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Suggestions for Irriga
tionists. BY HYDROGRAPHER NEWELL
People Should Read. the Law
Carefully
DESCHUTES NOT ONLY PLACE
Convention Should Recommend Scv
ernl Localities Where Govern
ment Worlc 1h Desired, In Order
of Their Importance.
DEPARTMENT OF-THE INTERIOR,
United States Geological Survey, Wash
ington, Nov. 13. In my mind the
matter of first importance is for
the people of Oregon who arc in
terested in the reclamation law to
read It carefully and consider its
provisions. I find that a large part of
my time Is taken up by Inquiries which
would not have been asked if the men
had take.n the trouble to read the law
carefully. It is short, concise and rea
sonably clear.
It hould also' be borne In mind that
the people of Portland have unusual fi
cilities for knowing the scope and pur
pose of the law. The chairman of the
Senate Committee on Irrigation, Senator
Simon, has an office In your city; and
the chairman of the House Committee
on Irrigation, Hon. Thomas H. Tongue,
lives not far distant. The latter com
mittee in particular spent much time In
discussing the bill, suggesting many
amendments, some of which were
adopted. Hon. Malcolm A. Moody, of The
Dalles, Is also deeply interested in the
bill, and used every effort to secure Its
passage through the House. Senator
Mitchell has also given considerable
thought to the matter and should be p.ble
to ndvlse you on details. .. I. recite these
facts, as it may save considerable cor
respondence on the bearing of the law
Itself.
As regards the detailed application of
the law, there are, however, possibly
some facts which can properly be " ex
plained from the standpoint of the en
gineer. The general spirit of the law
seems to be that of authorizing the Gov
ernment to reclaim arid land for the
purpose of inducing settlement, and with
the proviso that the work shall pay for
Itself. In the minds of the men having
the work in charge it Is probable that
the most prominent requirement is that
each project considered shall. If success
fully executed, settle the largest number
of families upon good land, where they
can prosper and repay the investment.
Other things being equal, the projects
which are Jeast expensive and least com
plicated would undoubtedly be consid
ered first.
Replying to your question as to" what
you should do, It seems to me that after
having carefully studied the law, the
members of your convention could come
together to discuss the relative merits
of the various projects brought to their
attention, weighing each carefully In
accordance with their knowledge of its
feasibility, and particularly as to Its
future bearing upon the utilization of
vacant lands, blatters which can better
be left to private or corporate enter
prise should obviously not be urged for
Government construction. If the state
has already committed itself by con
tracts or otherwise to reclamation of any
particular traces, and Is obligated,
It would seem to follow that these obli
gations should bo carried out. ,
It is not to be supposed that In a
meeting of the kind to be held in Port
land, you can determine upon the en
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gineering problems. These must be set
tled in 'the future by careful examlna-.
tlon in the field; but -what you can do
Is to agree upon projects' which, in your
opinion, - are best for the state as a whole,
and which, under the letter of the law,
can be probably brought to successful j
completion. j
Many of the projects which may at-
tract at first will bo found to embrace j
lands in private ownership, and there- j
fore not susceptible, to occupation under
the homestead law; others may be found
to have an insufficient water supply. The
general discussion will bring out the
strong and weak points of these, and
serve to satisfy the people concerned,
that it is inadvisable to suggest projects'
which otherwise might be urged by In
dividuals. In Utah 'I recently attended a conven
tion of thin kind, and although at first
the discussion seemed to be Indefinite,
yet later on, as men from one part of
the state realized that citizens from other
sections knew of matters of larger im
portance than . their own, they quietly
withdrew objections and were satisfied
with the ultimate outcome. If it had not
been for this free discussion they would
have considered that their pet projects
were not being treated with respect.
As a result of this Utah meeting a num
ber of possible enterprises were sug
gested, arranged In the order of import
ance, the first being considered to be of
prime Interest to the state as a whole.
The presentation In this order enables
the engineers to consider the items one
after the other, and If the first is found
to be not desirable from his standpoint,
he can take, up the next, at the same
time being assured that the people of
the state will not continually urge, the
moment he starts on one thing, that he
should have done something else.
It is to be hoped that the outcome of
the . present discussion in Oregon will re
sult in something of the same kind, viz.,
that the convention will, after . careful
consideration, arrange a number of, pro
jects which they consider desirable, and
which can be taken up in their order,
not necessarily one at a time, but in
some system which will bo satisfactory
to the majority.
