The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-07
IRR|GATONETS Convene
Urge State Guaranty of Bonds for NeU
Projects With Cheap Money
Rural Credits Included

/ lnsuring state backing Of the projects.
will make possible the Development
Immediately Of the irrigation and
drainage projects Of fhe state"
]. 7. 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-
vaneed by Mr.. Day 10 be carried In the
last election by q referendum vote.
Mr.. Day replied 20 this by asserting
that public sentiment has 70 be edu-
eated. and that II the irrigationists lot
a sIngle setback stop them they will
never get what they are after.
o. G. Letter. secretary Of the reso-
lutIons committee Of the congress-. adj
dressed publicly before the congress,
questions % Mr.. Day, G. c. Chapman
and Mr.. Hfnkle.
He asked Mr.. Hinkie II the bill he
had mentioned had been supported By
an active campaign. TO which Mr..
Hinkle replied negatively. He asked
c. C. Chapman II the Chabmer Of Com
meree would favor any kind Of meas.
ure providing for rural credits and
state guarantee Of irrigation and
drainage bonds, and II before the ad-
iournment Of thu congress the Cham
Der would indicate the nature Of . bill
Il would lend 10 support and indorse-
ment.
Mr.. Chapman, while expressing
doubt that the Chamber would give .
hasty decision In favor Of any resolu-
tion the congress might see ft 10
adopt, believed that II would give the
most careful consideration to any
measure proposed and take the posi-
tion which seamcd best for the State
Of Oregon At large.
He said that he believed tho Cham
ber would not indorse tho measure ufi-
III the form Of the bills proposed had
been submitted TO Il.
o. Laugaard asserted that be had in
formation from officials Of the Cham
Der to tho effect that Il win probably
support any action taken BY the con-
gYeas. but recommended that the bill
Be prepared first and then submitted
70 the Chamber for its Endorsement.
The responses Of Senator Day TO In
uuiriea from Mr.. Letter brought out q
definite outline Of procedure whereby
the measures might be passed by the
people Of the state Of Oregon.
MIR. Day urged that joint commit
tee, composed Of representatives from
the Irrigation congress and farmers OF
the willamette valley interested 10
drainage, oranges and Farmers' uIl-
| ions, be organized 70 prepare . draft
OF bills providing for tho state guarAn-
tec Of bonds and the development OF q
aystem 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 20 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
bin or not, I am for this measure, "
replied Mr.. Day. s
81 am willing TO 60 In, IL the move
ment is initiated, and give to the sup
port OF the bill all the time and means
| Ram able, TO carry 1t through. The
man who wants 10 take up q measure
| for the benefit OF the state until he is
certain Of success Immediately 10 OF
little use, and would just ~ leave
pioneer this bill ~ any other that
means the development Of Oregon and
the bettering Of the conditions Of liv-
1 ing for its citizens. T"
The whole attitude Of tho congress
during the discussion was intensely
enthusiastic and, while the movement
| In support Of the Jones bill win go on
probably rs powerfully as ever. the
disposition Of the congress, as . resui'
OF the session, appears to be 70 pro-
coed along the lines Of state aid ut the
san,e time, so that II the Jones bill
faiIs, It still will have definite and
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 5.
Graves, Of Seattle; Attorney General
g. M. Brown. and L. NJ. Rice, irriga-
tion engineer, Of Seattle.
o. Laurgaard spoke in the afternoon
on els the Irrigation District q Solu-
tion Of the Problem5" and he also
gave q brief report Of the meeting Of
the international Irrigation congress
| in San Francisco December 2 and 5.
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