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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1912)
i( THE BEND BULLETIN QUOHOi: PALMER PUTNAM Publisher. U. N. HOfeTMAN Managing Editor. SSSS An Independent newspapor stand ing for tli saltans deal, cloan bual tH'Rs,Viiin politics and tho best In c rests .of Ucn'd nnd -Central Ore-con. One year. ...... $1.50 Six months. - v, v..... .80 Three months ' ... ... .. 60 Alt .subscriptions aro due and TAYADLK IN ADVANCE. Notice of expiration will bo mailed subscri bers land It renewal la not made with In reasonaolo time the paper will be discontinued. Please notify us promptly of any change of address, or of failure to re- cclTtrthe paper regularly. - 'Mike all checks and orders ray able to llcnd Bulletin. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20, 1912. , T r- I? MM ARTICLES7 The Bulletin will publUh the following articles regard ing the Panama Canal, written by 0 P. Putnam, who has Just returned from an exten- fiS39WJ,nw nJ Cen tral America as a special correspondent for various metropolitan newspapers ' Oae - article will appear each week, jln this Issue Is prlntetflhe 'fourth, -The Men on tho "'Isthmus." t f 1 Vtiat yttio Panama Canal" s? 2 "ConstrucUng the Big Dltch'" s a ?'Somo oflhe nigr Jobs." ,r4iliTno Men'on thoMsth- ..6 SllowvUnclo SarmTreata His Employees." j'8 "How Panama has Been "Made a Health Resort." ,7 iWhat tho Canal Will 'do forthe Pacific Coast.' TIIEDISKIIT- LAND BOARD. Irrigation, and complications arising from Irrigation, are coming to occupy a more and more Import ant place in Oregon. Irrigation effects everyone. Its .proper conduct means prosperity for,' an'd Its poor administration means hardships for. the settler, the Jand .holder, tho small town mer ehant. the banker, tho wholesaler And tho manufacturer. Via our -water wisely and well, aedtwe all prosper; misuse it, and wejauffer. , ' Irrigation Itself Is no longer an experiment; ,IU enormous benefits, and Its profits to farmer and Investor, arc esUblUhTdffacU. Bnt WBllethe beneficial results of tho application of water to semi arid lands Is now a matter' of his toric knowledge, legislation in con nection with Irrigation is still In 1U Infancy. Irrigation laws and water laws in general are still experi mental, to a great degree. This is especially true In Oregon. A natural result of the experi mental and unsettled character of the water and Irrigation laws and methods of procedure only too often nas beeu trouble. The trouhlo usually hits two classes of Individuals hardest. The first, and worst sufferer. Is the ecttler, (be man who wants to use the laud and the water ho has paid or contracted for. The second, elaea Is the investor whose cash has floated tho irrigation companies. The stJlo has a body of officers whose duly It is to watch over the irrigation and general water users' affairs of Oregon. It is supposed to guard the Interests of the eettiers.ji) see) that the resources of the cmolr)aro properly admlnla-teredaod"to- prevent organizations to ' misuse their customers, the eettlera The body in question is the Des The body In question is the Desert .Land Board. It ia composed of tho Governor, the Secretary of State, tho Statu Treasurer, the Attorney, General and the State Engineer. Nominally, it is supposed to pro tect tho cottiers. It is the overseer f irrigation for the entire state. To do its duly, its members rightfully should personally examine lata the .