The Bend bulletin., May 21, 1919, DAILY EDITION, Page 2, Image 2

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The Bend Bulletin
DAILY EDITION
riblltti4 F'.ry Afternoon Bicnt Rnnaar.
Br lb Bend Bulletin (Incorporated).
Kuleretl as bvcond Class matter, Januarjr 8,
I17, at tli Pot Olflce at UvuJ, Oregon, unjor
Act of March . 16711.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1919.
AGAINST A BONE DRY RIVER.
On lis face the recent annouiipe
merit that the reservation of water
by. the state for Irrigation purposes
made it impossible for the local
power company to proceed with pro
jected electrical development on the
Deschutes above Bend is merely of
interest to irrigationists and the indi
viduals who own the power com
pany. A closer view, however, shows
that there is another vitally inter
ested party, the city of Bend. It
seems to us that before the position
of the state is completely acquiesced
in the people of the city should con
sider carefully what it means Und
decide where their own best interests
lie.
As we understand the situation,
the state of Oregon, through its en
gineer, says that plans are under
consideration for the use of all the
waters of the river for irrigation pur
poses, and that whoever builds a
power plant on the river does so at
his own risl that the state will per
mit no vested right to accrue from
such construction, and, it and when
all the water is taken for irrigation
and no more comes down the river
to turn the generators of the power
plant, the people who invested in that
plant, in this way rendered useless,
will receive .no compensation for
their loss.
Officials of the Bend Water. Light
Power Co., faced with this situa
tion, have said that the company
wished to do nothing that would
interfere with irrigation develop
ment and have considered placing
their next electrical development
elsewhere. Tndoubtedly, they were
also led to their' decision by an un
willingness to enter into a contro
versy with the state. If it should
appear, however, that Jhe interests
of the public as well as their own de
mand that a fight be made, and If
the public were ready to back them
up In their fight, we imagine they
would be willing to go in.
Bend is vitally interested in the
irrigation development of Central
Oregon. Every plan looking to the I
nse of the waters of the Deschutes !
for irrigation purposes has met with
favor here. Only last winter the
Commercial club spent much time
and money in an agitation for the
Benham falls project and has re
ceived with satisfaction the news
that a government geologist will
come here this spring to study the
GRORGE W. STOKOE, Sales Manager. Moose Club
reservoir possibilities of tho lU'nhum
falls site.
Bend is also vitally interested In
tho use of the Deschutes in power
development. Water power has al
ways been listed as one of the town's
great assets. The Deschutes river
has beeu described as having ns
great power possibilities ns any river
In the. United States. The futuro of
the city has been linked in the minds
of all with power development on
the Deschutes river.
In short, the combined possibilities
of irrigation and water power have
always been considered as among the
great assets of the city.
Now- we are told that the river (a
for Irrigation only, that there can
be no power development.
Now' this thing is sure: That
electric power will always be sold in
Bend. So long as sufficient can be
produced nearby for the needs of the
town it will be so produced. When
the demand grows beyond the point
of local production it will be produced
elsewhere and brought in on high
power lines. But high power lines
are costly and since the public util
ity laws of the state permit suffi
cient charges for service to warrant
a return on the Investment the
people must pay for the more costly
service a higher rate than they would
pay for current produced - nearjr
home. So it is to the interest of the
people of the city to keep the power
plants nearby.
Furthermore, we need cheap power
to attract more industries. If power
production becomes Expensive the
new industries may not be attracted.
The state's position amounts to
saying that except in the irrigation
season not a drop of water is com
ing down river. That for all but, say,
seven months in the year every drop
of water In the Deschutes above
Bend will be stored at Benham falls,
and there will be absolutely none for
any other purpose.
Now that seems somewhat ex
treme. We expect to see saw mills
operating on the river near Bend
for some years to come. They want,
if they dp not need, water for their
ponds. Bend people want the beauty
of that stream flowing down through
the town the year round. Anglers
want the river for their sport and
recreation. Why cannot the state of
Oregon agree that a certain amount
of water may come down river all
the year round? These other in
terests need water as. well as our
thirsty lands. Divide it. Let- our
development be symmetrical and the
interests of all be served. And if
we are right in sayfng that the mas
ter is to the Interest of the city as
well as tluil of the power company
lot the Commercial club, the city
council, the Labor council and oilier
bodies look into it und work for n
correct solution now.
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