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It Oregon Wastinfl Natural Resources John T. WhMler (Jlvrs Note of Warning in AtMroas Delivered Hcforfl tho Commonwealth Conference at Kugene. , ; Orrgon lms.no adi-fiyme water power .conservation and development policy, Tim rettuIlH ara a haqipurcd future, mil lion of dollar, thousands of liven, un estimated earning; powVr and dvelp- mcnt opportunity lout to the state. Un measured power of streams prohibit practical Invitation to practical Invest ors. Water supplies carcleaHly obtained by cities of the state caune 1000 deaths annually In Orcifon from water horne diseases, bonl.li a 2000 continually 111 from the name cauae, with a total coat Of IMOO.OOO. Kuch was the text of a warning de- llvered to Oregon cltltens by John T. Whistler during an address to the sec- otid annual commonwealth conference at Kugone yesterday. Mr. Whistler la a member of the Portland firm of Whis tler & Stubblefleld, civil and hydraulic engineers. Ho waa formerly connected with the United States reclamation serv ' Ira and la a. member of tha American Society of Civil Engineers. , ' State control for development and con servation of water power, systematic -" estimates of unused power by aurlng streama, with purification of water sup ply sources, were suggested by Mr. Whistler as effective remedies for the deplorable condition , he : described. Tower site prompters, loggers, Irrigat ors, land flooders, now fight for control of streams, while the state stands Idly . bv, with power, but no knowledge to advise or direct, be said. Concerning al leged water monopoly, Mr. Whistler added: . -Awake JuUo Opinion. "Muckraking and trust baiting as uch are refcretablei but,, to repeat the quotation from t wry prominent pub lic man, There U but one protection an awakened publlo opinion.' In the end we will have something better than we ever had before, I m sure." Sanity In planning power site devel opment was counseled by the speaker. . He appealed to the people to take the middle ground: to allow end Invite com binations of capital sufficient to develop power sites where power sites should properly be located, but not to allow monopolies harmful to popular good. He told of bearing, from the director of the geographical survey an offer to - give the state $25,000 a year for stream gauging work, provided- the state appro- ' prlated a like amount, then said: "What the state legislature actually did, to my utter amasement. waa to ap propriate only 10 per cent of the full rl amount offered, or IHOO. The United States geological survey, true to Us offer. as allotted an equal amount each - year, and the' state continues to appro priate the same meager amount. ' ' Xconomlo Value of X.lves. It Is difficult to make' any estimate of the economic value Of human Uvea to a atata," said Mr. Whistler, referring to Impure water supply, "but If capl- tallse the earning power of the average Individual, leaving out of consideration questions of sentiment, tha estimate will - certainly be conservative. -Professor Fisher calculates 'the average economto value of lives not sacrificed by prevent able deaths 11700.' Dr. Kober places It at $5000. - If we take $3300 as the eco nomic value 4o the state of each death loss and apply It to the estimated deaths there Is a total lose to Oregon of $3.300.. 000 each year from deaths due to water borne dlsessea alone. This, - added ta the estimated expenses on account of ill v ness from such diseases,' and the loss to the state in-earning power each year ',. from water borne diseases alone, $4,00,- . 000. "v -1 : , ;' : i "This does not take into account such indirect losses as those due to reduced earning power Of the near relatives and friends of the ill or dead. ; At the same time. George O. Whipple. In his report to the New York commons on 'The Value of Pure Water, estimates 'that ' a loss of $10,000 for every death from typhoid lever Is a conservative eatl mate'; r ' - Deaths Trom Bad Water. , ' "If we apply this same estimated loss to all water borne diseases, the total loss -. to the state in vital resources each year is the enormous amount of $10,000,000. Two-thirds of all the deaths, and pre , stimably illness, from water borne dis eases are reasonably preventable, and it would consequently