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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1903)
DAILY kAT, lKaoN,AN.,lNM.KTON, IMMN. WKDNI1DAV. , im. Good Overcoat """""Trr.,,,11 wlff ect If you cot . in a rv. - w kmorrow by Express I ii.-fjTT nf tfi nrar nnrf lC JnafV. ytf haven't par te ordinary. 1 r ijnovcrcuat j &T,..Dtfring the week all iVS' OVERCOATS Etnty p cent Discotrat. TICKETS FOR THE $375 PIANO ZANDER'S ! DEPARTMENT STORE LAW AND EQUITY OFJpiN (Continued.) II Irou enjoy a good article, then smoke PRIDtV UV UIV1A 1 1L,UA i a r Vwol tnluii'i'n. A. RHODE. Makar. Ktnaia-ium ... . ADVANCED OPTICAL y KNOWLEDGE inly used Iti llio examination of your eyes aud the fur- II necewuiry. estof the most modern instruments. GLENN WINSLOW , Near l'oit Ofllce. T r -wtri The Best is Always The Cheapest Shy The gmu'tie imported quad ruple coated STRANSKY STEEL WAKE is 9uerior to any ware made. Jt'n in a class by its if. Exam ine Strnnsky Bltcl Wnn at ARKE & Cos 211 Court Street URPHY YOUR- bd Paper Sing. el the tk vest prices I V. i ' ,"UM! AFPER au anxious, fretful day, you need something which Bhall fit your tired body an a well worn slipper fits a tired foot. It must be something more than food or drink. If you want to taste Nirvana and forget all your tire and fatigue, take a cup of one of Chase & Ban bom's "Original Package" tea. These are the leaven which the natives themselves drink with all their vigor imprisoned. It's a very different drink from ordinary ten. Try a half-pound. "OniGlX.il. FAGKAMB" 'EM. Orion" (Foraoia Oolong). KcM-OMr (Enj. Breakfast) Orange rckor ludl C7lii). Sold In Pendleton axc-lnaNely by C. ROHRMAN UOTO STREET i Urate INSURE IN (Reliable Companies That pay their losses promptly. Our companies stand at the head of the list. V Assets Hartford Klre "Inauwwa Co.12,259,076 Alliance Assurance Co 29,089,869 London & Lancashire Fire Inanranoe Co 2,644,683 North British & Mercantile Co ....... 19,696,974 Royal Insurance Oo 22,897,168 FRANK B. CLOPTON AGENT 112 EAST COURT ST. folk 0. Depot, IS Walter's Flouring Mills Capacity, ISO barrU a day. Flour' xakauir4 tor wbt, Blour, Mill F&, Qboppad ffeed, etc., alwara on bud: Ing since its adoption. While num erous changes and additions shoula uu luuae, mis will especially bo found true In roforence io irrigation. Tho calling of tho constitutional conven tion will provo necessary before the oiuio can may receive ana enjoy the bonoQts to bo derlvnri from thn irnv. ernmontal aid which will naturally mi io our siate. Behind Other States. That on tho auos..on of irrimitlnn we have not quite kept pace with our noignooring states we moro fully rea llzo when wo take Into consideration, that tho constitution of Oregon went forty-flvo years without an amend ment, and that even tho people of our great rtaie, on election day, loss than four years ago. voted down an amend. mont in reference to Irrigation merely uucaiiHc a great, uai'.y pape' of Port land at that time salt! "Vot NV on All Amondmonts," wl'hoiu giving1 a reason thorofor. Our constitution, although it was great for tho tlmo in which it was adopted, docs not meet tho many new and unforsoon conditions which have arisen a half a century later. At tho time of its adoption tho settled por tion of Oregon consisted of that part of the state where ditches were con structed to drain swamps and to run water off the land, in place of being constructed for the purpose of run ning ttie water Into It; hence It 1b not surprising that these questions were entirely overlooked. The state of Idaho adopted Its con stitution lorty years later and at a time and In a state when and where all agricultural crops depended .upon irrigation; hunco their constitution, upon that question at least Is far ahead of ours, and one which It would be well to follow on thlB particular question. Irrigation Districts Needed. In tho state of Idaho, as well as in California wo find that in lnrgo com munities depending upon irrigation they have organized and are working under the Irrigation district system. A community of, say, fifty people, moro or less, owning an entire val ley, obtaining ItB water supply from a common source, organize a district, elect their directors, similar in some respects to our school districts but on a larger Bcalp and under a more extensive and complete system, who have the general control and manaKO ment of the district. The district, nnd all the peoplo in its boundaries, become the owners of the water sup ply In common. The water is dis tributed pro rata among its farmers. Ono man can not have an abundance of water and another have none. If there is a shortage each suffers his proportion of the loss and each pays his proportion of the tax. The direc tors appoint the engineers and water superintendents whose business -and duty is to see that no man receives more than his share and that every man receives his proportion, A Law That Should Be Applied. Wo have a similar law in the state of Oregon, although it has nevor been taken advanago ,of. In 189B, whilo I had the honor of being a member of the State Senate of this state, I intro duced and secured the passage of an irrigation district law very similar to the one now In force In tho state of Idaho. In fact, I borrowed the law principally from the statutes of that state. It, In some re&pectB, I think, Is an improvement over tho irrigation district law of California. It pro vides that only the property owners within tho district may havo a right to vote on tho organization and ques tion!) affcctinit the district: it provides also that the taxes shall bo upon the land, as nearly as practicable in pro portion to the value of the land, and I the benefits derived from tho system of Irrigation. Ou account of this I was accused by some of being u single taxer. However, as to that question I know! but little and care Icbs. It is not aj oueatlon as to what we may call it or of what party or associations of prin ciples wo