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New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE

ORANGE. ALFALFA. VINEyNbu ANI fN'1fI
lands In the san Joaquin Valley t.... .-' LOO
soil abundant 500 and -- .l,~7l l4 arss
dent in a few wears Booklet "Slr I.Is-1 Nr' 1.1s
Earth, siN months free e. / ~c-rt.-. 's go
Agent \. + = y. r Ry., II-1B Ral.N.. E,.htns7' 80
CAIIFORNIA LAND = a,sr cash pay aeni -
purchase DO cents month per alrc- D. - --1f
No taxes. No interest s-tgre tracts t-'et l--rl
Ready to pillow Irrigated FrrprtaJ. t--- rIh-s ire
ate possession Particular maps. pm
Strvus1r Colony I.Ii MarSrt street. san FriA-l'-
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AGENTS WANTED

AGENTS-Salarv commission Vi -. :, - pronl
every user pen and ink buys sight 200 . 80 boss
one agents sales 500 in days; another 50 d"
Monroe Mfg Co., Y 10, La Crosse, WIS
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
Ell FARSI THE BARBER

the wood that was on the back OF
thv donkey asked the illustrious
monarch. yawnIug.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
NIINNE-OTA REAL E-TATE

$50 BUYS lot 10 x1so f, located on man s I,sn-
from Minneapolis 10 Lake MinnetouSI leiias raruos
S. per Mo. Reference. Peoples B1lS "l"S "l"I. yfrn
lars Savage & Co, Railway Bldg Miln1'P'
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CORPORATIONS

INCORPORATE YOUR BUSINESS II ~ N Prss
Least Cost Transact business. Keep oeoNs @ Free las
ident Stoddard former Secretary oil - IN Arrona
By-I avs and Forms Reference ANY he'N - aroni
Stoddard IncorporatLns COMPANY. boNeo-, -
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FOR MEN

AILSAFFTy RAZOR BLADES 81 each I'olrg l,,,1 ysl
blades a specially We sterize, reshaIpen ~ ~ con,
own blades better than new send address % Chcls
mailing package. Keenedge Co. SIS hssn0H
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
VIOLA ITEMS.

We are having some fine rains tlls
week which makes ell the crops look
prosperous.
]. E. Jollif, Of Catawba, was calling
on friends at this place Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. t. H. Devault, Of
smithtown, was visiting the family of
E. E. Harris Sunday.
The Sunday school held their annual
decoration at the cemetery here Sun
day.
Miss May Palmer was visiting
friends at Fairmont Saturday and Sun.
day.
]. E. Nncail, Of Laurel run, was a
recent visitor at this place.
Jess Brown, Of White Rock, was a
business caller at this place wednes-
day OF last week.
Mrs. Eli Harris was calling on Mrs.
DrusilIa Harris Monday.
Wayne Parker spent a day or two
the last OF the week with his parents
at Randall,
Samuel Harris was the guest of
Messrs. Jack and Frank Davis SUN
day.
Messrs. Bert and Clyde Kincaid
were calling on friends M H.aHrel RIM
Sunday.
Mrs. John Harris. who has 1eea
very sick for some time, we regret
to say. 1t still very Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Pitcher was
calling on the family Of E. A. Pitcher
Sunday.
Misses Ethel and Fannie Harris, of
the Fairnont Normal. was at home
over Sunday.
Harmon Pickett and daughter, Of
Barnstown, was calling on friends at
this place Friday.
Dorsey Yoder. of Little Falls, was
calling on Mr. and Mrs. Pen Prickett
Monday.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Ruphus Brown, OF Fair.
mont was visiting the family d, j..
n, Holmes Sunday.
atiss Hatsie Hawkins, d RosstoNn,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03

spent Friday night the guest Of Miss
Leslie Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keener. o.
Rtvesvtlle, was visiting the family O.
]. N. Prickett Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pen Prtckett wer.
calling on Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. ClelIand
at Mt. Harmony Sunday.
Herbert Harden, Of Montana, was
a brief caller at this place uesday
evening.
Mrs. Isaac Clelland, ONT Harmony
was visiting Mrs. John Harris Wednes
day Of last week.
Several people accompanied by the
martial band Of this place attended
the memorial and bridge opening ser
vice at Morgantown Saturday. Ths
exercises were good and were greatly
enjoyed by our people.
JACK THE RIPPER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03

