LETTER OF WATER I NEUN < ( ’on 11 li m-«l from Hlxllt I'ugc) pur iicru prior to the Government en­ tering till* project, mid the entire Hysti-m could have been purchllsed for |50,0t)0 The Government bus given the lunil owners under th« Van Brimmer ditch, which Iles adjacent io th« Admits ditch, n paid up water right in exchange for a water light which originally cost them $5 per aero and the maintenance under the Van Brimmer ditch Is less thun $0.15 per acre per milium, It seems that all consti iictli’ii work which huH been done In the Klatniitli Project, either under contract or bv force account, lias been at lv« i lian th« original «•- tints) v<| cost and yet th« price for the farmer has doubled tor lit» water. From these facts we deem it ad­ visable for your comlinttou to take the matter under con;«l that »■ ihlng has b«-*-»i M ononm •« ‘ lieaded. not only the board but th« people In the project will always have n suspicion that matters have not al­ ways gon« as they should In tho handling of the lleclamatIon funds. We feel that wo are entitle«! to a statement of this kind, and that th« lt«cliuiial Ion Act should be so amend­ ed that tho officials administering ■ list act should account to Congress, and that the Project Engineer give us an Iteinltcd monthly statement for th« preceding month for every ex­ penditure made. We earnestly rec­ ommend an Investigation of tbe proj •it, and ask that we be permitted to bo allowed at such Investigation to b« represented bv ii peraon or per- on» select cd by the Board of Di­ rectors Faithfully yours, KLAMATH WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION ■ Ngdl ALBER I* G ELDER. Secretary. l’rojiict, covcrlng Ibis sum« terrltoiy, cover» a total of 31,700 ucres. Third The Klamatli Ugnai Coni pany ( referred io uh a privato diteli couipnnyl eni«r«d luto coniracts tip on a basi» of »10 per urrà for wuter rlgbt, wltli ti perpetuai mulnt«iian<■« cliarg« of noi lesa tlmn $1 per acr« und Interest ut 5 per cent per un num; iifti-rwards a propoultion was Iliade lo sell thè diteli wlien compl« t «d for $H> per acre, Interest ut «• pur cent pur annulli. Fourth ('onsldcriitions brought luto quc.illon wlier«’ water rlghts. righi» of wuy, ripnrlan rlghts and vested righi» wi - ii - luvolvi-d are fully »< t foli li In Communications uu«l ulti davlt» submltteil uh "Exhlblt»." Tlier-* I h no valli! reiiHon wliy any suggestion of grufi sboiild havu «ver b«-en In clu«l««l In uuy such report. Flfth Wi- flnd thut thè meeting held by tho Director» were poorly ad veri I hc «I, limi jioorly ut teiid«-«!, ami In »olii«* casi*» no meeting wuh h«l«l at all.. Slxth Ri-ullzlng tliat prcllmlnary est limite» are often neccHsarlly uncor talli, owlng to chungc» In cosi of ma­ terial und lubor, It I» eccepì««! uh G ii - ln«-vltal>le operatlon of thè principi«- of <’iiu»«> and « ffect tlmt iniik''» thè cosi of thè Klaimith Project 130 per acre, Inatead of wlthln th« original estimato. Ili conclusloo, we «'armsly roque it that judgnixnl of th« Klumuth Pro­ ject or of II» popi«* he noi pii»«'I upon thè Impressici! conveyed by tli-i mls»tnlein«*nt» and puljuibl« «rrors contnlm-d in thè report» »iibmltt>*d b/ th« Board of Dlri-ctor» of Iti« Klnni- ut Wut<-r Usurs' A mhoc I u I lon. Th*« Klumuth Project «-ipbrace» a terrltm-* of romarkablu fertility; a mutch- le»» soli ree of water supply mountnln climat«- and Ideal wh«-re thuiiHund» <»f farmers may fimi ph-iisant und profilatilo homi*», ami w<- urg<- early jirovlslon «if thè funds to Insurc prompt complctlon of th<* colisi rilettoli of ibis great project. Iti-Hpictiully submItted. Presldent. Secretar/. It«« iiiuiiieiiils I lamination of lt«M>k* «nil Records From a Bu*l- ncM Sianf tlu* company in Portland am! they imim-dlately got busy with the hi­ lt was Sunday terlor Department, week when Huperlntendent Wilson >«rvcd th«* notice, and It required until Thursday to straighten the mat­ ter out sufficiently to secure th«- per­ mit. This was grant« d and the work of running the survey to this city was renewed. The Surveyors ar« working along the west side of the Williamson Hiver canyon, tlx* «ast bank being <>• « ujiled by the survey of the Bouth- • iii Purifie line from this city to Natron. No hint has been given ns to which side of the Up|H-r lake the survey will occupy, although the be­ lief still grows thnt the west side will bu chosen. l*rc«i«lrtit of Water I mt »' A mmm iatio* Accepts O imh I Offer for til«- Property The Grand Jury, which has be-*n di u hurg«-«!. In Its final report, r«-com- mends that th« Sheriff b«« provided with funds for the purpose of In­ vestigating violations of the local op­ tion law and for securing evidence and keeping a closer observation on pine«« Buspcct«!d. It also favors fre- «r J. 1909, It came to the attention "Third — Wo would recommend that of a large number of tin- water users all of the books and records of the of this project for thu first time that a series of questions had been sub­ county be examined by competen*, mitted several months previously, the persons expert In thnt kind of work, answers to which as presented do not not because we have any Iden that • xpreaa the sentiment of more than there are any irregularities, but for a small percentage of the people of th«* reason that we believe that fre­ this project. quent