Show WORK DONE BY so far approximately have been furnished with suit able farms in west approximately 14 families ara now residing on farms watered by ir rl gatlon canals built by the govern ment in the last eight years that means a population of about added td the cities towns and villages in this irrigated country as a direct result of the governments work so we may truthfully say in speaking of what the government s reclamation bureau sl doing that it Is n process 01 empire building says tha omaha bee it may be urged that the process la one of elimination that the people aro simply taken from one part of the united states and transported to an other part even if that were wholly instead of only partially true t would still argue nothing against but everything for the achievement it Is remarkable too how rapidly towns and communities spring cpr from this irrigated soil banners must have their markets close at band their centers of social and spiritual culture and knowledge and as soon as the government gets through platting its farm land it lays oft its town lots and they are eagerly bought up and towns built upon them and these towns are being built on the foundation of the experience ot prosperous and successful people and communities muni ties in other parts of the country therefore wisely and substantially built |