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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
Going to Jerusalen,.

G. j. Kephart. of Lisbon. has been
given full charge of the plans for taking
. steamboat load Of Iowa people to Jeru-
salem In April to attend the world IS SUD
day school convention to be held in that
ancient city on that date. Twenty=six
persons already have signified their in=
tentien of making the trip. The steamer
Gresser Kurfurst has been chartered by
the Sunday school people for this jour
ney.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23

crnment had Invested In these works Of
reclamation would finally come back TO
II. II IL In this remarkable fact-that
every dollar Invested by the government
for the reclamation OF the arid public do.
main In to be paid back to Il By the set
tiers who get the iand-that the great
strength and potency Of the act lies Il
was chiefly this feature Of tho law that
commended u to the conservative juds.
mcnt Of the people Of the country Evu.
orally.
Only the Government IL equal to the
hcrcuiean task. Title TO tho arid lands
rests In the government. Il 10 unsaiabl-.
The mountains arc filed with minerals
Of every description for which man has
ever found use. Their pr~cipitous. un.
srowths that will p~rpctualiy serve To
house the nation. Their high attitudes
arc natures eternal reservoirs Of mois-
tnrc. Il i. here that she -heasss her
white breasts nearest the sky. and locks
III. storm In q cold embrace" lrrisa.
ton IL the key that IL 10 unlock this
wealth TO teemins miiiions. uerv and
there In favored spots private enterprise
has tapped these ii,in. streams aud rv..
-rvoir.. aud cities OF won.ierfui beauty
have sprung up out Of the desert. as II
~ magic. Individual eHor, has shown
Irrigation to be feasible. Lands have
i-cn bought from the government. or en-.
tered under the land law. Improved. tar.
able property created: and national
wealth has followed. The nation could
10 ercn better In tho improvement Of Its
avn property.
M~asurcicss are to br the benefits TO
the Nation from this National Irrigation
movement from Its economic. from Its
social. from Its moral side. tho problem,
IL unassaiisbie. No one eau gaia.ay sh.
vital need Of It's establishment a. soon
~ possible. On the tiilass Of the soil
rests the prosperity Of all other indus.
tries. upsa the uphuiiding of homo.
rests the Independence Of a nation. irri.
zatioa compcis small holdings. aud In.
crvases tho number Of those who call no
man master.
Irrigation IL fruitful theme for study.
Il has bour'iicss potency for ciyilisa.
,iou. On the desert sands Of Egypt IL
reared the most mighty empire o: an.
cicnt days. In India IL IL to-day reriri.
flying and n-lcruisib. a wasted land. In
America its mis.ion has but begun. ye,
sisss PROMISE Of untold blessings TO man.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
Il tavoisss No Taxss,oa aud Iss lsese
ass VIII lBe Measarsie~s.

IL tuvotses No Iaxattoa ana It's Heoe'
ats VIII He Msassrsie-s.
The new national irrigation Law. Ia.
spir--i by rrc.licnt Roosevelt. IL dcs,
tined to reclaim i5D.upo.oo acres of
fertile soil during the next thirty years
These lands arc located west Of the
Missouri river and arc now barren dcs.
crts. Cut up into :pacsc farms. 1900
opO families could he accommodated.
With gre Ia q family the population
would tr aT.5OpOOp souls. Mining towns.
manufacturing ccnirrs and numbering In
trrests would spring Into life as a conse'
qncncc. and sustain an equal population
perhaps much iarrer. Thus within one
generation We may possibly sec. newly
established In the West. . population
fully equal Z. that Of the entire United
States at present
The fund already provided for this
ialismanic rrjuvcnatisn will continue to
reroivs In q circle until It's blessed work
IL completed. Then Il will he tume,l
back Into Uncle Sans treasury In It's
entirety. The government has never he.
fore enacted law frcigh'ed with sucl,
possibilities Of good To the citizen aud
home builder. The Republican home.
stead law was the brst thing of its kind
up to now: but the irrigated home. turned
over to the occupan; at the actual cost
Of irrieatins u. heats the world. No
man can purchase more than fGO acres
Of the government irrigated land. lie
must reside upon Il eve years and pay
for the cost OF irrigstins In ten equal
annual instalimcn's. without interest.
These moneys c,me from the sale OF
public lands In tho arid States. aud no
citizen OF the United States is taxed for
this purpose. Even fvc per cent Of these
funds goes to the States and territories
interested. for educational purposes less
the cost OF handling the business. II
was estimated that u would require ten
years to accumulate f2j 2jOpO.ODO In the
FUND. Only two years have elapsed
since the passage OF the law. and there
IL about S2J.OpO.OJO already accumulated.
Being ultra conservative. and estimat.
ing only s5.OoO.0C0 annual income. II
will be seen that during the first ten
years the gross amount will he ekcd ont
to S5o.OCOOcO. In the second tcn.ycar
period s5O.OOOOOO more would come in
from the same source, and. In addition.
the $4,000 600 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
iu the second tcn-ycar period Of s1O0..
100000. This whole sum OF 500 OOO.OOO
would come back again for re-investmeut
in the third ten-ycar period. and another
s5O.OOO.OOO would be added to II from
sales of land during this third ten years,
making a total sum available in the thir,l
ten-year period for investment in new
works. SlJOOOO.0OO. The sum of $500
| 100000 would thus have been used IN
the construction of reclamation works
IL no other moneys were made available
within period OF thirty years.
After all the land which could he re-
claimed by the national government had
i.ecn prepared for reclamation aud settle
mcnt, the whole amount which the gov.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23

