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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1919
THE INTEREST BILL.
Presumably the misguided in
dividual who is Initiating the so
called legal Interest measure, to be
voted on by the people at the com
ing general election, has an idea that
It it becomes a law we shall be able
to buy the use of money at the rates
named. We are all of us looking for
bargains all the time and if we could
be sure that we were to get bargain
rates for the use of money we might
pu the measure through with a hur
rah, but unfortunately this is not the
case. . To make a sale there must be
a vendor as well as a purchaser and
in the case of a sale of the use of
. money, as in that of anything else.
the owner does not have to sell un
less he Is satisfied with the price he
is getting. And the bankers and
others who have the use of money
for sale will not be satisfied with the
price named in this initiative meas
ure so long as they can make sales
in other state at higher prices.
. From one point of view that is all
there is to the whole thing. Money
is a commodity just as much as dry
. goods, or boots and shoes. When
you borrow you buy the use and the
interest is the price paid for the use
the' same as rent is the price paiq
In other states at higher price
Money Is also si very fluid com
,' modity and can be easily moved from
place to place, making It possible to
put its use on -sale in neighboring
states at little expense. That is what
will be done with Oregon money if
the people vote for this bill
Since most of us are not bankers
we may feel that the price of money
. does pot interest us. that the bankers
are ones to worry as to whether or
. not wey are to be able to get a pro
per price for what they have to sell,
and that if a maximum price is fixed
at which the. use of money may be
sold we shall benefit to some extent.
The trouble is, as pointed out above,
it will not be sold in Oregon, and
the state will be bone-dry in another
sense.
The bankers will be ' inconveni
enced by having to go into a mail
order business instead of dealing
with home folks, but the
will not be merely inconvenienced.
They will be put out of business.
Suppose you want to borrow money
to build a house, or buy a mowing
machine, or start a business, or pay
' for a stock of goods. If, you cannot
uiiy tne use. of that money you will
npt be able to do any of these things.
You are done. The combination of
all these things and many more make
business. If you and your neighbor
and the merchant and the farmer
are done, business Is done and dead.
And when business is dead things
are in pretty bad shape.
If you were getting ready to vote
for the interest measure as a means
of getting back at the banker forget
it. You will be doing yourself a
' rter injury than the banker
Wn
has an equity in the irrigation sys
tem and its contracts with the state.
It has rights which , can not be ob
tained except by purchase either
by purchase outright or by condem
nation proceedings which is sub
stantially the same thing. The lat
ter method Is always very uncertain
and is used only as a last resor, af
ter the parties interested have failed
beyond hope of agreeing on any ac
ceptable terms. But in this particular
case between the Company and the
District it is much more uncertain of
desirable results on account of time
being such an important factor. In
fact by condemnation methods it is
very certain to be more expensive
than the method proposed by the Dis
trict and is liable to lead to disaster
In regard to wa'er rights of the Dis
trict. As the matter now stands the
water rights of this District are hot
well defined. The duty of water Is
set arbitrarily. It should be based
RipplirigRhuinQS
The Husbandman.
The farmer milks the lowing kine, and carries
grape juice to the swfne, the kind of dope they
like; he starts to work ere break of day, and plugs
along till dusk is gray, and hasn't time to strike.
He stands in need of shorter hours, more time to
, sleep, in cozy bowers, more time to rest and read;
but he can hear the horses neigh for bundles of re
freshing hay, the mules for fodder plead. The old
gray mare is beastly sick, the colic makes her roll
and kick, and stand upon her head; and so he
nurses her all night, until she's feeling well and
right, instead of being .dead. He has to hunt a
missing ow, or saw the antlers from a cow, so
she won't hook again; he has to crawl beneath a
crib and spoil his tucker andiis bib, to find a set
ting hen. The farmer has more cause to strike
than Jonathan and Pete arid Mike, who in the cities
live; "but he has many chores in view, anii walk
out stunts would never do no profit would they
give.- But if the farmer struck, ah, me! Oh, where
in blitzen would we be, and where would we get
off? There'd be no bacon and no beans, no flour
or ineal or helpful greens, no skim milk in the
trough. If e'er the farmers organize, and strike as
strike the other guys, there'll be a frightful dearth;
and we'll fold up our weary limbs, and heave a
sigh and close our glims, and just fall off the earth.
on a scientific investigation and not
"guessed" ut us It Is tit present. Tito J
contract with the Comnanv make'
provision whereby the District Iiuh
five years iu which to coodtict such
an investigation and establish the
duty of water properly.
Further, the contracts between the
Compuny and the settlers are not
uniform. Contrnct form No. 1 soecl-
fies that water shall be delivered
to the lund at the rate of one second
foot to each 160 acres, while con
tract form No. 2 mentions the deliv
ery of water only by a memorandum
which Is not a part, of .the contract at
all. Contract form No. 3 is the most
explicit but falls iu Hhat the duty
of 1.8 Ac. tt. In the 90 days from
May 20th is not known to be the
correct duty. The contract with the
Company provides for an adjustment
of all these, variations whjch will be
aimcutt ir not actuully impossible In
any other way. In addition to milk
iiiK provision for uMuhllHhliiK duly of
witter correctly, It lnovltlcH turthur
Unit If more Uuui 1.8 tiero ft. ma re
quired "the District sliitll Iiiivu u
j lmrpuiutti nnii una prior right to
I mid out of the dlroct regular flow of
itlio l)iscliults River mk iiKUlust all
lands mill water rights owned by tlio
fumpiitiy or its uiuh'i'hhoi-m In InlmvtU
; to the amount and llui time iu uit by
Uiu liivetitinutlim conducted for tlio
establishing of tlio duty of wateY."
