The
Spokesman
Redmond
Published at the “ Hub C ity” of Central Oregon
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REDMOND. ( KOOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1913
$1.60 PER YEAR
Htirh word um failure.
BILL PASSES BOUSE
IlS h l K’S ELOQUENT PI.KA WINS I OK
IRRIGATION,
MEASURE
ANI»
APPROPRIATION
CARRYING
$.’,00,000
m o rm o n
SOUTHERN PROJECT IS
passed
the
h o u se — s e t t l e r s
|{E(.IN TO SEE RAY OF HOPE
At the conclusion o f one o f the moat bnll-
K,t .¡ m i die* ever delivered on tin* (hair o f the
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e l "ria a lull, appropriat ng
L ■ ( 'olumhiu Southern irrigation ¡.r>• ni t.
L ,d t>\ an overwhelm ing vote last Wnlne
Ly
Ihere wen* hut few Votes again-d it.
I i,. of Clackamas, and Hill and John - on of
lai. oi
were am ong those ojijM.smg
They
kill
1 *, la* a dangerous precedent for the
|*!i
align i t s e l f with irrigation pio e. ts h>
ui>|>ropriation o f funds, even though it la
ir .i
They fean'd that the l a t e will DeV-
get hack the money.
Hinkle o f Uniatilla, took the lliair and made
||! . ■! e l o . j u e l l t plea for the bill. He declared
[the biggest piece o f legislation ever la*fon*
House, and he said he doubted if any great -
[ will ever la* presented. He said in jwirt:
"Slate reclamation o f desert lamia is a new
ng in Oregon.
The time hus come when
state must haik to its 16,000,000 acres o f
Bah« but unoccupied, lend and adopt .* defl
policy which will maun* its speedy use and
rup.4t mu. We have extended a broad mvita
te the homesi-eker.
It is our ini|N-rati\e
tv to see that he is not fhmttammed ujmii his
ri'al
"But aside from all thia. we must la*ar in
|iul that the ntate’a hands touched this ( si
ft • • Southern project, and the UU
hands
not yet washed o f the transaction.
It is
») to ,.i> the atate la*ara no legal n j»«msibil-
Bul 1 say to you the state's moral rvs|s>n-
^ilit\
one that r e s t s heavily ujs.n th* -h<>ul-
r* of every citizen. The state cannot shift a
[ipoti-ihility. The state must make go.-d on
fry ¡ i jMisition with which its fair name is
« ' »ted m any cajtarit.v. 1'he || it eot
|thi* *: .itter o f the proposi d n-clamation wa-
: . the otlirers o f the state and the in
\-
'.<■ great seal o f the * .!*•
|the : ument. The ettlel relied Iljs.n that.
h-i ; a right to rely ujm . ii it
P • *■ • .■ •
[the lllcera o f the atate are no justification,
i loophole hy which the state may escape le-
liatnlity is no justification.
We cannot
||nte the original Land Boanl for not throw
stronger safeguards around the settlers
I w i i .■ to occupy the Ian. Is and ultimately
B th* t ill cost o f reclamation. Fhese ..lli. ei
led hi gi mu | faith. I doubt not. and in the
Lit of such meager inform ation and data as
► I.......... e d at the time
But the glaring
V r. m i s that the project failed, and it i '
Ij
late to a m that under its great -eal.
P m t he glory o f its fair name, then* t no
beats
coveknob
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w est
J. E. Morson, president o f the Deschutes
l.m d Co., an irrigation project in the vicinity
of I,a Pine, won his first victory in the fight be
ing waged u|s»ri him and his ttomjiany hy Gov-
ernor West last week, when the Sujireme Court
handed down a decision holding that he was
wholly within his right in assigning lienH held
on lands in his |>roject to pn>spective settlers.
Faking tin* position that he was not allowed
under his contract with the state to assign
hens on the lands in his project until the lands
had been reclaimed, Governor West directed
tin* Attorney General to bring injunction pro
ceedings against the company. The Attorney
General at the time advised the Board that Mr.
Morson was within his rights, and demurred.
1 iu* other members o f the Board were o f the
-.«me opinion, hut the Governor was insistent,
at d not satisfied to have the Attorney General
to represent the state, employed his satellite,
Senator McColloch, to prosecute the case.
Now the Supreme Court sustains the opin
ion given the Board hy the Attorney General,
holding that Morson is within his rights in as
signing the liens on his lands to prospective
settlers, and that it is not incumbent ujxrn him
t<> wait until the land is reclaimed before dis-
jMismg of th»*m.
After instituting the suit to enjoin the com-
jinny from assigning the liens on the lands the
Governor also, in further waging his fight, rep-
resented to the Dejiartment o f the Interior that
Morson was failing to comply with his contract
with tin* state. He also suggested that he was
using the mails t»» defraud. Heeding the njv-
jM*al of the Governor, the Secretary o f the In
terior denied the company's application for a
right of way across Federal land to appropriate
wnter needed for the project from Clear Lake,
until an investigation o f the matter could be
made by a sjiecial agent.
