The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-14


GOV. Cooper, II Colombo. has ju,i issued nm I'd
dress 10 the Governors OF Western States. which Is
porhaps entitled 20 mon notIcc than Il has ~
cci,cd The Governor sayS n
The efforts 20 -cruro rscryolu for irrigation a.
bc built and operated by the Government MI
with an appropriation OF sE1OO0 h. do the prNl
llmiuap work. Bear lu mind that even -
west oi the Missouri River D. vitality inter .sAiie
the ease 81 Callforua, which. ~ txps, s,hs ysas"
LIZ paid the icdcuil Gutcruwer shuuOtUi and
has fccc1vr1 49, --,---'-,r.ne improvements
Gully ss.Oo0O 80 colorado. Ncbmska kansas,
Texas and all other State. west Of the Missouri
River have bocn similarly ignorA % dlstrlmim.
tel against In the vast river gld hafbor bills aud
IN gcncml appropriations by the Government
Gcnucmen, lrfs the time not cofno to call a |
Mssierl-Iohgn-s, aud cali y hofc, when ucfc |
sscufe our iust right. when. ignorng PARTY line
u need h., the Wet shall r. y wn-hingion sold
phalanx 10 demand that Caliiuuia shall not Evt
The Coast while the Atlantic tuast ryrelses anuu.
ally In millions, bat shali lequiIg ialf pgrti9n
tlppi dccgntlnnl Then the irIigahlc lands of Culo.
RADIO aud New Mexico, Arizona ana southorn cali.
If Sew York state and all Sew highland coinhlnci
shail have constructed BY the general uoyernmcnt
storage reservoirs that shall H0ou tcpay hundrci'
bold the Outlay ncoeap to make them.
Gov. cooper has siuck the political keynote Of
the DAY. ~ Ear a. the N0tsm half Of the continent
h concerned. Western prosperity l. nov seen "a
depend ou an extension Of the ana under cultva
Luf ana hINl tNlNAHInN o. NluI NalIH NuNHN MNN
l. placrd on the desert laud task which csn onl,
b. accomplished by the rcucrai Government The
probcn ior Western men show soon aud By
What means eau the attention of The Vat d. draw
a. the subject aui huw can We sccufc the appr0
printinns which are vQuird' 1hcr are nov Nv,
stabf. exclusive OF the Territories. in which al
other political issues acc subordinate to Che Is,u,
Of irrigation ~ national Cxpcusn Thcse afc tall
iouia. Oregon. Washington Nevada aud Co'oudu
Thoss I'VE statcs have twenty votes la The ilcctora
Colicgc enough to turn the sfale az any cluse me
idrntlal election n che i've stand iugrthcg nrilr
o. thc parirs viii run The ria OF auiaruuiunI
them by rcfusine On appropriation which o. just
pmIef aud ludicious 10 these hvr may rfolabl
h. added Kansas with uluu Cc,.iniai VOTES an
Nrhn.ka. with Eve. both Slate iequitc iuigato
fof their Western cuuuilrs thus n solid uhalan
Of thIrytvo votes within tso Of che vote Of ID
pivotal state. NcW soTk-could probably D. relic
upon to support any party which was Gar scciu
AMI Intelligent enough tu vote liberal aIprupfh
uons i0r irrigation. aud to oppose any parry White
wus not Such an lnnucncc could not 10 disr
uariei. To bhnEh 10 tear. nothing b. aoru d
quif,d than harmonious joint acilon ou The Part
Tie states Interested
to Afns Cailiumia s Concerned ~ will 60 opc
aie unsrln.hly with is sister States Zoe the cau
muu oijrri. Thew would D. 30 obicriuu hru
hs holding of tbe mt meeting OF the tinio Del
gate nj Denver aud fuf representative, would
pruri in cunccic to Governor 'ouprr the cruil
which properly belongs To- him Zoe having .uaur
intel iho iioa oi uniou ct Western States
uero o. any dl.sonsion 81 the meeting b vail con
ifum California
ui Cuur % irritation on comprehensive ga
isrulns o. tv ieEuu. 10 must hcfin elscwhcrr nr
iishnuld obviously hH luHurumicti In thr lnrili
IN which q could mu promptly and meet ini
Iniab'y dcmnus'mta I'D usriu|ntsl u th.fc Il ID
40, wb,fc land worth ir. thsn ,rnts an ac
IL Ia.I.s 18th. .H D.. a.
Of water, that uould b. a goli pis1, tn start u
experiment. hclicr piaHr than lorslltls WI,
The usr Of water mvrrly iurifafei The utest ste
ffon fiiesu to thiuy bushels 90 the acre. What
dcsiich is 70 cou,iu0r ths iasi That nrudrll vat
Ina fctolnilonlse, Western asfiouiiurc. snd that
Colgfcss will spend few millions in saving &
pfcruus nuid Will n bow flows idlf o. the fra. nj
IN disrhuiiuF u over Gy.rfis anl arid plains
viii provide homes ior thc surplus pppulsu
which u now dlsnfssuiiins raarru society al
threatening 30 naiufllsa Taultf.sn Iu The old
siaics--sas FSuHe.s-o TE1Has y
This Is another aiiack on the surpl
and Il IL one that il without any merit
an Interstate character that would JUST
Congress In aeccling 10 H. ltisa qu,
ton Of improvement that " confined
the limits Of tic states named and l. o
10 bc dealt with by inc people Of III,
without any assistance by Congress NJ
York built the ErIO and lateral eau
without Federal aid st tins when
p.'or'e Of al tic States were all bat dcnc
cd over public improvements. New Jcn
ole, bailt her eaaas Nv iaIins her Q
ei.inns, All 10 J.i Ohio. These are CO