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I PAqp a I1KN1) HULLETIN, llENI), OUR., WEDNESDAY, FEIllU'ARY It, 1014. THE BEND BULLETIN (Pttbllslicd Kvcry Wednesday) george palmer putnam Editor and Publisher. U. N. HOFFMAN MnnngliiR Editor. ROHERT W. SAWYER AB8oclato Editor. L An Independent nqwspapor stand ing for tho squnro deal, clean bust' new, cloan politics nnd tho best lu te rests of Btfyul and Contra! Oregon. Ono year.'. ........... J 1.60 til'x months. .80 Threo months... BO WORTH CANAL OFFER PIjAN PROl'OSF.D TO FINANCE IRRIGATION WOUK STATED (Continued from Pko 1) All subscriptions aro duo and PAYAHLK IN ADVANCE. Notices of expiration nro mailed subscribers and It renewal Is not mado within reason able tltuo tho paper will bp discon tinued. . I'lenso notify us promptly of any change of address, or of lalluro to re ceive tho paper regalarly. Otherwise we will not bo rcsponstblo for copies missed. Make all checks and orders pay- nolo to uend uulietin. they should not be constructed In a like manner by the fodornl covorn incnt, or through utnto ami federal cooperation. Many who oppose reclamation by Uio state, nnd Insist itpon rocliunu tlon by tho government nlono, nro prompted by tho belief that wo then become tho beneficiaries of n federal donation. They seem to loco sight of tho ftict that no mutter by whnt agen cy the federal government, tho stnto or prtvnto corporation tho money la advanced, It must, bo repaid by tho settlors; It tho state makes tho ad vance, It muBt bo repaid, and so must tho prlvato corporation for Its ad vances. Tho argument advanced, WEDNESDAY, FEDRUARY 11, 1914 TO THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS. 'Among the matters that you aro to consider will be tho North Canal proposition of tho Central Oregon Irrigation Company, and we ask you to take tho slight trouble to Inform yourselves accurately on the subject. That you may do so with least Incon venience wo havo collected and pre sent to you herewith statements cov ering It from nil sides. Once pos sessed of a full acquaintance with the facts wo believe that you will recognlro tho Importance of action In the matter and the great benefits that will flow therefrom to presont settlers on the company's projects, to a largo section of Central Oregon and to the stato itself. The company has three projects, two unfinished and ono almost un touched. It offers to sell the latter and with the funds obtained to com plete the former two. It admits its inability to complete them -otherwise. To more than 1300 people their completion means a rest from the worry that has beset them for years, from the fear that the work may be postponed too long. Whe-j ypu meet they will be waiting anx iously to know what mostage you will send them. A-plan has been proposed by Gov ernor West for the solution of tho difficulties In the present si tun tier. It is the only plan yet proposed and It has received the approval of tho settlers on tho projects and of the commercial clubs In the neighboring towns. Will you rive It ihT Weight of your endorsement that other bod ies that haye yet to act upon It will realize the sentiment behln-1 St? Vour favorable answer to this question Is the meisago for wnlth tue settlers are waiting. for tho construction of tho Tuinal Project bo released when tho projoc Is completed-, and, together with n tlko sum allotted by the federal gov ernment placed In n revolving fund. all feasible Carey act projects In this state could bo taken In hand and completed, ono after nuother, with out the appropriation of another dol lar. Even tho said J4G0.000 would in duo time bo returned to tho state treasurer with 6 per cent Interest and added profits. O. O. I. Co. Proposal. The Central Oregon Irrigation Co. segregations cover approximately 21G, 000 acres In the neighborhood of Ilend and Redmond, on tho' west sldo of the Deschutes. Something ovor 160,000 acres of the said segrega tions aro Irrigable. Ono of tho units know.n as tho Uenhnm Palls project containing about 74,000 acres has not as yet been touched, and to pre from tho discussion. This deduction will leavo approximately 141,000 acres, 00,000 of which nro prohnbly lrrlgnblo. Of tho said 141,000 gross acres, nliout 80,000 aro to bo served by whnt Is known an tho company's Central Oregon and Pilot Uutto ca nals. Tho other 01,000 acres aro to bo served by what Is known us tho North Canal system. Perhaps threo-fourths ot tho work necessary to complete tho project Hi bo served by tho Central Oregon and Pilot llutto canals has boon complet ed, .and about threo-fourths of tho lands liuvu boon, sold. Whllo practi cally no lands have boon sold under tho proposed North Canal unit, tho company claims It has spent In the neighborhood or $.100,000 In tho con struction of a dam and an Intake, Tho works aro tho II rot stops toward tho construction ut tho fc'orUi Canal sys tem. . Tho compnny proposes to rotoasu tho North Canal unit upon Jiutug