-details of orory Irrigation." project In, tho .state. Without' such Investi gation ou lite ground, and resulting j opportunity to hoar ever sldo of , j aver story.jtlia work of tho Desert ' Land ltoTd,.b"coinos moro or less jarcicai, ,-v - , , -'. & During '"tjio last two years how zouch flat hand attention havo the membcra of tho Hoard devoted to Irrigation projects In Contral Ore. gon? It would bo embarrassing to push tho Inquiry too far. Suffice to say that .practically tho sum and substance of the visitation to tho In tcrior during tho past year Is ono trip, made In July, 1011, when all tho Hoard members excepting Sec. rotary Olcott attended a settlers meeting. This neglect of a gravo responsl blllty ts wrong; It means hardship for tho settler, and detriment to Oregon's merited development Many men dovoto all their time to studying tho Intrlcato details of complicated Irrigation matters, and havo all their worldly moans de pendent upon tho successful and honest handling of Irrigation enter prises. When these men aro told that final decision concerning tho rights and wrongs of the Irrigation enter prises In which they aro Interested Is left to a group In Salem who practically never havo been on the ground and know nothing of local conditions, thoy havo a right to be amazed. Furthermore, when they are told that the Land Doard's basic function Is to protect them, tho ettlers-on-the-ground, aro thoy to be censured If they laugh In derision? The fault Is not with tho mem bers of the Desert Land Board. Tho fault Is with the system Itself. Probably the men who comprise tho Land Board do their beat; cer tainly some of them do. But thoy have too many duties. Each and every member of the Board Is. or should be, swamped with work. What time has a governor, secre tary of state, stato treasurer or at torney general.. to devote to trips throughout the state, to Investigate the claims and rights of a handful of poor settlers (whose votes, aftor all, are but a drop in tho bucket)? If thoy had time for such work, they would " be. neglecting other duties. ' The ridiculous part of It is that these men are actually expected t to know what they are 'doing' when they so religiously "safeguard tho Interests of the settler." They can't do this, they can't shoulder their responsibility, they can't give a square deal to settler and to com pany, unless they, 'have thrice as much time to devote to first-hand study as they now have. The Desert Land Board ahould not have this work; It has out grown the Board's abilities. If the people of the Irrigated lands are to have Justice done them they must have moro attention, and the big, growing problems of irri gation, must havo more attention. There aro two methods by which this can be accomplished. One is to replace the Desert Land Board with a commission, appointed or elected, whose sole duty will be to study irrigation, and which shall bo sup plied with adequate funds for such study. The disadvantage of such a method Is that it again mixes politics with something that ahould be upon an absolutely business basis, free from the possibility of political tinkering. The .second method Is to have ap pointed an officer whose' sole duty It shall be to investigate irrigation matters. ' Let him havo authority, and make him directly responsible for his Actions, as one man can. be, and a commission can sever be. Or, If you j will, let him act under the general supervision of tho Land Board, simply taking from them the burden of work which tbey now merely make a pretense of bearing. At all events, give him a salary that will command a good man. Thore are men to be had who, give them the opportunity, could unravel many of the existing snarls and permanently remove from the word "Irrigation" the shadow which in too many instances recently has come to cling to it. Either proposition Is reasonable. Properly worked out, either would vastly benefit all concerned. The Beacon Light is the name of a new newspaper which Is being issued at Vale. BASKET BALL GAME FRIDAY The girls' basket ball teams, tho Whites and Blues, which played an Interesting game a few weeks ago, will meet for anothor contest Fri day evening of this week at Lin ster's Hall. The Whites, which lost by a narrow margin before, will endeavor to get oven with their op ponents In this match. The girls have been doing a lot of practicing recently and tbe game will likely be a' very interesting exhibition, The admission is 15 cents. Here You Will Find a Re- ' P i ' .iiii nli. .ii. ii i i I i markable Showing of "CM cago Brand" Undermuslins at Prices You Usually Pay for the Ordinary Kinds. Ladies' Gowns, beautifully