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O. LAUKGAARD IN OREGON JOURNAL
Tho past Irrigation congresses linvo
been of somo lioiiuflt l.i solving tho
protdomo nffcctliiK tlia arid lands In
tlio eastern counties, but ti to the
present time, luwevor. no solution to
the lmpoitnnt problem of MnmcinK
Irrigation project tins been offoroil
by which the results deBlrod have
bean accomplished. Numerous meth
ods hnvo boon endorsed by the pro
VlottH coiiKrcMm h, but very fow have
attempted, either Iht.iuho they wore
not pinctlciibl, fpoRlblo or attainable
or bttCfuioe mifflulent Interest and wu im
port wan not Klvnn the mibject.
An a practical result of tho Oregon
Irrigation UuimrnM the appropriation
for tho slate Tun (ilo project wan ob
tained through th 11H3 IcKlslnturo.
Jt la not exported, however, that tblH
form of llnaucltiK our projects will
piovo popuhr oven If It ahould prove
practicable and fpnalblu, tor tho rea
huh that loo much local politics
would piohaldy enter In the majority
of ciihch, and because ton much op
IioHltlou would be eiidtintorod In sec
tions not buuelltted.
MIIIiiko Tn DlMMisscri.
Tho st.ilo nilllnge tu wnu advocnt
oil and endorsed by the Inst session
of tilts Oregon IrrlKatlon CoiiRress ns
11 method Hint will prowi practicable
and Immedliito fur the reclamation
of tho woitby projects under stato
control. Although the benellts deriv
ed by the stale at largo through In
creased voliiatlon would bo largo and
the ultimate return of tho principal
and Intel est would ho insured It Is
not believed now that this method
(an bo siicceHsfiilly advocated and
carried throiiKh to completion for the
reason that the taxliiK power of tho
slate and the center of population Is
west of tho mountains where to a
largo extent Irrigation Is not desired
or so Intensely necessary ns for tho
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porting basin before ho Is hnrrnascd
with Interost chnrgcH or worrlod with
payments of principal.
The Irrigation Idea offars thoso op
portunities ha fur r.a principal la con
cerned, providing the bonda which
ate ottered by the district And a ante,
but tho Interest must bs met during
the construction aa well ns the de
velopment period.
The dlatrlct also applies the prln-
I pieie tint the mint recinimou niusi
pay eventuiilly for the henellts re
colvad and no other section of the
atnto or community or any other per
son will ultimately m obliged to pay
for the development of the lamia in
which ho Is not directly llnnnclnlly
Interested.
A bill which was Introduced Into
congress during Its last sesclon (Sen
ate bill r.827) by Woaley I-. Jones of
Washington, provides for tho guaran
tee by tho government for tho Inter
est on Irrigation district bonds after
a project has recehed tho careful
consideration and approval of tho
secretary of the Interior. Tho Jones
bill, If passed, will linvo tho offect of
providing uniform Irrigation district
laws throughout tho western states.
Illll is Misruled.
Although Oregon mid Washington
r.t tint present time have very satis
factory Irrigation district lawn other
ntates have not advanced to tho same
degree, thus whenever Irrigation tils
trlct securities aro offored an expln
nut Ion must be made as to the direct
merits of the particular bonds. Fur
thermore, the pnssnge of tho Jones
bill, It Is bolleved, would crcnto n
roadv tnnrltot for this class of secur
ity and In time would probably olim
Innte any othor form of Irrigation se
curity. I'roni a rollnhln sourco It Is
estimated Hint from $7ii. 000,000 to
$100,000,000 can bo Judicially ex
pended In each of tho two states, Oro
gon and Washington, on Irrigation
development alone, which will glvo
antuo Idea of tho enormous develop
ment posslblo under the district plan
nsslsted by tho passago of tho Jones
bill.
Tho o'inctment of this bill Into a
Inw does not mean that tho money
would be appropriated from tho fed
eral treasury but would only provide
for the payment by tho government
of such portions of the Interest ns'
would bo In default by somo districts. I
It Is possible Hint arrangements
could be mndo whoreby tho amount
nvallnbto nnnunlly from tho rcclama-
Hon service can bo mndo available for
this purpose.
I'liiroriik I'liin I'rrfi'i-ml.
Could tho entire amount, say $7,
000,000 or $8,000,000 which Is avail
able nnnunlly bo mndo available for
this purpose the government nlono
could pay Interest on n fund of prnc
tlcally $1,000,000,000 principal oven
If all Interest should bo met by the
government.
Kurthormoro federal or stato sup
ervision of tho construction of tho
district projects would further elim
inate tho objection that In many cases
tho members of tho district board of
directors nro not business men nor
qualified to handle the oxpendlturo of
large sums of money In a short time.
