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CTRiunnu cram ,
ISSUE CARRIES;
LARGE MAJORITY FOR
AMENDMENT
ily Can Xow I'iiirliiiso'JViiiiliiiil Slto
Voto Is 171) to 17 Council
Takes up (Jur-Mlon sttrt i,.
tU-ltVOIIICIIt Holldlllg Cm ties.
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I note with great pleasure tho
result or your city olectlon Mon-
day nnd tho very lprgo majority
In favor of tho bond Isstio to
be dnvotod. to procuring rail-
way terminals, llond has thus
amiln domonstrated Its splon-
did public spirit. I earnestly
congratulato tho city on this -
substantial step toward Insuring
adequate railway facilities Tor
Central Oregon. Also suggest
that If tho lino examplo thus -
set Is continued and generally
lonowcu noro and in Central
Oregon I will ho nioro than cvor
hopeful of tho early success of
our Joint offorts.
"IIOIIT. E. STRAHORX."
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Hem! will do Us sharo toward holp
Int Hobort K. Strnhorn build tho Ore
gon, California & Eastern.
This was demonstrated on Monday
when tho pcoplo voted overwhelm
ingly In favor of amending tho city
charter to permit an Issuo of bonds
to purchase lands desired by Mr.
Sffhorn for terminal purposes In
llond. At tho samu time a second
amendment was adopted permitting
district bondliiu for street and sower
linprovomcnts. Tho voto on the two '
questions was ns follows: StrnhornJ
bonds, For 170. against 17; district
liondlng, for 179, against 9.
At a council meeting held Immedl
r.tely following tho counting of tho
ballots tho council ennvrssed tho voto
nnd declared tho result of tho elec
tion. In order that no tlmo ho lost
In making arrangements for tho hou I
Ibsuo tho council also directed tho
Wrys nnd Means commltteo (o con
fer nt onco witn Mr. Htrr.norn .nnu
to find n purchaser for tho bonds.
Monday's election followed two
month's work on tho part of a com
mltteo frfltn iho Irtmtl Commercial
Club nptiolntcd to obtain options on
tho terminal property desired by Mr.
Strahom. Tho optlonod property
runs south from tho Lyllo ncro tracts
rdjolnlng tho present Orogon Trunk
right of wny nnd will bo usod. accord
ing to n ntntnninnt from Mr. Strnhorn,
for right of wny through tho city,
t Ion. shops, fuel storcgo and loading
'arllltles, round houso, stockyards,
and otlior railroad nunioBos.
Tlin nrnornn. Cnllfnrnln & Kastern. I
on nrn1or.l.l lit- Mr Sfrnlinrn. will ll ,
built oast from Hend to Hnrnov vnllv I
nnd Fonth to Klntunth Foils and i
"Lukevlow connecting with linos al-
readv built to tlmso points. An-'
nouncemont of the fact that Mr. Stra-,
lmrn had tho nroieot under ponteni-1
ulntlnif was first mndo In Tho Hulletlu
lftct fall nnd after preliminary sur
vovg had boon complntod Mr. Stra
born dnflnitnlv committed himself to
Die undertaking nt n meeting held In
llo"d on Novombor 17.
At this mooting, nttendod bv deh
ca'ps from ovorv Central Oroon
oommunlty, Mr, Strnhorn stated that
lio oynpctod nil rights of way and ter
minals to bo donated. Lnkovlew re
nins 23 miles of right or wny nlreadv
dpndeil. Hend now romos forward
wPh tho tormlnnls neodod hore.
PROJECT INjOOB SHAPE
"State Kiiclucer Lewis Finds Tunmhi
Affairs Progressing.
SALEM, Fob. 29. HeturnlnK from
n Interesting trip In Central Oregon
tate Engineer Lowis nnd his field
engineer John Dubuls today stated
that tlioy found tho situation at the
Tumalo project vory promising.
Tho uppor Imalii of tho main res
ervoir has boon filled and Is holding
"water satisfactorily. Tho 1000 acre
feet accoramodat'nii bv this basin is
moro than onough to care for all
acreage sold which dononds solely l
ipun ino reservoir, thus insunnn
water for such lands this soiison.
