New-York tribune., 1906-10-28

Is known everywhere ono Of the greatest vhsss
belts In the United stateA Ie viii require move
lnsn *Looo,ooo to complsts this work Thi. In n
small cost an acre, but It IL immense sum a.
the farmers Of that country TO raise and expsrd.
IN order to hasten the completion of this Improve.
ment Senator Hanshroush has introduced . I'm
providing for the setting aside OF n.oooo0o By the
senerai government 70 pay the cost Of th1s Goa.
struction the sum to Be repaid by the tarness
AFTER the work Is done This bill which provides
Ior the carrying out OF the plans prepared by tie
once OF experiment stations has passed the 5snasA
and been favorably reported in the House
IN cooperation with number OF state drssn>r>
districts the office is making survey 70 deeerrnns
the pest means OF reciaiu1ing the Kanka<ee marsh
N Indiana, and Riding promptly the rurrouudtns
tahds OF their surplus water. This prcseus s1seAe
Soe'tto acres OF rertils farming land
SINCE being organized this Office has u,s6s tr-
so11 looking to ths protection from over.
now or the agricultural lands OF several q,
ILLINOIS, Iowa and South Dakota ana Z. NV, -,
s-sI ~ making surveys and investigation, TO d.
- ens osst methods OF protecting the vaIsss
s.t o NsoSho River IN Kansas from such iuun.
uauohs. IN this valley the area which IA .nh,.cA
10 hoods is from three TO seven miles vis. 80.
PtIStis upward OF $4,000 This Is oae n. th.
In so .ertis valleys In Kansas but its crops ar,
anu more or less injury occurs every year Aooosa'
This Eiatn Iand 5rG n ye to tty miles requiring dranax
needs bs = only drainage 10 become Highly ISre and
Ia us present condition II is WorfbIsSs ~.
menace TO public health NN Il l. = constants
areas have BEEN d ardRsdy hns years o number q .ma
mas Ias oeen done to demonstrates It's value TsnS IS
no VIC EieinlLy y or Charleston, S. c. where formsrIp I
hCre Tor truck gardens The drains hsVa 49, sz' az ao
%haough the personal efforts Of James 6osen1s
cn'1T on The original law applied to onIy ~ =
son Iut an e1ort viii be made az the nsxr 80
app! TO al the coast counties In rbsf -
ptfs ppt I9r tnese drains being prepared bv the
t tSpartnent OF Agriculture. working in oa-onsrs
IVH Nv VIII IN me state drainage commission
Cio o1 lhe largest areas OF land ~ ha
Dy drainage IS tbs Everglades of Florida IN 1a5
crp.ote - ~, rs one or the most Important TSI8
70 70 fnat OF any other part OF the United States ess
G-s1egt TOT the growth OF sentrcpIcai frI;ts
that Of the West Indies and oranges here ra 20
no-tbJ srDJect 70 danger from frosts than In the
Sa1Wn S n 1hSt iarss areas Of this land IL drained
WI vi % FSluaoie for growing sugareane n has an
Florida in his campaign for election made ths
RECLAMATION OF these land leading issue and sincs
ing information and installing machinery Tor tie
carrying out OF this work.
OF this country must result from the crainaxs o4
portance to give national interest the Question
as 70 how this work may be best accomplished.
the coast country OF the Caro.inas. the areas IN
yoved are so vast and the land in its present
at all. before the owners Of the land can take Up
and carry out this work Those best informed b.
ment must take the direction OF this work. provide
the funds and then let the owners OF the land
ton 10 be settled and cultivated. This policy has
been @ carried out out BY number OF E9rSpeaE scun;
appropriated s200O0O0o TO be used IN this work. and
& lay ana oeriI1Iy Josn asSissd IA tns s
so by subsidies.