Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
WORKS WONDERS
at the Land Show Of Some Of
the Benefits.
BIG SCHEMES ARE EXPLOITED
Colorado viii Take the Lead In Elk
hibitinE Papier Mache Models
Government IL ExDendinE
Vast sums in West.

Irrigation is to be the leading subject OF
scenic display and Colorado will be the
state represented principally in this de-
partment at the Western Land Products
show. Recently the president and the
special board Of army engineers submitted
TO the people an approved plan for the
distribution Of S2O.OOO.OOO allotment for
irrigation work, and the great reclamation
service is just now uppermost in public
interest
Gus RENEE constructing engineer OF the
show, has devised an exhibit showing the
irrigation methods in their every phase,
and an educational program OF lectures on
the subject will complement the mechani
cal picture Altogether, irrigation will be
laid bare and its secrets will be one of the
most freely given incidents Of value to the
visiting hosts at the forthcoming show
That investigation by government ex-
perts has ferreted out in remarkably COM
plete fashion the needs Of the country in
the direction OF converting arid and semi
arid lands into producing areas Of rich
loan. is shown by the presidents report
Following is the schedule Of apportion-
ments into which the S2OOOO,OOO fund is
made;
salt River. Arizona, $4,000; Yuma, Ari
IONA and California, 81. 200,O 600 Grand Val
! lev, Colorado, 100000; Uncompahgre
S0 SSS sSo5 Mix IOG river Montana. A0C
North Platte, Wyoming and NeoraskaL u
900 900; Truckee-carson, Nevada, ;lssO.O
Rio Grande; New Mexico Texas ane az Mex c1S
| Klamath. Oregon, and California, S6OOOOO
! Strawberry Valley, Utah, 81, 272, 000 Sunny
side Yakima. Wash, n,25O,OoO. and Tielon
| Wash $665,OOO.
How Money Was Raised.
The money for reclamation was raiseC
through certificates of indebtedness by
order of an act of congress, which ais
gave the president power to appoint tn
board OF army engineers. The board mad
an exhaustive investigation OF all the ART
lands Of the country and its report looke'
toward distributing the money in such
way as to accomplish the most good.
Colorado will be given a novel and ef
fective exploitation at the Omaha show
At the suggestion Of Alfred Patek, stat
immigration commissioner, John Morrison
OF the Field, Fellows & Hinderlider En-
gineering company has been employed L
construct, under the direction Of the ex
hibition management, a papIer mache re
production of part OF the Rocky noun
tains. showing the irrigated farming re
gions, and a complete model Of the big ir
rigation system
pixies Peak in PapieF MRche.
Pixies Peak will form the nucleus abou
which the scene will be laid, and fror
it's peak will be blazoned forth the name
Colorado" 1t will greet all corners i
the big exhibition building and will Civ
Colorado a notable bit OF advertising /
the irrigation bitches water will be keI
running, and every possible detail shown
the manner in which irrigation land
titled will be worked out. The scene wi
occupy the entire end OF the big exhibito
building.
Fred A. shank. special representative c
the Western Land Products exhibition
was in Denver last week on his way east
ward from Los Angeles. He told III
people OF Denver things are shaping fo
one OF the most notable shows OF this kin
held in America. Among the notable cor
. tributions from Colorado will be the Keen
brothers dry farming exhibit which ha
acquired a world-famed reputation Tn
exhibit is counted upon TO give the moi
effective exploitation possible to dry farm
ing.
Among the speakers at the show will
Eugene Grub OF Carbonate. His rep'
tation as a potato and agricultural expel
T IL International His part in the oman
exhibition Is being advertised by the MAJ
agement as one OF its big features.
! Mr.. Morrison. the constructing engines
who has the Colorado exhibit in chars
under the show management, gives an e.
tensive description OF it's construction ar
= the purposes shown in II.
The exhibit Of irrigation work. sa