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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21
LOOIlLlYG DOWN LY7I1 ZEZDT GHY%0M
I6HLAZH RPOeLE or It<95HZWGziOT

The reclamation service began its work in
1902 on the passage of the reclamation act.
The first contract was let in September of the
next year and on June H. 1905 an important
project in Nevada was formally opened
Progress has been rapid and the activities
Of the bureau have been extended to &c or
more projects. which 10 date have involved the
expenditure of 100000 900 In the seven and
one,half years of its work the service has built
APIS miles OF canal Placed end to end, these
canals would reach from Washington to San
Francisco and back to New Orleans. Several
of these canals carry whole rivers.
It has eXcavated II niles Of tunnels.
Before the end of the year it will have com.
pleted four of the highest dams In the world
Its excavations Of rock aud earth amount to
the enormous total OF GOOOO,OOO cubic yards
It's roads have total length of AZ miles,
telephones, 1,l27 miles leyees, 20 miles
II has purchased 9l5.75l barrels of cement
and has manufactured in its own mill 10000
barrels. AS a result Of its work water is avail
able for 10000 acres on 1900 farms.
The gross value of crops produced on the
lands irrigated by the government projects in
1910 was $l403S0 goo. As a result of the work
Of the government It IS estimated that land
values have increased more than sos $500 600
The reclamation service is entering 1910
with money and plans for completing most OF
It's larger and unfinished masonry structures
and with about three-quarters Of a million OF
acres Of arid land under irrigation.
1t will finish this year the great Roosevelt
dam in Arizona one of the most massive In
the world II has completed the Shoshone
dam in northern Wyoming, the highest struc-
ture Of its kind ever built; the Pathfinder
dam in southern wyoming. and the Laguna
dam IN Arizona, 1t will for the first time
utilize the Gunnlson tunnel, whose completion
was celebrated by President Taft last summer
The funds available for construction are
somewhat less than in previous years, and the
organization which Is very elastic. has been
cut down TO fit reduced expenditures. About
fifty skilled men-engineers experts and tech
nica assisants-haye either sought private
bureaus of the government put fur
Tough in order to keep the overhead charges
consistent with the expenditures.
Reviewing the history of the reclamation
service as whole. It's maximum activity and
expenditures were In the year 1907. In 1902
the expenditures less than 800 00O and
In 1903 less than $1,000 900. In 1904 they were
s25O0.00O; in 9O5 50 100000 in 1906, little
less than slo,0OO,0O0; In 1907, nearly $4,000
600. Then the expenditures decreased to
100000 in 190S, to about SO 600 900 in 1909
and In 1910 they will be little under $4,000
900, II Is expected that In 1911 they will
shrink to about s7O00.000 which sum will
probably continue to be available during after
years assuming that the water.right charges
are paid they fall due.
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April /, 1910. That date is a memorable one,
not only to the settlers, whose entries are
liable to cancellation for failure to make the
payments due, but also to the reclamation
service which is concerned in securing the re-
turn Of its investment in the engineering
works. 1t is also matter of interest to citi-
zens of the number of sections containing fea-
sible projects, the construction of which cannot
be undertaken without additional funds, AS
the repayments are made through the local
land Offices and not directly to the service,
some time must elapse before the actual
amounts collected are known. On a number OF
the projects. like Sun River, Shoshone and
Huntley, the settlers have already made their
initial payments and will not be delinquent
the second installment until April, 1911.
which enables them to market two crops be-
tween payments. On several other projects,
such as the Mindoka, Klamath, Lower Yellow
stone Belle Fourche, Carlsbad Gear
son. North Platte and others the first settlers
have had the use of water for two crops and
1t is probable that a majority will be able to
meet their obligations without difficulty
Detailed reports from various sources on
each of the projects have been received at
Washington. The conditions as whole are
described favorable for a large return to
the reclamation fund On several of the
projects there will be no delinquents On
number Of projects the engineering work is
not fully completed, but water is ready for
large areas and is being supplied on a rental
basis pending the announcement of the actual
cost of water right The reclamation service
has derived considerable revenue from these
sources and at the same time the farmers
have been enabled to increase thes areas In
cultivation. The following financial statement
is interesting showing the status OF the
reclamation fund and the amounts which thus
far have been credited to 1t through the opera
ttons Of the reclamation service:
Total moneys received and transferred to
the reclamation fund from sales Of public
lands under reclamation act to February %.
1910. 342.G1702 Approximately $4,500,000
are still In the treasury OF the United States.
but not yet available,
Moneys received under operations of recla-
nation act from all sources In cash and cred
its, for work done, $2,379 504 divided as fol
lows: Townlot sales $103. 6739l misceane-
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men of moderate means to secure honie' =" 9
prosperous and growing country
Close to the Black Hills, in South Dahota'
lies the beautiful valley OF Belle foui0 h'' .o
tanning 100000 acres of grasscoVered p'aiiie'
MANY miles of canals have been laid across us
level surface, and what was only snort uihe
ago the finest free cattle range IN TINS coun'
is RAPIDLY becoming compactly settled agrlcui
tural community.
An impressive engineering feature or ths
project is the Owl Creek DAM one OF the long
est and highest earthen embellishments III 'he
world. This structure, now nearing compieton'
is 5000 feet long has a maximum height or 10
feet and contains 100000 cubic yards OF ma
teria
The Roosevelt dam, which Is about COM
pleted as you read the story today, is in many
respects the most remarkable structure Of It's
kind In the world It's towering height, 2S0 feet,
It's length on top, 1850 feet the inspiring seen
cry in which it is located and the enormous ca
pacity of the reservoir created by it combine
to make it ons of the most stupendous engineer
ing works of modern times.
Conceive, if you can two vaeys-one II
miles the other Is miles in length, and each
from to three miles wide-transformed into
a lake 200 feet deep in places and containing
enough water to cover Delaware a foot deep.
The Salt River reservoir, when full, has a
and 10 feet deep extending from Chicago to
San Francisco
MY one regret Is that the space allotted me
is too little to permit me to describe the charms
and advantages of other projects Of the govern
ment, should like to tell you Of the opportu-
mites on the Klamath project. located In south
ern Oregon, in a region of unrivaled scenic
beauty, of the wonderful progress made In the
Boise valley, in Idaho, and the promise Of even
aata oil, = tbo o,,t
nears completion; Of the Orland project, in the
Sacramento valley, the land of fruits and flow
ers; OF the Rio Grande valley. where there will
one day be erected the most stupendous dam
In the west-a region in which irrigation began
before the Spanish invasion. which will become
fruitful and prosperous.
The beacon of hope shines brightly in the
west 1t beckons the landess man to the man
less land
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Sugar Reets Doing Well.

