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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
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and CENTRAL OREGON PRESS
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MALTHUS AND WATER
The news story that we printed on Monday reporting the
Rcrious water shortage now developing in many parts of the
United States brought to our minds our editorial of June,
1948, "Malthus And Water". In it we tried to develop the
thought that while Malthus had argued that population pres
sures would outrun food supplies the really critical item was
water rather than food. Current conditions support our argu
ment and, serving to give greater emphasis to what we wrote
a year ago, seem to justify our reprinting that editorial. Here
His: '
Close to the end of the eighteenth century the English
economist Malthus, in his "Essay on Population", gave to the
world the theory, simply stated, that population tends to out
run the means of subsistence. "Subsistence", in the Mai
thusian argument, meant food and the Englishman's idea
was that the day would tome when there was not enough
food to go around.
We are not familiar with all the details of the econ
omist's theory but have always assumed that It related to
world populations and world food supplies. Whether or not
this is the fact the truth now is that there are extensive areas
of our world that do not produce sufficient food for their
populations and that rely on imports to eke out the local
" supply. Better distribution of world supplies would relieve
needs to some degree but distribution depends on having
goods for exchange. Lack of such goods complicates the
situation and as the world now runs many of its peoples are
perforce, and in greater or less degree, going hungry. The
Malthus theory is working out
This piece was not begun, however, for the purpose of
discussing Malthus, populations and subsistence. We have
mentioned the Englishman and his theories regarding food
as a springboard for an expression of wonder why the
economist did not include water supplies as the more truly
critical element in human existence. Perhaps this was be
cause water was taken for granted. Malthus, presumably,
knew only the waters of his native brooks and rivers. He
knew nothing of irrigation, but little water was used in his
day in Industry and water was not suspect as a carrier of
disease.
Today, though Malthus's theory as to food finds no
support in the experience of the United States it is alarm
ingly the fact that our country approaches a crisis in its
water supplies. Lacking a surface water supply regions such
as California and Arizona are going underground and pump
ing from greater and greater depths. As the ground supply
recedes in the California area salt water intrudes. In both
California and Arizona as necessity forces wells to lower
levels pumping costs Increase and smaller operators are
forced to give up. In North Dakota, even, the water table is
going down while all over the country surface water sup
plies, because of the use of streams as sewers, become less
and less adequate.
In the war a method of treating sea water to make It
potable was devised. For ocean side communities the scien-
tists may develop the process so that they can draw their
needs from the sea, being limited only by considerations of
Cost Inland there must be complete dependence on the wa
ters on and under the ground. To make their use possible we
must clean up our streams and the job can be done.
Malthus, we repeat, seemed never to have any ideas as to
population and water supply. All his thinking was on the
subject of food but in this country today water is more im
portant and it is time we busied ourselves more seriously
on the subject
Out on the Farm
By Ila S. Grant
' Dec. & This morning Mother
Nature put out her holiday doc
orations. The countryside - was
like an over-size Christmas card,
with frost clinging to the trees
and shrubs.
These are the days for secrets
and scheming, and for storing
away sweets and surprises for the
stockings. There will bo last-minute
preparations extending right
up" to Christmas eve. and kitchens
will be filled with the fragrance
of holiday cooking.
It's fun to make some home
made candy, and there's surely
someone on your list who would
enjoy a box pf original confec
tions as a gift
For French chocolate balls,
grato 4 ounces semi-sweet choc
olate; add 6 tablespoons confec
tioners' sugar, ti cup chopped,
toasted almonds, 1 tablespoon but
ter or fortified margarine, 1 table
spoon double-strength coffee, and
dnsh of salt. Mix thoroughly.
Form balls. Roll in chopped, toast
ed almonds or grauuluted sugar.
Makes 2 dozen.
Another treat that requlref no
complicated cooking has crisp
rice cereal as one of the ingre
dients. Melt 1 pound marshmal-
Fremont Journal
Nolo Tha "laat branch of Kalla rlvar"
mentioned In Ilia Krvmonl journal on
Ikcanibar llM. wo Litlla rtvar. Tha
rUar raiarrad to aa rail rlvar waa tha
Paarhutaa.
1 VivnitnT 8 Today we cross-
lows, 1 7- or 8-ounoe package of
seini-swoet c:ioco:ute and 3 table
spoon butter in double boiler.
Add Mi teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon
vanilla, 1 cup rice cereal and 1 cup
broken walnut meats. Mix and
spread in a greased 8-inch square
pan. Mark In squares and cut
when cool.
ed the last branch of the Fall
river, Issuing, like ull tlio others
wo hud crossed, In a southwester
ly direction from the mountains.
Our direction was a Utile cunt of
south, and the trail lending con
stantly through pine forests. The
soil was geniM-ally bare, constat,
ing, greater parr, of a yellowish
white pumice alone, producing
varieties of magnificent pines,
but not a blado u( grass; niul to
night our horses were obliged to
do without fowl, and use snow
for water. These pines ar re
markable for the rod color of the
bolls; and unions rhein occur
a species, of which the Indians
had Informed me when leaving
The Dulles. Tho timiHiinl size of
th coiio (111 or 18 Inches lung)
had tiUracted their attention; and
they pointed It out to mo among
t ho curiosities of Ihu country.
