Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-14

gives promise OF ample opportunity Tor
the filler Of the soil to eEef-
else his Ingenuity In apporlloning
his water supply according TO the
needs Of HE field 40 that there shall
be no waste, and bis growing crops
shall not fall short of their usual
STANDARD Of excellence Ia yield and
quality.
The general conditions that exist
give assurance Of a larger acreage be-
Ing planted tuis year than over before,
Ia almost all kirds Of farm products.
In connection with the water supply as
referred to, This viii make strict al.
heronco 10 proper irrigation rules still
more imperative, AMI at the came time
afford "a means OF acquiring more ac-
curnie information, tor statistical pur.
poses, ne 10 the precise need for
waller, both IN time and quantity,
% varlous crops IN lthIs climate
and soil. And In this con.
nc0tlon II would prove most valuable
u some u our agriculiurisis would
mako notes aud keep figures Of thelr
procedure aud experience Tor the hene-
ilt OF the cause Of irrigation generally.
They will have 10 meet the question Of
how 20 distribute somewhat limited
water supply o. tho beet advantage
ami Us they Will, as in times past, give
a satisfactory answer 10 their practice,
10 would be- Kind act TO preserve anu
have complied, ilf the good Of oIhers,
the detail Of ,heir operations.
On this occasion % reference 10 an
important branch Of agricultural
science, It may boo vol 10 reiturate the
declaration Of a principle well under.
stood ami si0u,ly maintained In word
aud deed by the great majority Of
Utah's population, TO-, that IN this
section agriculture, properly conducted,
ls basic pillar Tor tho prosperity Of
the state. Upon this topic, aud others
closely connected ,hetowith, the Jauu.
AIRY number OF NE i,rlyutlJH dgs con.
taina some suggcstt0na that are we'll
worth remembering. Ia nn article on
the "Siguiiionnco Of the Utah Rev.
val" that paper sayG
Another and most interesting phase oi
! Tho years progress IL tho revival OF iu-
/ turUst in Utah. Tho world Do cuustnuI ly
referred 20 thIs Territory as tho classic
land Of American irrigation. Hence 10
seems a lillu strange 20 talk about au if.
| Hgation revival thDfo. Nevertheless,
th0ro was much Mood of it Utah ls iu
the very heart of tho mining region
] Public opinion has HUou nothing W
talking about except silver or
mont Journal has oyuu gone hC -. F'N''''
say that a great ciyilintu. m Nv y
! roHiOi ON agriculture WN' "N'y'
mlnos. Tho revival ou' ~" ~ wv
IN Utah IL au ovlJs ~ Aa'ivu ,l,'.,.
IL mo- question h,,.,,'',g ~ sa'i,y IVY
/ th,r. fastry la Utah. Neither Il
is.tr question but what ugrlruItur,
naLg y more important one. Mining
| ~ fHw people rich. Ihby genera. Us
| und their rich6s "a long distance irum
= tho place whore thoy acquired Thorn,
| Agriculture makes many uHUNfuuH,
These many nru married 90 tho soil. 10
IL their soil and they love H. Now, tho
revival In Utah means that public
opinion In that locality De- Iocog,
nizing irrigation as tho basis ofits present
aud the hope uf ~ future, greatness
The large delegation sent tu tho congress
at Denver was one evidence Of tho rovi
val, aud tho wide circulation Of liioraturt
! la tho interest u getting capital and Hot
tloru was another. 10 was most pleasing
thing 10 behold tho Uwh delegation az IN,
rmusmisslHaippi clngrOss az ST. Lpui'
| proudly distributing o. large aud bOnuiifu
pamphlet describing tho gluHus OF thOii
soil and climate, NJ tholr industrial insti,
tuuons, erected ou Ito broad foundation
OF irrigation. The significance of thus
fact IL that tho people of tho mountain
state arc beginning 20 appreciate what a
tremendous advantage they hayo Ia bOiul
able to mako hOmos for tho millions. II
other states will follow Utah perhaps II
will turn out that tho trauHcouduut gain
for Irrigation thought Boa 1894 was this
| revival. There ls some excuse Tor Ga,
eastern man who be- indifferent about o.
rigation, but absolutely mono tor th,
western man who b. equally so.