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Ladles, Alilcil by llrtnk, and Iarn'a
Send Out (lifts.
On Christmas day thcru was a gen
crouB effort made In llond that ovory
one should have nt least n small
aharo of tun and gifts, and baskets
were distributed to many whoso
Christmas nilRht otherwise have been
cheerless. Theso wero distributed
by the Ladles' Library Club, tho bills
being linld by tho First National
Dank and A. M. Lara & Co.
During tho morning Lara's wagon,
decked out with Christmas true,
carried an elaborately outfitted
Santa Claus, who distributed baskets
to grown folks and gifts to tho chil
dren. Tho gifts given out by tho
library reached CG people, and In all
more than 100 "grown folks" and
kiddles were recipients of something,
to eat, wear or play with.
MEN WORK ON PLANS
(Continued from first pago)
Impractical for two reasons. The
first Is that It would require the ex
penditure of a considerable sum of
money and that It would tako a num
ber of years before the various In
vestigations and appropriations which
would bo necessary could bo mado by
the government. In the second place
tho Reclamation Service has yet to
demonstrate that they are capable of
reclaiming lands with any degree of
success or at any reasonable cost and
1 do not believe In putting yourself
Into the hands of anyone who has
not demonstrated his ability to deal
successfully with problems similar to
your own. To my mind this plan
should simply be used as a last re
sort.
Another plan, and one which has
many advantages, is that of having
these lands reclaimed through a
specific appropriation by the State
Legislature and undor the direction
of the Desert Land Hoard. I do not
:ellcve that anyone familiar with the
conditions will dispute the statement
that the situation on this segregation
Is tho result or criminal negligence
or gross carelessness on the part of
state officials. For this reason It
appears to me to be clearly the duty
of the state to assume the responsi
bility for the completion of the work
of reclaiming these lands. The fact
that the Governor jf tho State has
signified his willingness to use his
influence toward securing the neces
sary appropriation and toward having
the necessary legislation enacted Is
a very strong point In favor of this
plan. I believe that any other plan
that might be suggested should be
suggested merely as a substitute In
the event that the so called Govern
or's plan should fall to carry In the
Legislature. Any plan that could be
construed as n precedent for tho stato
entering Into the reclamation busi
ness on other projects is suro to meet
with strong opposition from power
ful Influences who are, now heavily
Interested In Carey Act projects
throughout tho state. It Is my per
sonal opinion that tho nbnvn plan
will not secure enough votes In tho
Legislature to enable It to bo carried
out. Another featuru In connection
with tho abovo plan Is that tho In
fluences that will work ngulnst It, It
deleated In tho Legislature, aro cer
tain to Invoke tho referendum. In
that event wo can expect a delay of
nt least two years. Anything that
smacks of appropriation and conse
quent Increase In taxes Is almost, cer
tain to bo defeated when put to n
vote of the people.
As stated abovo 1 bellevo that the
plan which contemplates having tho
state take up and complete this pro
ject Is one which should receive the
endorsement of all and that a very
strenuous effort should be mado to
carry It through. However, wo
should not put all our eggs In one
basket,, and an alternative plan
should be worked out and ready to
spring In the event the so called Gov
ernor's plan should fall. Speaking
personally, I am not enthusiastic
over any plan which puts the control
of the expenditure of tho money In
any person's hands other than tho
man who will be. forced to repay tt.
The only really successful Irrigation
projects that we have In the state are
those which have been put In by tho
farmers themselves aud out of which
no profit except a reasonable con
tractor's profit has treen made. He
fore we become too enthusiastic over
the state taking up this or any other
prject. I think It well to carefully
consider all sides of tho question.
The other plan that has suggested
Itself as a means of accomplishing
the purpose for which we are working
and which to mo has the greatest
numlwr of attractive features Is that
of organizing an irrigation district
and having the settlers thomsclvca
put In the system.