trimmed, $1.00 to $2.50 Ladies' Corset Covers, 35c to $1.25 Ladies' White Lingerie Underskirts, $1.00 to $3.50 Chemise and Combinations - - - $1.00 to $2.50 To prove the simplicity and accuracy of Ladles Homo Journal Patterns we will Rive una free tq each lady calling at our storo Mannheimer's The DEPENDON Storo. Buttons msdo to Order at 'This Store STATE BOOKLET Information Regarding Oregon Will be Disseminated. PORTLAND, March 19. Oregon is to have a state booklet for Infor mation and guldanco of Inquirers who want to know exact facts re garding opportunities and resour ces. Governor West has mado this possible by releasing the $25,000 appropriation enacted by the last legislature. Tho booklet wilt be complied by C. C- Chapman, state Immigration agent, with the co operation of tho Stato Board of Im migration, tho Oregon Agricultural College, tho Oregon Development League and the commercial clubs of all tho sections of the stato. Besides general Information re garding the stat as a whole. Com missioner Chapman proposes to have detailed information concerning each locality. Tbla will be gather ed through the Oregon Develop ment League and tho local commer cial clubs. The state will Issue 200,000 of these booklets and tho railroads will supplement them by publishing several hundred thous and more. It Is of vital Import ance to each locality that tho com mercial organisations engage promptly In preparing Information to be used In this booklet which will have such an enormous circulation. Other states all over the union have had state booklets for years. HBW FIRM OP LAWYERS. John II. Blttner and Sylvester L. Staats have opened an office In the building with Hunter & Staats for the practice of law under tbe firm name of Blttner tc .Blasts, Mr. Blttner came to Bend last fall from Pennsylvania where he practiced law for ten years, being well recom mended. CLASSIFIED COLUMN RATES: Five cents a line for first Insertion in this column, four cents a line for each subsoquont in sertion. Cash In advance unless you hare an account with Tbe Bul letin. Count six words to the lino. Including the address. Wanted WANTED Someono to contract for hauling Juniper wood from Laid- law. Inquire Bulletin. 2tf WANTED To exchange- ono nearly now piano for a town Jot In Bend. Inqulro of Dr. 11. D. Brown at the Evergreen Rpomlng House, WANTED Good work team, harness, wagon and other farm. lm Buttons Made to Order at Ttils Store J plements In exchango for lots in Bend Address L. 8. Itlckard. Bend, or In quire of W. J. McOlllvray. C2tf WANTED Man and Wife at Pilot Butte ranch, woman to do cook ing and man to work on ranch, or woman only bo do cooking. Cltf BOARD Table boarders desired. Inquire Mrs. P. M. Ray. Cltf. LUt your lands with on. We CAn sell it if the price is right. Ityan A McGHIvray. For Kent. FOR RENT 4 room house, with closet and pantry. Phone E. W. Richardson. ltf FOR RENT 3 room bungalow on Greenwood aro. beyond 9th st. Inquire Mrs. W. B. Cameron, ltf FOR RENT Two store rooms, modern plate glass front. Good lo cation on Wall street. Enquire F. O. Minor at P. O. -tf FOR RENT Modorn five-room bungalow, Just completed. Tele phone E. P. Brosterhous. Gltf FOR RENT Now cabin, partly furnished. Ma month. W. B. Lcsh, Blk. IS, Center add. C2-2p FOR RENT Dry farm, 160 acres, 80 acres in cultivation. One room house.Three'jnllea south Pow ell Butte station. Will rent on tho shares. Address. Joe Inncs, Bond, Oregon, ' ltf T?. For Sale. '- "-' FORI SALE--8tudobaker wagon, 3 In. 'Bee L. A. W. Nlxdn. 2tf FOR BALIS Nlco 4-room bunga low, close In, choice street, reason able price, good terms. Ilenkje b. Ford. 2tf FOR SALE 2 good 320 acre homestead relinquishments, with some Improvements. Inquire at flullctln. - 62W FOR SALE 102 shares Swalloy wator stock. Will tako part, pay In world ,;Vrlto to lock Box. 125, Red mond, .Oregon. l? , ,, ,1-2 FOR BALE Puro brod S. C. Wblto Leghorn eggs for hatching, J5 for $1. Mrs. O. C. Henkle, Deschutes Addl lion, Bend Oro. 51-3 FOR BALE Hatching eggs from Kellerstrass Crystal Whlto Orplng. tons, 13.00 a setting. II. Spoisor, Jtodmond, Ore. Cl-13 FOR 8ALE Beautiful close-in Park Addition lot. Price 3C0, ad joining lot held at $CC0. Inquire A. M., Bulletin. 