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Show VOTE ON SMOOT'S CASE JANUARY 29; DUBOIS THINKS SM00T WILL GO t'nited States Senator Fred T. I 11 bois of Idaho arrived in Salt Lake this morning, en route to Boise from Wash ington. He will leave Boise next Thursday again, he said. an1 proceed ihrert to the national rapjtal. 'I think that a ote will be reached about January 2? on the Senator Smonf matter. There no d'uht of its coming to an issue m that regard. Mv impression is that he will be un seated. 'The West has fared er well, and 'he closing of this ongress will mark the greatest vicfi.rv for Western 1 gressi"tial delegations. "'For fwen'v years rhev have been working to secure legislation that would protect the f.res's. ,-operve the watersheds, and for a basis for nation al irrigation. All feel that thes,. fl era! objects have r.ow been attained 'The first practical demons rat ion 'i the national fathering of irrigation is in operation rust east of Reno. Ne The water will be turned on at the Minidoka proje,t next spring. Set tiers have been on the ground there for ears. and after thev shall have begun to receive the water for it, splenlli results will follow ''The svstetn the Government has adopted of advancing the monev for bringing these arid tracts under irri gation. and permitting the settlers to reimburse the Government subsequent lv, is the basis for development that is far ren.-h.mg throughout the Ve We I are vit beginning to realize the re suits therefore of all the ' ongressior.ai effort in the wav of irrigation ''The forest rcere pohev of the Government is fixed. If protects headwaters of the streams for im gation aud for sheep and cattle. It j has shut out timber speculators entire 1 iv and also has made it impossible f,,r ' svndicate.s to gobble them up.'' |