Chippewa Falls.-Today R. G.
Wagner of Milwaukee. president or
the Chippewa Sugar Company, and
J. G.. Kremere, superintendent of the
sugar factory at Madison, made an
extended auto tour among the sugar
beet fields of Chippewa county and
found that the plants stood the
drought we'll and look the best of any
crop. The beets growing on light
sandy soil were injured, but in fine
shape on heavy soil. President Wag-
ner was much pleased with the gen.
eral appearance of the beet crop.
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called a plantation-and for each pur-
chase he drew a particularly polite
check. When the banks threw these
out on the ground that their author
had no account the poor old parson
found the situation difficult one to
understand. He had thought that the
very purpose OF a banks being was to
cash checks for persons who hap
pened to be short OF money. Why, II
I'd had the money In the bank he ex-
planned, 4 shouldn't have written the
checks at all; should have got the
money and paid the bills. Fortunate
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Favor Municipal Gas Plant.

Hudson.-An effort is being made
by some of Hudson's citizens to COM
pei the council to allow general
vote on the gas franchise which was
passed by the council in May, giving
the St. Croix Gas Company a fran
chise in this city. A petition signed
by twenty-nine voters, twenty-five or
whom signed as laborers, demanding
a special election on the question.
was filed with City Clerk Denniston
Saturday. Those in favor of gen
eral vote want to own the franchise
and establish a municipal coal gas
plant.
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theIr aWelnsplring depths. It's deserts, IN
NasthesS OF area III potential wealth. OF son
ana climate aud III rivers OF constant supply ,
are sleeping empires awaiting exploration anu
ue'eIopHen' mere nature oHeI" 10 every
man ms olrthiIsht-a "Ide SKY the SUNSHINE
me "ihu' ana sure reward LOT lhle'i'Be"N
ehort here ihhgS are VIII III characters 700
vast Tor human pen.
me IaIe Gov. Johh A. Johnson wen Salu
the west hynool'zeS MONIES lot the hohe'eSs
ioou lo' 'ie "unE,S' "orN i'r '''e u"''lp'oy ou
saiiu Io cue I"l'.'sI, eo,' 10 .,s , , ,h,
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ioioluH'"B aspect
Future writer's VIII record the irrigation
movement as an epoch In our history the far
reaching influence Of which oyershado"ed In
importance any other progressive movement
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21
Rap GAINESVILLE City Attorney,

