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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

eminent had invested in these works of
reclamation would finally come back to
it. 1t is in this remarkable fact-that
every dollar invested by the government
for the reclamation of the arid public do
main is to be paid back to it by the set
tiers who get the land-that the great
strength and potency of the act lies. 1t
was chiefly this feature of the law that
commended it to the conservative judg-
ment of the people of the country gen
orally.
Only the government is equal to the
herculean task. Title to the arid lands
rests in the government. 1t is unstable.
The mountains are filled with minerals
of every description for which man has
ever found a use. Their precipitous, un-
tillable sides are covered with forest
srowths that will perpetually serve to
house the nation. Their high attitudes
are natures eternal reservoirs of mois-
ture. 1t is here that she ''heaves her
white breasts nearest the sky, and locks
the storm in a cold embrace" Irriga-
ton is the key that is to unlock this
wealth to teeming millions. Here and
there i'll favored spots private enterprise
mas tapped these living streams and res
eryolrs, and cities of wonderful beauty
have sprung up out of the desert, as if
by magic. Individual effort has shown
irrigation to be feasible. Lands have
been bought from the government, or en-
tered under the land law, improved, tax
able property created: and national
wealth has followed. The nation could
do even better in the improvement of its
OVID property.
Measureless are to be the benefits to
the Nation from this National Irrigation
movement. From its economic. from its
social. from its moral side. the problem
is massailable. No one can gainsay the
vital need of its establishment rs soon
as possible. On the tillage of the soil
rests the prosperity OF all other indus
tries. Upon the upbuilding of homes
rests the independence of a nation. lrri-
cation compels small holdings, and in
creases the number Of those who call no
man master.
Irrigation is a fruitful theme for study.
1t has a boundless potency for civiliza-
ton. On the desert sands of Egypt If
reared the most mighty empire OF an
Gent days. In India it is to-day revivi-
flying and undermining a wasted land. In
America its mission has but begun, yet
gives promise of untold blessings to man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
One of the Best Of the Seseion.

On first consideration it would seem
that the irrigation bill possessed only
sectional advantages to the West, but it
eeally means much to the eastern mar
Aets of this country. When President
Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency,
the friends of irrigation found their
strongest ally. for II of the Presidents
.irst acts was to place himself in line
with the best irrigation sentiment of the
ountry. President Roosevelt, it is said.
regards the irrigation bill as one of the
best measures which his signature has
made a law.-Brooklyn Times.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
1t Involves No Taxation and Its Bene.
fits Will Be Measureless.

The new national irrigation law, in
spired by President Roosevelt, is des-
tined to reclaim ) O.00O.OOO acres OF
fertile soil during the next thirty years.
These lands are located west of the
Missouri river and are now barren des-
erts. Cut up into 20acre farms, 1900
900 families could be accommodated.
With five in a family the population
would be 37,5OO,NO0 souls. Mining towns,
manufacturing centers and numbering in
terests would spring into life as a conse-
quence; and sustain an equal population
perhaps much larger. Thus within one
generation we may possibly see, newly
established in the West, a population
fully equal to that Of the entire United
States at present.
The fund already provided for this
talismanic regeneration will continue to
~revolve in a circle until its blessed work
is completed. Then it will be turned
pack into Uncle Sans treasury in its
entirety. The government has never be
fore enacted aslaw freighted with such
possibilities of good to the citizen and
home builder. The Republican, home
stead law was the best thing of it's kind
up to now; but the irrigated home, turned
over to the occupant at the actual cost
Of irrigating 1t, beats the world. No
man can purchase more than 100 acres
of the government irrigated land. He
must reside upon it five years and pay
for the cost of irrigating in ten equal
annual installments, without interest.
These moneys come from the sale of
public lands in the arid States, and no
citizen of the United States is taxed for
this purpose. Even five per cent Of these
funds goes to the States and territories
interested, for educational purposes, less
the cost of handling the business. 1t
was estimated that it would require ten
years to accumulate $25,OOO,OOO in the
fund. Only two years have elapsed
since the passage Of the law, and there
is about $4,000, 900 already accumulated.
Being ultra conservative, and estimat-
ing only 100000 annual income, it
will be seen that during the first ten
years the gross amount will be eked out
to $5O,OOO,OOO. In the second ~ten-year
period $4,000, 600 more would come in
from the same source, and, in addition,
the $780, 10000 invested in the first ten
years would come back for re-invest-
ment. This would make a total sun
available for investment in new works
i'll the second ten-year period OF $780,
100000. This whole sum OF 500, 100000
would come back again for re-investment
in the third ten-year period, and another
$5O,OOO,OO . would be added to it from
sales of land during this third ten years,
making a total sum available in the third
ten-year period for investment in new
works, $15O,OOO,OOO. The sum of $780,
100000 would thus have been used in
the construction of reclamation works,
il no other moneys were made available,
within a period Of thirty years.
After all the land which could be re-
claimed by the national government had
been prepared for reclamation and settle
msnt, the whole amount which the gov
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

