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

Water right litigation would rap
idly decrease.
Information necessary for In
yestors would be easily obtainable;
the protection and aid afforded would
lead 10 irrigation Investments: these
would Increase taxable wealth and
homes and indirectly promote other
industries.
The laborer would have two new
opportunities, one for work IN the
construction of canals. the other 10
obtain a home and the independ-
ence of farm life.
Capital would have opened for II
safe and profitable field for invest
ment.
The cost to the state in admins
tering y modern water law can be
more than made up through a sys-
tenn OF fees paid by those benefited.
or a tax placed upon the use OF un-
appropriated water for power or ir-
rigatlon purposes.
The enactment OF comprehensive
code Of water law anpears To be one
OF the important duties of the leg
islators.
Lumber Industry.
The lumber industry, one OF tho
largest In the state, has been I'm y
measure crippled by the bankers
panic OF last fall and more so by the
increase In railroad rates. which
shut down a large number OF mills
especially. In the intrior. Lumber
Is now advancing In price. and mills
are starting up again. though a large
number are still idle and some NAV
remain so for an indefinite time.
Mining.
The mines were excented from
the provisions OF the law creating
this bureau. This Industry has nat
urally not received IN a Statistical
WY the attention that II Is entitled
TO from the great interest II Is To the
state. However. the commissioner
felt II his duty TO gather as much
Information as possible, though less
guarantee of It's correctnes must
follow. as much OF the information
Is Old and ma0y change are taking
place at all times. At the last ses-
sion. law came within one vote of
being passed attaching a mine In.
spector 10 this bureau II the law
had been enacted. much could have
been accomplished along the differ
ent lines concerning the mining in
tere-ts OF our state.
Organized labor.
Labor organizations are growing |
perhaps as fast as any association |
living under the influences OF mod |
srn thoughts of concentration. Our |
great country demands centralized |
,apital In order TO handle the In
instries which can do little IL not /
worked on a large scale. This, per-
laps more than any other cause, haT
brought out the strength evidenced
~ organization. andto think OF and
'xpeet TO accomplish the disorgani-
alton OF the laboring man Is TO
ibel his mental ability, acerediting
Inn with mind below what Is pos
essed by the American workman.
organization AT the top OF the eco
lomie fabric demands the same CON
Iltion at the bottom, and the increase
n the member'hip of labor organlza.
ions proves that the working neo-
lie are not blind To the conditions
Organization of wage
arners is recognized as a principal
4 the American standard OF life"
Record system.
The system used by manv corpoFa-
Ions OF having a personal record OF
aeh aud every man In their employ.
nav az nrst glance appear 10 be all
ight; and so II would be were u
sed In an absolutely honorable way
nd for their own individual use
iut IL Is certain TO my mind that
mis- personal record has been used
0 blacklist employees. not only In the
Industrial plant where the record
.as taken, but over the whole ter
Worry. That honest and good men
ften get the ill-will of employers
annot be disputed. and by syrtem
nat gives an employer the means
o do harm TO an honest workman
hrough personal spleen should be
polished by the strictest kind OF
aw, The detective system should
e sufnetent TO guard against a work
nan appearing with an emp,cv-
rs money or part or whole OF f's
llan'. with0w sabieetine the hon
~ 'oiier 10 his hsRdlcao ~ the dis
loncst All e-'isefnl em0lcveF.
'trskes. LorkoWss srd Union Label.
As long as there are ambitions. as
ong as men think aud wish TO ad-
anee. aud as long as the mind OF
'en continue 20 he exercised freely.
M human nature remains as Il
on is. strikes aud loek0afs will
ONE. Arbitration laws may be-
'ANsed but s0 far the best have
'roven fallible and at last the only !