The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-01-21

III Nv Tint are really cnly expert.
Uon4n1 ~ Determine from their pr1cti.
~ oDernktpn what h the hest meth.
o4 a aecurlng the result aimed at.
TO extent 81 The vaine Of phos.
pAate - hardly reailxe0, and With thu
med thAt there Win ~ Tor Il ~ the
years r0lI On and the necessity for fer
tilistn9 - land shall become more
atute. this Will ~ I prodnct which
VIII rrohahIy attract the greed OF
nnonopoaistA.
WATER POWER SITES.
with respect 10 the public land
which HE'S along the tr~ar offering
opporsanssy 10 conye water POWER
into fgnnsnasssahsr electricity. another
important phase OF the pahlie LAM
Qn1&st0n III presented. There are val
uAhie wafer rover sites through all
The pnhair lard states.
N seems 10 mr suasclcns 10 say tha
the nan WHO owns and controls the
land aIcne th~ stream from which the
power Ii N BE- converted and transmit
ted. OWES hand which Ia indispensable
to the conversion and IN al that POW
er. cannot conceive how the power
ia streams towing through public
saAEs can he mace available ~ al eK-
cept w zsing the lard Itself rs the
sise for the construction al the liant
NY which the s0usr In generated ani
converted and securing right ri
VA thereorer for transmission lines.
sCndrr these conditions, " the govern
meat owns sh& adjacent sand-snHsed.
In the government In the riparian own
er--fs mar control the nse OF the wa
ter power ~ imposing proper con1i-
sinns o. the disposition OF the land
n-cce1kafy In the creation and utilIsa-
tion ii the water POWER.
II the disposition Of the domain al
ready granted many water power sites
have ccxn< under absolute ownership.
and nsay drift Into one ownership. ~
that Ill the water power under private
rwnesxhip shall be . monopoly. II.
however. the water rower sites now
owned by The Enrsrnmens-and there
are eBonEh az Yhem-shaIl be dis. oses
Of 70 private persons for the invest
nent of their capital In surh d way as
to prevent their union for purposes OF
Msnnopcay with other water power
sIfes. and under conditions that shall
limit the right Of rse 10 not exceed
Ing 6fty years with proper ear for
determining = rsaaonAhie graduated
fental and with some equitable pro-
wtstons for fixing terms Of renewal. IL
would se<m entirely possible 10 ERE
seat The absorption Of these most use
fnl hands BY = power monopoly. As
luak - the government retains con
troll and can prevent their improper
unfoa with other plans. competition
must BE- maintained and prices kept
reasonable-
The nr4 by which In semi-arid parts
az The public domain. the area Oh the
homestead has been enlarged from lsN
30 acres has resulted most bene-
nc1aiiy In the extension OF dry farm
ing" and In the demonstration which
hns been made cs the possibility
ahronEh d variation In the character
and mode Of culfare. OF raising sub
ssansiaI crops without the presence OF
snrh = suppay Of water rs has been
here3Ofcre thODght 10 BE necessary for
agriculture
IRRIGATION
Bat there are millions Of acres of
completely arid land in the public do
rsxsr. whieh by the establishment o.
reservoirs for the ssovirg Of water and
the srrik1ssnn OF the lands. may b.
made mach more fruitful and profnc-
tire than the sest lands In q climate
Where the moisture comes from the
eloD8s- Congress recognized the I'm
rxwsanre Of this method Of artificial
distribution Of water On the lands by
sh< passage ct the reclamation Art.
One Of tie t*menssses which has
arisen III nsnt too nan projects In
vfew os TIE available funds have been
sef ca sxxot-
recommend. therefore. that an
thCrafv a@ given 10 sssae. no exceed
sne 80 GO .Ag9 os bends from time 10
time. ~ b secretary of the interior
Ehsil End II ne<e&sasr. the proceeds
10 b applied 10 the completion Of the
projects already heErn and their pro-
ger extension and The bonds running
for tsn wears ~ rsore. To be taken up
~ the proceeds OF refrrns 10 the re-
tasnasSon sand. which returns. rs the
PEARS 20 on. wiii increase rapidly I'm
AsD0an1
ENDORSES EALLINCER BILLS
Wkxt I hare said is really an EN-
s14aas ~ the Recommendations ri the
secretary uf tbs interior In ressexs
~ tie fnsmr@ conservation OF he 9asb-
1r 6osuAin in his present annual re
port He has given close atsenison 10
- problem OF disposition of fhese
axssdx under such conditions ss to in
the private capital n-seessary ii
their Gevssepmens on the one hand
-End the maintenance Of the restrfe-
ssorx necessary 10 prevent mono oily
az6 abuse frusn absolute ownership OF.
the other. These recommendations
are incorporated In bills be has pre-
pared. and shey are Ut the disposition
~ NE ronEress- earnestly recon-
spe3d thai all the suggestions wh5fh
ks has Esde With respect 10 these
aAn&s xAAls ~ embodied In st2s1ses
md. especially. that the vstherzwsi.
already made shall BE- sGlidssed 80 fas
IN necessary and that ths
authority ~ the secretary of the sn-
4G~4xar -. 1~ mAx far shH ss