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HOOKER. TEXAS COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1909
Number 38
INTEREST IN OUR IRRIGATION
SCHEME IS GROWING RAPIDLY
Congress Meets at Wood-
ward to Formulate Plans
ATTENDANCE LARGE
Morgan Delivers Able Ad-
dress Advocating
State Aid
Texas County was ably represented
at the Irrigation Congress at Wood-
ward by W. L. Roberts, J. P. Allison,
P. M. Hargrove and J. S. Fischer of
Texhoma, and E. J. Earle of Good-
well ;L. B. Sneed. R. B. Quinn, C. E
Hunter, J J. Flanagan, J. W. Har-
ris, J. L. Gleason, T. M. Latham,
J. E. Breslin andJ. H. Langston, all
of Guymon. Cimarron county was
represented by W. T. Cleeton, Boise
City; W. H. Guv, Kenton and H. E
Thompson, of Garrett.
The two delegations made them-
selves felt and succeeded in securing
appointments on all committees, sev-
eral prominent offices and were also
successful in landing the next meeting
of the congress at Guymon, which will
be held the first Tuesday in March,
1910. J. L. Gleason of Guymon was
chosen one of the vice presidents; W.
L. Roberts, of Texhoma was elected
permanent secretary of t^e Congress
and R B. Quinn was elected delegate
to Congress. The following article
gives a good idea of the work:
owner or occupants|of the lauds, shall,
in not to exceed ten annual payments,
repay to the government the full coat
of the construction works.
"Third. Only the major portion of
fiftv-one per cent of the funds received
forms the sale ot lands within a state,
and this is subject to the conditions
that feasible and practicable projects j
must be secured.
"Fourth. Every ten years the sec-
retary of the interior mustequalize the
fund as between the states and terri-
tories, expending in each state at least
fifty-one per cent of the fund derived
from the state, subject to the condition
of feasibility and practicability.
"This law in its term and spirit is
benevolent and philanthropic. SiDce
its enactment fifty millions of dollars
have been derived from the general
fund in the treasury of the United
States into a special fund, to aid in
transferring undesirable and worth-
less lands of the west into the richest,
most productive and most desirable
lands in the world. The benefits of
the law fiow largely to the sixteen
western states and territories included
in its terms. The law can be pointed
out as a notable instance when the
east con>ented to legislation primarily
in the interest of the western people,
and for the upbuilding of the western
states, in wealth, in population and
in all the institutions constituting the
main fabric of our christian civiliza-
tion.
"The reclamation fund is a trust
fund. The secretary of the interior is
bound to administer this fund strictly
within the terms and under the provis-
ions of the law. The piovisions which
limits the use of this fund upon prac-
ticable and feasible projects is a wise
one. We would not want this fund
wasted upon impracticable projects in
the other states or territories. We
can not ask that this fund, dedicated
forever to a wise and benevolent pur-
pose, in the interest of all the people
shall be wasted upon impracticable
projects InOklanoraa—which could not
people, but which would
stand as a monument to the greed of
our own people, and to the folly of
our national government.
"But the provision requiring the
owners of the land to re-pay in ten
annual installments, the cost of the
construction of these irrigation works
is also a wise one. This provision
makes this fund Derpetual. The mon-
ey comes into the fund every ten years,
and is used over and over again. The
to go into detail as to what all these
reports show, but the department at
Washington has made a careful study
of Oklahoma, with a view of construc-
ting irrigation work, and I an sure
that the director of the service, Mr.
Newell, and the Secretary of the In-
terior, Mr. Ballinger, are ready to
give Oklahoma every assistance pos-
sible under the law. subject only to the
conditions which the law itself pre-
scribes that the project must be feas-
ible and practicable:
"As I have read the reports of the
engineers, and directors of the service,
it appears that the one thing in the
way is the finding of practicable and
feasible projects for irrigation in Ok-
lahoma.
"This indicates to us the line on
which we should work. Some addit-
ional legislation may be Decessary,
but if what we ask is just, I am sure
Oklahoma's delegation in congress
will have no serious difficulty in se-
curing the proper legislation. Every
member of Oklahoma's delegation in
congress—without regard to politics,
will gladly give his best efforts to any
needed legislation. As the represen-
tatives of the second congressional
district which includes that portion of
Oklahoma where irrigation is most
needed. I desire to sav that I have
not overlooked the subject of irriga-
have attained success. The people of
northwest Oklahoma are badly in need
of something else. They need railroad
transportation Compared with all
ot'wr portions of the state, the people
of northwestern Oklahoma are at a
great disadvantage. Many of our
farmers, without irrigation, raise
more produce now than they care to
haul fifty or sixty miles to market.
