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Limejteht on ? Conditions in
Dew-hutes Irrigation &
rover Co. Segregation.
PATENT APPLICATION ,
jlBINOS ABOUT ACTION
Inspector Thomas Neohnuarn nfl
Special Agent Under leaner i
rrctlon Detailed by Head of Inter-
. Jor Deportment to Attend Matter
fi-trr Jimrs R. Oarfleld of the In
.rif .rtenartmen. hn directed that an
Invalidation of conditions In the Des
chutes imitation & Tower company.
.1 ir. antral Oregon be made
v in.n.ir Thomas Neuhausen and
pelal agents under -hla direction. The
,. , .rtlon folio a the receipt of
. u.tinn m.ide bv the Deschutea
rlgatlon company for patenta to J8.40I
acres of land that are said to be now
,h ditches and canala of that
?J2L J'.2S nIllahle for aettlement
VUUIlWll
nd cultivation. ...
Inspectors wlU be aent Into the
glon. and examination or n -
the
rathe
number of
"'nl .3 land, under cul
tlvatlon will be made. n ci,'
that the company haa
( with the requirement ui
i .i i.wa nnr the term ox
- J' . V;oV Chamberlain, dla-
cussing the secretary order, aald:
, 0Traor Chamberlain Olad.
... ,m w. .i.t tn such an In
vestlgluon made. I think It would be
. V4 I VhTnaV tbe labile, the govern.
" . tk ivittidbjit. But I believe
.k... te on mvernment la to make any
Inveetigatlon it ahould by all means
i."!. .vnrta in Irritation, who
wouldVnow whaT they were about, and
- whoai report would be of raJue. I have
Understood that It was the Intent on to
m . rrflt ranrer to make tnu ex-
. a , M
o- . .. t am nble to Judge the
n-hutea Irrigation Power company
baa 'compiled with the term
A .4anl lflVI I hi
; ilraonal investigation of their land.
and. irrigation worka,.but I w ""
-rt in these tnatten and might be
atate land board and the atata
- 7 " 7v. c T.wi have exercised
. carVtn haVdlinrti.m2t.r ao far a. It
la-under their junsaicuun.
thraifat t time, that Mr. Lewi. waa
even too atrlngent and exacting;. But
' v. v.am hia business, and was form-
reclamation service.
.1 appointed him on the recommendation
f the government reclamation i ieofrt
memvand he came from the federal, to
. Mrlwia haa had some lively atniy--alea
with the Irrigation companies, to
Bring them to the reaulimente , of the
' law and the rulings made by the atate
land board, hnd has been successful In
every Instance In bringing them to his
terms In the essential features of the
. matters at issue. These troubles, so
far aa they affected the uescnuies com-
of the
have made
have panned, the atate is itums
a- very: well who mm Kumv..
tne irrigation ptojeot is going iww.
Pany,
aioni
his company and
apparently In good shape.
TJnable to Supply Water.
The Columbia Southern Irrigation
. company, which began development of
a project south of the Deschutes com
pany's segregation and took water from
Tumalo river, a branch of the main
Deschutes river, has not been so fortu
nate. An investigation of this Com
pany's project by the state land board
and the state engineer disclosed that
It. water supply was Insufficient; that
.It would be unablo to supply water for
the 27,600 acres segregated, and Its re
cent applications for patents have been
'Thecompany has been forbidden by
the state board to sell any more lands,
: and ulrected to sell no more water to
private parties outside of Its aegrega
' lion". At tne present time the settlers
on Columbia Southern lands are making
an investigation of the possibilities for
establishing stora. reservoirs to aug
ment the prenent water supply.
The state board has also been advised
-that the Columbia Southern company
, has made a proposat to the settlers to
i aell out to the lattes and turn over the
ditches to them. If the Battlers find
tbat storage reservoirs can be built and
maintained the outcome- will be the
.formation of a new company In which
the eetuera will hava the management.