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''aeq ~
~. faneu Iseesc =, lIoacngl
vas Visiting his parents. N. snd Ms1s
Manned Lesson q this place Sunday
and Monday.
Mrs. Annie Norris an eOa Psi szIa
sister. Miss Leana shaw. of Fahmont,
we're the guests Of the.r Gasaa, IN.
Ed shaw. q Jew daya ~ Eeek,
Mrs. Ellza aflner end daughter Rosl
we're visiting the CORNERS a.sta. lGFs.
Sarah KeolL ii Amos q ssv days last
week.
MISS Minde Carpenter Is stayang q
the home Of Frank Morgan.
Mr.. and Ms. g. ". Havkss were
visiting at Thomas hawkins sunday.
Nh. and Mrs. Charles Raber aud two
children were guests Of the the iat.
serts parents, Mr.. and Ma. Steve Vim.
emit, Monday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
HouLT ITEMS:
HoULT. W. VA, June

HOULT, W. VA, June 2.
Editor West VIrginBaR:
Weather conditions for the past
week have been the very best. Most
people had finished planting and tAen
came the warm rains and warm nights
and one can almost see vegetation
grow.
Miss Laura snlder is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. James Hartley, OF Chris.
man, ILL.,, who is sick. She was az.
companied by her brother. Mr.. D. F..
Snider, but he returned yesterday
morning. He reports some Improve.
ment in the condition Of Mrs. Hart.
ley.
Mrs. Florence Wilson, of Kenton,
Ohio, Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore McEltresh. She was
visiting at Catawba yesterday.
Liston Burnworta was visiting his
father near ohiopyle, Pa, last satur.
day to Monday.
Aubrey Burnworth has moved his
family to Star Junction, Pa, where he
will work.
Rev. o. w. Waters preached hero
Sunday and administered the rite of
baptism to Mrs. Florence Town. at
her home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
sAMARlA PIcKuPs

The health OF tins community is
good at present
Wedave had fine rains. which havc
helped the prospect OF the crops and
made things look very encouraging to
the farmers. A heavy hailstorm pass.
ed through here last week which did
considerable damage W many gardens.
Joseph Williams was visiting his
daughter in Taylor county Sunday.
Caleb Stanley made a flying trip to
Grafton Sunday
Willie Han and family. Of Grassy
R3n, and Bert Mon gan, of Wicklow.
were calling on J. C. Morgan Sunday.
Herbert Boyce, Of McKonkey, ID
working for Emory Heck at present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
MUSINGS FROM MoNoN-
GALA.

