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Show 'Wall Merited Tribal. In a leading editorial 'In Maxwell' Talisman, George II. Maxwell, one or the best Informed men on Irrigation la th United Ststes ssy's: And tks of this teserstlsa who will Jy tstn bsBslts asd advaataits sod th 1 X. Jwwt-Wy, , I untold and countless millions who will la the resrs snd In the generations to come Inhabit In-habit those lands nix! Its In the homes Mhlch Mill be there created, will owe Hie great boon uhlih will be theirs to the clear-sliihteil clear-sliihteil roiirnue and Inllexlblllty of purpor of President Itonscvelt. It Is not posslhta to explain lu such a way ns to be under-Mood under-Mood lir anyone not familiar with eieiy detail of the sltunllon bow much the friends of the national Irrigation movement owe lo President lloosoirlt for his aid In lirlnclne about the amendments to the Irrigation Mil In this session of I'ongrrrs. Without bis Interest slid friendly Interposition It Is doubtful whether the amendments of the bill could hnvo been accomplished. Had It not been for the President, the friends of the national Irrigation inurement who stsud for home making us against land speculation, specula-tion, would lime hnd to tight and defeat the compromise toiuinlltee Idll and then begin be-gin all over iiunln. gather Ihelr forces sud make a new start In tho next Congress. As It Is now, the work of the last three yeurs has been preset! cd by the action of the President nnd the bill Is now In such shape that every friend of the bouie-iuaker can heartily support It. |