Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02


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the ,i.s.rur. -fva- viii -.s.b - .UU uuu .f
r,.uf.t, bv sE4 t.rr,a M .t. ..-., M -f,. ..r,.
.gs OF tluu rms Id a -gga-,rrs-t M ID.
pasrIe. ana the nation mus. ra AZ all -.ra,s
mos. 8espIv -1r.qr-fg f.- ,ba .1rrr4sa -.Iit
1grgaIlv takes -Ia,, .-, RS Dor-i.3-.o- rsa
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10 will n .e- The obstacles and -euovs mem.
The lands which 30 not require irrigation
I-' nearly a! occupied. To make ruUl t1r
-ho lucrel e. and influx of population, mann
moth irrigation works must b. constructed
rha great country until recently uuu.ru-
pied save ~ rowing bands OF Indians and a
f.v mining settlements. is now wei -r3v-
arsed ~ railroad lines. and among them
irs g-aa. continental roads. on these --4i-
roads, every few miles ara Young cities.
towns ana villages made anu lulauI. Al by
gutrrnr,si-e pe-lul.. Tass, people ara not
ccnrg1t.t % stand stll hey are among The
-.ost f-1g- s.tvs DsoIl. OF lhe most a.9-
sruss.ge hal.ou ON Tie face Of the globe
-lry arc wiling 90 venture and take chances.
The -0uutr- lurpa1out wherever DC Is uDS-i
biz. is Being rapidly occupied bv the ranch
n.4u and farmer
Thee questions ara comparatively new
ones TO ,., rtJlIe OF the U1f,d STATES sur
4 small number of flos, y,.o make -hn laws
Or administer The executive tepar.meu-s of
.llr government have ever seen ..r.grt ION
canals. or any practical avu,r,usrr- -r8ar
-l-uu.h .r.. svs.,fu of In, suI......r Yf
.ba -rI III loo. until rho d1.rug.. -.s,..
began 90 maze homes .g the Sale r.s.,. La sin
irrigation lad not been u..,.rrahtn ry .rr
con. .tpr.,.I. uurlg-- ~ 5Ula IN Ier .n,.
ur,stHc..on NJ -hls nation .rba .oilrt-y N
gyktrb ,ya live US r1osri r,DpD ,s , s-sor
barren yasta thar yot,.g r,ata- bs or.7iui,6
nv rfyt1i,ed nan
,r.,t f,.,.,,,,.,,.,- -. ,......,
W = ~
.b.. ~, ''o A~,t -AltF'u -A,ea anu cultivated
- - az NHe vi me ARIA states OF
.-r res ---~s q" sumo eAt-Al measure the
F"o2.o- ,.1. '-..e' vi vac country when was con
$500 ~ zen anu "oI.hle.s iur pAt-
$50 VI ia. '"'.oA d lew years ago. lhtie
70 IoHt Oh re territory west OF the Missouri
80 oU. "H"s AaS' "iJhIh us borders. great
- .E",.ou y'~-l7' great ana small nslas n
os"'I"s "L'Ch "oL4u De deserted save ana
sN.sp' -oI ne IT.. gazing dllIh anu canal,
"I'-H "I'-H -a' I-,I"'-'d lhem nom u most IN
:. p.o'I.l''i col" ION 10 mat OF one Of great
Ie' my
nen We speak. therefore, OF the possi-
olI'lles OF thcse states. We only assert what
we A-u"----dL ne broad acres which VIII
De cuIt.FaJed WAI be euum Grated 1v The
A'4-loh' ana tnat their numbers VIII only
De limited OF Lle supply OF water that may
De made available. In some Of the states
me lotal acreage tlat may be reclaimed
may De OuL small percentage OF the total
area yet the small acreage, comparatively.
oraught 4HGer me control OF the husband
man, VIII be sufficient 10 bring about the
development OF great natural re-
sources other than those Of agriculture.
thereby building Up communities Of varied
industries ana providing for thousands upon
1 thousands or American citizens
The country described has every variety
OF climate within its confines, the fruits
Of the tropics and the cereals common 10
the extremes Of temperate zones are sue
ccssfully cultivated and natured. The coun-
try is rich IN cattle. horses ana sheep ana
ether domestic animals common 70 the home
ana farm. The natural grasses are very nu-
rrLious, but short and scattered, the soil
producing them only requiring water 10
magnify the forage tonnage tenfold. Much
OK the country is rlcn n minerals. Nlth4n
/ It's borders nave been discovered most OF
the minerals known 20 civilized man. In
some Of these states and territories great
development has been made n EoId, silver,
copper lead, coal. iron, petroleum. soda,
asbestos gypsum and mica mining, yet the
minerallgists and geOloglsts tell Us that
! commencement has scarcely been made.
Irrigation for the most part is still primi-
tive. In many Of the states only from the
/ small streams have the waters been dl-
I verted' the great streams nave on.y oeea
touched. For ,Ie tuiI ie'eiopInens u anu III
-. 80 Iii -a,,,ire tr,,a-,s svoendi
,-,r. @ ~ Iahrr and caniraI EyDeTimepts
/ which have been made on the underground
I sheets OF water have only been sufficient TO
show that UNDERGROUND streams exist, anu
! thar thelr 1aFaclIF - sulnLleHl " v. .'s
an1ul me t,.un VI a Ia ,.rI
- - a+,4s.,o-s t5ey hova 1ost heir can
| tai and 1abCr This could rot be other
wise for all that has been attempted in
/ the way Of irrigation work has not been
t completely. nor has all been done saustac-
torIy and successtuIy IN @ s@reaL ,.l unNe. az ar
lhss mere ma, a. s,, r. LII ,or,,r
app ,,. a. Las IN +ba nas- All
rai1-aad 6ptldinr has rot brought large re-
7 turns The great canals Cf half century
ago for trarsDortat!on purposCs have been
4 largely abandoned. Why should We eNptet
all irrigation enterprises. rum men '''
inrepllpn 10 ne ,aC. ~ -ri,,+for works
r,-,rt,. a, Iroa+a5 and raII ronsr-Icted are
aIvrs~e success for 10 -hov not whe0
oDera-ad. turn the desert into a garden and
/ sUDpant barrenness with terrlltf' ana. as
II bv magic change n" 7arcned ''d ,n.rs,'
plains INTO harvest nelts p" ~ .,a-a
me .rors -, to-.sIo seId are ever
,a,t.s+ % tLo human eve.
I-nIneNa'eIF lC''" ".n5 NJ GU -.
idenJ carey an eN.eeu.nsIy - .--- p-,
from Colonel II. NJ, Nnu - ~,
on duty az camp ues,eI. ...s 80, "a
was READ. 'oiouei , NJ ~ ,I. -
. The construction ol ''p'a l'S7'' "''