This condition has existed for years.
Railways in abundance have been
projected. Surveys have been made.
Promoters have made flattering prom-
ises. In the meantime the people of
northwestern Oklahoma have very in-
adequate railway facilities So far
as I can see, unless something shall be
done by the state there Is no immedi-
ate prospect of additional railway
building in northwestern Oklahoma.
Conditions are different in this sec-
tion of the state. Population Is not
so dense, and we are nearer the arid
regions of the west. To mv mind there
should be some special legislation to
encourage the building of railways
through a number of the northwestern
counties. I have referred to large
acreage of land the state owns in the
six northwestern counties. A railway
constructed through Cimarron, Texas,
Beaver and Harper counties to a con-
nection with the Santa Fe would in ray
judgment practically double the value
tion for our stale. I believe we shall I of these state lands. If an individual
find practicable and feasible projects j owned a million acres of land in
these counties, he would find some
BEAVER VALLEY TO BEGIN
BUILDING ROAD BY JANUARY
Woodward, Okla, Oct. 20.—The
Northwestern Oklahoma Irrigation
congress opened here today for the
purpose of discussing conditions and
ascertaining what mav be done in the
way of reclaiming and improving what
is generally known as the semi-arid
lands. The attendance is fully up to
expectations and includes large dele- benefit our
gations from Harper, Cimarron, Tex-
as, Beavpr, Ellis, Dewey, Oklahoma,
Loiran, Woods, Roger, Mills, Beck-
ham and Woodward.
The welcome address was delivered
by Mayor Hopins and the general re-
ception according the visitors was a
rousing one. E. J.*Dick of Buffalo,
president of the congress, responded
to the welcome happily.
The afternoon session was devoted
to routine matters, the appointment I fund will be ever increasing, multiply-
of committees and to public addresses.
Among those on the progrom and
their subjects were:
Address by the Hon. It I. Williams,
ing and enlarging It requires no
prophetic eye to see how this great
trust fund will in the future bless and
benefit untold millions of worthy
on "The divide;" Charles N Gould of I American citizens, and
the Oklahoma Geological Survev,
wh6se subject will be "The Geology
and water resources of Western Okla-
contribute
.d glory of
largely to the greatness
the republic.
"Second. What hasthe department
homa; D. P. Maium; short paper on done looking to the development and
'Necessity of Irrigation in North- construction of irrigation works in
western Oklahoma." Hon. E. L. Ful-1 Oklahoma. 1 he director of the recla-
ton. "Irrigation;" C. G. Jones,
"Farming and Marketing;" J. H.
Connell, president of tne agricultural
an 1 mechanical college of Stillwater:
Hon. Henry M. Furman, chief justice
of the criminal court of appeals,
"Good Citizenship;" Hon. J. Y. Call-
ahan, subject of his selection; Hon. F
and that in due time Oklahoma will'
secure her fill share of the benefits
due her under the reclamation act.
"The calling of this convention
brings before us the whole question
of irrigation in Oklahoma, and here
isthet.meto discuss every phase of
the subject. It is proper to inquire if
the department of the interior has done
its part. The people have a right to
know if Oklahoma's representatives
in congress have done their duty. On
the other hand, the peoplehave a right
to inquire whether the legislature and
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Is Statement Made By Dr.
Kerns Friday Night
OFFICES HERE SOON
Program at Victory Hill
mation service estimates that ther* is
now in the reclamation fund derived
from the sales of land in Oklahoma
the sum of $5,250,000. At least the
major portion of this sum, 12, (W0,000,
under the provisions of the law must
be u«ed In constructing irrigation works
in Oklahoma prior to 1912. The ex-
E. Herring , to select his subject; W. j Pen^'ture of the funds in our state I ing block to the perfection of any nys-
<'. Hughes, "Internal Developments |'lowever> depends upon the finding of ^ lem of irrigation in western Oklaho-
against Foreign Exploitations;" Dr.
Frank P. Davis, "Irrigation;" G. C.
way to construct a railway within1
reasonable distance thereto. The
hundred thousand people in north-
western Oklahoma—without railway
facilities have made sacra (ice sufficient.
Along other resolutions, this congrtss
should demand that the legislature
shcAild be called in special session to
take in consideration the enactment of
laws that would encourage the build-
ing of railways in northwestern Okla-
homa, and thus relieve the people of
the burden they have patiently borne
executive departments of the state of1 for years. "—Oklahoma State Capital.
