Umatilla Project Expanded Under Secretary Lane Plan
Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane backs the Umatilla irrigation expansion on the west extension, increasing area to double the original. Hermiston notes December 22, 1913 as final confirmation, with six years of maintenance fee relief for settlers and no interest on water rights during that period. The order covers 34,000 acres at an estimated cost of about 4 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Umatilla
Hermiston
Lane
Oregon
United States Reclamation Fund
Hermiston dairy and reclamation plans gain momentum
Oregon officials and settlers view the Umatilla project as pivotal to reclamation efforts. Hermiston becomes a key hub as 30,000 additional acres are added south of the existing project, with a 10 year construction outlook and a 109,000 acre expansion via John Day. The dairy show starts strong, with 70 Jerseys and Holsteins, and local hog and dairy industries flourish amid new permanent facilities and growing stock.
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Umatilla
Hermiston
John Day
West
Portland Union
George Strohm
H. J. Stillings
Oregon Agricultural College
F. B. Swayze
C. 5. McNa
Butter Creek
Cold Springs
Western Land and Irrigation Company
Daily Show
Paradise and Hermiston land schemes spur big irrigation plan
Proposals describe Public School at Hermiston east of Hermiston as a 20000 acre project to divert water from Cumas creek and develop a diversified region east of the Butter Creek alfalfa belt. The Paradise project, east of Furnish, covers 60000 acres with alfalfa and expects other crops and livestock growth, shaping local commerce.
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Hermiston
Butter Creek
Irrigated Breadbasket Growth Planned in Umatilla County
Hermiston region outlines rapid expansion under state vetting act with Old Butter Creek as a central irrigation district. 6000 cattle fed alfalfa for beef and large sheep fattening persist while 6000 acres of fruit orchards including apples peaches and cherries edge toward bearing. Diversified crops and prize corn show potential as Umatilla County unites irrigation projects for broad regional impact.
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Butter Creek
Oregon
Umatilla
Hermiston
Portland
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Umatilla project gains supported by secretary Lane banquet talk
Franklin K. Lane advocates land for actual settlers over engineering prestige at a banquet honoring a Umatilla project address. He lauds reclamation goals aiding farmers, notes opposition to west extension, and praises rapid project development tied to irrigation and the dairy boom at Hermiston in 1913. He recounts a creamery start with 200 farmers and milk by 600 cows, boosting alfalfa and settlement efforts.
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Franklin K. Lane
Lane
Umatilla
Hermiston
Ee West Extension
Bam
H. D. New d
Umentifa
Secretary of the Interior
Willamette Valley
Year’s Local News Recap From Pendleton Year End
A compiled year end roundup notes events in Pendleton and Umatilla County including water filing disputes, business openings, notable crimes, fires, legal actions, and community updates from February to March. Highlights mention casino raids, road work, council changes, local deaths, mining schemes, postmaster hopes, and league openings.
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Power Company
Howard Evans
Hanson and Houghton, Pew Realty Firm
William Krebs
Pendleton Gurls
Richland
Umatilla
Terry McCune
Pendleton Team
Bond Brothers
Workingmen’s
Bert Livermacre
Wiley
J.V. Tallman
Roy Ritner
Old Farmers’ Union
J. la Sharon
D. B. Bailey
John van Slyke
Weston
Wild Horse Road
Pendleton Council
Warren Averill
Wyoming
EB. R. Swinburne
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Sec. Lane
West Extension
E.p.dodd
Hermiston Daily Show
Umatila County
Stanfield
Page
Page and Son
Hermiston Tierald
Hermision Herald
Hermiston Daily Show Scene
Old Butter Creek
Courtesy
Hermiston Herald
Northwest
Hermiston Tferald
Athena
John Estes
W. Stroble
East Court Street
WTE
Umatilla Co
Studebaker
Bain
Kenosha
Oliver Chilled and Steel Plows
McCormack
Jerard & Temple
Cottonwood Street
Ore
Globe-Wernicke
J.T. Brown
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