The main reason why thU plan
appeals to me Is that It moro nearly
approaches tho basic principals which
underline tho most modern and most
successful of all systems of water dis
tribution; the cltywater systems. If
no land had been reclaimed In the
Laldlaw District and we were start
ing from the beginning to Install a
reclamation system, I should say un
hesitatingly that the Irrigation Dis
trict plan was far and away the best
that could be adopted and with modi
fications to suit this particular caso I
still believe tt to be the best.
You are ot course familiar with
the various conditions under which
purchasers aro now claiming title to
the lands In the Laldlaw District, but
In order to make my position clear
will enumerato them as I under
stand them.
First: Those lands to which a
water right line been adjudicated and
to which an Inchoate right now ex
ists until November First of next
year amounting to 3T81.08 acres,
Second! Thoso Inttds for which
water right contracts hao bcun sold
but of which 15 per cent of tho Irtl
gable area had not been cultivated
prior to Noxomlior 1st, 1001), aud the
owners of which signified their wll
IIiikuoss to enter Into n new con
tract with Mr. Knt on tho IuihIs of
?50 per acre, they receive full credit
lor any and all payments therotoloro
mndn. These luuds tuuouttt to
3400.13 acres.
Third: Laud to which water right
contracts had been sold but tho own
ers of which, nut caring to outer Into
any new urrnugmuont such as oou
wero to receive a refund of their nios
e) under tho Knt contract would be
found In the possession of and the
property of Mr. Laldlaw and his as
sociates. Personally, I bellevo that
the LcKlslatutu would be Inclined to
look with favor upon tho use of statu
funds for tho purchase of Irrigation
district bonds In this partlculur In
stance. llrlefly then tho plan which ap
peals to mo as being thu otiu most
feastblu and the one liaMng tho must
chances of success In ns follows:
First: Have all tho lauds that can
be Irrigated tiom tho proposed ss
tem other than those to which an ad.
Judication water right has linen no
quired, thrown open to settlement
under tho public bind laws of thu
United States, Hiving to those persons
Having contractu tho preference right
toinplated under the Knts contract, to "ll' desert or slmllur claims upon
mo iniius covered iiy tneir contracts.
Those contract holders not caring to
avail themselves of this opportunity
to lie considered ns having lost their
rights.
Second: Hudenvor to have the
Leglslnturo authorise tho loaning of
state funds for tho ,niichnno of the
bonds of such Irrigation district when
tt shall huve been orguultod am) the
plan of reclamation shall have tcii
wero to be refused thu amount wh'cli
they had paid, ntuuuutlug to 10,
704. 27 acres.
Fourth: Unclaimed Cary Act
lands under tho original sugiegntlou,
8,993.73 acres; temporarily with
drawn, lauds 4723.30 acres; home
steads, desert claims, etc. aUiut 4000
acres.
In so far as theso lands under the
first heading aro concerted, I can svo I amirm-mi in- !. n.....n t......i 11, 1
no reason why thslr owners should j T(lnl; organise an Irrigation
obligate themsehea to do anything district Including all of tho lands to
iiiriiier man maintain too present tm reclaimed except those to which n
water right has been adjudicated,
first having tho owners of such adju
dicated right agree that they will
turn over much rights as they may
ditches aud canals. Thesu lauds
have an adjudicated water right and
the only benefit Mint can possible ae-
icrue to the owners of such lauds,
trom the completion of the entlni pro; lmVl, t0 ,ho district when water has
Ject. Is In the Increase In the value t,t.c, delivered to them from tho new
of tholr lands that will naturally fol-1 yH,,,m llk( they now
low with the settlement and deelop. receive.
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benefit front this, source will bo very i,,ni. rr nn.i airnin.i .i.i, n .,!.
