Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-22

- OISE. Iuaho May 20.--1he new
4 - Idaho, that of Irrigation, with u
capital letter, is a development.
of the just closing decade Ten
years ago there were irrigated lands In
Z this state, but 1t was only followed as
a 1nake-shift, and lands under irriga-
ton would not sell in the market for,
what is now demanded and obtained for
the rawest of raw sagebrush, with the
+ hope of irrigation, one two or three
years distant. The change III sentiment
has been brought about pecularly--l,ol
through tho opening of markets to the
products of irrigated land, but actually
through the opening Of the land Itself
The Carey land act as originally pass
ed by Congress provided that Idaho
should have for the asking 1000. 900
acres OF desert Land, to be reclaimed
by Irrigation, practically the only linli-
tation placed on the gift. being the pro-
vision that such grant should be select.
s ed and improved within 10 years OF the
going into effect of the act. This was
looked upon as q princely gift OF the
public domain to the states in the a1.il
west, but SO little attention was paid
no the idea Of renlliming desert lands
by irrigation, that bor u. time the only
state of the six coming within the con-
gressional grant, that paid the least
attention to the matter was the state
OF Washington. 1t is doubtful if even
There. legislative action was taken with
pther thought than to provide a soft
ma, .,,,a,,t t,,ii ~ y,
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100000 acres Of desert lands from the
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rhs ps n STATS
Mo ~ fI @
sa1,.,tins 60 2, soile
Was a.,ar
&, ~ :, ISL . soh
Z - 1>tN' - ''ee iaiiNs
g CAREY ACT OPPORTUNITY,
r. ,,,,s 49, ,,,,tt,
~ ~. uttsii seSerai Years aitef
VIE i'slss''atse OF tiie carey ilct law that
matter in Idaho, and the first segress.-
.oilss We'ie as<ed Iof by private capital,
~. -, -. ~. ol shake river III
MI, S,iT.s - .l,W @,9ely klioWn as the irwin
800 .s' WAS u very large
49,. ~ ist,is aloil the snake
.,, ~. y iis'u tolis' neei known
htlions stocRin l,. as one or the best cat
We '... II t,le west. me climate was
-. iniii' Tue SOL q iSht volcanic
= i.ssii, pne laIla being covered with a
, ,Ss grown on saseprush and nutri-
1919 s itNsses, lie SNOWMAN or winter
J, t,sNH ~ Tudftity' ana the greatest |
t uit'w p<i iN 70 MS peflelicial use being !
ZIG -.l , lassh on moisture. The annual pre-
salNteDtson Ihroughout this region being
Ion, ron SIX 70 ~ inches The soil Is o
tlshl iiaV'l ASH, almost entirely residual |
y = nfn.hrstcLer, ana almost totally without
alhs.li' Gtredlt Tor the first develop |
~ lfle Clrey ACT idea, is given To
me the state administration of the late on
loV. Steuenoers. who, associated with |
3 iiu1llnert or other gentlemen, called the
H.lt'iitloal OF capitalists to The feasibility |
81 improving TINS region by irrigation |
AFTER some discouraSements the favor
able attention OF The late Peter Kim /
berley, -. H. Bull of Sharon. Pa, and |
the Miners of Salt Lake. Utah, was |
engaged, and the work of Gevslopment
was commenced.
u r-S-1,ry,, ca, mr.,
= -, : q y. ? !. Nv SION.
i,t contI.3i ~ ~ ~ - Tug apso-
This stare. had been r,,,csa i, ~. ~
of the board of stta lana sot,,,,,
ers, which under tho eonstitu ltii,,, 'oH /,