Oklahoma have done all that might
have been done to encourage and as-
sist the people and the federal gov-
ernment in developing our possibil-
ities for irrigation.
"If we had the proper laws at home
authorizing individuals to form asso-
ciations and issue bonds for the con-
struction of irrigation works, much
could be accomplished independent ot
the national irrigation law, and the
national authority. In our western
states more than two hundred million
of dollars of private capital have been
invested in irrigation works. The
state could aid the people greatly in
this matter by paying a state engineer
to make surveys of proposed projects,
and report as to the cost and the feasi-
bility and practicability of any irriga-
tion project proposed by the people.
"More than one-half of all the pub-
lic lands of the state are situated with-
in that portion of tbe state where ir-
rigation would be helpful. In Wood-
ward, Ellis, Harper, Beaver, Texas
and Cimarron counties, the state owns
not less than one and a quarter mil-
lion acres ot land. The state has
done nothing toward ascertaining the
possibility of irrigating these lands.
If brought under irrigation they would
be doubled and quadrupled in value.
Yet these lands are soon to he placed
on the market, regardless of whether
or not any of them may be irrigated.
"These lands belonging to the state
stand today as a hindrance and stumbl-
Oklahoma is In ray judgment, wholy
Stalkweather, "Transportation;" A.
Turner, "Railroading in the Arid j
Countries;" S. O. Dawes, "The pros- witl,out foundation. The varies an-
perity of the American Farmer:" and ] nUttl rt,P°rts «how that the department
feasible and practicable projects. ma. In Cimarron county where Irrl-
"Any suggestion that the depart- J gallon is the most needed, and where
ment at Washington is unfriendly to I perhaps it could be developed on the
largest scale, the state of Oklahoma
owns a very large portion of all the
lands in the county. This state could
an able address by congressman Dick i 'lus ^^en B ltpen Interest In the pos- well afford to take the lead In devel
T. Morgan.
In the course of this address Mr.
Morgan advocated the calling of a
special session of the legislature that
the state might take action relative to
the Irrigation of state lands, to pass
such legislation as would aid the peo-
ple in developing private irrigation
enterprises and also for the purpose
of enacting measures for the encour-
agement of railway building in North-
western Oklahoma, In chief part, Mr.
Morgan spoke as follows:
"There are four prominent provls-
ibllies of irrigation in Oklahoma. In
the first annual report published in
December, 1902, onlv six months after
the passage of the reclamation act,
seven pages are devoted to a descrip-
tions of the demands and possibilities
for irrigation in Oklahoma.
The second annual report of the de-
partment, covering the year of 1902-
1903, occupies twenty-two pages in
discussing irrigation as applied to
Oklahoma. The report shows that ex-
amination has been made of practical-
oping a grand system of irrigation to
cover the lands In this county. And
in all of the western counties our state
government should come to the front
and contribute its share to help the
good cause along. This can be done
by having the slate engineer make
suryevs, estimate the oost, and furnish
Information to the |>eople, and bv the
enactment of laws that will authorize
the people to form associations issue
bonds for cost of constructing irriga-
tion works, and to pass laws that will
aid the people in disposing of these
bond* on the most favorable terms.
"If we are rea'ly In earnest In this
work of Irrigation, we should pass
ly every stream in western Oklahoma.
ions in the reclamation act which the j In the third annual report twelve pages
people should clearly understand, are devoted to a description of Inves-
These four provisions are as follows: ligation made in Oklahoma. The
"First, the monev derived from the fourth annual report for the year 1904- j resolutions, asking the Governor of
sales of public lands in certain western shows that Oklahoma hair not, Oklahoma to call a special session of
states and territories is 'reserved, set been neglected, and the fifth annual \ the legislature with a view to enacting
aside and appropriated as a special report for 1905-1900, says, "surveys j additional legislation to encourage
fund, to be known as the reclamation ur>d examinations have been made of Irrigation, and the legislature in con
fund to be used in the examination every possible site for an irrigation j taction with the executive may consid-
and survey for and in the oonttruc- project in Cimarron and Canadian it the question of what the ><tate should
tion and thf maintenance of irrigation rivers, Beaver Creek, Wolf Creek, do towards irrigating its own lands,
work, for the storage, diversion and Washita river and lied river, and j "We want irrigation because It will
development of water for the recla- their tributaries." And the report of ho an important factor In developing
mation of arid and semi-arid lands In 1WHH907 and 10O7-1DOH, shows that northwestern Oklahoma. No one
said states and territories.' Itheworjcin Oklahoma has not been I would advise a backward step along
"Second. The law provides that the j neglected or Ignored. I have not timethis line. We must go on until we
There will be an entertainment and
chicken-pie supper at Victory Hill
school house, 1 mile east and 4 miles
c«M«th of Hooker; 2 miles south and 5
west of Tyrone, Friday evening, No-
vember 5.
