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DAILY EAST ORFGONIAN. PENDLETON. OREJON. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1908.
PAGE THREE.
. WILL n. IE URGES
BETTER HI
The following able address on the
subject of Irrigation' and the need of
a comprehensive Irrigation code for
state of Oregon was delivered by Hon.
Will It. King, one of the commission
ers or associate Justices of the Ore
gon supreme court, a well known at
torney and popular citizen of Ontario,
Malheur county, at the opening of
the headgates of the Umatilla gov
ernment Irrigation project at Hermls
ton, Oregon on Wednesday, May 27,
and that the readers of the East Ore
gonlan may enjoy his excellent sentl
mets, the address Is printed In full as
follows:
Mr. Chairman, ladles nnd Gentlemen:
It is with much pleasure and sat
isfaction that I have the distinguished
privilege of being with you on this
occasion.
We have met to solemnize, for the
first time In Oregon, the completion
of Irrigation canals, constructed, not
by the corporations, whose motives
mny bo the enrichment of its members'
by menns of a perpetual tribute, to
be levied upon the water consumer,
but canals constructed by and under
the direction of that great and al
wiiys reliable trustee of the people
the government making the project
the creation of the people, by the peo
ple and for the people and built not
for the good of any person In partlc
' ular but for the general good of all
those who may become the homc
bullders upon the lands to be watered
by them.
A .Monument to EiiiriiMi'rs.
Especially do we feel honored by
the presence here, today, of those
who, under the reclamation act, have
been Instrumental In the carrying out
and completion of the work, And
while they honor us, they In (return
are honored; for they have here
won reoresents the conversion of
barren wastes Into fruitful fields and
happy homes, unaccompanied by the
evils, distress and misfortunes of for
mer systems of warfare.
This now method of warfare, these
peaceful .conquests, mean progress.
It assails the Inanimate, not the liv
Ing; attacks the hill and mountain
sides, removes the rocks from Its
pathway, and tunnels the obstructions
which have for ages precluded the
parched soils from quenching their
thirst from the mountain streams. By
these great engineering feats rivers
are checked in their hlthertofore ir
reslstable march to the seas, and
throueh th Immense trails, called
canals, created by these peaceful ar
mles in their steady marches, diverts
the bubbling waters to the once bar
ren wastes, making what had, for
long ages, been deemed the worthless
and unproductive lands, put rortn
with life and under the(mornlng sun
glisten with beauty.
DcHtmcilon Means Lire.
This kind of destruction means
construction; It gives life, not death;
progression, not retrogression; peace,
Industry and happiness, not exter
mination or distress. It signifies that
the future generations will from
year to year, devote less and less
time to that Inhumanity toward man,
characterltslc of the conquests In the
historical past, and, in lieu of such
wasted ambitions, devote their surplus
energy to the Industrial contests so
essential to the general good of all,
and the victories thus achieved shall
take the foremost rank among the
achievements of the nation, an object
lesson of which we here have one
worthy of any country or nation.
When, but a half century ago, the
i migrants passed down and near this
valley, with their slow trains, moving
erected, and leave In commemoration i at the rate of from one to two miles
of their names, these grand works,
these embodiments of Industry, pa
tience and skill, so conducive to the
general welfare of our common
wealth to serve as perpetual monu
ments to their memories.
It Is not the greut statesman, the
great warrior, nor those occupying
the high stations among the affairs
of state, who alone are entitled to be
crowned with the emblem commonly
termed "success," but the one who
whatever his calling or vocation In
life- may be, can. at the close of his
career, truthfully say, "I left the
world better than I found It."
The completion of this Immense
system of canals, and Irrigation en
terprise, constitutes another mile post
in the progress of the civilization of
the HRe. History will so record It.
Every celebration of tho completion
of an Irrigation enterprise of this
class marks the successful outcome
of one of the many hnttle.q in the
peaceful conquosis, so characteristic
of our day. ago and Rovernment.
War t'Nii Kleinents.
