The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23
lion Will C'ange Deserts 10 Gardens and
Provide Land for Millions of Homes.
STRONG, FRIENDLY HAND
icy that Increases the Sum Of Human
appiness and EnIarges and Strength
, ems the Republic.

country ahounhs IN mountains. plains
and valleys. II il here that the govern
mcnt proposes to apply the workings of
the National Irrigation Act and to re-
claim all OF the arid land which may
be ascertniuci to he arabic and which
IL found to he susceptible of reclama-
ton by the amount of water available.
Government experts estimate that the
present amount Of land which may hc
irrigated * about one hundred million
acres. This can he reclaimed by apply
ing the amount Of water o available,
direct. II H. also estimated that after
irrigation has been applied to the soil
for three or -four years. n less quantity
OF water * necessary AMI hence nm nd
dilionnl area of perhaps fifty millions
acres more may possibly he added to the
reclamation area.
Nature Did the Ncedfui.
Nature seems to have employed every
rcsourc" ut it, command to max" the
mountain and plain region the most fnv-
ored portion Of the oarth's surface FOR
the habitniion Of man. This section will
one day be the seat of empire of the
United States. and, consequently, the
world. For a distance of more than II
thousand miles there are successive
chains OF mountains, in general course
running north and south and on parallel
lines. with numerous valleys occupying
the immediate ground.
Each valley. large or small. has it's
stream. carrying. with rapid fall. the
melting SHOWS Of the tributary noun
tainS. The grades in general favor the
operation OF irrigating canals which
take the water from streams aud carry
it at n moderate fall to lines above
the cultivated land. As the spring sen
son advances. the rainfall decreases. the
crops need more and more water. which
is furnished automatically 10y the gradual
increase Of the temperature along and
up the mountain side. reaching the light
est deposit of snow first. and then. during
the later aud hotter months. drawing
upon the reserve Of the deeper and less
easier melted ice ut the higher attitudes.
Fertility OF Arid soil.
Under the rains OF centuries much OF
the soluble plant foods in eastern soils
have been washed iitp the sea. Where
no rainfall exists the plant food remains.
The government analyses Of soils show
that the arid lands average three times
as much potash. six times ~ much mag
nesia and fourteen times ~ much LINZ
~ the humid lands. Any farmer vii
tell you that n limestone country Is Il
rich country. To replace the food takcl
10y growing plants the eastern farmcl
resorts to fertilizers and manure. Start
ing with n rich soil. the irrigationist ais,
tinds fcrtiliziIs strength in the water h,
uses. The manminl value held in soiu
ton in "a inches or wa,rr-the amorn
applied to II acre in a season ~ tn
University Of arizona amounted {
So.Oi. Tea acres undrr irgigati ~ ave.
age better returns than lo.arrc crops. /
the usual way,
Land Very Nniunb'c.
In those communities Of the We,
which have bcen created 10y irrigation
the average yield of wheat. potatoes an
small fruits far exceeds thit Of the be,
farming district in Iowa or MisSout
or, the best part OF thr Mississippi Va
ley. Although comparatively remoi
from the worlds markets for product
an acre uf land under water rights i
the very heart OF the arid regi N, wi
l command n higher price than an mere
the humid Mississippi Valley. The farm
ers hay" learned that ~ acres. well ill
= ed. will yield more profit than 4O AYR,
rarm~l in tn" old. haphazard way. II
= ~tensivr farming and larger PROFITS rrny
y smaller farms arr muEins closely settle
: communities. ~, ibliShing nearby nciyl
hors. schools. churches and libra rites. nm
the isolation ~ old farm lirc no hong,
exists. The farmer makes more none,
= and the detlly monutory az life do,
: u"t drive his chil lren frnm home, .
, his wife II II" insane asylum.
! Roosevelt mme-tn,iz ID.
y, The passage or the National lrrig.
tiun Act II tantHmn,nt to SAVING IA,
+, the west j. already rcicpmrh--it il no
only n question VI time. Perhaps /
, law has l.ra passed siurc the found,
|, ton of this governments wh,ch has hrC
= 1r can be - prolific IN grca. and las
ing rosnilS 10 IA" United SlAlns. y
law In" cv"r hrpu cH9rtrd which wi
, add 50 much stability. wealth. harm
ness aud general prosperity 10 the pc
, pie II ~" government ~ tar Nations
' lrr, Cation Law.
Here il II new field for the mos, hon
: ful speculation. 1t cannot he thai ~
human mind has vet been able to est
mate the far-reaching, the fruitful +
suits which will follow in the wake ,
this National Act. Lincoln is immnrta
lied for his Emancipation prnrlamatio
Roosevelt will be imnnctaliGsl hpcau,
he has don" that which will set fr,
from the thri,dom OF tac congpstcd 90
/, ters Of population, millions ~ famili
who can and will feel grateful (, HI
4 and his memory ~ they sit under the
own vine AMI iigtrec aud enjoy nll Il
comforts and |cnntentmcnt ~ their ne
y and enlarged life OF health, h@appinc
= and usefulness.
Z Make IL easy for the average citi2,
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