Tho Orogon Irrigation Congress
should. In my opinion, coneentrnto Ha
efforts on some olio Bound plan of
action and cxprt every effort to bring
r.bout relief to the muny sections of
Oregon, tho development of which
means so .much to tho balance of the
state and tho city of Portland.
Meiry Clirlstnm.s.
High grndo Shilling & Son piano
for $203 for Christmas oily. Uuy
Music Company. Adv.
Merry Clnl.stmiis.
DEPARTMENT ISSUES SUM
MARY OF CROP ESTIMATES
l''igiites (ileu for Oregon find the
I'nlted Stato Quantity (imitor,
Price Loss Tlinn I.iutt Year.
WASHING-TON, I). C, Dec. 17.
A summary of estimates of crop pro
duction and prices for tho Stnto of
Oregon and for the United States,
compiled by tho Bureau of Crop Ks
tltmiten (and transmitted through tho
Weather Huroati), U. 8. Department
of Agriculture Is ns follows:
Crop pioductlon In the Str.to this
year aggregates In quantity about 17
per cent mora than last year. Prices
on Dccombar 1 average eight per cant
lowor than n year ago, making total
valuo of crop production, on this
finals, nbout eight per cent less than
last year. Tho estimates nro based
upon thoso crops whoso values In tho
last complete crop cenaus represent
ed GS per cent of tho value of all
crops.
For tho United States production
HiIh year aggregates In iiunntlty
about nlno por cent more than Inst
yenr. Prices Decombor 1 nvorago ono
por cent lower than n year ago, mak
ing n total value of crop production
on this basis nbout eight per cent
less than Inst yenr; thoso estimates
nro based upon crops whoso value In
tho last comploto crop census repre
sented 85 per cent of tho vnluo of nil
CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS
(uiHteru ii lid central portions of the
HtRto. Tho plan Is pructlcul, however,
uiid Is aa JiiHtlllable aa a road mlllngo
tax which never la returned Into the
public, tro.iaiiry direct and duos not
allow the Immediate insult of devel
opment mid Inci enned nanoxaml valu
ation that would result from Irriga
tion drtVdnimoilt.
Other method audi aa the stnto
ur government tindei writing bonds
for IrrlKitlon projerta although de
alt'Mhlri from certain vie polnta could
not be obtained probably for wfvornl
years, until the people could lie mif
llclmitly educated to pnaa the nucoa
aary luglHlntlou.
IXsiilii rimi 1'iiMned.
Tliwie appears to bo only one log
leal wiliitlnn for the Irrigation proli
Ihiiik la Oieami r.ud the west, and
that la tho Irrigation district Idea,
ImkiK'imI by Home state or federal leg
islation which would itntilHt in tho
payment of Intereut during tho con
Ntriictlvu and tho development per
iod. In older to make a aucfoaa of
any Irritation project wo must look
to the siicetuM of tho man on the laud..
Ordinarily the man must be able to
provide a living for hlmaelf mid fam
ily In addition to paying for the water
and Improvement on tho laud before
aiU'ceaw can bo proclaimed, fiuler
prhat Inlartlon, the Curoy Act or
the vuriiuiH nthur fnriiM attempted lu
(he latat It la uaunl not only to charge
lari imah II rat payniMiit, but It la
)ao iitxuwaary for the attlr to pay
lataraat and maintenance fee. In
dMlhu lii la iHHll)l to build a
cabin, build fH0. rlar lit laud.
purvha atoek and othoruUe Im
prova lila larni. UiuUr ordlimry clr
vuniataueaa the muu Mho baa aulll
eitiut capital to accompltnU all of
tha thluga would haa vary little
deal re or wquUI be attracted only to
K amall degree tiy the luvcatment lu
an Irrigated farm In Oregon. It la
tha man with the amnll menus but
with an abundance of physical ener
gy and ambition that uuiat be pluced
aa the laud
la order to make a aureeaa of the
new Mjttler with airnll manna, but
Mflth a capacity (or work. It will be
echie nceaairv to place hint on tjie
ld !th no ttrat caah pay moot no
-prlnrlptv,! payiuenta for a long term
of yeara aay 80 unit no Interest
rhargea fur a period of from four to
tlve )eara.
Mu-t Aid Settlor.
iue a program immt lie oonduc-
tlvo to the bucco of u ntuouor who
- yijuld iimplik' his time and labor
nh-Kirlug lil land. Improving hla placo
mid becoming nettled on a self aup-
IT IS NOT YET TOO LATE to Jo Your Shopping
AH Brooms 25c
Block Tinware 5c and 10c
Canvas Gloves . 5c
Genuine Razor Strops, $2 values, $1.00
DOLLS.- 35c
CROCKERY Double Glazed
Platters 12cto35c
Fruit Dishes 30c
91-inch Plates, . 6c
Small Creamers 10c
Come In before you Atty and lool over our line of
toys. We have a great many Values left.
