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HENI nULIiKTlN, niJNI), ORK., WKUNKHDAY, KNUUVAllV IN, 1011.
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KEEPING WITHIN THE
ESTIMATES
Good Hoard fllvcn Men nt Cbst of
23 Cents a Mcnl I'urcliaso of
Auto n PnylnR Investment For
Blntc-OUicr Tumnlo Statistics
lack of spaco prevented Tbo Hul
lotln from printing last week sb full
an account of the first report on tbo
Tumnlo Project as was desired, and
additional excerpts which aro better
ed to bo of general Intorest nro given
In this Issue. Under tbo bead of
"camp messes" Project Engineer
Laurgaard says:
"It Is believed that it a workman is
veil fed and satisfied with the meals
served him, his eflclency on tbo work
was Increased over that of an em
ployee who felt that bo was not get
ting tho meals for which ho paid.
With that end In view, we have en
deavored to glvo tbo men through the
messes all that we possibly could and
still come within tho price of 2Gc
per meal, which wo charge. Wo hnvo
been very fortunnto in tho matter of
cooks and kitchen hciu for our
messes, each striving to attain a roim
t'atlon for serving the best meals nt
a minimum cost. In order to offer
inducements to the cooks to furnish
good meals at a reasonable price, we
adopted very early in tho construc
tion period a sliding scale for tho
cook's salary, it being understood,
however, that no serious complaint
would be tolerated from tbo men as
to tho class of meals served.
Cook's
Salary
I Per Mo
For meals costing 26c or
more each
For meals costing between
25c and 23c each
For meals costing betweon
23c and 21 c
For meals costing between
21 and 20c
For meals costing below 20c
$50.00
C6.00
70.00
75.00
SO. 00
"On spec's! occasions, such ss
Thanksgiving nnd Christmas, meals
appropriate to the occasion wcro fur
nished, consisting of, aside from tho
staples, turkoy, celery, nuts, apples
and fancy pastries. The cost of th
meals during the season by months
may be tabulated as follows:
No. f Total Per
1913. Meal Cost Meal
July ... 1SC9 $ 540.50 .3444
Aug. ... 7835 1874.37 .2392
Sopt. ... 7835 20CC.98 .2533
Oct. ... 8798 2075.47 .2359
Nov. ... 7804 1C50.00 .2114
Dec. ... 6480 1327.78 .2049
Grand
totals. 40549 $8535.10
Labor, common ........... .$2.20
Cooks ........... $40.00 to $80.00
Flunkies $25,00 to $35.00
Hull cook $C5,00
Team and toamstor ......... $4.00
Work lleliijr Done Holow IX hunt es.
Under tho bead of estimates, Mr,
Lnurgnnrd snys:
"Tbo original estimates covering
tbo construction of tho food cnnul
contained nn Item of C000 feel of
wooden flumo at $4.50 pef lineal foot.
After Uio feed cnnnl was finally lo
cated, It was decided to construct
C500 feet of llutuo, thus Increasing
tho length of flume 500 feet. Tho
metal Hume was originally estimated
to cost $7.00 per foot, thus tho es
timated increase for tho metal llutuo
was $18,50000 over tho original
estimate. In addition to this, tho
375 feet of concrete lining Increased
the construction over tho estimates
by $1435.89, Tho placing of concroto
footings nnd concroto warped surface
at tho ends of the metal flumes. In
creased tho construction over esti
mates, which did not provide for
same, $3128.70, making a total of
$23,064,59 Increaso In tho present
permanent and substantial construc
tion over tho orlglnnl estimates,
which wero based on wooden con
struction. The original estimate
provided for au expenditure of $101,
260.00, which Includes fifteen per
cent, for administration, engineering,
etc. Wo havo expended on tho feed
canal to date,$95,758.05. Including
engineering, administration, etc.,
and wo estimated that before com
pletion It will bo necessary to expend
about $11,242.95 In addition, mnklui:
n total of $107,000.00 to eomplnto
tho feed canal, metal flumes, concrete
lining, concroto footings, and the sub
stan tin I permanent construction
tnroughout. Thus it will bo seen
thnt in place of an additional esti
mated amount of $23,064.59, over
and above the orlglnnl estimate of
$101,260.00,. wo will over run tbo
estimato only $5740.00. sbowlntr a
snvlng over estimates on tho feed
canal construction nlono of $17,
324.59. Administration Charge.
"Tho engineering nnd gcnornl ad
ministration charges for tho pant
season wore rather heavy In propor
tion to tho actual amount expended
on construction work. Practically
tho same organization nnd the snme
general overhead charge could have
applied for construction work of
two or three times tho magnitude
of expenditures thnt wero nctuntly
Incurred. Tho total cost for the past
season could bo charged to tho feed
canal construction covering the fol
lowing Items was $11,128.83, which
Includes all engineering, clerical and
lgal chnrges, nnd tho operation of
tho general offices, corrals, store
house and garago. Tho actual con
struction cost of tho work on the
feed canal wns $95,758.05, which
makes tho engineering nnd admini
strative charges nlKJut ll.fi por cent.
