The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

sents many surprises, for while some
industries made substantial. anc in
Kew instances, phenomenal growth. 9TH
ers retrogated. Gold, copper and iron
mining was not prosecuted with the
same Tigor as IN 1902. and, although
the returns are not an IN from the
mines Of the western and southern pOr-
lions Of the state. 80 is believed that the
output Of coal viii show decrease
during the year. The livestock indust-
~ IN Wyoming shared the same fate
as in other states, and the returns
show loss I'm mutton and wool and
beef production.
Irrigated agriculture made rapid
strides. and the record of bitches con-
Htructed and acres of land reclaimed
during the year is unequaled by that
Of any previous season in the states
history.
Marked progress was also made I'm
Che development of the states oil fields,
several rich strikes being recorded dur
ing the year.
The people Of the state are highly
gratihed at the record made during the
past twelve months in the face of un-
favorable conditions, and they enter
the new year with confidence and the
determination TO make 1904 the ban
ner year I'm the states industrial adj
vancemenJ.
9AAeg Al GUOA ~0n0AAAUAs
Wyoming's state government was
never in a more fourishing condition
than now. The various state Offices
have been conducted economically, new
buildings have been built and old ones
enlarged and the scope Of work eX-
tended all along the line TO meet the
demands of the increasing population
and the rapid development Of the nu-
meTous industries.
Wvoming's bonded Indebtedness is
now $3.50. 0J0 but this amount viii be
reduced to $3.50 900 in q few days, there
being 100000 now en- route to New
York 20 take up portion Of the
bonds.
The state levy for 1909 was s2S4. 1886,
but of this amount less than $4,000 has
been collected.
The total revenues for the year end
ing Sept. so, 1903, are as follows:
In 1902 these mines produced 7Sl,522 tons;
Sale and rental of lands-.......... 1861 s.
From other sources .-t-.---.---.-- St'ott %
Total .--.-.....-.,.-.... 's4t-'it4 81
The total revenues derived during
the year ending Sept. 30 1902 were
477.S93.02.
The bonded Indebtedness of the sew
eraI counties in the state, exclusive Of
the states indebtedness of $260,oOO, is
County bonds. s1.1O9,2 2O; school dis
trict bonds S255 $3.50.
This is decrease from 1902 OF $lZt,-
$50 i'm county bonds. and an increase
during the same period of S5fS6l-5O IN
school district bonds. The Increased in
debtedness in school bonds was due
10 the fact that more school houses are
being built which I'm itself indicates
Wy0ming's growth in population.
The condition Of the banks Of the
state which is perhaps true barome-
ter OF business conditions generally IN
a commonwealth, are very satisfact-
ory although no such phenomenal
gains were made in 1898 as during the
preceding year.
The total deposits in 1902 were S.
OS5, 426 and the deposits now are S.
133, 179 sc, an increase Of $47, 1886. and
this in face of the fact that two banks
suspended during the year.
Based on the population as given IN
the last census, the wealth in the banks
Of the state per capita is SIS, which is
far i'm excess of the per capita wealth
of any other state or territory in the
union It is believed that the pOpula-
tion of Wyoming has Increased to fully
100 600 Since the census was taken, and
IF 60 this would cut down the per cap
tia wealth slightly. but etill the state
would leai all others in per capita
wealth.
Great Irrigation Development.
There has been no period in the his
tory of the state when there has been
as much irrigation development as
during 1903 A large portion Of the
work OF actual construction has taken
place i'm Big Horn county. which is
destined to be the great agricultural
seCtiGn of the state Along the ShO-
shone river alone over sixty miles of
canal work has been completed. not
taking into consideration many small
bitches. The large canals there viii
serve 70 irrigate $4,000 acres Of land.
OF this area all has been reclaimed
with the exception Of q few thousand
acres and is practically all settled un-
der the provisions of the Carey act.
one of the largest canals was begun
only two years ago and today it COW
ers an area of $4,000 acres This land
has an been taken Up by the Mormon
settlers. who have built two towns,
and are now preparing to erect a large
beet sugar factory
Colonel w. r. Cody has secured sUf-
ficient funds and will in the spring.
begin work on the original COdy-Salis-
bury canal. This big ditch viii be
about seventy-five miles long and will
carry sufficient water to irrigate seve-
raj hundred thousand acres Of land
OF the tract to be irrigated, however,
so 900 acres have already been segre-
gated under the Carey act, and there
fa an additional tract of s.. 600 acres to
be reclaimed. The canal viii be taken
from the Shoshone river six miles
above Cody and in a deep canyon I'm
Cedar mountain. The land to be irri-
gated lies on the north side of the
river. The cost Of this project viii
approximate ST. 600 600.
The Oregon Basin project. between
the Shoehone and GreybuH rivers. is
the largest YET undertaken i'm the state.
The company propose TO divert water
from the south fork Of the Shoshone
and convey it a distance Of thirty miles
TO a natural reservoir. from which it
viii be carried by a system OF canals
to the lands TO be irrigated. The reser-
voir when completed, VIII store about
10000 acre-feet Of water. and the sys-
tenn viii reclaim about ~. 900 acres of
land.
A Mormon Enterprise
The Mormon settlers will go ahead
with the wildwood canal They propose
TO divert water from the south bank
of the Shoehone about fifteen miles
east Of Cody. The ditch viii De forty
miles long and viii irrigate 80 900 acres.
Work on the project win begin in the
spring
There has been considerable develop
ment on the Big Horn river and nu-
merOus enterprises have been planned.
Among these is the Hanover canal.
taken from the west side of the Big
Horn river, between ThermopOlis and
the mouth Of the Nowood. Tt viii be
thirty miles long and VIII reclaim 15.-