Janesville.-The charges which
we're brought by City Attorney Max
field against Mayor Wilbur c. Carrie
and Chief Of Police Appleby for al
lowing disorderly house to be run
in the city, were dropped by the bar
and police commission after an In
yestigation, and the city attorney was
reprimanded for having brought
them, rather than notifying the
police authorities of the existing con-
ditions.
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candy, and Invariably wears a small
hat. veil. and corsage bouquet.
He's clean shaven, and wears, be.
sides immaculate linen. careworn,
worried expression.
He pulls out his watch, presumably
to see how much Of the honeymoon is
left.
When he registers at the hotel the
and wife" is written twice as large as
his own name.
She never fails to ask how many
humps OF sug,r he takes in his coffee
Judge.
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please pay the amount specified Egg
gleston says This custom OF paying
by check so strongly commended it.
self to a certain unworldly parson OF
my time that he resorted to 1t on one
occasion In entire ignorance and limo.
cense OF the necessity OF having a
bank deposit az a preliminary to the
drawing Of checks. He went to Rich.
mond and bought years supplies for
his little place-it was too small to be
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21

Gus sales. water rentals, etc, H,694.e44. u
collections on water rights. $Sl4,l4o'o4' lh's
docs not include any Of the moneys COLLECTED
for the water rights which were due anu pay
able April /. 1910 =.
Among the several large projects one Oh
esnecial interest is located in northern wy.
oming When the springtime showers anu
sunshine fall upon the snowy peaks OF the
lofty mountains on the eastern rim OF lei
lowstone park a thousand streams VIII rush
downward to fill to trimming the swltt-no"ins
Sboshone river An important physical chahse
will occur at that time. The flood that once
unchecked and uncontrolled, swept maoiy
through the rock walled gorge will beat nseii
to stiffness against a massive wall or concrete
with which man has blocked the canon.
beautiful lake 100 feet deep and covering Ten
square miles, will appear
In this wonderful cash In the mountains
with perpendicular walls thousand feet hgh
the government has erected the highest Dam
in the world 1t is a wedge OF concrete S2s
feet from base to top. Its height can only
be appreciated when compared with that OF
some well-known structure. New Yorks IA
nous Flatiron building would not reach WITHIN
AZ feet of the top of the dam. and the tlptop
of the dome of the United States capitol would
fall short q feet of the parapet.
In the summer when the crops are thirsty
the big gates will be opened and the pent-up
floods will be released into the river peio"
Another dam
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21
Hold Green Bay Boys for Theft.

Green Bay.--Richard Blahnik and
ARNOLD Dryer, both boys, were ar
rested by the police tonight for break
ing into vineyards grocery store.
They are said to have confessed to
committing four robberies within
two weeks, stealing small amounts
of money and merchandise.
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ly the matter came to the knowledge
OF well-to-do and generous planter
who knew Parson j., and who hap
pened to be In Richmond at the time
His Endorsement made the checks good
and saved the unworthy old parson a
deal of trouble"
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Supply Of Ready Money a Matter OF
Indifference to Rich and
Poor Alike.

According TO George Cary Eggles.
ton, Virgnians Of ante bellum days
showed great Indifference in money
matters. Money IN the form of coin
was rarely seen the planters were In
the habit OF writing checks on slip
Of foolscap. instracting the bank to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21
Hold Ginseng Meeting

Antigo.-The second annual meet
ing of the Wisconsin Ginseng Grow
ers' Association will be held on Aug.
10 and IL In the Langlade county
courthouse at Amigo.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21

This Is the most
critical period il
the history OF ma
tional irrigation
since the passage
of the reclamation
act, in 1902 BY
public notices Of the
secretary Of the in
terror, issued last
year, hundreds Of
water-right install
ments, involving APP
proximately 81, 000.-
mn hn,ap,p J1to ON
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Sheboygan Autoists Escape Flames.

