Show IRRIGATION AX AND ANI THIS NATION That luncheon of Governor Cutler given yesterday noon at tho the Commercial Cominer- Cominer cial club should result In much o of oC practical benefit to the cause of Irrigation irrigation tion throughout the arid region Called Called Call Call- ed cd to provide ways was and means mean for re realizing re- re tho the best bet results at the irrigation tion congress cong meets at Boise noise Idaho Sept 3 to S Sept pt 10 the assembly assembly assem assem- i bly became an organized and active foi-ce foi for Cor tho the furtherance of or the general gen gen- oral eral scheme of or irrigation everywhere in III the domain where that enterprise c can reclaim agricultural land It was wasa a meeting of oC Utah men and by no means a gathering of or Salt It Lake peo pie Added to the general Idea of or helping helpin to push forward the plan for Cor reclamation atlon of arid lan land there was the plan plant t to recover If good exhibits could coul re recover re- re cover the Clark cup which testifies to excellence In fruit production But Bul before and above e nil all things else elso was the Idea o of pushing the tho Irrigation scheme Senator Sutherland uttered what hat seems to us the tho vital thou thought ht which must convince the tho nation o of the wisdom wisdom wisdom wis wis- for fOI 1111 dom of appropriation mone money gatlon gation The nation Is an owner a proprietor of oC land It possesses a great reat area arca which I is In its present con con- Incapable of producing any revenue re whatever It has all the elements ele ele- ments for Cor fertility save that of water u 1111 nd there Is plenty plent of or water available Once get ct the water on the tho land and the acra aera which is now useless will viii become be be- comO come Immensely productive It would not be l bought as It lies for any price It would bo ho worth a hundred dollars an acre if Ir supplied with water All true and and It Is true true the the that being true nation Is warranted In expending mone money for tho the development of or Its Ian land d. d S This Is tho the view we think which must be he made male clear to the people of the other states Of OC course it means a great deal to us of or the west Every Ever ad added ed farm yielding Iel grain and fruit Cruit and earning a profit as ns something added added ad ad- ded ed to tho value of or every piece of or real estate the rest of or orIS us IS may hold holdin in Inthe the st state t Utah Utah Utah-or or In any other state slate of oC the tho mountain Inter-mountain region That however Is an argument which docs does not appeal to the taxpayer and property owner owner In Pennsylvania anla But nut when It is made clear to tho the manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer manu manu- of r Pennsylvania anla or of ot New r England that the expenditure of mone money for fOl the of arid land will wiil Increase the number of American citizens in that region Ion the themen themen themen men who control the action of ot congress congress con con- gress will see sec their own Int interest rest In raking making every provision that Is shown to be pee needful Cul And when It It Is proven to them themas them them- as It H can be De proven that proven that compliance with the plans of oC the Irrigation congress congress congress con con- gress means to double the wealth productively and power powel of the states Interested which Mr 11 Keisel Kelsel asserted is iR the case cac surely the nation will authorize authorize authorize au au- au- au any expenditure l ure which may be bo necessary It is a us project and yet one of the tho most vital vHal Interest to tho the country Nothing more splendid can appeal to the Imagination Nothing more profitable can appeal to the pocket of oC the true patriot No o scheme o of added naval na strength which shall win or keep colonial possessions as assures assures as- as bures returns so 50 direct so permanent or 01 so satisfactory No plan for tho the dredging o of rivers or 01 the extension of or harbors can guarantee a con condition so Sit swift in Ia Its us profits or so permanent In ft its continuance The whole o of tho the Union Is Interested And Aid ever every effort which can lend bail aid to the success of oC the congress at Boise Dole Is a H. direct serice service ser ser- vice ice to tho the mountain region and through h its advancement to every ever nook and corner of oC a common country A good start was ma made e So far as Utah Ulah can assure it H the tho congress will willbe willbe willbo be bo a a. success So far Car as the congress congre can exert an Influence the complete establishment of oC irrigation throughout the entire arid region is assur assured d |