Statistics are generally regarded as
dry reading, however here are . few
recently published concerning Mis-
souri, that are slightly entertaining:
In Missouri trust is buBted every
three weeks train Jumps the track
every 81 minutes. a boy leaves the
farm every twelve seconds, somebody
buys a gold brick every As seconds and
somebody moves back from Kansas
every 10 minutes.
A dfmpEed and delightful miss has,
In a popular paper propounded this
question: "Are you a Joy hiler?" YOU
are II you tell your exact thoughts
when asked, as my aat the thing OF
great beauty"
The wheetbarrow ts satd to DO a
Chinese invention. No pullee. all
pushee, gaze like hired nance all
the eameeY
This is the metaod employed BY a
Baltimore clergyman in speaking OF
Roaseyelts habit Of hunting on Sun.
day: LAST Sunday he sailed forth
In the Jungle and slew a Ehinoceros.
There was no reasonable excuse for
such an exploit" We refuse 70 Hp,
prove or condemn Eae clergyman's po-
sition until we hear from the M0aon.
gala representative In the late Leg
tslature who vis1bly and vulplnely
frowned on Sunday baseball.
When the West VirHntan's famous
baby contest is settled we will be
pleased 10 have a vote on this prop
osition. ut is hard for man to
keep in the straight and narrow way
unless he has a good woman to guide
ais footsteps" Every one may vote
except bachelors and high tariff den-
ocrats.
The gas area Of the United States
is estimated at 10000 square miles.
This we presume does not include
Washington, D. C.
A western searcher for hidden pearls
of knowledge has tumbled onto the
idea that the average girl may not
be success as a stone tosser, but
when It comes to throwing hint she
is on the spot every time.
A Pennsylvania distributor OF De.
composed decisions states that our
universities are antagonIstic to relig.
ion. Moral instruction is by some
fanatics considered useless when It
Is not given under the name OF some
! creed.
The sweet girl graduate is about 10
turn loose upon a more or less friv.
olous world few Chunks. of solid
wisdom and to her we address the fol-
lowing borrowed remarks:
Girl graduate, girl graduate,
| Your thesis was profound,
You settled problems Of state
And covered all the ground
In Anglo4saxon you are versed,
In Greek and Latin prose,
But graduate, girl graduate,
On, can you make your clothes?
| S. C. u.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03

MA atne losrs. q 1nltr, VA
ne guest d be- fathsr Ward
shag. . teN dafs MT Nsef.
There wa q game d bo,sbali 3ol
Burners Ridge saturday between 81.
maria and Bginner's Ridge. the score
was II to = in favor q slnarta. In
another uninteresttlg game between
samaria and Ptney Run sunday Sauna,
rta did the Whey Runners up to the
tune Of p to 3.
LOTUS Brown was calling on friends
at this place Sunday.
There wEl be a bapttzing ct Bethel
Sunday, June 9Th.
Success to the great paper.
CRAZY JoHcG."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
WINFIELD.

Here we come with little news
from our little town.
Mrs. Charlie White and three chi.
dren were visiting at Luther Keeners
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb Heck we're visiting
the latter's brother, Emery Heck, on
Sunday.
Miss Gertrude satterheld end Mss
Alminie Rodgers were visiting at Mr.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
Vtlli3Haye limitations

1e7e wiz be mutations @~Frdas
evening Il the regular meeting Of the
yVsasta Council No. 8. D. Of P. All
members are requested to be present,
theFe VIII be important business
$50 AT the dose Of the meeting
aepts Win be sesved.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
Psrssnala

M John CAN'T who has been very
sick Al his home o. Merchant street,
Is improving
"A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Ms. EaFi Cunning han, Of Hamilton
street
1fr. a, ]. Hammers has returned
from Harrackville. Mrs. Hammers
win spend several days there visiting
Mr.. and Mrs, James Hammers.
N. Austin steaIey left yesterday
for Parkersburg to visit friends and
relatives for a few days.
1lrs. Ella Proudfoot went to Pier.
& pont avenue to visit Mrs. Berthe
Proudfoot,
M. and Mrs, crtshp, Of Mergantown
avenue. are the guests of relatives at
Rtyesyille.
Mrs. Charles Meredith, Of East Park,
went to cayenne to spend a snort time
with her sister.
1Gr. Heintzy and family are moving
from Market street to Water street.
M. and Mrs. zadoc Steele and chill.
dren, who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. WIN. snowden, have returned to
their home at Little Falls.
Mt. Edwin Watson and daughter
Mss Rose, Of smithtown, we're here
yesterday, en- route TO Weston for a
few days stay.
Miss Sylvia Cottman, of Grafton. is
visiting her sister, Mrs, shafer, OF
Raymond street.
Miss Esther Bunner, OF Benton's
Ferry, was in this city Yesterday.
Mrs. ARA stesley AMI Mrs. Radtord
have returned from a short visit with
relatives at Grafton.
Mr.. VIII stansberry. cf Romney.
was in this ward yesterday for short
time.
Mrs, Daisy Colbert and daughter Dor,
pthy Will leave In few days for a
4 visit with relatives at Flerriugton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
FIRST WARD
.s.ssss sssas
NJ. IaecIoy z entertain.

