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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPTN'ER, OREGON, THTKSDAV. ATOIL t7, 1910. VU.K. MX. RECEIPTS FROM' PUBLIC LANDS ';( fol'.ev. arc fat and stale i fiirni.-- el by 3- W. Rrewor, in i' lr- t:'.; n m I, ami v.'i ' .ni sil member of i-nnr.i:toe of icVr of Coni- - i- e;i the fsims show ;'i! i tit: sale of :j - . v- iit c;i f 'lie re ,,s of ih West, the , !' w'.ii'.'h fund is ;!;o National Heclama ! i'.od !y the Govern-ei-laiiuitit.-n of arid ami of the West. Also is shown the funds expended by the Reclamation Service in the various States. Helow , - rul'iie L:r eliiru-.tit:! m-.'j.-r !).:-1 transferre ; ! lion Kuiu' a lin-nt in tho Mvamp laiu'. STATE 2x Arizona ... California Colorado . Idaho Kansas ... Montana . Nebraska Nevitfla ... N Mexico. N Dakota. Oklahoma Oregon ... S Dakota Texas t'tah Wash Wyoming 6.3H.7ti . 8,202.44ii . 5.il fi.::5fi . 1, 013,326 . 12.40V. 414 fi1.327 . 4,714.158 12,1 M. MO 5,SS7,S60 lO.i'Tl.'iM 7,373. 77ri None 2,337. MS . 7,o:i.6S 5,2ft;. 14ft $17.118,345 3.160.46S 9.761.709 H5.72S.S42 335,214 12.7(t:.679 6,212.164 6.016,760 5,710.088 1.S7S.535 83.435 4.443.5S5 3.394.353 2,716,485 3,387,186 9,650,796 7.760,940 UOOtf 106 rL i HiOrfl 323 856-v, 122i 16 1 41 46 145 137 146 The original plan of the Govern ment was ta return to each State a sum equal to the amount contributed by said State less a percentage for overhead expenses. In the early his tory of the Reclamation Service, con struction of projects was begun in a number cf 'he States ar.d in order to carry on the work and complete the projects it. became necessary to borrow from the Reclamation funds of other States. Soon the project work in some of the States assumed a proportion beyond .the possible re ceipts from .i t sale of Public Lands in those Stars?. It wr.s then that the original plaa was repudiated and new rules adopted which provided that the reclamau;ui receipts be placed in one general fund and for general expenditure on reclamation work without regard to the receipts from the State. This proved a great value to some of the S'aU'.i, while others were forced to suffer accordingly. The figures shown yibove but prove the statement. Arizona received 1100 of her contribution and Nevada 856;t. With :he exception of Oregon, all of the ! .'thwost States have re ceived an amount equal or greatly in excess of t'.. contributions; Idaho n.i',i, Motuma 10, Utah 145", and Vat,i:it.h' ii while Oregon has received but 41.' It will be noted thai: Kansas. Nori.li Dakota and Oklahoma have received i less than has Oregon, jut there is a reason in that there -as not in those States the need f tr irrigation reclamation as there wis and is in Oregon. In this slate M'.ii the land and soil, water available and climatic con ditions exce;e!it, there is a crying need for revaluation. Thousands of acres now almost barren, could be made prod'i -e wonderful crops. While thni no longer exists any legal obliga .it'll upon the part of the Government to return to Oregon the $6,5Of,000. which is the excess of contributioa aver reclamation inves ment, yet iiire still remains the moral obligation. This sum ihould come to the State in addition to a just percentage of any futire appropriations for general reclamation work. If the peoiue of Oregon will but study the comparative ri?ures given above, they cannot help but realize that, the State has i-'. been justly treated. Every aseaey in the State and every tax paer has an interest, either dir fly or indirectly in this mailer, and i united effort should be put forth to -.ecure a just expenditure of reclamation funds here. Every acre irrigjd adds to the taxable value of the State and increases Oregon's production area." THKV ALL DEMAND IT. Hejipncr, Lik Every City and Town In th Colon, Receives It. People witl; kidney ills want to be cured. Wti' one suffers the tor tures of au aching back, relief is eagerly sought for. There are many remedies today that relieve, but do uot cure. Doan's Kidney Pills have brought lasting results to thousands. Here is Hfppner evidence of their merit. Mis. II Hughes, Court St., says: "My back :hed and throbbed so badlv at tinms I could hardly stand the pain. Vim way my kidneys were acting wan causing me a lot of dig tress. I hail taken only a few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills when I noticed a big change; my hack felt stronger ari l my kidneys acted more .regularly. One box permanently cured tho touble and since then I have enjoy! the best of health." Price 6 Do, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Poan's KIduey Pills the same that Mrs. Hughes had. Foster-Milburn smmMi for ev&r ? 'phof3 on SIXTY THOUSAND OF OUR AMERICAN BOYS lie among the poppies of Flanders' Fields in France. To them only is the war over. They have paid the price in full. To countless other thous ands of these boys returning home maimed and broken the war will still go on; they will be paying the price every day, during the remainder of their lives. Can we who stayed at home carelessly and thought lessly assume the "war is over" attitude until our bal ance of account is paiduntil we have redeemed our pledge to bear the final cost no matter what its amount? n Bra l m c ft . u is in liquidation of the debt for men and munitions we amassed, and which brought about the end of the war saving for every day it was shortened billions more in money and thousands more in lives. ...mm MEN and WOMEN of OREGON! The imprint of fame upon the name of our fair state will turn to a stain of shame if we do not meet the obligation this Vidtory Loan represents. You are face to face with the real te& of citizenship true Americanism. Let this te& find you measuring up one hundred per cent loyal. tifiiit r WHWBWWMMML'jBHUiwnmwiKiiiiiii rot am. amm mum iiiih The Parent Bond of Them All The government bond is the Parent bond of all bonds. Back of the gov ernment bond are all the assets and all the resources that supply the value of all other bonds, all other securities, all other investments. The government bond is a prior hen on lands, homes, chattels and every thing else, and the bonds to be issued under the name of the Victory Lib erty Loan are the highest of the high in government bonds. They constitute a contract of the United States government, entered into by unanimous vote of congress, and therefore a contract and mortgage behind which stands the possessions of One Hundred and Ten Million American people with theirj entire resources developed and undeveloped; the intelligence, ambition and ability of these One Hundred and Ten Million people mortgaged to pay the bill. The Victory Liberty Loan Bonds will bear an attractive rate of interest and, together with all other desirable elements, wlen compared with other investments as to strength, collateral and return, have no equal. This is one of 176 advertisements inserted simultan eously in every newspaper in the State of Oregon on behalf of the success of the Victory Liberty Loan for. we believe in this cause and are willing to contribute to the full extent of our power. MORRIS BROS., Inc. JOHN L. ETHERIDGE, Vice-President PORTLAND, OREGON THE TREMIER BOND HOUSE h Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.