Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-28

seeking work and who of all others,
| perhaps most need the protection.
Uaactt1rlous pe.ccl1. following this
! line hU .aeic, cen To h'ye a irec
hand
F~,tc, Inspection Law.
'-Ne ircttt' ! sDcrtion law. pas ed
BY the laat legislature. has proven
TO be of great benefit. and. although.
as must be expected from any new
movement, some trouble and an
noyances have been experienced. it
ha-. on The whole, worked out satls-
factorily and from the best informa.
ton obta 'ngb,e. has reduced acci-
dents I'm all r'onts, coming under the
law, from a smaller per cent In fatal
to greater per cett IN s.lghter ac-
c'dents, e fully averaging I'm al de-
crease of 81 per cent 81 loss ~ life
and limb.
To make the law, as regarding fees
more equitable. II should be amend
ed 30 that work hops employing one
10 two men should pay fee OF only
81 and the amount made up adding
another s10-f fee TO plants employing
over 40 per c-s.
Female Tcn Hour Violations.
Then tev-hour la for females,
during tho l"rf '"c lrs, has been
violated r'anv two but in all but
three ins au"e7. Wit will be found
reported uude" h~od OF ,"Prosecu-
tlonr," The complain were for the
first o1feuce ard n hps been my fixed
rule not 10 pro ecr'' for the first
time. ae Il Il Noesihl' that parties
were nNwpre ~ tho aw. | have,
under thisco d't'or. nc ded them by
regis' ~eA ic''or pra ~ y the above
mentioned three exceDfi.ns, no Sec
ond complaint ~ been made.
Irrl -at'cn.
The field for cs'iial am tabor IN
the development of C"rVo" "" 'r re-
sources Is very great ,'o"7 "ni-
nation OF available record md
development in this field pract caliy
at standstill as compared with |
other states The reason for this !
stagnation we believe 10 lie In the
lack OF system OF titles 10 water
and protection by the state for this |
class OF property rights
10 Is impossible from any public
record 10 ascertain how much water I
from any OF our streams. has been
appropriated 10 beneficial use, thus
becoming We ted right II Is. there
fore. impossible 20 ascertain how
much unappropriated water, II any. I
remains I'm our streams subject TO
further appropriation To beneficial
u7e.
Even II unappropriated water Is
believed To exist In any stream.
there IA no method OF acquiring deh-
mite title 20 such water pending the
completion OF water power or irriga-
tion works. without this protection
large irrigation projects cannot be
developed by private capital because
good title TO water cannot be trans
ferred by such COMPANY 10 the indi-
vidual settlers. Upon completion OF
a project II Is thus impo 'sible for
-uch comDanies To compete with
Canada, Idaho or other states hav-
ing good water laws In the colonizg-
tion OF their lands.
The eonseryat on OF water by stor-
age OF winter floods In reservoirs.
where the natural stream channel
must be used In conveying the same
TO the place OF intended use. is inn
possible because there Is no state
for this class OF deyeloD.
ment IL Is imnossib,e TO disinelish
stored water when discharged into
a stream from that OF the regular
How. The entire now, including the
stored water. will therefore, prob-
ably be diverted by dltchers tapping
the stream above the place OF use.
There Is no criminal law in Ore
gon concerning the stealing OF water;
In fact. Il IL impossible to enforce
such law II enacted without estab-
lishing a system OF titles 10 water
With the necessary state adminis-
Irative machinery. This fact Is be-
iesed TO be the leading point in dis
settlement on irrigated
and. The irrigatog can AT small ex-
pense. II necessary, prevent the
stealing OF the crops within his en-
closure. but Il Is impossible on long
streams To protect without state !
AID. the water supply which Is neces-
sary for the production OF the erop.
Given good code OF water law
md the necessary Administrative ms
,hlnery for the nr1tection OF all class.
- of water rights. the following
benefits would result:
Those nov making beneficial u,e
ot water would have their rights de.
hned and secured aeain-t eneroaeh-
ments. thru increasing the value Of
present wster rights T.
Titles 90 water would become as
stable. definite aud ~ easily ascer-
lained As titles 10 land. 1,