The injustice and foolishness of allowing a power proposition in the lower Deschutes to hold up a railroad into Central Oregon is readily seen, when conditions are fully understood. Last week The Bulletin obtained an item to the effect that the O.R. & N. Co. had two surveying crews in the canyon running down a line to get over the proposed dam site of the Oregon Land Company. This company has a proposition of putting in a dam 135 feet high to develop 60,000 horsepower. The Bulletin has information that states that … the development and delivery of the power will cost about $4,000,000, which means that the dam will not be built for some time, if at all, as there is no market for the power at present. The entire electrical development in Portland is less than 30,000 horsepower, and it will be years before there will be any market for the power to be developed on the lower Deschutes.

Waterpower on the Deschutes should be conserved whenever possible, but it should not be allowed to rob Central Oregon of a railroad. …