| Show WESTERN congressmen WILL ACT IN will ab application of receipt froan government bande to reclaiming arid region western members of congress pro pose to devote the earnings of the united states laud office to the lish ment of a complete irrigation system in the and west while passing through S city iowa friday on his way east benator dubois of idaho announced that all the congress men of california idaho wyoming montana utah the dakotas ka colorado and nevada had practically agreed to a concerted plan ef letlon in support of this to escure an atlon for irrigation the receipts for tl e sale of government lands above expenses are to be used to build great reservoirs and canals to catch the water that comes from the snow on the mountain he said you see government irrigation will permit lands now unused to be re claimed and sold to home seekers which will each year raise more mon ey and in this way tl e system will be virtually self supporting after it ie started there servo rs which must cost millions will be built as fast as the income allows there are acres of land to be reclaimed in this way 12 in idaho alone in snake river val ley where 2 m les of ditches have been built by private owners 7 acres have been made fertile and are raising from to bushels of pota toes and 25 bushels of wheat to the acre |
