| Show and dust take heavy toll t IDEATH DEATH AND destruction DUE TO WIND AND ND DUST STORMS I 1 STRIKE PRAIRIE FARMS at least 15 wind and dust storms of major proportions have struck with te riffie torce force in at af least 15 different localities of 0 the western states reports of high velocity binds carry carrying ingi dense dc dt it come from as widely separated points as j the pacific northwest where tile latest storms took a toll of several blives lives to canyon city colo kansas city mo texas and oklahoma mill millions 11 s of dollars worth of damage has laen been caused to property and livestock hundreds of thousands ot of acres ol of once fertile land has been blown away regardless of the fact that in some localities rain and hail ball fell during the storms causing floods at least five people were killed by lightning and many more wel were e killed or are suffer suffering inz from the effects of breathing the dust laden air during the storms even automobiles ceased to function when fine grit gilt sifted into motors causing scoring of pistons and bearings electric lights were used at midday mid inid day in some cities and cars were driven with headlights on 1 at canyon city colo 5 damage age was done to the state slate penitent biary alone altho the city is is not situ sito j abed on the open plain where the full force of the gale struck in spite of the heavy loss of crops in the farming fanning areas of eastern colorado I kansas texas and oklahoma the greatest loss Is that of the rich to topsoil top soil which has bleill blown n away experts claim it will be years before much of the tana land will be profitable for farming again the question now arises as to what the stricken farmers will do where can they find new homes 1 wo I 1 e of 0 san jihan county utah have not teen affected in fact hundreds 0 of tl thousands of acres of rich soil in ha bia county are net now under culli aaion thousands of these stricken families could find haven here if only they had bad means to clear the land an f sagebrush the penniless settler hc however wever would have an efti extremely emely hard tow row to hop hoc and would doubtless tail jail if the federal government should w propose omose a program of rehabilitation it would seem the time is ripe for state county and ivic civic organizations aa 0 o propose community settlements on the high plateau in western colorado and southeastern utah to take care of these practical farmers thus I 1 bringing a large number of potential I 1 taxpayers into the dry farming fanning areas f colorado find end utah west of 0 the rocky mountain rang LATER last minute levri revolts state that denver was also visited by a heavy dust storm which turn turned daylight to twilight but which lasted only a short time reports from missouri state that dust from the west is settling on an long used farms much to their benefit it is sted stated i that the western soil is as rich in ri trogen as the best bottom land in missouri the dust settling on worp worn I 1 1 out lout farms i ii i said to enhance its I 1 6 e greatly |
