Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

out bread upon their tables; nejtho.
are they a class of people who dn-,1s.
consider mother-earth prodncfi,.oo.
nay, to the contrary. they find hnr ~ ",
source of their temporal existannne
They thrust a shaft into her rnon ,teS.
sides and from miles Of subterr.,aaiah
Gus pathways carry to, the surface a,s
to their homes over $40. 900, 900 q va esnu
What need has Shoshone county o.
plow and harrow and an irrigation (
ditch? Ign
From the table showing the irri...
ed lands, it will be Observed t sat. !
Idaho has under canal systems 3.4ia
99s acres Of land, nearly half of wh,cb I
{ is now under actual cultivation; Tia
this state has expended S2S,39l, RI ~
construction OF irrigation works. ANA
that the length OF Its canals totals
9,903. II these canals were extendea
end to end in n direct line, they womli
reach about 2-5 of the distance aroma
the earth, or form four separate ana
distinct waterways across this contin-
ent from San Francisco to New Yorl,
connecting the Pacific with the Attain
tic ocean,
IDAHO AND SISTER STATES. i
Tn all, Idaho has about 1850 sen.
arate irrigation canals; she has "a
Carey Act projects, covering lice.
5dS acres, and two government IRE.
Sae.AAhSASiS'A pAoJeSS', aiSSitiluiIR U.D-
900 acres
As compared with her sister states.
Idaho has moro irrigated land, more
land open to settlement, a greater
acreage under CAREY Act projects
and, excepting Montana, has reclaimed
more land by virtue OF the "Reclama-
ton Act" than any other state In the
Union. Idaho has 1,27S.O9S acres Of
irrigated land in excess of Utah.
2,913,98S more than Nevada; 2,4l3,g9s
over Wyoming; 1.913,99S over Mon
tana; 3,205,99s more than Oregon:
1,561,o43 over Colorado; 2,764,a4S
more than Washington. and 2,413,g9S
over New Mexico.
AS to "Carey Act" projects, Utah,
Nevada, Washington and New Mexico
have none; Wyoming has %; Montana
3; Oregon 8; Colorado 3. and Idaho "a.
Under this act idaho has provided
water for 1,o26,54s acres more than
wyoming; 1,661.54s over Montana;
1,542,74S over Oregon, and 1,670,24G@
more than Colorado.
Under irrigation systems, Idaho has
available for settlement LILIES
acres of first class agricultural land.
which Is just that amount in excess OF
what Utah reports; 1,07l,12S acres
more than Nevada has; Stiles acres
over Wyoming; 1,151,12S acres more
than Montana; 1,101.128 acres over
Oregon: 1,146,12S acres more than
Colorado; 1,091,12S acres over Wash
ington, and 627,12s acres more than
New Mexico.
THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
Aside from the 1,1T1.12S acres Of
Carey land available for settlement
in Idaho, there are encompassed with
in these segregations quite an acreage
of state land, including sections 16 and
SO in every township and other lieu
lands, for which the irrigation COM
panies must furnish water. and which
can be purchased at public auction
for price not less than $40 per acre,
but which are not included in the total
acreage above given. Then, there are
numerous private irrigation concerns.
under which state and government
lands are located; SO that In order TO
make the total above given cover the
lands of the state now available for
settlement, 1t would have to be ma
terially augmented. Again, there
should be taken into consideration the
fact that Idaho yet has millions OF
acres of arid land, which at some not
far-distant day will be subjected to
King Irrigation; thus easily predicting
Idaho's lead in the irrigation world
Of the future and making her the
state OF tomorrow-the great home
builder-the Land of Opportunity"