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DUBUIS REPORT
IS SUIHZED
CONCLUSIONS IN BRIEF
ARE GIVEN
Jtcport N'mv in fJovrnior's llnuiW for!
ItciNlon Will Contain Hume Facta
. Did I'liht One Certain Pho
tographs Only Arc Omitted.
Through a settler on tho Ontral
Oregon Irrigation Co. project Tho
Hnllotln Ii.th been ftblo to seo a copy
nf (ho liuhuls report on tho project,
which has recently caussd c nsldcr-
nble controversy.
!As onglrieer-lnspoctor appointed by
tho Dosirt tand Hoard Mr. Duhtils
Hjiont tho summer of 11UI in making
studios hh to the physical condition
of tho oonnls and laterals of tho C.
0. I. Co. project. 1 1 In report was pro
Heated to thu lert Land llonrd mid
ordered pMnted In Decomber, hut
when, bavin been printed, It was
Hliout to lie pulilliihod, olllcers of the
ofltnpaiiy appeared huforo tl o ho'ird
und objected. Tho accuracy of tho
rgport wim not questioned hut It wns
Ullugod Unit there was had fooling
hulllnd II, nml that Ita pithllcntloii
"would do harm.
On the matter heliiK referred to
Governor Wlthycotiiltu he had struck
from tho report ceituln allegedly pro
Jildlclal photographa nnd other inul
lur not necessary ni a part of tho on
glncor'a findings. It Im understood
that tho teport ho changed will lio ls
hikkI In the very near future. Mr.
Dllbuli, In company with Assistant
Hoorotary McAllister of tho Desert
I.imd llonrd, was In town IiihI week
and at tho time muted that tho re
port would proh alily bo out thin
wuuk.
Ah tho main fr.cla ant forth In tho
report are the same In both tho old
und the new form and the lording
polnta of tho synopsis unchanged a
portion of tho conclusions are repro
duced herewith.
('oiicliisioiiN In llrlef.
1. Tho total water lout In trnns
mlasluii throiiKh Hid cannla from
point of dlverHlon l tho river to
nijiro nf iikii mi the firmer' land. In
cluding loBHdfl In farmers' dllchos,
lniiHOH from 07 par cunt to 7d pur
unit of tho total amount diverted
from tho river.
2. Iho Iowwm In main tannin nnd
laterals from river diversion to point
of dellveiy hy the company nt or
within one half tulle of the fnrmorH'
laud, huigti from 1ft to f7 nor cent of
thflt diverted. Lohsoh In main runnlm
iilonu nmoiiul to from 25 to
..(.. .. tl... .f..l..H II....., .1 r....i l.n
I'IIL III llltl WIIIUI I1IVUI1IIII lllflll llltl
ilvur,
8. Those heavy losses seem to bo
due to the porous, swimy nature of
tho Ihvii mnk which underllos tho
greater imrt of the KeKrgHlliin. to Iho
relatively shnlluW sell, mid to the
olmiacler of cinit ruction of th can-1
Mia. Civns, iindet'Kround rhanuvU,
nil ink 1 1 ii lfii Iianh been noted lu j
7t)eM whom till rork I exposod.
Canal have Immi built wldt r and
Wort hnllnw than proper. In order
lo avoid rook wxmvatlnn. Vliern uut
uml tftpritMloiis wero uiuhI Dm uter
llH ben iillnwixl to spread over !rne
rnfiM. Since thr Iom of water hi to
a certain dKurre dlroctly proportlonnl
a TOnaiu i .are mrwur ,.r..pnruimi
to lh wattad urea. Home of the nxra
lata la Hi- natural rrault of this ax-
(mm tr(, .
oaa ar
I. ThaBttti Itaelf Is relatively light.
Heaordml biaaaa aintiiiioa run as low
aa 0.1 owUll1 foot pr aquure foot nf
wattad arau liar S t houra. Whero
tha saaiuy rack la envuutitarnd. how
uvar. tha toma will run up to 8.0
enble faet par 31 hours, and In tha
MM of tha North Canal Ilia remark
wM Qgura of ISO cubic Teat per
aqaafa ft of of watted arau was ob.
taliMKUJ
ft, Una ballavctl that In rniials dug
iittttraly In earth wlthnut encounter
ing roak ar gravel, the Idm will be
about O.lt nulilr foot ptr square foot
of wetted area hi 3 1 hours.
t. UvHtHiratlcti loaa lit comparison
with aaauaga and leakato loaa In so
small aa to be lieallBlhte.
f. The greatest losvea aro In the
main oaaals aad tha pi r tholr
nceurraaoa ara thus easily areoasllde
From, lula and other data at hand
II a prolmbla that louses In rsinala
fttu) laterals can he reduced to lo
M oawt of tha total watar diverted
from tha river without reaortltiK to
ngiaualvi method of I'.ulng.