IL IL . measure Of SURPRISING importance:
one that has been under discussion for
mnny years. but has heretofore failed.
for the old reason that Il was impossible
to arouse SUFFICIENT interest Ia Il outside
of the States directly affected. II IL an
improvement that will pay for itself - Il
progresses. for the whole cost 10 TO be
d~fray~i by the money received for the
sale Of lands. and the barren lands that
receive tho benefits Of irrigation will at
once POSSESS taiuc far beyond the cost
OF the ro,ement.-irookiyn Times.
July l.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
on, Of ,h, nee, .r IN, ,,,.,.,.

On srSt consideration Il would se-m
thst the irrigation hill possessed only
sectional advantages 10 the w-sf. but Il
s-siiy tnrsns nnch TO the eastern mar.
k-ts OF this country. When President
Roosevelt succr-,i.i to tho presidency.
shr friends Of irrigation found their
s,ronEest ally. for one OF the rr-siirnt's
hrst acts was 's place himself In line
with the hest Irrigation sentiment Of the
country. l'resii-nt Roosevelt. Il IL said.
regards the irrigation I'LL as one Of the
i,-st measures which his signature has
made iaw.-iIrooliyn Times.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
A. G..ser. ,,usseee.

The huTabce Of injurious competition
raised In same parts Of the East and
wss, In opposition to the irrigation plan
has no basis in common sense. Since the
beginning Of tho present century more
than nas billion acres OF public lands
have been opened Z. settlement. the great
csmui"nveai'hs of the West aui South
have come into being. and the prosperity
Of the whole country has been commen.
sura,e with their srow,h.--I;os,oa Bea.
Gun. Iuns 20
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
The rr..lisn,.s Itsr.s.

The irrigation measure. which has been
adopted by Congress. is frauEhs with
vast promise In the future. As the tili
was originally frsns'i these lands would
have been absorbed by capitalists at the
expense Of actual settlers, but ~ soon as
tho matter was brought 10 the attention
Il the rrcsiicut the bili was amended
under threat Of rcto.-I'astsa uli.l lics.
isicr. Juiy o. ioo:.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
vo,.rs viii u... =, ou...,

1udSe rarkcr's letter Of acceptance Il
promised on or about September IL
some sesen weeks before election day.
The American voters will. therefore.
have less than two months In which 10
make ap their opinion a. to a prcsiicn.
iial candidate ,''pluciei frpin the worm
hole Of otscuri;y." by David u. 1iiil.
and then oily from = statement Of views
whose authorship they can only guc.s.
Nothing he has ever done. said or writ.
ten affords the slightest iukiins OF hi,
capacity TO write . State paper. choose
a cabinet or steer . canai.boat. much
less tho ship of State Of the creates,
republic on earth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
pe., New. Of the Year.

