The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-17
FRANK JOHNSON TALKS
IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Advocates Active Work On
Constructed End Of Job;
Stockmen Coming.

Frank johnson is here from Prime
Vile and he hasn't talked anything
else but the irrigation district aud
the coming stock convention siuce
he hit town, no far as this shop
knows. Hc may have talked land
sales or leases to somc people since
that's what tho. Oregon & Western
Colonization Co. pays him for, but 30
far as any utterance In the presence
OF the newspaper man or tho shop.
II has been--irrigation district or
stock convention.
Frank is very much interested In
both. He knows from his observa-
tions at Prineville with the Ochoco
project Just being completed. and
tho Warm Springs project over In
Malheur county. where his company
has . lot OF land. Just what irri-
cation means and how badly n IL
needed. He also knows what tbs
people Of Harney county are up
against when they contemplated en-
tsrtaining the State Cattle 4 Horse
Growers Association at its annual
convention. you've got your hands
full" That's what he says about
the convention.
For goodness sake. don't let the
construction end OF the irrigation
district know what the legal end Is
doing. You are bound TO have more
or less litigation says Mr.. johnson.
1T IL the case every time and will
continue the same until the end. No
irrigation district was ever formed or
ever will be formed that will suit
everybody right OF the bat. Thov
have TO BE showed Even the fell
lows inside the district are sometimes
dissatisfied and then around ths
edges you'll always ind some Teller
who thinks he ought TO be In and
has "a kick coming. IL was the case
on the ochoco and on the Warm
Springs. Never mind the pessimist.
lie IL going to howl. but let mo give
you a tip: Organize a bouncer club
and when tho fellow lets out u yell
on the street. just escort him right
TO the directors aud headquarters
where Information h hrst-handed
| tsil his tnlo. If there N anv-
thing to his kick Il will be adjusted
IF there isn't tell him To shut his
mouth and stop interfering"
Frank johnson has Ihe right
''hunch.' Why not go TO the right
source with complaints instead OF
making them TO second parties and
alking long aud foud about things
o the individual who can't come
ack at you because he doesn't know
the inside information? That's the
way neighborhood feuds are kept
~. That's the way children do. IL
sn't tho way progressive ION the
square" business concerns get by.
lust try II.
THAT bunch OF stockmen are COM
ng fullforce--do you get me?" says
Frank Johnson. George Russell
lust got back from over In Lake and
klamath counties before / left Prime
vile. and he says they're all coming.
and I know that Crook county is
coming over strong. Guess I'd bet-
ter tell 'em TO bring along their
blankets though. from what you tell
\ me-"
I That's the spirit that Is met from
every direction In connection with the
stockmen's convention. Burns is the
place they have turned their eyes on
In May and they're coming. We've
got to take care OF them. Now.
don't leave Il to the other fellow, for
It's your job just as much as his. All
the available rooms have not been
listed with the accommodation COM
mittee. That has been learned by
the writer during the past two or
three days. He knows of rooms
right here In town that haven't been
listed. Skip Whiting has volunteer
ed rooms out at his ranch house just
across the river. He can take care
OF several of the boys. Eph Sine
more. who is here doing jury duty
Is going to bring In his camp beds
and turn them over to the committee.
Others should do likewise. We've
perfectly able to take care OF our
stockmen guests II the neighbors VIII
only do their share and they're going
to.
one stock man told a member OF