This sjiecial agent has now completed his la-
Isirs. If his report exonerates Morson. and he
recommends that the application for the right
of way I k * granted. Morson will have won a sec
ond victory m the fight waged against him by
the Governor.
The House last week passed the bill, by Ab
bott of Multnomah, ajiprojiriating $60,000 for
a survey of the Deschutes river. There were
16 votes for and six against. Speaker McAr
thur and other members spoke in favor of the
hill, saying it is one of the greatest pieces of
constructive legislation before the Legislature.
The emergency clause was attacked by some
members, but carried, as it was shown that 3
months’ delay might boat the stnte out of a
similar apjimpriation from the Federal govern
ment.
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A
FEW DOLLARS deposited in the bank
to open a bank account does not seem much,
but by continually adding thereto the result
will be eminently satisfactory in the end.
While the present may look bright none
know when the sky will be overcast, and it is
the duty o f the wise man to prepare for the
future.
Open an account today with the
Redmond
Bank of Commerce
and see what a few dimes saved eack week
will amount to in a year.
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AGRICULTURAL BILL
PASSED BÏ SENATE
THREE MEMBERS ONLY VOTE NO— EX
TENSION OF STATE COLLEGE FARM
ING WORK TO SETTLERS, AS PRO
VIDED. OREGON’S BIGGEST PIECE OF
LAW MAKING, SAY SOLONS
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IN HIS ( ASE IN SUPREME COURT
FOR
(O I.IM IIIA
in
'Will tilia legislature leave any lusting
inark on the page of history? I aay to you that
tins rneaaure nuirka a new epic in the hiatory
of the atate. And when the record* o f thia
Legislature are finally made up, and our child
ren and our children'll children shall read thia
|> ‘ Ko of hiatory. let it not la* aaid that we were
weighed in the balance and found wanting, but
rather let it be said that we aaw and grasped
an opportunity for greatness,"
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IS
WHAT
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CAN IX) FOR YOU, MR. ADVERTISER.
The Spokesman
The first big victory was won for the Smith
and Thompson Senate bill 72, providing for ag
ricultural extension work, when the Senate
passed the bill last Thursday with but three
dissenting votes. It was almost unanimously
declared by those favoring the bill that it was
the biggest single piece o f legislation in its
aims and purposes that has ever come before
an Oregon Legislature.
Some sentiment was expressed as to partic-
u'ar provisions o f the bill, but the work that it
will accomplish was conceded to far overshad
ow these difficulties. Its advocates are satis
fied that it will pass the House and have no
fear but that it will receive the approval of the
Governor when it comes up to him.
Eastern and Central Oregon Senators were
particularly strong for the bill, and the Mult
nomah delegation went as a unit in its favor.
Senator Stewart was particularly strong in his
expressions o f favor for the proposal.
“ If you cannot bring some suggestion to the
settlers o f Eastern and Central Oregon as to
how to make a living, don’t for humanity's
sake give us any more settlers to starve," was
his plea in urging that the state must do some
thing to show a large number o f the new set
tlers how they can develop their land to a point
of efficiency and productiveness.
McColloch declared that the measure is one
of such large importance that details which
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might meet with personal criticism must be
overlooked.
“ The empire east o f the Cascade Mountains
has been overcapitalized by Portland,” said the
Senator from Baker. “ Irrigation has not prov
ed the success that had been prophesied for it.
The great problem before the empire is to pre
pare it for the settler. The great cry is to ed
ucate the occupants o f the land. Scientific co
operation between the Agricultural College and
the tiller o f the soil is the one method to bring
about the most successful results.”
Thompson also made an urgent plea for the
measure, showing the vast wealth producing
results for Portland that a system o f scientific
cultivation o f the soil will mean.
“ This is the missing link between the farm
ers and the Oregon Agricultural College," cried
Thompson, in closing the debate.
Dimick, Neuner and Wood voted against
the bill.
BUBBLING FOUNTAIN IS TO TAKE
THE PLACE OF CUP ON TRAINS
The common drinking cup on board trains
has been prohibited by the Railroad Commiss
ion after a hearing at Salem last Thursday, and
instead, the bubbling fountain may be substi
tuted, upon the advice o f State Health Officer
Calvin S. White, as being the most sanitary ap
pliance. Of the 21 roads in the state, 17 were
represented at the hearing last Thursday, and
the Commission was given assurance that ef
forts would be made to comply with the sug
gestion o f the State Health officer. The Com
mission will be satisfied with paraffine paper
cups, and a provision is made that the water
served must be o f good quality.
After a debate during which Governor West
received a severe tongue lashing from Lewel-
ling. Forbes and Hinkle, the House last Thurs
day by a vote of 55 to 1, passed House Bill No.
9b by Mann, over the Governor's head, declar
ing that the bill would save the taxpayers con
siderable money, and that the Governor’s
“ watchword” during his administration had
been economy. The vote is important in that
it shows the strength o f the organization in
the House against Governor West.