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Show EASTERN LIGHTS ON IRRIGATION. rrethus to the last feslon of Congress Con-gress etcrs attempt to enact an Irrlgitlon Irrlgi-tlon law was met by u well-nigh frantic fran-tic prottet from etery leidlng Journal against what the) were pleased to term piternallsm, ' extras igant expenditure ex-penditure of mones ' "sectional fat or-Ittsm or-Ittsm ' etc But thanks to thc intelligent intelli-gent and persistent work of the West-tin West-tin Congressmen and the Western (less, tho falsity of thc Lantern argument argu-ment has been exposed and a new light has dawneel upon the people, unl Is reflected re-flected ln numerous editorial utterances, utter-ances, of which the following arc fair families lirooklsn rimes on llrst ccnsldtratlin It tvoul 1 semi tint the Irrigation bill possessed pos-sessed out) seeitl nil idtulitngca tu the West bul II nulls means much to thei htcstiin markets if this cuuntrs When 1 resident itiosetiit succeeded to the Presidency the frlou Is of Irrigation found their Btruiibcfl alls for one. ot the 1 res) dents llrst acts was 10 place hlmst-lf in line, with the best Irrigation seuilmcnt ot the countrs lr siei nt Itoosettlt It Is said retards the Irng ttlon bill us one of the best measures which Ills signature his mads a law Bsracuse I'osi stundird An agrltultii ral empire, nf which thc people of thW countrs hate not eet lieguii ti dream Is destined with the ill of Irritation tn lo w rested fniiu ih t mt areas of fur West irn lands now ace lunttd to le quite tal-uelees tal-uelees New ork Journ il The ' Oreat tmerl. can Desert of the id mips is renlls no desert nl all l'rlt it enterprise has line much to redeem tort Inns of It tut nn-tlonal nn-tlonal nttlon Is le iuired to Iniugurnie a enmpreheneiti srhtm of Irrlgntlm The receipts from the sale of pulllo lands could not be put to 11 better use I than to thli conttrslen of in aril wilder-lless wilder-lless Into frultftllness Millions nf people will nnd homes when now nnlt the sage brush grows an I the mote rHiit,e New llaten (Cinni leader The irrl-gntlon irrl-gntlon bill passe I lc th House on 1 rl-In rl-In and alren It pais I bs the gcnnii H an attempt to s lc ce h it Pecreturt W II s n has well call I ur (.realist domer-lie domer-lie problem Irrigation of these arid lands will not pnls provide homes f r millions but will largel) protect the teglui eastnsrl sgalnst drought 01 the whole tn irrl-gallon irrl-gallon law , I krj. 1 pnM ., h,ori Congress legislation of the piesent "J?w if-rk rinanctii Uncord The irrl gat Ion bill which hns lust nnssed Congress and been signed I c the President Is the onli bill eter missel which furnlshe. so complete enmprehenBice an,t autnmnil pill! nf action t nder Its irntlslnn nt least ilWCrtlivo nf the proceeds or th' oll't.l'. VL1.1'' """" ""' n" available In the next ehrtt tears for Irrlgitlon works ilihnut f rthr uppronrisilon Norwich fiv mi 1 iidietin Tune sin McitBmstlc Imn'otemcnl of these Ian In Si b.ngatlcn will em, 11, heme, for it wireo neonle it Me 1 ,r.st estimate an I prebabli for tel 1. monv Successful Irrigation farr-' r huh re pilr.s nnd it irsets close culiie lion snd a dense t op 1 Ileetnn I'est If It Is desirable for the ttenersl bepefle the' our desert Inmnln shsll bs protld' I w ih water re. the s.n ersl ftoternmenl the dread nt evtritn "'lt legislation lo en Incc cannot he con Sllered As It elflndr Ihe nnn l neither eeetratagani nor InenulmMs if It ml tbeoitrh enrnintlcn rtr favoritism thfir wljj hs ihe fault of Cnneress In Its future Iltston nescon The hissboo nf In I 1 nous enmnstltloe ri!cd In isms parts of 1 ',S, .I" I'1 vt" ln "nnnfjiMon I" th" Ir-ltatlen Plan h- o h,,!. n Penm"n sens. Since tb beglnnlpa of the nresent eepliiri more than one billion sere. r Plipiifl 'tends hove been onene 1 to settle -nt the -rent c ne-iinnwesllb, ot n,n We. and fleilh t,-" w. lto helnr jnd the rrnsp nt. of the who', eoi tec " th " eemmensurits with their OuileoitN.wtnrk'i The rretlntnns of ecn"tslte tl mnl,!,, ,n nir,n, nrevtslten retrlctlpt- th n,- nf (he Irrl fr'e- fer"! ', ) He'res' ""', "" '" P,M" Ib""" lOlirnsI tn s t whl'h hs. re hr ef lr .crlnpee . .,, ecblch " M.. fir l-rt-nt'" ef ,-n , t ,e,i ,.M cetmnt. ef h- r.. nrl-r the m--r I el.n end n,rll, -t t,c en.p. e' l-n-lleniil nn.ertitr'rt Thnt ( e l,p e. eihleh n l h ., he me lc fit "Halle fn-ecrlcifltiirc fn-ecrlcifltiirc will d1 trre.ltc (n Ihe ro -c . of the eountrt a wealth (.nes with t iis-tfnrd f nl rest ll'l nnnlh measure of fir reaching Import Ii a new nv ir Miliw f r Ih i M.tull n of a I h ' s t n f IrrtBl l i 1 ' r 'he ' ii rr t th " I ri i fa lire eh c f th r tcnue il rl ed fr n II ' f 1 libit Inn Is Th. Ii Isnr ful hi ird il an I Its lllflmnce III th- iletll pill III of the fertile but arid regions nf the West will b Incalculable llrldgenert ironn S Stan lard The scheme Is conservative and one hs wnien the Ooternment lands of no presert taltie wilt be made valuable and of stall for agricultural ag-ricultural turpnses Hut nbote snl be-tnnd be-tnnd nil that Is Ihe great adyanlnge tn he derltcd from the nhllteratlon of the breeding gro in 1 of destructlte winds which Intenslft the etll of drt seasons and make them a thing to he deplored In all contiguous terrltort Thnt etll will tn elont awat with nnd that alone will pas In the end |