appear that such preventable loss to the state each year ... in money value alone Is from $3,000,000 " to $6,S0O,00O, or more than the total ap propriation ty the last state legislature. ' ,.. Mr. whistler1 denominated the state's , policy in failing to learn the extent of - its water power as "short sighted," then aaaea jn explanation: ; tv-V';-'"''-.; "I can call to mind -now irrigation projects which Would involve the ex penditure of millions in construction in this state, but which cannot be financed because of the . very meager knowledge o,r tna avanawe water supply. The same , can be said of power projects. If the ; people generally throughout the atate could only have known what I happen to know in this respect there would hot be a legislator returned to Salem next year who did not support or favor an ample stream gauging appropriation last .year.' '"--:.') :.:. ;ur ., "The value ot "'thia knowledge of . stream now is not alone In connection with the development of new projects, - but also in the better and more equl , table distribution of existing water rights. . - - , - Costly for the. Cta$w "' "I recall an irrigation project in thla state with which most of you are fa miliar, iaen up wun mne mora tnan a guess as to the water supply, avail ,, able, that . has cost the state . directly and indirectly aeveral times as much - as the total of all the years appro priations for stream gauging work by the atate and may yet cost much more. "The diversion of water from a stream is almost Invariably so Inter, . related wiui omer uses or water rrom the same stream, either present or fu i turo, that economic development of our . water resources requires that each new use of the water proposed, whether by diversion alone or by storage and di version both, - be considered . in-cotmec,-tlon with all other ' possible uses - of r water from the same stream before the ' right is granted to construct "To illustrate: ' If ths irrigation in , terests of a valley or drainage basin " appear after ". a thorough , consideration to be superior to-power interests that is, of more value , to the state the granting of a power right on thestretwn below the irrigable lands should only be done as inferior to all subsequent diversions above for Irrigation. If, on : the other hand, after full consideration and with all the: data essential to nuoh consideration and ? study,- it" appeared that' the stream, is more valuable for power purposes, then, diversion for ir rigation should be made inferior to power diversions. Waste of Besonrces. "If this is not done we may nee -the spectacle of a ;power. plant worth, say, $1,000,000, oh the- lower- course ' t'f a - stream holding up irrigation develop ment above worth $60,000,000. I If the power right W condemned and the own ers fully compensated for all expendi tures and all values of the site as a - power site, it will have been an eco- - nomlo :waste.. ; r- . ' "If may -be aald by some, Iet the fellow - who gets there first have It: finding Is having,' as tha boys say. .This is also what the cattle rustler aays as he brands the maveiick. Now the facts are. that the value of all water rights Is made by the people and the Increasing dcalre to use or utilize such resources. ; Should they not have h.-n tha privilege of saying In what manner the water right .shall be developed! I have reference only to the value made by the pooplo a a a whole and not to any value added to the natural value by Individual labor or effort. The jr.. dividual right to this latter will hardly be questioned. ( "I do not know which member of the state conservation commlsnlon prepnrd the article on 'Water Iteeources, Thlr Conservation and t'ae.' In the commis sion's report to the governor tn'HM!, hut I commend to all a careful rend ing of It. One aenttnee of It reads' 'The utter lack of data on the natural resources of the state Is almost ap palling.' The commission was com posed of 'IS as representative and well qualified men as the governor Could have selected, and they all signed the report. ',''' - "Any systematic study and develop ment of water resources must Include mining and navigation. ' The queatlon of hydraulic mine tailings has caused many ' a California stateaman to lose sleep. The Interest of this state in rtver navigation