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Tfcse 3 CROOK COUNTY JOUWA1 JANVARY SO, 1(11 Crook County Journal BY GOT LAKOLLETTTE I forty three years ago tn the Powell j Butte country that looked llk total " loss. It vii covered with trees, sage and a lot of aoab rock. ne nR( no money and no equipment Entered at the postoffice at with which to cope with a situation .Iin. r j i. like that, but he did have a clear Jrtneville. Oregon, as second-class m)n1 ft fld wirpw-lf ,nd , fln alter, family that itood with him in the ' ma kin of a home there. About October 15, last year, two H7BUSHED EVERY Price. IS. oo per year, payable strictly In advance. In cose of change of address please notify as at once, firing both old and new address. 1 THVRSDAY and a half years after Jim bought the forty, we visited him there for an hour. Mrs. McDaniel said we could find him down In the meadow drtv- , Ing a mowing machine! In that patch of worthless rock that would not have been worth ten cents an acre without water. I Crossing a pasture where clover and blue grass was crowding around JHIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGI the lava rock to get high enough for nuv&Kiisinu ui int GENERAL OFFICES - NEW YORK AND CHICAGO RANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES V i AX E(X)XOMlO WASTE Old Man Oreeon is the most col ssal soendthrift on earth. Uncle 'nB effort ftam should chastise the Beaver state available and and do it severely, or at least compel, sr assist this State In the conservation f the millions upon millions of dol lar in wealth that it fritters away ev ery year. Within the next ninety days, enough water will have flown away to the sea under the eyes of Prine- Tflle people to produce $50,000,000 those fine black faced sheep to nip .we found Jim. He was cutting a third crop off his meadow, and said It would go about a ton to the acre. I In the garden were to be seen ; pumpkins, onions and squash, and other late vegetable. He had sold enough hay that fall to pay tor the . place, and now has an auto In his garage, fine stock in his barn, a small bunch of registered aheep on the place, and bought another 40 last year, which is already starting to pay ; dividends. Now look at your map. East and i south of Powell Butte is room for thousands of homes as good as that of Jim McDaniel, and as a rule the I ai'ii lucre ib ueeper ana snouia pro duce even better, were water applied. What is on that land? Nothing, gentle reader, but a few jack rabbits ; and a coyote for about every two sec ! tions between the edge of the Powell Butte slope and the California line. Can water be had there, do you ask? Yes, for some of It, unless for some reason it will not run down hill, and for no other. Water from Crooked river could no doubt be applied with some engtneer- ater from Deschutes Is could be applied to most of It by constructing a canal. A storage reservoir would be neces sary also to meet the needB of this great country, but look at the returns. Think of the beautiful and product ive ranches, the happy homes that are possible. Just si long as this condition exists the country is being robbed of a for worth of crops on lands that will not tune annually to which it is Justly jay for their tillage with a fair re- entitled, the ingredients for which It turn for the time spent in their care. , Bas ready to mix. The lands in most part are in sight f this water.and in many instances, too many, could be applied with but Bttle cost as compared to the econom ic gain that would result. Elsewhere, in this issue, is a story f the wealth produced on a Wash ington project last year. To be sure, last year was an abnor sal year, and we hope there will nev er be another In which prices will be so high for such prices come only be cause of the distress of some of the eoples of the earth. The story Is old and often told, lowever, of the wealth that water produces. We have in mind just now the case of J. L. McDaniel of the Pow ell Butte community. Jim bought a There ai men aplentv who sav It can't be dou These fellows are al ways lurking in the tall grass to bob up. just as something good is sug gested to say "It can t be done." They will say much more but the argument wil start with those words and will close with them. They are the same fuzzy old birds that uttered those words when the old D. I. P. company started to take water from the Deschutes years ago. They muttered them again when the school ma'ams and others came from St. Paul and Chicago to snatch np the. best timber claims In the west, out of the back doors of some of these old geezers. The same convincing argument INCREASED PRODUCTION Is the Nation's Cry THE WOULD IS UH)KINU TO AMERICA FOR FOOD More Beet, More Pork, More MHk, More Mutton, Poultry, and Eggs Is expected of the American farmer, Dr Hess Stock Tonic Makes ailing animals healthy, the whole herd thrifty, and drives out the worms. Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-A-Cea will startyour pullets and moulted hens to laying Keep the Dairy Bain pure and healthful, the Pig Pen, Poultry House and the Home free from dlsoaso with Dr. Hess Dip and Disinfectant AM) THERE IS DR. HESS INSTANT I.l'OKK Kll.l.ER KOR I.ICT. ALL SOLI) ALL til ARAXTEKO BY J. E. STEWART & CO. Trr START the new year - right, by M I heating your bath and bed rooms IJ with a Majestic Electrical Heater. No litter or dirt, and absolutely safe to operate. i Price of a 600 watt Heater, $9.00. Cost of operation $3.00 per month flat rate. 1 ,000 watt Heater $ 1 2.50, cost of operation $5.00 per month. 