re- stain. This ihtl ?37G,. tnat ir sucn work is undertaken tv win omiu u "in iniuw uiiuui'. immune Mm upon tho taxpayers. Is well founded, imbursed for tho sums actually ox anouiu mo "H5.uuu n im U8f ponded thereon (not exceodliiK 1 $300,000), tho monoy so received or as mucn tnoreot as is necessary to no spent under tho Contral Oregon nnd Pilot llutto canals. Estimates made by rollablo engineers show tho cost of completing tho North Canal unit to be $4110.000, which together with tho $300,000 asked "' tho company would moan a. total cost ot $760,000. Hut as this unit contains about 34, 000 unsold Irrigable acres, tho cost ot reclaiming tho lands would bo but auout 122 per aero. Thero being no engineering difficulties In tho way, tho project .could be completed at a very early date. The proposition has been present ed to tho Secretary ot tho interior and the Reclamation Service, with a view of securing co-operation, nnd has found favor In that direction. The government now has men making tin Investigation of the proposition, and It Is quite illkely that an offer of co basis, will be made to tho a would call for an allotment,1 000 by tho government ah vvv wj uiu mull', ,(l It has been suggested thai when tho Tumult) Project In completed and tho lands sold, all of which will bo dotiu this fall, that tho securities ho taken over by tliu state school fund or sold under leglnlatlvo authority to prlvato Investors, thus releasing tho Tiimnlo Iteolinuatloii Fund and making It available an n co-oporiitlvo fund Tor tho completion of tho Cen tral Oregon Irrigation Co.' North Canal unit. I lmvo given IIiIh matter most care ful thought and thu plan appeals to mo as a common senso remedy for a deplorable condition ot attaint. Without thu cost of a sluglo dollar to tho taxpayers of tho state, thous ands of acres of now desert land can bo reclaimed at nil early date, and thus not only provldo Desirable homes for a largo number of settlors, but add greatly to tho wealth of tho state. "" i .3 2T mi timtiiil4Jtfmm4aat vent confusion will bo eliminated i operation, upon a dollar tor dollar " That private development of nr'd lands under the Curey ,ct has cdine to, an end In Oregon semis rortain. The unsuccessful cawir ol tho com panies that have undertaken this work forbids further promotion and attempted reclamation. Even though a company should appear feeling It self strong enough to carry through a new enterprise of tuls nature, past experience would lead tho state to decline Its part ot the undertaking without which It could not oe begun. ,Cut there remain the projects be gun 'and still lncomplets'1 where set tlers hare taken up lands and aro waiting for the roc'otuatloi tn ta done. In every one the name of the state of Oregon has had an Influence Jn causing the settler to make entry. Ho has folt that the stato of Oregon lias entered upon a contract with the United States to reclaim the land on which he has settled and be right fully looks to Oregon to see that the contract Is performed or to perform it herself. Tho Incapacity of the Carey act companies leaves but one course open to the state. It must eater upon tho unfinished work and finish It tor the benefit of the settlers. It must per form Its contract with the United States and satisfy Its moral obliga tion to those who have bought water rights. Will you give your Influence to the end Uiat the stato may redeem Its legal and moral obligations? The passage of the constitutional amendment permitting bonding for reclamation work is the first, step to take. SNEEZING AGAIN? Take Laxacold Start nftcr the first muh'o no tinnlritKitnt effect tablet tin) one enn use niNjrto take quick In action and linndy to carry. DO NOT NEGLECT A COLD XI TARLETS TO THE ItOX ENOl'GIt TOR HEVKRAL coiiiis 25 Cents tho Box You can Depend on this COUGH SYIUJP N that cough of your's obit I unto vton't let up day or night got the throat IrrltutcU nnd Iiillaiued covered lli mtieout deKsltN, A 1 A TAKE A KKW DOSES OK NYAL'S WINTER COUGH SYRl'P YOU'LL NOTICE A DKCIDKI) IMPROVEMENT IN A DAY OR TWO EVEN THE FIRST DOSE RRINGS. HEME!-'. TWO SIZES, 25 AND 5l VESTS. TTe Owl Pharmacy &$!: HKTTI.KKH THINK WKST PLAN RKSTj.HKARTILY ENDORSE IT Hy li. E. Smith. (O. O. I. Co. Water User' Ass'n) So fnr as I can lenrn, the water users nro ot ouo mind concerning tho uovernor a .North canal plan, as well as the stand tho other membors of tho land board havo taken! Tho Governor's plan, so far as I havo heard, Is tho only one that Is feas ible. Attorney Genera! Crawford has suddenly exhibited a deep concern for tho welfare of the settlers. He has Just discovered that tho Central Oregon flumo Is unsafe and that there arc big leaks and sink holes In tho Pilot llutto canal. Ills great h6ttrt, burdened with the unfortunate water users' troubles, Is bursting with affection for tho poor people In this segregation. How ho hates the C. O. I. Co. Ha Is determined Hint thoy shall not receive tho $300,000 for