St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-21

ations, as we'll as for the attentions
shown the provinces representatives
since their arrival here. He said to
read the press of both the United
States and Canada one would think
that the people of the two countries
were waiting to fly at each others
throats. This, you know, is not true.
You have only the kindliest regard for
us. l am certain that we have only
that for you, and I am strongly of the
opinion that it is only a question of
time, and not long, at that, till the
two great nations, one in language,
one thousands Of ways, will be so
united and infused that they will
be the realization of the dream Of
the warmest peace advocate, as they
compel the peace of the great and
often warlike powers of the world.
1t would be indeed hard to enumer-
ate the many influences which are
bringing us closer together every day.
Legitimate sport is doing an immense
amount along this line. In speaking
directly upon the resources Of the
province of Manitoba. Mr.. Andrews
then spoke at some length upon the
province of Manitoba, it's climate,
people, resources and future. The ad-
dress was very interesting and full
of practical suggestions as to the best
methods of inducing immigration.
Following Mr.. Andrews came P. B.
Groat, of Minnesota, who spoke on
the artesian basin of North and South
Dakota. His address was very inter
esting, and was as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen. The
subject presented for consideration, re-
lates generally to the vast store of ar
| tesian water underlying North Dakota
| and South Dakota and especially to the
| broad belt Of agricultural country
stretching through these states, in which
! the artesian developments in recent
years, clearly demonstrate that this
immense water supply can be made
! available for irrigation by the use of
artesian wells.
This extensive agricultural region lies
within the great Dakota artesian belt
and reaches from north to south en-
tirely through the two states, a dis
| tance of about APO miles in length, with
an average width of about 100 miles.
1t is favored with an extremely fertile
! SOIL but, like almost every other farm
! ing region, IN some seasons, the crops
suffer from lack Of precipitation, result
ing in light yields. But in the farming
region embraced in this great artesian
| belt the means are at hand to pre-
vent the recurrence Of the light crop
| seasons due to this cause.
The volume of water stored In the i'm
mense artesian basin underlying these
productive areas is ample when util-
| lied for irrigation to supply any lack
of moisture from insufficient rainfall
and insure large yields year after year.
| Artesian irrigation will remove the
| uncertainty of farming in this belt of
country connected with supply of mois-
| ture from above, and insure good crops
every year independent of rainfall.
This has been the experience in South
| Dakota ever since artesian irrigation
| has been in use. The yields on proper
| ly irrigated lands have been unusually
large in each successive year, whether
the conditions of moisture from rain
fall were favorable Or not The crops
produced, largely exceeded those raised
| the same year on equal acreages with
| out irrigation.
The advantages Of irrigation was es-
| pecially noticeable this year in the
districts in South Dakota where arte-
sian irrigation is in use. 1t was gen.
orally observed by many visitors, as
we'll as by the residents, that the yields
on farms with artesial irrigation were