Every State In the West IL int~resiei
In tho new irrigation law soon 10 be sisn.
ei hy the f'r-.iicnt. as II means the
greater development of this region. an'i
a. u means the ultimate provision Of
homes for ::.5.oS,eo people on land that
10 not now useful. II l. the best Item OF
news In the way of American expansion
that has BEEN rrcori-i this y.ar.-Dss
MolaVs Register. June Is.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23

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 poli.
tics. She has headluartcr. during this
campaign with the National Republican
Committee at the Auditorium. Chicago.
She has issued an appeal to American
women 10 work for and vote the National
Republican ticket. and to support the
same ticket in their States.
Mrs. Foster. herself. will be on Tho
stump IN the four States. Wyoming. Col.
oraio. Utah and Idaho.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
Usmestssds sad Cheap reoa Tor
THOUSAND

The reclamation OF but ten per crn,
of this enormous territory means home
stCads for thousands OF families. aui
cheap food for thousands Of others. A
new era In our agricultural progress be.
gins with this system. aud whether 1t
staii please the East or not Il is In
strict Accord with the tendency Of our
modern national srowth.-St. Joseph
MOI Gazette. June IL.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
Ons ef In aporsaaes,

The other chief achievements are the
passage Of tho public irrigation bill.
which will open vast area of arid west.
crn land TO profitable settlement. the CT.
tension of the terms OF Chinese exclusion.
and the passage Of = s~rcnty million dol
lar river aud harbor biii.-iiostou Jour.
nal. JULY J.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
Fsr-Resch,-s I'm por,apee.

The irrigation hill must not be over
looked in considering the important work
~ Congress. for II is a measure Of far.
reaching and cumulative effect. Its benz
eiits will he immediate. but they will be
far greater twenty or thirty years from
now. when the system inaueuratcd by
this law will have worked out its bcneh.
cent results to an absolute dcmonstra.
tion.-LOs Angeles Times, July 1.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
,w,...s Act os ce.sy,...

The irrigation bili passed by the Hons.
an Friday. aud air-ajy passed by the
Senate. IL an attempt TO solve what Sec
rvtsry wii.aa has well called ''our great.
-si domestic rrobicm.'' 1rrisa.
ton Of these arid lands will not only
provide homes for millions. but will large
iy project the region eastward sssins,
drought. On the whai-. the irrigation
Law is likely 10 pass Into history as tho
sisrst legislation II the prrsrn, Congress.
New Haven tcoHnl Leader. July I.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
A,,c,Iru New Te,,I,ory,

II IL equivalent to opening up several
new States for settlement. Individual
holdings are limited TO leo acres. and the
owner must he bona fde resident in
order to obtain the benefits OF the irri.
cation system. This will shut out the
spectators aud promote the development
Of homes.-zion's Herald. Boston. June
=,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
A p,.ph,,,s g.,,w.,..

A patriot. man Of genius. . man Of
sanciy au'lacious provision. q man Of
eastern culture aud of western expert.
snrc IL rrcsitcn, Of the United States
lie cuuiL siEnalise his administration In
n" Erauicr pni in no more excellent way
than by identifying il with the begin.
uinrs Of tho great work aud OF the great
,lsty Of rcciaimins the West on the lines
the Eagle sets forth to.,iay.-iipoklyn
Eagle. Nov. -. 1901.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
Vastly I'm porssus.

Two vastly important measures stand
out as the tangible results OF the session.
The question OF an Istbmian canal has.
IL IL TO he hoped. been solved. No icss
important. and perhaps more ccn,ribu.
tory to the prosperity OF the country. is
the passage Of the uansbrough. Newian,is
irrigation hill. IL IL doubtful IL more
perfectly conceived measure was ever
enacted by Congress. - willimantic
tConn.) Journal. July IL.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
Land Expausloa.

The whole influence Of III. administra-
tIon was eScrte,i In favor OF the relief
for the West brought by the bill which
has just conc on 10 the national statute
book. Without the loss OF q life or the
hrins Of shot the Republican party.
through It's land reclamation act. has add.
-i vast empire To the domain Of the
United States.-St. Iouis Globe.Demo.
crat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
c.~p,.h.n.,.e ..a Automatic.

