The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
A new COMBINATION
Christian People Called upon to In,
vest in an Irrigation
Plan. 1
The Promoter Says They Can Thus
Make Money for Mis-
sions.
rom The Journal Bure.u, Room IS, Post Build

ing, Washington.
Washington, Oct. 24.-The interior
department, geological survey have
been swamped with inquiries. lately
relative to a scheme for the evangel-
ization Of the earth, in which two
Minnesotans are prominently inter-
ested, and which is promoted in con-
junction with federal irrigation Of the
semi-arid lands Of the southwest. The
connection of the two enterprises may
not. at first be apparent, but the liter
allure explains. - ~.
Incidentally there are a lot Of peo-
pie: in Minnesota, \ Michigan, WILSON,
SIM Indiana and Iowa who have sent
money to the promoters and who now
want the; government officials to tell
them all about water rights, dams and
| irrigation works in general. They are
interest in irrigation is secondary, but
who are willing to take profits from
| dams and devote a part of them to
foreign missions.
The directorate Of the company ex-
| plotting the ngelical-irrigation
ton Of Minneapolis, Donald Grant Of
Faribault, Percival G.Kelsey Of New
York, William Chr1sty. of Phoenix,
and Augustus G. Shelton Of Phoenix,
the last named being president.
Christy has announced that the use Of
| MS Name WAS unauthorized.
The following: extracts . from the
company's circulars show. how mis-
sionary. work may be combined with
investment in water rights: y; 49,
T. !. To Make Desert Blossom. ~-t....
i The promoter says: I'm the last
:: few years God has marvelously thrown
open the doors for the evangelical ton
of the world A multitude Of mission
aries and much money are needed to
carry out our Lord last great COM
mand. In answer to prayer, many Ia
borers have been called, and much
money is needed to send them forth
go as personal missionaries Of the COS.
}pel. The writer is conscious of such
a call. - -. - " 49, 49, = -
ct have been led to place the, en-
l terprise before a. goodly number OF
Christian people: in numerous states
l that they might remember 1T In pray
1 err. God has placed the. work on q
la volume of prayer has been ascend
ing in it's belief that God might be
!: greatly glorifed thru it and muck
= money given for missions. AS we are
laboring to evangelize the world anc
hasten the coming Of our Lord, II
what more beautiful or significant way
L could a large amount; Of needed
|: money be supplied than thru the re
clamatfon Of the desert and cultiva
l. causing It to rejoice and blossom Al
ID the rose x.., ~
J. l. 1--WE are offering these water right
| to Christian people, who,x upon cult
81 ;vation, or sale of&the land, will be glat
ID to devote a portion of the profits t.
the" extension of the Lords kingdom
/: THE rornfifs. will ha~ LARGO. nd Wa fri
: people will contribute literally. w
+ have no desire, however, to dictate tn
: amount any. one will give or thru Wha
$ channels the money shall be contrib
! uted.s1 Our desire is to enable Christia
5 people to make: large profits with
=. be devoted to the Lords work. A
) Lthis, is. att heart a. missionary enter
1Eprise, we believe the Lord would hav
Il the bonds as well as, the water right
in the hands of Christian pee
!oEple.s If, after }prayerful consideration
E you feel that the Lord would have 20
a1complete your subscription for tn
water right, please: fill out the. er
L"Eclosed application blank and send
~ in, = We. trust,the reader will be read
ITO unite with US in prayer that tn
< fI4ord's kingdom may be. largely e.
- tended thru this work." = ',,;>!'. !
- In = the prospectus 1T is stated thu
:, there is in the&famous Salt River va
= ley near Phoenix, Ariz., 10000 acre
~ of rich, beautiful land now vacant an
~ owned by the United States. cit ca
- all be irrigated by unappropriated we
i ters from the Verde river" continue
- the promoter, land when irrigated wi
g haveIan intrinsic value of $500 pr
~ acre. The company owns the right
= take from the Verde river water *
:; the irrigation of this land. It ais
Z owns twenty miles Of fine canal a
Il ready: excavated, and tunnel alrea6
III constructed thru solid rock, about 81
l. feet long and L 2x14 feet In diamet,
X available to use the Verde water
=. I'VE are now: selling the <; wat
y rights for this land. These lands a.
not now subject to apurchase, but Vi
= der the law will. be thrown open ]
80 the time, they are needed to carry O
: : our plans. The land will be securt
:. direct from the government at ST..
l. per acre, payable Is cents at the tin
- Of entry and 81 at the purchasers o
- ton within four years thereafter
Y. The government engineers say tn
g to make any Of the work done on II
w system available will require the co
III struction Of two high dams, one
8 s. storage and 1one for diversion, and
~ ~ large amount Of very costly canal CO
~, struction. -. -
- Not more than $500 persons In Paris have
IN capital Of as much $500, 900, and nearly O
a third Of those are foreigners. s.