The ronorvolr Itself is filling up
and tho leaks which previously have
given trouble snnni ti. imvn been i
tured. The nfllnlnln nvnraas the
oplnlon that In n month or so the i
Toservolr will bo In good shape.
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IlKXKVnr.nvi' wsnriATio.V.
At a special meeting or the Hend i $200,000. Tho new orrltor, Is
llenevolent Association hold Monday larely timbered area which will now
afternoon n flnanclnl roport was giv-'holp pay tho Increased school ex
n as follows: collections turned in penses caused by the timber develop
from Community Christmas tre niont here.
41.S9. Hocelpta from tho rummage ,.,1, . . ,,......,.
sale. $19.30. Outstanding hills. S1STKU IS MIU1LHKI).
36.75. Cnsli tin hand $7.09. The Mtss Alico I). Spalding and Miss
BBSoclatlon has been eondurtinf spe- Margaret Spalding, of the Altymont
!nl Inveatlgatlons Into living eondl- Hotel, recelvod word on Monday af
tlons throughout town, and ba hem
praetleally taking oaro of flv fsra-
lllew unable to obtain support. The
officers of tho association aro desir
ous a!-expressing their thanks to the
peqnle who contributed fogd nnd
clothing lasfemoath. I ,
ERCIALCLUB DISCUSSES
BOUNTY ON JACK RABBITS
Mutter Is Left t. Committee Itomls
CoimuKlef Ilcpoits Foundry In.
Iit Coiisldciiitlnu Alii Is Voted.
Matters of many sorts worn tnlto..
up Ity the Conunorclnl Clul) nt Its
mooting on Saturday, possibly the
i"i important being n discussion
ii uouiitj on rabbits, n proposal
that tho county offer a bounty being
now under consideration In various
sections. As expressed by tho speak
era tho general sentiment of tho club
was opposed to tho bounty plan. A
commltteo was appointed to consider
tho irntter and to consult with It: ,
Unul or i!w. p. s. biological survov.
who Iiiih led the rabbit poisonlns
work here this winter.
Auntlirr mnttur which occupied
(onslilernlde time was n roport from
the roads commltteo and tho ensuing
discussion. Tho commltteo suggost
ed that the club's efforts bo put on
tho roml to Powell llntto and on a
road to Sisters nnd that a fund bo
solicited for tho purposo nt once.
speakers favored work on tho Tum
alo road also. A soliciting commltteo
wpr appointed.
Other matters coming bcforo the
club Included tho aimolntiuont of n
committee to consider tho location of
nToundry hero, and adoption of res
olutions favoring tho establishment
or n naval bnso at Astoria. The chili
voted $2ii toward tho expenses of a
delegate rrom tho Irrigation congress
to go to Washington to work for tho
passago of tho Jonca bill.
TO IIIHCrSH SCHOOL Qt'ESTIOXS.
A local educational meeting at
which various school problems will
ho discussed, will be hold at Redmond
next week Saturday. Superintendent
Hopkins, of Hand, will uoilver an ad
dress on "Tho J'ublic School and
Personal Achievement." and Princi
pal It. 0. White wilt lead tho discus
slon on tho subject, "Supervised
Study," Others on the program aro
Mro. K L. Walkor of Prlnovlllo and
P. M. Nash, of Redmond.
fl Al I ICflM IC CIDCT Inll
U, HLUDUIl ID 11110 1 UHIL
VICTIM JJNDER NEW LAW
lie Will Serve l."i Days In City . lull for
Disorderly Comliii't llml Much
Liquor on Ills PeiMin,
C. Alllcon purchased about 10
pints of whlsltoy beforo Oregon be
came arid. On Saturday nftornoon
ho thought ho would colebrnto with
tho last pint. A moro or less display
of disorderly conduct brought upon
hint tho reproving hand of chief
Roberts who with much speed
launched Allison In tho city hostile
Asldo from tho genoral aspects of
a drunk Allison Is tho first man to
occupy tho city Jail since llond wont
on tho dry column. Ho firmly holds
to tho statomont that ho has hnd tho
liquor In his pocsocslon since tho
night of Decombor 31, but tho auth
orities nro not credulous.