Tho irrigation hill which has Just pass.
e'i Congress aud been signed by the
President is the only bill ever passed
which furnishes so complete. comprchcn.
Under its provision at least siJo.DpO.Up
af tho prccccis OF the sales Of public
lands will he available In the next thirty
years for irrigation works without fur.
thcr appropria;iua.-Ncw York Financial
Record. June 70.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
ceov,,,,,,,. the NATHAN.

The people of the United States are to
be congratulated upon the adoption OF n
measure which IL in itself equivalent TO
the annexation Of an immense area TO the
national domain. aud which will bring
immeasurable benefits to the nntion.-
Colorado Springs Gazette. June 1G.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
FOR Actual sessisss.

The provisions Of the law. as Il now
stands. arc ~mInentiy conservative. II
contains an admirable provision restrict.
Ing the sale OF the irrigated land To ne
tuai settlers. and In plots from forty tn
one hundred and sixty acvs-ouiiook
tS. ~. June -
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
Ho,~.. 70, . M.,s,,sa..

The signing Of the irrigation I'LL by
the President will attract public attrn.
tion 10 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 .o.op.0o pcopie.-Scattis
i.intsills seneer. July ..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
"MaEnIaesai."

With s.oooo..o acres Of arid land
In the West. and with an automatic
fund. which will reach siiD.ouc.ooo In
thirty years. to irrira,c this land. Il Il
,liricuit TO tell what the ou;roms will be.
IL can only b~ described By the term
INA asniherat.-onsha tNsbl World.
Herald. Jgns -,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
So David n. Mn hs. announced hi.

so David II. Hin has announced his
Intention of retiring from politics Jan.
nary 1. 1905. rsearllcss Of the resui, Of
the National or State elections" David
IL only sixty years oil. but this deter.
mina,iou indicates that he IL already
weary Of the Sisyphean labor Of rolling
. dead weight MP the White House hill.
"Tis the sunset of life gives us mysti.
cal lore.
And coming events east their shadows
before"
but = sanEuins soldier never begin.
unbucslins his armor on the ere Of q
battle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23

Greatest Enscsmens Since the Home.
stead Law.
The National Irrigation Association IL
entitled tn great credit for this early aud
gratifying r.suit-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 aratle empire. aroriln. countless
homes for the hungry hom-~-ekcrs Of
this vast country. IL now In sight. II IL
the greatest and srandest step this gov
ernment has taken since the homestead
law was first placed upon our national
statute boaks.-San Francisco Enter.
prise, Juns 81.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
viii cssass . Dssss vsr.Iss Pops.
lallaa.

Systematic improvement Of these land.
by irrigation will provide homes for -.
opo.OO people at the lowest estimate.
aud probably for twice as many. Sue
cvssfai irrigation farming both requires
and attracts close cultivation and dense
popuiafioa.SNor~ich tcoauJ Bulletin.
June q
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
su-po..inv Inror,s,ee.

CATION bill. which promises to redeem to
agriculture millions Of acres that are
now dry aud barren. is by far the most
important measure Of the session. And
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
vii, -,,m.,.,. rsi,.,. us.isa,isa.

Several large irrigation enterprises In
this State arc non un'i-r way. The new
law will no, interfere with their progress.
bu, will rather spur th-m TO greater en-
cheney. and thus Increase competition In
or~ninE the Stats sni Ertiins settlers on
the Fesiaimel iani.-i'oIiiaad orvsonian.
June -.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
Irsp..,s,,p. a New ro,,e,.

The House of Representatives ycster.
day. by the decisive vote Of 40 to Sj.
passed the irrigation bill tS. 3n51. which
is Of 50 much Importance TO this whole
region as markin. the Inauguration OF q
national policy for the redemption Of the
arid lands.-Salt Lake Tribune. June H.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23

1--WE sre neither the friend Of the
rich man ss such. NOR tie friend Of the
p,or man as sucht and We iutend the,
all men. rich and poor alike, shall
obey the law atite, an rec i've lite pro.
lection aiike."-From kooseveirs addr,.s a,
Cincinnati. september 2Nh. iH1
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
Ad,.,o,b. cop,,,,.. Wealth.

