE
THRILLING and INSTRUCTIVE

hill. Sawhill's telegram being sent to
the state entomologist, and the receipt
OF 1t by Entomologtst Gillette at Fort
Collins. The summoning of the corps
of experts by Gillette. and the order
Ing OF Deputy State Entomoiogist
Corkins to Pueblo.
Then various other county agents
are seen telephoning similar reports to
the entomologist. Corkins, coatless
and with sleeves rolled up, grabs his
grips and catches the first train for
Pueblo; he and Sawhill climb into the
latter's Dodge roadster and speed to
the stricken regions. The farmers are
called together and consultations are
held. A meeting Of the governor and
entomologist Is neld at Colorado
Springs with the commissioners aud
county agents Of the four counties, and
the money for the war is pledged by
the boards and by the governor. who
in a speech. pledges the states por-
tlon of the needed money even il the
gold leaf has to be scraped off tho
capitol dome
strip two miles wide and 40 miles
long where the insects are leaving
not vestiGe of ANYTHING green.
Sawhill. Corkins and the three coun-
ty agents get busy with the organi-
zation of the farmers and the collect
''N'S i'i ti'
for the war.
Bran by the carload. molasses by the
barrels. banana oil by the gallon are
collected. and Sawhill and Corkins
having found where vast Quantities of
kegs filled with Paris Green had been
buried in the mud OF the Pueblo flood.
proceed to dig them out and haul them
to the scene OF battle.
Three camps of farmers with 800
volunteer workers-men, women and
boys-are established; the poison mash
Is mixed and the sewers come in line
cafeteria style. past tho great mixing
boxes and have their buckets filled.
Then they are strung out equal dis
tances apart and go to sowing.
Every move, some OF them thrilling.
Is shown. and when the war In over
the grasshoppers lie dead on the
ground so thick they could be shoveled
up by the wagon load.
So out of the order and interesting
are these reels that the Pathe and
other picture syndicatcs arc using a
good portion OF them in their wceklics.
ARRANGEMENTS are on foot for show
ing tho reels at the State Fair this
week If it is possible to do so.