Replying to your question as to whether
the Deschutes land, already occupied by
investors under the Carey act Is the
only place in the state where the Gov
ernment would operate, I would answer
that in my opinion this is only one of
many localities where work might be
done. From personal examination, I be
lieve that there is probably more Govern
ment land which can be reclaimed at
moderate expense in this locality than
elsewhere; but, on the other hand, it
should distinctly be noted that 'we do
not t wish to interfere with the state in
its operations.
There seems to be great confusion of
ideas concerning the Carey act. In read
ing The Oregonlan, one ' would get the
impression that the writers of some of
the articles thought .that the investors
owned or could get possession of the
land. This Is., not the case. The land,
under the Carey law, passes from the
Government to the settler, or to tho
state as trustee for the settler. The
investor cannot in any way get posses
sion of the land, nor use It as security.
This is one of the causes contributing to
the stagnation of work under this law.
After the works are successfully com
pleted and the water is brought to the
land. It is true that title can pass .in
trust to the state-and a Hen can be cre
ated to the amount of the original cost
and reasonable interest, but this has not
been sufficient to attract Investors. They
cannot foreclose on the Hen or get title
to the land, excepting as it is disposed
of in tracts of not to exceed 160 acres.
Colluslonln the matter Is so extremely
dlfilcult and dangerous that It probably
will not be attempted.
The other localities In
Oregon With
which I am familiar, . and where recla
mation work might be undertaken, have
for the most part an extremely limited
water supply, although it 4s popularly
believed to be large. The area of re
clamable land in public ownership is also
small, as several of these areas lie within
the grants of alternate sections to rail
roads or wagon roads. These are mat
ters upon which the members of your
association should be well Informed be
fore making suggestions.
In my last visit to Portland I discussed
these matters very fully with those who
were Interested, and I assume that there
must be a number of men who have since
given the subject careful consideration.
(Concluded on Page 10.1
VANGUARD OF IRRIGATION DELEGATES DISCUSS CONVENTION TOPICS
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AS1 HE.
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HE HOLDS HIS OWN
Mitchell Still on the Stand
for Miners.
DOESN'T, endorse boycott
Several Sharp Passages Between
Lavo-er and the Witness Respon
sibility of Labor Unions Hear
ing: of Non-Unionists.
SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 17. In the pres-
ence of as many persons as could be
jammed into the Superior Courtroom to
day, Wayne MacVeagh, for the Erie
Company, and John Mitchell, for the
miners, continued their brilliant battle of
cross-examination before the Anthracite ,
Coal Commission. The two men, the one
in his SOs, and the other in his 70s, were
followed with Intense interest by both '
the Commissioners and the crowd
throughout the day, and the contest will '
be resumed in the morning. The fourth j
demand of the union, which calls for a
yearly trade agreement, and which means
a straight-out , recognition of the union,
was the bone of contention, and although
four hours were taken up in a discussion
of the question, not much progress was
made. Wayne MacVeagh, skilled in the
art of cross-examination, attempted to
show the utter irresponsibility of the
union and its unfitness to make contracts
which it could not live up to. His prin
cipal argument was the alleged boycott,
and he often hard pressed the miners'
president for art answer. The latter, how- '
ever, slowly and deliberately gave some j
reply, but it did not always satisfy his i
Inquisitor. Mr. MacVeagh, In the pres- I
ence of the assemblage, expressed his ad-
miration of the ability of the witness, and J
on one occasion, when Mr. Mitchell parried
a question regarding the boycotting of a j
coal-and-iron policeman by a hotel-keep- J
er, the distinguished attorney threw up .
his hands, laughed and said: j
"Mr. Mitchell, you are the best witness .
for yourself I ever confronted." j
Mr. MacVeagh bore heavily on what he j
said was a reign of terror in the anthra
cite region during the period of the strike.
He read a list of 11 names of men who ;
were killed during that time, and also j
submitted In evidence about 75 printed
pages of acts of alleged violence, boycott
Land intimldatlon.-and with the assistance
of statistics and documents maintained
that It would be utterly Impracticable for
the coal companies he represents to enter
into agreements with an organization that
could not control its own men. Mr. Mltch-
t ell stoutly maintained that the discipline
In the organization is as good as It pos
sibly could be where 147,000 men are In
volved. He claimed that the strikers t
were not" entirely responsible for the acts ,
of lawlessness that were committed. He
regretted that members of tho union had I
In some Instances violated the law, even
after they had been warned to refrain
from doing so, but made the excuse that
in times of great excitement there was
always more or less disorder.