The program for the evening is as
follows:
Chant—"The Three Little Kittens"
comic, by Victory Hill Quartette.
Recitation —"The Thanksgiving Din-
ner,"Minnie Clough.
Rt citation—"Mother's Thanksgi ving''
Ethel Clough.
Recitation—"Dorothy's Mustn't*"
Nora Downing.
Recitation—"Grandmother's Shaker
Bonnet," Faye Duncan.
Recitation—"The Schoolboy's Trou-
bles," George Curtis.
Soprano and Alto Duet—"Sluraber-
iand," Minnie Clough, Faye Curtis.
Recitation—"Mary and Dinah." Faye
Curtis.
Recitation—"A Boy's Complaint"
Dayton Rains.
Recitation—"Why Don't you Laugh?"
John Murray Jr.
Recitation—"The Anxious Mother,"
Helen Tantlinger.
Recitation—"The Clovers," Louise
Curtis.
Bass Solo—"My Father's Halfhushel"
Comic, E. W. Reiiz, G. M. Raines.
Recitation—"Dolly's ThanksgivIng,"
Edna Duncan.
Recitation— "Pa's Way,"Ernest Zelg-
ler.
Recitation—"What I Wish," David
Kaufman.
Dialogue—"The Spelling Class,"com-
ic, School Children.
Acthem—"The Forest Glee," Victory
Hill choir.
Supper—Everybody eat Chicken Pie.
Quartette—"The Barnyard Confer-
ence." Comic.
Select Reading Willie's Essay,"
Fordner Rice.
Selection by request, Hooker Male
Quartette.
Reading—"Jim Bludso,* by request.
J.J. Murray Sr.
Quartette- "The Book Agent" Comic.
Reading "Little L'ghts," Daniel j
Kaufman.
Solo—Mrs. H. D. Johnson.
Anthem "Hall Prince of Light" Vic-
tory Hill Choir.
Quartette—"The Lest Song."
Th« proceeds received for the even-
ing will lie used to procure an organ
for the Victory Hill Sunday school.
No admission, onlv for the supper
which will he only 25 cents. The en-
tertainment Is free. Come one,
come all and enjoy a pleasant even-
ing. Your presence Is solicited.
Grand Half Price Offer
The Twice-a-Week Issue of the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat Is being of-
fered for a limited time at just one
Program
Tex as County Teachers' Association,
Guvmou, November, 12, 13, 1909.
friday
8:30—Roll Call.
Opening Exercises—Rev. Albert
Maddox.
Song—Battle Hymn of the Re-
public.
Enrollment and Appointment of
Committees.
10:15—Physiology In the Primary
Grades, Misses Chloa Clanton
and Sarah Farrell.
11:00—Multiplication and Division of
Fractions, Messrs. Joe Jenkins
and KarJ Kloo/..
11:40—An Educational Theatre for
Children, Mrs. Joanna D. Beach.
12:00—Noon Intermission.
1:30—Oklahoma History, j>ages 60 to
138, Frank Glertz.
2:15—A system of Education for Tex-
as county, Superintendent H. B.
Denman.
3:00—Solo, Mrs. Bridges.
3:10—The OklahoraaCourse of Study,
J. I. Bunyard.
3:40—Teaching beginners Geography,
Misses Mary Ruth and Ethel Hood.
saturday
9:00—Roll Call.
Examination and Promotions, L.
P. Payne and Mrs. Etta Phegley.
9:45—History of Education, pages
100 to 215, J. L. Kinsey.
10:30—The Advisability of Teaching
Agriculture in the Elementary
schools, President S. W. Black.
11:10—A Talk to Teachers. Rev. A. E.
Henry.
11:36— Business Meeting.
No Wonder They Got First
Prizes
The finest apple we ever saw is the
one on our desk as we write this. It is
a Wolf River and weighs 20 ounces.
Its •circumference is 15J Inches. Is
that a big apple? If It is not very big
it is very good. We know. It had a
brother weighing 22 ounces We
could not withstand the temptation and
the little brother is gone. It not only
had size but It was a fine flavored ap-
ple. Of course it came from Ferron
and was grown by Jos Myers. Mr.
Myers was selling onions and says
they yielded at the rate of 2000 bushels
to the acre. II it any wonder that a
town like that should get first prizes
on fruit at the state fair? Emery
County (Utah) Progress.
