The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

Kansas City. Mo-, oct. 16.-Gov Her
bert S. Hadley is putting into effect two
important acts OF the last assembly,
which will tend to place Missouri well in
the front OF the movement for the con-
servation OF natural resources and the
development Of the inland waterways.
AT the same time he is putting into ef-
feet a measure which is designed TO de-
velop the State and it's resources to the
utmost by bringing 10 the undeveloped
sections of the State the pick Of the i'm
migrants who come 10 this country with
out any definite location in view.
These acts of the general assembly au-
thorize the appointment of State for
estry commission. a state waterway COM
mission. and a state immigrant commits
sion.
The first OF these, as It's title indicates,
Is to investigate and report TO the assem-
bly, upon the forests Of the State and to
recommend such legislation as is needed
To conserve the timber for the benefit Of
the whole State and 10 prevent wasteful
exploitation. The commission is also TO
study the subject or forestation and re-
port TO the legislature a plan FOR COM
prehensive policy along that line.
Will study Waterways.
The field OF the waterway commission
Is broader It is ordered to investigate
and report on the various problems asso-
ciated with the navigable waters Of the
State and the reclamation OF lands sub
ject 10 overflow or inundation; the con-
structlon OF practical and substantial
levees; to ascertain the area and location
OF lands subject TO inundation: the bene-
fits 10 be derived from these proposed de-
veloped navigable waterways and the
reclamation OF lands subject TO overflow:
the development Of water power and the
possibilities OF the various streams as
sources Of power, and such other Stats
tics and data as will intelligently enable
the general assembly properly 10 formu-
late and devise ways and means whereby
legislative enactment may be had to carry
into effect the benefits TO be derived by
the development OF the navlgable water
ways, the reclamation OF lands. and the
development OF water power.
Some idea OF the Importance or the Gre
alton OF the waterway commission may
which show that I'm the valley OF the
Missouri River. in Missouri, there are
approximately $4,000 acres OF land which.
if reclaimed and protected by levees,
would be worth 800 an acre, or S57,9o0OoO.
The forestry and waterway commissions
are actively a. work now gathering sta
tistics and information bearing upon the
subjects with which they have 70 deal,
and 1t Is expected that their recommen-
dations to the general assembly VIII be
models for the other States in the Missis-
sippi Valley and the Middle West
Goes After Immigrant.
The State immigration commission has
begun work by arranging for an Office in
the immigrant station at Ellis Island. N.
Y, and it purposes to bring TO Missouri
within the next sixteen months 10000 new
settlers.
1t purposes to seek especially Swede,
German, Swiss, and English farmers, and
particularly those familiar with dairying.
Despite its large poulation, Missouri has
a vast undeveloped territory. including
more than 5000 acres OF government
land Much Of this Is rough land in the
Ozark Mountain range. which. according
10 the STATE Q0lry commission, is Ideal
FOR dairy farms
1t is the purpose OF the State lmmigra-
ton commission to settle immigrants on
this land, which can be bought for from
81 TO 50 per acre, with an assured market
for all the cream, butter, cheese, eggs,
and poultry they can produce Incident
ally the people in the other parts OF the
State are to be educated to the profits OF
dafrNfrrr nv the State commission which
with Gov. Hadley. IS 10 start on a trip in
a few days through the counties border
ing the undeveloped Ozark region on that
mission.
The members OF the State immigration
commission viii go along for the purpose
of listing all the land that is for sale in
that region for the information Of the
immigrants which it expects 10 settle
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