Py these munlflrent acts of our
people, aethiR through the govern
ment, as their trustee, In the em
ployment on such works of legiouH
of Its industrious citizens, are mak
iiiK war, not as in the days of the an
cients, upon one another, but upon the
elements, upon the obstructions which
preclude the deserts from yielding the
vegetabb life so essential' to man's
subsistence, heretofore lying dormant
within their soli. Kvery battle thus
BABY
1
Which Broke Out in Different Places
Nothing Would Help Him
Mother Almost in Despair Skin
Quickly Healed WithoutaScar and
Trouble Has Never. Returned
SINCE USINGCUTICURA
MOTHER GIVES IT PRAISE
"Several months ago. my little boy,
now two and a half years old, began to
urea oui wnn
itching sores. I
began to doc
tor him, and as
soon as I got
them healed up
Inoneplacethey
would break out
in another. I
was almost in
despair. I could
not get anything
that would help
him. Oneeven
ing I read a tes
timonial from a
lady who had cured her little boy with
Cuticura. I began to use the Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and after
using them throe times, the sores com
menced to heal. He is now well, and
not a scar is left on his body. Their
have never returned nor left him with
bad blood, as one would think. Cuti
cura RemediM are the best I have ever
tried, and they are surely great. I
shall always have them in the house,
handy, and shall highly wcommend
them to any one who is suffering likewise.
1 cannot give them too much praise.
Mrs. William Heeding. 102 Washington
Bt., Attica, Ind., July 22. 1907."
ITCHING TORMENTS
From little patches of eczema, tetter,
milk crust, psoriasis, etc., on the skin,
calp, or hands of Infants, children, or
adulU are instantly relieved and speed
ily cured, In the majority of cases, by
warm baths with Cuticura Soap and
gentle anointings with Cutioura Oint
ment, the great 8W" Cure, assisted,
when necessary, by mild doses of Cuti
cura Resolvent. Cuticura Remedies are
guaranteed absolutely pure.
Con.. Sol Propt.. Bono ak. n.
arluUN In, oaurara Boo oa Sua Dt
an hour, 'had they been told their
children would live to see these plains
covered with waving fields of grass
and grain, school houses, churches
and other symbols of clijllzatlon, the
sanity of the prophet would have been
seriously questioned.
And when Lewis and Clarke, with
their little baud of explorers were
winding their way through the des
ert, and along "where rolled the Ore
gon" toward the unexplored const,
little couiil have been made to real
ize that within half a century from
that time the soil traversed by them
would become one of the great states
of the union. Far less, then, would
It have been deemed within the range
of posslblllles that the many deserts
traversel would develop into prosper
ous, long since formed, stales.
IjCwIsihuI Clark Liltlc 1 reamed.
Again, it Is doubtful If any of that
valiant party ever realized, or even
dreamed that their ventures would
be recorded In history as one of the
lsadlng achievements of the century
In which they lived, or that as a re
sult of their efforts they were giving
to the nation a terilory destined to
excel that from whence they came.
They "bullded wiser than they knew,"
Applying this example In carrying to
completion such works as those here I
IM'KUO.
The adoption of the reclamation
act marked a new era in our advance
ment; and they, who were Instrumen
tal In Its adoption, also "bullded wiser
than they knew." Especially can this
be s.ilil of those from the humid
states, who gave the cnuse the bene
fit of the doubt. Insuring the passage
of the law from which these projects
spring.
Hy their votes in congress, they
gave to the west an additional vital
ity by which the already prosperous
and growing inland empire received
an Impetus, the beneficial outcome
cf which can only be surmised. These
blessings come not alone to the so
called arid lands, but In time to all,
for it will bo seen that even in the re
gions blessed with copious rains, lr
rlgatlon during the hot summer
months will double the productive
ness of their soil. .
Wonderful Development Already.
In former, times Irrigation was, in
this part of the state, deemed Imprac
ticable. No soil above tho valleys
was thought productive. In the early
seventies, wileil I p.it.fel my boyhood
In this county (near Weston) over the
hills and prairies only the bunch'
grass, the 'Indians and their ponies,
the curlew and Jack rabbits, could bo
seen, where now we find the Immense
wheatflelds for which this county has
long been noted throughout the civ
ilised world.
I am reminded of a story told of
Patrick Henry when on an outing in
the Alleghanys. While nearlng their
summit he was noticed to pause and
listen. A friend observing his medi
tative attitude, Inquired the cause.
"I am listening," said the great pat
riot, "to the footsteps of the millions
who are soon to be the hosts that
shall tread upon, and people the soil,
of the now unexplored country west
of where we stand."
It dors not need the prophetic ear
of a Patrick Henry In these days to
hear the footsteps of the hosts to
people the unsettled and unreclaim
ed lands constituting the so-called
arid and seml-arld west.
It needs but the man of common
observation, common sense and every
day experience. He has only to look
back a few years to be able to raise
the curtain and peer Into the future,
when he will see the flood waters,
which for long ages have been accus
tomed to flow at will in torrents
through the fertile valleys, carylng
the richest soil to the ocean's waste,
conserved In the recesses of rugged
mountains, with their destructive
powers of the early spring converted
into the constructive and fruitful ele
ments of the summer season.
