The daily sentinel., 1903-01-13
FOR benefit OF HOME BUILDERS.


be borne in mind that national lrrgat1on
public and not private enterprise and that the
age National Irrigation Act intended to be for
the builders the arid public domain
and passed to aid private individuals or
tion holding large tracts of land not under
Now that the actual construction of federal irrigation
begin, it behooves the true friends and
supporters the national irrigation movement to be ever
that the real OF the act may
be carried out so that the benefits which will result
therefrom shall to the people and the home'
builders and not to schemng land monopolists. The
securing did not complete the work
national irrgationasts There is much work yet
to be DONE and this work best be ACCOMPLISHED by
an organization The National lrrga
ton Association which will continue to uphold and dis
seminate sound public sentiment in reagrd to every
phase of the irrigation problem both in the East and the
West. wachfu prevent its perversion into
wrong channels and for selfish purposes The Pacific
Rural Press which has been consistent advocate 'f
irrigation works. is evidently of the Journals
of the which realizes that the work of friends Of
national irrigation yet completed. In recent
that paper sounds the following timely words OF
warning ponts the of having the work
about inaugurated placed in the hands and under
the supervision and direction of men imbued with the
right public spirit
1.-The announcement is made that the United States
has something like $40 900 600 ready to ahead with the
irrigation reclamation of the arid regions provided for
by the of the last congress We are little afraid
about that 1t pretty large and there is
likelihood that it attract the attention OF all the
schemers and boomers this half of the planet. The
benefcient work provided for is likely to
be mixed up with all of private schemes
for providing land which for nothing and sold
It, oh has
consequently deliver to settlers the
public supposes expenditure will be- OF this
may not happen hope it will not but it will be
good plan that all connected with the work
really philanthropsts and loaded with genuine public
spirit and have under their jeans to pull out for
grinding when the wheels begin round. We have
many land schemes leading to private
poses iu the past this time that the affair
is great and only great.
Denver. Jan. 12.-The reported deal between E. H
Hartman and Secretary W. c. Clark. whereby Clark pur
mil of the Oregon Short Line running south
west from Salt Lake City toward Los Angeles and forms
an alliance with Hartman which will shut out Gould
from combining with Clark will not in way effect
the Moat road Salt Lake City
connections with the coast outlets representative
Northwestern & Pacific authorized the fol-
lowing statement this morning.
1.-The Hartman road is and the CLARK line will be
common carriers. If and freghs dumped
into Salt City other lines they will have carry
them. They can't help themselves"
reports that the deal for this purchase
three miles of the Oregon Short Line will
closed days. The dael will prevent the Clark
road being paralleled from Salt Lake City Los
Angeles and Oregon Short line will part of
the San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake road The deal
CLARK with about 400 miles of road
struct finish 'he line Los Angeles 1t is
that the deal involves understanding with Clark
whereby Prince Poiniaow ski is shut