Sheboygan.-Carl Vollrath. vice
president Of the Porcelain Enameling
Association of America. his wife and
two guests, narrowly escaped serious
burns when Mr.. Vollrath's automo-
bile caught fire. The car cost $4,000
and was insured.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21
Eor,v Men Poisoned at Tomah,

Tomah.-Forty men employed on
the Milwaukee road In Raymore were
poisoned by something in their food,
it is believed. Sparta physicians
were called and there were no fatal
results, although several OF the men
were in a critical condition.
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AuOtueI udlii, q
low structure OF
concrete, will d.
vert the waters
through a tun'
mel 81 miles
long into a canal
which for &c
miles p a s S e s
along the upper
edge of a broad
and fertile valley
containing $50,
900 acres.
Two years age
it was a desolate
waste Today il
contains m o r c
than 200 farm
houses and three
thriving towns.
Ten t h o u s a n d
acres produced
crops last year
on this project.
With 16 farm
hous es along
each mile Of the
main highways,
the valley al
ready has a sub
urban appear
ance.
More than $50
farm units of Az
10 80 acres each
are now avail
able to entry and
offer exceptional
opportunities for
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21
Oppose Fight Pictures.

Beloit.- signed by over
400 persons In various Beloit
churches were presented to Mayor
Cunningham asking the prohibition Of
the JefYries johnson fight pictures In
this city Tuesday night.
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Sawmill az Scofield Burned.

Wausau.-The sawmill Of Brooks
& Ross at Schofield was destroyed
this morning by fire. The mill is
valued at 1000 and was built In
1855
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opportunity. In ms
land Of boundless dis
tances the altitude is
stimulating, the air is a
tonic, giving health to
the infrm and courage
to those who have failed
elsewhere. Its constant
sunshine encourages op.
timism and cheerful.
ness. The glorles Of its
opal-tinted dawns, the
indescribable beauty Of
It's sunsets and the
nameless witchery Of its
twilight softly melting
into night are the work
Of a divine painter.
There is a mental
and spiritual uplift in
it's mountains, whose
SUBMITS are in regions
OF perpetual snow It's
sapphire lakes, excel
ling in beauty those Of
Switzerland, open up
a wondrous field of in
terest and pleasure to
the sightseer and those
In search of rest and
recreation. The mon
archs of its forests cast
their shadows on the
earth before the coming
of the gentle Nazareue.
It's canons, sculp-
tured during uncOunted
centuries by wind and
wave, are unrivaled in
their wonderful aud
varied COlOring and i'm
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Bride and Groom

Bride and Groom.
He carries two new grips and two
umbrellas.
He offers her his arm.
She carries nothing but box Of
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pire of unparalleled richness from the MisSl''
sippi valley A., +,
evoked derision in the halls of congress, the
west has become today the land of fortune and
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AZ spirit OF the west is
optimism and progress. 1t
is the spirit that fred the
hearts OF our forefathers
who erected in the prime
val forests of New Eng
and the superstructure OF
The greatest nation on
.arth. 1t is the optimism
and faith which imbued
their descendants who
carved an agricultural EN-.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-18
ROOSEVELT FAMILY
LEAVE FOR CAIRO
Ex-President Says Farewell to
Members of His African
Expedition.

KHARTUM. March l7.-Colonel
Roosevelt today gathers ed the remain
ing members of his African expedition
around him at a lunch in the palace
and there were many exchanges OF
friendship before farewells were said.
The guests included Sir Alfred Pease,
who was Colonel Roosevelt's first host
in Africa: Clayton Boy. of the Sir
dar's star. and Captain Meredith, OF
the steamer Dial. on which the party
voyaged from Gondokers.
The ex-President tried to make the
the affair as lively as possible. but
he was considerably moved when IT
came 10 shaking hands with those
whom ne is not likely to see again
for a long time
Shortly before nine o'clock this
evening Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Kermit and Miss Ethel. proceeded in
carriages to the station where they
boarded 4 special train for the Trip TO
Cairo.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-18
MINERS AND OPERATORS
FAIL IN AGREEMENT
Representatives from Both Sides in
Conference at Cincinnati Consider
Wage Scale.
cEv Associated Pres.l

