| Show ARID LAND PROBLEM Montana Makes a Good Beginning Toward Solving It Helena Mont Oct 11 What seems to bo a good beginning In the solution of the great arid land problem was made yesterday yes-terday 11 l the State of Montana Tho State Arid Land Grant commission which was created by Inc Legislature with power to reclaim lands donated to the State by the general Government under the Carey act celebrated the opening of the great canal System in district No 1 There wcro present besides members of the commission commis-sion and other State officials members of the press Including a representative of the Associated Press and many representatives repre-sentatives engineers and business men Tho canal Intended to Irrigate 33000 acres of the Carey land was opened and wutor sent on Its mission of making homes for the small farmers Nlstrlct No 4 comprises com-prises 32000 acres of splendid land in the beautiful Dearborn allcy In tho northern portion of Lewis and Clarke county of wMjlch Helena Is tire county seat The State proposes to sell this land In tracts of ICO acres lo actual settlers at only tho cost of placing water upon the land giving giv-ing ten years for payment In ten equal annual payments at C per cent interest Eleven thousand acres are now ready for settlement and It is fair to say hero IB no more delightful spot in the Rocky mountain region Tire picturesque main range of tho Rockies pklrts time western edge oC lie valley and abounds In grand scenery llsh and nil kinds of gamo and limber and tholand lies In small vallcvs surrounded 1 by lowlyliig hills that supply rich grass for stock Tho State Is building the canal system and will own und operate it in ncrpatully for the solo benefit of tho occupants oc-cupants of the land and without profit lo anyone making tho 911 try prlo en tlroly cooperative in nature This is the first irrigation canal on tim American continent to bo built and cue iated by a State government and un donblcdly works an epoch in the great Irrigation Ir-rigation problem Snow in Denver Denver Cole Oct 13The first snowstorm snow-storm to visit Denver this season Is In progress tonight Tho snow Is I melting almost as fast as it falls |