it is a measure of SURPRISING Importance;
one that has been under discussion for
many years, but has heretofore failed.
for the old reason that it was impossible
to arouse sufficient interest in it outside
of the States directly affected. 1t is an
improvement that will pay for itself as it
progresses, for the whole cost is to be
betrayed by the money received for the
sale Of lands, and the barren lands that
receive the benefits of irrigation will at
once possess a value far beyond the cost
of the improvement.-Brooklyn Times,
July /.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
'Wisest Act of Congress-.

The irrigation bill passed by the House
on Friday, and already passed by the
Senate, is an attempt to solve what Sec
rotary Wilson has we'll called ''our great
est domestic problem" Irriga-
ton of these arid lands will not only
provide homes for millions, but will large
ly protect the region eastward against
drought. On the whole, the irrigation
law is likely to pass into history as the
wisest legislation of the present Congress.
New Haven Comm Leader, July /.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Voters Will Have TO Gue,s.

Judge Parker's letter of acceptance is
promised on or about September II
some seven weeks before election day.
The American voters will, therefore,
have less than two months in which to
make up their opinion as to a presiden-
candidate 'plucked from the worm
hole of obscurity,' by David Il. Hill,
and then only from a statement Of views
whose authorship they can only guess.
Nothing he has ever done, said or writ
ten affords the slightest inkling of his
capacity to write a State paper, choose
a cabinet or steer q canal-boat, much
less the ship of State Of the greatest
republic on earth.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
A Prophetic Estimate.

A patriot, a man Of genius, a man of
sanely audacious provision, a man Of
eastern culture and Of western expert
ence is President OF the United States.
He could signalize his administration in
no grander end in no more excellent way
than by identifying it with the begin
nings of the great work and of the great
duty of reclaiming the West on the lines
the Eagle sets forth to-day.-Brooklyn
Eagle, Nov. 26, 1901.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
So David B. Hill has announced his

So David B. Hill has announced his
intention Of retiring from politics Jan
nary /, 1905, regardless of the result of
the National or State elections" David
is only sixty years old, but this deter
mination indicates that he is already
weary of the Sisyphean labor Of rolling
a dead weight UP the White House hill.
III the sunset Of life gives us mysti-
cal lore,
And coming events cast their shadows
before"
But a sanguine soldier never begins
unbuckling his armor on the eve of a
battle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
F.r-Reachiux importance.

The irrigation bill must not DO over
locked in considering the important work
of Congress, for it is a measure of far
reaching and cumulative effect. Its ben
efits will be immediate, but they will be
far greater twenty or thirty years from
now, when the system ~inaugurated By
this law will have worked out it's benef.
cent results to an absolute demonstra.
tion.-Los Angeles Times, July /.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

The bugaboo of injurious competition
raised in some parts of the East and
West in opposition to the irrigation plan
has nc basis in common sense. Since the
beginning Of the present century more
than one billion acres of public lands
have been opened to settlement, the great
commonwealth of the West and South
have come into being, and the prosperity
Of the whole country has been common
surate with their growth.-Boston Dea-
con, June 80.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

Greatest Enactment Since the Home
stead Law.
The National Irrigation Association is
entitled to great credit for this early and
gratifying result-the beginning of the
great work under national auspices
which is to make the desert blossom as
the rose" and convert arid America into
an arable empire, affording countless
homes for the hungry homeseekers of
this vast country, is now in sight. 1t is
the greatest and grandest step this gov
has taken since the homestead
law was first placed upon our national
statute books.-San Francisco Enter
prise. June p.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
HOnea for a Multitude.

The signing of the irrigation bill by
the President will attract public atten-
ton to the scope of the measure and it's
vast possibilities in the development of
productive areas out Of barren deserts.
an enterprise that will ultimately provide
homes for 100000 people.-Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, July >.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Comprehensive and Automatic.

The irrigation bill which has just pass
ed Congress and been signed by the
President is the only bill ever passed
which furnishes so complete, comprehen-
slve and automatic a plan Of action.
Under its provision at least S15O.OOO,O 600
OF the proceeds Of the sales of public
lands will be available in the next thirty
years for irrigation works without fur
Their appropriation.-New York Financial
Record, June %.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, President Of the
Woman's National Republican Associa.
ton, has long been a recognized leader
in philanthropy and reform, and in poll
tics. She has headquarters during this
campaign with the National Republican
Committee at the Auditorium, Chicago.
She has issued an appeal to American
women to work for and vote the National
Republican ticket, and to support the
same ticket in their States.
Mrs. Foster, herself, will BE- on the
stump In the four States. Wyoming, Col.
orada. Utah and Idaho.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Land ExDausiOu.