1,700 watt Heater $17.50, cost of operation $7.50 per month. Call and be convinced of what they will do, as we use no wood for heating our office. Cpme and see for yourself. Des Chutes Power Co. was aired again when the railroads GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP when the work was started on the ! Oohoco Project, and again we hear We are ready to predict, at the ba the anvil chorus regarding the water K'nning of this year, perhaps twelve for the lands just mentioned. i months before all the issues of the Yet there are the Jim McDanlels next presidential campaign are clearly and there are many of his kind. The defined, that the next campaign will saw mills are buzzing merrily, the have a strong line of government trains run, the water flows through ownership in It. and we are also ready the ditches. , 10 predict that the result will be an To permit this waste to continue overwhelming defeat for the people is a crime, and every man who at- or the party which makes a campaign tempts to block such development on tht'e principles, with his "Can't be done" should be Tne people have seen the matter at compelled to wear a gas mask for the i tempted In the railroad admlnlstra- safety of the real population or be Interned for the duration of progress, which would be quite some time. it !t lest Tire Service Means Firestone and It Means Us v Most Miles per Dollar t, It means that you get the benefit of expert tire building in the first place by equipping with Tlreotone Tires It means the expert tire service, courteous and reliable help which is always available at our shop. Remember that Firestone Tires are made by specialists in the World's Largest Exclusive Tire Factory. But Firestone, building methods and this immense volume, added to their economical distribution, enable them to charge as low as for ordinary tires. And our shop backs up the Firestone Service. Call oa us (Hp tion, and the result Is a horrible ex ample that will answer the argument for government ownership for many j years In America. I By placing a large industry In the I hands of the government, the element of personal 'Interest and competitive traffic Is eliminated and that alone stlfels the business, j If the average business were to be conducted along the same lines that ! the average postoffice Is operated, It i would be In the hands of the recelv- I er within thirty days. Not that the I postoffice people themselves as a : class, are Incompetent, for they are not, but because they are human, and will not put the same effort and In terest Into the operation of the busi ness that an Individual does Into bis private enterprise. II. L. MAKER JOHN OOHNETT CARS OVERHAULED Now la the time to have your car overhauled and put In shape for the coining season. Itutea IteaMoituhlc, services right. Car stored by the duy or month... Autos for hire. MAKER & CORNETT INLAND GARAGE, HECO.M) AND II STREETS TOO IIl'HY TO READ The man who did not know thl safety requirements of the machine he wag operating and lost two of his 1 best fingers was Too buHy to read! The lady who took a tablespoonful out or the wrong bottle was Too busy to read! The farmer who fined himself In costly repairs for forgetting the oil cnart was Too busy to read! The man who looked blank when a new method was proposed and lost his promotion was Too busy to read! I 'ine expert who Bet up a machine wrong and sent It out to give trouble was j Too busy to read! The man who signed a note for a faker thinking . he was signing a testimonial for a book agent was ! Too busy to read! The greatest financial head, with meetings, appointments, and a thous and duties, is Not too busy to read. ! The president of the Uninted'states with more work than the world sees how he gets done, is i . Not too busy to read. IDAHO SAGE GRUBBER Equipped with both tractor and horse hitch, and two sets of blades. The easiest, quickest and cheapest way to clear Sage Brush Call at Journal Office or Phone 611 ;'DWARE "Where it pays to trade." Exclusive FIRESTONE Agents An American Red Cross worker whs was among those volunteering to hel In the hospitals and at the station where the hospital trains arrived, over beard some of the wounded talkln about the American Red Cross. "Gee! We'd a starved If It hadn't been for the Red Cross 1" said one boy, and then, laughing at his own dagger ation, he went on to explain the cir cumstances under which the Red Crosi representative with his division had done some timely service. The Ger mans, of course, were to blame, foi they retreated so rapidly that It wai practically impossible for the suppllet to keep up with the pursuing Amert cans. "We cleaned np seven kilometers li less than two hours," another recllnlni figure explained, "and they were still going when I was knocked out. Foi three days I had had nothing to eat but hard tack, and for some days be fore the food had been monotonous to put It mildly. So you can imaglna wbat It meant to us boys to have thi Red Cross Gordon come up with a sup ply of chocolate, earn ed peaches unc other good things. It was a life-saver.' Is Your Money Supporting the Government? At this critical period In our history our manufacturers are offering tnolr mills and our young men are offering their services to the United States government. Would you like to do your share and help, by putting your money where It will support the new Federal Reserve Banking System, which the government has established to stand back of our commerce, industry and agriculture? Ton can do this by opening an account with as as part of every dollar so deposited goes directly into the new system, where It will always be ready for you when wanted. Member Federal Reserve System FIRST NATIONAL BANK JAT H. DOBBIN, President HENRT th CORBETT, Vlce-Prea. J, 0. AINSWORTH, Vlce-Pres. E. F. ROY, Treasurer S. C. SPENCER, Secretary E. W. RUMBLE, Gen. Mgr. Columbia Basin Wool Warehouse Co. Incorporated Advances Made on Wool Loans on sheep WE BUY NO WOOL DIRECTORS Jar H. Dobbin Henry L. Corbett 0. O. Holt R. N. Stan field J. 0. Alnsworth W. P. Dickey E. W. Rumble North Portland Oregon