may in years to come. If not noyr. , be greater than that of mining. .' "There comes under navigation the use of certain streams for logging. I know of one stream on which the log ging interests are dominant through earlier use at the expense of Irriga tion Interests. It may be In this par ticular case that the logging Interests should have the superior right; that the stream In that way yields a greater service to the state, but It may not, and we can conceive of a stream being held for logging purposes when It would be of lnf lnifely greater value to the state as an irrigation stream. "So much has been said In recent days of a threatened water power monopoly and the attitude of a majority of the people Is such that the man who la not decidedly for or agalnat somebody or something In connection with water power development cannot always hope to hava llKteners. "It la not the trust In principle that Is at fault. I refer now to the broBd uae of the word trW a meaning a great combination of capital or of In terests, and not to Individual organiza tions which have committed crimes Just as Individual people have, , It la rather the conditions which Induce, not large combinations of capital, but unjust tines of the power of such combinations. "If, by combining capital, the cost of Benefits from Borne Tmte. "If, by combining capital, "the coat of production of the Uilnica of everyday uae ean be lessened, should we not offer in ducements to capital to do so? If such combination occasionally or even fre quently commit crimes, is that a good reason for destroying or undertaking to prevent all such conibinationa? "Why, then, although we have done practically nothing tp develop a knowl edgo of our water resources,, do we day to capital as in effect we do now,' 'Don't you come here looking for our hidden water powers. If you find one and un dertake to develop It we will make you pay for the privilege.' Would It not be better to develop the fullest knowledge of our water resources as we do of our apple reaources and advertlae it to the world even offer special railway rates to prospective purchasers -of orchard property T . , "I would even say to the prospective investor in power projects, 'We will re mit the taxes on all your improvements for 10 or 0 yoars or 40 years or for ever, as an Inducement, to construct a plant only retaining the right to tax the natural power -site at Us actual value as a power site.' , Who BhaU Have Bay T "A ' question ' continually coming up isjthat of Just how far all these mat ters, the obtaining of water, resources data, the construction of irrigation sys tems, ths maintenance of navigable channels; the conservation of our for ests, should be left to the federal gov ernment and how much the state should take care of. It la a question as old as our government. The advocate of a strong central government will argue that In union there Is strength. Thla la very true and It Is equally true that what la everybody's business la no body's bUNlneH. , .. 4 "The federal government may be bet ter equipped to maintain navigation channels and harbor. It undoubtedly can more cheaply develop the topog raphy and more cheaply obtain atresinJ flow data, but we have seen tnai we will drop behind our alater states if we do not look after our own Interests even in these matters. "The argument w advanced recently by a prominent Pacific coaat paper that the regulation of our water powers, our forests, and our natural reaources gen erally will be moat efficiently admln IsttTcd, by the federal government that the states are" too corrupt. Do you be lieve that In the end we will get better administration ' of our own ' affaire through representatives from Maine and Florida, or even from our sinter states? "Does the administration of our pub lic lands during the pkat 60 -years lead you to expect the beat service from the federal government for Oregon's interest In the national, resources in the future? Turn to one of the land grant maps of Oregon and see the streaks of graft extending- across the state in every direc tion. . Did Oregon ever do anything any worse than thleT - .- . ' '"1 say let us not delegate to ' the federal government the administration of any matters coming wholly within the ' atate until we. have had at least ample time to discuss It I vet us assist and support our legislature that we may speak of our state government witn pride, and that the national government will rather ask us to. administer even the strictly' national matters coming within our state." , t . , Yakima Union Extends. North Takiraa, Wash., Feb. llThe North Yakima Agricultural Union, an ticipating a very, heavy business this year, at its annual meeting today pur chased a lot adjoining Its present prop erty and will build another warehouse this summer. Last year the sales of the union amounted, to $5(,S99.0, this being the income from the sale of 3(5, 000 packages. ., ' mcallen & McDonnell third and morrison Mcallen & McDonnell Our women Coats andSiiitsat We've almost 200 Tailored Suits and about half as many " U Coats on hand right now. .'The situation requires drastic 'measures, -and We're taking them by cutting the prices ex actly in the middle., . The styles of the garments are all such as will be in vogue during the coming season, this sale tnereiore giving yon oppui tumi v ui . mg ;um new wardrobe at a small outlay. ; v . . " , .';.., r$20.00 SUITS AND COATS AT..,........:..?10.66 $22.50 COATS AND SUITS AT. ..$11.25 $25.00 SUITS AND COATS AT. . . ... . . . . . . . .$12.50 $30:00 SUITS AND COATS AT... . . .... ... . .?15.00 $35.00 SUITS AND COATS AT ..,..917.50 $40.00 SUITS AND COATS AT. . . ...... .. . . . $20.00 $45.00 SUITS AND COATS AT.. ............ $22.50 $50,00 SUITS AND COATS AT......: $25.00 $50LawiiMaisis at 98c This' is beyond doubt the best value in new 1910 Lin gerie Waists in this city. Tliere are no less than 12 verv. dainty styles. Some button in the back, others in i front! some are made of plain lawn, others of crossbar dimity, . trimmed with embroidery, tucks and , pleats, i Actual value is $1.50,ibut rvye bought . 150 dozen and j saved thereby, and we turn the saving over, to you. . iii s wr . i . 'a m mm ; m 4;. I h VflM' Mflliil if ft ;J ? nCi DressGoods i " ; ; ILinenSpe'ls $1.75 Napkins Now $1.29 F"R .dinner new pattern Loom Dice Crash SpeciaJ Tc This Item la well worthy of note. Extra heavy, .bleached, plain and also witn red ooraer. 15c Huck Towels Now 11c Hemstitched Union' Hook Towels, 18 by $6 Inches 18c.Turkish Towels 12 1-2c 40c Table Damask for 25c Full bleached,' do inchea wide; floral ana loom aice aesigns, . . 65c table Damask for 50c Full bleached, . extra s heavy, satin finish, 60 inches,, floral designs. $1.00 Linen Damask at 69c All- pure linen, 70 Inches wide; a dosen patterna to pick from. Bleached extra heavy Turkish Bath Towels, 18 by 40 Inches. $2.00 Curtains s for $1.39 Swiss Curtains, plain an J figured, lace insertion and edge; also tucked Dorder. :;. ;..,.;::,';.: 35c Fancy Scrim Now 19c Fancy Oriental designs; double face; 3e jnche ; wme...;;.1::.i;..,vv4 y;,: v Curtain Scrim. Special at 5c Ten pieces of lace stripe Curtain Scrim, ecru only; big value at ,6a. . Curtain Swiss, Now 12 1-2c 86-lnch Curtain Swiss in figured and dotted designs. Very, special at 13 Ho 90c Curtains, Special at 69c Nottingham Curtains, 2H yards long, 18 Inches wide, white only:' floral de signs...'. . . . , . - $1.50 Curtains. Special 98c Nottingham Curtains. 2 Vs. yards long, 45 inches wide, white only; floral designs. , Swiss Curtains, Special 98c Ruffled Swiss Curtains, dots and figures; white, 1 yards. ..a i Dtap enes The shelves and tabjes of our roomy and well lighted dress goods section are fast filling up with the choicest. products or tne woria s oesi maners. And there' a thread of economy ap parent In every price- , . 65c Novelty Fabrics at 50c In thla price group are 'Plain - and striped ; mohairs, , cheviots, - tweeds, Panamas, piaias, ' cneuns, wwj. New Gray Fabrics at $1 .00 In plain and striped effects, diago-, inchee wide. Satin Prunellas for $1.00 In nlain and self stripe weaves, 41 Inchea Gray Stripe Serge for 85c A very handsome fabric, 48 Inchea wide. rf , $1.00 All Silk Shantung 79c In natural color only, 2T inches. Himalaya Cloths Now 35c All colors, 87 In. wd very pretty,; American Habutai Silk 35c Washable, plain and polka dotted. 75c Corset Covers 53c Made of fine cambric, with yoke con sisting of three rows of Val. lace in sertion, one row each of beading and lace edge. Extreme value. - . SlWarnerCor'IsSi.W Genuine Warner Rustproof, Corset, medium high bust, extra long over hips and back, made of extra fine white coutil, lace and ribbon trimmed, front and side hose-supporters, ; ' , j . .j ... . V THE A JACOJS-snrstN i COMPANY. IE vm Corner Third and LUrrison Streets th ,1AC03S-ST1NE CftMpANY ff oiv IV Your VJife Be Left? ' . This question suggests a situation not pleasing to contemplate, but why not consider -it fairly?. t In purchasing real estate, or making a contract of "any kind, be certain that the following questions can t be answeredHo your, satisfaction: ,", ' y ; FIRST Is the company of the party from whom I , ' am buying . reliable and financially able to carry out ; the agreement? ' : . SECOND When I pay for the , lot will I surely , get my' deed? : v"-;'";'--' v.;-,'; ' VVX'.- ' - J-'' THIRD If 1 die, what will ' happen to. the con- ; tract? , :.: ;.:' -.V X'fi .'vV-v - :'; l; ' ' ' f' '''..When'- you' find a homesite that looks -good, and if the price and terms of payment are reasonable and fair, then ask yourself the three questions proposed above.1 - And be sure the can be answered to your com- - Vplete satisfaction. V 1, '- K; ;r ; ','.:.'r -. Our extensive holdings of land in and about Port-;.-land have been selected after fullest consideration and .. investigation by Fred A. Jacobs, senior member of The Jacobs-Stine Company, admittedly the best acreage ; authority in Oregon. He is a past master in the art of BUYING LOW. If we buy low, and upon favorable terms, we can sell low, upon corresponding favorable terms,.and still make pur fair profit that's reasonable, - 7 ; " ; ; We own or control in the city of Portland today , 499 acres of unplatted and 570 acres of platted residence property. This grand total of 1069 acres makes us the Largest owners of residence property in Portland with . the possible exception of the Ladd Estate. But we want more acreage. We want it at present values because we 'believe and KNOW that the growth of Portland dur ing the next decade is going to be phenomenaL, And if ; - s you become a Jacobs-Stirie customer, you will aid in the " development of Portland; arid you will be wisely di rected in the purchase of the, very best homesite orin vestment property. We can meet almost any desire re garding location. Lots as low as $150 and as high as $3000. In every case our terms are: Small payments down and little monthly installments. You see we encourage and make it easy for you to buy and own - ; real estate. ,..,'' '; This company is a partnership of responsible Port- ; ; land business men an established firm that has been successful from the, start. Today we have assets' of . more, than a million and. a. half dollars.. We give em ployment to hundreds: of men. and women including office assistants, field workers,' grading crews, cement , . workers, engineers, etc. . Judge our ability for the future by our record of t past 'performance. We have kept every promise and agreement in the past; We will faithfully keep all fu- ' ture promises and agreements. J The Canadian Bank of Commerce has done our banking for years. If you are , ' not personally acquainted with our methods, we urge you to getva report on us through the Canadian Bank of Commerce (Lumber Exchange building, Portland). Dun's or Bradstreet's will also give you a report. But the best of all our references the one most highly ; prized is the good opinion of the thousands who have done business with us. . They will tell you that the moral force behind The Jacobs-Stine "Company is' one oi our. best guarantees. , . . , . And note this particularly: Whenever you buy real , estate keep in mind that the contract is of vital im portance. . A few days ago one of our prospective cus tomers submitted a Jacobs-Stine contract to his lawyer for examination: After carefully considering the docu ment this legal authority expressed himself in these words : "It is the most liberal real estate contract I have ever read." . If you are considering the purchase of a homesite - " or if you desire an investment, something that will not take too much money and will insure good profit re turns, call upon or write us tomorrow, . The Jacobs-Stine Company Largest Realty Operators on the Pacific Coast Assets More T6an a Million Dollars .138-146 FIFTH STREET, PORTLAND. . . 1 Jt