The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-22

jected waterway from Lake Michi-
gan to the Gulf OF Mexico and scores
of other necessary to cheap and bet
ter transportation facilities. Millions
Of dollars will be saved annually to
the people of the United States by
the completion Of these works.
1.-THE maintenance of the greatest
waterway in the world. composed of
the Great Lakes, on which the gov
eminent of the United States has
expended more than $90,000,000 for
harbors and connecting channels,
presents an argument in favor of
the scheme to develop thousands of
miles of territory in the Missouri
land other valleys. The other pro-
jects outlined in the foregoing are
|of equal if not greater Importance
land with proper backing they can be
carried out successfully.
mo one questions the statement
THAT good roads have a high money
value to the farmers Of the nation,
and it may be said that this alone Is
sufficient to justify the cost of their
construction as rapidly as practicable
under an efficient, economical and
equitable system of highway i'm
provement. The big points in favor
Iof this expenditure is the economy of
time and force in transportation be-
tween farm and market, enabling
the growers to take advantage of
fluctuations in buying and selling, as
we'll as enhancing the value Of real
estate
"It is estimated that the average
annual loss from poor roads is 76
cents an acre, while the estimated
average increase resulting from i'm
proving all the public roads is 50.
The losses in five years would ag-
gregate $2432 for every section of
prove two miles of highway. The
necessity of good roads is obvious, as
| it would enhance the value of each
section of land about $3.50, or more
than double the estimated cost of
two miles of improved highway.
which constitutes the quota for $40
acres of land.
"The value Of our forests was
never better appreciated than today.
Within the arid and semi-arid por-
tions of the western states nearly
124, 100000 acres are covered with
woodland, of value for fuel. fence
posts and other purposes essential
to the success Of the farmers. There
are also 100000 acres covered
with heavy forests having CONNER
cial value for timber and logs for
saw mills. also hundreds Of thous-
lands of acres Of timber lands in other
parts of the United States. Refer
estation and conservation of the vast
resources are necessary to provide
future generations with timber and
lumber supplies. The government is
expanding large amounts of money
every year to protect it's forests from
fires, yet expert lumbermen say that
more standing timber is destroyed by
flames annually than is converted
Into merchantabIe lumber by the saw
mills"
Mr. Hooker said it is likely that
his resolution will be presented to
the various interests of the irriga-
ton congress for discussion and will
afterwards be incorporated In a me-
mortal to the United States congress.
1t is also purposed to have a large
delegation, composed of representa-
tives of every state and territory in
the union, push the measure for
adoption The work of enlisting the
support of the people interested in
the various projects will be taken up
Immediately after the close of the IT.
rigation congress with the view to
concerted action.