ira Hamy3 aGcclW will entertain
evening Il the home Of Mr.. and
sanford Jones, Of East Park ave
ae me hours are rom 8 to 1880
ma DE guests viii include the L, Il.
graduates and the leading chaFae
teEs ii the play Dixie" which win be
presented loon BY the L. T. L. An en-
3oya1ie evening IS looked forward TO-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
"a 40 Trip.

q. b. Henderson left today for
ttsbtlg, where pc WIN join party
"a md accompany tnem o ma trip
10 Bunaio, NIAGARA Falls and other
points q interest, Mrs. Henderson is
whiting her pareuts IN Taylor county.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
CaRhta.

a great deal q interest is being
taken IN the caatata "Fairyland.
witch Vim be presented June 5 at the
First ward school auditorium by the
members Of the Diamond Street N. E.
Sunday School Tie proceeds will go
u the new charcastund. The admis.
si6n 81 ten and sheen cent? will be
charged,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
GOLD ylaN:II -FOUR
FooTERs pyE woaKa

Phone IS.
Ladies and gentlsmens wearing %.
parel of every description cleaned Of
dyed and rednished by che latest aud
most approved methods. Featner1,
Gloves, Wraps and the most delicats
fabrics and coiors treated sattsfactsr
lily. Any article from ribbons to CO
pets. Our wagon via can fur and d.
liver all goods when desired. Phona
p. q n. IT,
W. &. WALSH,
Agent FaIrmont
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
FRITZ.


aas typhoid fever.
FRITZ.
Diamond Notes.
The Farmers" journeyed down to
Rresville Sunday afternoon for to try
and defeat the strong independent
team representing that village, but
the "Canneryites" were too much for
them. defeating them by the score OF
Is to 1.
Norwood should not have attempted
TO play the game as only S of her reg.
ular players were in the lineup also
the diamond on which tne game was
played was something fierce. This ie
the frst game the Farmers" have
lost since becoming an organized team
aad to think OF losing to q weak team
Ike Rivesville Is simply awful. All
q RiVesville's runs were made on
errors.
"Bud" Huffman started the game
for Norwood but In the 9Th was re.
EeTed by "HuRy" HUFFMAN. In the
Tth inning. Fluffy" and Rube Wells,
Riyesville's star second tbaseman, had
a collision on second and "Huffy" was
replaced by Bobby" Morrison, who
finished the game for Norwood in ele.
CANT style.
Batteries were: Rivesville, Cam Ar.
nett and James Thorn. Norwood,
Lloyd and Joan Huffman, Bob Morri.
son and Fred Steele.
We understand that the Norwood
second team will cross bats with the
Good samaritans" from ssmarta
Sunday afternoon on the Norwood dia.
mond, while the Farmers" are bat
ting with the miners" from Mon.
tana, at the latter place.
This win be the second teams FIRST
appearance on the diamond and they
win endeavor to give the Samariaites
a run for their money. The second
team is composed Of former stars oil
the national game, players from Hoult,
Norwood. Hopewell and Meadowdale,
after the game they will organize for
the coming year, by electing mana.
ger, captain, scorer aud umpire.
In reply to Shirley" Of Catawha,
will say, that we credited the homer"
by Thomas Haun, to Norwood as we
had the hight to do, as Tom plays with
the Farmers"
Possibly we forgot to mention that
Tam formerl ytbelonged to that great
tribe OF ball tossers from Catawba,
known as the "shirleyites," If SO, why
Shirley" we beg your pardon.
HANS"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03

! Tue man who considers the tht6es
be buys at stores OF no importance 10
ADt to neglect to read ads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03

