The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-07

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY :, 1919
THE LINK RIVER DAM

The Herald called the attention Of
it's readers last night to the fight that
is being made by r. +. Bradbury to
prevent the construction of the dam
across Link River, and the segrega-
tion from the Klamath project of any
of the power sites that came into be-
ing as a result of the creating of this
Undertaking Bradbury is right. and
the people of the project know he Is
right and want TO see him win. There
is not man that is today paying
the construction charges of the klam'
ath project that wants to see one
single part of il turned over to any
individual, corporation or government
department. And it isro prevent this
very thing that Bradbury has thrown
down the gauntlet and taken up a
fight that is going To array against
him every influence and agency that
has been employed during the past
several years in stealing from the
project one of its chief assets.
So far the California-Oregon Pow
er company has been successful in
overcoming every obstacle that has
been placed in its way TO prevent its
monopolization of the power of the
Klamath River. But it has reached
ha xs
would now warn it to drop the mat
ter, and not try and steal from the
people of the klamath project that on
which dependence has been placed to
meet the cost of putting water on
their lands. IL il does not heed the
warning, it will find Nitself driven
firm this community, its present
plant as so much junk, and future
that holds promise of immense busi-
ness destroyed. This is a broad state
ment, and we will be surprise if it is
needed. but we will guarantee that
before the year is out ii will know
that it was no idle boast The peo-
pie of klamath County have had all
of this sort of trickery they are 60
ing to stand, and it is wise man who
knows when he has gone far
enough.
AS to Mr.. Bradbury, The Herald
wants to see him in as president of
the Klamath Irrigation district, and
IL further wants To see him name his
assistants. The present directors
have declared that a mistake has
been made in the granting of the con-
tract, and since they failed in their
efforts to stop it, then it is up 10
them to step aside and let man take
the lead who has the courage TO
openly defy the opposition that has
been raised against him, and who the
Herald knows will win for the people
of the project in a struggle that de-
mands no wayering and calls for the
leadership of man who has the
backbone to stand up and fight for
them. The day has passed when
seniority, custom, friendship or any
thing else shall stand in the way of
Mr.. Bradbury. He is entitled to the
Office of president, and must have il.
He is entitled to the support of the
other directors, and they must give
1t, whether il is palatable or not. /
Bradbury today stands as the repre-
sentative of the people of the Klam-
ath project in this matter. He must
not be interfered with nor handicap
ped. With Bradbury as president,
and such assistants as he may choose
to name as his coadjutors, there will
be no reason, then, for his Offering
any excuses why the rights of the
people shall not be vigorously pro-
tected and The Herald will stand
ready at all times to render him thh
help he will need, as well as the crit
icism he will deserve if he for an in
stance hesitates to prosecute 20 a fin
ish the battle he undertakes to recov- |
er to the klamath project that which
has been dissipated either through
ayity or wilfullness