Replying to specific instances pointed j
out to him by Mr. MacVeagh, where men
had been deterred from going to work
through fear of personal harm or social
ostracism for themselves and families.
Mr. Mitchell said that in some cases men
may have been deterred, but he denied the
j thg mjnes from helng operated. He said
that when the strike was declared every
mlneworker in the region quit work and
remained out, even after the entire Na
tional Guard of the state had been thrown
Into the coal fields. In short, he said, the
men would not have gone to work under
any condition.
Would Not Approve Boycotts.
The miners' president, no matter how
skillfully he was questioned, could not be
drawn into a flat admission that he, as
president of the union, approved of the
boycotts complained of by the companies.
He had his personal opinions of some
phases of the boycott, but would Tiot ex
press them as being the sentiment or
policy of his organization.
During the cross-examination the Com
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missioners often interrupted with ques
tions in order to stop a long colloquy
over some disputed point. While the ex
amination was at times quite spirited,
the best of good feeling prevailed. Only
once Mr. Mitchell showed tlgns of Irrita
bility. This was when Mr. MacVeagh,
reading the long list of acts of vlqlence.
would take Mr. Mitchell to task for some
particularly" vicious act and say, sharply,
"You could have prevented this."
In the course of the forenoon session
Mr. MacVeagh examined Mr. Mitchell re
garding the eight-hour day, and referred
"to the fact that Abraham Lincoln, James
A.-Garfield and William McKlnley worked
more than eight-hour days, and were thus
enabled to climb the ladder to the Presi
dency. Mr. MacVeagh grew eloquent In
the course of putting one of his questions
to Mr. Mitchell regarding the martyred
Presidents, and added:
"I only mention these because they are
three views of the spirit of anarchy which
Is the curse of this country today, and the
only serious curse afDIcting It."
The miners' president, quick as a flash,
came back with the inquiry:
"Trades unions are not held responsible
for it. are they?" i
To this Mr. MacVeagh quickly responded
they were not, and supplemented this with
the rtmark that labor unions are mo3t
admirable. The bringing of the word "an
archy" into the examination caused a
distinct murmur of disapproval from the
many miners In the courtroom.
When the discussion of the effect a
yearly agreement would have on the
coal Industry In the anthracite region
was in progress frequent reference was
made to the workings' of agreement.? In
soft-coal reglona This led to the an
nouncement bv Chairman dmv ....
commission ."had decided to Invite Herman
Ju3ti. Commissioner of the Illinois Coal
Operators' Association, to testlfv beforp
the commission. This announcement wao
favorably received by each side and the
attorneys tor the mir.cro and the operators
made suggestions fr additional witnesses.
Mr. Wilcox, general counsel for the Del
aware & Hudson Company, after a con
ference with other attorneys,, handed up
a suggeotlon that "such other wltnessc.
If any, as the Illinois Coal Operators' As
sociation may deem proper for the pur
pose of showing the' effects of the trade
agreements with the United Mlneworkers
of America." be invited to attend,
air. Darrow, counsel for the miners,
(Concluded on Fifth Pace.)
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
IrrJsrntlon.
Hydrographer Newell makej suggestions for
guidance of Irrigation Convention. Page 1.
Experience of sethl-arld states with opera
tions under the Carey law. Pase 10.
Situation in Deschutes Valley. Page 10.
Orcson Irrigation Convention will assemble
today. Pass 11.
Delegations .arrive in full Htrergth, and East
ern Oregon members hold caucuses. Page
Domestic.
President Mitchell, of the coal miners, -makes
points in another day of rigid examination.
. Paco 1.
Shaffer, of the steelworkera, will be required
to substantiate charges agiinst Gompers,
of American Federation. Page 3.
Full text of King Oscars dacisTon shows .Ger
many to have won everything in Samoan
arbitration. Page 2.
Government requires a bond before accepting
. lease of Port of Portland Dredge. Page 2.
Pacific Const.
Tacoma r?er comes out for Wilson and
against Ankeny for United States Senator.
Pare 1.
State Land Board raises price of lieu lands to
?5 an acre, race 4.
Temporary quarters have been secured for the
Washington Legislature. Page 4.
