| Show PUBLIC LAND SUBJECT TO irrigation hi great importance to the entire west by E AVan lIand denver colo colonization should he alic leading feature of the national alio west can profit ay the of the brave mm who have expended laro bunns anit alio failed to realize diio i storta cT orta colonization of proper with favorable locations for new irn work with intelligent y lion methods put in force to wit ie up lands still vacant ii tins new 10 terns ns mall aa IK alp population of alic raati cn doubled an fn alie n apara if ot inan should to ohp present a rano cal act that diio half of all ohp annna now in the pit boio to lc destroy bcd overy business inan in tac cipry inabit and land owner in alio cities would realize abu they would lo 10 yut to mere biow abal would ka interfered with property would become loss the same course of must prova to alic business int n of alio jatoi tatoi in alio llio of ohp west na will certainly iw possible under alic lioni of alic national irrigation ft nid the proper of alic lanis lan Is still uncultivated under existing Fy stenn to all bus will anif an a preat in alio cintr mountain taip ta tp i reduction of taxation and a in baluci of city property saiu still owns about five hundred the inocea will of course lo 10 of areat inter cut nal ac sunk lent attendance of strong to amiro n splendid men from nil alic west alic llie banri chii a tin for intelligent and work in arri ration ant HIP cod of ull the object lc arc bythe by the work 0 M latort and iii HIi inton dinst winter iii co of politics to ice lire alie f alio national act not be lost upon lh inan of alio west of dollars arc now available for construction of government irrigation works it 1 certainly alio intention of the authorities in washington to liandro this fund so as to iro duac the best results annj to treat all of the country with entire fairness it is to lc limped that tiie of alic various states affect will ri to the occasion dunn tlc alc sessions of 1003 and put into aich chans cs in state laws and regulations as ill 1 to satisfy the of the that the of alio situation arc appreciated and eliat the people of alie new states arc willing and an to do what ia to secure a satisfactory administration of the new law alie ogden congress will IMS an important one and should prove to be a great success C E congress the opportunity 1 or a great work in this line will certainly be recognized whenever the subject is considered carefully ogdan is the railroad center of the district in which is located nearly aua third of the remaining public land in the sixteen states and territories affected by the national irrigation act ogden and salt lake arc the cial centers of the great district in which will probably be expended one third of the moneys to u arr tved fron the public lands devoted to the reclamation work because in this district arc many favorable opportunities for the location of national irrigation w biks and artesian well operations the of for the reclamation of land without intelligent methods of placing settlers apoi it would be 0 mistake colonization must go hand in irrigation construction st undertaken by uncle sam ii million acres of public lands exclusive of alaska and the distant possessions of aliis wyoming montana idaho utah colorado arizona nevada and oregon contain over acres certainly the development of this public land in the eight states mentioned is of direct interest not only to ogdan and salt lake but to every city in alio llio west the national irrigation act provides that all moneys received from tho sale and disposal of public lands in arizona california colorado idalio tana nebraska nevada new mexico north dakota oklahoma GK lahoma oregon auth dakota utah washington and wyoming beginning with the fiscal year ending june 30 1001 including the surplus of fees and commissions in excess of allowances low ances to registers and receivers and excepting the five per of the proceeds of the aalee of public lands in alie above states set aside by law for i oo oooo j ACRE MONTANA 1 j 1 I 1 ea 00 lo 10 l O CR r r i JOA HO 1 crea 1 lt J lym LN J ACRES JN va acrea acrea 2 COLORADO ati 5 55 acrea j 1 IJ OF STATES the work M tha national irrigation act is to be thy success we hope fair the kossof binny of dollars t private capital in i motion enterprise in the pay from ali fact tant alo nion who expended that all A not control the land upon winch alicy proposed ti annl x panic did biot in advance for t sic proper sup plin for alic lynli alio men hi abc di reel new work in fem bem i educational and other purposes shall be and the same anro reserved net asido and appropriated as a special fund in the treasury to be known as the reclamation cla fund to be used in the examination and survey for and the construe tion and maintenance of irrigation works bof alie storage diversion and development of waters for the reclamation of arid and genii arid lands in the said states and territories and for the any of all other expenditures provi led for in this act act of national and state lation state land and davs hereafter will have a bearing upon the national irrigation fund the control of the range districts the aror protection and uso of the grazing ands in these states means much to the bert lamn tion to provide cheaper hay for winter feedings will be of great ad vantage to the live acock of the west and the probability ia that only through the construction by the of the more expensive works in the inter mountain stales can cheaper hay be provided be of the great increase in the nuni her of sheep in the country and the in creased demand for liay for winter feed ing of sheep and cattle the distance from the centers of pop illation casti orthe missouri chho irrigation works to bo constructed iba ancle sam make it absolutely pary that better colonization methods shall be put in force and better cooper co oper aaion secured between thea various states and the railroad compin iea to accomplish tho work necessary the national irrigation congress gevea to tho business men oa a opportunity many lueg eions of course will cushel at the cou fire and thal 1 apor alioti of hip national net which will bo um cr way v s is |