It Is expected that for the coming
season, with much larger operations
and tho expendlturo of n great deal
moro money than last year, with
practically tho s n m o o v er h o a d
charges, these engineering and ad
ministrative costs will bo cut at least
three or four per cent. The low cost
of tho engineering nnd administra
tive charges may bo briefly oxplnlnud
as follows: Tho Project Hnglncor Is
nblo to do tho work of two high-salaried
otllclnls, vlx., that of project
engineer, whlqh has to do with tho
general supervision of all matters In
connection with tho project, nnd In
addition, that of chief engineer,
which has to do with tho onulnuorlug
features nnd tho conutructlon only,
lie tins been nbto to Rpuml n largo
portton of each day on tbo actual
construction work nnd personally
superintend Its progress, Tho meth
od of Hold and olllco accounting
adopted by tbo project Is responsible
to n groat extent for tho low admini
stration charges, because on accurate
nnd closely Itomlied accounts details
nro watched with considerable enre,
also tho lack of duplication of work
In bringing Uio accounts In from tho
field, decreases tho number of tho
olllco force qulto materially, For tho
past season, also, tboro ban been no
expert legal or engineering charges
In connection with tho project, which
ordinarily nro largo enough to bo of
some consequence. In the engineer
ing department the forco has always
been kept to n minimum, tho pnrttei
bolng continually awltcbod from one
end of tho work to tho other In order
to lenvo no Idle men against this
administration account; also, men
who did not glvo satisfactory servlco
woro soon dismissed. This bolng tho
only project nt tho present tlmo con
structed by the ntnto, all tho project
records nro kept and maintained nt
tho project headquartors. and no oth
er supervising olllco Is necessary, ns
tho stato olllclals who comprise tho
Stato Desert Land Hoard recolvo
their salaries nnd traveling expenses
through their own respective depart
ments, "At tho beginning of operations on
tho project. It wns known thnt tho
appropriation with which wo had o
complete tho project wns scarcely
enough to accomplish tho work de
sired. This matter was carefully Im
pressed on each of tho men In actual
charge nnd they wero instructed to
keep expenses down to n minimum
nnd to watch details. Tho result
has been that the men In charge of
tho Important positions on tho pro
ject hnvo taken great prldo In show
ing thnt a groat amount of work has
been done nt n minimum cost."
Maintenance Charge.
"Tho totnl number of ncros Irri
gated, or for which water was actual
ly delivered during the past season
was 3571 acres, for which a chnrgo
of $1.00 per ncro wns made In accor
dance with the old contract for main
tenance. Tho following tabulation
of the distribution of tho cost of
operation and mnlntennnco during
tho ist Irrigation season may bo of
interest:
Tools nnd equipment. ... .$ 136.80
Cleaning and repairing
ditches 1,055.64
Olllco equipment, rents, etc 233. OS
Salaries Irrigation Manager
and ditch riders 2.0J1.SR
payroll accounts
Collected In cash
,,,,
3U4.29
3,171.82
Making a totnl expenditure
of .. ....... .. $3, 44i
Tho amounts collected to cover
this expendltuia have been ns fol
lows: Collected by labor credits $ 738.20
Collected by transfer of
Totnl collected $3,334,31
This shows a small dellclt In tho
amount expended ovor the amount
actually collected or $213.90, hut
there still remains unpaid en Decem
ber Hist, at the close of tho counon,
$336. 61), which It 1h hoped will even
tually bo collected to pay the out
standing ludebtoduesn of tho Water
Uoern' Asaoclatlun.
"Since October 15th, the nctttnl ex
pense to tho State of Oregon for tho
operation of tho canals has been
charged directly against tho opera
tion of our camps and tho operation
or tho Calyx drill outfit for tho Tum
nlo dam. except tho salary of tbu
Irrigation Malinger, which lias hocnJ
charged direct to tho adjudication of
water rights and other olllco ac
counts, "The actual handling of tho lands
under tho project that will be oponed
for snto ami all contracts with pri
vate land ownors for water., will also
bo handled by tho operation nnd
maintenance department. In this con
nection can state, that applications
nro In hand nt tho present tlmo In tho
project olllco suitlciout to provldo for
tho sale of all uncontrncted laud."
