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Crook
Comply
Journal
COJNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
TOI.IMK XXV.
The activities 'of the Bend Com-in-rcinl
dub to have all progress oil
the licnhnm full 9r Di'cbVl Irri
gation plan iiispcmlou, aien after
$400, OHO. OU ha been appropriated
for developing the ilii!ino, work to
start noon, by the reclamation ser
vl which It It expressed, It but m
tart on the lurgu mini tlml tlio gov
ernment would pond on tlia work In
tin, next few years, may result In the
entire Iub to the Central Oregon
country, and to Oregon of tlia entire
heme, even after victory seumod
slreuily achieved.
There appear to be some ulterior
motive, tome lilddun selfial Man be
bind Hid 11' nd move, wnicu it resent
d by till Interests concerned In thu
general development ot the slate and
northwest.
We suggest tbut a muss mooting
be In-Ill at Home crntrul point, r.t j
which plans for the uppropriatiou n(
funds tinil a general offensive be or-
gnnui-d In au effort to auve for tlia:
community the relief that but been !
promised, and that iiicuii to much
for the towns mentioned, and the
entire agricultural future ot Ibia
country,
Au expression ot the attltudo o(
the government la heard In the state
ment Issued by Reprehciitaltve Slu
uott Sntuiiluy:
Fear U (iincxgcd by members of
the Oregon dulcgutluii thut the atuto
may suiter a severe totbuck 4ind even
lone- the money for a new rutin ma
Hon project provided by the bill now
ponding In the Semite us a conse
quence of haul differences growing
out of th llend Commorciul Club op-4
position to Bonliam l''ulls reservoir.
Representative SlnnoU told of the
unusual erfnrti which finally resulted
in securing the adoption of a new
project.
Oregon' being the only state In
which, this whs granted, he laid ho
hoped the local controversy cun be
aettlod without reflex action which
would Injure Oregon's Interest.
"A new Oregon project was secur
ed this year .by Senators Chamber
lain and McNary and myself, assisted
by Representatives McArthur and
Ilawley " continued Representative
Slnnou. "Selection of the project
waa made by Director Davis of the
reclumutlon service. It wut secured
only after a stiff light, after regular
appropriation estimates wore mado
up. This Is rather an unprecedent
ed thing."
"The reclamation service was re
luctunt to send in new estimates say
ing It would be embarrassing before
the commlttea as all avalluble funds
bad neon estimated for.
"I appealed to Chairman Good of
the appropriations committee after
having seen Secretary Payne and the
acting director of the reclamation
ervlce. Mr; Good told me to tell
Director Davis to send In alternative
estimates, which was done, Mr. Davis
selecting Deschutes as the project
where the money should be expend
ed. "I hope all controversy or .compli
cations will be settled, for I am very
Apprehensive that the reclamation
ervlce will permit the appropriation
to lupse back to the reclamation fund
rather than entangle Itself In any lo
cal controversy."
Sinnott said he expects to consult
Director Davis and ascertain his
views tomorrow, Davis being out of
the city today.
State Senator Jay H. Upton wrote
the Bend club on Monday concerning
this matter as follows:
, January 21st, 1921
Bend Commercial Club
Bend, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
I have given careful study to the
two phamphlets issued by your club
and entitled respectively "Shall one
of Central Oregon's Greatest Assets
be mismanaged" and "A Plea for an
Economic use of the Waters ot Cen
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OF CROOK COUNTY
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CML W1K IS PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY
tral Oregon" and I regret that I am
uniiblo to bring my mind to a con
clusion In harmony with the plan
proposed by you.
In view of the startling recom
mendations mado, which are to out
of harmony with the Ideas and plum
which ahu Bend Commercial Club
bus heretofore stood for, I am con-
trulned to believe that the proposal
oflered, does not represent the sound
wish to destroy all that has been ac
tha citizens or ot the business men
of llend. I feel certain that it does
hot represent tlio sentiment uf Cen
tral Oregon. I do believe that all
upproprlRtors of water should be re
quired to build irrigation system of
the lilghnsl efficiency and capable of
carrying water at a minimum of
waste, and If you direct your ener
gies In that direction, you may ac
complish a lusting benefit to your
country.
