The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31


fully as r.pattc 70 ash'eyc es,n great.
er wonders
From anNd1 Der ods loWn a. prcs'
mt aay history the antals II mat
IA. ocen hLbbling oeer with reyeia
lions Of scientihc Accomplishments
and discoveries. The rsIandos wete
the initial guide stonps &c mans abb
ity asd proved the: The hun.an MIND
could conceive and ersoim miracles
Then come the lorra iors ami chron.
oiogies If almost incrsiibie trlun phs
Within the boundaries OF modern
history the worli has become civilized
and sciencc has gene eli.ine on and
on into wieer AMI broader fields Of ex.
ploraticn and investigation Great
thugs have teea plaanod ami praise
he sai1. Ams rioa has teen Icanifold-
ly the winner thereby Americans
have not oily dieamed, but they have
realized
The Uni.ed States government has
spent huge sums OF money in develop
ing the ieen water harDols Of the Gulf
Of Mexico Which are Of little practi
cal value e freight can not be nsne ,
in that lirectios. Cur government Is
at this time eAoavaiing a canal across
the Isthmus Of Pansma connecting
the Pacific ara .ne A'lanie cce1ns. Il
would be a n2tursl ncaium frr trans-
portadon Of me gain production OF
The wesi by way Il The interstate grain
canal to The GtI Il Iexico through
the Cars;boan sea, ;henc through the
Panama canal to al the 51arkets in tie
world
"A system Of tIibGtary canals l. also
proposed in connection with The maia
canal which could qe maintained
through meaus If -torage reservoirs
at intermediate To!ats between the
Missouri river aud the gulf These
branch water passages would be OF
Infinite value for irrigation In this
western country where the IahfaIl is
very light Irrigation is almost ne.
cessity. Successful irrigation wculd
ne worth countless millions of dollars
TO the west Ia some parts Os west
ern Kansas. Nebraska and Oklahoma
there are tnnasands OF acres OF land
unavailable for the production Of veg
citation owing 20 the lack OF INSULT
cient precipitation. Thousands Of
homes are ready for the Industrious
h1rdes as son as tho country is IT,
rigated mad, there is no doubt. but
that these tributary cansls could be
turned TO good use in this direction.
Another iT.pci.aat advantage Of this
great canal and its system Of sri0u-
taries. lakes and reservoirs. is chat !,
would have its effect upon the atnlos-
phere OF the country TO such an ex-
tent that it would possibly bring rain
Science teaches that moisturi comes
from a cae, ensatiua of various att..os-
I Dheric strata and barometric changes
The vast amount Of water power
which this cana, would afford 70 anoth-
er beneft not to he passed over with
out due notice NIlis. electric plants
and manufactures could be operated
along the entire system. ALI these
ADVANTAGES would Se Of much signin-
canoe and uato.d wealth tc the peo
pie Of the central west Taken as IS
whole the canal within ne course OF
ten years. would repay its cost and be
an economical asset to the people chat
they would readily realize
70 predict that the canal will never
be constructed is utterly foolish
prophecy lnsNew York ;here are sys.
tens of short water ways They have
been Of iuinital .e value They cost
large outlays Of noney rhe cues
tion is have they been paying Invest
ments?
The idea Of the interstate grain ca
nal, as has been previously asserteo
has been given a COED start tnd the
next is to get favorable copslders
tions at the hanos OF the various state
and territorial legislatures on the line
OF the suggested route. It IS to the
henefit of the different common wealths
that they take this proPositirn up in
la business like manner ~Ed never let
it drop until a Just appropriation has
been vOtod 20 the consummaiion OF
tho undertaking Besioes this, the
I congress o; the United States will
pdotbtadiy furt7er tie enterprise by
contributing a hezcfcent appropriation
In no distant day
The drst sigrihCan' boom that the
prcposca canal got was at Wichita