The whole influence of the administra-
ton was exerted in favor of the relief
for the West brought by the bill which
has just gone on to the national statute
book. Without the loss of a life or the
firing of a shot the Republican party.
through it's land reclamation act, has add
ed a vast empire to the domain OF the
United States.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
For Actual Settlers.

The provisions of the law, as it now
stands, are eminently conservative. 1t
contains an admirable provision restrict
ing the sale of the irrigated and to ac-
tual settlers. and in plots from forty to
one hundred and sixty acres.-Outlook
On. ", June 2S.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
One of I'm portance.

The other chief achievements are the
passage of the public irrigation bill,
which will open a vast area of arid west
ern land to profitable settlement. the ex-
tension of the terms of Chinese exclusion,
and the passage of a seventy-million dol
lar river and harbor bill.-Boston Jour
nal, July 3.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

Two vastly important measures stand
out as the tangible results OF the session.
The question OF an Isthmian canal has,
it is to be hoped, been solved. No less
important, and perhaps more contribu-
tory to the prosperity Of the country. is
the passage Of the Observation-Disclosures
irrigation bill. 1t is doubtful il a more
perfectly conceived measure was ever
enacted by Congress. - Wiilimantic
Comm Journal, July IL.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
The president'e Hand.

The irrigation measure, which has been
adopted by Congress, is fraught with
vast promise in the future. As the bill
was originally framed these lands would
have been absorbed by capitalists at the
expense of actual settlers. but as 0 as
the matter was brought to the attention
of the President the bill was amended
under threat Of veto.-Paxton Qll.) Reg
lister. July 9, 1902.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
"Nagnifcent."

With 6OO,OOO,OOO acres Of arid land
in the West, and with an automatic
fund, which will reach S15O,OOO.OOO in
thirty years, to irrigate this land, it is
difficult to tell what the outcome will be.
1t can only be described by the term
'magniicent.-Omaha (Nsb.) World
Herald, June %.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

Every State in the West is interested
in the new irrigation law soon to be sign
ed by the President. as it means the
greater development of this region. and
as it means the ultimate provision of
homes for 25.O0O.OOO people on land that
is not now useful. 1t is the best item Of
news in the way of American expansion
that has been recorded this year.-Des
Moines Register, June Is.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

The people of the United States are to
be congratulated upon the adoption Of a
measure which is in itself equivalent to
the annexation Of an immense area to the
national domain, and which will bring
unreasonable benefits to the nation
Colorado Springs Gazette, June Is.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Will Create q Dense Far Popu-
1atiOn.

Systematic Improvement of these lands
by irrigation will provide homes for %
100000 people at the lowest estimate,
and probably for twice as many. Sue
cessful irrigation farming both requires
and attracts close cultivation and a dense
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Comm Bulletin.
June 81.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Inauguratinx a New Policy.

The House Of Representatives yester-
day, by the decisive vote of 148 to IS.
passed the irrigation bill Is. 3O57), which
is Of so much Importance to this whole
region as marking the Inauguration of a
national policy for the redemption of the
arid lands.-Salt Lake Tribune, June IA.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Will Stimulate Private Irrigation.

Several large irrigation enterprises in
this State are now under way. The new
will not interfere with their progress,
will rather spur them to greater eth-
cheney, and thus increase competition in
opening the State and getting settlers on
the reclaimed land.-Portland Oregonian,
June ..
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Ada. to the Country. Wealth.

An act which has received less. general
attention, but is nevertheless Of impor-
lance, is that which provides for irriga-
ton OF arid and semi-arid sections of the
West under the supervision, and partly
ct the expense, Of the national govern
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

1t is equivalent to opening up several
new States for settlement. Individual
holdings are limited to 100 acres. and the
owner must be a bona fde resident in
order to obtain the benefits Of the irri-
cation system. This will shut out the
spectators and promote the development
OF homes.-Zion's Herald, Boston. June
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
a~-r..ain~ I'm portance.

To 4 large section OF the West the irri-
cation bill. which promises to redeem to
agriculture millions Of acres that are
now dry and barren. Is by far the most
important moas0ro Of the session. And
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Homesteads AID Cheap Food for
Thousands.