thu North Canal unit nnd have tho government, stato nnd nettlers to hold tho bag. He Is determined not to understand the Governor's nromi- alt Ion. He doesn't want to under stand It. It has been suggested Hint other sections or tho stnto would object to so much of tho school money being loaned for tho benullt of thu people of this part of tho state, but why siiouiil tliey? Tito older sections of Oregon havo had the benefit ot the school fund for years whllo, so fnr as I am able to learn, not n dollar of It has ever been loaned on Cen tral Oregon land. The state owes It to the people who hnve bought Carey net land to sew that the systems are well Inillt mi that their title to the water la gilt edged. Tho Governor's plan contem plates doing this without any burden upon the taxpayers of the state. Ills plan la safo nnd sane. It affords us tho relief wo need nnd we can have It It wo go after It right. ) INVESTIGATION TO IIK MARK RY HHCI.A.MATION SERVICE K. G. Hoirson, supervising engi neer, writing to Tho Uulietin from Portland under dato ot February 0, says: "In connection with tho Invcstlga- wUu,m.w One-Half Price Sale For this week only we will continue our Half Price Sale on Ladfes Coats, Laces, Ribbons, Sansilks and many other articles at ONE-HALF PRICE KnnsllkN, Regular ft Cent SPIXIAIi 2 for 5 cents Wo have tlieao fit all colors and for litis week, (jtiuuHW lint limited 2 for 5 cents Ladies' Shoes On Our llarguln Table, All Our 91.00 Shoe In Patent Irfwither, Calf Nkln and Vlcl Kid, In Huttoit ami lnca $2.00 $3.00 Hats Men's ftl.00 Rata In All Stylo and (Vlom, for tlili week $1.50 Men's Underwear . Sample Mne of Men's Wool UnderMcnr, Hlr 4U and -111 Just n Fov Garments Iicft. 1-2 Price You know we sell overalls 75c the pair Our Goods nre Right. Our Price are Right. Our Ken Ire Is Right. Ol'H STORK IS RIGHT. TRY- US The F. A. Bennett Co. Cash Store Bend, Oregon Hon of the North Canal unit, this of fice hits hoeu instructttd by the direc tor ut thu Reclamation Service to take tin the Investigation, and wo havo been making arrangements with the management of the Central Oregon Irrigation Company In con nection with tho work. It is certain at.-. III. I.. .1.... ...Ill l. m II.....I iiiiil aiiiiiii 11. ,1.1 iiiiin ..ill iru .nulla iri i for nu examination of tho records supporting tr season shall have ended so that a thorough and satisfactory Inspec tion can be made." ir an ox- ' uovernor nmlnntlan on tho ground, which lat- RKD.MOND SCITORTS PI.AN Ol'TI.IMtR RY GOVI.RN'OIC Hy William G. Phoenix, Rrtlmotiil. Tho Redmond Commercial Cltm In the plan advanced !'V of tho company, and also fo ter will not ' o possible until the win West on his recent visit (Continued on Paeu 5) G- What the state can do is shown In the work of the Tumalo Project. There was a Carey act company that left Its work undone and Its settlors in need. A former Irrigation Con gress, meeting as you will meet, reo agnized their claims on the state and the state's obligation. Tho action of that oongrosfl In behalf of those set tlers was u potent influonce in per suading the Legislature to act. As a result the stato took over the work nnd b pushing It to completion. That Is the precedent for similar no tion In the North Canal matter. Will you recognlzo it? We regret to learn of tho burn ing of tho farmers' warehouse at Redmond. Its destruetlun means losses to many tillers of the soil who nre thereby hard hit. Wo don't have a radium mloe In Bend but are exporting eggs. Who can beat that for prosperity nowa days? ' "The Futuro df the Republican Party? by. William IJ. Taft. "Hark from the tomb a mournful sound." SPRING Will Soon Be Here AND WK ARK HKRK WITH THE LARGEST AND MOST COMI'LKTE STOCK OK MEN'S FURNISHINGS IX CJE.V- ' TRAL OREGON. The Famous Packard DRESS SHOE FOR .MEN YOU CAN'T IlKAT TIIKM FOR STYLE, FIT AND QUALITY. OTHER I'OPl'LAR URANUS IN WORK SHOES. We Are In A Position to Serve You Right For We - SPECIALIZE. EXCLUSIVE .MEN'S FURNISH INGS AND SHOES. A. L. French UEND, OREGON. Hobs Murphy Is now more opposed to the recall than ever Tammany realizes 1U advantages. SMOKED 2 , SALMON HALIBUT and Dried Herring .i"- i f'.ii-i i BERT SHUEY CASH GROCER Wall Street, Rend, Oregon DRY GOODS Watch for Opening Announcement We are putting in a line of Dry Goods. Our stock is being selected by one of the keenest and. most discriminating buyers in the Middle West. He is interested in the firm wants to see it even more successful. So he is using his best thought and knowledge in making his selections for us and FOR YOU. BECAUSE he wants to please YOU. is ' ' Direct from the Mills Miss Arrie Black Just Received. So well nnd favorably known In AMOSKEAO OINOHAMS Bend will have charge of our In case lots. No repurchased, new Dry Goods department rehnndlcd, pulled over stuff. Some of the goods nre, here now Not 10 cents but 8 l-2c per ynrd SEE THEAl Children's, Ladies' and Men's Ready to Wear R, M, SMITH CLOTHING CO. Learn the Way -