Iu view of the fact that the Compuny
bus nh vuil y contracted (coutruot
diiti'd July 10. 191$) with the .North
! I'ult DlHlrlet for tlio triiiiHfer of Its
Interest In this watnr mid contum-
plates disposing of the ivmuliuler of
two other projects In process of for
mation it would seem hardly neces
sary tq discuss the propriety of rull
fylng or accepting Ihe Company ami
the District on approved ut tlio com
ing election. If there wore no fur-
jtlior benefits than the sell lenient and
conclusive adjustment of the water
rights, clarifying tho title, and elimi
nating ell cluiuce for controversy und
conflicting claims which are euro to
follow Bhould the contract not be rat
ified at the coming election. It would
seem wise to do so for that benefit
alone, for the Importance of a clear
title to the wutur for the lands of the
District can not be ovm-nit limit ml
and would bu a calamity tnth.i!
i . l
whole community If not established.
Other features of tho Coutruct lire!
good In fact essential to the best!
Interests of the District but the mat- j
ter of wuter rights Is infinitely Im
portant. Another asset In the Contract is '
400 ucres of unsold reclaimed land, j
t limy be either sold or retained to
amplify any shortage of wuter aris
ing from any cause. If sold It will
udd substantially to the revenue, of
the District.
Thore, Is also about 7S0 acres of
A further ami liiint.rliuit provision
of tlitt Contract If that the Company
will transfer tho Irrigation system
over to th! District free of nil In
cumbrances,
Doubtless many are nwnre that
there Is a bonded liidebtedness of
about (400,000.00 against tho C,' O.
I. Co.. hold by thoso who financed
tliti I). I. & l Co., pruduceStior of the.
C. O, I. Co. This was expended on j
the Irrigation system , completing j
most or tlio Heavy construct Ion worn i
of the two main cunnls. Tho firm
Utiles ueres of laud reclaimed ,y
this expenditure was sold for nil aver
age price of a bo m $10.00 per ucre,
which price, It Is rliilinetl, was con
siderably below coat nf 'eliiiiiMll,,,,
Should conditions become such thai '
the holders of tlioso bond In order
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TRI-STATE
TERMINAL CO.
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COMxMUNICATION.
To the Editor of the Bend Bulletrin:
As the time set for the election
, to decide the wishes of the electors
of the District regarding, the dispo
sition of the option now held by tbe
District on the equity of the Irriga
tion Company in the Irrigation sys
tem, the directors of the District de
sire that the real conditions and
facts concernine tho attain
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uisirici and the terms of the agree
ment between the Co. and the Dis-
uici be known by every farmer so
mat tney may vote intelligently- at
tne comiug election. : Tho Director
have gone into the. whole matter very
"n.B gone into the whole matter
careiiuiy, and thoughtfully and
they have the - best interest
i me district at heart nottvlthstand
ine charc-s . l .
This Is matter of great Importance
and Is worthy of the mn -..
- consideration for In the decision at
ine election on November 25th lies
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unsold excess acreage, which muy bo
sold for at least 120.00 per acre.
Somo of this land mny not be tillable
nevertheless tho District holds the
wuter right for It.
A further advantage Is the patent
lug of the unpatented sold land. A
good many farmers have purchased
and paid for their forms and have
brought them up to a hlnh tin ,r
cultivation but have no deed to them.
This Is caused by the unsettled con
dition of the water rlghu the De
partment of the Interior refusing to
Issue patent to the stute. the State
therefore being unnblo lo issue pat-'
ent to the farmer. The contra! !
makes provision for this so that the
farmer may have a deed to his homo.
imiHinaunsiHwimmumiiuumuiuauwimwtiiu
THERE IS NEED IN
EVERY HOME FOR AN
ELECTRIC WASHING
MACHINE.
Stop to couut the cost of the
laundry you nt'iid out. Stop to
count the rust of laundry done by
old nieltioils. You will at once sue
tho ri'UKDHH why you should hnve
an electric nunhlng uuichliin.
$12.50 down and ' $12.50
per month puts a THOR
WASHING MACHINE IN
YOUR HOME.
Bend Water Light & Power Co.
!tmro:tBiu:ran!:raitaBmmnanimiuimmtti
The farmer and the business man of this com
munity are partners in the progress or the fniluie of
their community.
If
they pull together, the progress nnfj prosperity is
certain to come.
IF they listen to preachers of class hatred there
can only be failure as a result.
THE SHEVLIN-HIXON COMPANY
flax w e
A wonderful small
car built on the most
beautiful lines. -
Constructed to dp
all. that is asked of it
under the road con
ditions of this coun
try, to climb the
hills as it comes to
them, to give all the
service of a large car
at a price and cost
of upkeep, a work
ing man can afford
to pay.
Pioneer Garage Co.
Progressiveness and Growth
in thii community, mcana Julian and crnta
in your pocket.
Build Now with Deschutes
(White) Pine.
Build of home product and patronize ncme ind-itrry. Tlie
cheapett and beat building material -is Drfcnutu fWbile)
Pine and is manufactured n'ubt bere into all aizea and tfradta
of lumber. Acquire a borne of your own inatead of a buncb
of rent receipts (
PUT YOUR MONEY TO WORK. BUILD NOW
The Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co.
LOCAL. SALES AGENTS
MILLER LUMBER COMPAair
THE UNITED WAREHOUSE COMPANY
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS ,
FOR CENTRAL OREGON OF
OIL, GASOLINE, FLOUR, SALT, MEATS
HAM, BACON, LARD, ETC. '
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FERTILIZERS FOR LAWNS
ANb FARM LANDS
General Commission Merchants
WE BUY HIDES
THE UNITED WAREHOUSE COMPANY
Phone 241 A. M. PR1NGLE, Manager
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