2tf FOR SALE Puro bred Barred Rock oggs for setting; fl.SO for 13. Leavo orders at O'DonnoU's market. J, F. Plerco, Bond. 6 ltf FOR SALE Second hand buggy and single harness, F. M, Ray. Cltf . FOlt SALE Oood milch cow; also OHVer Rang plow for inlo cheap or for trade. II. E. drlmos, Pilot llutto ranch. Bond. BOtt FOR SALIC-Ohalham Fanning Mill with 12 slaves, price 3th Ad dress A-6, Bulletin. Btf FOU HA LK flood balod clover hny $10 per ton. 4 miles west of Lnldlaw, Wlmor nnd Bpiuigh. Mp FOIt BALK Barred Hock orbs for hatching. 11 for IB. B. W. Richardson, U. F. ! Hand. Pit Bluepi-lnt ntitM of Mnniey, Iike mid Kliinmtli rounllrw fur sale by Tho lliillrllu, as rll n mnw of (."rook county. FOR SALE- $20 saddle, $7:66; Marlln rlllo good as new, $7; bo)s $5.00 saddle. $2.00; 100 Jars homo canned strawberries, peaches pears.otc. In glass Jars; BOIbs finest honey over brought to llcnd. Also 3D ncres 0. O. I Co. Irrigated land 7 mllca east of Bend bolow tho mar kot W. II. Ush, tut 11, block IS Center Addition. l-3p FOU HALE 40 nores Irrigated land; coxy and up-to-dato 4 room house; nil fenced j 7 acres cleared and cultivated; 6H miles of Bend. Lots of lumber, tools, etc. on place. Will sell cheap. Reason am leaving IShMsfcsfe IsisHsIsiHIsLHsiSsflss'k4 lsftsNWVirJ IWBBsT sBfr B ft It's tho economical way It's the sanitary way. It's the logical way. A fresh consignment just received direct from Swift & Company.'' Order one now. Bert Shuey The Cask Grocer Oncll WdtT., Bend. OrcRon CUROPIIAN PLAN Hotel Wright Mrs. NeWe Wrigfet, Prop, Bend's Only Stone Hotel. Strictly Modern. Electric lights, Hot and Cold Water, Bath and Telephone. New Bulldlnfr All Now Furnishings. Dining Room In Connection. Only one block from depot Cor. Bond and Greenwood 8t. Star Restaurant Corner Bond and Greenwood streets. Wo servo to order from G:4t a. m. to 10:00 p. m. Fnmily style meals from 12 to 1:30 p. in. and CMC to 7:30 p. m. Meals 35c RESIDENCE PROPERTY la the Most Beautiful Part of Town Deschutes ,n, TO BEND Lots in this addition are close to the business center, and we arc selling at prices far below what is being asked for property much further out. Also some of the best business corners in the city. Some of the best buys in farming prop erties are listed with us. Timber hind bought and sold. Hunter OfMcc Corner Wall U0ND, country. Agonls will got liberal commission. ' First comes,) first gnU Urn bargain. M)w Hohlttert ,a38j Lincoln HI., Portland, Ore. Jllf ' . To Trade, t u'm.t. TKAIH2 (Inittler for kooro. or will sell. 1. H. Dancer, Hond ,7tt Mlncellnncoun. A classified advertisement In Tho Uullctln costs but IIUlo but brings re mits. If you havo a hotiso to rent or sell or wnnt to buy, lot It bo known by the uso of an ad. Lout nnd Found. (1.08T- Black stono watch charm, with gold rim around It. Jameu lloan. B3-J LOST -Bmall gold bar act with pearls and sapphires, Reward of $S If returned to Mrs, Ed, Broster hous. at' Maltheid Eflns Now it the time to roof ynur buiUtnc- Don't wait until the ralnt start snJ you are inconvenienced by working in the wet. Do the woik white the conditions are favorablo and" save yourself the annoyance and diuerceable duty of being compelled to hurry a job that requires care and attention. No matter what kind of a roof you have or wh kind of a building you own, you ouuht to ice u about your roof troubles. Our roofing experience will help you. We will show you the kind of a roof you should have and the way you should lay it and demonttrate to your complete satisfaction that there is no other rooofinc on the market that will give you to good a roof service a Malthoid Roofinu. The Paraffine Paint Co. of San Francisco and Chicago Heights were the original makers of read rooHngs twenty-six year ago. Skusc Hardware Co. Bend, .... Oregon RATIIS KfUSONABLU A5 if 1 DDITldN & Staats and Minnesota Street ORnQON. : I k-ib.vi; T