The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-20

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acfes has resulted most h~enenealiy 81
The extension ~ "drr faffninE aHf d.
enc Demonstration which han been mads
90 ulr possibility. through n variation in
the character ard mode ~ culture. -
raising substantial crops without fhe
presence ~ aHch r. supply ~ water 81
has been heretcfore fhDught 10 b. neces-
sary f0r agneuiture
nut there are millions q acres ~ eofas
pirieiy arid Land On fhe puhila aosnain
Which, hy the establishment q reservoirs
Tor the storing 81 water and the ird
cation ~ fhe lands may Pc made mech
more nuiffqi and productive than the
best lands 81 p climate where the mcis-
ture comes from The clouds c0uNrass
rer0fnhed the Importance ~ fhia method
n artihriai Distributes ~ water 90 the
arm inncs hy the rofFafe 81 tie feciame-
uon oft The puacends ~ thn pubic
LANDS creates the fund f0 build me WORKS
needed A. store nrf f1rrish gre nrces
nary water. and % was ieff 90 the srCre-
tnry of fhc interior 81 determine what
projects should De- started among those
suFeested D % direct the -recinnaron
service. with the funds M hand and
through the engineers IN is employ %
construct the works
No ore can Hlait the FAR west ard ths
country N arid and aemi-aFid lands with
out being convinced that this e. one %
the most important methods ~ TIE con-
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thc government has enfercl upon. %
would appear that over a. projects have
been undertakes. ard ina a few o.
these are likely 90 be urElcressful be-
ruEe ~ sack ~ water. or fr- ether rc1-
some hut generally the work which haa
been done has been well dons. and many
Important -cnEineeriug problems have
been met and solved
Funds lnsdequsts Tor Service.
One OF the difficulties which has
arisen iE that TOO many projects in
view 81 thc available funds have been
SET on foot The funds available unAer
( mo reclamation statute are Inadeuuafe
90 complete these projects within "a
reasonable time And yet the projects
have been begun; settlers have been
invited 90 take up and in many lu-
stances have taken up the public Land
within the projects relying upon their
prompt completion. The failure 90
complete the projects Tor thsir benefit
&c. tn enect. n breach ~ faith and
leaves them In "a most distressed cone
dltion. ! urEe that the nation ought
% aNori the means 60 nu them out %
ne very desperate condition IN which
they now are
This condition does not indicate any
excessive waste or amy corruption on
the part ~ The reclamation service r.
only Indicates an over-zealous Desire
Go eEtgud the hpnent % reclamation
I Go ls many acres and ar many states
lF pusHI bic. ! recommend. Therefore
that authority Doe given so isFle. not
Hr"rflI rE $4,000 600 ~ bonds from
time so time as che secretary ~ the
irrrri1r slau nrd 90 necessary the
proceeds Co. be- applied 90 The compile
tlHn ~ the projects already begun and
Z shelly proper e1tenFica. and the bonds
ten years or more 90 be take1
7 up by the proceeds Of returns 80 the
reclamation fund which returns. a.
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There is no doubt NJ an thar 81
these bonds were 10 be allowed 60 run
ten years ths proceeds from The uuhuc
lands. together with the rentals Tor
water furnished through she completed
enterprises would quickly create q
sinking FUN large enough 20 retire
thc bonds within THE time specified I
hope that While the statute shall pro-
vide that these bonds are 60 he paid
ont OF tho reclamation FUND "a viii BE-
drawn On such a way as go secure in-
tercs3 ~ THE lowest rate. and that the
credit OF the United states Will BE-
pledged Tor thrir redemption
urge consideration ~ she recon-
meudatiora o. the SECRETARY o. the
interior tn His annual report iar
amendment ~ thp reclamation art
prupa.tuE other RELIEF for settlers on
these projects
New Law Requisite
E~rspcetIre thc comparatively wsaU
yufaH-f areas ar thy raliir domain not
Ir..sari lu uai1rai forests because o.
fruIr ISOLATION Hr tHs.r special value far
& aErluItIral 20 w'rrrnl Purposes f' ls ar-
parent rrrr the owls resulting tY Vir.
Tee uf tnc iwuHrfeeuuus 90 gaI>ilnE Iapt
f1~ tae dIFJ1siuou af uulrr lands traG
fho acts co JauU O. f2-k should De- ru-
rtairl aria q law crar'r1 Cor the drna-
uIiun 90 tht Uuncr at pHl,r sale iho
lands aUrr thv removal 90 Ilts timber Go
tr subject to appropriation under the
agricultural or mt1eral hand laws
What 0 have satt is really an grftuue
OF the n1uugndator 20 thc secretary
90 thr iufcri5r in respect Co the future
conservation 90 the pliiie CONAN iu hS
present annual report lie has given
close attention 60 thr T-aolen % tlsuosi-
uoa of these lands uutef such conditions
a. CD invite uhc private capital occcssary
Co. thr|r development 0u thc ono hand
aHd tar maIrtCuarrn 90 the restrictions
rrUrFssry CD prevent monopoly and abuse
FROM HhEglutc ownership cu thc other
Those rvrammeHd8uon aw ineouborata8
ir Bills he has prepared and thsy arc At
abe -tirpssitivn 90 thg congress ] Carursf.
iy recommend that aU thr -FuEersyIans
Whien Pc haa made uith r~easoct iD These
isrda shall te embodied In statutes ana
especially. iual rar Withdrawals aIrraiY
made SHAN o. validated so Ger as uer's
Fsff ana that avuht Bs ta ths authority
nf fhr rrrfrtsrN Hi tHr Interior o. with.
draw lanls faf tho rarrona gf submitting
recommendation az tO futurc disrnrit.nu
af steers uAsra row legislation fa HueJad
shall te made c1mrirtv ana unguotlourt
Disposition ~ Forest Reserves.
The touast useryvs OF u5r United
states somr tn NnHV acros ln rHtru5. are
uudFr the uirai &C the department ef
agriculture Wfth auihatity adequate 90
preserve thrm snd ta r,fsnt Iheir gTaafb
30 fat as that mdA De- IraettcatIr lie
Importance 90 the maintenance uf uBr
Forests raUrat tr exaggerated The parsf.
nIIs rf o. agienuNt treatment SO tor.tts
ca thsR igFy sDau De- mair 10 yield "a
la.et uefuru iu umbsr without really ZEE
dueing tEr supply bias hrcn demonstrated
iu atirf eegHFsics ana ve SHOULD wark
toward tbe standard SCI tN thCm al Ear
as thcir methods are applicable Co oar
eunIittana
Upwards ~ four hundred millions acres
20 forrest iaud tu this cuuutry suC in pu.
waite ownership but only threr SCR crat
90 u d. hriug treated scientifically and
with a view Co the maintenance az thr
forests rb part pIayrd hy thc FORESTS
W tho equalization "a the sufpl % water