East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
DENVER CONFERENCE
TO Be OF IMPORTANCE
SECRETARY LANE CALLS IRRI.
CATION MEETING FOR
APRIL 0.

tentative program has been ar
ranged. subject to change. for the
irrigation conference called BY Sec.
retary Lane of the interior depart
ment to be held at Denver, Colorado
beginning Thursday. April 9 and con-
tinuing, probably, through Friday
and Saturday.
1t is proposed to divide the con-
ference into sections, which will deal
with the following subjects:
1. Cooperation between state and
nation.
2. Carey act projects.
3. Irrigation districts.
4. Administration and operation
OF desert land act
s. Settlement of irrigation lands,
crops, markets, finances. :
T. Ways and means OF financing
future work.
The conference will convene i'm
mediately following the meeting OF
the governors OF the western states
which is to be held at Denver on
April and s.
The irrigation conference will be
open to any one interested in the gen.
eral subjects to be discussed. The
limited time will make 1t impossible
TO consider any but the larger sub.
jects In connection with irrigation
generally.
Individual projects will not be dis
cussed excepting. perhaps, as they
may bear upon the general questions
under consideration.
sor Strain and his office force report
very little assessing going on at pres
emit During the tax collection period
II is necessary for them to practically
discontinue the work Of the office and
run an information bureau for the
benefit OF those paying taxes. After
the first of the month they will have
only the routine work to care for. Mr..
strain says the system put In force
this year for those assessed to place
the valuation on their property Is
somewhat OF q failure. The greater
majority would rather have the as
SCISSOR place valuation as his expert
ence in equalization gives him a big
o0'oheooo hh hiohAh6 VIC haNSo Va dii
property holders equal in proportion
to their holdings. 1t is anticipated in
the office that there will be consider
able work arranging the reports. Mr..
Strain has placed in his office in
dexed card system itemizing owners,
makes. valuations and general de-
scriptions Of all the automobiles in
the county and expects that 1t will be
OF great assistance to him and the
equalization board in arranging the
tax on automobiles this year. Here
tofore there has been no systematiZed
method OF arranging automobile tax
and there has been no small amount
Of controversy in regard to their tax
With this system he hopes to elimi-
nate all or the greater part of this.
Weather Was Favorable-A census
Of the grain buyers this morning
shows they do not think the weather
Of the past few days has damaged the
grain crop at all but on the contrary
has been of benefit to II. Although
the wind makes II look a little bad II
will only serve to run the roots deeper
into the soil and cause the growth
above ground, which many believe has
been too great for the good OF the
crop. to stay back where there will be
much less danger from the elements
The precipitation Of the week. though
very light will also be to some advan-
tage.
san Uses Horses Glib Morrison
was In from the Adams country this
afternoon securing some parts need
ed in his summerfallow work. He
is farming 1900 acres of land and has
one section In club wheat. reporting
an excellent stand. He is summer
following the balance of the farm and
has II about half finished. He is do
ing the work this year with twenty