Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-11-17

are given twp opinions. one from the
Portland oresoniSn and one from the
fendleton East iofesoniafn: $50 J,
. Estbaeks % irrigation Projects.
Portland Oregonian.
Great 10 Oregon's misfortune. a.
sh9wn Vi ys9ee4ays dtspatthss from
waAhfnStons nls6a Acink TINT secretary |
Hitchcock has refused to approve Of
! 'thsA UmatAla Atri6Atssn. pfojsct andt
thst the government. cannot proceed
with the 16aiheur irrigation system. |
iotAer irrigation states. which havs
-conkributed. nothing to the irrigation
fund, az compared to what OREGON has
contributed. viii receive the bensnt Of
large expenditures for the construction
sof irrigation -systehst while. this state
1,nnu{t wait. No faait u foyaa with the
engineering features Of each project
INT 4 b announced that the govern
,aihsat 49, already allotted more than
~ annount Of fuRds available and that
~ moro aliotnents viii be made until |
. rpservs fund has been created with
which to meet unexpected conditions or
mishaps.
Three important projects were In
-vestigated In Oregon-the klamath.
the Malheur and the Umatilla. The
klamath was the last to receive the
consideration OF the department but
Nill be the hrst upon which construc-
fion work will b begun. The klamath
project. though approved. will be held
IN allegiance because the land owners
or some Of them were not willing 70
accept the tsrms the government inn
.1aets of tie irrigation system. A million
dollars has been ct aside for the Kla-
math work ana this money will Be soon
expended, but further proceedings In
regard to the Nalheur and Umatllla
projects have been postponed inden-
nitely. At some future time the con-
-struction Of these systems may be UNI
4aertaken and completed. but there 10 no
.defnite assurance upon that point.
Presumably In the course Of time
there vim ~ expended In Oregon not
asss than ss.eoo. - II government ir-
rrigation work, hut much Of this work
win - long dalaysd. The government
IL undoubtedly taking the wise course
IN refusing to allot more funds for
irrigation work while the allotments
already made exceed the funds that
are available This. however does not
lessen Oregon's misfortune. nor give
less cause tor regret than those most
directly interested In the building Of
the reclamation system could not
prompt yaccept the government terms
-and permit construction work to be
commenced.
Lay on MaeduM.
East Oregonian.
No national irrigation, no federal
Judge. no Columbia river appropria-
tion. no nothin' for Oregon.
Lay on Macduff." we are guilty. we
did It.
For IS years political rings have
ruled Oregon, The will Of the people
has been twisted and warped out Of
shape so often by politicians that II
has grown to be a wobbly. limberjim Of
a thing that nobody can respect any
more.
1t Is nasty. but we will have to take
the dose that we have prepared FOL
ourselves. Umatilla irrigatio nproject
Malheur irrigation project, river and
harbor appropriation. chances for Q
JUDICIAL 60 glimmering This is pc.
litical payday for Oregon.
The debt has been accommodating fol
a long time and we are getting thu
pay all IN lump that Is about t
make the people sick at their stom.
-achs. 4.
Heretofore we have fought among
yourselves pver postot1ice and land Of,
-fice Jobs. over senaforships and gov,
-ernors. ann let The states business *
to the bow-wots. N u
We have packed political conves.
lions and "nxed- precinct primarle,
and parceiled patronage to heelers a,
literally a. II 1t were wind We hav,
sent corporation counsels to the sen.
ate and shielded dirty politics in tn,
most f.agraht. yiolattons:af, decency ani
fhonor. ana now we are getting back tn,
& sort Of crop .thft We. pkffAed.
We won't :afncce @Msa,ss the lash i.
ssfalling. ~
We ha ..Js. .een; ragpins,. Wild for !,
not ad,fits 81, E1eI = IS }is .ao
sEbaahasnk tfss'o4ap,blle saes.sney is1~,
sssne pressed into :y,r tog..ssneS Stiae.
Thanks to Roosevelt ard Hitchdocr
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