East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-09
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ME news that came yesterday to the effect that Pro-
Ject Manager H. M. Schilling of Hermiston has been
authorized by the Department of the Interior to
start buying the land that will be covered by the flood wa
tefs OF the Mckay creek dam when that structure is built
truly about the best that has reached Umata county
for many long day.
There is nothing to get excited about in the news be-
cause as Mr. Schilng has pointed out the work of pur
chasing the land will require quite lot of time in itself
and 1t is only one OF several terous premnaries that
main to be done before the dam becomes reality But
20 people who wanting water the chief requisite for
the building Of another empire it certainly is heartening
Inc project has been on the verge of becoming real for
good many years. but even the most ardent believer in it's
worth has tended to lose of his enthusiasm in the
face OF the long delays that have been unavoidable
The order from the Department of the Interior, how
ever has the effect of making the building of the dam
seem much nearer 10 those of us who demand some
thing tangible on which to base hopes and the majority
Of people are constituted the fact that Uncle Sam has
gone far enough to want title to the lands that will be in
undated makes it easy to vision the dam as already in
course of construction Even the skeptics who refused to
think it possible that the dam would be built even while
they knew appropriations for the work had been author
zed must realize that another dream is in course of
coming true.
only beginning has been made however far as this
section of Eastern Oregon is concerned The Umatila
Rapids project is feasible and will be built when market
can be found for sufficient amount of the power that
would be generated in the huge plant. 1t comes next
The assurance of plenty of water for the projects in the
west end of the county, only partly under irrigation
is bound to strengthen that country mmeasuraby Their
systems OF canals ateras and bitches are working for
that section under water class of farmers have learned
lot OF the many tricks that ordinary farmer must
learn before he can farm where water is applied artificial
M and the country has gone long way up the grade that
leads Added water is the element in the stua
ton that will put the west end of the county in the posi-
tion of stability that it has been fighting to attain for
long time.
Business is constantly experimenting shifting, learning
new ways Of doing work. and out of all the things that are
tried, progress is the result Farmers near Stanfed are
trying the experiment of growing sugar bees There
several big advantages of the sugar beet industry to
community The crop calls for careful cultivation nte-
gent handling of the so and it cash crop The fact
that it sells for cash at price which is known before the
crop planted makes it mighty popular with the bankers
who finance farmers The experiment is well worth while
and from it may develop industry that will add to the
wealth of our irrigated section
John Armstrong Chaloner was once committed to Al
asylum for the insane in New York but he managed t.
escape and was later adudged sane in another state
is wealthy and now spends his time in conducting cam
paigns to keep boys on the farm. We've heard of me
doing things lot crazer than that
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Baseball has always been listed under the head of peacf
full heathfu pursuits but now the news that an al
dent fan OF % sccumbed at Detroit Sunday from excite
ment when Ty Cobb knocked homer with two men o,
The risks we run
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