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Rh Water Power 55 Available Water Power 55 Power Tributary to Portland 57 Water Power and the Fertilizer Industry 60 Co-operative Work 65 Columbia River Power Project 68 Co-operation with Federal Government 69 Investigations at Site of Proposed Development 69 Investigation of Market Possibilities 70 Importance of Project 70 Pumping Projects 70 Water Transportation 71 Organization of Ports 71 Municipal Docks 71 Wider Use of Waterways 72 Opposition to Waterway Development 74 Plans for Development 75 The Umatilla Project 76 Water Supply 76 Engineering Data 76 Diversion Dams 76 Irrigation Plan 76 West Extension 77 Settlement 77 Agricultural Conditions 78 Investigation of West Umatilla Project, 1914 79 Soil 79 Crops 79 General Conditions 79 Water Supply so Sandy Hill Area 80 Financial Conditions 80 Conclusion 81 The Tumalo Project 82 Extracts from the Law 83 General Description of Works 84 Disposal of Lands 84 Conclusion 8^ Denver Irrigation Conference 8C Fish and Game 89 Feeding Fry Before Liberation 89 The Spring Chinook Salmon 89 The Columbia River Smelt 90 Game Protection and Propagation 91 Food Value of Our Game 92 Raising Game for the Market 92 Value of Wild Birds to the Farmer 92 Conservation of Bird Life 93