Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-28

garner any kind of a harvest into the
Golden barn. 1t must. for the pres
ent ut least, be given over to the spiders
and their cobwebs. The protection
broom is making Il clean sweep of the
markets of the world.
The matter of adding to the present
quantity Of pasturage and feed grazed
over by herds of cattle in this state, or
of adding to the number Of acres that
are available for grazing purposes and
for the cutting of hay, is one of inter-
est to I'LL stockmen, and will be esIe-
cially so when the effects of the pres
cnt immigration to the state become
apparent in the reducing OF the aver
age Of grazing acres. In this connec-
ton the matter Of irrigation Of land
now arid and unproductive is II Of
prime Importance. The government
is now considering this phase of public
improvements not specially for irriga-
ton, but to prevent overfows, and
the next few years is likely to see a
great system Of reservoirs begun at
the sources of the Missouri river.
The storage Of water for agricultural
purposes is another important part Of
this change in the policy Of the govern
ment. This plan has had the sanction
Of engineers for many years, but part
les with political pulls have always
managed to get the money spent on
the numerous streams and small rivers
with no general benefit to the land sub
ject to inundation or to navigation. The
objection to the use Of water for re-
claiming land vas that it would en-
danger farming prosperity by over
competition, and that farmers raising
crops which would not depend on
weather would have a great advantage
over farmers who did not get the ben-
efits OF irrigation. Over-prOduction is
asserted to be Il dangerous contin-
gency, but with new markets in Asia
and the great increase Of exports to
all parts Of the world, the fear of over
production is not regarded as well
founded. The first Of the big reser-
voir improvements to he built is likely
to be in Montana and the Montana
Stock association which meets this
week at Miles City is expected to start
the work Of agitation. The Chicago
Record correspondent says, in pre-
senting the above considerations, that
an Investment Of 100000 for reser-
voirs will enable Montana to send
fifty million dollars worth Of fat beef
to Chicago Il year, instead Of twelve
millions.
The Pennsylvania legislature has ad-
jOurned without the election of a
United States senator. The same con
dition prevails in two n three other
states, where the legislators Of the
dominant political party were unable
to reach an agreement. Consequently
these states will have but one senator
in the upper house Of congress until
the next session of the Legislatures.
Had North Dakota failed to elect a
senator, what bowling would have
gone forth to the world as to the de-
generacy of the political west. But
North Dakota set a good example to
the other states, and of all the sena-
torial elections this year, that in North
Dakota was conducted with the great
est decorum, political harmony and
dispatch.
1t appears practically certain now
that the volunteers from the north
western states will be returned to the
United States early in the summer.
Their embarkation from Manila will
begin in May, and Is they will return
in the order they went over, North Da-
kota will probably he among the first
to come back. The government has
practically decided to call for no vol
unteers to take the place of those re-
u AAAAS, puI WIN tAC ACSuAul oOAu1Ol .
that will be withdrawn from Cuba and
Porto Rico and sent to the Philippines,
General Otis will have an army Of
10000 effective men, allowing for the
return Of the volunteers, and it is be-
lieved this will be enough for present
needs.
The slope has not been alone incon-
venienced by the recent severe storm.
The central part Of the state appears
to have more snow than in the west, a
fall of a foot being reported from
some places. But it is all over now.
As we have insisted for the past three
months, the backbone of winter is
broken and spring is here at last. To
day there is brilliant sun, the snow is
diSaDDearing raDidly. and far adOWn