OM)pcrntlon on Irrigation Work.
What Mr. I.nurgmird tins to say
about co-operation follows:
"Within tbo State of Oregon there
nro many projects In an uncompleted
condition, some of which woro under
taken under the Carey Act, while
others wero promoted ns private en
terprises. Tho actual completion of
theso projects nnd the reclaiming of
tho lauds embraced by them Is of
great Importance to tho Stato of Ore
gon nt largo. This may be realized
more fully when the vnst nrea of arid
land of tho stato Is compared with
too area upon which profitable crops
may bo raised without Irrigation.
"Some of tho public spirited olll
clals and prominent men of tbo statu
havo realized this, and as a solution
of the problem hnvo presented what
Is commonly cnlled "co-operation"
between tho Stato and Federal (lov
eminent. At the present tlmo Ore
gon stands ns tho pioneer In this
Mold of development nnd already has
under way several Investigation pra
Jects for which the Stato and Federsl
(lovernment are paying on a co-operative
basis.
"Until somo bettor plan Is promul
gated for tho reclamation of the arid
lands within tbo state, we hMlivo
thnt tho Idea of co-operation with tho
federal government Is nrnbnbly the
most feasible. Kvon with co-opera
tion It Is necosarv for tho state to
develop some feasible plan to raise
money without direct appropriation
or tnxntlon. Should some suitable
means be finally adopted by tho peo
ple of tho state for the raising of
money to be used In co-otierntlve
work with tho government, some
dotlnlto plnn must also bo outlined
for the expenditure of those large
sums of money and for tbo carrying
out of tho actual construction work.
"Severn! plans have boon suggest
ed but this olllco believes that one
that would bo piost feasible would
bo In general ns follows:
"A commission o? throe men
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LUMBER, SHINGLES
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(Cortinuod on Pngo So ven)
Average cost of meals for tho season
23 cents.
"Total profit on messes after de
ducting all expenses, which also In
clude construction of mecs houses
and equipment depreciation for tho
season Is $602.15.
"Early in the season It was dccli
ed to utlllzo tho waste from the mess
houses by purchasing a few pigs. By
the investment of $72.50 In twenty
two young pigs, we were able to fur
nish our mceses during the Into fall
and winter with meat, which, pur
chased from our local dealer at the
usual rate, would require an expen
diture of $204.00, thuB netting a
profit of 182 per cent on tho Irlglnal
Investment. At the close of the year
only tw.o of tho Ave camps used dur
ing the season are still In operation,
the work having been completed bo
their usefulness was at an end.
Automobile a Good Investment.
Tho automobile which tbo project
engineer purchased in Auguest has
brought the state a profit, according
to Uie figures given bv Mr. Laur
gaard. At the end of December the ,
car naa coverea iisoj nines, at un
average cost of 10 cents a miles,
including depreciation. Aside from
depreciation, tho actual cost was 4.7
cents a mile. Figuring that If a car
had been hired to cover tho 3833
miles, at the usual commercial rate
of 25 cents, or a total of $958.25,
Mr. Laurgaard shows that the state
has made a profit of $11.66, as tho
original cost, $087.75 and tho ex
pense of $258.84 has totaled only
$946.59.
In regard to men employed and
wages paid, the report says:
"During the months of August,
September, Octobor and November,
when tho bulk of the construction
work was done, the forco of men
varied from 125 to 175 and the teams
from 40 to 60. The wages paid wero
high considering that the day's work
was only eight hours, and consider
ing tho general condition of tho labor
niarkot.,, Tho following Is a general
schedule of tho wages paid:
Timekeeper $75.00 to $100.00
Foremen $3.60 to $5.00
Carpenter foremen $4.00
Rub-foremen X2.40 to $3.20
Carpenter $3,00 to $3.60
Carpenter-helnor ....$2.40 to $2.60
Engineers and
machinists $2.40 to $3.20
Corralman $65.00
Powdermat $2.40 to $3.00
Drillers $2.20 to $2.40
Plpw holder $2.20 to $2.10
Slip, holder $2.20 to $2.40
Tlmherman $2.40 to $2.60
Concrete men $2.40 to $2.80
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Bund, Oregon.
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