The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-13
|||STRAL|A To
/ EMULATE WEST
Esperts Now in Idaho Studying
irrigation Systems; Will
Come to Utah.
YpRESS ABATEMENT
At RESULTS ACHIEVED
|reat Rivers viii Be Utilized
TO Water Barren Basin of
Continents Interior.
., 10 The Trihune.

|<s,cisl 10 The Tribune
BOISE, Ida, July l2.-Rarins taken an
-nration from the United States In the
-stnction OF irrigation projects. Aus
ID has decided To engage extensively
4 the reclamation Of arid land and, for
4. nurpose OF gathering important data
4 reI as to ascertain how the Ameri-
y, nerform the task. has delegated its
.vsrnment experts. a. I. Laidlaw and
4 n Helpman. TO visit the northwest
q, are now in Boise looking over the
>,,,t,e Boise project and Will visit prof.
4. In eastern Oregon, western and
-otsern Idaho, following which they go
4 ,1,tsb. Wyoming and Colorado on their
sion
Pho Australian experts expressed pro-
Ina ostonisnment at the wonderful de-
[rnanent shown by the entire northwest
a ,hc engineering feats accomplished
1 me reclamation OF arid land. They
dared that the people IN Australia had
4 idea OF the wonderful strides being
|1apNin this country and the difficulties
"a eSpert engineers have overcome.
-,fIng that even the residents of the
rrthwes; cannot fully appreciate them.
Hsr assert that they will have sufficient
-iefes, that country for some years TO
~ and that when they have made
Eslr report an era in reclamation in the
Ind continent will be instituted on a
.zenlr scale.
Il fer. saw these experts. the pastoral
-;ustry has ~'aycd the most important
IA In me resources and wealth OF AUS
mia. Sheepra!sing is the mainstay.
.use exports OF mutton and wool bring
& 10 heavy returns, and cattle. horses
IA swine ara also big money makers
Ia The country.
Australia Is Awakening.
Bul Australia is awakening 10 the re-
|lha;ion Ihet II must provide homes foi
\ rTest interior population, and in order
4, do this the arid lands, constituting
|zElons. Ct acres, must be transformed
|tio Irrigated areas whereve.' possible.
he government believes that II can I'm
|is.s way Increase the population from
10, coo. exclusive Of aborigines. 10
|Ktny tines that number.
Experts I.aiGlaw and He.pmau te-'
|elny interesting facts about the into
|Ipr OF Australia. the scene OF future &C
|lriy along the irrigation line. follow
|hg itelr Inspection Of projects here. The
|sstraI portion OF Australia is largely
|Dmposed of rocky tracts and sandy
|,hins. with little or no surface water.
Dough thousands Of artesian 6ores have
'trealci the presence OF uudcrgI ounG
|ur.enis. which when properly utilized
tFtillze The soil AMI transform the desert
DO productive areas. In fact. the whole
|onlIncrt Is ar irregular plain. with high
|5ses In the east. and a marked deprcs-
1D " the center. In some places bclo"
II level The base OF the table land is
|re1iie.
. Plan TO Divert Rivers.
ne Australia father OF waters is
"a Murray river and with its chief
1lbutary. the Darling. flows 2ioo miles
siore reaching The southern ocean on
te south Australian coast. and With It's
tueensland extensions has. in faVorlbie
asons. length ol about 5000 miles
zpieabe by small steamers.
Ono Of the biggest rivers OF the intc-
pr Is called CooDer's creek. or the Ear
re, which runs into Lake Eyre, salt
axt: ono OF the group Of lakes on the
'uth side Cf the continent, having no
ltlel- The principal Of these lakes are
5fe, Torrcns and Gardner. all OF which
ny IN size and sadness. according TO
>e Sea son
THE Australian government figures
Pee rivers In the interior flow into
lese lakes stated Expert Laidlsw.
INC where the Co0ficuratlons OF the
purtry used TO he curse. IL may now
"ose wonderful blessing.
Rivers of Australia.
Instead OF letting the water run 10
.xsse br going into these lakes, the
'Hers Will he diverted. great canal sys-
ns VIII be built. and the Interior OF
ruslrala will be changed from desert
a huge farming country that VIII
~ ~ tac world and support a great popu-
Won The adoption Of the methods OF
-ss'em America in irrigation projects
w make Australia the greatest and
.nesi country on earth.
~ Is probable that under agreement
p,IWeen what are known as riparian
Nn's Including south Australia. Vic
~ and New South Wales. the river
~ oe locked TO improve navigation and
10 provide water for irrigation. In
northern territory of south Australia
Eh. OF the rivers are OF large volume.
'ne cast coast arc the Hunter, Clar-
~. Brisbane. Fltzroy and Burdekin
LPiesIo; OH the west coast the Swan. Muir
son' Gascoyne, Ashburton and De
|t-s,.. on the north the Fitzroy, Victoria.
nnucrs and Mitchell
,'ne monotonoUs and extensive mai
IA, cVuhIry everywhere Yields profitable
E,Ittns Wncn farmcd under mixed culti-
H,,o.an hhd grazing systems. while some
EeNcs OF the malice itself contains
IiA.rIs-L -LyleldlnR roots long used by the
n Encs and capable Of sustaining the
- VI lne lost traveller"
'e'er leave home on journey with
bottle Of Chamberlain IS Collie
rserd and Disrphnno Popnojy n rs