New-York tribune., 1910-06-07
THE GREAT DESERT GONE
Irrigation Wakes Immortal Soil
to Blooming Fertility.
IDEAL LAND FOR SETTLERS

Millions of Acres Unploughed.
and State Aid and Railway
Service Are Offered.
San Francisco. June s.-what Omaha is
in the east this city is in the U-est-the en-
trance point, from another direction to the
one-tir1e Great American Desert. The rail
roads 70 the north. east and south with
equipments as modern a. those of any line
from the Mississippi 70 the Atlantic Coast
pass through an awakened land. Beauty
! and grandeur of scenery fill the tourist
with wonder. and the blosson1ing valleys.
Welding their vast wealth in fruits and
vegeta bles and cereals, attract the settler
seeking for lifetime abiding place where
plenty can be obtained amid almost per
feet climatic and soil conditions
Immortal soil" is not an exaggeration
applied TO the lands in the coast states and
heyond, where the underlying lava beds
make them tnexhaustible Irrigation pro
Vldes the dependable moisture. and the ex-
cellent railroad communications with every
market provide an outlet as unfailing as
the soil and very profitable This lava
foundation is peculiar especially 70 the
fruit country OF Idaho. Oregon Washing
ton and California. These vast areas we're
/ dry no rainfall Of spprsciabe value aiding
the soil. They we're looked upon Al worth
/ less
The man who first led stream of water
upon the arid lands IN the fruit country
( opened up wealth greater than the pioneer
soldseekers Of this rich mining coast, 4
steady productivity with less attendant
/ hardship, and resulting in the enriching Of
! a far more numerous and diverse popula-
ton.
Climatic Advantaues
In the Mississippi Valley and to the At
I lantic Coast the farmers find harvesting
time period of anxiety. Rain may fall
or may not fall. at any time, and defeat
/ their most carefully laid plans. There is
no anxiety in this vast Pacific Coast coun-
/ try, where with the great fruit production
there are farms growing bumper cereal
crops. The tiller Of the soil can thrash his !
wheat and let it stand until he is ready to
have It hauled. He is sure Of his soil, sure
of his weld. sure Of his climate sure Of his /
market
/ Few there are not on the ground who +
look upon Idaho as an apple country. The .
I fruit growers in that state got 100000
for their crop last year. IN Oregon and .
Washington it is a familiar fact that the 7
apples are equal to any grown in the /
world. But each state and this state, /
grows nearly everything that the soil pro /
duces, and to perfection. Frunes have (
made Oregon famous So have IT'S apples.
I Oranges have made q name for this state
as great as its gold mines. Washington is /
! a paradise Of diverse productivity.
Irrigation. with governmental aid. is .
opening ur great tracks for prospective set
tiers Land that could at one time he /
bought for a few dollars an acre has ad-
vanced to prices that sound almost pro-
hihittve. But the new land is still within .
reach Of the pockets Of many thousands of /
persons who may wish to enlist in the cui-
tivation of this inexhaustibie soil.
Take Idaho as an example OF progress in .
irrigation. The projects under way there .
provide for over two million acres. The /
capital invested is SS5.5o0.ooo. A good deal /
more than a million acres Is not under /
cultivati atiou-ir ether words, open to set
tiers. None Of the irrigation works or plans
in this Western country Is crude The /
latest methods promising the surest re-
suits. are employed to take the water TO
the farmers lands. The projects of the /
government in the Western States will cost /
when completed, over 100000,
Hiqh Value OF Fruit Land.
not have been this wholesale enterprise if (
the results from the-f1rst canals and bitches
had not justified Il. There Is land in the /
fruit districts on the Pacific Coast selling /
for q 600 an acre. Acreage in small East
4rn communities even near great cities. is
not as expensive. But the output tusttnes
the price and the figure shows what irriea-
ton has done and can do throughout the
Western empire
In the planning by the government areas
we're chosen that are fsvorabiy situated
. for settlement. In each state the condi-
tions fo- development are ideal and the
cost Of land is low. In prospective each
irrigated section will be as rich as the
most productive region Of this state. OF
Oregon. Washington or Idaho. The poten-
tisl wealth in the irrigated districts IS pc
vond computation Il requires only the
hand Of industrious and intelligent man to /
bring IL out.
In the last ANALYSIS the settlers dream
~ wealth or 2 competence is ba sed upon .
work in q field familiar 10 him. If he vent
ures into an other he will feel the uH-
-.rtaintv that invites defeat The fact re
mains that thousands Of persons, knowing |
little or nothing about fruit culture, have /
Arga scd in that branch Of work with pre- !
Arnfnent success. But there IS ? imitless /
AeId throughout the former Great Ansrl- !
can Desert for settlers. no matter what !
their speciality may he
There are no richer returns from grain /
cultivation from anv other sections Of the !
country. vegeta bles are produced under the /
most favorable conditions aud in crop vol |
,Jrnes assuring great returns fruit has /
made wealth where hsrrenness used 70 be,
and on IN acreage so small that East
e~n market gardener would scoT At It for |
his purpose
Fertil. Soil srd Good Markets.
The advantages IN this field are IN the
4ArtiIitv Of the soil IN the climate. assured /
r4e7lla aritv Of moisture. access 70 the best
markets and = system Of cooperation IN
exoelled in any state There is no improve
-,ent in the East that has not been intro
5uoad in the Far West Roads have been
r,,;l+ according the latest and best
methods The telegra ph and telephone ars
at the service Of any settler who may
fzb ~ avail himself Of their use Schools.
obprches. pusiness and educational centres
&C IN the midst of an ever growing sec
ton.
D-ons Of the riEors ~ climate 50 com
80, N the East are 10 he met with in the
30, states west Of the Missouri. In the
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