CINCINNATI. OHIO. March 19.-
The situation IS extremely tense. but
there has been no open break between
miners and operators.
This is in subst'nce the statement
ton:gh; Of LEADING representatives OF
both miners and operators OF the Cen
trail Competitive Field. who have been
meeting for nine days TO agree On
wage scale for April !.
The sub-scaie committee reported
20 the iun committed today that u
had fsie4 10 reach any agreement
This rcTort vas carried 70 the
uorninr mectrr Of the United Nine
workers Who adjourned until after
noon
The scale committee continued its
session. Int was not ready 70 report
when Il adjourned Until tomorroW.
The committee Of miners met ihi'
-fternocn and adjourned until tomor-
Tow
The miners Of the scale committee
TODAY EMITTED a new proposition 10
th~ ecaie committee. It's nature could
rot be icanes except that che wage
increase OF Con cents ten for PICK
rork. remained ihe same.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-18
BIDS Submit lE0 FOR
RICHMOND P0SIOftlCt
Among the Concerns Asking for the
work OF Reeonstrueting Budding
is Newport News Company.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. March IL
Nmteen bids were submitted to Sh"
treasury department today for the
work of reconstructing the postoflice.
courthouse end customs house at
Richmond, Va. They included the ioI-
LOWING.
Norcross Brothers Company. Wor-
cester. Mass. $697 $50.
W. A. Chesteiman. Richmond, va,
Sc67.762
Noel Construction Company. Bait.
more. Md. $66O00O.
The Charles McCaul Company.
Philadelphia. s627.e0o
John Gill 4 sons. New York. S66f,-
600.
Henry Smith Sons Company. BAL
timore. ss65. 0oe.
J. Henry Miller & Co. Baltimore,
S55s. 400.
J. e. and A. l.. Pennock. Philadef
phia. S6OS. 400.
George A. Fuller Company. New
York. s63l 800.
M p Wells. Philadelphia. 1927 ,029.
=
Rapids. Mich. s7S0,000.
Cramp 4 Co. Philadelphia. s697.-
100.
d j. Phipps. Newport News Va,
s659 900.
Corners Brothers Company. Low
ell Mass. s6i5,000.
Luke A. Burke & Sons Co, Inc.
Now York. S63i.906.
r. T. Hemminsham. New York.
1929 1855.
James G. Doak A. Co. Philadelphia
s64G0G0.
King Lumber Company. Charlottes-
vile. Va. S7i2.500.
The various bids will be carefully
gone over before the contract for the
proposed work will be awarded.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-18
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. FRIDAY. MARCH lS. 1910

including tender. over hall a million
pounds each.
Three thousand all steel ears. with
carr,ing capacity oil l00.oon pounds
Of cal: 200 all steel coke cars same
capscity: $50 steel underirame stock
cars OF Coo00 pounds capacity. and
ten steel underframe common pas-
senger and baggage cars complete.
the estimate of new rolling stock, con
tracts Tor which will be let at once.
In addition, the company is now
building for itself at its I.enoir car
works. 1000 steel underframe ven
tllated box cais and 200 steel under
frame box cars for the Georgia South
ern 4 Florida Railway. When this
allotment OF rolling stock is complet-
ed the i.enoir works viii commence
en- an order for the Southern for goo
additional steel box cars OF 10000
pounds capacity.
Meantime the works are steadily
trrning out 500 car wheels per day for
the road.
Orders will be placed in a few days
for Is 0OJ tons OF steel rails. of which
sc O00 tons are for the southern and
the balance for the Georgia Southern
& Florida. the Virginia 4 Southwest
ern, the Mobile * Ohio. the Alabama
Great Southern and the Cincinnati,
New Orleans a. Texas Pacific.
The company will at once erect new
freight houses at Atlanta. new boiler
shops and store house at Spencer. n.
c.. and will rebuild the 1000 feet Of
dock property owned by it between
St. Anthony street and Adams street,
in Mobile.