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Show 12 TRUTH i the capital returned to the fund, to be and possibly as much as enterprises. The land must be subdivided into areas of sufficient size to support a family. The secretary of the interior may fix the unit as low as 40 acres, and It must not exceed 1G0. The larger figure is the maximum amount of water rights which The arid lands virtually pay for their own reclamation, and the government is the gainer by bringing about a permanent and prosperous settlement of areas which otherwise $5,000,000, used over and over again In similar $1,000,000. The Old Folks of Weber County are ing to com- LAGOON may be sold to land in private ownership. In all cases, the beneficiary of national irrigation must be an actual occupant of the soil. The central idea of the new policy s is to assist real in geta The land. foothold the upon ting to aid not does government pretend setspeculators, but only to assist home-maker- on Tuesday, July 26th. By courtesy of the Ore- t M gon Short Line, the Salt Lake and Ogden and Mr. Bergerman. ; ?; t V Progress and Prospects Reclaiming the Arid West. In the Review of Reviews for July, William E. Smythe describes the progress' .. made and the Intended scope of the plans for national irrigation. We abstract as follows: When under the law of 1902 the '?! V ) t - work of national Irrigation was projected, undei handling of the geological survey, predictions of failure and prophecies of graft and corruption were numerous; but all such dismal forecasts have been quite disproved by the clean and efficient progress of the great work undertaken. Complex Problems. The entire western half of the United States has been studied by experienced men and their assitants, and all available data concerning water supply and the possibility of reclaiming the arid lands of the west have been considered. The reclamaand has tion law is very Much ramifications. many Important account besides must be taken into water and land. It is not sufficient merely to build storage works and turn the water into, the stream. The land must actually be reclaimed and I . When thirteen states and three territories must be examined, and selections made which will stand the test of future judgment, the test becomes one of enormous proportions. Often the projects which have been generally regarded as the most attractive and which have been generally regarded as the most attractive and which have been discussed with glittering generalities in the public press, are found to have fatal defects, and have been consequently aabndoned, with resulting disappointment to large numbers of people. Numerous Beginnings. In each of the thirteen states and territories named in the law, one leading part has been selected with a view to early completion of the work, provided all the conditions are found to be favorable. For example, in Arizona, the great storage dam on Salt River, for holding the flood waters until they can be used, has been begun. In California the secretary of the interior has authorized works which will reclaim the lands in the vicinity of Yuma by means of a dam across the lower Colorado river, raising water so that.it can be used on the adjacent lowlands. In Colorado, plans are nearly completed for the construction of a great tunnel from Gunnison river to the dry Uncom-pahgr- e valley. In Idaho, a great dam across Snake river has been planned, and contracts will be let for construction at an eariy date.- In Nevada, work has been begun on dams and canals to combine waters of the Truckee and Carson rivers. All of these works are for the purpose of regulating or storing flood waters, or lifting out of their channels the waters which are too low to be diverted by gravity. By such great works the intermittent streams are rendered perennial, and the occasional floods are restrained until the waters can be put to beneficial use. Lands Pay for Our Reclamation. The money to build these great works comes not from direct taxation or appropriation, but from the accumulated sums paid for the public lands which are being disposed of in these states and territories. Day by day the settlers or investors are paying to the government small sums to obtain a complete title to lands which have been in public ownership. A s of the total area of half to the western states and territories still belongs to Uncle Sam.. He is giving away or disposing of these lands as he has been for generations, and the moneys received are credited in. the treasury to the reclamation fund, to be used' for the construction of great works which will enable a better disposal of the public lands and the ere ation of a vast number of small farms instead of a few large cattle ranches. The amounts received have ranged from less than $1, 000, 000 up to many millions each year, dependent upon the general prosperity of the country, the activity of the land offices, and . THE TRIUMPH OF NATIONAL ' tlers. J N . 1 r - far-reachin- ' L 1 g, . PIONEER : -- DAY JULY AT- CALDERS PARK . . - . Grand and costly prizes will be given away to the following: 1 Oldest married couple. 2 Youngest married couple. 3 Woman with largest family on the ground. 4 Woman with greatest number of generations on the ground. 5 Oldest lady. 6 Oldest gentleman. 7 Prettiest lady. 8 Stoutest lady. 9 Stoutest gentleman. 19 Homeliest gentleman. 11 Fattest baby. 12 Prize waltz (ladies). 13 Prize waltz (gentlemen). . 14 Best Highland fling. 