As a result of tho llttlo spree Alli
son, when urougut noioro uecorour
II. C. Ellis, was lined $."0 nnd 20
ilnvrt 111 lull. N'dt llfivlnc tllR fllll.ls
with which to liquidate Allison will
sorvo -15 days In tho city Jail.
HEART FAILURE CAUSES
DEATH OF FRANK SMITH!
Was round Dead In Ills lied Tuesday
Morning (hwiod ('ousldoniblo
l'iiicity lloio.
Frank Smith, Into of Colorado, was
found dead in his bed by his son
Charles early Tuesday morning nt
his homo In Wlestorla. Tho cause
of tho death Is believed by Dr. II, C.
Coe to ho heart failure. Mr. Smith
retired earl Monday ovenlng feeling
In the best of health. For several
mnntlm hn lina boftii treated for lmnrt '
trouble and of late has been showing
mmrkeil Improvement, and upon his
retiring Monday ovenlng ho expressed
confidence In his ultimate recovery.
Mr. Smith was n man of 'consider
able means, owning property In
Holse. Idaho and In Colorado. He
recently Invested In Hond proporty,
owning two lots upon which were
residences nnd some other residen
tial property,
Tho decoosed Is survived by two
brothers In Colorado and a son,
Charles, 18 years old, who has been
with him In Hend. Tho remains will
he shipped tomorrow morning o
Coaldale, Colorado for Interment.
HISTIUCr HOfXIIAItV CIIAXOKH.
Xew school districts were formed
from the Arnold section and the
Young school section or Dlstrlot 12
at the nieotlllg of tho district toun-
dary board yosterdciy, nnd terrltesw-j
to tho south wns added to District
12. Hy tho change the valur.tlon -.r (
dlr.tr'ot 12 la lucre, sed bv about i
tne Killing oi meir r ..-..
h'iland, Mr. nnd Mrs. L'.-
AKers. oi umuis rmam,
Aecordlng t.o r.eport In tl PtrtUnd
paoeqs tiiq couple were rtot hr a
BlBhUflr as. ,thej' drovji fi Sttudajr
sghcjQl.
1 LADIES FORM
i WHY CLUB
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WILL ASSIST MEN'S
ORGANIZATION
OMIcers me Elected nt Flr-t Mooting
Hold Sntiiidiiy Afternoon Mrs
Ji. 0. Cobb Tells of Work Done
nt Castle Hock, Washington.
Tho Lndlos AuxH'nry to tho Com
mercial Club, with .10 charter mem
bers was organized Saturday nftor
noon. Mrs. Ivy 11. Davidson was
elected president, Mrs. Cora Hros
torhous, vice president, Mrs. .Mabel 10.
Lara, secretary-treasurer. Tho board
of directors for tho ensuing yenr in;
cludo Mrs. Ivy 11. Davidson, M.S.
Cora Hiosterhous, Mrs. Mabel E.
Larn, Mrs.' Gortrudo McC. Hudson
nnd Mrs. Ella HrnokB.
Tho purposo of tho Ladles Auxil
iary to tho Commercial Club Is 10
work In conjunction with tho Hend
Commercial Club and other kindred
organizations. It will establish so
cial club rooms for tho entortnlnmont
of the members and visitors nnd now
peoplo coming to tho vicinity. Llko
tho Commercial Club It will tnko up
matters public interest coming be
foro tho town and vicinity.
Tho Ladles Auxiliary to the Com
mercial Club was organized upon tho
suggestion of. II. II. Do Armond, for
mor manager of tho Commercial
Club. In other towns and cities in
tho northwest ladles auxiliary bodies
to the Commercial Clubs havo proved
Ui bo a big asset to tho development
or tiio town and tributary country.
Mrs. L. a. Cobb, of Castle Hock,
Washington, was present nt tho Inl
tlrl mooting of tho Hend women's
organization. Mrs. Cobb was lntl
mutely Interested In the I. miles Com
mercial Club or Castle Rock which
was tho first women's commercial or
ganization formed In Washington.
Mrs. Cobb outlined briefly tho work
which tho Cnstlo Hock Club has ac
complished hIiico Its formation.
Tho charter members of tho club
are: Mrs. Floronco L. Silvia, Mrs.