Let mo recall to your mind a little
very recent history. For the lust
years a united, determined and ef
fective fight has been carried on by
the commercial bodies of llend, Ma
tlras, Prlnevllle and Redmond, assist
ed by nearly all the active and far
suelng men ot Central Oregon, to ob
tain from the lulled Reclamation
Service, funds to develop the entire
Cnntral Oregon country. I recall
hnt 1 win president of the Oregon
Irrigation Congress for two year,
and during tbut time, committee
from your club, were active In efforts
u:adn to secure Federal Aid for the
Deschutes project. Through the ?t
torts of your club and the clubs ot
the other cities in Centrut Oregon,
the Oregon Irrigation Congress en
dorsed the Immediate construction
of the Deschutes project as recom
mended by the cooperative survey,
authorized In 1913, and that two
years ago, the Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon, largely thru
your efforts, further recommendtd
and urged the Nnlted States Reclam
ation Cervlce to build the reservoir
at Itenhnm Fnlls, and to lovelop the
Dechutes project. As a result ot all
theHe efforts, Senator McNary and
Representative Sinnott, have born
able tn commit the Federal Govern
ment to thu development of Central
Oregon, and Congress has authorized
an initial expenditure ot MOO. 000 to
begin construction of the Ben ham
Falls project. Thus the Reclama
tion Service has been definitely com
mitted and- we have realized at last
the almoBt vanished hope that Ore
gon will receive Its share of reclam
ation development.
This result has been obtained only
through persistent united, united,
and again united effort, - Do you
business Judgment of the majority of
eompllshed? I can not think so. I
must believe that you have been
poorly advised. I must believe that
you have been carried away by the
sophistry ot short-sighted boomers
or else by the designing plans ot self
ish and InviBlhle interests.
' Whose, Ib the Invisible hand? It,
is not your sawmill interests, be
cause they , have worked earnestly
and sincerely for the irrigation de
velopment of Central Oregon, , They
have given their money and devoted
their energy to developing the Irri
gation possibilities ot Central Ore
gon. It is not they. It Is not your
hanks, because they have been ac
tive and untiring in building up the
agricultural interests of your sur
rounding country. It is not they.
It cannot be your merchants, because
they have always been quick to see
the possibilities ot an enlarged and
profitable business when the farming
communities tributary to Bend are
filled with happy, prosperous anil
producing homes. It is not they.
Whose, then is the invisible hand
who Is directing a plan that can only
break up the united front we have
maintained so far, that will throw
all our plans Into chaos and lose for
ever, If even temporarily stopped,
FOR ALL CENTRAL
PRINKVILLE, CROOK rOCXTT, OREGO
the aid of the Federal Government-
the aid which we have been trying
to get for years and years?
I hone you will reconsider Tour at
titude. I am, sorry I 'cannot spportj
your plan because I believe it Inimi
cal not only to all of Central Oregon,
but especially to your own city of
Bend.
The construction of the Den ham
Fulls dam, as contemplated by the
Federal Government, will mean
more, In money, business and popu- j
lutlon to Bend, than any other en
terpriiie you now have, or whjeh may
be contemplated.
Very truly yours,
JAY. H. UPTON.
The Madras Pioneer of last week
aald In part:
Bclshazzar had nothing on County 1
Judee Robert V. Sawyer of Des
chutes county and his loyal crowd of i
mustering Bond Boosters. Even as
the ancient ruler of Biblical fame
saw his doom In language plain Upon
tbe wall of his temple, so do the lo- l , mral ureon 10 Desl oeveiop
cal clique of Bend iwe their finish in ! H and ,and wordless of special
70'polnt gothlc with successful com-1 t"n,munitr Interests, keeping only in
pletlon ot the North fnlt Irrigation I n""d the demands of the nation for
District. , I t,1B Prortllc,8 these lands when wat-
Ilend' has for a few short years, t t r"d are capable of producing. The
been the leading city of Central Ore-! reclamation service will consider (he
g.m. ' Endowed with location for the ' '"M climate, large percentage
giant' mills which manufacture lum !" 1"igable acres ati'd the soil sup
ber from the forests in the edge of ; erlorit5r Passed North Init
which the little city is located, It bas ! lands- From tbi lt wi!l dedu T
certainly enjoyed a splendid nres-itne d's'ance these lands are from
tlgo. The railroad runs to Bend I
no further an advantage which Is
mt little. It has kept up with th j
times and the very limited agricul
tural country which surrounds It has
been extensively developed, to a
large extent through the assistance
advanced from the interests ot the I lnat 11 18 Pun'i'nea Between tne two
city of Bend. I land bodies," the advantage seems to
But now, after 15 years of heart-1 bo wi,h the North Un,t
breaking fighting and effort, the j Th booklet's suggestions ln re
North I'nlt Irrigation District has i 6ard t0 the possibility of reservoir
reached the position where it Is a
certainty, If political manipulation
cannot be brought to bear to retard
It. Bend, from her proud vantage i
ns premier city of Central Oregon,
hue the vision correct. She sees the
fertile fields of more than one hun
dred thousand acres, brought about
by the North Unit project. She sees
a vision of three or four towns In
Jefferson county, and Redmond and
Prineville, any one or all of which
will probably eclipse her. She sees
a vast territory made productive by
water shipping annually produce
which will make the output of her
lumber mills small In comparison.
