The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-04-22

uala irum oeFonl tha Afaits ~ tie
vaIsy
~ other oFis tbe Marias des
CTgne river has afaays beu D d.
asts01a barrier o. THE trade - nich
BIB The soigfisn ~ tets diEen'sV
aesnla nj iast to he near 81 hand
Undef t tfiss01gl arainae ma e
canal q being constraetei thgoazh
the valley into wh.el r oFersoa
wafers f tns RIVER aMi o. dgreFttl
la uue the anni ezfef %
carry the f1li volazae 0s te nrsr
The work ~ -c0nstractlnE te oaal
has heen uayf8r ~ twp
years Eeh Hu and th= hott0m
.lynds 81 th have already N.t
the sflnpils g IT, aosk lu ras
Plea Hll Dr0rery has aEvInoei in
value and the -iti1 l0aE forward
~ q largely iner trade Lad
values bora fn Us valley and 80 the
ad5aesut asuatry. haFe alar9 ~
wards aa- l0utl e. n
ProhnblF othirla ot t Martas
De- Crcn la15s ap-
- bn1ss s,Doe rhe o111u q
tie f.tch q urtaay TIE
huyers are ,ral
districts ~ Uoos Z Lnlans
where similar b. eu ~
claimed aud h De- ra
abb farm anl- in rhos saf
ManE q there punn o.
tirir land- aud otaers
ing for tlaair caiuratlgu IT,
egidently weI Gl wna thelr
investments Tr1efsonezua vita
-aBg plows are u=ed lB rarnin- Qver
the tough sosI 81 grass lauGs II
Is riainled t4 aads wl aasg rsl
duce irom IS TO- Is3 Ens ~
per acre. aad unsa I1lly hrogEAt
under cuItiyafloa they win b. wurrh
from $50 10 500 r acre Before
the coming ~ THE discb these sane
lands could have been uurchas1
atfr0m s. To 50 PER an Eeeeat
sales have been made at SO g acre
mostly for Iauls -l t oriv e. ex-
rraoudinsrg floods Theus are stilI
many taoustud acres % cheap Lands
ia the valley. hgtft s. only here and
there that purchases can d made At
the oli-time prices.
This drainae system win add 10
1.-THE cuitivatalle g a. Bates
County from 80 on 10 0,0ao 10 the
eOunty.
The Narais Dies CyEu@ river has
its agroe far over 30 Kansas Il
drains an iumeIsse water she'd and
seemingly nj tiules. very Ug3inary
rams have bcen efficient 20 produces
b great a0ods This j. rrle % am~i
tie entire leu=Ih % tia river lsith Ia
{ Kansas AMI Missouri The drainagg
ditch Is expected To correct thIs evll
within tile county of Bstes. aud q
some extent Ga kansas The ditch
be-n at "a point near the state llne
and extends GO a straight course
with the general Olrae uithe river
2 10 THE soataezstern portion 81 ths
3 county where ia empties into az.
Usage river TIE survey Of tb.
e ditch shows -l-e mikes while III,
r length o. the r.rer ia tae same dc
0 tauoe f. IL ml-s The ughf-of
t. way tlr Jheditcb Is 80 ietiu width
; The drain4Ee district. which includes
ali the lands assessed 70 pay for IL.
work 90 reclamation. lIe p o eaei
side e the -river-ahout HWo acres
Thv estimated cost Ut the ditch wa.
l. $4,000 SIX I-r cent boads. III,
e last 90 be tusen up tDeuty yeau
Is from dste. - thr amoudt of S&1.0s
Wens solid ga meet the expense %
Is construction T0r~ bonds bruuge.
o a ~pretalum 90 Slaoo9 aud $500.
WINS crvijJei back 50 the land own
Il ers for tbr nlDtotway Paymen
e. 0t thc touds wt1 ~ mct hy "a grad
% uated tax alrou the lands within "a
'e dlsrric, the calasv ra,ls aud rall
. roads ~leusatci. raa lax Is iawes
n durlug che urt sears oftla ditch.
a. Steam d0sig Hsiats abe usssl ln 4
r. easaulng the ditch wbich for q dis
e tsnos has tory to1t base aud
waith at the cop often i1 tet. ow
lux to lhe eontoHr of th- groun,
q Tbs iaD or lrciiuatiou tromthepolu
ot -begiuoiuz ca the point cd entr.
into tn osg river r. oeer gwl
s tRt 20 tae miie
c SIX lateral dirches varying d
leugth .ran oue tourth uta mle 9
b. elRbt mi rs iorta "a part oi the 81
q tenn u tQe upIsr porJlou 90 the Ola
"a tuci, SiXtSn iron bnilges wiz spa
H thc maln ditch aud dive ue iateral'
Al This vtme ahoPJ oue and a hu
's miles oi tae malu ditch remains G