Gortrudo McC. Hudson, Mrs. II. J.
Ovorturf, Mrs, .lano 1). Koyos, Mrs.
Kllznhcth M. McCann, Mrs. II. C.
Norton, Mrs. T. T. Prlnglo, Mrs. John
H. Hynn, Mrs, II. ,Iv. Hrooks, Mrs.
Hugh O'Kiino, Mrs. K. I). Wilson.
Mrs. J. A. Hastes, Mrs. II. W. Skuse,
Mrs. lCdna Polndextor, Mrs. Anna
llrostorlious, Mrs. Corn A. Hrostcr
'houso, Mrs, Loulso M. Honor, Mrs. T).
II. Swartz. Mrs. H. 11. Ford, Mrs. L.
G. Cohh, Mrs. .1. Kdward Larson,
Mrs. Joffophlno II. Demont, Mrs, Ivy
II. Davidson, Mrs. X. G. Davis, Mrs.
Moblo K. Lara, Miss Mary R. Colo-
innn. Mrs. Ollvo McKay. Mrs. W. W.
1 aulkner, Mrs. A. M. Maddock, Mrs.
lVU W. Ward
Tho regular meetings of tho club
win no noiu on mo ursi himinmv oi
ovary mouth. A meeting will ho hold
noxt Saturday nftornoon nt I! o'clock
at the Commercial Club rooms.
wi:.tiii:u xoticks iti:ci:ivi:n.
Weathor notices rrom tho district
olllco or tho weathor rbrocastor In
Portland ore being received by tho
local forotit ofllclnls. Tho first notice
wi"j rocolved on Monday tolling or tho
snow fall of yenteidity. Tho notices
will bo sent ovory Monday morning
so thnt stockmon throughout Contra!
Oregon may bo Informed ns to weath
or conditions of tho week as predict
ed at tho Portland woathor olllco.
HAKI-: HALL TIUMS lOHMINf.'. I
Hend will have onoiibli ball teann
to run n local league this summer ,
without sending tiwuy for compel!
lon. according to present Indications.
Already a iiiuo hns been formed at
tho Hrooks-Scanlon plant nnd one Is1
bolng formed by Shevlln omployees.
It Is understood that tho carpenters
aro forming n nlno. As soon ns the
tonms fire mndo up n meeting will ne
hold to arrange a schedule. The
Hrooks-Scanlon team consists of the
following: K. Johnson, p., Peterson,
c, Zloses, 1st, Iludoll, 2nd, Anderson,
88, Harbor, 3rd. Glllett rf Hutler. rf.
McMoon. If, G. Weber, subs A. Huff
man, H. H. Allen.
NJ - feif ''''QjnP&tfr
OHHGO.V, qAi.iroitxiA . ISAKTHII.V It. It. IIOTTKO lixiis show
t PHOI'OAUH ItOL'TIiS.
ANOTHER DRY
TO
MORE STORAGE ROOA1
NEEDED
I'liilsliliiX Toiiclio.s me Helng Put on
Slieilln Phiut .Mnihlneiy for
IliooKc-Siuiilom ."Mill Auhes
t'n'w of .Mlllvt lights nt Work.
lllg. and getting bigger. That is
tho Impression ouo receives those
days when ho spends a few hours in
covering the vast outlay at the Shev-Hn-lllxoii
plant. Tho latost develop
ment across tho Doschutos river is
the announcement by Dion & Hor
skotte, bulldors of tho plant, that
work has been commenced on the
foundation for a second dry shed
which will bo COO feet long and lpl
feet wide nnd similar to the dry shed
which Is now completed. Tho new
shed will bo erected directly west of
tho completed shed and will accom
modate approximately tho samo
amount or finished lumber.
A desire to prepare for any emnr
gencles which might nrlso during tho
operation of the auxiliary plants of
tho mill, which might crowd tho com
pr.ny for storugo room, has prompted
tho nctlon In building n second dry
shed Tho now structure will Do
ninhed to Its completion with n largo
crow of. mcui to bo put to work on It
Just as soon as the mntcrlnls arrlvo
and tho foundation Is completed.