An act which has received less general
attention, but is nevertheless Of impor-
tnncc, is that which provides for irriga.
ticn Of arid and semi-arii sections Of the
Yves. under the supervision. and partly
at the expense. Of the national govern.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23

ment. That the lands which will thus
be made available for agriculture will
add greatly to tho sources OF tho coun.
try's wealth goes without saying.-A.
bany Journal. July I.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
President Is Irrigation's Most S:anch Friend,
and Thereby Benefactor to Mil
Ions Yet Unborn.
he HAS LIVED IN THE ARID REGIONS
And Fully Realizes Their Needs-His Great
Work Praised by the Press, Irrespective
of Politics-Bloodless Conquest
of Vast Empire

will mark = notable triumph for this
President OF tho United Stntes.--New
York Commercial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
FACTS THAT DO NOT CONSIST"
Put Forward by the Strike Leaders for
Their Side of the Case.

Put Forward by the Strike Leaders for
Their Side of the Case.
After the days work was ended the
packers said that 100 new men were
put to work yesterday, and that the
strike was near its end. and the yards
doing so per cent. of their normal bus
iness. Despite these declarations the
pens at the stock yards are filed with
cattle and hogs that buyers make no
bid for in the market According to
commission men and officials Of the
Union Stock Yards and Transit COM
pany out Of the live stock received
Monday and yesterday over $4,000
sheep and 10000 hogs were re-shipped,
and unsold stock is rapidly accumulat-
ing in the pens.
1t is on this statement and what
further information their own men
have been able to secure that the strike
leaders base their claims that the pack
ers are still badly crippled, notwith-
standing statements to the contrary.
In a statement given out by the
packers 1t is asserted that out Of the
25,526 union men who went on strike
3,056 have returned to work. These
desertions from the unions, added to
the new employees secured since the
strike began, it is declared, make the
total number of men now at work 15,-
S4S.
On published statements that the
uniOn leaders intended proteStiup tn
the city health department that the
housing of employees i'm the packing
plants was a violation of the city or
dinances. an inspector from the sani-
tary bureau investigated all the plants,
but nothing was found that would
warrant the department taking any
steps against the packers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04
BREAK AT KANSAS CITY
Hundreds of Strikers Ask for Their Old
Jobs Injunction for st. Joseph.

Hundreds of Strikers Ask for Their Old
Jobs Injunction for st. Joseph.
Kansas City, Aug. 2.-Developments
I'm the packing house strike are serious
from the standpoint of the strikers, as
hundreds of their number have re-
turned to work, many of them being
skilled workmen. The serious break
in the ranks of the strikers was caused
by their growing tired of waiting for
strike benefit money promised from
Chicago, and because they could not
pay. Few of the men who applied for
work were refused their old places,
and those who were not taken back
were assured that they will be re-em-
ployed when it becomes necessary for
the packers to increase their forces.
Many who returned to work are cattle
and hog butchers, which will assist
materially in increasing the output Of
the packers. The packers assert that
the strike is practically broken here.
All talk of sympathetic strike seems
to have ceased.
Kansas City, No., Aug. PA tenn
porary injunction restraining the strik-
ing packing house men at st. Joseph
from picketing the plants in that city,
from interfering in any way with the
employees of the concerns there, or
from interrupting the business of the
latter has been granted here by Unit
ed States District Judge Phillips.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-04

Situation Alleged ON the "Ksty" BY the
Leaders Of the Key-Punchers.

Situation Alleged ON the "Katy" By the
Leaders Of the Key-Punchers.
St Louis, Aug. 3.-At the headquar-
tiers Of the Order of Railway Tele-
graphers it was STATED that $50 opera
tors and station agents on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad sys-
tenn are out, only six men Of the whole
force having remained at work. Not
one of this number, 1t was also stated,
has returned to work. The information
received there was to the effect that
passenger trains are from three to
twelve hours late, and that the regu-
lar and extra freight train schedules
are demoralized.
In telegram received at the Order
Of Railway Telegraphers' headquar-
tiers from Sedalia, No., it was reported
that owing to the strike all the regular
freight trains on that division were an
nulled. The officials of the order are
strongly Of the opinion that they will
win.
Vice President Allen. Of the NJ, K.
and T.. says that less than one-tEird
Of the men are out. and he puts the