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never consumed. and should be a.
great one hundred years from now ~
oday, if properly conserved and de-
.eloped, is approximately equal, In
amount of available horsepower, to
the average coal product per state of
the twenty eight coal producing states.
RESOURCES WORTHY
OF DEVELOPMENT.
The water resources of Minnesota,
therefore, comprise big chapter In
our scheme of conservation and de-
velopment. Waterpowers, waterways,
drainage and artesian supply are
source of wealth, income, life and de-
velopment worthy of high recognition
on the part of the state and give am
pie field for the organization and &C
tivity of the best scientific and busi-
ness talent 1t goes without saying
that department in charge of at least
one commissioner, devoted to the con-
servation and development of our wa
ter resources, will earn its cost mani
fold. The revenue resulting from a
single waterpower or the commercial
advantage of a single waterway may
warrant the support of such a depart
ment for a decade. Among the lines
of work which this department should
at once undertake are the following:
A complete survey of the navigable
streams of the state, including the
gauging of the currents; census Of
the developed waterpowers; survey
and estimate of undeveloped water
powers; a survey, of the entire drain
age area of the state and of the sec7
tons which need drainage; a complete
map of Minnesota lakes and streams
showing elevations and topography
| and indicating the location of water
| powers and navigable channels; q
rainfall map, showing the distribution
| of rainfall; an artesian supply map,
| giving the location and capacity Of
deep wells; plan for the cO-opera-
| ton of the tate with the federal gov
| eminent il connection with water
ways, waterpowers and drainage; an
investigation of the laws and admin
| istration of various states and coun-
| tries with 7 lation to water resources
and the submission of a proposed re-
vision of Minnesota laws governing
this subject.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRlCUL-
TrRE AND IMMIGRATION
Minnesota possesses the greatest ag-
ricultulal resources of any state in the
Union and yet it is one of the few
states which have no cent ally organ
iaed department. of agriculture OF
her 100000 acres of agricultural
lands ess than so per cent are under
cultivation and this so per cent should
yield, Under proper methods of admin
istratbn, from SO to 100 per cert
greater returns than are now realized.
The general e9lfasHfs government gives to
: agriculture one of it's best equipped
federal departments. Mississippi val
ley states, such as Iowa, Wisconsin
North and South Dakota, Missouri, IL
linois, Indiana and Ohio, all have state
departments of agriculture. The same
: is true, not only of the Pacific coast
states, but of such Atlantic coast
states as Massachusetts, Connecticut
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl
vania, which are noted chiefly fol-
their manufacturing resources and in
terests, rather than agriculture.
The state of Minnesota has done
much to encourage scientific agricul
ture; what we now need is to make
cooperative and effective, under q
we'll directed central organization, the
many lines of agricultural activity now
in progress in the several directions
We have one of the greatest sagrieul
tural colleges and farm schools in the
country, with three fairly we'll equip
ped experiment stations, and farm
4 ers' institute or travelling lecture
course. We have built up the creates
: state agricultural fair in the Unitet
. States. We have successful and Ell
ficient state dairy and food depart
! ment, a live stock sanitary board, al
immigration board, forestry depart
). ment, highway commission, drainage
commission, and among its ASSOCIATE
agricultural organizations Minnesot;
q has one of the greatest horticulture
= societies in the world, the most sue
> cessful butter and cheesemakers' as
e ISOLATION, and progressive association
of live stock breeders, fruit growers
q bee and poultry raisers. These sew
:, eral institutions, commissions, depart
- ments and associations, each in it
- own line, have performed vast ser1
n ice in our educational and industria
development, but the greates't eff
. cheney and economy of energy hav
not been realized because of lack @
~ cooperative organization.
Il QUESTION OF iMMi-
d. GRAFTON IMPORTANT
= Lands, forests, mines, waterpowers
n waterways and highways are of n
q. avail, except as they serge the people
!, Conservation and development ar
20 without purpose unless. there are mel
Ia women and children to be blesse
ii thereby. Natural resources receiv