S. Tha duty of water of 1 S feat
Mr ace In 90 dsya mav ba surttolent
after the project I wall settled and
all lands am under cultivation, al
ibouvh tha nttlor haw been union
mere than this amount. (Tho proper
tluty for this or anv project la not
that which Rhea tho grantott crop
yield per unit of wsler used, but must
take Into oonsldaratiw tha coat of
tin laud and water, value of crops,
post of labor, and othor luveatnieut
toftM, and altoald t'e that which ahoaa
I he arealaat net prtBt In money to
(lie farmar. A proper distinction
ionid ii made lie w veil the "eoo
on ! use of water" and tha "wo-
Ui uilr duty of water." as they ara
pot ' ti'iuytmxis terms.) I
The praaaut eapM'lt)' "f thai
ni.iiii cauala la autUolent to watar all j
the l.nulu sold und patantod and llat-i
id (r 'nlul, If loataa are uot ,
I n iM balaw 0 par cant.
The omidltlau of wiMnieti atrua-!
to-, h mi tho project la uuaatlafarlory
vnuv catiiint be expected to atnud
P- M-ara loagar, nad aonio havo al
i.m.Iv paused tho atnve of oeonomlr
vufulaaM.' Tha .citlinntwl aoat of,
T9UelK tUaio woquh plrctn
R?iar
l'OMCIi:.q THAT l'ltOTlCfT.
Agency m Central Ore.
WE WHITE INSURANCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
'It's the way we write our policies."
Our companies pay 100 cts. on the dollar.
We have over 400 satisfied policy holders.
The largest insurers in Crcok County are
our leading customers
Bend Insurance Agency
Bend, Oregon
POLICIES THAT ntOTi:CT.
la $1:10.000 ThiH Includes weirs,
hoadgatcs and Hume.
11. Insuinotoncy of maintenance
and assumptions of design which
wore not fulfilled In construction, aro
responsible to a largo extent for tho
poor condltlonH on thin project.
12. The proper cost of rnalnton
anco and operation should he In ox
coon of JI.'.OOO and should provide r
proper sinking fund to roplace tho
temporary wooden structuros.
13. The valuo of wator mado avall
ablo hy lessened seepage losses estl
mntod in the Department of Agricul
ture In Hullutln No. 120, la ?;i,000
per second foot snvod. On the hauls
of od lands on the project, amount
ing to $ I .". . r, 0 0 Irrigable itcroa, tho
loot to tho community rnprooontod hy
tho pnment xeepage loan an against
tho allowahle lona provided for In
contract Ih ulioul $800,000. Should
tho loMteii he reduced to 10 per cent
a aavlrig tj tho community of $r00,
000 would result. Tho coot of reduc
ing loases oven to SO per cunt should
ho far Iohs limn $800,01)0.
1 1. It Is helluved tlinl n large part
of the transmlMlon Ion on can ho
eliminated If proper maintenance ho
done as cntlmntod In Item 12 nhovo,
lli. Seepage losses must he groatly
rodured, or tho cr.nnls must ho en
larged If all the lands now under tho
canal Hystem aro to ho watered. In
vlow of tho wator supply ultuntlon
thu former expedient Is tho most ad-
vlsahle and to accomplish this It Is
recommended that tho mnlnteunnco
nnd operation dupartmoul he greatly
lucroaseil and a systematic effort
mado to roduco thr excess wetted
area of canals, to dlncovor nnd ce
ment leaks In canals, and drops, to
work out offoctlvo designs of struc
ture and systematically roplnru tho
worn-out structures with hotter ones,
to the end that tho system ho ui'iro
ollli'loutly operated, that tho tnnlnte-
uiinco and oporntlcu costa ho decroas
, ,, " od, nnd that thure be u po!tlo ns
lo per I u .. ,i,nt ti...vn ...in t.A .. n.i
', M IILU IIHl IIIIU ,1111 IIU llll IlliU'
(iincy of capacity lo supply nil lands
now under the onunl system.
