Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-09 | Page 3 | May Regain Lands Lost in Alkali

MAY REGAIN LANDS LOST IN ALKALI i Effort to Be Made to Recover Property Around Venice Republican Special Service I Richfield Oct S. S The S.-The The most Important piece of or work attempted for tor tho the reclamation rec rec- of ot the time alkali lands of o this valley vaHey Is being proposed by tho the people people peo pee plo of ot Venice a little settlement about four tour miles from froni Richfield This place and lies In tho the center of at the time valley through h the lImo Irrigation of or tho higher hl her lands the time alkali has been washed down clown and has Imas appeared on all 11 the bottom bottomlands bottomlands lands rendering them useless as ns agricultural agri cultural lan lands 8 This condition has hns I worse each year until now there grown are thousands of ot acres of ot fertile landl land nt l tho timo river bottoms w winch hi c h are aro al on Vl y along use used as ns grazing lands and the only which thrives on them Is vegetation c salt snIt grass Tho town of ot Venice Venico lies In the center conter of or this desolated stretch of or country countr and If It some measures are arc not adopted It Is but a n matter of ot a afew until the people will have few tew ow years to lo move their residences and form fern a 0 anew anew new town G. G Brugger has watched closely an experiment In drainage which was In Inaugurated In- In on tho on-tho tho Ogden farm near Venice Venice Vanice Ve Ve- The government nice over 01 a year ear ago agricultural experts said that the tho land and the time could bo he reclaimed b by drainage Government furnished ed a a carload carlond of cit d drain l for an experiment It was put In on tho the O Ogden farm turin and amI It hus immis complete success In subduing subduIng proven roven a n ing nL the tho alkali Mr Ir Bru Brugger ger found some when opposition among amon his neighbors for Venice but buthe advocated ad d drainage ho Ime he ho Is determined to save the land if tt possible so he ho has hils put the time matter up UI with a n commissioners the time county count to petition that drainage districts be bo formed and that when a n majority are arc arcIn In favor ta of ot a drainage district the others others oth oth- ers will be compelled to submit to tho the The Time matter mutter will como before Improvement the commissioners next Monday time the they meet In adjourned session when In Interest Interest interest In- In matter will be watched with The river terest by b all farmers along tho tha bottoms who have alkali lands to contend contend contend con con- tend with