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Gas Range, $14.25 to $SS
Hot plates $4 to $5.26
Water heaters, stmmerers, eto.
. Slmmerers for cooking loops,
etc.. cost 1 1-6 cents per hour;
giant burner, 6c; email burner,
3c; one oven burner, 4c; water
heater, 9c per hour. A bath
would cost 4c. for fuel.
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Large Quantity of the Famous
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Coal
Now on Hand
The coal that produces heat
and not dirt. Also fine lot of
good dry wood.
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watered by the canal, then worth
but five to ton dollars per acre, would
soon be worth a hundred. Few would
believe it. Some thought me vision
ary, others that I knew better; while
others that I only wanted the attor
neyship in a big legal battle; but they
saved he property, still held by the
thrifty farmers who own the land, to
which It Is in effect appurtenant; and
has proved to be, without exception,
the mont successful private enterprise
of the kind in the state, representing
water, rights for 20,000 acres of land,
for which its stockholders, a year or
two, Insisted, if taken by the govern
ment when contemplating a project
In that vicinity, was worth one-half
million dollars.
How Values Increase.
Lands there now range in value
from $50 to $600 per acre, while cul
tivated and Improved farms are cul
dom worth less than $100 per acre.
An owner of an 80-acre . improved
farm, purchased near there, In 1895,
for $2000, refused last year $15,000
for the same farm. You see while I
was an enthusiast In those days I was
still below par, and I doubt not, there
are mnny within the hearing of my
voice who will prove to be as poor a
prophet In respect to values here as
I did there on the occasion named.
The lands which now look rugged,
lifeless and uninviting will soon con
stitute the homes of the prosperous
farmers to finance those two follow.
The borrower of today wll become the
money lender of the next decade.
Every dollar advanced by the water
consumer In support of the reclama
tion worn now completed will return
with ten, and that within but a few
years.
I know of no place where land
should enhance in value more than
here. You have the climate and the
soil. Your altitude is sufficient to let
you escape the drenching rains of the
coast and yet sufficiently low to es
cape the winter blasts of other sec
Hons east of the Cascades. You have
more sunshine during every year, by
many days, than California's boasted
climate. Your maintenance fee Is but
nominal.
Gateway of the West.
And added to this Is the fact that
you are at the gateway of the com
mercial west. Passing through your
fertile valleys, and along its borders,
are two great railway lines, while the
never-ceasing Columbia, with Its al
ways navigable waters, rolls along
your northern boundary, insuring at
all times such competition as will pro
tect you from exhorbltant rates.
Xaviguble waters are always the
friend to commerce. They are the
natural enemy of the transportation
trusts. But one company can oper
ate a railway line, except by consent
of Its owners, while as many as de
sire can traverse, with their vessels,
the navigable streams without fear of
Interference or Injunction, and by
their competition furnish transporta
tion to the markets of the world at
the lowest rates.
Combined with all these advantages
you have the beneficient aid of the
government, with its strong arm,
through its efficient and patriotic of
ficers, as Its agents, advancing the
money for, and supervising the con
struction of, an irrigation system to
your very doors. You are given an
unusual time in whleh to pay an un
usual loan, and that, without interest,
all to be extracted from the produce
of the soil to be reclaimed.
A BciUficlent Government.
But a few years ago one of the
political parties of the nation advo
cated 2 per cent loans by the govern
ment to the farmers, with which to
harvest their crops and to carry on
other enterprises. This theory was de
nounced by many as paternal und soci
alistic; but the world moves and wlth-
-out even the 2 per cent interest you
are furnished the money with which
to prepare the land through an Irriga
tion system, for Its future productive
ness, with the further privilege of
paying on the Installment plan.
What more could be asked? What
greater privilege could be granted?
In response many suggestions no
doubt could be made, but let us be
thankful for the favors at our com
mand, and prove our worthiness of
further aid by standing together for
tho success of the projects construct
ed ns well tis those now under contemplation.
I often foel that we the citizens of
the arid west do not manifest the
appreciation of the opportunities af
forded us by the reclamation act that
wo should. Our failure in this re
spect is shown by the Inaction of our
state with reference to Its Irrigation
laws. The government can control
its public lands and unappropriated
waters; it can furnish the money and
can construct its reservoirs and ca
nals; but It must, to a large extent
at least, look to the states in which
It operates for the laws to protect Its
property; the question as to what are
unappropriated waters must, as a
rule, be determined In courts and
under the laws within the state.
Laws Needed.
Much legislation is therefore need
ed to supplement the reclamation act
and to complete the few steps In that
direction heretofore made. This is
especially true if we expect the gov
ernment to operate In many other
sections of our state where large
tracts of land are under private own
ership. , , ,M i3
Here the problem was less difficult
of solution, due to the absence of pri
vate holdings; but In other . sections
conditions are otherwise. But when
the government surrenders its trust
into your hands, you will feel It more
conducive to your general peace and
welfare to have an administrative Ir
rigation system to aid you in the pro
tection of your respective interests.
The administrative system will give
you the police powers with which to
enforce your various rights, without
unnecessary delays, or expense. The
Irrigation district system when prop
erly organized, would effect the de
sired result in most places ,but even
that needs improving and amending
in some particulars.
Some system of recording titles to
water rights must be devised, that
we may know what are appropriated
and what are unappropriated waters.
Some more convenient method should
be determined whereby the rights of
claimants on a stream could be as
certained, or evidence perpetuated
during the lifetime of the witnesses to
such claims. Any system will tem
porarily prove expensive, a portion of
which should be borne by the state,
for It will be for the general good, by
which the state at large will be bene
fited! In fact the constitution should
be amended to permit a separate,
more convenient and less expensive
system of adjudication of such rights.