GkNMAR:
sota aaYS betty N:ss, seE t. bags thsa sss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03
BOARD wANrEpa

or lath, or shingles, or lumber of any
hnd' If so, we can quickly accom-.
modate you-just telephone us as to
your needs and they viii be met
forthwith. OF course on large orders
we ptefer-no doubt you prefer, too
the estimate. In any case twill do no
harm to inquite here as to any sort or
quantity Of lumber.
..--------...''.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03

Preparations are bein gmade by the
Sunday school to hold Children's Day
exercises sundey, June 18th, at $50
p m.
Nr. and Mrs. c. B. satterfeld we're
at Esir1nont Monday to see Mrs. Sat-
teraeld's sister, Mrs. Fred Fry, who
aas typhoid fever.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-03

KIElLE Y-FINLEy ,LvMblER o.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
+. II. LIBBY.

The Amcricanlzed Scot is usually
classed as Il peer of the Yankee In can
niness. but the Spokane Hollander
may give him points In tact. When
Chairman Inslnger told me that AN all
dress on conservation" Was IA matter
of headlines" and then put me near
the end Of the program. lie showed
not only his tact in this suggcstin.
brevlt,-. but also Il keen appreciation
II the fact that this would br a con-
servation congress. The most eff~'-
tive conservation speech wculd he
MADE # headlines aud sentences fran
the addresses oil the mast five "aEs-
You have had enough of statistics.
will adnnt the chairman's suggestion
and deal chiefly With headlines.
Irrigation il tile greatest of the
forces nov in action for the Conserva-
ton Of oIr natural resources, and per
hapS the greatest nf any Yet 81 he
utilized. In this state irrigation MAS
scarcely begun only 80 years ago: even
l. years ago IT'S full possibilities were
not recognized. Ia the last six or seven
years irrigation has changed poor
sheep pastures into fruit land actually
selling IT $500 To Sl.0NO an acre with
out improvements. In isa0 choice ir-
rigated lands in the Yakima valley
could be bought at $50 an acre: SINH
lar lands are nov $500 To $500 an acre.
To quote the slogan IF the society
that have the honor To represent. the
Washington Conservation association:
THE richest state of the richest
country in the world * the state Il
g-ashin gton.''
Richest In natural resources Rich
ct, therefore. i'm opportunity. Richest
in these things that make for wealth
in the hands of men of energy. Rich
est in soil produetiveness. by govern
rncnt records. Richest in its forests.
Richest in tine sum total of its min
erals. its coal. iron. granite. limestone.
waterways. water power and climate.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15

w. ID. Lyman Of whitman college.
Walla Walla. devoted his attention to
the commercial future of the Columbia
river. In part he said
Among the various river systems OF
the United States which are worthy
of public improvements and utilization
that of the Columbia river stands pre-
eminent.
The watershed of the Columbia en-
braces about 100000 square miles in
oregon. Washington, Idaho. Montana,
Wyoming, Nevada and British C"lum-
bIa. The total length is about HOO
miles.
AS To its capability To create me-
chanical power. it has been roughly es-
timatcd that the available horsepower
of the United States is 100000 of
which more than one-fourth is on the
Columbia and its tributaries
Mr.. Lyman then took up the subject
Of distractions to navigation. referring
to the eight and one-half miles of
rapids above The Dallcs as the key to
commercial liberation of an inland en-
pire''
Various plans for the Improvement
hi inc tilsiHiiti, It SAN, fk1h illldilS
been reduced tn the project of a single
canal for the entire distance, to cost
$i.10c,oN0. Almost two aud one-half
miles had been completed and ensi-
neers estimated that the canal might
he in operation in three Years or less.
This project. known as the celile canal.
the speaker chara oterizcd as the stfate-
getic point on the river. He asserted
that moderate cost. with locks at two
points in British Columbia and four in
tn" United states, with some improve
mentS ut half II dozen rapids. the CO.
tumbia could b. naVisatea over its
whole course Of l.400 niles.
of the 5a,OOo.00a bushels of wheat
harvested in the Inland Empire this
season IL il likely that 3D. 900. 900 will
be shipped In tide water. With an
average reduction of cents on s.. 600
o00 bushels. due to water competition
saving "n wheat alone of 81. 400. 600
a y"ac could he made. the speaker
said.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
IL. N! THOHSON.

