The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

neapolis in state irrigation work is
to be aroused by the free informa-
ton bureau department. Of the Mime
apolis Real Estate board, thru the agen-
Syga ioless saWH Ss the rstn, h
inure to the city in the development
of the waste lands Of the state On
the theory that what boosts the state
helps Minneapolis, facts are being pre-
pared for proper presentation to the
people.
Mr.. Sawyer has had opportunity late
on the possibilities that will result
from state aid in the work Of survey
Of the region to the north, and the ne
cessity for action by the people Of the
state.
Extent Of the Project.
In an interview yesterday he said:
Boost Minnesota is q slogan
which should give exercise to the lungs
Of every citizen Of the gopher state.
With Canada spending thousands upon
thousands Of dollars in exploiting the
TGs9asSfs Of heg g5s"t xRq 5pa ii W T
ington, Oregon and California, Mime
sotans must get into the field, or the
state will occupy the position Of a
thorofare for an army of homeseekers
and investors seeking locations in re.
gions farther on, because unaware Of
the ady1nntages. Of o Minnesota Of M;nnaso+a
offer opportunities for happy and pros
porous homes, and were these sections
persistently and properly advertised,
thousands could be induced to make
their homes with us.
CHOW is particularly good time
for dissemination of the facts concern
ing the potential greatness Of this state,
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opportunities for manufacturing enter
prises. Hundreds Of thousands of acres
Of uncultivated land will provide homes
for many times the present population
of the state. With the vast govern
ment work now going on in the north
west, the attention Of the entire coun-
try has been attracted. =; In Hooking
westward to take up homes on areas
lands incapable Of producing q crop
without expensive and difficult engi-
neering works, thousands are crossing
the fertile and unsettled portions Of
Minnesota without thought of the
ideal farming lands which will yield
abundant harvests with the minimum
Of toll. - - -2
Entertain Settlers Army o.
1.-THE passage of the army should be
stayed for a time until some Of Mime
SOCa . auVauGstReS caA Nc SAOWn DtOdu
areas in the state now unfit for settle
ment, can be reclaimed and turned into
the best farms in the west. These over
flowed and swamp lands in the north in
clude millions Of acres, and their sue
cessful drainage is a question Of para
mount Importance. - - - %'-:.~ =
| "Just now the government is making
a topographic survey of part OF the
! overlooked lands in the Red Lake In
dian reservation. This is a COMPARE
lively small area, but this survey will
general scheme Of drainage for the res
ervation. The results Of the survey
| will form a part of the great work Of
making a general topographic map Of
the United States. Congress &appropri-
| ated $4,000 for this work in Mime
! sofa, sum sufficient to cover the reser-
walton, but not contiguous areas. sz.~.e...
"In conformity with an established
practice Of cooperation with states, the
| this work this season to sections nearby
If Minnesota 3 legislature will ask it.
With skilled force on the ground, full
ly equipped for the work, rapid pro
gress could be made in the next Few
months, and by the time the congress
| enters again upon its long session,
Minnesota would be able to present for
consideration a definite plan Of reclama-
ton, with estimates Of cost and acreage.
the entire delegation from the state,
would be favorably considered by con-
gress, and Minnesota would become the
| center for the active operations of the
reclamation service, whose achieve
ments in the arid sections Of the west
have excited the admiration of the en-
cheering world. -..--. -.s..s