What might ho called putting on
tho finishing touches In many of (ho
buildings Is now going on. Tho forco
of men engnged In doing tills work
hns boon greatly lucrensed In tho last
two wcoks slnco tho woathor settled
nod rapid progress Is being made to
ward the completion of tho vnrlo.ts
units ot the plant.
Oaly six car hinds or machinery
nro yet to nrrlvo beroro nil tho ma
chinery Tor tho entire plant will be on
tho ground. With nil tho machinists
here, this work It Is bolioved, should
tako only n short tlmo. Tho olos
trlcat equipment will bo all comploto
upon tho nrrlval of tho largo switch
board which wns shipped Tuesday
morning from Schnpctndy, N.Y. Fins
who built Inst week for tho fhst tlmo
under tho boilers and steam Is now
being furnished to tho dry kilns while
tho painters aro engaged In painting
tho buildings.
Iliillillng Xtvtr Completion.
A rnpld development has been
shown In tho box factory, work on
which was begun throe weeks ngo,
Tho rratno work Is practically com
pleted this week and machinists nro
beginning nlroady to mako prepara
tions for putting In tho machinery
wlion It arrives. A biimiII army of
men Is ongngod In putting up ma
chinery In tho sash and door fartory,
jnd It Is expected that this part jf
the plant wlll'bo ready fur oporatloi.s
n few days aftor tho mill begins op
eratlons.
Forty men nro ongngod lti laying
'int tho yards. Tlia main tramways
ore being laid this week. Mauv of
the mill employees from outsldn
points nro arriving and It Is expect
ed thnt many more will oome In
within tho noxt two weeks to start
vrk Just as soon as tho mill com
mences Hawing.
With n greatly Increased crow of
mill wrlghtH tho machinery, most or
u'llcli has nrrlvod, Is liglng put In tho
Itrooks-ScHiiloii plant. The hollers
for tho powor plant nro oxpectod to
arrlvo within tho next throe dnvs and
will bo put In Immediately upon their
nrrlval. The motors for the power
lusa are here and are helnic Install
ed. Tho burner will Im painted be
fore tho end of the week. A 32 foot
extension hns been made to tho surt-
lug shod. A big crew of men Is en-
u mad In laying out the Hrooka-Scaii
bin yards.
A crow of 30 men began logging
aiiout four miles south of town and
about 300,000 reet or logs havo beu
iiit In tho ponds so far this woek.
Operations In this department will
CDinmonco in full foreo this week 'n
order to havo a good slied nut roadv
f"r tho mill when It opens somotline
n out April 20.
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10 HOLD EXAMINATION FOB
' NAVAL ACADEMY HEBE SOON
CoiigiosMiinii Slunott Mill Designate
Ciiudlilntes by Menus of Compcti
the i:iiiiilnnlloit on Shu eli il'2.
In order to glvo every boy in his
district rn ovon chanco to enter An
napolis Xaval Academy If he enn
mrko good. Congressman Nltk Sin
nott will deslgnnto candidates for
tho vacancy Just created by the new
naval bill by menus ot u competitive
examination. Tho examination will
be hold by the V. S. Civil Service
Commission for Congressman Slunott
on March 22nd. In order that nnv
boy may tako the examination with
out much expense for travel It will
bo given In the following seven cities
on tho samo day. (Mureh 22): The
Dalles, Hend. Klanmth Falls, Pendle
ton, liaker. La Grande and Ontario.
The examinations will bo conducted
by tho decretory of tho Civil Service
Hoard at the postoltlco In earh of
these cities, beginning nt 9 a. in.,
March 22nd.
Tho candldato who posses this ex
amination with tho highest grade
will bo appointed na principal by the
cr.storii Oregon Congressman, nnd
those stnndlng second nnd third, will
bo first alternate nnd second niter
unto respectively. Tho olllclal exam
ination for admission to the Acad
emy takeB place on April 18th. Any
young man may enter this competi
tive examination who Is now nnd was
February 1, 191(1, an actual resident
or tho Second Oregon Congressional
District, provided ho Is ovor sixteen
years or ago and will not be twenty
years or ngo by or boforo April, IS,
Tho examination will bo wrltton In
form, and will ombrnco tho following
subjecto: English grammar, geogra
phy, II. S. History, Arithmetic, Alge
bra nnd Geometry. Spelling nnd
punctuntlon will bo graded from tho
other mnnuscrlpts. Thoso thinking
of taking tho examination can get
snmplo questions nnd full Informa
tion about tho Navnl Academy by
writing Congressman Slunott, room
949 House ot Heprosontntlve8. Wash
ington, D. C.
