The Lamar register., 1909-02-24
BIG IRRIGATION BOOM.
Indications Are That Coming Year
viii Be Most Notable in Rec
lamation History.


InaA ohe coihihs year Will oe 'ne
most hoUDpie Ill the his'ory oi
risalioi E ciie pehei Vi ohoSe WIZ
are LII cioSe lo'"ah Will 'iie "o4iu7i
fui oe'eiopdiieAios ho" eonis vi III
lhe "est' Inns peiie1 10 pa'eu o'i
wnicn SNOW uhe progress uhta 10 oe'
ing msioe-
lime interest III new poJecNs' az
corning 10 d Veoersli huies''or' Bill"
'hat ooth capi'ain''s anu ho'ne'eeAen
@re "iue AWAKE ior oppoi 'u''l'ie'
Men Oh means All" corpoisl'iohf' h'DV
Ing ~i'aiesseo liie re'iifni nd oie sio"'n
IN iocai"ies "here "aoer HAS peen
supp'eo 10 oie ue7'er'' are a'iAious'
u in'o ne" iieiuS " eoiquei' IL
d Time wheh 'he inquiry ior ne" n
rieR''poh proJec"s was as oiisA as a'
present hsieers ann eApei % aie
LOOKING over every promising 'aiie'
III the west anu are manning cio'e
s'uuy IN the personalities IN reeis'i'"-
ing Ahu'
oine Ut Two :" the pro'ec'S hAei'
~ pe uiiuer ro1a Aeii "ilhiii d sior' 'Aiiie
ranA AIMING A'ie iai issH'' ye'
eu ihese nave pe'eh oahei uiiuei
'iat'Ai e@psii''''oh 'ha' Is eoi"e Vi
alin because Oh tne success Oh pre-
Fious ehionis OH shaier SCALE
VI t'ie peoposeo pi"Iec's ohere Is one
uisDt aiodie Will in"oi'e "he eApehul-
lure of >|o'oVo'ooo. Inns great "orh
10 oe put ,hroush WIN pri'a'e
capital ana furnishes evidence OF nhe
interest eniat mas oeeh a"aheieu d.
hohe esisleIua iAiancierS-
l1olieSeehers 'hre sohis ~ uiie
Norcnwest' central west ana south-
WEST MI soeady soreanh anu are rap
"iy peopiihe ohe VACANT iaiieDs' ihis
movement Is growing IN streheu
an" II Is oakeh as one Oh dhe De''
susirsiii'ees oi ehe stDoiiity Oh irriea-
l'on LII popular ia'or' ine Preuie-
ooh neeardihe Proeress uurlhe a4ie
current year Is oaseo parity OIL ue
Increased puolichty that is oehe CIV
en- 70 1he west III eas"erh pupica-
@ons' IN poth the news anu ao'er'S
ing columns. A lew years ago west
ern puolDcatIons were the ohiy ones
tnat contained any Information a
bou me irrigated areas, while to-day
uhe more eheerpdlsine Pupibcsitioiis
IN cities east OF uhe Mississippi are
taxing part IN aidmg the movement
and the slower ones are showing
ihoicauohs OF 1oiiowihg their example
Inns puoiicity' II Is pointed out Is
continually or0siueiiihe one circie oi
uhose VIVID are hKeiy TO Decoine pur-
cnas'ers OF irrigated land
fr~aoe pro1ects' OF whicah uhere
are many that are praiseworthy, are
recKoned among The prominent rae
LOTS lor phe present year. aiohg WIN
those being furthered under the recia
nation and Carey acts. These pro-
-'eoU' "'e an ."io
on
" ~ "..s''
e o"i'i'' 'i'e
e "'pi.e 'ie nio' eAeiA' o' t.u'e'
anu Os in'ns 'neap "oiie
."e' y" '.' i''
"e''''' n' pio
eeS iiN'se oen i'..nh ny i'''A Vi
iah WV
me- 'p' N'i"' ''ie, oppoi
''1ii''e' <'' i"i "a" 'oi, "".ei '''Au
iia'e are Aeu, o"' 'iitDe '-'iih"'
"e ie"oeu ~ Wy Hoe i'i
se'erai uays. Inc iia'oii'y oi piaees
linus cu' oii irohi lharhet iaeiii'ieA'
are proihiseu reiiei "ielih sHoi'
'iihe' aiiu SOME oi oleih may oe CIV
en raii cohi ih''iiic2iuion WIN uhe ou'-
sue "oriu ouihis 'he preSeiHe year l.
mere Is haruiy any parl Oh Ihe "est
oi any consequence where surveyors
s'akes' lnarkine the way toward some
now uhoe'eioped spot, CANNOT De seei
aihd ohe grsider Is loiio"lhe une sur