The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-11-23
NOVEMBER g, 1899,


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upon irrigation for her prosperity and i
full development is to be reached all the
waters of her various rivers must bt
utilized; food waters, as we'll the regular
flow during the irrigation period. How
are these food waters to be conserved
Obviously by storage reservoirs. Who
will build the storage reservoirs? Pri,
yate capital doubtless to some extent,
but never to the full capacity of the
flow. In this connection the work of
Thomas H. Carter in the U. S. Senate in
support of national aid to irrigation,
commenda itself generally to the people
of his State and the West. Tom Carter
has advocated in season and out that it
is the duty of the National government
to build a system Of storage reservoirs
for all the Arid West. No one ever made a
more determined and brilliant fight than
he in the last Senate for federal storage.
II it is admitted that Montana needs
government help in building reservoirs,
and therefore a representative in Con
Eress alive to the irrigation problem, it
must be conceded that Senator Carriers
already valuable experience at Washing
ton and acquaintanceship with public
nen together with his technical knowl.
edge of the subject of irrigation c.
stitute him one of the foremost champions
Of this system of irrigation upon which
Montana must depend for her future de-
velopment. If Senator Carter could aid
in accomplishing federal storage of wa
ters for Montana, he would do more to
develop and enrich his State than any
thing which has ever been accomplished
yet, not excluding her admission to state
hood. Garter has gained the ~confiaences
OF his colleagues in Congress; he is
known as a champion OF irrigation: and
that majority OF the senate which voted
last session in favor OF the national irri-
cation amendment will expect him and
Senator Warren of Wyoming, to lead the
fight in future sessions until the west
gets it's just and fair share of a~ppropri-
alton for this much needed and desirable
internal improvement.
Senators Carter and Warren during
the closing days of last congress held the
river and harbor bill which carried an
item for the commencement of this
work, in the hollows of their hands,
while the senate and the house looked
on in feverish anxiety to see if the entire
bill would be defeated. 1t could have
been defeated with it's $780, 10000 approp.
priation in these last hours of the limited
short session of Congress. and possibly
would have killed the Naval appropria-
ton bill and other important and neces-
sary measures which would have requir.
ed the calling of an extra session and
this neither Carter nor Warren would
do, realizing that such action would
deeply injure the cause of irrigation in
the East. Carter is heart and soul for
federal irrigation and development for
the whole western section and no more
diplomatic nor able champion oil this
western or national problem holds a seat
among the councils of any party.
Let it be understood and distinctly
too" rang out his words before the SEN
ate last winter when the appropriation
for storage reservoirs was being consider
ed, that this is the entering wedge; that
this is the beginning of a new policy, a
policy that will result in staying the tide
of destruction in the lower Mississinni
Valley during the period of foods and
will incidentally cause thousands upon
thousands of fertile fields and happy
homes to be built in places that are now
waste a10pp Tho clOnoo oe Al.