In view ot the state land board's fa
vorable opinion of the work of the Des
chutes Irrigation & Power comjany. the
action of Secretary Garfield in ordering
Investigation of Ita" project has aroused
unfavorable comment Whether or not
facts Justify the beUef, a strong 1m
rr.nninn has com upon private Ir
rigation builders in Oregon that the
government reclamation authorities are
pursuing a poncy oi u)uuuh
private irrigation projects, and neglect
no opportunity of crippling or retarding
them. J ne ueircnuwi iriB""
Power company case Is being cited aa
an example of government hoatlllty.
Hear to Haarta of Boosters.
Development of central Oregon Is a
subject that is near to the heart of all
' Oregon boosters. Railroad transporta
tion Into that vast region and develop
ment of the latent agricultural resources
' of Crook and surrounding counties, has
4 been a subject of constant agitation by
bodies.
interests of the state feel that all rea
sonable support ahould be given to bona
fide undertakings to people and culti
vate t. se regions. .
About 100.000 haa been exnMWlad in
development of the Deachutea Irriga
tion & Power com pany 'a project to Ita
present atage, and . titer ! work la going
dteadily on. The company haa 150 miles
of canals and dltchea completed. It
haa 45,000 acrea now under Ita Irrigation
ditched, and of thla amount 20,000 acrea
la under cultivation. There are 260
families now located on the trart and
more settlers are coming In." The June
land ralea of the company aggregated
1.M0 acrea, amounting to 120.180.
Thla week the company contracted
with the Douglaa sir National Pipe
company of Olympla for Ml lineal feet
of pipe at a cost of 179,209. to be used
to convey water aoross an old river bed
from the company's central Oregon
canal lands In the neighborhood of
Prlnevllle. The watar supply from the
Deachutea river la ample to irrigate
thouaands of acrea more than are con
tained In thla company'a segregation.
The company'a many miles of ditches
extend far south of Bend and they sre
turning wnste water Into the Crooked
river. Each week sees more miles of
ditches completed. The company's ex
penditure for a single week ending
June amounted tc $8,600. '
Accedes to meqnlremaata.
The company had acceded tosevery
requirement of a strict state land board
and the stringent tulfngs of the state
enarlneer. Kormer disagreements be.
tween the etafe and the company have
been adjusted by the company yielding
to every essential requirement by the
state and the relations between state
and company are agreeable.
Rut un to the i resent time the fed
eral government, through the policy of
the interior department, haa not granted
patent for a single acre of land to the
Irrigation company, under the terma
provided by the Carey act. Theae facta
are cited by irrigation men as evidence
that the federal reclamation department
la pursuing a policy that may be con
at rued aa hostile to all Carey act
projects.
Some time aao the Deschutes Irriga
tion A Power company made application
to the state, and throurh it to the arov-
ernment, for patent to a large part of
Ita aegregation, comprising the lands for
which it estimated water was then
available. The state land board and
State Engineer John C. Lewis, after
careful examination and radical prun
Ing of the desired lands. Indorsed the
application as to 18,403 acres and the
application was passed up to the interior
Men's and Boys' Clothing
f.r-
deoartmant for action
The company's total1, segregation
amounts to ZM.tll acres, but it has as
et been unable to secure action by the
department on any or Ita patenta. and
there is a belief among its officials that
the policy of the government is unjust,
not only to the Investors who are nut
ting their capital into development of
the great project, but also to the set
tiers who are making homea on the
tract and looking forward to Ita early
development.
Secretary James A. Garfield waa aome
time ago aent an invitation by the com-
any to make a personal Inspection of
he Deschutes tract and see the canals.
aitcnes ana growing crops. The com
pany's officials tendered Mr. Garfield
end his party a trip via 8hanlko and
by automobile through Crook county to
Klamath Falls, if they would give the
time to see the central Oregon country
and the actual conditions there. The
secretary In a brier note declined the in
vitation. His extremely short stay in
Portland and Orearon of course nre-
cluded any possibility of his giving at
tention to large development projects.
