The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-02-20

rule, they come from sections Of the
state where agriculture Is not attempt
ed except with the aid of irrigation
and they seem to think that no sue.
cessful farming can be done In the
state without irrigation. There have
been those who have made this same
claim in regard to the success Of farm
ing OH the frontier ever since the pio-
neer farmer first crossed the Mississip-
pi river and, to-day. we have two
wealthy agricultural states between us
and that river. There are those who
claim that farming cannot he made u
success in western Nebraska but, evil
IDENTIFY, they are not the people who re-
side within that state, when the legis-
latuie shows its faith in the ultimate
success II farming in these western
counties by making the liberal appro-
priation Of 500, 900 TO tide the unfor-
tunate farmers over the effects of last
years failure Of crops. The counties
In Colorado that are asking this mid
from the state are just over the state
line from counties that will receive a
share of this 100000 and certainly
have as well grounded claim for tho
success of agriculture MS these adjoin-
Ing counties In Nebraska. No ons
claims that farming in eastern Colora-
do has, as yet, proven II great success,
but the plucky farmers who are stak-
ing their all upon the future Of this
section Of country know that the his.
tory Of the farming experiment in this
part Of the state shows equally as good
results rs the early history Of the same
experiment in the greater portion Of
Kansas and Nebraska. Tho growth of
agriculture from the Missouri river
west has been slow but steady and the
citizens Of Colorado who claim that
there eau he no successful agriculture
in the state without irrigation can give
no reason for this belief except the fact
that few years trial has failed TO
make 1t v success. No one will deny
but that irrigation would make a crop
a certainty where it now is dependent
entirely upon tho season and 1t is to the
interest Of this sectior of country, rs 4
means Of fastening its development by
rendering agriculture mn absolute Ger
tainty, to improve every opportunity
for the encouragement Of irrigation
enterprises and the people Of this part
Of the state are wide awake to this
fact. But n system Of irr,gsting ditch
es cannot he put in in day or u year.
The people are here on their land,
many OF them, ing to the failure Of
last years crop, without seed grain or
the means with which to purchase 1t.
Good crops have been raised in this
part OF the state and the older settlers
say that the prospect for good crop
the coming season is better than they
have ever seen before. The question
Is simply this, will tho legislature Gene
to the all of these unfortunate farm
ers and help them TO the planting of a
crop or will the aid asked for Ike with
held and this part Of the state be strip
ped Of two-thirds OF its Inhabitants
and it's settlement and ultimate dc
velopment Ike set back i've years. The
members Of the Legislature are men
who have the best interests Of the
whole state ut heart and there certain
ly can be no doubt, but that, when this
matter Ia properly presented to them,
they will be convinced that the grant
ing Of this appropriation Is for the best
Interests, Of not only this section Of the
stale. but the whole state aud The ap-
be granted as asked for.