111. It Iiiih boou" stnled In the past
that onglueors hh n rulo make an nl
Inwuuru of 20 per cant nf tho total
IrrlKnblo lauds lu n projoet for lauds
which will never be Irrigated, such
as lands taken up by roods, buildings,
beds of Atnm, IiIrIi IqiiiI, waste
lands, rights of way nnd tnu towns.
Attention Is rnllod to tho fact that
In the recent reports on Irrigation
projoots In the Northwest Including
in "Vets liitermlnglod with ud ad
jncenl to this project, no mention Is
matin of any such allowance, although
the mutter of water supply and lirl
m tnn rtM,uri,nmllU ImVa leen most I
". ., Mi,i,nii i... ,lla t -, i
f, 'i-iSn
tiotiiii reputation. j
lu view of recant Investigations of
this subject and lu vlow of tha meth
od adopted by modern engineering
practice which eliminates this allow
ance from serious consideration, It Is
not tn be considered on this project
for the following leasona:
IN
ITlaTlirAAiTa
Lots 60x114, Sidewalks,
City Water
and Electric Lights
$106 to $225-
TERMS: $10 Casli and $10
Monthly. Special inducements
to parties who will build homes
j. RYAN & CO.
a. High lands, waste land?, town
areas, stream bed nreas and some
rights of way hnvo already heen elim
inated from tho Irrlgahlo area con
sidered under the project.
h. No practicable rule to make nny
such allowance In tho actual distri
bution of water has over been sug
gested. x
o. Tho poor condition of Irrigation
systom and uncertainty regarding
duty of water render such allowance
unsafe.
d.Tho following logal question pre
sents Itself: Has not tho settler the
right to demand all the water tits
contract calls for regardless of tho
amount of Und ha has In cultivation?
Has any Irrigation company the right
to toll water rights for, say, 20,000
acres of land nnd provldo wator for
only 10,000 acres on tho theory that
4,000 acres will not ho In cultivation?
For sign painting sco Edwards.'
Adv.
RATES LOWERED
BY COMMISSION
(Continued from page 1.)
permitted to collect a rovenuo there
on. U Ilond does not Incronso In size
thlH amount of our Investment hero
ulll roprosont a total loss ns the val
uo of the plant and equipment Is
based upon what revonuo It can pro
duce. Wo are under tho regulation
of tho Public I'tllltlcB Commlston nnd
no portion of this $47,500 can ho
placed by us In tho live, rovonuo pro
ducing part of our Investment with
out thu consont of tho commission.
It thus npponrs that, along with the
other business Interests of tho city,
we too havo gamblsd hoavllv on tho
futuro lu our Investment, and only ns
tho community as a whole grows nod
prospers can we oxpoct to mnko good.
"It would soem that tho order of
tho Commission should effectively
settlo tho question ns to whether com
petition In public utilities ought to be
permitted In Hnnd or nnv othor city.
We are not pormlttod to charge ratos
sufflclPiit to pay n return of 8 par
cunt iiw.n even our actual Inveatmant.
but only upon sjcu portions thereof
m tho romtr!cri deem to bo ac
tually necassarv to supply the needs
of the com in un 1 1 at anv given timn.
In tht.i wav tho Investment upon
which the public Is required to par a
revenue is reduced to a minimum,
and the ratnt allowed ri' bMd
upon thU mln'mum. If a frnnehlae
, ir-ntwi to a com petliiK ut if tba
! r"mB" ' " cou" ,'"" "lll,l "
Im.tinont upon which ho puU c
must psv revenue Is of neeeasUy
Increased, and It has been the Ills
tory of competition In public utili
ties that competition at best raduaes
r.itus but temporarily the public,
who pay the bills, bolus tho loaere
itl thB 01(.
"llntoa In this Instanco have h
in
reduced without competition and If,
at any time in the future, tho public
has just cause for complaint either
In the matter of rates or Bervice, re
lief can be had through the some
agency.
