Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-16

tConemded from pare ~
Irrigated BY the government sosss,
end be must live upon The ians c1l
tvaie n. and make his payments
promptly.
The benefk to the arid vsst aud e
The country In general An ouiidin,
NJ ocniers Of agricultural population
- believed 20 b~ sufficient 30 Juatt'.
the continuation anc extension d
thss great undertaking.
Mr.. Andrews Address.
Following Is an abstract " the I'D
dress Of Y. Benjamin Andrews 81 Ne
Arsska.
Tbe congress meets under more
suspiciops circumstances than Cd any
previous year, The cause u repre-
seats IL better and better understood
throughout the country. Prejudlces
sgainst its work which once
very strong have been laid aside. u
IL matter for hesrtssat congrniuiation
that the president q the United
States understands the need and The
possibility Of irrigation and is willing
to give 10 This great national inter
est his support by WORD and by deed
The people u the east are 70 u great
exteus. and increasingly, relinquShiag
their attitude ~ hostility caused by
Misunderstanding and ignofapee. fhe
more intelligent newspapers aud pub
bic no longer consider ouf work 81 q
sectionsi one, but look upon Il IN it,
true character as national. TIE max
ing of bitches ard reservoirs and The
application ~ the reserved waters 70
she pnrgsse q agriculture viii certain.
NY effect. iii the first instance, fps
sisl localities Bur the imY,sns these
localities fssa the touch III the living
waters, proeuce crops and cattle aud
various other wealth. they w5ll De
snane purchasers Of commodities ~
every kina produced 80 ne rnanufae
ssss4ng aeSaAoas or tas GALE by import
era vastly enlargsng ths markets for
Bill those engaged In producing o.
iu seliiDg general commodities. The
total wealth of the copntry Will be
swollen.
Anofber consideration. showing fha1
orr pfo3ess IL nstsoasl and not see,
taoraa sn ffs Significance, lies Ia the
fer thai the vast population destinea
70 be- raised up shroagh irrigation %
fhe ROW arid ard ~sesn5as1d portions of
oar h~aossA country WITH be III tbs
Hasan p~efpsAaaliy agricultural, hsyine
The intelligence, the firm aud vigorous
pAysiaess anc TIE intense p~asraotiasp
usually eharacterixgng people living
spon she' land aud deriYiny their sup
port s~slesefrem.
a fact strongly tending 20 further
sn1 Strengthen the cause Of national
srragstion " that certain sschnicaI Of
3ee'A,as ~ oar scheme appear to baye
b*eu ~safEnoanted 1t Least theoretical,
II. 10 the satisfaction n ezperts
Tbs1s was legitimate fesr al first that
comparatively little water eould be
kept Al sufftefaatIy high jewels 10 en-.
ahfe # ~ flow eyer very VAST areas In
nssna ~ II II sss founs. however.
4 bflaese, that tbs tracts reaehable
BY PROPER irrigation works are To-
definitely vast, ssaaeh more 10 than
one Sossd ~ first suppose sufficient.
w vast W faake tbs utmost prepare |
ton f~ irrigsling tham we'll worth
shsls u II nors ARD usora seen that
The hfsine u water from under the
sasrsA - png II over fields can be
taaes % pay Ia hseaitsles too high far
cssbo@1 watsT 10 reseh IL i farherI
observed fhst 10 nasriy aa localities
siksH when pfssens can b. drained |
away 70 that With or wsthgut addi
tsonsi treatment The land wia be ran.
6erad productive
ciimssology Talk.
Henry Y Williams. assistant chiss
States weather bureau and
chairman N the section u elimat0i. |
ogy. delivered 81 sadress hi which /,
he SAID
The Intimate relation that the sub
jert ~ cllmatology hesss 10 tina, of h.
u ~sslf*vident, az the need oil
Irrigation II due principally 70 ardity
which Il . climatic factor
The climate n any region IL affect
~ b. sseh . variety ~ causes, both
local and general. whieh operate 50
luegalsris ~ 70 time thai a long and
continuous series ~ observations, taxi.
nj short istervaIs " time and no.
ar apart IN space. ls necessary 10 al.
ord The data from which the true ell.
nate ~ 8 country Or region may be
n