WOMAN ELECTROCUTED
WHILE IN BATH TUB
(Jonrnal special Service.)
Fort Collins, Colo.. July IB. Mrs.
Addle Davles waa electrocuted while
standing in a both tub In the bathroom
of her home Saturday. She had filled
the tub with water and after disrobing
and stepping tn It, she discovered the
room was too dark and attempted to
turn on the electric light. The wire was
very heavily charged and when Mrs.
Davles touched the button, the current
passed through her' body.
INCOKPOEATIOlToF
MILK CONDENSER
Men's Outing Suits
at One-Half
$5.00
,U.TING...$ 7.50
$10.00
MEN'S $10 OUTING
SUITS
MEN'S $15 OUTING
SUITS....
MEN'S $20 OUTING
SUITS
MEN'S $25 OUTING
SUITS
C Boys' Summer
Clothing
AGES 8 TO 16 YEARS.
$2.50 BOYS' WOOL ' , f AP
suits. ....,.... . . . . . . . 3) i .yo
$3.95 BOYS' WOOL $ r 1
SUITS ................... p
$12.50 ......$3.50
Men's Three-Piece
Summer Suits
$6.50 BOYS' WOOL ( A AP
SUITS.....
ENORMOUSLY REDUCED.
$25.00 SUMMER
suits..:....
$20.00 SUMMER
SUITS
$15.00 SUMMER
SUITS
$15.00
$13.50
$10.00
'Men's Golf Shirt
50 dozen Men's Golf Shirts for J (i
this sale i 0"C
: Golf Shirts, 0 f)Q
BOYS' 50c Golf Shirts,
SPECIAL
WHEN YOU SIX IT IN OUR AD, IT'S SO
MOY
EE
TWO
THIRD
STORES
AND OAK
(Spedtl Dlipatch to Tba Journal.)
Amity Or., July 16. Articles of in
corporation have been filed with the
county clerk at McMlnnvllle Incorporat
ing the Yamhill Valley Condensed Milk
company of this place, with a capital of
$60,0ou, of which $25,000 has been sub
scribed. A meeting of the stockholders
will be held to elect a board of directors
and active work will be commenced on
a building within a few daya.
HAEEY JIINOR-HELD
ON FOKGEKY CHARGE
(gpeclil Dlapatch tn Tbe Jonraal.)
Elgin, Or.. July 15. Harry Minor.
gged tO, haa been placed under $600
bond a to appear before the circuit court
on the charge of having forged a check
for 15, In the name o; Thomas Fleming,
his. employer. He was unable to fur
nish bonds and was placed In the Union
county JaU at La Grande.
Eighty-Five Pound Salmon..
(Special . Dispatch to Tbe Juornal.)
Astoria, Or., July 15. Olaf Peterson,
a welMcnown fisherman of the Colum
bia river, made a record catch while
fishing in the lower river. One of the
mnv salmon caught weighed 85 pounds.
It waa a magnificent fish.
GEORGE T. MYERS
IS EULOGIZED
William Iteid Writes of Ster
ling Qualities of Deceased
Portland Business Man.
JILL CANDIDATES
BEI
01 FRIENDS
William Keid, an old-time resident
and a friend of George T. Myers, whose
death waa announced Friday last, writes
thA followlnc letter to The Journal,
chronicling some of the personal char
,.tHtlr of the deceased. Mr. Reld
had known Mr. Myers for a great num
ber of years and held him In high es
teem for hla aincerity of friendship and
steadfastness of purpose. The letter
follows: .
"Let me point out a few Inside facts
showing the loa which Portland hai
..t.in.l in the death of George T.
Myers. George T. Myers met the writer
on the old steamer ajbji oo b,
.K i.nd.H at. Portland from San
Francisco, and a reciprocal friendship
aver since continued be
As
I i
THE WAITER
knows issars
provocative of good humor as
GhirardellTs Cocoa. Its delic
ious fragrance and sustaining
goodness fill the most exact
ing guest with generous Im
pulses. The best thing too
for Ida own
breakfast la
GhirardellTs
Cocoa
etween us.