E THAN 500 ATTENDED
RECEPTIDNJOJEW COMERS
Muslnir XuniheiM Were Cordially He-
eeled CiiimiI Wn lliiiidlod Has-
Ily In Spite of Inadequate Spare.
A crowd, which exceeded tho fond
ect hopes of tho commltteo In charge,
attended tho reception glvon bv tho
Commercial Club, usBlsted by tho Li
brary Club and tho Puront-Teachor
Association, given to now comers to
Hend and vicinity nt tho Commercial
Club rooms laBt Thursday nftornoon
nnd evening. More than I00 peoplo,
of whom more than ono hair wore
now minors to Hend, wore present
during tho nttoruoon nnd ovenlng.
Tho program provod a big drawing
card nnd tho cordiality with which
tho numbers were received Indicated
that tho music wns appreciated,
Tho registration showed thnt 1.18
peoplo nttendod tho reception In tho
iif'oinoon nnd 3S7 were present In
tlm ovenlng. Although the arcom
modntous afforded by the Commercial
Club rooms were far ton Inadequate
to oner tut opportunity ror freedom
in mingling with the people, the
crowd wns well handled. Kvory one
who attended wns labeled with his
or hnr mimo which mndo Informality
In greeting and Introduction nu oniy
matter.
Much credit hns been given to the
committee whloh hud clinrKo or the
affair for tho manner In which the
crowd was held nnd the ease with
which tho peoplo mnnaRod to become
Hrqunlutod. During the afternoon
and ovenlng light refreshments were
served to the guests present
The committee In charge wishes id
express Its thanks to evwrvone who
responded In assisting the reception
to lie a microns.
SURVEY NEARS SILVER LAKE
Stillborn L'uglneeitt Still Hiny to the
South.
(Chewaucail Press )
!:. L. Uenetlel or Cruokwl Crk
was lu Paisley the first of the week.
1I has been on a visit with bis
brother who Is employed with tho
Strnhorn surveying party which Is
working north or Paisley.
Mr. lienelle! states that the party
finished the Hue over the Summer
Ijike-Sllver Lako divide last Monday
nlgbt. Tho grade sturts In at u pol-il
Just north of the James Small ranch
and from there graduall) rises to the
summit at tho same point where the
road crosses at present. It then roi
lows the southern side or Silver l.ake
lu a gradual drop in th level of the
valluv again, on the other side.
As soon as the work wim finished
across the divide the pnrt returned
10 Middle War Hut'e and are now
running the Hue from the point
where they left off while at Paisley.
to connect with the portion Aiifehed
aoross the divide. This work will
pn hably be finished this week when
thev will move to the Silver Lake
alley,
K. S. SMOCK IIHICAK LHfl.
K. ft, tae. a mall csrrler i Al
fi lfa. Mat4lnIa broken leg Wdtday
moniU$ lH a rtjUBwrv near AiUiff.
Mr. fcnort ru riding horegtogek
when the borw bocsaw uneoulrwIK
hi and thrw Ulm agstttat a MjilDav
truo. , '
BOARD ACTS W
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SETTLERS'WDRD
TURNS DOWN MORSON
REQUEST
Wns Itemly to Atfioo to Change Dp-
slieil liyLn Pine Company When
Telegram Conic from Settler
Will X'ot KxcliniiKc Limits.
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SAL1CM Fob. 29. Aftnr ra-
celvlng objections by tclograph
from Ln Pine cortlllcate holders -
tho Doeert Land Hoard this --
morning refused to sanction .1. -
K. Morsou's scheme to cancel tho
oast unit of tho La Pine piojcct.
