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PAGE 8 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL PAG V H.S.GRAN &S0NS ARE IT We are printing herewith a eom ?riunication from the fluent pen of H. S. Cram and Sons, of this city, who have become somewhat famous for their contributions to the presa f the land, in some of whii h they re pieaocd to attempt personalities ef a nature that depict the real in tellectual stratum in which the author j tt War. This letter la herewith produced, Bwt beeause of the literary qualities which it possesses but for the reason that these people are rght for once, even if it does require a Jonjj cornmunication to explain their position, which position should bt occupied by all who are interested in the develop ment of the great Prinevi'le country, without apologies or ex planation. The communication follows: Ptineville, Oregon. November 8, 1916. Editor Crook County Journ.' I : As some of cur friends are report ing us as being unfavorable to the irrigation district and the coming bond issue, we feet it our duty, through the columns of your valued paper, to state clearly our position and give our reasons for it. j We voted for the formation of the district last February and are going to vote for the bond issue on 1 Saturday, and anyone who reports : different is simply talking through ' bis hat. We were not satisfied with the terms offered by the board for our present rights, but we feel the board are fair men and only look ing out for the best interests of the district. On the other hand, it is our duty for us to look out for our own interests and after taking legal advice, from what we think are the best qualified water lawyers in the state, we are satisfied our rights would be fully protected and that the board must and will deal fairly with everyone having prior rights. We have abundant water index our present right to insure ur crop and a number have said, "we should worry about the dry farmer." But that is neither fair or businesslike, and nothing short ef a dog-in-the-manger policy, which can only serve the selfish interests of a few pe6ple who care nothing about helping the under dog or community interest, and when a project of this nature comes up we always have an ele ment to deal with that is "agin the government, or anyone else that don't give them full say and the lion's share. Bat tbat element, thank God, never predominates, and r.Me from the unpleasant feature of having to deal with them, they are not much in the way. The project being a new thing to eur peoole, we ere all more or less skeptical at the start and we regret that there has been so little effort on part of our city brothers to get the fact4 before the people, so they would be in petition to fully appreciate the' general bene fit to accrue Irom this splendid undertaking. We feel that our engineer has very carefully investigated every detail of the project and has com piled a correct report, so that any one who will give hones investiga tion can see for himself that ail we have to do is to support the work and we will have a country here in three years that wi'l be the most prospeous section in the state. Christmas time will soon be here and we hope that we will all go to the polls next Saturday and vote our community Christmas greetings that will make us as one great family, living under equal condi tions. Such places & "Poverty flat" and "Alkali Meadows" will cease to exist and Prir.eville will not need to worry about railroads or a live town. We believe that next Saturday will show that our people are progressive and that the calam ity howlers will be snowed under. H. S. Cram and Sons SUGAR BEET PLANT IS BROWN BEAR KILLED BY A LADY HUNTER A large brown bear was killed in the Blue Mountains near the headwaters of McKay Creek, on ' Sunday by Mrs. Orval Osborn. ! Bruin was discovered on the day j previous by Mr. Osborn, Demaris and rrench, who gave cnase out without avail. On the following morning the hunt was resumed and Mrs. Osborn joined the party. Before evening the bear was treed and Mrs Osborn killed him with a rifle. He was a large speci men and was sleek and fat. Thi valley is well adapted to the raising of sugar beets and if the Ochoeo Project is constructed, local men have intimated that an effort will be made immediately to have a sugar beet factory built in the valley. Such a factory could be built if not less than T.'iOO acres of irrigated lamia can be signed up for not less than a three year period for the raising of sugar beets. The cost of the sugar fac tory would be approximately f 1.000,(100.00. The returns from the raising of sugar beets rar.ge from J.V0O to ItJ.OO per ton at the factory. It is, dWible to raise an average of about fifteen tons of beets per acre at a cist of from $15.00 to f 23.00 per acre, which leaves a net profit per acre of about 150.00. This return of $3.00 per ton at the fac tory is practically a standard price, a higher price being paid for beets containing a higher percentage of sugar, but $5.00 per ton can be almost dependended upon through out a long term of vears. At Grants Pass, Oregon, $fi.00 Der ton is being paid. Besides sugar values, the pulp which results from the manufacture of the sugar is a stock food of very high valu and beef cattle and sheep which are fed on it bring very high returns in the Portland market. The building of a sugar factory in this valley would mean not only the expenditure of a large amount of money to build the factory, but would mean a large pay roll f.Jr many years to come. It would also mean that our "eggs would not all be in one basket," so to speak, so that when returns from the hay or grain crops were low, the average profits of the irrigated lands would be kept up to a high level by the raising of the sugar beets. The cost of Ihe district system to "dry" land will be not to exceed $47.00 per acre which will include all cost of construction, reservoirs, water rights, etc., and two to three years' interest. The annual interest charge on this amount, after the construction work is completed and the water in use on the land, is $2.82 per acre of irrigable Iand.To lands now having a partial water right the net annual cot per acre for interest will be the difference between $2.82 and the allowance made for th water rights. For instance, the cos' to land having a 50 percent water right would be $2.82 less 50 percent of $2.82, or $l.4t per acre. All irrigable lands in the district whether they now hold a water right or not pay the same maintenance charge. After water right settlements I are made and all benefits accruing 1 from the construction of the dts- j trict syste.n are equalised, all! irrigable land within the dutriet j are placed on an equal footing, ! every acre being bonded for the same amount and taxed for the! same amount each year. However, ! the man who has had a water right! has had bonds issued to him in a certain proportion of this cost so that he is enabled to clip the in terest coupons therefrom and ue these for the payment of interest to the district so that the net result to him is the difference between these interest coupons and the total amount assessed. The Criterion Glee Club Automobile Contest Is Quieter This Week For the first time since the open ing of the Journal's automobile contest, there has been a lult in the activities of the candidates this week and while the friends of those who are making the strongest effort to secure the little car that is on exhibition at the Inland Auto Company garage in this city have come forward with a number of votes, the coming few weeks be fore th prize is awarded," will be much more active. The standing of the candidates at the hour 'of going to press was: Mrs. Hugh Nelson 705,000 B.F.Nichols 675.000 Dolly Hodges 73.000 Hale Ordway 35.000 Alma G. Morse 20,000 Alex Rickman 15,000 Harry Farnsworth 15,000 Hugh Lakin 15.000 Glenn Hendrickon 15,000 R. E. Balfour 10,000 E. C. Park 10,000 Mrs. L. M. Miller 10,000 Zoe Cornett 10,000 Gladys Bayn 10,000 J. L. Wright 10,000 Ernest Estes 10,000 Vira Cyrua 10,000 I C. C. Hyde 10,000 AlCMN L WILSON i w.? , ... rfS" 'if i ) f i FCANKUC. 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