4.- nova,. hi mv nersonai uusines
latlons during that long Period I
Smalr nf mlin BS VOU And nlm.
"Thoroughly ' practical, energetic,
n....i. in nrentlnn. with sterling in
tegrity, his great aim in life, was to aid
in the advancement of the North Pa
Mflo hMnvlna (as unfortunately few
men realise today) that by developing
hi rnuntrv'a resources and his home
ritv fPnrtlnnd). nlodding on and co
operating with others Yor that purpose
hi. individual nrosoerlty would loitow.
All the investments George T. Myers
has left behind him today prove hie
theory was correct. Public-spirited, he
never Bought polltica, but wnen tne peo
nie called him to the legislature he
nhaerfiillv reanonded.
" "A hall fellow well met,' generoua In
noiil and sincere In nla rrienasnips,
when he advocated any public measure
It was pro bono publico only wunoui an.
nersonai Interest.- After he.-unsolicited
on my part, had undertaken the promo
tion of a railway through the Nehalem
and to Tillamook, for Portland's benefit,
he asked me how much money would be
needed to organize the Institution. I
replied $1,000, provided contributed by
Rft to 70 .cooperating citizens aa stock
holders. When he said I can Just as
easv raise 120,000 as 11,000. It waa not
needed.
"To ahow that even hla push and lnteg
rlty were appreciated by railroad men
when he declined in 1901 the presidency
of the new TlllamooK tiauway company,
A. L. Mahler sent for hlnvand confided
to him alone (what had to Be kept se.
rrnrl certain Information then aonrec!
ated of Mr. Harriman's cooperation and
good will to see the road built, and he
showed Mr, Myers telegrams from New
York to that effect with assurance of
financial backing. Afterward when thla
fell throuah Mr. Myers volunteered to
accompany me to London at his own ex
pense to see the bonds sold andI can
say never made any condition that he
ahould receive or aaked any Interest In
the railway company'a stock.
"In conclusion had he undertaken the
presidency of the Portland. Nehalem A
Tillamook Railway company when
aiked, that line would have been In full
operation today, but unfortunately for
Portland on account of his desire to
place hla son In business, hla lntereata
on Puget sound and Alaska, for his
son's sake, took him away from Portland
after the death of hla wife. Hla life
la a lesson to the young men of Ore
gon." ' Teachers at Umatilla.
" Special I)t patch to Tbe Jourail.)1
: TJmatlUa, Or., July 1$. - Kyle MoDan-
lel haa been reelected principal of the
Umatilla schools for the ensuing term,
and Ms. Buraham is tha primary , da-
Competitions for Scholar
ship Honors Aid Instead of
Hinder One pother.
Although oomrjptfng against each
other for honora ajid i6r preference In
selecting acholarshipa, contestanta In
the educational contest of The Journal
nevertheless become good friends. A
certain principle and honor exists among
them which causes them to fair deal
ing in the atrlfe for votea. An example
of the a-eneroalty of one conteatant for
another la beat explained in the follow
ing letter which cornea to tha table of
the Contest Editor.
The Journal. Dear 8lr I have decided
not to go to Forest Grove. I saw my
friend. Winona Oicden of Forest urove,
today and found that she Is working
in the contest for the same thing I am,
and as she Is a special friend of mine
I would not go and work against her
in her own town, even though I have
friends there who would support me.
Very truly yours,
"ALTA M WILCOX."
Klaa 7mea Ambitious.
E. Phelps' addresses The Journal In
behalf of Miss Mina Jones, who is do-
lns- very well In the Educational Con-
test, notwithstanding the fact that she
puta In full time at Oida, wortman &
king's general department store. Mr.
