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TTTE MORXIXO OREGOXIAN. TTTrjRSPAY, DECEMBER 10. 1914. V SPEEDIER WORK ON IRRIGATION URGED Reclamation Service Points to Need of Additional Funds for Best Results. DELAYS INCREASE COST Kverj- Consideration, Says Report, Urges Wisdom of Speedy Kealiz atlon of Moment When Land Snail Be Productive. OREGONIAN NEWS EUEEAU, Wash ington, Deo. 9. The necessity for pro viding additional funds to permit the Bpeedy completion of irrigation proi ects now In course of construction and to permit also the construction of some new. projects is clearly pointed out in the annual report of the Reclamation Service, as quoted In the annual report or secretary Lane. The Secretary. In abstracting the reclamation report, makes no comment whatever on this particular phase, and neither be nor the Reclamation Serv Ice recommends a loan of $50,000,000 or $100,000,000. The director of the Reclamation Service, however, enters into an explanation of the necessity for such a loan, and his report will be used in Congress this Winter to sup port the Borah bill, now pending, pro posing a $50,000,000 loan. Secretary Lane last year recommended a loan of double that amount. Fund'! Resources Overburdened. From the Secretary's abstract of the Reclamation Service report, the follow ing statement Is quoted: "While the policy of carrying on Simultaneously the construction of a large number of Irrigation works- and of Inaugurating new ones without awaiting the completion of the old may be defended, there comes a point where such a policy must of neces sity cease. The resources of the rec lamation fund are now overburdened and the projects under way cannot be completed within a reasonable length of imo unless there shall be large accessions to the fund. The date of completion must be further delayed by the reduction of the annual collec tions of construction charges by reason of the 20-year extension act unless there shall be found some other means lor the replenishment of the fund. "The initiation of new projects can now only be undertaken at the cost of certain delay in the completion of those under way. Such delays will not only prevent the largest and most beneficial utilization of the works planned and in process of construction, but inevitably must increase their cost nd cause them to suffer the deprecia tion that comes from disuse. Delays Cause Heavy Loss. "Lands will be withheld from culti vation, canals and structures will de teriorate, and the repayment to the reclamation fund of the cost of such -works will be put off. While interest Is not chargeable to the users of Got ernment irrigation works, nevertheless account should be taken of the loss of interest on this investment in deter1-' mining the future construction policy. Every year of delay in completing and opening these works to the use for which they are intended causes a heavy loss, not only of Interest on the sum Invested but In the annual deprecia tion of such Dortiona as have been "completed or partially completed. The annual maintenance of partially com pleted works is a heavy charge. A net investment of $84,000,000 with interest computed -at only 2 per cent involves an annual charge of $1,680,000. The to tal accruals of construction charges for the fiscal year 1914 amounted to only $1,340,435.66. The amount collected was only $251,679.64. Land Withheld Is Lud Wasted. "Every consideration urges the wis dom of early completion of works now under way and the most speedy possible realization of that moment when all the reclamation land under such works shall be made productive and contribu tory to the reclamation fund. "Lands withheld from occupation and cultivation awaiting completion of irri gation works are lands wasted. If in private ownership, such lands increase rapidly in price. When sold to the cul tivator such lands impose upon him so heavy a burden that he finds dif ficulty In meeting the Government's charges. If public lands entered as homesteads the settlers impoverish themselves while waiting for the water to come in vain and useless efforts to wrest an income from the sterile and inhospitable soil. Every consideration of humanity and of business sagacity argues lor early completion." CENTRALIA BANK TO OPEN Xew Concern to Incorporate With Capital of $100,000. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 9 (Spe cial.) A new bank, with a capitaliza tion of $100,000, will incorporate at once ana open for business in Cen tralia about the first of the year, ac cording to a statement made yester day by O. P. Hay. special deputy bank examiner who has had charge of the affairs of the Union Loan & Trust Company since It closed Its doors In September. It was thought probable that the Union Loan would open its doors wlth- the 90 days allowed it to do so. but legal features appeared render ing it impossible to convey the business without the formality of appointing a receiver. This will be done at once and the details of the transfer, accord ing to Mr. Hay, pushed through at once. The opening of the new insti tution will relieve the financial stress under which the city has been labor ing since the closing of the two local banks. RARE ANIMALS SIGHTED Antelope ' and 'White-Tailed Deer Feed Xear Silver Hake. SILVER LAKE. Or.. Dec. 9. (Sne- cial.) There are at least three ante lope and five white-tailed deer left in north Lake County. These animals have been sighted several times re cently at their watering place on Sil ver Lake and on their grazing grounds at the top of tall rimrock bordering ine iaKe to me west. The antelope have become so tame they- drink and graze within 200 yards of the house of a homesteader on the shores of the lake. The white-tail deer use the same range as the antelope, but are more cautious about approaching building's. ALMSHOUSE INDIAN POLICY DEPLORED Secretary Lane Says.. He Has Authority to End System and Intends to Use It. AMBITION TO BE FIRED Public Hostility to Bureaucracy Recognized and Acts of Federal Bureaus Reviewed to Justify Continued Existence. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. A definite, constructive policy for the Indian, by which he may be transformed from a ward of the Government to a success ful and integral part of the American citizenry; a discussion of the develop merit of the West; and a review of the acnievements of the last year are con tained in the annual report of Secre taryLane, of the Interior Department, sent luaay to President Wilso Three things," says Secretary Lane, "of unusual purport have marked the life of this Department during the past year the passing of the Cherokee Na tion, the opening; of Alaska n tiH thu advancement of a series of measures aimed to promote the further develop ment oi me west." "Almshouse" Indlap Policy Opposed. Secretary Lane discusses th Indian problem at length, and asks whether it is lor the benefit of th Inriian himself that the present almshouse policy" should continue, j The American conscienrA mi oi justice, our traditions, in fact, will not permit the adoption of a drastic course that would cast the Indian upon a world for which he is ill-prepared," no says, "ret l am of the opinion that it would be better, far better, to never all ties between the Indian and the Government, give every man- his own and let him ko his wav to sueeesa or destruction, rather than keep alive in me xnuian me oeuel tnat be is to re main a ward of the Government. lhe way out is eraduallv and wise ly to put the Indian out. Our goal Is the free Indian. The orohan-asvlum idea must be killed in the mind of In- dian and white man. The Indian should know tnat he is upon the road to eniov or suffer full capacity. He is to have his opportunity as a 'forward-looking man. Authority Will Be Used. It is my conclusion, after as Inti mate a study as practicable, of his na ture and needs, Uhat we should hence forth make a positive and systematic effort to cast the full burden of inde pendence and responsibility on an in creasing number of the Indians of all trioes. 1 find that there Is a statute which significantly empowers the Sec retary or the Interior to do this in in dividual cases. That authority is ade quate. I Intend to use such authority. in isti me proDiem was how to get the Indian out of the way. Todav thl prnoiem is now to make him really a Men, Main Floor. Young Men. Second Floor , ,t- J Vji Economy Prices! Men's Suits and Overcoats Greatly Reduced ! Every suit and overcoat in this great assem blage of the best clothes in America at worth while reductions from regular prices! Take advantage now today! Youll find here every fabric every model. Men's $20 'Suits and Overcoats. $1485 Men's $25 Suits and Overcoats. ... ....... .$19.85 Men's $30 Suits and Overcoats .$23.50 Men's $35 Suits and Overcoats $28.50 Men's $40 Suits and Overcoats .$32.50 All Young Men's Suits and Overcoats In cluded. All Blues and Blacks Included. BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth part of the Nation. The man who can do for himself Is the man to be re leased. He is the man who thinks not in terms of the Indians' yesterday, but in terms of the Indians' tomorrow. In one thing we are short the art of inducing ambition. This largely de pends upon the genius of the teacher to fire the imagination of the pupiL That Is the first step In all civiliza tion." In an extended discussion of the needs and development of the West. Senator Lane adverts, with noteworthy frankness, to embarrassments which he has encountered in dealing with the problems presented in his department. Fear of Bureancracy Is Recognized. "It canot be unknown to you." the Secretary says, "that there is through out the country, more especially In the Western states,whlch. because of their ambition, are naturally Impatient of obstruction, a real fear of what Is called bureaucracy of Washington. This is said to be a system or orga nized machine, the spirit of which is to oppose action or to effect negative action. It is vlsulized as either cyni cal or malevolent, altogether out of sympathy with those who needs must come to the Government for some form of help, and so wound round and round with the red tape of officialdom as to resemble a barbed wire entanglement, which, if not absolutey Impregnable, is only to be passed through after much suffering and toll. It is a matter of no. immediate concern how much basis there is for this belief. . The presence of the belief makes it a real problem, and the destruction of the belief a necessity, if the Government itself is to remain an object of pride and Its beneficent efforts understood and ap preciated." Secretary Lane pointed out the ac complishments of the several bureaus of the Interior Department during the last year. Some of the typical and -important achievements he Instances as follow: General Land Office Reduced the delay in acting on homestead final proofs by 60 per cent; .surveyed more than 17,000,000 acres of public lands at a cost of less than four cents an acre, the lowest record of cost for such work ever made. Geological Survey Completed de tailed geological surveys covering 12 - 000 square miles, including 180 square miles in Alaska, the total area sur veyed geologically being as great as the combined area of Denmark, Swit zerland and Greece; classified 47,000.000 acres of public lands, an area larger than the New England states; made an annual census of mineral production through correspondence with about 90,00 mineral producers. Bureau of Pensions Returned to the Treasury 7.658,572 of the amount ap propriated by Congress; reduced the total of expenditures for pensions from S174.171.660 In the proceeding year to $172,417,646; saved to pensioners about a million dollars formerly spent for the executionof vouchers by abolish ing the syjtem of paying pensions. Reclamation Service Stored enough water in Its various reservoirs to make a lake 60 miles long, 15 miles wide and 10 feet deep; diverted 4.000.00S acre-feet of water (a stream equal In volume to the Hudson River, where the Mohawk enters it) and irrigated 700.000 acres on 16.354 farms, and area equal to that of Rhode Island; began and completed 479 miles of irrigation nanais, lis miles of drainage and waste-water ditches. 80 miles of irri gation and drainage pipe line; main tined and operated 7130 miles of irri. gation canals. 643 miles of drainage canals and waste-water ditches, 19 miles of standard-guage railroad, S74 miles of electric transmission lines. 2180 miles of telephone lines and 733 miles of wagon roads. Patent Office Enabled the applicant to secure a patent in two-thirds of the time that formerly was necessary. Molalla Farmers in. School. MOLALLA, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) Molalla has, in session this week, the first itinerant school established by the Oregon Agricultural College. The course of lectures covers a host of subjects of interest to the farmer, fruitgrower and gardener. J. E. Larson lectured on soil conditions, drainage and kindred subjects. W. S. Brown on the fruit industry; C. V. Skelton on road construction; E. B. Fitts on dairying; C. C. Lamb on poultry, and R. Reynolds on hog rais ing. Tomorrow. Friday and Saturday -iiss Liavia nas a class In domestic science. " " p-"Jr "r aitogetner out or tailed geological surveys covering i I . r..-.- g --. ..... v . unLiirp, nv rrmes oi irri- science. 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