Show MONTANA IS SOLVING THE ARID LAND QUESTION state build a al reclaiming 38 acres of land which will be sold to actual sattler at cost of oetting water on terme what seems to be a good beginning in the solution of the great arid land problem has been mad by the state of montana the bbate ai d land grant commission which was created by the legislature with power to reclaim lands donated to the stale by the general government under the carey act friday celebrated the opening of the great canal system in d strict no 4 district no 4 corapi ses 3 acres of splendid land in dearborn Deai born valley in the northern part of le v s and dark county of which helena is the conaty seat the canal wl ch is intended to arri gate 33 es of the carey land was opened and water sent on its mis lion of making homes for the email farmers the state proposes to sell this land in tracts of acres to actual settlers at only the cost of placing water upon tl e land giving ten year for payment in ten equal annual ments at 6 per cent interest eleven thousand acres are now ready for settlement and it is fair to say there is no more delightful spot in the rocky mountain region the picturesque main range of the skirts the western edge of the valley and abounds in grand scenery elsh and all kinds of game and timber and the land lies in small valleys sur rounded by low lying hills that supply rich grass for stock the state is building the canal system and will own and operate it in perpetuity for the eole benefit of the occupants of the land and without profit to anyone making the enterprise entirely oper talve in nature this is the first irrigation canal on he amer can continent to be built and operated by a state government nd undoubtedly marks an epoch in the great irrigation problem |