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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1915)
fr1 r . i J " $ ft I if Y $ t 4' i t If OS t i ft fr -' I Y If it A, M ,4 I Y v I I' Y MEDFORD Mftffi TRTBUNlC, M MEDFORD OREGON, VeDNESDAY, ijI&Y--dftlitiio. - PXGE THREE iV ' . , .-' . . . - Read Our Statement In Yesterday's Paper If You Have Not Already WATER USERS ASSOCIATION 4 Now Where Are We? f - '? 'VjH "trij fc; If You Are On the Fence k -m --ff Just exactly whore we were, Mr. Landowner, if YOU have not already given .. 4-lv ? Vit..ii4-.. iitn l.t. ain1fw1 (Vil.t "IT.. ..n.... nniinn tp ln.wl tlll ftlMl V1M9" il uiu iiiiuiiiuuiuu v u nine aoui;n mil jiaj iikiii aiitn wl mini jii juu -. ja gate it' a fair, proposition is put up to you? We are receiving a large number pt 'fc$$$f replies to that question in answer to our talks of the last two days, hut perhaps, , . . ' . you have not given us your reply .yet. If you haven't DO IT NOW don't make - '' us eome jto you and then read tlio rest ot our plans. Remember that when we get this information from you (licdeaskyou can do is to come into our office, 208 Garnet-Corey 13uilding,and ' discussjlie matter with one of the directors of the Association, who will bo'thcrc fi'pViiptbvlS initio morning, and from I until 5 in the afternoon "Tholircct (frsvifitry to give you any further facts that have not been covered ih our pub ',lienAv'lf you -can't come in telephone us, telephone 103 Medford. -. . T We Are Just At the Beginning. There will be some landowners who have not replied (DON'T YX)fJBfi ! ONE OFTI113M) you are just as much interested in getting quick results as wu,arc we are all in the same predicament). We must chart all of tlio-'land . that wants water to see by what system we can best serve it. ' 9" - - r$'- Mf If You Don't Want Water help us by telling us so on the blank below, or come to oui us.. We would like to hear from ever.v landowher in the a mutter in the NEXT FEW DAYS. You may save us two ' fouoh with you and wcwill thank you, or tlmt; and you may save yourself be ihg disturbed, because we have to sec you if you don't see us, or write, or tele or come to our office, or telephone valley relative to this days trying to got in Then There Is the Legal Question of Organization phone us. -. 4 - tobesottled. Knowing that the law notably runs slowly we have already-retained the best legal talent that we can find to advise us on the feasible methods' of organization for bonding whatever project we may favor. Wo know'that" we are confronted with this question immediately unless some private corpora tion offers to deliver water on as favorable terms as" We can do it ourselves. Consequently we have not delayed. Our.lawycrs are already workingon that phase of the situation. . . . . . , . "7 O" " t. ri fi The Engineering Questions. p.i TJI f JTl? will only be dofinitelv started on when we ascertain the acreage to be watered js aircaciy sraicu yesterday, me numner oi acres uesiring water wiw muu what, plan or plans of irrigation we shall first investigate. It may be that; Water Users Association will have to linance this investigation, but the-, 'ciation is -working on several plans which may get the services of the most potent engineers without any appreciable expense to us. In other words, fwe are saving all the time possible by settling these questions that we know arc go--. . ing to confront us before it is actually time to take them up, because we kijftv -' that -. Between Us . t (he whole purpose of this publicity has been: To lot everybody in this valley kiioW, without tiresome detail, what the plans of tlio Water Users Association are; to let everybody know that we intend to solve theJrrigation question be fore we disorganize; to obtain additional members for the Association wliich nnit of course have some funds to proceed with its work; and finally but most important of all, to obtain, the names of thoso who want water, and thoso who do not,. us we find that every plan that we contemplate hinges on that one point. The, Association appreciates that some men hesitate to express themselvesjm the question of irrigation -when tlio price per acre and the payment plan is iut definitely stated, and were the Association asking for a pledge to take irriga tion' we, Would agree that this is a correct stand. But unfortunately it js the tM oC.ac.rp tne bi .way. to proceed, since wo cannot state a (leinntc nguro as tne cose ol lrnga ifer'aciVilimrVe'T'Mrdividd tlfd Sbst of thtfhistiUlrttioYrby "tlrtftbtnlTnimbov s to be irrigated. No private company offers would be made excopt on sis tiiat so many thousand acres nc irrigated, tne directors ol tne ivsso- w. .. , yla.tjon do not, either, want (o raise any false hopes dii the total expense, per ;aj( , .. ac.ve oy Rtating alow price tnat cannot, later, ne uenvereu. wnm tney are tlJ&l i- h t rpaiyto state is that the cheapest available plan will be offered and that the A38Q-.frU y. annual payment plan will bo such that tanner and M-uilgroworwillhave ample slntti- .. iil..., x :',.,! :..,.i !., !,..., n,1ili,..n I. ui.ifi liAlVnn .int. iMiiit.itudl imi trimif lit) .!