Wheat Crop for Washington" has been under
estimated. Page 4.
Commercfnl and Marine.
Eastern prune market easier.' Page 13.
Chicago wheat closes strong and higher. Man
hattan the feature of N'ew York stock mar
ket. Page 13. .
Engineers of O. R. & X. steamers said to have
disappeared. Page 12.
Steamer Alliance Is safe. Pa'ge 12.
Sports.
Oregon Agricultural College manager chal
lenges Albany for a game -at Salem. Page 5.
Rules for amateur swimming, pole vaulting and
water polo changed. Page B.
, Portland and Vicinity.
Portland Railway Company accepts blanket
ordinance by which $73,000 will be paid city
in 25 years. Page 14.
Council committee decides to raise liquor li
censes. Page 12.
Labor unions put forward rival candidates for
proposed office of State Labor Commissioner.
Page 12.
A. T. Gladlrcce is sentenced to 15 years for
manslaughter. Page 14.
City Attorney gives opinion that street rail
ways must pay occupation tax. Page 12.
Sellwood Board of Trade will go to Legislature
with free' ferry bill. Page S.
Foreign.
Columbus' ashes were removed ito permanent
mausoleum, at Seville. Page 1.
Colombian government and rebel gunboats fight
off Agua Dulce. Page 2.
King of Portugal Is visiting British monarch.
Page 2.
JMYOfiK AMD
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Tacorpa Ledger Comes
Out for Wilson.
LOUD GALL ON FOSTER
1s Alliance Made in 1899
Effective in 1903?
WHAT TACOfrlA MAN THEN DID
Promised the Spokane Candidate He
Would Help Him Four Years
Later Where Pierce County
Delegation Stands.
TACOMA. Nov. 17. (Special.) That the
friends In Pierce County of ex-Senator
John L. Wilson will make a strenuous
effort to break into the Ankeny following
in this county was made manifest yes
terday morning-, when the Tacoma Ledger,
In a plentifully displayed article on the
first page, reinforced by a double-leaded
editorial, declared in favor of the Spo
kane aetpirant to the Senatorshlp and
brought home to the members of the
Pierce County Legislative delegation the
promise which Senator A. G. Foster made
four years age that he and -his friends
would support the Spokane man In 1S03
in return for the 6 votes delivered by
Wilson to Foster In the Legislative ses
Mon of 18D9. The Ledger's effort is palpa
bly to influence political and public senti
ment In Pierce County against Ankeny
and in favor of Wilson. The campaign
which the morning paper here started
yesterday is noteworthy, from the fact
that this is the home of Mr. Ankeny's
managers. B. S. Grosscup, division counsel
fqc the Northern Pacific, and George
Stevenson, who has represented the O. R.
& N. "and other railroads during marry
Legislative sessions at Olympla. More
over, it Is well known and well estab
lished that Senator Foster favors the elec
tion of.. Mr. Ankeny, 'Vn3, this belnc the
Senator's ,,home, his wishes are thus op
posed by the leading Republican paper In
this cqunty.
The Ledger claims In Its Sunday article
that Foster and Pierce County both owe
a debt to Wilson, and that Foster and
his friends were bound in writing at Olym
pla, January 31, 1899, to support Wilson In
1903, provided his friends brought his name
before the Legislature. Without the 26
votes delivered by Wilson to Foster In
189a, the Ledger says, Foster would have
been beaten and Ankeny elected.- The
Ledger concludes by saying that it, as
well as Senator Foster's other friends and
supporters In the Senatorial contest of
1S99. Is now bound in all honor and fair
ness to redeem the promise which Foster
made.
Prominently displayed on the first page
of the Sunday Ledger Is a paragraph
taken from the agreement signed by Sen
ator Foster January 31. 1S99, after receiv
ing Senator Wilson's support. This reads
as follows:
. AN AGREEMENT.
OLYMP1A. Jan. 31. 1809.
Fifth. If it shall transpire that
John L. Wilson's friends desire to
present his name four years from
now to the Legislature as a candi
date for United States Senator, it
is azreed that 'A. G, Foster will
contribute the assistance of. himself
and friends to MrC Wilson's .elec
tion. (Signed)
A. G. FOSTER.
Witness, Jam5 Wickersham.
All this brings to mInd,onefOf the most
Interesting chapters In .the . political his
tory of the State of Washincton. It is
(Concluded on Second Page.)
JODCtE TPAVUI0N