The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
AN UNWATERED EMPIRE.
TO RECLAIM TIA sTupESDOuS PROBLEM.
Work Of the National Irrigation
Association.


rigation reveals, says the Los Angeles
Herald, is almost stupendous. a. a few
iac,s and figures prepared by the Ma
tionAl Irrigation Association demon
strate. The Federal Government today
owns 100, 100000 acres Of land, which IL
because 1t lie arid. This "un.
waiered empire" can be reclaimed by
irrigation and rendered capable Of sus-
tanning n population Of at least 80. co.,
900 people. In the words Of the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture In his last annual
report more than one.third ofthe
country depends upon the success OF ir-
rigation 10 maintain the people, the
industries. and the political Institutions
Of that area, and future growth will also
be measured by the increase Of the rc-
claimed area. In region which, In the
extent and diversity Of tie mineral
wealth, hash equal on the globe. the
riches Of the mines In the hills are al
ready surpassed by the productions Of
the irrigated farms in the valleys, and
the nation at large lie at last awakening
to the fact that the development Of the
use Of the rivers and arid lands Of the
west will constitute one Of the most i'm
portant epocks in our increase in popa.
lation and material wealth."
WORK ron THE FEDERAL oovERsnHKr.
These stupendous possibilities also
present a colossal problem. How may
this gigantic desert be transformed into
land Of prosperity Who is 10 redeem
the national domain by a comprehen-
siye system Of resersoirs7 II has been
demonstrated by twenty years Of sxper-
ienee In irrigation development and By
the reports Of government experts and
engineers that the great problem can
only be solved BY the Federal Gcseir
ment. Captain Hiram N. Crittenden,
Engineer Corps, U. S. A.. In his rspor,
on Surveys for Reservoir Sites" de-
clares emphatically that reservoir con-
struetion In the arid regions Of the west
can properly be carried out only through
public agencies. Private enterprise
can never accomplish the work success
fully. As between State and nation, II
falls more properly under the domain Of
the latter"
TIN WARS WOULD RECLAIM THE WEST.
II is estimated that $l43, 900 900 would
reclaim the arid lands OF the west thai
an expenditure by the Federal Govern
ment Of tlb, 900, 900 year for ten year
would open up lands for the settlOmen
OF a population as big as that Of the en-
tire country at present. An appropriA
ton oisl0O,o 900 was made at the last ,es
sion OF Congress for preliminary survey
to discover the best locations for the i'm
mense reservoirs.
The assistance Of every organization
and OF every individual In iorwGIdin
this all-important work should be vol
coined and assisted In every possibl
way by the citizens Of this western cour
try.
! NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
: 1.-THE National Irrigation Association,
t continues tho Herald, 10 doing most va
? liable work in awakening interei
/. throughout the country, east and weS
r in the cause. The policy that the A
ISOLATION advocates is, in brief, that III
y Federal Government shall build, whe
o ever necessary, the irrigation works II
}. quired for the reclamation Of the arl
o public lands, reimbursing itself irol
a sales Of the land reclaimed; and that
|. fair share Of each river and harbor bi
}. shall hereafter 20 for building storaI
!. reservoirs. To carry out such policy r
!. qires an effective national organization
b which can only be realized by active AZ
y general support. Commercial organic
:. lions are asked to endorse this poli'
and cooperate with the National lrrig
ton Association. Personal cooperate
and membership in the association a
d necessary for the success OF the NOV
. mept." Guy r.. MITCHELL
\ Fine yearling aud March graded III
n coin rams for sale, or will trade
/. stock sheep or old ewes. G. II. Wei