Does Bend sit downand cry Its eyes
out jhMth this vision before her?
Not by a darned sight! She gath
ers together her powerful political
machine which has done her valiant
service before now. She oils up the
old working parts and adds new oneq
where old" ones look weak or worn.
With Judge Sawyer furnishing the
team, this grand little machine Is
moved down to Salem and is placed
In demonstration before the Oregon
Stale Legislature. It Is one ot these
kind of machines that goes like sev
en hundred dollars, but Is not too
heavy,, by any means, to be moved
about. I When the legislature ad
journs it can easily be moved to any
ot the prominent Portland hotels.
The' Redmond Spokesman of last
Thursday carried an editorial under
the caption o f "Mill ' Ponds or
Farms", which is self-exdlanatory.
It says:
The government has recently sig
nified its intention of going forward
with the proposed Benhara Falls res
ervoir, looking toward the develop
ment ot thousands ot acres of arid
lands. Is was not long ago that
$400,000 was appropriated for pre
liminary surveys and plans, but al
ready the Bend commercial club is In
the field wth a booklet demanding
that mill ponds, power sites and slnki
values be first considered, and actiou.
OREGON
THl RHOAV, JANUARY 27,
retarded In their behalf in so far a
pecessu ry.
Power rights on the Deschutes
river are granted In much the man
ner as are water rights of irrigation
companies or districts. They have
legal force and so are protected from
ruin by reclamation development.
Just what motive prompted the
booklet Is not easily understood.
Surely the people of Bend are not
asking that development of CentralJ
Oregon's arid lands be retarded that
some special privileges and benefits
.that are not righ.s be 'reused for
the mills and powei tympanies?
Such a claim of prior rights at thk
late dote would be selfish when the
thousand of acres of lands involved
in the reclamation scheme are con
sidered. Wtt seems to tie the .-"s behind
; U'ud's booklet is a wish to hold back
Nor,n Luit development in favor
"f la!"u ln the neighborhood of
U,md'
The reclamation service is entar-
watf,r ttnd 8ee if the landlJ about
Eend, with poorer soil, more rock,
more frost, and a comparatively
small acreage of Irrigable landa
measures up.
From the perspective thut is The
Spokesman's by- virtue of the fact
sites on the Crooked river for the
North Unit have merit and will no
doubt be carefully Investigated by
tne reclamation service before Ben
ham Falls water is granted to the
North Unit. It practicable, It pre
pents the best solution of a problem
In which some lands are apparently
destined to go without , water of
course, in view of eBnd's recent re
cent requests. Prlnevllle's domes
tic, industrial and scenic demands
on the Crooked River winter flow
would doubtless have to be consid
ered! '
I.K1XS MOTOR SALES SUCCEEDS
CENTRAL MOTOR SALES CO.
The Elklns Motor Sales has tak
en over the business of Centrul Mot
or Sales Company at the corner ot
Main and Third Streets. Mr. E. H.
Brent, who managed the old com
pany, Is leaving Prineville to engage
in business in Portland.
The Elkins Motor Sales has for a
long time made its headquarters at
the Palace Garage, but a growing
Studebaker business the exclusive
agency for this popular car being
held by Mr. Elkins, mado it impera
tive that a new location be selected.
Besides being on the corner of two
of the busiest streets in town, the
new location affords an excellent
show room, with space for the stor
age of a number of cars. A battery
service station is being installed, and
the fact that this is now the home of
the Studebaker is advertised b y
neat gold signs on the windows.
Millard Elkins. the proprietor,
though the youngest garageman in
Prineville, has been remarkably suc
cessful in this line of business, and a
number, ot Prineville residents to
whom he has sold cars, are enthusi
astic owners and boosters of the
Studebaker. '
The Junior Shumtas will entertain
the senior club next Tuesday after
noon, the first of February.
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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
1921.
NEAR EAST
RELIEF BENEFIT
Next Thursday is Near East Relief
Day in Prineville. On that day it is
expected to have the quota for the
county raised, by the means of a, ben
efit show given by the Lyric Theater
management.
Before the date ot the show, a can
vass of the tiomea of Prineville is to
be made and everyone is expected to
buy a ticket, even though they do
not expect to attend the show.
In orde that all who desire may
attend, arrangements have been
made for a matinee in the, afternoon,
and all who can are urged to go at
that time. In order that there may
be no rush in the evening. An ex-1
cellent show has been procured for
the occasion.
