The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-01-21
IsRIGATION QUESTION
euBLlc iNTERgsT ~ PRoIEcT
INCREASES WITH TIME.
- q Idaho and Washington In
stsd In the Great subject o. r.
Fisatloa will Held Convention at spo.
kane In March--u. Q. Government
70 spend Millions Of Dollars.

70 spend Millions Of Dollars.
The growth Of public interest in
irrigation. as regards lts development
In eastern Washington and northern
Idaho. Is manifest in the recent or
ganixation In 6pOkone Of the north
west section Of the National Irrigation
association.
As a branch of the national OFgani-
cation. the purpose Of the section Is 20
educate the people OF Washington and
Idaho 10 the necessity for irrigation
In these states as q factor In their
anal commercial and Industrial supFe-
macy. and 10 influence congress,
through popular demand. TO set aside
adequate sums from the general iFFi.
cation fund for prosecuting feasible
prOiects ia this teld.
There will be a convention Of the
section in March. and Il viii be held
IN Spokane.
Funds.
Ne reclamation fund At present IL
81. 90. 900. Of which the State u Wash.
iHEton has contributed. through sales
u government lands. In the neigh.
borhood Of s.. 600 coo What the Sec.
ton does hope 10 do is 10 secure an
annual appropriation Of one or two
milli0n dollars
live acres ~ good land under irri.
CATION. properly cultivated. will afford
a comfortable support for = family u
ave. Raw iFEiEabis land. sith perpet.
aal wafer right. rarely sells for less
than tleo per acre, Irrigation mui.
tiplles the productivity 81 the soil.
and annual profits Of from 500 10 $500
per acre ara not uncommon.
Fur the sake Of conservatism. Il il
safe 10 assume that the average tract
IN the stats nc Washington viii not
ultimately exceed 20 acres. that each
tract viii support aVe persons In com.
fort. THAI the value % the land will
not b. less than El0o pef sore. aud that
thc improvements wili be AZ least $50
20 The acre. that the not annual proals
on The Land viii average 45s 10 the
aere; and. nnaliy. that tho present
yalus ~ ths states arid lAnda II n0n.
tnAi. and the annual acre prodI a bag.
atrlle compared To possible future
profits
Applying these lEurvs TO that part az
the nis Bead project that viii como
under The Occur d'Aieno system. The
fuiiowins is deaneed:
n FIRST the irrigation AZ !. 500 900 acres
Z semiaFid land ia tho Big Bend coun.
- should Increase the rural popala.
ton u the state BY $4,000. Accord.
inK 10 the rule IT political economy,
that for every 1000 persons engaged In
. kivtn pursuit there Will be 1000 In
other callinEM directly supported there.
b.. Il would glBo increase the urhan
population BY $4,000 making a total u
76e,0Q0 "a a direct result Of q single
saiaFpfias. An increase of $50. 600
would double the present population Of
tho stats.
Second. the irrigation Of 10000
scFcs of hCmlaFid land IN the nig bend
country should Increase the taxable
property u the state by approximately
s92S GOO coo. an amount nearly equailng
the assessed valuation 1t all taxable
property in the state today.
Third. the irrigation q 1900. 600
acres Of scmiarid land IN the niE Bend
country should cause the distribution
OF more than si00. 00s. 900 IN annual
proiita to tiIiera Of tho soii In tho dis.
trtct--an Amoant exceeding three tlmen
ne cost Of developing the system.
Washington, Jan. 20. - Secretary Hay
has received assurances from Great
Britain. Germany and Italy that they
will cooperate with him 10 maintain
The integrity Of China and tho open
door. hs balievea the other European
powers 10 whom he had addressed the
same qassti0Rs win make similar ~
pies in any event, he feola sure Of
being aba b pruxent tire aimn1ambar.
tnont OF China with che assistance Of
Great Britain, Germany and Italy.
The United States would not 20 to
waTto prevent the Acknowledgement, but
Great Britain and Germany would
probably do 80 ne they have large inter.
ests Ia CHINA.
Secretary Hay received q warning
that Russia would make the violation
of neutrality obligations By China the
prtex for invading her territory.
Boston, Jan. gO.-The strike Of the
cottonmill operatives at Fan River,
which affected about 1000 persons
and has been in progress for six
months. 10 the great hardship and