"In the matter of water raton the
commission found that tho schedule
as a whole Is not unduly high and Is
not unreasonable but they found that
thev did not bear equitably and rat
ably upon certain of the various
classes of consumers. For this reason
a reclassification of the consumers
wan mado and the new schedule
makes It obligatory to Install water
meters In many cases of the larger
consumers. The order also fixes a
general meter rate for water and
gives anv consumer the right to de
mand metered service under certain
conditions which are fixed In the or
der. "Tho schedule of rates ordered by
tho commission will be placed In ef
fect ns of July 1st without waiting
the twenty days granted and custo
marily taken."
CHAUTAUQUA COMING
NEXT YEAR
(Continued from page 1.)
and Col. W. II. Miller, nlso spoko nt
tho luncheon.
Colour 1 Miller I'lcnc.
Colr-nol Miller's two lectures from
the Chautauqua platform were on
community up-bulldlng, keening boys
on tho farms nnd the evils of tho mall
order houses. His lectures wore In
terspersed with stories which brought
frequent hursts of laughter from his
hearers.
Marian Unllou Flsk vlth chalk
tnlks and Marietta I. a Dell with im
personations both pleased their au
diences, while Arthur A. Franzko nnd
Senator Ilurlcett. In more serious dis
cussions of present day problems pre
sented their subjects In n masterly
mnnnor. Senator Uurkott's lecture
tonight, on Government Ownorshlp of
Hallroads Is looked forward to as ono
of the big numbers on tho program.
The Junior Cliiiutnuouii.
A sueclal featuro of Chautauqun
week for tho children has been the
Junior Chautauqua under the super
vision of Miss Nelly Van Hook, whoso
ability and charm hnvo made her a
favorite of tho children from tho
first. Miss Van Hook has mot tho
children etory morning In the big
tent whero sho has told stories and
directed tho children In games.
Ycstorday tho children formed
thomsolves Into nn Indian tribe call
ing thcmsolves "Modocs," Cecil
French was elected chief, Ilesslo
Smith, niedlclno woman, Dorothy
Oorrlsh, Harriet Hevhurn, Lester
Smith nnd Leonard Give, councilors.
Miss Van Hook hns also nppoared
before two meetings to discuss tho
formation of a Chautauqun reading
circle. At a mooting thl morning
she spoke on the need of pnrks nnd
playgrounds, complimenting the Par
THE
SPECIAL for 60 DAYS
$100
$200
$125
CUT TO .? (10
f& CASH AND 93 MOXTHLV, O Pl'It CKXT
Olt $10 CASH AM) ?10 MONTHIA", NO INTEIIEST
J. A. EASTES, Agent
ent-Teacher Association on tho re
sults nlrcody accomplished here.
Tho Guarantors.
Tho following havo signed the
gunranty for noxt ycar'a chautauqua:
Fred N. Wnllaco, Tumalo, W. D.
Uarnei. Tumalo, F. II. Plnkstnff,
Tumalo, Mary llenn, Alfalfa, F. L.
Shaw, Sisters, Roscoo Howard, Des
chutes. Ilond: L. C. Furst. F. EI
kins, It. Spencer, J. P. Keyos, Mrs.
F. L. Fish. O. C. Henkle. E. M.
Thompson, It. II. Lovcn, E. E. Hnu
nn, II. E. Allen, "W. W. Faulkner.
II. W. Skuso, O. E. Itnlney. O. F.
Hoover. J. C. Jensen, S. E. Kouerts,
L. M. Mclteynolds, T. W. Trlplett, J.
E. EngcbretEon, P. C. Garrison, C.
L. Hums, V.. P. lirosterhous, Thco.
Aune, J. llrnndoau, M. F. Merrltt,
Mrs. S. Mclnt03h, John Steldl, Tho
Owl Pharmacy, .J. D. Davidson, It.
Hartlott, The llehd Garage, Henry L.
WhItsott.il. G. Fnrrls, M. D. Knut
Bon, A. Schilling, Floyd Dement, W.
II. Staats, M. P. Cashmnn. J. T.
Hardy, J. II. Honor, J. C. Rhodes,
Clyde M. McKay. J. N. Hunter, F. O.
