Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-31
GOVERNOR
REFUSED TO
GO TO HE'LL
INVITATION EXTENDED by IRRI.
CATION MAN WAS PECULIARLY
UNSEEMLY AND STIRRED UP
THE GOVERNORS IRE - AND
ALSO HIS VOCABULARY.

Goaded to the point Of desperation
because OF the bull-dozlng methods
and abusive language employed by
j. y. Morrison, head Of the Des
Chutes Irrigation company, whenever
the desert land board sought infOr-
milton from the company In order to
protect the settlers on the land, Gov
ernor West with a face white with
anger picked up paper weight at
the meeting OF the board today and
walking in front Of Morrison shook
his fist under his nose and gave him
to understand that he could not run
board OF which he was n member
and that no man could come into his
Office and tell him TO go to hell"
Morrison is a big man who always
has iiowlng from his lips a steady
stream OF fancy talk wherever he
may be or whatever the occasion
may be, but when confronted by the
governor the lips that were ever
ready to talk were silent and he
made no effort to come back at the
governor with a clinched fist but his
great bulk OF weight continued to
hold down the chair he was sitting
In
Faulty Contracts.
In contracts entered into with ir-
rlgation companies In the past, desert
land boards have failed to insert A
clause that they shall make an ac-
counting to the board of their tran
sactions. The tile to the lands thew
are reclalmlng remains in the federal
government until the land Is re-
claimed and then the state through the
desert land board gives the settlers
title to the land. Most OF the COM
panies after reclaiming few acres
have gone ahead and sold thousands
OF acres on which they had no facil-
tiles for putting water. Complaint
after complaint has come TO the gov
ernor's office in regard TO this from
settlers and he has been asked 10
protect them. The desert land
board has insisted that the COM |
panies furnish list Of the lands
Hold and also other information nee
essary for the protection OF the set
TIERS Morrison when this demand
was made upon him sat back and
pointed ut his contract--sat back and
laughed, and during the goyernor's
last tour OF the state, Il Is said he |
told him to go to hell"
No laughing Matter Now.
Aseertaining that the Deschutes
Land Irrigation company has sold
options on lands amounting 10 S700-
goo and that II has only dug about
three miles OF ditch and that tbere
are hundred more TO dig and that
the desert land board had mot n
scratch OF pen In It's possession in
lhe way OF an accounting or informa-
ton FOR the protection OF the settlers
.ne board sent him a letter demand
ing that he furnish II by July 2. and
stated that in the event that he ana
not that the matter 0f DENYING the
company the use OF the malls wonld
ment. e''0'n-
A New Kind Of Apology.
When Morrison appeared ha,oro
.ne BOARD this forenoon he resorted
to his old bull-do1lng tactics and bls
usual line OF abusive language. He
uehanded that the board withdraw
.ne letter wrltten-declarlng n
Diaekmail, and also demanded tbat a
apologize for It's action. Tncidentoi
" u is said, that he told some ono
70 go To hell", Not having anv cs-
heolal inclination 10 make n vIsi, to
that place Just now.-for II Is bot
ohousa ,i,s IN Oregon, hut having a de-
Slued INCLINATION TO warm up a uttIe
~ hsue encounter. the governor
Walked Walked over to where Morrison was
Sttlng and picking up naner
neisht IN one hand and clinchlng H.
hst OF the other and holding N nnSos
Tue nose OF the land man ba hsnSaS
out a lot OF torrld verbiaee that tba
iahu man will long uamember
wants 10 Protect Settlers
The whole thing rs no,htn,.
". said Governor West az
Yer ..s the episode at the board meetlrg
ouI ) have a duty to perform@S
uuV 20 protect the settlers ana am
,o'ng 10 90 It, Morrison has rnn
lhis board now for a nnmher 80
years but he cannot run A ns iona
~ ! am a member OF Il. want %
protect the settlers and IN orJsr -
40 II ! must have this information
Y ! am going to play In the game !
nust 1 snow every card In the deek-, :
,ia ,,.o ! intend 70 know them. AS con.
uuons now exist the company can. !
lot only sell the land once ana noci,. !
y the money but Il can sell n twlce :
ma pocket tho monGy again. and the
'ettier is left holding tha so.,s - '"N