OUR NAME JlfLstfJjjUTh OUR NAME
GUARANTEE K33SAX& GUARANTEE
SAVE TIME and MONEY
Why carry wood iukI
iislies uheii you can
mho all of tlio iiniicc
fs.Miry laNir by using u
ltoynl lllue (,'us Pro
ilucer, lliiins gas iimiiufac
tuiiMl from conl oil ills
tlllate ut ii having of
from itt) to .10 oer
wood or ciml.
1'ito Demonstiatlon,
I liliMKVrs
RUtK'KKY.
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BRIDGES & UnER
Sales Hgrs.
crops grown, and niny bo regarded ns
representative of nil crops.
Kstlnrntes for important crops nro '
given below: Acreago and production '
In thousands, I. e., 000 omitted. CjI-
unin (l) acreage; column u'j pro
duction; column (3) prlco Dec. 1,
cents.
Olefin.
Crops
Corn, bti.
Wheat, bu.
Vl5
.'14
.ir,
'l
Oats, bu 'lu
"HI
Barley,, bu. . ..'1G
'Ill
.'lo
"I
.'1C
'HI
.16,
.'111
Uye, bu.
Potatoes, bu.
Hay, tons
(1) (2) (3)
33 1,1601 82
22 J GC0J S2
90020,000 S4
79U1C.G04 102
30r.10,100 37
3C412,7I0 40
130 I,fi80 C2
122 3,000 " Bl
23 414 00
21 33(i 100
4S o,r.20 CO
49 4,753 CO
850' 1,870 $9.R0
SCS 1,71C'$9.20
Aleny ClirNtuius.
Itecoiiimendcd for Cioup.
W. C. Alley, Uoseloy, Mo., says:
"I havo rnlsed a ramlly of four chll
dron and used Foley's Honey and Tar
with nil of them. I llnd It the host
cough and croup medicine I over
used. I used it for eight or ten years
nnd con recommend it for croup."
Snmo natisfactory results for coughs
and colds. Sold everywhere. Adv.
PHOTO:
FOR
Christmas
YOU should placo your or
der for Christmas photos
now, to got them on timo for
presents. Wo nro especial
ly proparod with tho latest
In Holiday folders.
OUlt STUDIO IiAMI' enables
us to photograph you DAY
Oil XIOIIT. Tho best ro
sults obtainable.
Malto your appolntmonts
now.
TODD
& SYMONS
BOND STKEET
i
American
Adding
and:
Listing
Machine
(EIGHT COLUMN CAPACITY)
PRICE
$88.00
F. O. IJ. MAYWOOD, ILL.
Sold on one year's
credit or 3 dis
count for cash,
MAIL COUPON TODAY
American Can Company
Chicago, 111.
Please send booklet descrip- j
tive of American Adding and I
Listing Machine.
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Clipped bom The Bnd Bulletin
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Fish, Oys
Dressed
fers and
Poultry
ALWAYS ON HAND
AT PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT AT
THE CLUB CAFE
Dond Sired
Opposite Carmody Broi.
Bend Contracting; Co.
"No .lob too Ills. No Job too Small."
Ilrldgo Construction Hxcnvntton of all Kinds
KI'HCIAIilA', COXSTUCTi:i) SKI'TIO TANKS
Teams for all kinds of heavy hauling at all times. Land clearing
i:. O. CInik, Manngcr I'lione Mlack 151 G. I). Claris
Olllco with Ilomcscckcrs Land Company.
Oregon Transfer Company
Olllco with Homoseokors Lnnd Company.
Moving Household
Goods Our Specially
l'hono lllarlc 151
Coal nnd Wood
Mglit mul Heavy I'rclglit
KXI'ItKSH AND IlAOOAfJK
AUTO TIIUCKS TO ANV l'.VKT OV
Till J COUXTItV
F. Dement &
Co.
Carries a complete
line of Fresh Fruits
and Vegetables
Fancy and Staple'
Groceries. Let us
figure with you on
your Xrnas Order.
Lots at Half the Price
Asked in other additions of Equal Distance from
the Business Center.
Lots 40X105.. $75 for Inside, $100 for Corners
Lois 50X125. $100 Tor Inside, $125 for Corners
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
Central Oregon's Leading
INSURANCE AGENCY
Fire Automoble Life Accident Surety Bonds
J. A. EASTES
OREGON STREET, BEND, OREGON
.Member Tot-tlnnd ltenlty Hoard.
VILLAGE SCHOOL SHOES
For Girls and Boys
"Tel-Til-Tip"
Guaranteed not to wear out
Children s . - $2.00 to $2.25
Boys and Girls'. $2.75 pair
Waterproof school bag giv
en away with each pair of
Village School Shoes sold.
Foot-ScBiilze Dress Shots for Men
R. H. LOVEN tfWSSS? Repairing
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