Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-24
IRRIGATION LAWS
OF THE STATE
IDAHO HAS EXCELLENT "a.
CILITIES FOR HANDLING
NATURAL RESOURCES
Best Irrigation Laws Yet Devised,
Says D.. g. Eagleston in an Address
Before the idaho Society of Engi-
neers at Boise Recently.

the best irrigation laws yet devised
giving absolute security to both the
home builder and the capitalists, ac-
cording to E. C. Eagleston, who de-
lyered an exhaustive lecture on irri-
CATION at the recent convention of
the Idaho Society Of Engineers in the
Boise Commercial Club says the
Statesman
Mr. Eagleston's remarks attracted
great attention from other engineers
interested in irrigation After sum-
marizing the history Of irrigation
throughout the world, from ancient
to modern times he said in part:
"At the present time there are
about lO0.O0O,O0O acres of land irri-
gated in the world, and about 6 per
cent of that amount is in the United
States. II is estimated that about
6O.OO0.00O acres can be reclaimed
in the United states at moderate cost. I
However, increased population, hie
en- duties OF water ana more efficient
devices will undoubtedly increase this
amount in a few years to at least
100000 acres, and possibly to
lOO.OOO.OOO acres.
The l6 states and territories
named in the United States reclama-
ton act contain about 25 per cent
of the total area of the United
States, exclusive of Alaska, ami con-
tain about the same population as the
cities of New York and Chicago OF
fruit, wheat and barley this popuia-
tion raises more than 80 per cent OF
an produced i'm the United States.
OF other grains and forage it pro-
dpces am Average of less than -
per cent. When the fun acreage OF
the deserts shall have been reclaimed
st is probable that the percentage of
all products viii be more nearly the
percentage of area than it is now.
"Of an the arid states and terri
tories, Idaho viii probably reclaim
more than any other 1t is estimated
= that about 6.5OO.o00 acres can De ra-
b claimed ia the state, which is about
III per cent of all the irrigaole
lands in the United States that can
S be reclaimed at moderate cost About
e 100000 acres of Idaho lands lie 'n
The Snake river basin above 'n'
Huntington canyon ana now support
nearly 100000 population hgyp'
- irrigates practically the same area
and supports upon it f'OoV'ooO peo-
pie, am average of 900 TO the square
mile. I'm irrigated italy the popula-
ton averages 500 TO the square nlie'
while i'm India as many as lzoo SUP
sist on the products oil Gao acres
T" All these countries are poorly sup
e piled with timber fuel mineral
r forage and water power. ldano mas
y more than it's share oil these nal"'"
! resources IN ana adJo'l'ins l's i,'ls"'
ed areas. bu' counting ao' ''',lo
FAMILY oil lou' 10 eaen ! 0-'''' = = az
hef irrigated area VIII nav " pop u .,
'loh OIL more 'nan -''V0'00V 'n'' ~
Oh 81 years an '"'s seems mo,
than prooaDie il 'ne '"p'u '''''i9' =
Wnl'n i""no i"nus
rla'ea Is any i"uio"''o" ~ i's 7'0
" movement OF popu'"''o"
During the year l9O9' there Wer'
i33,27S acres OF Carey act lanai
segregated, and during the hscal yea
ending june 3d. 1903 there Wer
" appropriated under the variou
,. United tates laws by H4tl applicant
s+ i''9''taf "0'es' "u'0n may il'''''
carey appii'"''o"7' =" '''"e
no IT we count iour 20 'ne 'ppi'o'.', ol
we ma popui"''on Oh "'o"' '7'0V
,, MOVING upon ne" MINUS WINS ''i'
no o'he' i"ii's nave fanny '0'e''
~. a ilNe increase SWING =" ne" popu''