The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-25
GREAT ARID REGION
I. DISCUSSED ny THE
fso,"sxRcIAL CONGRESS.

rsoassssRcIAL CONGRESS-
r. sIosson Contributes
r'is' ~. Article on the subject.
y . ~ TO De oonsihers''
!, questions that came Tor
'a' ~, before the rransmls ' .''ap,
s'''ss y, cougrcss at its Houston meet
rsrse',, - a. there were none more
s' ~, mai, i, the problems of the arid
''- r,s questions are too important TAM
s'1 =, nolitical footballs and they
y rade hetter decided in
II e soneress than in a party
s''a' ~ interested in them ana . .ne,r
,''s'., ~ are Identical II .nes 81
nls' IRE not settled by dlsinteres.ea
ssicn,. ~ M viii be settled by Interested
riss w for their own interests Inc
a'ts sn sra certainly political. put they
VI, , not be partisan
,,rue OF THE ARID REGION.
fsODp' .r,,cie On the Problems of the
~ !, ~ s..,ona is contributed by Prof. q.
r , a.s chemist of the Wyoming uni-
hsN ,as.third of the United States be-
aps ,bs arid region. BY the term
VIC Il meant simply a country
- fsV svsrage rainfall is not sufficient
ias ~. the ordinary crops. There Is
snuh in the term and no grounds
ss,jon for libel when 1t is applied
y a.s ss for large part OF the world
mder this designation ana IN me
s VI, have been located many OF tns
.,,ss, centers of civilization ana lne most
nsssrous populations. STATISTICS sho"
4. ~ inhabitants of irrigated lands In
indian Territory. From a meteoro-
- s,,ndnolnt country receiving less
!. aeon inches annual rainfall Is called
" a mi whether fifteen inches OF rain
..B,Sient for farming without irriga-
asrsn5s on the soil, the crop, the
A.,.,on of the total rainfall that comes
w, ma growing season, the latitude
.a,ss altitude. Roughly speaking. 600
!. II attitude is regarded as equivalent
o.s degree OF latitude. There Is no
~, 10 expect that the area OF the arid
.s,r will he materially reduced by settle
y, This works OF man are too feeble
,Ts,t such a great change Of climate.
~ air about us contains no water.
.atr growing trees into 1t nor stretch-
,f telegraph wires through 1t nor, ex-
lsug bomb-shells In 1t VIII bring down
iir
raj, norton Of Uncle Sans farm can
II this w,v. Square
isa pe ia'u Wv - Miles
75 600
salu'a'eu o00 600
aAsIs 1S0 400
nsOa.a 49, 13o 0Oo
iV'ss. ''''''''''' ion O0n
'Su' {
How 70 make tne best use Oh tnese assess
he question. we must 50 ni7nase ia
he limited amount OF wafer ma De liaae
y cover as mueh lana as possIuie' uo
pasture that VIII not support cat'ie may
used ior sheep' tnat tlinper LOT iulioei
~ hleVood cover tne waste lanu wnel
sIf tFees can De maze 10 grow alu tnat
y can not use otner"lse shaii sore as
Siney ana 10 hold 'ne word 'ogetner'
iA problems 10 De sotVed are III part
Fttatlfc and in part political. The scien-
ule pIoplems wnlch VIII pc solVeo ny the
sEal'ural experiment stations anu tne
1'eisenl farmer are hrst the ueterHiha-
Aa 0, Inc duty oil water taat Is now
-An lahd eau De irrigated by gwen
l9ant 81 wafer Vntll TINS Is determined
ny Term wafer rlgnt VIII nave Dut
Asss sna inaennlte meaning ana we ca u
". uNin'as lne Falue Vi any iuountaln
1911 wi VINO OWNS the i'no os,oW ~
s puy VI wafer varies with oiHereht
WIN lne son anu tne season'
Mpio,lus ana maintaining tne pas
NUT be called in to decide how much
sAfh plants arc bene,ciaI ana which in
uSDus and study TO prevent the weeds
"a running out the fodder which is val
n, ,' v,, hs VIII also by selection cultivate
b. drought and alkaii or viii jntrodmco
as's from tie arid regions OF other coun-
~ The preservation and development
Nd. ,.'a,- v. the Nesl ls also scleu-
Y. problem oil great and increasing inn
n. h ooln to the agriculturist and 10
y. unUerman.
Ne political problems involved in the
suslsn' o. the arid region may not be
-. ,..,. ulnlelit than the scientific, but they
AMY VIII not be so easily solved. be-
u, ,.p people VIII not approach them in
ssIr alspassionate spirit and broad
sssrifsn people to lei such questions set
,,.., which being practically in
,Jv' sea means let the water rights OF
,,sms uls Pc decided by the courts after
n w. and expensive law suits, and
/. opr. @Hlemen and sheepmen decide
tLymn s'ship OF the open range with the
~
Mi m.,hos,
~ Settle thor,