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Editorial Comment
ern Oregon's well-loved river tidings
SHACKI.EH FOR THE ROGUE?
In Its report on plans for develop
ment of the water resources of the
Rogue river basin, the bureau of re
clamation specifies that this state
ment 1» "addressed primarily to the
people of the Rogue river valley."
that the
We- respectfully .submit
Itogue river issue is of legitimate
concern also to the rest of Oregon, to
our country and continent. »Ince it
involve» the future of one of the
world*» most l>eautlful
rivers, n
stream internailkmally famous among
anglers anil vacationist». The Rogue
1« something more than a rver—it is
a principle, an ideal and a trust. To
tell us by inference that those who
do not dewell beside the river have
litltle at stake in the hearing soon to
be held, is to disqualify a proper
public interet In a regional anil na
tional inheritance.
To every generation something is
given in trust, that the generations
to follow may enjoy the lfts of provi
dence, and peculiarly those of the
outdoors, as o th era have enjoyed
them. Such a property la the Rogue
river, with its scenic charm and its
great migration» of trout and salmon.
The utilitarian proposal to destroy
much of this beauty and bounty by
the construction of dams—and. in
deed, eventually to harness the river
from its source to the sea— assumes
that this is bent for the people. That
would depend, we think, upon the
definition of utilitarianism. It is a
term that rises superior to workaday
projects anil finds its higher utility in
the refreshment of mankind. South-
more than merely material blessings
to those that live there or visit it. It
will continue these benefactions, if
undisturbed, if unviolated, centuries
hence. The Rugue deserves better of
its privileged custodians than to be
harnessed into a series of frog ponds
—'«’here now the steelhead and cut
throat spawn, and the »almon, m
their ancient bridal gravels.
Aware of the several counterargu-
ments in the instance, which have to
do with at least one nonexistent
neceseilty- —that of additional power
—we would respectfully remind the
proponents of the plan to sell the
Rogue into slavery that it has been
.»aid. "Man doth not live by bread
only."
But even aside from this it
Is our considered opinion—as it is of
the Oregon state game commission
and the United States fish and wild
life service—that in the long run an
unravished river will be of far great
er benefit to the people. Let us in
sure «hat we shall ha'’e o melancholy
memories of a time when the Rogue
rwa« the Rogue, untamed, unspoiled
and much as it was in the day of
creation. Let us not Invite the re
proof and ridicule of thfce that come
tkfter. Let us leave them the match- i
less river as we found it. There is,
it weems to us, though it has been
suggested the matter is none of our
afair, no greater urgency than this.
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THURSDAY. MAY 13, 194
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Gentlemen, when the time comes to weli-hein of America. And thereupon
»bout
crutch«« soon.
discuss the Rogue river, think better resolve that the Rogue aha.ll remain
The Csyw are doing
a natural river in perpetuity—a Hv-
•hissionu
of your ambition to change it into a
ing testimonial to th« sympathy and work at Edmonton. Alta. Canada.
sequence of frog ponds. Cast about
foresight of this generation. Then
tor another answer to your problemm.
adjourn.
Tike thought of a hind already near
UaT
—The Oregonian.
ing iniproverlshment of its fish and
wildlife resources Consider the need
LEG BROKEN—
of today and of tomorrow for recrea
Friends of Mrs. E. Gilbert Cays
tion in our Oregon outdoors.
This
20 H. Central
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will be sorry to learn that the fell
proposal to enslave the Rogue, sirs,
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■’ledfewl
»bout three weeks ago breaking her
may end by making slaves of your
She is coirvalescin satisfactori-
inheritor».
Reflect that the emer
gency 1» Mpurioux, and that the pro-
■.HK-al is anything save cultural or
irugre .‘ive Yours is tile opportunity
tn pronounce and establish a princi
pal essential to the happlne»» and
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One realizes that the engineering
| problems of chainin the Rogue river
are of themselves a challenge, and
i that craftsmen wish to work at their
craft, but it seems to this commenta
tor that the Rogue river is by way
'of being a creative masterpiece 1)1
engineering just as it 1»—and from
the hand of that selfsame engineer
who shaped the hills alongside. Nor
’is this idle emotionalism, mere senti |
mentalizing. for which one should
apologize as for an old-iaahioned i
opinion. They »peak of "Improving"
the Rogue! To improve it—ho«
Since it is as Ood made it. Its subjec
tion to barriers and machines «<• i. -
ly can be styled reclamation, with
any degree of accuracy, and it is
equally fantastic to speak of improv
ing the stream.
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