East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-11

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THE UMATILLA RAPIDS PROJECT MORE FEASIBLE
of the wide interest in the Columbia basin project
and the Umata rapids project the report by General Go
has the merits of the first named project are of much
interest.
Here the generals summary given his report upon the
Columbia basin project
i OF over 1000 900 acres Of ,S bs tn the columbia Basin w.
Ing between tho Columbia and snake Rver are abe by the
4 gravity protect provides water by gravity
oses ME river ana s tributaries above Newport wansGn
formed by varying from 200 to sb feet in height with respective
nea urn an S p ns nft 45o @ ae
lake whence the the land
The estimated cost Of the gravity project $540361 $14556
the gravity a
mated at ss1abo or soas per acre per annum .o
slsa pc, acre ne affSss aenan sonfsioa
The operation maintenance the e
the height
10 i rseS%%nasa en- that the entire tire proS be with view
II The estimated completion is years
similar
variety excellent
~ No apprehension need be felt about settlement lands after
All things considered the project Justified
ss at the latter price profitable will be
investment
ls project because
whole national should be by the
government through direct appropriation,
existing
holder should
than repaid through the that will result
wealth affecting industries and products of all kinds the entire country
(SgnedD GEO. w. COCKTAILS
The above exact transcript from the contained in the
The outstanding features of the Goehas report are that the
estimated of the Columbia basin project under the
lily pan will be 900 and the per of reclaim
| ing land will be $145.56
unnecessary that the total of the project will
be great that cannot be financed unless all other western
states willing to give way to the state of Washington for
some years to come This they not likely to do
The estimated cost per acre is also high
But the Umata rapids project which would reclan land
lively modest sum- $2500OOOO This project could be easily
cared for if the Smith McNary bill passes congress and cou
be handled without absorbing the entire attention of the federal
government Furthermore the cost per would be lower
the Columbia basin project and the public would
II the benefit of great electrical development
Under the circumstances the logical thing will be for the
states of Oregon and Washington to join backing the U
a rapids project the first unit to speak, of the Co
umbia basin project The suggestion has merit that the
project feasible financially carries element
fairness to this state Oregon people, knowing bodies
Of land needing water in this state be expected to sit
pavey by and reclamation funds devoted exclusively to
other commonwealths
On shipment of lnoeum Just received by local furniture
house the freight from San Francisco Portland
cents hundred, while from Portland to Pendeton the
freight $02 per hundred In other words the railroads
charged twice much for the short haul they did the
long haul between San Francisco and Portland Where there
any consistency or fairness in such rate system?
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1t charged that if congress persists in passing the qe
bl force will be inferior to that Japan and
less than half the strength of England the that will be
& fine way to invite disaster.
Nfl lNsOnE ma H.,