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THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPPNER,
THE OREGON WATER
LIS IN JEOPARD!
The Adoption of a Proposed Ininiive
Measure Would Destroy Workings
and .Effect of Law, Leave Water
Right at Sea and Indefinitely De
lay and Retard Development.
By C. B. McConnell in Burns
Times-Herald.
Our water code was adopted after
long consideration, exhaustive re
search and careful deliberation. The
matter was before several sessions of
the legislature, which had the assist
ance of the best technical, engineer
ing and legal talent that the law
might be efficient and conform to the
various supreme court decisions per
taining to water rights. The law
has proven most efficient and Us le
gality has stood the test in every case
before the courts.
The adoption of the proposed Ini
tiative measure (Nos. 346 and 347
on official pallot) would as complete
ly destroy the working and effect of
the law as if same was entirely re
pealed. It would cut off all fixed
appropritions, upset and destroy all
organized departments under the
law, leave all matters of pending ad
judications and determination and
record of existing water rights "up
in the air," and Indefinitely retard
and delay development. Its adop
tion would not save a dollar to the
state, put on the other hand would
cause an inestimable loss and waste
to both the state and the Individual
citizen.
Section 1 of the measure abolishes
the Desert Land Board and throws
the duties of that board back to the
State Land Board.
The Desert Land Board was creat
ed in 1909. It consists of Governor
Secretary of State, State Treasurer,
Attorney General and State Engineer
who serve without additional com
pensation to their respective salaries
as fixed by law. This board has
charge of all reclamation work and
all matters pertaining to water rights
of the Carey Act projects.
The State Land Board consists of
the Governor,- Secretary of State and
State Treasurer, constituting a Board
of Commissioners to dispose of the
state lands and invest the proceeds
arising therefrom.
Prior to 1909 the State Land Board
handled the Carey Act projects and
made a dismal failure of them. This
was largely due to the fact that its
members did not have the time nor
the legal and technical qualifications
to prepare proper contracts and to
see that the work under- the con
tracts was being properly done and
carried on to the advantage of tlie
settler. These defects were provided
for by calling in the Attorney Gener
al, the legal adviser of the state, and
the State Engineer to pass upon and
be in direct charge of the technical
and engineering features.
The members of the State Land
Board are fully occupied with the
duties of their respective offices.
In the past the Board has been so
busy that it has. practically given
away the valuable school, swamp and
tide lands of the state, the heritage
to the school fund.
It will be seen that tlie change con
templated in Sec. 1 of the proposed
measure abolishes no official and pro
duces no economy. It simply
changes the combination of the pres
ent state officials and does not save a
dollar of state funds.
Sections 3 and 4 of the proposed
measure attempts to legislate the
present State Engineer out of office;
provides that the engineer of the
Tumalo project shall perform the
duties of the State Engineer until
1916, at a salary as now fixed by the
Desert Land Board, and that there
after a hydraulic engineer shall be
appointed by the State Land Board
at a salary of $2400 per annum.
The present State Engineer re
ceives a salary of $300 per annum.
The engineer on the Tumalo project
receives a salary of $4200 per annum
as now fixed by the board.
If it is necessary to have an engin
eer on the Tumalo project (some 8
to 15 miles off the Deschutes railway
lines,) can we depend upon him be
ing able to look after the reclamation
matters in other parts of the state?
Can a competent engineer who has
devoted the necessary time and ex
pense in acquiring a technical educa
tion be found to take the office at
$2400 per annum?
There is no permanent fund or ap
propriation for the Tumalo Project.
The present appropriation is exhaust
ed and the next legislature must pro
vide for its future maintenance. Will
It provide for a competent engineer?
This cannot be considered a politic
al issue as Mr. Lewis, tlie present in
cumbent, goes on the ballot as the
regular nominee of the Republican
and Democratic parties. Mr. Laura
gard, the Tumalo project engineer,
registered last Spring at Redmond
as a Republican and later changed
the party designation to the Demo
cratic party.
Sections 5, 6, and 7 of the propos
ed measure provides that the State
Water Board shall be abolished and
one Water Commissioner appointed
by the State Land Board, at a salary
of $2400 per annum, to perform all
jthe duties
now imposed upon the
Water Board.
The present Water Board consists
of the State Engineer and two Water
Superintendents. As the proposed
ORE.. THURSDAY. K T. 8. 101 1
1 measure provides for a State Engin
eer and a Water Commissioner, it
eally only does away with one ofne
al: but that is one of tlie most IM-
POHTAXT OFFICIALS of the State.
The Water Superintendents have
direct charge of the adjudication and
determination of the water rights on
all streams and the administration
and distribution of all waters. The
rights in a few of our water-sheds
have been determined, while on some
of the largest and most important
streams proceedings are now pend
ing. On these the claimants, settlers
and those seeking the development of
our water resources have paid their
per acreage fees and are entitled to
a speedy determination of their res
pective rights. During this period of
adjudication the Water Superinten
dents and means to carry on this
work should be increased rather than
diminished. As a matter of fact,
during the next three or four years
there will be a greater volume of
evidence to be taken and considered
by the Water Superintendents than
will come before all the Circuit Judg
es of all the counties of the state.
One Water Commissioner sitting at
Salem, for whom no assistants are
provided by the measure, could not
complete these adjudications within
the next ten years. After the water
rights throughout the state have
been determined one Water Commis
sioner will, perhaps, be sufficient, but
that time is distant four or five years.
Section 9 of the proposed measure
cuts off all of the fixed appropriations
tor the offices of State Engineer and
the State Water Board and provides,
"the needs of these departments left
for the consideration and action of
future legislatures," notwithstanding
that the departments referred to have
been "abolished" by the proposed
bill.
Cannot the departments be best
permanently organized and most con
sistently and continuously operated
'if their needs are properly provided
for in advance?
An examination of the affairs of
the departments affected shows that
the expenses of the State Engineer's
office are more than offset by the fees
collected, and the other two depart
ments affected by the bill pay large
sums into the State Treasury, the ag
gregate from the three departments
affected for 1913 amounting to $30,
690. At present the State and Federal
governments have a co-operative
plan for carrying on water and land
surveys throughout the state and
which work is paid for, dollar for dol
lar, by the two governments. The
proposed bill.by cutting off the state's
appropriation, would automatically
repeal. the Federal allowance, and
this necessary and important work
would immediately stop in its half
unfinished condition.
An excellent argument against the
proposed measure, initiated by the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, and
joined in by other commercial and
business organizations throughout
the state, appears on page 77 of the
official pamphlet and should be read
by every voter In the state.
This is one of the most important
measures before the people at the
coming election. It affects, directly
or indirectly, every section of the
state and acts directly upon the im
mediate development of our resour
ces and prosperity.
ON NO. 347 VOTE NO,
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to extend to all our
friends and neighbors our sincere
thanks for the kindness and assist
ance rendered us during the prolong
ed sickness, and at the time of the
death and burial of our beloved hus-
hand and father. Robert Van Horn.
Mrs. Abbie A. Van Horn and Family,
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Gazette-Times published weekly at
Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon,
for October 1st, 1S14.
Name of Editor, Managing Editor,
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owners, Cora u. (jrawroru ana vaw
ter Crawford, Heppner, Oregon.
VAWTER CRAWFORD.
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this 1st day of October, 1914.
C. E. WOODSON,
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