Objection cnino In u message
signed, "La Pine Holders ln
Morsou Lnnd Project." Thoy
Btated thnt thoy had Invested --
much In Improvements on tho
east sldo lands they had signed
up for anil that to compel tlioin
to oxchnuge for Improved west
side lnndn would Involve mater-
lal loss and would bo unfair. -
Tho Hoard had received tho lm-
presslon from Morson that cor-
tlllcnto holders wore ngreoahlo
- to his plan. As matters stand,
therororo, Morson's new propos-
nl Is checkmated, at least tcni-
porarlly.
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8ALI3M, Fob. 29. .1. K. Morson
of tho Morson Land Company, which
Is handling tho so-cnllcd La Pine Ir
rigation project, linn submitted n,
proposition which apparently will un
ravel tho presont tangled condition
nt Mho project and produce prompt
reclamation or a largo portion or Its
lands.
In n lettor to the Honrd Morsou
outlines his plan. Ho proposes to
abandon, nt least temporarily, tho so
called East Side unit under List 11,
embracing 2,100 ncrcs, and to glvo
rortlflcato holders under this unit
cqunl acreage under tho West Sldo
I'nlt. Tho West Sldo unit coutul
about 9,0 I f ncrcs, nnd there Is water
enough In tho normal How of tho Dos
chutes without utilizing any storage
nt O reticent Inko, niuply to enro for
Its needs.; , M
Morson, Is Is uuderVtood, says the
expenditure of about $10,000 will
comploto tho Wost Sldo. unit, nnd ap
parently tho funds nro nvnllnblo. It
Is understood tynt moro certificates
have been sold than (hero will bo
ncrcago nvnllablo under tho West
Sldo unit, and Morson's. plan, .i,'i
stated verbally, will bo to offnr tho
lands to thoso cortlllcMo holders who
actually Intemlt to use them, so far
as thoy wilt go, nnd thon to glvo tho
halnnco bonds.
While the Hoard thus fur has not
olllclnlly coiuildered the proposition,
of which Itsvipproval Is nsked, It Is
understood that Its members will not
ho adverse provided the Interests of
rortlllpnte holders can bo snfeguard
od absolutely.
Tho Moi'Miii Lcttri'.
Tho Morson letter to tho Hoard
follows:
"The Hon. Serrelnry of Interior, in
3S L. D. r.ns, holds that tho State
cannot rronte a lieu axahiHt lands
Included In pontrart between n statu
and tho Federal Government, In favu"
of n contracting company, until lif
ter the approval of the patent list,
nnd that, until the patent list h.m
been approved bv the Department,
tho lauds set nut In the contract,
though reclaimed. berotva subject to
'Investigation and adjudication.'
"As. therefore, no Hen ran bo cre
ated, and as, therefore, there Is no
guarantee that the lands lie lug re
claimed will lm permitted to go to
prtent. this roiiiimnv rspctfnllv
asks your Honorable Hoard to oaucel
ror reclamation all lands lu what Is
generally known as the Kast Unit or
List No. 11, and under contract ror
reclamation bv this roinpuny.
"As the West Full la about re
claimed, this company reanoetfiillv
asks that extrusion ) asked to com
plots and patent anie: and that the
east side he hold by the stato fo
further consideration lierMiiwo, should
the stato later, llml Hsolf In position
to complete It, the same, (deluding
water rights, maps, simey. oto., will
be .complete. As the west sldo unit
comes under the derision herein re-
cited, effort must be made to ludurn
Hon. Secretary to admit samo to pat
ent. "Further: at this dite tho oast
sit e has more or less buildings pinned
bv certiorate holders of this oom
puuv In anticipation of reclamation
of the east side lands. Should those
lands be thrown open to entry at this
time, no ouportunliv would h given
these people. Including myself, to re
move, or otherwise d'spoeit of (been
buildings N'o wrong can oottio to tho
redrsl Goveruraeut or to tho stat.i
by this course. If after a tlmo, no
good reason exists for the further re
tentlou of these lands, thev would of
eourso be released to the V. S."
IJ'III Oi' WXLTKIt tTtODIMIIt.
Walter Si rodder, a colored ooitk
employed at the Pilot Butte hut'.
died on Haturdav of tubereuloaie, lie
was 31 yaarn old. Tk fuarHl, was
bald Satuntor afternoon. lnieruist
Mm i)M Ib tha PUot VKUs sum-
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