Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-19
STATE IRRIGATION Bill.

The people of Nevada are to be con-
xratu,atod uDcr 80 ,,.c79 ntro~c ard
urariri tv cf tho ori~'~trTn in D-es-
ing the bill designed to make the
1tatn the cca6ir.~r If the national
government in Mo ernat irrigation
work which lies hof~ro US It is hard
" to he supposed tha+ the bill as
Dacee! is abcolut civ rerfect hut it is
believed bv those wrN have given 1t
the most thought to +ho subject that
its defects if there h- any. are OF
minor ccrcenuoron owl viii net ma
terialIv effect Substantial rights. All
such can easily he ranidief as they
apDenr. and ror6e rnG innCc ucus by jul
dic;7ue amendment
It would have hnor a mcSt unfGr-
tunate thing fer tho state to foil to
act at this session IF the Legislature.
In his sDench hero e~nre months since
Director Wolcott laid stress upon the
ciro,r-~torce +ho+ 40 preliminary
work was far advanced in this State,
but he was equally emphatic in de-
clarng that it was highly essential
for the State to &C. Dara'e. Net to
have done so would have hoon enuiva-
lent to a Reputation CT the national
law. and declaration thet the pee
pie cf this State preferred to move on
under the cid order OF things. Had
such a course been pursued we may
be sure that very few CT the benefits
Of the new law would have come our
way. fer No administration IS going
to force these advantages upon an
unwilling people.
Mr. WOlcOtt was also at great pains
to make it clear that the new law
gave ample protection to every vested
right Hence. it is obvious. that op-
position to the law arose either to
understanding Of its provisions. or
desire to do something more than
merely protect legitimate rights al
ready in existence. But whatever may
have been the motive CT the opposi-
ton. it failed. and the State goes on
record as being ready to work hand
in hand with the national government
in the agricultural upbuilding Of the
arid West.
This is as it shou'' 20, for had the
LEGISLATURE refused 70 act in harmony
with the naticna7 ,cn, AK. the beginn
ing of the wc-f ta~o aid in all pro
liability have loan Indefinitely delay
ed The funds IN hand would have
been expended elsewhere, and New
ada could have taken her chance in
the sweet" but distressingly remote
"bye and bye
We take it fer granted that the
Governor will promptly sign the b.ll
if he has not already done so. This
will put Nevada at tue head CT the
column CT States to be benefited, sc
fax as her own legislative action |:
concerned, and aided Ey such efforts
as Senator Newlands can and viii
put forth, there is no apparent rea
son why our State shoud not be. a
least. among the first to feel the be
nefcial effects Of this scheme or ma
tional development which has attrac
ted the attention of the whole clvl
lized wOrld.-Journal
ia.iii',iiIi,IIl
1t is reported that the Alaska De
velopment company, composed OF In
diana and Puget Sound men, nav
bonded 10000 acres Of Alaska land
to an English syndicate on an agree
ment that the syndicate shall spen
$4,000 a year in Development. Th
chief apparent value Of these lane
lies in the striking of an oil gushe
sixty miles south of Valdez and te
Lilies east of Copper river.
We have another lot of that fin
fruit n glass such as peaches, pear
apricots and white cherries, 40c eac
Kelly's Arlington block