Irrigation as an aid To- agriculture
has been practirea from the earliest
times Pumping for irrigation has
been practiCed for many centuries. but.
until recently. upon very small scale.
because III the lack of mechanical de-
vices for economically raising water 10
great heights. In recent days man has
undertaken. by the use of water deliT-
cred frt m pumps. Ia re lain lands
lying ut high elevations above the
water supply. which. from the begin
ming nf time. has been desert and
waste. In many places pumps have
been installed a. an aid I" gravity ir-
rieati"n. being us.d when the height
"t water was not sufficient To nil the
canals. In these cases the lift has been
Very small More recently pumps
have been installed for the purpose of
removing thu drainage water. attention
Ia which has heroine more and more
a re""gniz"d n"rcs lily throughout the
entiro worgd,
some of tin earlier installations for
pumping fur irrigation were made in
upper Egypt wh~rv, at the present
time. We ARE informed by Brown.
Their" aF" som" =ao pumps operated
under rrtyat" enterprise, by engines oC
an aggregate horsepower 81 GlHe thou-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
T.. j. " TSON.

f. J. Watson. commits sioncr Of agri-
culture Of South Carolina, spoke on
THE South Atlantic States and the
Conservation by Co-ororation."
In part hc said:
The south Atlantic states are here
ready to join hards with you in this
supreme effort 70. the conservation Of
the matchless resources of our coun-
try. South Carolina today has ca
pacity IL sl03. 900 GOO invested in tex
tiles alone. 3i5,O0a horsepower being
employed. and stands second in the
United States in the textile manufac
turing industry.
we have fertile soils and fine for
csts. but both are being hourly ire
paribly destroyed by wanton deforesta
ton. We have magnificent navigable
waterways, but deforeStation and lack
Of proper care are running them for
every practical commercial purpose.
we have thousand. Of acres Of fertile
land which need only the employment
nf intelligent drainage methods To rem
der habitablc and healthy.
In the last 10 years a considerable
area Of the south Atlantic territory
has been reclaimed by intelligent
drainage efforts and it has been dem
onstrated beyond question whatsoever
that drainage eliminates the maiarai
mosquitoes and makes the pestholes
ABSOLUTELY unhealthy.
while this country has been sitting
idly by letting forest destruction go on
until today the position is imminently
threatening. The time has come when
every American should join hands with
his fellows and demand of the govern
mcnt intelligent forest methods.
We believe that only firm and
confirmed effort will bring politicians
assembled in the nations capital To
the full realization of the growing de
mand for speedy and meaning action.
and we know from our own experience
that If such action be long delayed
damage of the most irreparable char
actcr will have been done to one of the
nations of the world most favored in
bountcous distribution of natural re
sources
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15

and investments AZ far as practicable.
rather than to enforce rigidly the doc
trine Of prior appropriation which
would amount practically to a monop-
oily Of the waters by the earlier ap-
proprietor and deprive the later
corners of the use Of water once APP
piled by them to beneficial use which
might result in the destruction of i'm
provements Of great value
The doctrine of reasonable use will
undoubtedly become % great impor-
tanco in future years and the applica-
ton Of this idea viii constitute one
Of the principal modification in the
next stage of the growth of irrigation
Law and practice
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15

!: During the sessions Of the National
Irrigation congress. which came t. a
close in Spokane yesterday. some nota :
bile addresses were made on irrigation
md conservation subjects by men of
national reputation The important
s,roblen of retaining arid lands and
converting the deserts into productive
Yarns has commanded the attention "f
thoughtful men throughout the coun-
sry. and the subject has been gwen
iieep and exhaustive consideration by
Engineers and experts. Some Of tn" re
suits of these Investigations and the
suggestions IF men who have made the
Subject Il study are contained in the
addresses which follow: