The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-03
IRRIGATION LECTURE
Hon, George IA. Maxwell or CHI
cage Speaks Before n
Billings Audiences
GAVE GOOD DISCOU RISE
sFEHHR FpaEsfgs
On WhNt N Or Interest To Every
lppaon lu Ihn Western
Ara IIogIoh

ueOvpo II, Maxwell, pkuunIIve cbnivr
mnD of llIa NNllOnnl ltlipnllON naaOol.
HtiOD, h0n0rpd lhIa aaaIlOlI Of Mon.
tnMn with \ yinlA lnal Wonk, pnnoblOp
Billings on saturday morning nnd loOa
turing tnnt nlphI IN tin OpNpn bOnHo
before \ nOod HIND nndlpIou, composed
NJ representative nlilynDA ipl pnnOh
man, Nnttlp nDn Ahnnpmnn laWybpF,
DIupoIpDiA md labOrInn men md not
n tow women, who ahaWpd II heep
/ lntnlnpl ID Whut thn lootnpav rnid, phe
nv, Jean OpohnAlln Or t0n plAona ranr
darad ApVnvnl finn mnA!onl aelaOliOnH
before thn lu0tnrp bpRnn,
Mr. MAXWELL w n,nk,nE ~ lOnt Or The
west, speaking M mAly towns tO
| awaken Interest IN bin ANbjnOl, which
" ODe NJ RIont Interest 10 lilo people Of
thIs atnlh, "
Hon JnA u, tlONs iDtpOduead Mr.,
Maxwell W f0w words, referring tn
tlln nvnnl wnlh tho lanlnrnr WINS ais
unaoO IN md of lin yant impoptnnoe %
Montana
Mr., MnkwolI IN un enay Hppnher, fnll
M enthusiasm for hlA HNbJnOb ANd he
baDhled " thoroughly,
lln spoke NV follows,
~ anl DNnnpnlnply glad ~ bnya Min
opportunity, M nOl only undressing lhiH
nndInDne lhIH Ny0nlDa, bDt ~ hnvlDA
Nppn yonr ynlloy tOdny, md Tho ala.
M9nlu Anh HplDhI|nha NJ ppOHpBlity lhAi
| hayn HpNn oDo very hand whlDl, I'D
my mind, w M lndlnnllOD NJ thO lDl.
pOvInnnp NJ lhn AnbJout III which ! Ahnl
spouk His pynninH, M every member NJ
tDla community,
| bAyN boon mora linn 0nNODvnped IN
lhH work lhnL DNp nAHOolnll0l) llnh
undertaken BY tho hAAvly md oDfdlAl
reception, which lho representation Of
Onv dlnprant organisations Dnya pa'
oaiyed In avery plaop Whopn ! hnva
spoken AlnOa | nniDn lDtO yOni Atnla
Inns Wunk, / hnya lrlad, IN fAp NJ
possible, IN Naob ndnvnsn, hO tphn1 u
Iron tho snDDnot and from nm Alnld'
pOint NJ lta AlYNot npOn thn local IN
tarept W lhn community where flln
naelins wis hold, md bnfOv0 ] close
lhiH evening, | Hhnll andonyor iO thke
lha anhjaDt Nh mora III detAil, md from
tha pOlDt Of vlaw Of tlh immediate
benefits Tint viii nnd WOnld aonvno l0
This community, from the OnriyinH
0nt Of tba National Irrigation Anfoolns
zion pnllOy, r0fOpn pOing INTO llleHh
details, 6owevNl, md III Ovdav hint
y0n mAy tbe mars olenvly foliOw Wig
lina 0f my Argument thls evening,
VIII atNta bliaty lnsi nknntly what u
IN thAt the AnaOolntlOD, which ! iapra
Hant, hns haeD nndnAyoIiDN 10 hooom'
pliEb,
As avefy0ne knows Tim fadevAl gOv'
AvllllNt hDa Dantl NpaDdlDA every yghr
millions npDn millions III dOllAfh f0v
tbe 0OlstIDutiOn nj ilyav md hnpbOv
imppO Oyalnanth Vho 0onstfuOllDIl u
tbesa improvements hnH Dao0lna I'D
established pnlioy Or HIN governments,
aAey !nelnda sllOh nnIDerOns UNDER
tNkiNgs, IN NV nkADlplp M t's londeH ~
th0 month Of Mn MiAHlAatppi river, Tho
iDNDy miles NJ tho grant enbnDhNaliH
Tint tlla federnl aOyern,1ent las beail
building Rl0Da both stdaA Of thnt Eraat
plygp, Tim MIaalaHippi, MI Tim way
down tl,l0pgh thu lower MlasiaAlppi
valley, " RIaO inolnd0s tba ranpryolyr
MI Win hand NJ Tim wnt0rs Of ibD Mis-
slsHippt glyar " Includes u lDnlUtude
nj ilDpr0yumenfH npOll n smaller scala
III vivHtN md EtvnujlIs NJ Whigh littlN N
known OulStdo NJ thatr inliNedint0
humility, bpt upOD which u nInliitu1e 0f
millions nj dOllnvh haye bpen 1Appnd1d
by 0uv government IN tb0ir tn,pr0va'
IyanL Wba government Inv b0hIl
spaDdtug yaAr by yopr pp0n tle l0wor
MiHtIaslppt vnlley mDDy mlllj0nS Nf
dOlluvE fO butld lnyanA w pv0lpGf th1
Tas,dauM nj Tim l0wav rlyer fr0In
desvpHtt0p by tba giant fn0ds TINT
anna frln TIM An0W0npped mountains
nj HODtapN and Wyoming and tDnniug
their GDnreg NJ d9struett0n M th0 snD,
Now, the GvN enlargement nj thlA
p0llay nj bHtldtpg tufernAl improve,
lp0pfs ny TIM government, which WI
gsk them IN ad0pt t0dAy, IN thaf fha
fadaral government shall axpnnd pnrt
af flese mtllj0ps In hpildinR areAt st0T,
sge geAarv0trs up0p Vim head watars M
the MtssgUrt river, IN 0Jder Tint tbf
mlIli0ps nj wealth thaf eND be pt0dneed
by Vim utilization NJ them wAtaIs my |
be sevad, apd tbH watars p.ed fGr tha
fertilization nj arid lands M y1gv Hfala,
aH6 hriDg pgayperity t0 fbe fHrnerA NUd
tpeep Taisers Apd 0fhGf At1ak growsrs
n Montana, tpstesd ef esyrylle A.,