THE LANE COUNTY flNTEWS
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PRESERVE THE COUNTIES' INTERESTS
The Eugene Commercial Club has taken steps toward
calling a conference to consider plans for the disposition of
the 0. & C. railroad granted lands, to the end that the people
of Oregon, and especially the Willamette valley in which the
lands are located, shall present to congress, when it meets, a
single, workable program. That some such unity of action is
desirable is generally conceded, and it is appropriate that such
a meeting should be held in Lane county, one of the counties
most interested, in a financial way, in the disposition of the
lands.
Springfield, whose interests are so largely identified with
those of the lumber industry, and that in turn with the disposi
tion, of the. timbered .railroad "lands, Ishbilld take an Interest
.iri.the plans being formulated, and should co-operate. as far
as possible in the formulation of a suitable policy..
Unquestionably sdmething "will be done with the lands;
the present situation, under the decision, can not stand, and
congress must take some'&ction. But what shall it be?
There af e so many interests involved, that it will be a very
'aifticult' matter to work out a plan that wjlL eve .measurably
satisfy each. There are' Ihe ciaims of the railroad; there are
the clamors of the eastern conservationists who, having run
through their own state's heritage, would tie up for Unborn
generations the resources of the west; then there are those
who look upon the lands as a possible source of profit for the
state; and then there are the counties in which the lands are
located, and which have advanced money to the state as the
state's share of taxes on the lands.
Just how much weight to give to each of these claims is
the problem that will face congress. Any consistent plan,
backed by a considerable number of the interests affected,
will undoubtedly have weight with the national lawmakers.
The railroad can be counted on to look out for its inter
ests. ,
Any plan to transfer the lands into the forest reserve, or
other reservation should be discouraged, for Oregon needs
most of all these days, developed land.
Just what claim eastern Oregon will have in the distribu
tion of the lands is a problem. Eastern Oregon lands have
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contributed to federal irrigation funds, and It is not unlikely
that eastern Oregon will welcome the sale of the railroad lands
as an opportunity to secure from the federal government u
partial return.
The interests of the counties in which tho grant lands nro
located, it would seem, are worthy of considerable considera
tion. The counties, it is pointed out in the last week's issue
of the Oregon Voter, that have been retarded by tho tying up
of these lands, and have suffered by the keeping of these lands
out of productivity.
This claim of the counties would be met, in a large meas
ure, by any plan that put the lauds upon the market, and
secured settlers for the agricultural lands or consumers for
rthe timber.
The more (mediate and more tangible claim of the coun
ties would follow the opening of these lands. The county is
the administrative unit of the state. The county collects the
taxes and administers the -laws over these lands as well as
other portions of the county. Lane county, for example, hnB
already advanced to the sate of Oregcii, tens of thousands
of dollars due as taxes on these landB, and any plan of dis
posing of these lands should take care of these delinquent
taxes.
The county, as the administrative unit, will be called
upon to provide roads and,, schools as soon as the lands begin
to be settled. This Is a county, not a state expense, and so pro
vision should be made to assist the county in this work.
Undoubtedly the land'l will bring more than the $2.50
whlch'was set as the railijoad's Jlntft of price. Some of the
land, of course,-Is valueless, but much Is worth $10 and $J5
and more an acre for Its timber or its productiveness as farm
land. Rep. Fenwick is right in advocating that the land be
appraised and sold at its value, not at some arbitrary price.
With the sale of the land at more than par, there would be
money available to pay the railroad a fair sum for its equity
and leave a balance to take care of the claims of the counties
which have advanced tax money on the lands. Over this, the
remainder should be divided so as to provide for the new
country the conveniences it needs in the way of schools and
roads, and then what is left may well be divided in a way to
provide for the general needs of the state, or to appease the
claims of the eastern conservationists.
One, S. A. D. Puter, who has had considerable experience in
locating settlers on government lands, declares the railroad
lands must be sold to settlers, and settlers only. Wonder what
Mr. Puter would do with those railroad lands which are val
uable for timber, but not for agriculture. Perhaps he would
like to become a settler and make a living off a heavily tim
bered bit of rocky hillside.
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JohmM.Sdott, General Passenger Ag'erit, Portland Oregon
Entry. Serial. No. 07G9, for the SV4
of SEVi of Section 30, Township 19 S
Range 1 E.f Willamette Meridan, has
Hied notice of intention to make Final
Three-year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
I. P. Hewitt, U. S. Commissioner, at
his office at Eugene, Oregon, on the
2nd day of August, 1915. Claimant
names as witnesses: Dexter Carter,
of Lowell, Oregon; Lorenzo S. Win
frey, of Lowell, Oregon; Frank Mc
Masters, of Iand Axe, Oregon; Ora
E. Carter of Lowell, Oregon.
J. M. UPTON,
J24J.v2i Register.
Suite 2. Phono 888, EUGENE, ORE
Residence over Dodge's Store
Office In City Hall, Springfield, Ore.
HERBERT E. WALKER
NOTARY
PUBLIC
Notice to Creditors.
No'Ico Is hereby given that the un
de-fclgnf.il V.na McLean has been up
I oln'rd ri'mlnlstratrix of the estate
of Jahalan T. Witter, deceased, by
tho I'rcbato Court of Lano County,
(.regon, and that all porsons having
claims agalnnt said estate are requir
ed to file tho same, duly verified, with
the s-ild administratrix at Springfield,
Oregon, or at tho law olllce of Will
lams & Bonn, Eugeno, Oregon, within
six months from tho date of the llrst
publication of this notlco.
Date of first publication, July 22,
191G.
VINA McLEAN.
Administratrix.
WILLIAMS & BEAN,
Attorneys for Estate.
Th to8-19.
J. H. BOWER
Lawyer.
Phono 1221
331 Willamette St. Eugene, Orefjon
W. F. WALKER ,
UNDERTAKER
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