The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-11-05

to take notice Of. And last year for the
first time we were able to get it success
fully on the floor of congress-. Now, there
are lots of men, who are the original
Jacob men who did it themselves, lots
OF them. But I know how it was done.
l know that the $125, 900 of good money
was scattered through the country in
lectures, in meetings, in publications. for
the purpose Of bringing the question be-
fore the people. =
how absolutely necessary it is to save
what is left of the public domain, to save
to the people of our country the farming
lands, so that their children shall not be
to foreign lands to find a farm.
NOV vii give you the figures Of
acres suitable for agricultural purposes
under any condition Without irrigation or
artificial aid, is estimated as follows:
five million; ,Idaho,. three million; Wash,
ington. twenty million. In North Dakota
area Of the state that can be cultivated
without artificial moisture. In North
SaRota the water supply through wells
gate about two million acres; in Mon
tana, ten million; lin Idaho, three mil
lion; in Washington, three million. The
suits but which would be valuable If IT.
rigated is estimated as follows: North
dakota, ten million acres; South Dakota,
1 hoe m ndaho, t as1e mill Mont2 Wash ihisty MIL AL
teen million. You can d 100000 farm
ers to the population of this state with
l naeh cent irrigation ito and 5oo provide them
200 acres with a steady supply Of water,
the farmer having the rainfall. under his
own nc e0n o t is Worth " mt at least 500 acres
Speaking particularly of North Dakota.
Mr.. Hill said:
1T is always a pleasant duty with me
every opportunity that offers itself. that
will advance the interests Of the country,
particularly of the Northwest. But it is
to a soft spot in my heart for North Da-
kota, to do anything towards furthering
the interests Of this state. The best
development of the Northwest. and in the
few years that may be left I hope to see
a c~ontlnuance~of the growth that you
have had since We started thirty years
1T is thirty-thr years ago since
first crossed the Red river, At that time
the nearest settler was at the old Wooden
stockade at Pomme de Terre, a place
kept as a frontier state station by a man
ana his wife by the name Of Burns. My
yellow dog. At that time I was not sure
that l would ever live to see the country
the snow was gone. coming again across
the valley I saw where a wagon had cut
the sod. pulverized it and the grass
which grew in the ruts was a foot high
CIR than the average prairie grass.
II knew the Almighty in His wisdom
had made it for a good purpose. Some
of the people who came in wagons are
here today, and I canno let the occasion
pass without saying how much pleasure
it gives me to meet the old friends-mer
when the country, was 'lnew-and every
one had to struggle hard to get forward
I an told to see that your lines have
fallen in pleasant places, and while new
whom We knew then-back to the friends
Of that lime And 60 oyer the struggles we
have now. Now you nave grown il
wealth faster h you knew.
North Dakota will never be the las
to carry on the larger manufacturing in
dustries Of the country. You have NJ
iron. but I know that you AVE some.
thing that would make iron, Your native
makes a good. warm fire-a great dea
better han nothing; but when it come.
to: the: making Of iron or, steel or: thu
have little to look for in that direction.
I'VE hope you will develop the manu-
facture of wooden goods and things tina
are and always will be in the soil. :.
Your soil and your climate make .
which, cultivated. will enrich the Stat.
and country in future years. All tn,
wealth in the world comes from foreign
sources; either the farm. the forest, th'
share of good soil and your farms ar,
productive, and 1 will say to you before
gree Of progress that is not surpassed b.
any other state in the Union.
No state in the Union has ever equal
led it.. You must look to your agricul
tural interests, take care of them, take
care of. the young people, send them tt
school and train them in the great worl
%o f niaea Fl the the w ssRIe wilt IF b agric the nd:
vantages of good earth more han thu
farm 1910. =.
Bismarck, N. D., Special, Oct. 81
The State Irrigation, Congress o:
North Dakota is now a permanent
body. Organization was perfected
and officers elected before adjourn
ment-~this afternoon. The business
will be managed by an executive com
mittee consisting of two member.
from each. d~istriet=and one at large
This committee Will set a date ant
place for. the next annual convention
and several cities have already bid
den for the honor.
The congress did not take radica
action upon the question of publ,
land laws, although there were reso
lutions before the committee express
ing radical opposition to the proposed
repeal of the timber and stone act
desert land law, and the commute
ton clause of the homestead law
The resolution as finally adopted ex
pressed a belief that the government
should save the public land remain
ing for the homesteader and homt
builder, but took no radical ground
"A resolution of thanks to Senator
1iansbrough was passed for his ser
vice in the passage of the irrigation
bill. The organization slate wen
through with only one change, thu
Substitution. of the. name of II. II
Brennan of Devils Lake for that O
Henry Hale.
President Worst of the state agri
cultural college made a long address
dwelling upon the possibility of tn
diversion of the waters of the Mis-
! souri, river to the crop sections of tn
state at the time when moisture wa;
most needed. Maj. j. s.. Murphy O
Minot called attention to the fac