Phelns' letter follows:
"Portland, Or., July 14. To Th Jour
nal Contest Department. Dear Sirs
hereby write in behalf of one Mina
Jones, who is in the employ of Olds,
Wortman A King and who la in your
scholarship contest to enter Pacific
university at Forest Grove. I have
known her for some time and so far
have found her to be a good, honest,
upright girl, trying to earn her own
llvina. and she Is very desirous of hav
lng a better education, and I, for one.
will do all I can in her behalf. Hoping
you will do all you can, and the nest
you can, for the young lady, I am,
sincerely yours,
University bin Indorsed.
R. E. Hughson. B. A., principal of
Portsmouth grammar school, haa writ
ten a letter to The journal calling at
tention to the merita of Hilda Brant,
a contestant wno lives ai university
Park. He says:
Miss Hilda Brant has entered Tne
Journal Educational Contest for the
purpose of securing the meana of ob
taining a thorough education.
1 desire to say for Hilda mat this
la a bona fide attempt on her part to
secure an education, and that she la not
working merely for the money that ahe
may receive.
'In view of her exceptionally fine
record while In Portsmouth school, the
fact that she must make her way In
the world and her pluck and determina
tion, aha certainly deserves that a way
be opened for tha development of the
scholarly tastes and powera that aha
undoubtedly possesses.
Ex-Mayor ueorge ti. wiiiiama gave
liberal subscription to Edison J. Ed
wards ot Milwaukle. Mayor Williams la
known to be liberally educated and
widely read, ana ha - appreciatea the
effort which the boys and girls are
making to gain for themselves 'the ad
vantages of an education through earn
ing scholarships In Tha Journal contest.
Contestant Edwards makes for big
gam in hla queat for subscription . He
has called on Mayor Lane and . aeveral
other city and county of f lclala, tstnd ha
has received encouragement in every
direction. In last year's contest Mayor
Lane exercised deliberation and discre
tion in beatawlnar hla patronage on a
Make It a Point to Attend Welch's Genuine
Safe
You Will Save Dollars and Dollars by Doing So
Men's Clothing Men's Shoes
Men's $30.00 Suits Sale Price. .$19.75 Men's $5.00 Shoes Sale Price $3.45
Men's $2&0a Suits Sale Price. .$19.75 Men's $4.50 Shoes Sale Price. . . .$3.45
Men's $20.00 Suits Sale Price. .$14.75 Men's $3.50 Shoes Sale Price. .$2.95
MenV$15.00 Suits Sale Price'. .$ 9.75 Men's $3.00 Shoes Sale Price. ... $2.45
Men's $10.00 Suits Sale Price. .$ 7.45 Men's $2.50 Shoes Sale Price. .. .$1.95
Men's $.7.50 Suits Sale Price. .$ 4.95 Men's $2.00 Shoes Sale Price. . . .$1.45
Men's Hats Men's Trousers
John B. Stetson $4 Hat ; Sale Price $2.85 Men's $5.00 Trousers ; Sale Price . . $3.45
The Lee $3 Hat; Sale Price. $2.45 Men's $3.50 Trousers; Sale Price. .$2.45
The Sphinx $2.50 Hat; Sale Price. $1.95 Men's $3.00 Trousers; Sale Price. .$2.45
The Best $2 Hat; Sale PHce. . . . . .$1.35 Men's $2.00 Trousers; Sale Price. .$1.45
Men's Furnishings
Men's 50c and 75c Underwear; sale. .45
Men's 35c Underwear; Sale Price. .25
Men's $1.25 Fancy .Vests; Sftle Price 85
Men's $1.50 Fancy Vests; Sale. . . .$1.35
Men's 75c Shirts; Sale Price .45
Mens $1.00 Shirts; Sale Price. . .90
Men's 50c Straw Hats; Sale Price. . .35
Men's 25c Straw Hats; Sale Price. .15
If Not Right Welch Makes It Right
Welch Moves to, the
v New Building on
fourth and Washing
ton Ms. About ixpt. l
MORRISON
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