Show LAND speculators 1 14 they the y ore are overrunning government I 1 irrigation Irrig atlon projects and crowding out bona rde fide settlers secretary of the interior james P garfield who recently made a trip through the west says say a speculators are overrunning government irrigation pro ejects ecta and the report comes from rom wah washington that he is soon boon to take some action looking to the checking of speculation the speculators are said to be crowd ing out bona fide settlers and are under taking to hold land until after aftel the water has been turned on wh when on they propose to sell at good goad profit the most feasible plan to eliminate this speculation seems to be require ed that all settlers on lands landa under govern nent projects be compelled to pay on onn tenth of the cost of their water right atthe at the time they make filing in the land office at bluntly montane montana advance payments were required find and in consequence that is the only project in the west that is free from speculators |