may bo placing into effect, as the only question we should con sider 1b, will It bo tbe nest, ror me people of the community? Speculators Discouraged. With none beliiK permitted to vote except those owning land within the district we eliminate uu oojecuou which baB Bometimes ueeu ruiseu against the California district law re ferred to, such as colonization ior me purpose of forcing n district upon an unwilling people. With tho tax upon the land within Uic district u manes ii mvnMsnrv for the owner of every foot of tillnblc soil within Hh limits to place it into cultivation and make it productive, and if not prepared to do., SO to convey It to ouiers whu ww ,ln so. Th Ik wou d discourago lanu speculation by preventing speculators from holding largo iracw oi muu un til homes wore built arounn u aim innri nrniincl it mado productive, thereby enhancing its value without any effort or expenditure on tho part of such speculator. .... , While tho irrigation oisinct iv ni linen taken advantage of in this state, I think It Is duo to the , ,a it hm not boon fully under stood and whon onco fully tried will be taken advantage of in nearly every valley in tne ana puruvu ui v,wu. i m Infnrmnd tnnt it WBS With much difficulty that the people of Idaho and California couia ai nrsi do ihuuku to try tho experiment, but since hav. ir, rniiv oYnorlmentod in that direc tion, the Irrigation districts have be. como popular uua ji,u very feasible, and in these states dis tricts are gradually being organised throughout tho arid regions. Will Harmonlte Interoata. Th irrigation district law. I think. Is tho only solution of the very dll mmmmroinmmmnmm!mttimmm 1 BIU SALt CONIINUED Owmg to the late deliver' of our bills advertising our Big Reduction Sale last week, we have concluded to continue the sale oi'o wuek longer. The billB you now have, give the prices that will hold through this weok, until Saturday night November 14th. TIub is a great opportunity to' buy gooda just in the proper season at greatly reduced prices. NEW MILLINERY ALSO A nice lot of new hats arrived Monday morning, and those who are in need of a Fall Hat are invited to call and see ours. The styles are the latest And prices right. THE FHIR McCALL'S PATTERNS HERE. 3 3 3 3 3 2 a 3 a 3 uunuaiiiLiiuiiiiUiuaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiUiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiuiutiiiiiiiiiiiuiiUiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiic flcult question of the conflicting in terests botweon prior approprlators of the streams and Us riparian pro prietors. Lot us assume, for ox ample, that a valley of from twenty to ono hundred farmers, as the case may be, should organize Into an irri gation district. It may be true that some of those farmers have vested rights in the waters of tho stream un til they have abundance of water for their respective farms. There may be others with none. The man who has the vested right sees that if a dis trict is organized he must divide with his neighbor; but he over-looks tho fact that if he does so and ho is dam aged by any loss that damage Is as r'sud ami he 1 spald in propo'iioa to IiIb damage and If necessary, through condemnation procedlngs, it is con demned and he Ib paid for his rights nnd therefore loses nothing, but re ceives full compensation for his prop erty. After its organization the water can be distributed nnd every farmer with in the boundaries of tuat district, as I havo before stated, will receive his full proportion. If there Is a short age, all lose pra rata; If there is an abundance, all are supplied to the snme extent, In proportion to the land he may own, and to the amount of wnter which may be necessary for the proper Irrigation of his soil. With tho district formed, money can be easily raised, If need be, for the con struction of small reservoirs, or even laige ones, depending upon the size nnd financial strength of the district. Head of the Speculators. While tho government Is taking Bteps looking towards the construction of reservoirs In our own Btato and other western states. It must be re- (Concluded on page 6.) The French Restaurant Best 25 oen4. Meal In the City Private Dining Parlors Elegant FurniBhod Rooms in Connection GUS LaFONTAlNE, Prop. 633 Main Street J Refrigerated : Meat MAKE YOUR MARK IN THE WORLD Don't lie satisfied lo move along in the name old way for low wages. Wo can hclpyoni carve out a sucecMful carc-jr. Thousands have Increased their salaries by following our plan. We can train you In spare time and at email cost for any of the following poMitlonx : M-i.-liRtlcil, Klootriotil, Htmin, or Civil ICnulnrcr, Kloot rlolnn. Hurve.vor. A.relillct, Urft itimi, tloulitc-epor, HttimKrnph or. Tendler, Hliow Coril Vrltr Window limMr, or Act. Wrltar CORRESPONDENCE SOHOOLS Box 799 SCRANTON, PA. Or cull on our local reprcttulu tmr, T IK. llmrkino, l'J7 t.tr ttreet I'emllfton, On Scliwatz & Grenlicti, Props. J Wholesale and retail dealers iu Beef, l'ork and Mutton, Cured Jleuls and Sausages of all kinds. 607 Main Street, I'honc 181. prompt, reliable; BKRVIOK A. J. BEAN HAULING OF AIL KINDS Uooili tikbn best'ot cute of, Lmit ordtN si Tiimcii's. l'bone Main im. Dally East Oragonlan by only 1S cants a wck. oarrltr WANTED YOUlt OltDEHH KOU EN Kravrd cards, wedding Invitations, tc. : 100 enfcrnvM vltUInx cards with piste SI. BO; additions! rnrda In future, ti per liiimlrcd. The I'unt Ortgonlan. ReOpening -UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT- The Hotel St. George New Restaurant WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS Wednesday Morning Nov.l 1 Everything New and Firstclass And the management begs to assure the citizens of Pendleton and visitors to the city, of fair treatment, frst-class service and the best the market affords at prices commensurate with good service and first-cfiss goods. We beg to solicit a fair share of your patronage. MULLIGAN & RIFENBERICK -" .MF3- VIA' 41t.w IVJ y WJ