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lRn.-. yUIy, iiHu 1 1 vim wini uitj .winch 1 have not covered 11 thU et
owner 01 lau.i in mat district, oten tl.r ,, j ,,,, ,, K,ni, , ,, wlh
though ho have an adjudicated water yor ,100,, nt any tlmo that Is con
right, should take a keen Interest In rutilent for ou and go Into the aub-
mi iiiuto men una lor us uujeci me jt ,or detsll.Tuere are tunny
reclamation of nil the lands In the reasons why tho nloo plan might
Laldlaw District. I do not. however, not bo feasible, but ho far I have
feel like saying that they should be uwln fewr nrgiimunts advanced
asked to go so far as to further In-' wnv It would fall thmi ncnlmt nil or
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cuiubsr their lands or In any way put
tnelr present titles In Jeopardy. For
this reason I feel that In working out
a plan for the reclamation of the bal
ance ot the lands In this project we
should deal with tho abovo lands as
the other plans combined
The foregoing U simply the result
of my Investigations and should not
be construed as living the position
that the Central Oregon Development
Lenguo will take In this matter. I
owning tho present system and all . Kiv It to win mrralr fur vmir mm
its water rights, canals, dlvorslon deration and will i,e pleased to be
works, etc. In consideration for. , ndvlied as to any features that jour
asd In payment for such water rights. Krcnlcr experience lead you to be.
canals, etc., which It will be neces-' ievo are Inmractlcal.
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sary for any new organisation to ac
quire, the holders of present adjudi
cated water rights and those having
Inchoate rights, and who have tho
samo completed by November 1st
next, should receive water from any
new organization without any addi
tional lien being placed upon their
lands. If an Irrigation district Is
orcsnUed It should Include all the
lands to be Irrigated except the Innds
described above. When such dis
trict ha been organized, tho direct
ors of the same could then enter Into
an agreement with tho holders of
title to lands that iiavo an adjudi
cated water right by which, the dis
trict would be obligated to deliver
water to such lands from the now
system without cost other than main
tenance charges in consideration of
acquiring tho rights tu water, etc.,
which now belongs to such lands.
Of course, such lands would be sub
ject to the same maintenance fen ns
would b charged against any other
lands In tho entire district. This
clearly can bo done under the law ns
provided In section 61S2, Lord's Ore
gon Laws.
All of tho lands to be Irrigated
other than thoso which would be In
cluded In the above classification
should then be thrown open to desert
and homestead entry with a prefer
ence right to file desert or similar
claims being given to those contract
Jiolders who have not completed their
titles. As previous! stated, tho Gov. I
ornor, the state engineer and Desert
Land Hoard estimate that tho cost
of reclaiming these lands should not
exceed 115 per acre, (Such being the
case, an Irrigation district which
would provide a means of reclaiming
these lands at cost would furnish wa
ter to contract holders at consider
ably less cost than would be the case
were tho project Installed by private
corporation or the state, allowing
them credit for the amount which
they had already paid, At a lien of
SCO per acre, which was the lowest
lien on any contract holder's land un
der the Kntz contract, anyone who
had paid tho full $14. "G per acre
would be obliged to pay art additional
$35.25 per acre. Under the lion of
$40 per acre as proposod by tho Gov
ernor the contract nolder who had
paid the full amount of his original
lien would be obliged to pay $25.26
por acre. Under the Irrigation dis
trict the most that anyono would bo
obllgod to pay, at tho outside, would
be $20 per acre and according to the
statements of the state engineer, who
snould know what he Is talking aliout
If ho does not, no one would bo oblig
ed to pay mora than $15 per ncre.
This plan should appeal to tho con
tract holder who really wishes to
make settlement upon nnd Improve
his land, as It provides u menus of
reclaiming his lands at a cost less
than any other plan so fur suggested,
and what In more to the point, thu
long tlmo which theso bonds run be.
fore they commence to mature en
ables him to use all of his available
cash In Improving his Innds. Heavy
purchneo money payments during tho
first years upon a raw plcco of land
have been tho cause of moro failures
among farmers upon now lands than
all other causes combined. Thoso
speculators who do not caro to im
prove their lands should bo given
scant consideration. In fact, If tho
trnth were known I believe that tho
majority of those contracts which
Tho legislature will convene with
in n few days, and It Is Imperative
that a definite plan of action bo out
lined before thnt time. For this rea
sos will you kindly ,-evlso me as to
your wishes In this matter at the ear
liest possible moment.
Very truly yours.
The Central Oregon Development
League,
lly J. K. Sawhlll, Secretary.
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