Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-27

given ~ ny iNt cunning itki5ldtNitf
Of there ls any potency In the de.
mandi OF the people OF the ifrlga-
t'on-needipg portions Of the state, Of
the state grange Of the natural re-
source conservation commission AMI
OF other people and businesl inter.
ests which are now IN jeopardy be
cause of the hoplesI tang'e in the
water laws Of the state.
The state grange is pledged 70 se-
cure the enactment Of water code
and the legislative committee Is nov
working MP fentiment for the bin
bayinR chosen the code bin defeated
by narrow margin at the last ses-
zion OF the legislature. The conser.
vntion commission has appointed
special committee 10 took a'ter the
enactment Of water legislation.
The people Of the eastern. sonih-
ern md central part OF the state
whore the lack OF water laws Is most
noted are swinging into line anf
demanding OF their representative
IN the iegiglalufo that a water code
be passed
One Of Three Flights.
during tho legislative session OF
1907 there were three big fightr-
the railroad commission bill. the
banking code and the water code be.
ing tho storm ccnters OF AZ many
different legislative hurricanes. The |
railroad law WIS passod because thq
people had demanded Il IN sucb
strong tones that there wa no deny
ing them.
Tho banking code was pas ed nfic-
fashion. but fhe irrigation code
was defeated by narrow margin
IN the house, after having been
forced through the senate. principal
iy through the stubborn nght OF
Kubli OF Jackson. who was the
ayowed representative Of water-pow.
Or Interests IN southern Oregon.
which we're afraid of the effect OF
the law upon their perpetual ana
special privileges.
Since that time. M before, lrrlea-
iion projects throughout the state
have been retarded. hampercd AMI
greatly injured by the u'ter chaos OF
tho Oregon water law Vast tracts
of land have boon kept back from
and development. exist
Ink farms have heon tled un m tho
courts and The iangle' already inirl.
'atc. has been made almost an DIV.
'ble By fresh litigation on cyo'y
hand.
A. a result of all this the people .
N the Affected districts are yoiclns Ia
hcir protests and demanding re- ,
lresa. Members OF the Legislators
coming 20 Portland from the .oml ,
rid and irrigated districts tell ar =
ne lnBlsioni demands being made
ipon them for water lcgl flatlon
'omplete and satisfactory. a
People Demand New Code.
1T seems 20 me-" said one sena- A..
or who opened the water code at the f,
ast resslon, that the legislature !
vill be forced 10 pass a water o,ide !
'ill next January My people IRE !
fier me continually aud | viii have q
o work for 'uch a law. From what
hear from other members of the
legislature Ia my part of the state
he samo demands are being made !,
N every hand. Men who two years !,
go fought bard against the water !,
ode bill have seemingly become ei-
Icated aud are nov working Just d,
ard FOR Tho legislation as they did
gains, 4, before" -
In accordance With thll demand f,
no state grange haa taken the aues, a
Ion IN hand and for the past month n
he leglslatlVe committee. consisting =
Z A 7 buxton of Forest Grove. 7. :,
L Gill OF y tacada ana A. n Mason =
{ Hood River, has been working on N
he plans for The coming campaign :,
efore lhe legislature. =,
Want Same nan. Ia
II has been decided by the com q,
ait,ee 20 ask chat the same bin con ~
'dered by the last session be enacted "a
: the oomiag sesi ton. This was q,
al drafted after much labor and IN
shaastlee study b. John a Lewis M
ate eng'negr worklps in eonlanc- 4
on With the leading Irritation ex. Il
efss ~ the state O,
fh's hlli. which covered every
aewa cQnungency that could arise a,
pdietlca,lon ~ the water rishta n
the state. declared that an source, an
water supply bslons 70 The pub 80
and sab'ecs to existing rights tol "a
'eir use may be appropriated Cor N
,nenciAl use Al