Minor, Geo. P. Govo, Genevieve Mac-.
Lnurln, Dell Parker, Mrs. Dencer, II.
J. Overturf, 11. A. Miller, O. A. Thor
sen, Chas. E. Short. C. S. Hudson,
A. M. Prlnglo. II. C. Ellis, IT. C.
Coe, U. Forrcll, II. II. Do Armond,
Geo. S. Young, D. E. Hunter, C. A.
Paul. R. M. Smith, II. D. Corkett, R.
N. Pnlmerton. C. L. Mniuihoimer, II.
Stover, M. E. Colomnn. R. W. Sawyer,
A. C. Egan, C. A. Warner, Lon L.'
Fox, Ross Fnrnham, J. Ryan, D. V.
Mackintosh. J. P. Johnson. A. M.
Lnrn. E. V. Ward. C. V. Sllvls, J.
II. Connnrn, Colo E. Smith, S. C.
Caldwell. Fred Huov. C. P. N'lswon
gor, T. II. Foley, Ollbort & Son, E.
E. Dcnnian, II. Palmor, A. L.
French. II. P. Smith, O. C. Cnrdwoll,
X. A. South wick. R. J. Todd, D. D.
Grconwnld. F. II. May. E. J. Mer
rill, J. 11. Hevhurn, A. L. Roff. J. A.
Eastes. D. M. Davis, .J. II. Rudoll,
Mrs. R. M. Smith, Jones & Fowler,
V. A. Forbes, Mrs. John E. Ryan,
Tho Ilond Wntor Light & Power Co.
T. E. J. Duffy, Guy Lafollotto, Prine-vlllo.
Every' Real Estate Owner who
has ever purchased a lot from our
company is now assured of a profit
and that you may further profit by
the purchase of Real Estate NO
ADVANCE IN PRICES will be
made for the next SIXTY DAYS.
. Our terms of payment have also
been changed to EASY MONTHLY
INSTALLMENTS.
If you would like a nice lot,
close in, at a low price and on easy
terms of payment, this is your
opportunity.
Come to our office or telephone
us for particulars. Ask for D. E.
HUNTER, Manager Real Estate
Department.
BEND COMPANY
Lots in Aubrey Heights
REDUCED IN PRICE!
$250
3 73 $100 & $1U5
MORE RAILROAD
TALK IS QUOTED,
(Continued from page 1.) I
sire to Incronso our trndo relations.
"Shut off as they nre from us by.
lack of a direct railroad, they aro ob-t
llgcd to j;lvo California mnikets t
most their rntlro commerce. Bolnt'
Oregonlnns nnd seomlngly Imbued
with the truo Oregonlnn spirit of
loyalty, they aro making strenuous"
efforts to got In closor touch with'
people and markots of their own
state.
"Two railroads aro jiow projected
Into Klamath Falls connecting It(
with Portland, tho Natron-Cutoff on
the Southern Pacific of which there
h a gap of only 85 miles, and the
Oregon Trunk mow completed to
Hend with a gap of 110 miles. Our
partv covered the latter gap by auto
mobile and I flnd it n section unusu
ally nd.ipted to .economical railroad
construction. informed by cltl-
vniin nl k IrmntUi I f lint rhfn Vift
tensions niM-huUt, tl)nt ,v)11 hnvo l0
bo built wit'llo Jj'hort tlmo by lum
bermen to vP1 Yh'er thev hnvo re
cently purohRJtvT tho remaining dls
trn"o could bo built for loss than
$1,000,000.
" 'The scenic attractions of that
district I will hnvo to leave to some
ono whose vocabulary. Is nioro oxtcn
slvo than mine. I will simply say
that they are Indescrtbablo, that they
must ho seen to bo nppreclnted nnd
that tho vlows of Crater Lako nlonti,
nro worth many times tho oxponso yr
tho entlro trip.
"With tho Impetus thnt n through
lino would givo to Klnmath county,
Its possibilities aro hard to compre
hend, I hollovo It is up to us horo in .
Portland to co-opernto with these
people In every posslblo way In tholr
efforts to get hotter transportation
facilities and to mnko them part ot
Oregon Instead of California, which
they nro nt proscnt In all hut name
nnd spirit.'-'
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