- ' SM .' . MIUli; W ll'lll. IIBL IIIO llll III ruilllllllllia HI IIH- nuiir nil.) uuiri mi iti r iiiuiib i jlte;osi payment will he demanded of himas the directors being fanners and .' .1. .jii. ... .. i... ii. ..i ii. j,. i.. i:i iriliiKrnwriTif kiiuw uiiiL una i rnniMiiiiu. -Will yoil nottlien, on this undei'stunding, send us your probhblo acreage to .. .4 i ., ho' irrigated or state that you want no irrigation and greatly assist.usiu luvpry difficult undertaking, remembering again that your expression will commit you -- friinnilunrr flmfcwn urn siinnlv trvliiflO trf nt tho iinnrnxillliitfi lU'reilirn'that The Quickest Irrigation Is the (Dheapes't.lWy ;,WiMiiprojAWy.uH6.Avater.'. . ' ' -T J - "X. Irrigation. r Have you over stopped to think, Mr. Orchardist you who know that yji want water that if you had had irrigation for the last two years you would have entirely paid for the total cost to you of the installation of that water FOll ' ALL TIME, by the difference of what vou SHOULD HAVE harvested WTTK '" water and what you DID NOT harvest WITHOUT WATEIl; and you Mr; tfnfc- "J,. mer, would have gone a long way toward paying the total espouse to youJrOJt, . ALL TIME by this same difference of production. And do you further real-v ize that this valley on a conservative estimate, could havo paid the tpjal-oost '' of installation of a system of irrigation adequate to water the entire vallcv Jj'y the dollars and cents difference between "t he-might-have-been" and :tUt.-v was" crops. The Water Users Association does appreciate these facts ud,,y for that reason has its eyes out for the quickest irrigation, consistent vitli thoroughness of investigation. ! ';"' V ;a, ti'ji t-A. 1 And We Are Going To Get It, At ffi ).? Zi ':. y Because you, Mr. Landowner, know that we are stating no new facts you an ' we have known them for a long time; and because you and we are the Vamp..' . people; and because we all see the common sense of getting together and co-& , operating; and because with us who want water cooperating we are going to nA , have enough acres to insure the installation of an irrigation system on H rea- . " -sonable payment plan; and because we know there is enougluwator hero to tlfljfe, '' ' care of us all, if we only go out and get it. And wo are going to get it .' ate' ' . t .1. ,w ':j ADDRESS . x Secrctarv Water Users Association, r ..... i . . - .. ,. -.- . ; i.y s JUs Uarnott-Loroy Jiuiidmg, iuediord.v . - . ijiM vl :l am interested iri your plans for proceeding with irrigation. . i i ' ' ft ' i . 'Address K. IP..U... i s-( i .. ' . f - ..... . . .. i - '. . f. ' i wouidpronaniy irrigate 5 I i .rrr , acres of farm land. " r....,1: acres of orchard land. .i This qxpression carries no obligation to take irrigation. r 1 ? I i r:Mn Because We Want It about as badly as any man ever wanted anything, and we kuow thatifi'0hi4', beginning, when Adam wanted the apple up to the last fight, when Man hasin-4 . wanted anything badly enough HE HAS MOST USUALLY GOT IT! If you T and I want it badly enough what we hae to do RIGHT NOW is to fill ojit-tjw blank below, and say how many acres of it we want, because that will help more than anything else we can do, and we would like to help. . ; Join the Association and Help Us Work This .;.')Hr , Problem Out. , ', fc ;$ ': '' If you feel that we are pursuing the right course the easiest way to get your name on our lists is to send it! Don't make us come after it. If vou want further facts however, a director will irladly -..' J2 - 'y-. f ,t A urr nii an vnu if vnnr nnme is spnt m thft Necretarv or tne As sociation or call on us at our offices, 208 Garnett-Corey Building. A director of the Association is always there from JO a. m. to 12 m. and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone No. 103 . CALL US UP Telephone No. 103 Medford Tell us your troubles, they arc Gin's. WATER USERS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. President -..., , ),...Dr. HeiJry JIart. 1st Vice-President............. J. M. Rader 2nd Vice-President ;. ,0. M. Speck Treasurer W.VII. Ooro Secretary - Dunbar F. parpenter ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS. II. W. J3ingham Victor Bursell Oeorge 13. Garpontor" Dr. Jt, W. Clancy Dr. Oeorge B. Dean IT. Chandler Egan Lloyd Iloustoil I;. Neidermever C. M. Thomas .T, V, Worlman ,. CA'LL ON US AT OUR v OFFICE 208 Garnctt-Corey Building A 'Director is always there from 10 A. M. to 12 M. and from 1 P. M. to 5 P. M. m $ h &5";;t&