The reclamation of but ten per cent
of this enormous territory means home
steads for thousands of families, and
cheap food for thousands of others. A
new era in our agricultural progress be-
gins with this system, and whether it
shall please the East or not it is in
strict accord with the tendency Of our
modern national growth.-St. Joseph
(Mo.) Gazette, June II.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

1--WE are neither the friend Of the
rich man as such, nor the friend Of the
poor IN az such, and we intend that
al men, rich and poor alike, shall
obey h law alike, and rec I've its pro-
lection a1ike."-From Roosevelt's address at
Cincinnati, September Goth, 1902.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

will mark a notable triumph for the
President of the United States.-New
York Commercial.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
. That the lands which will thu

ment. That the lands which will thus
be made available for agriculture will
add greatly to the sources of the coun-
try's wealth goes without saying.-Al-
bany Journal, July l.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-28

seven cuts in the scalp clear to the
skull. Linquist could not tell much
about the assault but thinks that three
or four men were his assailants. DR..
j. ID. Hanrahan, after a careful ex-
animation, decided the wounds in the
head were made by a chisel. Ii was
undoubtedly an attempt to murder and
would have been successful had not
the man made an outcry and attracted
attention.
Frank Miller of Mortified, who was
tried for murder few years ago and
found not guilty, was before Washing
ton county court April 10 ON a charge
of receiving stolen goods. He was
originally charged with burglary in
connection with the Mortified affair in
which so many have been implicated,
and which had to do with the stealing
of half barrel of ale and a half bar
rel of porter from the Central Vermont
freight Office last June. He pleaded
guilty to receiving stolen goods of less
than 81 in value and the court accept
ed the plea. He was sentenced to the
house of correction for not less than
So nor more than 80 days. Cook, an
other OF those implicated in the same
affair, retracted his plea OF not guilty
and pleaded guilty to burglary. He
gave his age as nineteen years and his
counsel stated that he had been sail
or three years, and had never had
good home influences. His sentence
was made TO Rutland instead of Wind
sor on account of his age, and he was
given not less than one year or more
than one year and six months.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-28
INDUSTRIAL NoIEs

The pay roll Of the Vermont Marble
Co., Proctor, for the month OF March
was about 100000.
The Bullock Manufacturing COM
pany OF Readsboro, manufacturers OF
chair stock, was petitioned into bank
ruptcy by four creditors, and the
amount OF its liabilities is s627.S7.
The demand of the stone polishers
and Jumpers OF Montpelier for shorter
hours and more pay, beginning May
next, has not been acted upon by the
granite manufacturers and it is said
that as the time draws near no little
apprehension is felt that trouble may
result on that date unless the demand
is granted.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-28
Rankruptex Notes.

A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Victor LaBonte, a farmer OF
South Burlington. He has liabilities
OF 1922 and assets of $3.50, of which
5000 are claimed exempt
Two petitions in bankruptcy have
been filed as follows:-S. A. Gage OF
Montpelier has liabilities of S2,227 and
assets of S279, of which S275 are
claimed exempt A. NJ. Tenney OF
Windsor has liabilities Of S3,l24 and
assets of S3,O43, of which $500 are
claimed exempt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-28
Men OF Oak

Timbers of oak keep the old
homestead standing through
the years. 1t pays to use the
right stuff.
Men of oak" are men IN
rugged health, men whose
bodies are made of the sound
est materials.
Childhood is the time to lay
the foundation for a sturdy con-
stitution that will last for years.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
stuff.
SCOTS Emulsion stimulates
the growing powers of children
helps them build a firm
foundation for a sturdy constr
tuition.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, Chemists
4oe-4I5 Pearl Street. New YORK.
soc. and SI.ooi all druggists
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-28
NorthfIeId Booming.

Ground was broken in Mortified
Apr. p tor the new granite cutting
shed TO be erected by the Z. B. Ellis
Granite company.
The shed will be so feet wide and
$50 feet long. It will be located west
OF the Central Vermont station and
will extend to the bank OF Dog river.
1t viii be equipped in the most modern
manner. To make room il will be
necessary 10 move the Payson canning
factory POO feet south OF its present To-
cation.
1t is said that 500 or more granite
cutters will be employed this summer
by the company. which has The con-
tract to furnish the granite for the
union station at Washington, ID. c..
Mortified citizens are furthermore
much pleased at the prospects of the
slate industry assuming large proper
tiOns. The demand for black slate is
brisk and prices hold firm. One COM
pany received an order for dimension
stock, to fill which would employ POO
men for six months, but the company
had to decline it because of untitled
orders on hand.
Planers and other machinery are
being installed at the Vermont Black
Slate eompany's quarry and operations
will soon begin. The Mortified Slate
company is also making preparations
to resume manufacturing. For econ
omic reasons the plant was shut down
last winter, the severity OF the weather
rendering quarrying Improbable.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted whereby one or more thousand
horse power in electrical form will be
transmitted from the Mad river valley
to Mortified TO be used in various
ways 1t is expected the work Of set
ting the poles will begin by the first OF
May.