A Kix-cial Tribute.
A special tribunal should be created
to try, that class of disputes with such
other matters as may be incidental
to them, one of the members of
which should be a person fully versed
and experienced In Irrigation and civ
il engineering. The rignt of appeal
should be given, It' is true, but not
from the findings of fact, but upon
the law applicable to the facts.
The administrative system should
be such that when the rights of the
people Ip a community are determin
ed, a person with sufficient police
powers could be selected and placed
In charge as would enable him to en
force such rights without the neces
sity of resorting to the slow and
cumbersome method either of dam
age suits or by contempt proceedings.
Under our present system, If a man
steals from you a $10 horse he is sub
ject to Imprisonment for 10 years;
but if he steals the water from your
Irrigation ditch, causing you to lose
a $1000 dollar crop, you can await a
session of circuit court, to convene
probably six months later, when you
can sue for damages and seceure, per
haps, a wotrhless Judgment or In some
intsances have the offender fined a
few dollars for contempt of court and
told to do so no more. Many Infirm
ities In our present system could be
pointed out, but I will pass on.
In recognition of the reclamation
act, and with a view to the aiding of
the contemplated projects under it,
three years ago some legislation was
enacted In this state. The office of
state engineer was created, but the
powers granted are few. A most ca
pable person was appointed to fill the
office, and within the three snort
years he has held the position the
valuable services rendered by him
have fully demonstrated the wisdom
of this official department of our
state.
The Irrigation Cxle.
At the last session of the leglsla
ture, additional legislation was at
tempted. An Irigation code was pre
pared with much care and carefully
considered by various committees
representing the different Irrigation
Interests, and recommended by the
governor In his message, but it was
defeated, due to the activity of those
who always fear that an ylegislation
which will result in the greatest good
to tho greatest number will impede
the progress made looking toward the
monopolization of irrigation and wa
ter powers of the state. Some one
has said, "give me all the money of
the world and I will own the people
of the world."
But It .might be added, with equal
force, "give me control of flowing
streams, water powers and power sites
and I will own the land of the world,
Its people and their homes." This
system of monopoly was well under
stood centuries ago. History tells us
"of a valley belonging to the Persians
where by reason of the closing of the
five defiles In the mountains through
which the streams flowed, that were
used for the land of the valley dried
up and became unproductive; that
after the people had beseeched the
king and paid tribute the gates of the
defiles were opened at certain times
for the irrigation of crops."
In this state the forces that would
have nil pay tribute were, and still
are, determined that any legislation
looking toward the control of the wa
ter by the people and home builders
should be defeated.
By the aid of members selected on
account of their political affiliations,
without reference to their apprecia
tion of tho fact that they should fa
vor such legislation ns would be most
conducive to the Interests of the whole
people, the much needed irrigation
code met Its defeat. But had a ma
jority of tho legislature been made
of the material these from Umatilla
county, the bill would have passed,
especially If nil had worked as faith
fully as did Cole and Barrett: but the
code met its defeat, not nt tho hands
of those from enstern Oregon, but
from that section of the state where
Irrigation Is not in use, like parts of
the Willamette valley, where their
ditches drain swamps in place of be
ing used for Irrigation.. Under such
condition of affairs the government
Is to a great extent embarrassed In
Its other commendable localities In
this state.
Although out stato has, through the
sale of public lands sold within its
borders, furnished more money to the
reclamation fund than any other state,
yet we are, and will continue to be,
estopped to complain that our pro
rata hns not returned, and until we
can take a more forward step in ir
rigation legislation, or until we can,
at least, be placed on an equality In
this respect with our neighboring
states of Idaho and Nevada.
Some, with strong hopes, look to
the courts for the desired relief, but
It must be remembered that the
courts can only Interpret the laws,
not make them. It Is their sworn du
ty hot to determine what the laws
should be, but what they are.
And in this connection it should al
ways keep In mind that it Is a dan
gerous policy to uphold a llttlo wrong
that much good may come from the
wrong upheld. In other words a pre
cedent established contrary to the
well settled principles of law, even
though It might in that particular
cose subserve the ends of Justice, the
precedent thus established may in
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I'nuwillu Project Favored.
Put In no section of the state, per
haps, is there less need of irrigation
along tho lines I have dlscused tnan
the one under this project. Much of
lands here are taken subject to the
conditions named in the reclamation
act, Including those prescribed by the
department.
Less complications will then arise
here than elsewhere. Xo one can doubt
the'rlKht of the general government to
enact such laws as may be necessary
respecting its publio lands. Such is
among Its delegated powers. In addi
tion to this feature. I am told, you
have the unappropriated or surplus
Titers under vour reservoir system
sufficient for the reclamation of all
the lands under the project, thus In
suring the success of the enterprise.
Tn the nssured success and destined
greatness of the undertaking here be
gun, let all rejoice, and as we scan
the future of these fertile plains upon
which, from the changes made by
human hands, the waters shall bub
hie forth and with their murmur
ing, mingled with the sunshine much
envlew by more favored spots, make
everv Acre to unfold the life which
has slept so long within the poll, let
us remember that these achievements
unbn which all may look with pride.
materially adds to the desUned great
ness and Klory of our state.
And may the headgates of these
magnificent canals, the mounments
here erected to the perpetual mem
ory of the builders, shall at all times,
for nil generations and ages to fol
low, when required to allay the thirsty
soil, remain unclosed; and with these
hopes and confidence in the future
prosperity ami happiness of those
whose homes are to receive the gen
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we meet to honor, let us "bid the des
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