examination of such records For the purpose of present Inn an expression of the sentiments of the and accounts Is proper from a bttsl- individual land owners the stockhold- ncss standpoint. era of the Klamath Water i'sers’ As- "Fourth We believe that Hociatlon, have, therefore, felt im- for«« ini-lit of th«- local option law lake the questions pro- tolled to l»ounded bv your committee, together woulil be more efficient If th«- uxecu- with exhibits included ns evidence to tlv<* officer of this court were mor«* establish clearly the facts and contro­ active In Investigating «Mindltions an*! vert misrepresentations, errors and In th«* detention of violators of that misleading statements contained In the answers and letter of transmittal law. "Fifth W«- would recommend that submitted by the Board of Directors • >f tho Klamath Water Users’ Assocln- soln«- arrangement be mad«- wherebi tlon. th«- officers whose «Inly it Is to see Owing to an unfortunate mlsundci' that the laws are enforced can have -landing on the part of our people as to the time of the public mo-ting held funds avnllabh- for the purpose of in­ for n conference with your committee, vestigating violations of the laws, Ru­ but a small number of land owners th«- |iurparties residing In the vicinity of Lyle, Wash., purchased lands In this basin last fall and will be here within a few weeks to tak«* up their homes on the tracts purchased. Th«- price pal«! for the Stevenson ranch was in excesa of $60 per acre, which is conclusiv«* evidence that Klamath lands are becoming more valuable every year. tent. Second Th« Little Klamath Water Ditch Company had about 0000 ncres under Irrigation, and might hnvi- been • -nlarged Io cover about 10,000 acres. This amount, with tlml «if the Ankeny Canal, rOpresonted th«- total acreage irrigable under the two systems, whereas the first unit of the Klamath i II. C. Barker camo down Thurs­ day from Fort Klanmth on a llttl«, Imslnes ..*ip, Mr. Barker Is on«- of the progressives that Is helping to mak«- tli«- northern part of this county blossom into full mntnrlty nn\ EBY OF IWtDIEN There Is a reason why the Monarch Mercantile Company has been suc «« . h - f 111 ami enjoys th«- largest trad«- of uny Ilk« establishment In the city. This reaiwin la because they ar« con­ tinually on the watch to secure the most desirable and choice articles for their customers. They ar«- not con­ tent to supply the regular line of staples, but believe there Is nothing to«» good for the people of this city. If you want something a little better thun the ordinary, you «an always find It at th« Monarch. As «-vldence of this the people of Klamath Fulls ar<- Invited to view th« apple display In th« Sixth »trwt store window. Nearly a hundred boxes of th« choicest Rogue River apples have Just bi en r«-ceived and arc now dis­ played In th«.- window. These are apples that usually g«» to th«- New York markets, but th« Monarch n«v«-r lets a good thing like th« -«- gel t away. This shipment will be the last I in tbe market this season and orders should be place«! early. The Sixth street store is being fitted up exclusively as a market for fruit, vegtables, poultry, fish ami oys­ ters. Every modern convenience for the proper handling of these goods is being installed. All of the old cus­ tomers and new residents In the city are cordially invited to call ami get acquainted with our new quarters. Five lots, sign.;/ location, $1500. Can loan $750 cn the n the mine owner. Ea.- sons having claims against the said deceased, or the said estate, to pre­ Ilng lx th« controlling owner of the sent such claims with the proper Ht. Paul ('oal Company. vouchers within six months from the Th«- Cherry min«- disaster wan one date of this notice to salti administra­ of the gnratest in th«- history of the tor at his his residence In the Tows mining Industry of th«- world. It ot- of Fort Klamath, Klamath County, i Oregon. curr«-d at the time for changing the Dated this 13th day of January, shifts, when over 1,000 men were A. D. 1910. JAMES G. WHEELER, underground. An «xplovic-n o the mine until the fire < > burned its«.*lf out. Ihe advic«* of th« State Inspi'Ctors anti th«- miners pre­ vailed over that of the experts, who ridicul« d the ;d«a thai anyone- re­ ♦ mained alive In the mine, and th»- ♦ work of endeavoring to reach s«»ni«- Wor- from this county over twelve years pointment, for every effort of the IM-arance and perfci tly secure. ago and is known to al) of the old rescuers to reach other chamb«*rs of But the lenses are the principal residents of this city. He made his the mine met with defeat. tiling to think alsiut. The style home at the old Moore place on th The peremptory demand of Presi­ of glasses may I m - any of several Upper Lak«-, south of the Frank Me dent McDonald Indicates that the different kinds—but the lenses Cormack ranch. United Mine Workers are going to have GOT to I m - JUST SO. To Death was due to senile- exhaustion. ! insist on the removal of the bodies determine this tbe utmost ac- He had been gradually falling for: i remaining, and If his demands are curacy must be observed. Our some time an«i confined to his bed for ' i acceded to the work of recovery may Optical Dc|mrtment is thorough­ the past three or four weeks. Hei [ bring to light the cause of the disas- ly