16 Best Sailors Hornpipe. Prizes will be awarded at 9 p m. Horse races. Four big events, 2:00 p. m. sharp. Boating, Dancing and other amuse ments. orchelstra will furnish the interpretation put upon the laws. Enlarged In round numbers there was received music for the dance for the year 1901, $3,000,000; for 1902, Admission to tiio .6rounds 10 Gents $4,000,000; for 1903, $8,000,000; for 1904, it is estimated there will be over GOOD IN TRADE nine-tenth- i i I .11 ir '.J would have been uninhabited. ton News-Bureao Girls Carefully Chaperoned. The etiquette of Holland is exceedingly strict in all classes. The young girl is most carefully chaperoned, and she never goes anywhere, even to church, unless accompanied by her parents, some male relative, or other equally trusty attendant. At a dance the parents sit round the walls sipping their coffee or wine, and the young men must make the best of thelrf chances In the opportunities afforded by the dance, for when it pleases the guardians to depart there is no help for it, but the girls must go, too. An unmarried girl always takes the right arm of her escort, while the matron takes the left, perhaps because It Is nearer the heart. knew how nicely and politely He Gets the Money. Top floor, D. F. Walker Phone 1069-k- . Independent, Bldg. 1069. o seats around them, are oaks bearing the names of Queen Elizabeth, Queen Caroline, Queen Charlotte, and Queen Hernes Oak, mentioned Victoria. n the Merry Wives of Windsor as being in Windsor Park, was destroyed by a gale on August 31, 1863. o Securities, per cent, compounded twice a year, make an ideal Invest ment. They can be procured from Mo Gurrin & Co., investment bankers, Salt Lake City. The investor holds the security. We do the work. Interest-Bearin- g Yielding six o Encouraging Experiments. tradesman advertises thus: Elopement by motor is now fashionable. Loving couples who would dodge stern parents by running away to he married can be supplied here at any hour of any day with smart motor and reliable driver, on the weekly payment system. A My life is like the prints which feet Have left on Tampas desert strand ' Soon as the rising tide shall beat, All trace will vanish from the sand ' Yet, as if grieving to efface All vestige of the human race. On that lone shore loud moans the sea But none, alas! shall mourn for me! Richard Henry Wilde. r J O Colonial Girl Wins Handicap. Colonial Girl, the pride of the Western turf, scored a triumph In the great $50,000 Worlds Fair handicap Carthy, surged through the turnstiles or swept into the free field, which In opposition to Union park was wide open to the public. Behind the gallant winner at the finish was the noble Hermis, the East? em champion, who was a tremendous favorite in the betting, and who only a few days since had won the Suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay, heating The Picket and Irish Lad for the highest honors of the metropolitan courses r.nd proving his right to be termed the best horse of the year. And behind Hermis in third place was Morarib, winner of the Kansas City Derby and the Clark stakes at London In the End. The road Is rough and the day Is cold. And the landscapes sour and bare, And the milestones once such charming friends, welcomes wear. Theres trouble before and trouble behind, And a troublesome present to mend; And the road goes up, and the road goes down, But It all comes right In the end. Half-heart- ed The heart is sick and the heart is sore For a heart to call its own; And we scramble hard for the precious crumbs Amongst the heaps of stone. For a love's love, and a mans man, Our golds gold would we spend; And the heart goes up, and the heart ' goes down. But it all comes right in the end. . The road goes up, and the road goes down To a desolate depth below. And theres never a shred of the meanest robe un uie naxea ones to go. Theres a heaven above, and a God o love, And a Father who will tender'd .1 foes up, and life goes down. But it all comes right in the end. Westminster Gazette- - t iw , R. L. POLK & CO.. W. P. COOPE1L, Secretary end Manager. DIRECTORY o ? v.Hii'nrfcYii.--i The parent tree will mourn its shade The winds bewail the leafless tree But none shall breathe a sigh for me! Queens Names on Oaks. Many English Queens have chosen at the historic Fair Grounds track at oak trees in Windsor Forest whereon St. Louis June 25. A crowd 60,000 their respective names, with the dates strong, the largest gathering by far to of their choice, have been commem- witness a race in that city since the orated by means of brass plates. In memorable contest in the early days different parts of the forest, with between TenBroeck and Mollie Mc- , Zk My life is like the autumn leaf That trembles in the moons Its hold is frail its date is brief;pale ray Restless and soon .to pass away Yet ere that leaf shall fall and fade Peter Maher Easily Knocked Out Peter Maher emerged from the darkness of the dead and pathetic past at- - Philadelphia last week. He was promptly batted back into oblivion through the medium of a right hand punch on the jaw, administered -- o with cheerful vigor by Jack Williams, Many people would gladly send their a tall, lanky Quaker" city bills to Wallace to collect, if they only 4 i Bos- u. Like the Summer Rose. My life is like the summer rose That opens to the sky But ere the shades ofmorning evening Is scattered on the ground to close die! Yet on the roses humble bed The sweetest dews of night are shed As if she wept the waste to see But none shall weep a tear for me! if j PUBLISHERS Utak State Gazetteer and Bniinen Directory. Salt Lake City Directory. Ogden City Directory. Logan Citr and Cache Co. Directory . Proio City and Utah Co. Directory.' Salt Lake City Bine Book. Pneblo City Directory. Colorado Snringi City Directory. Trinidad City A Lai Animas Co. Directory. . . Grand Jniction City A Moia Salida City Co. Directory A Chaffee Co. Directory. Boiu City A Ida Co. Directory. Pocatello City A Bannock Co. Directory. General Offices and Library Dooly Building. . TeL . 904-- k Salt Lake City. Branches nt Ogden, Boise, Colorado Springe and Pneblo. |