Methodist Services
Sunday, October 31.
10:00 a. m. Sunday school
11:00 a. m. Sermon by Rev. J. F. Law-
11s, the Presiding Elder.
7:00 p. m. Epworth League.
8:00 p. m. Sermon by the pastor A
brief sketch of the year's work
will be given. The work of the
Conference which convenes at
Muskogee, Nov. 3, will be out-
lined.
Special music will be rendered at
both morning and evening services.
Be sure to come.
R. C. Taylor, Pastor.
Roll of Honor
The Advance acknowledges the re-
ceipt of subscriptions and renewals
from the following addresses the past
week:
J. T. Hendricks, Houston, Tex.
.1. J Goertz, Hooker.
J W. Johnson, Harden.
J. II. Johnson, Deer Lick, Ky.
Ernest Shores, Westport, Mo.
A. M. Carbrrry, CVsm, Kans
Joe Lohba, Calnwllle, Mo.
M. ('. Young, Rldgeway, Mo.
G. A. Plerson, Pony Creek.
Belle V. Beard, Bloomington, lad.
R. J. Williams, Montrose, Colo.
II. II. HoUmann, Warrenton, Mo.
W. Rottman, Marthasville, Mo.
Wm. McDowell, Pony ('reek.
W. R. I). Smith, Hooker.
Mrs, M. A. Smith, Hooker.
Miss Maude Smith, Cornelia, Ga,
Returned Old Notes and Now
Ask Only $1,000.00
from Hooker
Dr. Kerns who has become well ac-
quainted with the people around here
as the General Manager of the Beaver
Valley & Northwestern Railway drop-
ped in on us last Friday evening out
of a clear sky and caused considerable
excitement by stating that he had
brought back the notes taken here last
winter with the intention of returning
them to their makers. He was very
much disappointed when he fouud that
the first number of our lecture course
was to be given that night but finally
compromised by attending the lecture
and afterwards invitiug everyone
down to Norbury hall for a few min-
utes, telling that he was going to give
back the notes made last winter in fa-
vor of the Beaver Valley Railway Co.
Of course this announcement brought
out practically a full house and after
a few explanations on the part of Mr.
Kerns and Judge Blanchard who was
with him, some committees were ap-
pointed and the notes returned as the
gentlemen said they had no further
use for them.
The gentlemen stated that they had
succeeded in getting the Metropolitan
Trust Co. of Chicago, to take the
bonds they are now issuing upon the
stock of the company and the only
monev thev need from outside sources
Is the money necessary to print the
bonds and pay for the right of wav.
This they have apportioned and told
us they would expect Hooker to put up
$1,000.00 of this. They also made tbe
statement that Senator J. S. Morris
has guaranteed this amount for Hook-
er and we are sure that the citizens of
the town will see that Mr. Morris will
not have to stand for any more than
his share. In addition to the money
Hooker will have to furnish the ground
for the terminal and secure the same
amount of right-of-way that it did be-
fora.
A committee was appointed to se-
cure subscriptions to make up the
thousand dollars with the following
men assigned to it: J. S. Morris, J.
E. Booth andJ. J. Murray. J. R.
Blake, O. C. Armstrong and John
Irvin were apnolnted on a committee
to secure right-of-way. The notes be-
longing to persons not present at the
meeting Friday night were given to C.
F. Rose to be delivered back to their
makers.
So far as we can learn there has
not been much work done yet by these
committees but there Is not the slight-
est doubt that Hooker will come up
with her end all right if the officials
mean business. The men at Beaver
City have been fighting for a road now
for a long time and they now think
they have secured the backing neces-
sary to build the road. There is not
the slightest doubt as to the ability of
the Metre politan Trust Company
to back the road if they are so
minded and the gentlemen stated posi-
tively that they had secured this back-
ing.
Dr. Kern stated that the offices of
the company would be established
here in tbe near future, possibly about
thirty day v. This means that Presi-
dent J. W. Webb, Secretary C. H.
Holmes and General Manager, Dr.
KernB, will be located here in the near
future with possibly more of the offi-
cers. This will bring more confidence
to the minds of the people here than
any action which has yet been taken
and we can positively assure the gen-
tlemen that when they have advanced
that far with the work there will not be
the slightest trouble in securing all
that is required of us for we have any
amount of business men here who
will support such an enterprise when
they know they are going to get It.
Married
W. P, Mayfield and Miss Meryele
Smith were united In matrimony Sat-
urday, October 23, 1U0D, by Rev.
Walraven. Both of the young people
live northeast of town. Their many
friends join the Advance in wishing
them a long and happy life.
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