Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-09-07

works constructed IN the state imme-
diately, the crusade OF the state irri-
CATION congress Is bearing fruit IA at 8
tracing attention to the pogsib ilities +
il the weston part OF the state and
the surveys of state and government
engineers will probably result ID the
construction of some experimental sys-
TENS, with q view to their larger de-
velopment in case they prove success
full. h iS5, 5s5
State Irrigation Engineer Chandler
also addresses the meeting, pointing
out the result Of his observations in
a recent survey through the western
part OF the state. Congressman Mar
shall Is also much Interested in the /.
matter Of irrigation in the western
part Of the state and returned from the
trip impressed with the. idea that rri-
cation along the Missouri is feasible
and will endeavor to further the pro-
ject in all possible ways. 3t 54 .4.
Mr.. Neweii's Address.
In substance Mr.. Newell said @5E II A. - u,
B It is not necessary to say that it gives
me very great pleasure to meet YOU,
and: l feel very deep sense Of graft
trde for the pleasure / have had in this
state. q have not spent very much time
in North Dakota, and consequently when
= have come here II feel more than II
can express in finding so many delight
full people, and such wonderful coun-
tTy.t.l have been across the country
three or four times this year in COM
pany with Mr.. Pinchot, one of the
members of the committee of three ap-
pointed by the President to consider and
report on public lands. The chairman
OF that commission is Governor w, H..
Richards. ~, ..se.
The commission has made a prelin-;
mary report recommending the repeal of
the timber and stone acts, which, do moi
interest you in particular. The aim has
been to consider the wishes Of the peo-
pie, with respect to irrigation. OF
coursel have another GRAND, and that
IS in connection with. reclamation, and
t TO keep in touch with the people in re-
gard to arid lands reclamation.
Leaving here yesterday morning we
went to Washburn and then took the
steamer up the river and saw some of
the country and came back today. We
had chance of talking over with some
OF your prominent ment the general
situation. Among those who made this
trip were your Congressman, Mr.. Mar
shall, Mr.. Plunley and Gen, Williams.
and others. We also had the pleasure
OF having on the trip Your acting State
Engineer, Mr.. Chandler, and we looked
to him to help us in many WAYS in
this great problem of reclamation. It
is the tlrst step taken by the state, and
we will be able to go ahead with far
better assurance of success by having
been IN contact and consultation with
Professor Chandler. Then BY good
chance we. ran across Mr.. Hadley, who
represents the National Irrigation AS
ISOLATION, so that in every way the trip
was very agreeable
= You have very peculiar condition
OF affairs here, and one in which Won
cannot use the experience in other
states. Much of North Dakota is
humid; practically no mountains, not
even hills, in the sense of Colorado
hills, with rivers Of extremely gentle
tall all fall not being greater than the
ordinary irrigation ditch-with small
spring floods and very little summer
flow, SO that from a physical standpoint
the introduction Of irrigation is ex- u
trer1nely dificult, because you have not
the water where you want it, and the
diff difficulty OF getting the water upon the
land is very great s: .... Is. =. ss. T.
.E ! here are places in the state where
water can be raised by gravity. Fuel
for pumping water for irrigation IS
free; there are places where ii can be
done on large scale. Cheap fuel is a
great factor, but not the only one. In &
yestr,eilt in machinery and labor must be
very great 81.
Now one gravity system which has
been practically picked out is near Blu 4
ford 8 There - q 4 a. IS