The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-30
DOES NOT LOOK
ON BOTH SIDES
consequently Chairman Lacey
Does Not Understand.
LOVER COT HIS SWEETHEART
MANY IRRIGATION SCHEMES Be
ING REVIVED.
LOVER COT HIS SWEETHEART
Especial 10 Tho HeraId.J

Washington, Nov. 29.-Chairman La
rey Of the house public lands commit
Tee says he is at loss 10 understand
why the National Irrigation association
oihcers. who were apparently sincere
.n their advocacy Of the national irrl-
cation act. should now seek through
the repeal Of the land law 10 destroy
the efficacy OF the act By Withdrawing
from IL the appropriations which come
30 the reclamation fund through sales
Of these lands. 'It looks to me-" he
said recently. 'lil1e an illustration Of
the old story Of "a man saving of the
limb between himself and the tree. q"
Mr Lacey believes that the greater dis
tribution Of lands TO the people the
greater VIII be the increase Of individ-
uaL and aggregate wealth in the cOun-
Try. He Instances the state Of Iowa
where every acre Of public land passed
out Of the hands of the government
years ago, and where the agricultural
wealth is greater than in any other
state.
At the instance of the National Live
stock association many western MEM
bers Of congress are taking an active
interest in the desired establishment
of a bureau Of the permanent census
for taking an annual census Of the live
stock Of the country. Under the pres
ent arrangements for this work the
statistics Of the live stock of the couu-
try are of little or no value to stock
men because OF the time which elapses
between their collection and publica-
ton. The permanent census. they urge
should be charged with the work and
given ample funds to make the desired
annual census.
Case Of True Love.
Senator Kearns acted today as the
good fairy godmother and Strengthened
out a case Of true love which apparent
~ was not running very smooth. The
United States immigration commission
cr at Ellis Island. an official without a
single ray Of sentiment. had detained
Miss Rose PosettO, who had JUST landed
from italy. ana upon receiving her an
sver concerning her future I'm America
and learning that she was on her way
to Utah TO marry Joseph Manetti. who
had sent her money 20 make the jour
ney. the commissioner ordered that she
be sent back TO italy. An appeal was
made by the lover. who is a miner in
Utah. 20 Senator Kearns. and he, at
once took the matter up with the sec
rotary of the treasury and the girl was
permitted 20 go on her way Utahward
rejoicing.
The geological survey I'm it's work Of
carrying out the provisions of the irri-
cation act is confronted by many
schemes Of revival Of enterprises which
have failed I'm the past and have lain
dormant for many years. One of the
most recent Of these is a plan to launch
a vast enterprise on the Sewer river.
Utah The plans as set forth are most
alluriuE. The Company promoting it
Dronoses to store all the waters Of the
Sewer river and divert from them upon
80. 600 acres Of land. Water rights are
TO be sold at SIS an acre with an an
nual assessment of $l15 an acre. Bonds
Tor building the dams and canals are
TO BE noated in the east An investiEa-
tion of conditions i'm the locality of the
proposed enterprise by the geological
survey shows that instead of an ade-
uuate water supply for 100000 acres.
the fun capacity Of the stream will
not suffice for $4,000 acres. The enor-
NOUS figures given out by the pr0mot-
crs of the enterprise are so erroneous
that the government report in con-
nection with the Sewer water supply
viii be given publicity.