The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-01-18
National News.
Extracts From Leading News Pa
ners on the Subject of Irrigation.

The irrigation problem is too large
for individual initiation II is "a subject
that should be handled by the Govern
mrnt.-San Francisco Argonuat.
There is no greater necessity for the
appropriation Of money for the purpose
Of developing the rivers and harbnrs Of
the country than there is Tor the cxpen-
diture Of comparatively small amount
Of Government funds in aiding TO bring
water upon land that only needs its mag
ic touch to make it fertile and provide
new homes for citizens Of the nation
-z=Butte Miner
The reclamation of arid lands is TOO
vast in its scope and objects for private
enterprise or even State aid. The Gov
must deal with the problem sooner or
later. 1t alone can prevent Il ruinous
conflict Of interests and conserve the
oceans of water'Uselessly going to waste
North Yakima News.
Private aud State enterprise have al
ready done much to develop the possible
tiles Of some sections. But there are
greater problems to be solved, and the
members of to irrigation congress are
doubtless right in holding that this is
legitimate work for the United States
Government itself, No one will object if
the Government spends money to reclaim
arid lands for the benefit of bona set
- I,c,,,I M, Na,rc
It's Justly argued that the National
Government aud people outside the arid
regions are interested in this movement
by reason Of the great value that would
be added to public lands; the protection
Of the Mississippi and its tributaries
from floods and the vast addit ons to
trade ana commerce that will be secured
by the upbuildng of the great Vest
Editorial correspondence, Evansville.
tlnd j, News.
This work, which is altogether too
vast for private enterprise, it is expect
cd the National Government will take
hold of in the same way that it h IS
spent such enormous sums in river and
harboy improvement along the Atlantic
scaboard, The Immediate benefit, it is
expected, will be to the West. In
broad way tie benefit will be to The whole
country. Denver Post.
ROnc Of the strongest points made in
~ Chicago irrigation convention in
favor Of Government assistance to irriga
tlon, was that it would promote the
small farm industry The irrigated area
is peculiarly adapted to small farms and
Uuadaptrd to bonanza farming. Mime
suta lands will not 90 Il begg NJ whether
The arid lands of The West are opened to
.i..mrnt or not, and our reservoir in
tctests can well afford TO join hands
with the arid lands interests in securing
such judicous Government aid us may
be desired. Minneapolis Tribune.
One of the greatest movements of the
Nineteenth Century. one destined to find
successful issue in the early part Of
thr Twentieth. When this system be
comes general throughout the arid lands
of the West, the entire people of this
country will share in the prosperous
times they will produce. Thousands OF
h1me-se .,ers will find homes for them
selves and their families The manufact
urcrs of the East will find large field
for their products and will be enabled
20 employ more men. These men vii
consume more OF the products of the
Eastern farmer, and all in all every sec
tion and every industry will be greatly
developed. shreveport (La.) Times.
This great work must be prosecuted
until the last acre Of land aud sag
brush susceptible OF irrigation is blough
under the rcvivifying influence of wa
ter The question may be asked why no
allow private capital to carry on th'
work which It has already commenced
The answer is that private persons can
not control the sources of supply. AZ
Nother and more con sincing reason VIII
Che National Government should solv
the problem. snstead of leaving it to in
diyiduals and corporations, is that priv
ate enterprise has reached its limit. J
has on the whole been losing business
1t has failed financially for reason
which would not be operative agains
The Govcrnment.-Ne York Eyenin
Post
The first aud most Immediate benefit
would result TO agriculture in the use Z
the wafer TO rrgate the arid lands {
thu far West. The second result would
the djyertng of those food waters frol
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