He sees the rivers, In place of wind
ing their way through the rugged
canyons where nature would have
"Go Quick" Skirt Sale
These are unequaled, because the best.
The Skirts are all of the latest styles and
colorings, no left overs, but new goods,
they are all going at
10 per cent. off.
the rest of the week.
Pendleton Cloak and Suit House
Buy of us and it's allright
them flow, following the course map
ped out by the efficient engineers and
applied to the use designed, and out
of it all, to come the millions of hap
py and prosperous citizens, with con
tented homes, the ownership of which
n every land Inspires a patriotic
spirit in every breast, which, and by
which alone, can the perpetuity of any
nation be assured.
Fifteen years ago the lands along
he extensive Snake river valley, the
NHe of the west, were practically un
settled and unknown; and well do I
remember the time when the Owyhee
canal upon Its completion was not
deemed worth Its cost; and that when
It was attached for the unpaid indebt
edness of $30,000, Incurred In its con
struction, Its owners were inclined to
surrender it for the claim.
This I urged them not to do and
maintained that while the canal cost
them but $75,000 it would soon be
worth five times its cost; that lands
COST PRICE
For Colored Shirtwaists
Colored shirtwaists in Lawns, Ba
tiste and French Ginghams. In all
the latest shades at cost.
$1.00 Shirtwaists
$1.75
$2.00
$2.50
69c
$1.10
$1.25
$1.68
(Continued on Page 6.)
COFFEE
The best name for coffee
is one that tells where the
money's to come from, if
you don't like it.
Vouf yr' Tv'tims vo;:r rnnry if jrrni dco'l
BeforeRetiring
Any unpleasant after effects
from a Lite cupper bay be
quickly dispelled, and restful
sleep assured by taking a dose
of the world-famed correctives
BEECHAMS
PILLS
Sold Evuywfeare. la boxes 10c and 25c
All waists fitted and alterations made
free of charge.
Alexander Dep't Store
Givers of Best Values
Byers' Best Flour -
Is made from trie choicest "heat thtat prows. Good bread la assur
ed when DYERS' BEST FLOUR Is nsed. Bran, Shorts, Steam Rolled
Parley always on hand.
PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS
W. S. BYERS, Proprietor.
'V
BOYS
Watch for the large advertisement
m Saturday's Paper
The East Oregonian is going to give away,
free, something that will appeal to you.
Don't Fail to Read the Ad.
Nominees for
June Election
L. L. Mann
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
At election to be held JUne 1. 1908w
T. D. Taylor
(Present Incumbent)
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
FOR SHERIFF
At election to be held June 1, lMfc
John Q. Peebler
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
FOR RECORDER OF CONVEYAN
CES. At election to be held June 1, 1908.
Homer I. Watts, A. B., LL
DEMOCRATIS NOMINEE FOR
COUNTY
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
STATEMENT NO. 1 MAN.
H. I. Watts, a republican, has been
unanimously nominated and sanction
ed by the democratic party of thl
county, purely In recognition of hi
qualifications for the office.
J. Hud
eman
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
At the election to be held June 1, 1J0I-
I am a native of Oregon.
. Joseph N. Scott
Independent Candidate for
JOINT REPRESENTATIVE
for Morrow and Umatilla Counties.
I subscribe to Statement No. 1.
Ralph Folsom
(Present Incumbent)
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
FOR COUNTY CORONER
At election to be held June 1, 1808-
C. A. Barrett
(Present Incumbent)
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
At election to be held June 1, 1118.
C. P. Strain
.(Present Incumbent)
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR
At election to be held June 1, 1)08.
VOTE FOR
T. C. Frazier
Regular Democratic Nominee
FOR CLERY OF THE COURT
At the election to be held June 1.
I GROUND BONE
FOR CHICKENS.
3c pound
Also fine fresh meats delivered
promptly at reasonable price i.
EMPIRE MEAT CO.
'Phone Main 18:
The Brewery Depot
SALOON
Main Street
Paul Hemmelgarn, Prop.
Invites all his friends to call for
a glass of the best beer in town.
A cool, orderly stopping place
for men.
Wines, Liquors, Cigars and
Mixed Drinks.
The Office
Alfred Schneiter, Prop.
Main Street
The place to get a glass of
Betz Beer
Wines, Liquors and Union
Made Cigars
Courteous Treatment
Pendleton - - Oregon
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