Tlicy are more ivmiukulilo for
their large diameter than tholr
height, which usually average
only about U0 foot The leaflet
are short only two or throe Inch
es lonit, and five In n hoatli;
the bark of a red color.
(To be continued)
CM) IN lOlt CYCI.INO
Al Smith college, where there
are ZXIH Hluilcnts. thu campu
bicycle brigade mnnlx-ia 1,-IK-l.
DiNNKit rort i.Ait
riiximoiid, IH'V. 8 Thii'ti liun.
dred eighty person Wero served
ut the dinner put on Tuesday eve
ning by Iho Kr. Tlioniii Allar
duly ut (he V.F.W, hall. Tho nioiil
wa served between (1:30 and H::tO
and Die sale and carnival woro
open until much later In Ihe eve
ning. Fancy work and food went
Hold and typical riiinival game
wore In play. Mr. Mumlo HohIoii
of Powell iliittu won an electric
team Iron (lie door prize, Oili
er principal niles woro won by
Mr. Henry Walker, llurold Flfer
and LloyifSattorleo,
Hulletln Clawnflisl Urtmi Result
There are few, we suppose, who go into the Shevlin park
area that lies on the east side of Tumalo creek beyond the
Brooks-Scanlon logging road trestle but this is an importart
section of the park and should be as carefully handled as that
on the west side of the creek. Accordingly it is to be regretted
that recent brush and stump burning along the road in that
area has been so carelessly managed as to do extensive dam
age. Many small pines and junipers have been so burned as
to make their recovery doubtful and nearby manzanita has
been killed. It will be years before these burned spots so
unnecessarily blemished, will recover. Let there be no more
burning no more fires anywhere in the park, except in the
controlled picnic areas, unless it is properly managed
WASHINGTON COLUMN
By Peter Edson "
(NEA Washington Correaiiondent)
Washington (NEA) The U. S.
center of population will defin
itely be shoved across the west
bank of the Wabash river after
the 1950 census.
For the past 60 years Indiana
has claimed this honor of being
the center-of-population state. The
1940 census put it in Sullivan
county, Indiana, south of Terre
Haute.
It is anybody's guess and a
good betting proposition, too on
where the 1950 center of popula
tion will show up. The general
area will be between Paris and
Cairo. Illinois, that is, not France
and Egypt. And a good hunch is
that it will be not more than 25
miles west of the Illinois-Indiana
line, which is the Wabash river in
this area. It's something for the
local chambers of commerce in
those parts to start arguing about.
Because of the heavy postwar
migration towards the west, rherp
has been some belief that the 1950
census would put the center of
population In Missouri. The
"Show Me!" state has about every
other top honor in government
now, so why not that?
The trouble with this calcula
tion is that the east has been
gaining In population as well as
the west. True, California, Ore
gon, Washington, Arizona and
Nevada have gained from 45 to
60 per cent In the last 10 years.
But they had greater open spaces
and less population to beiin wl'h.
What these changes do to the
economy of the country is no
small potatoes. There Is every
indication the country is going
to keep on growing at this rate,
snarling up traffic still more.
Tho formation of 7,000,000
new families In the past 10 years
has created a lot of new business.
Half of America's annual turn
over is furnishing goods and ser
vices to families autos, housing,
furniture, laundry, food. The
birth of 30,000,000 babies in the
past 10 years has created a vast
market for infant wear nlon.
The lengthening span of life
means' more business supplying
the aged.
-The increase and shifting pop
ulation also has important politi
cal Implications. Before Jan. 1,
laoi, me Dureau of census must
report to President Truman and
he must advise eonp-rpsc n th
exact nose count. The congress
then has 15 days in which to take
action on increasing the member
ship of the house of representa-
uvtra.
If no action is taken in that
time t h f momharchin it.ii.
where it is, at 435 congressmen.
The clerk of the house then noti
fies each state how many con
gressmen it will be entitled to
cicti Hum vo4 ana until tne
next census. It's up to the states
to figure out their own redis
ricting to accommodate any
changes in the number of con
gressmen they may be entitled to.
Originally, there was one con
gressman to every 30,000 people.
The 1940 census put the ratio
at ntIP PnnfrrKCIYl3n fii- mm,...
301,000 people. If the size of con
fess is not increased next year
the ratio will be one congressman
for PVPrv 350 flfm Tho nnmW
- - J , w u. ituniuci
of congressmen 435 hasn't
oeen cnanged since 1910. Some
people think 435 is too many.
It's Impossible to predict accu
rately what changes in state dele
gations will be made next year,
but this Is approximately it:
California will gain seven to
nine seats. Texas and Florida
will gain one or two. Most of the
other southern states' may lose
one each, due to migration of
Negroes to the Cleveland-Detroit-Chicago
area. Oregon and Wash
ington seem sure to gain one
each. Maybe Michigan and may
be Connecticut will gain one
apiece. Pennsylvania and New
York will be close and might gain
or lose one. Pennsylvania, inci
dentally, may lose out as second
most populous state to California.
SALE JANUABV 6
Sale by auction of 20,000,000-
hnnrrl foot nf fimtin. fv, ni I
.u ,,t,,n:i jit ,nc rilM
mountain area south of Bend will
be held on Friday, January 6, not
on Jan. 3, as originally planned,
it has been annniinrerl hv fnrnet
service officials. A slight change
i .it saie pians necessitated- the;
change in dates. I
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