The Delta independent., 1900-11-30
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Delta, Colo, Nov. %. 1900.
Editor Of The
The recent shortage OF water in Delta
sAd Aontruse counties. has brought to
shs fsoot. With startling distinctness.
. coaditioo which may appear in the
future and the effort to provide against
ssch . contingency should eslist the
united and earnest sasryies Of all the
people,
The proposition to roach the uatsrs
ot the G IN oison by means oi . tunnel 10
oao Of great sasxnitude. but entirely
0ssibls. There 10 no question - to the
abundance Of water for al tiOs, With
20 prior rights snocting full supply.
But the method Of putting through
shis great enterprise. the sources from
0aich ths people must look Tor help.
and ihs extent u the land 10 b covered
are questions which vll have 10 b set
sisd bsfoss actual work can b CON.
messed. While the data for the con-
ssrsction Of the tusnsl the amount Of
Land to b coversa. % tar - know. b
sot st hand. vs all coneods that it =
700 big a. sntsspsiss for the farmers OF
raschmsn 10 either Nontsoss or Dsits
.l ksh mt
isrigstioe 10 - privots capital vll not
uodsrtsks the project. We must look
either 70 The ststs OF nation foe help.
We Who buy from toe government
SAs arid and barron lAsds at the same
psies paid 10 IosA os Illinois. knowing
Il snl take. probabay. SO per acre add
tiooal 70 make the land productive.
koos whom il CONES down to ethics. the
esesral governmeut should put this
sstsspsiss. through ssa ssli the land to
pay for the work. Buff ss depend on
u. The great grand children Of tbs pres
sst iuhsbitsnts will bs voting for presi-
dess bsfo,s . survey could bs Justly
sspsetsd. EIiuiusting - remote and
uhssrtain possibility the active aid OF
the general government. ws must fall
Ssck either 90 the state or the people.
We have fund 10 the state. received
ssoo the general goacrument, being
See Per cent Of the saies Of government
lasd which constitutes the internal i'm
peossnsnt fund. This fund has bseo
Asssa vpos to bsild rosds and bsidgsA
cd $4,000 a is spset 10 bsiid the
Onn eanAl ~ Casea CITY. ltb e0seh-
- eusd. ssspsasih,s fos ooss eosrsps
ed otguidsd sppsepsistioas thas cay
saA0 10 the state. While many neces.
cary inprovsnents have bees msds. 10
Ass bsen vosfsiiy perverted from the
sss Intended. They robbed IL 70 help
build state institutions until the 81.
pssos court put . stop TO u. They
loaned $4,000 TO the state to help
build the state capitol, which. - the
act says "ths state pl.dges i.s hooor to
rspsy." II V stiIl holding IL on Its
ho1os." Nov this fund may be exhaust.
ID. Every fellow Who has his eye on
IN appropriation out Of It always elaine
u b. but whether IL 10 or not, there
ssves hss been OF ever will be enough
10 that fund to put through this tunnel
o. ditch. even IL possible to get II oil.
Nov II nay bs asked -hov cau ve ex
Dect cid from the state. when the on ly
fuod from which ~e can expect help 10
sos suficisnt to do us any good" Let
Us remember the bulk OF the work 10
labor--msn working day and night 10
ssdeen the dessrt from sridity. and the
0aats hss the meo-six huodred big
obls bodied men. whom the tas payers
Il this state ssiss 0l7s.O00 per year 10
feed. cloths and guard. Thee men can
do this vosk. Having violated the Laws
q socisty. vt thea % turn do some
ching 10 benefit society. Instead OF
tdleuess and deteristed health. lot them
cork on such an enterprise. Gisisg thso
health and rcpsyinG to the common
Vesith. part. At least % thu cost q
Aheir maintenance. Such work CON.
pstss eth no man. II deprivss 10 hon
- nsu oe an hours labor. but on the
oshss hand u opens up .houssnds of
scrss 10 sestisosut. sddsns s,ilisoes 70
The sanbis wealth q the stats. and
seso0 p,ishss somsthiag no private esp.
itsi vosid updsrtsts. II nay - said
% could oos get them. Ihs pssesdsnts
are oil in our favor. They we're ussd on
che ststs canal At Canon City. they were
20 - uesd on stste canal No Z 10 Mssa
eouaty. and they are TO be used on the
ssste rssd between Denver and Grand
Jssetisn Our lexisiatos uill and the
1sbos snioos 10 favor os the uss cs the
ssevicss. We found u - 10 getting
seats canal NJ. 2 sheoogA.
II the state cosid - 0s3e 10 rrvay