Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06
'IRR|GAT|ONTTS Convene
Urge State Guaranty of Bonds for Nev
Projects With Cheap Money!
Rural Credits Included

tnBurlnR Btate backing VI tne pfoJeSso,
will make possible the development
Immediately Of the irrigation and
drainage projects Of the state"
J. T. Hinkle, who preceded Mr..
Day, had touched upon the apparent
lack Of public sympathy with the irri-
CATION movements, and the failure OF
bill embodying much the ideas ad-
vanced by Mr.. Day to be carried In the
last election by referendum vote.
Mr.. Day replied to this by asserting
that public sentiment has to be edu-
Gated, and that If the irrigationists let
q single setback stop them they will
never get what they are after.
o. C. Letter, secretary Of the reso-
lutions committee Of the congress, ad-
dressed publicly before the congress,
questions to Mr.. Day, c. G. Chapman
and Mr.. Hinkle.
He asked Mr.. Hinkle IL the bill he
had mentioned had been supported by
an active campaign, to which Mr..
Hinke replied negatively. He asked
C. C. Chapman il the Chabmer Of Com
merce would favor any kind Of meas
ure rcoviding for rural credits and
state guarantee of irrigation and
drainage bonds, and If before the ad-
journIaient Of the congress the Cham
Der would indicate the nature Of bill
It would lend its support and indorse-
ment.
Mr. Chapman, while expressing
doubt that the Chamber would give a
hast. decision in favor of any resolu-
tion the congress might see fit to
adopt, believed that it would give the
most careful consideration to any
rr6s&--e proposed and take the posi-
tion which seemed best for the State
of Oregon at large.
He said that he believed the Cham
Der would not indorse the measure un-
til the form of the bills proposed had
been submitted to 1t.
o. Laugaard asserted that he had in
formation from officials Of the Cham
ber to the effect that it will probably
support any action taken by the con-
gress, but recommended that the bill
be prepared first and then submitted
to the Chamber for its Endorsement.
The responses of Senator Day to in
uuiries from Mr.. Letter brought out a
definite outline of procedure whereby
the measures might be passed by the
people of the state of Oregon.
Mr.. Day urged that q joint commit
tee, composed of representatives from
the Irrigation congress and farmers Of
the Willamette valley interested in
drainage, oranges and Farmers un-
ions, be organized to prepare a draft
of bills providing for the state guaran-
tee of bonds and the development Of q
system Of rural credits.
This committee would also circulate
petitions to put the measure on the
ballot and raise, by soliciting subcrip-
tions, fund of $4,000 to conduct the
campaign in its behalf.
"Will Mr.. Day help such move
ment financially and personality
asked Mr.. Letter.
whether the measure be adopted
or not, whether the people pass the
bill or not, / am for this measure, "
replied Mr.. Day.
'T am willing to 60 in, if the move
ment is initiated, and give to the sup
port of the bill all the time and means
I am able, to carry it through. The
man who wants to take up a measure
for the benefit of the state until he il
certain Of success Immediately is OF
little use, and l would just as leave
pioneer this bill as any other that
means the development of Oregon and
the bettering of the conditions of liv'
ing for its citizens. F."
The whole attitude of the congress
during the discussion was intensely
enthusiastic and, while the movement
in support Of the Jones bill will go or
probably as powerfully as ever, the
disposition Of the congress, as a result
of the session, appears to be to pro
ceed along the lines of state aid at the
same time, 80 that If the Jones bill
fails, it still will have a definite anc
constructive program to carry forward
The principal resolutions will prob
ably be those indorsing the Jones bill,
and urging the organization Of cam
paign for the proposed state measure.
The engineering and legal phases Of
irrigation development were consid'
cred at the morning session, the prin'
cipal speakers being Judge Carroll s
Graves, of Seattle; Attorney Geners
G. M. Brown, and L. M. Rice, irriga
t;on enUinear of Seattle
o. Laurgaard spoke in the Afternoon
on els the Irrigation District a Solu
tion of the Problem?" and he also
gave brief report of the meeting o.
the international Irrigation congress
in San Francisco December 2 and 8.