The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-17
orc LArroS's SAFETY VALVE.
The scheme Of Placing Eastern People
on Western Lands.
Washington city SPECIAL.

Na%HAfl&fpu lily @HTEa&A
The cause of srFsss ataon In this country
il being rapidly advanced, and u Is he
lieyed thai thousands Of acres OF the
arid regions of the West vii be reclaim
ed IN the present year
The fact has already been referred 10
In these dispatches tafat Senator Carey.
Of Wyoming. succeeded fn the FIRST SEES
sian of The Fifty-tnirt congress IN secur-
iIEg 9he enactment of a Law watch gives
90 each state in the arid belt the privilege
of reciaimsng I,Doa0s0 acres Of desert
land. The law Was al first vigorously
assaulted by persons who did no. appre-
csate its scope. hEi "a the last few months
Sta benefits have been fully advertised.
and nov & Is in great favor. out Of
compliment 10 the ex-senator ft Is called
the Carey law. Last month the Wyo-
ming legislature decls,od to utilize the
Caney Law 10 first state, and the Montana
legislature passed a bill providing for
the reclamation cf lands under this law.
1tsho also decided 10 take advantage Of
the privileges accorded - II.
Up IN hast month. Idaso. ike many
other Western states, had been strangely
Indifferent In the matter % Irrigation
legislation. Her opportunities In Connec-
tion with the Carry law are extraordinary
and the friends of Irrigation early deter
mined 10 make the strongest possible ef-
fort 40 obtain wise supplementary iegisla-
fton. They encountered disappointment
az the start. The governor Of Idaho made
no mention OF the matter In his iuaug ural
address. and the Idaho member Of the
National irrigation committee declared
that he could not organize state com
mission. and that opposition and lndlf-
ference we're such that no results this
year could be expesst sd \ new member
Of tn. legislature. Douglas W Ross took
hold OF the matter on his owl RESPONSE
hiihy. and succeeded IN getting through a
satisfactory bin. ~ now offers l.coo.-
90 acres for colonization.
Tho Nevada legislature refused 20 pass
"A measure providing for the acceptanCc
OF the Carey grant and another providing
for a Euod code Of water laws With an
administrative system. The state al
Washington was the fourth TO respond 20
the invita- tloa embodied in me Carey itw.
The struggle for and against the utfliza-
ti0n NJ this law brought otat variety OF
bills ia the different states. Idaho and
Montana have provided state engineers,
and the state engineer or Wyoming r.
made the consulting engineer OF the beard
81 ptfhlh hands ny the actton of the leg.
islaturoS 90 Wyoming. Idaho. Montana
aud Washington Agsote0 acres in those
states have been opened to settlement.
Ia anticipation Of this result influential
members ~ the irrigation congress have
for months been hard ar work on the
piaa Ia establish colonies designed 90
demonstrate the truth of their assertions
that there IL room tn tho arid regions
fcf the surplus population OF the East.
and THAI a competency awaits. the man
who Will start snaii irrigated farm,
ARRANGEMENTS have besn made under the
direction az Wtiliant = Smyihe. the edl-
ter az tne Irrigation ACe. for the estAi-
llshacnt Of colony iB the Faysttr val
lev Of idaho In fhs last month NJ
Smvthc has succeeded Ia arouSinE ths
interest OF New England people IN has
scheme. and the list of coIonEts - aI.
,,4Cat complete By Jane I It is expected
that the desired number NJ applications
CsAsl viii have been received. In August
the cclony wi leave the East tor the
Ta4ette valley.
Thc plan provtIes for the establishment
OF ID village 81 90 knANn Home Acres.
surrounded ~ farnss of twenty acres
each fAlch col0utst Is expected to take s'
Least s. asa with eiu hus therc IS no hsutl
=, the amount hr nav narrN te h{s atost-
81 home. The more MONEY Pee has tlfe
better e. Will bc YEP hsua oB general prlu-
rtrlss t,ath purchaser af q fWsnt1-acrr
farm. wilt ~ sglsen an acre iu ere village
proper oa which he viii BE- expected to
fafla hfs horne tHe tira being .hRt 70 VI iil
- better fer tse caloutst "a rtfe a u1itc
or two To hl. farm shan fer the women
% hts household 30 Zee Isolated as wouli
t.e the ease IL ,be village site did aei
eSist
Th,. ,alnay VIII et nssss.-t F'1saath .a
fenar az the ancient Nssa7s. s5sl,slts cs,
onv ard SIS pN'tsesrsvs tateni taat g..
ssssa constitute sH vsst>'S leveso~ ia tho
~e,-la ,rssa si,ssi ~ aria 1aafS- A tr tSs Aar
canal has br~a s>7rS rvee.et So. "a AL
s~s.sNss ar abundance ~ essser trs-. tav
pAye,ie rvcy. ard N Il nsente3 Tc 9N.-
Nzte the vE.ake ~ f&,sN@ Acres N-s
weser~ wsrkS s~Ners- s}es-r3c fsga a
pssis. HeraTy aut al eae cshe- ASS ~
s.vflna.Aef. Ns~~sriluk 90 80 Snta. -il
rsA- tae e,,oalsa> ash p0y svw az ~ a~e
COSY essie--~,s ktH IN q N&y "a h-,a ellt
nsf E,e Oppressive r.
The r.l~ fsst-r 80 q tee-ats -arre t~s-.
vfah f~rpsstsl vaseF rlEat ash also as-
,,,alit -he rarps'. sal exuer 80 sassS 81 tae
,~,tsey l- - -}assae3 as So ssriSsn.s.oss
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