OF NEW WORLD
. Dr. S. J. Reid and. Rev, JC. Au-
tiu of Portland were ik Prineville j
last Thursday in the interests of the i
New World Movement of thb Baptist i
church. ' "
During the afternoon services wore:
held at the church, and the members .
of the church were made more full j
acquainted with the purposes of the '
movement, and what would be ex-j
pected of the local field. .' j
A very tasty chicken dinner was
served in the basement of the church '
to members and their friends, and
immediately following this pictures
of the work being done In foreign
missionary fields of the church were
shown, which while being interesting
served to emphasize the need of the
movement going through without
any delay.
METHODIST EPiSOOPAL CHURCH
Meetings are continuing each night
during the week. Your favorite
: hymn will be sung Sunday evening,
'and a good program is assured.
A 'Great Business at Home
The building of character is of
most important interest, there are
enterprises which plan to amuse and
amusement is essential to human
nature but these institutions have
not a single motive. They are com
mercialized. The Church is the one
enterprise which exists alone for the
good of man. The Church attempts
to interest a child from birth t.)
death and holds out the highest in
ducements. The highest ideals ore
taught for the moral, the mental, the
physical and the Bocial progress. In
this time which is trying men's souls
no one can afford to not add to tho
success in these lines.
The revival meetings now in pro
gress at the Methodist church have
for their obective the enlisting of all
who will in the work of cooperating
with God in the redemption of the
world. An appeal signed by 40
leading business men is issued for
nil men who believe in Jehovah of
whatever creed to engage in prayer
for guidance during these days when
the world is so torn by strife and
war. They know that the only way
out iB the way up. Can any person
fail to see the need of divine aid In
these perilous times? , Men need
God God will use men. -
M. R. GALLAHER, Pastor.
Eddie Myers was down from Post
a couple of days the last of the week,
and attended the dance given by the
American Legion on Friday night.
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NO. 19.
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Prospects Bright For Large Supply
of Water this Irrigating Reason
The work of puddling the McKay
Point section ot the Main Canal of
the Ochoco Irrigation District wa
completed on Wednesday night. This)
work has been done entirely by the
water users under the direction of
John Rollinger. Too much credit
cannot be given to the water user
that have been working on this sec
tion of the canal, they have worked
steadily, regardless of weather and
other adverse conditions and hare
completed a first class job in record
time. The original plan for the re
pair of this section called for the dm
of approximately 1200 cubic yards of
concrete. Owing to the financial
condition locally and also outside,
the District officials were unable to
finance the special assessment auth
orized last fall, this condition made
any improvement impossible without
the aid of the water users, and the
purchase ot any material out of the
question. For these reasons it was
deciifed to puddle that part ot the
ditch where it was planned to use
concrete, and the prospects are very
good for the puddle method of re
pair to be permanent.
A good sized crew, has been at
work on the Rye Grass Canal, clean
ing it out and making the ditch wid
er. Owing t othe freezing weather it
has been necessary to stop this work
for the time being, but it is hoped to
have this ditch in shape early so that
the water user will get the benefit ot
the early water from McKay Creek.
Plans are under way, and the us
ers on the lower end of the project
have signified their willingness to
get out and build the waste ditch,
from the end ot the main canal, and
other repair work at that end ot the
district. This work will begin not
later than February first, and should
be completed wthin 30 days.
The most important work now
ahead of the water users in the re
pair of the concrete-lined section ot
the main canal, it is hoped to have
thi work under way by the first ot
the month. Men are needed for this
work and any of the water users that
will be able to work on this section
i
are urged to get in touch with the
district office at once.
The prospects for an ample supply
of water for the coming year are
very good. At present there are bet
ter than 9000 acre feet of water ln
the veservoir, this is more than
double the amount stored the saroo
date last year. Reports from the
water shed regarding snow are very
encouraging and we are justified in
predicting that there will be all the
water that can be used next season.
GRATER TURNER
Bert Grater and Miss Alma Turn
er secured a marriage license Friday
morning of last week and were quiet
ly married the same evening by Rev.
W. B. Lamb at the M. E. Parsonage
in Madras. Mr. Grater who resides
at Prineville, it at the present time
employed in the survey of the North
Unit with Engineer Rea. The brid9
has been employed at the Fisher
Hotel. As Boon as the present sur
vey is completed, the young couple
will make their home (n Prineville,
where Mr. Grater is employed by the
Ochoco Irrigation District. Madras
Pioneer.
KROWN'8 SEXTET PLEASING
Every available bit of seating room,
was filled at the lyceum last Thurs
day night, and Brown's Minstrel Sex
tet, which was the attraction of the
evening proved to be very entertain
ing. Their rendition of old uegro
gospel songs especially met with ap
proval, and a clog dance given by the
men brought down the house.