The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-09-02

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and complete rest hospital, the build
| ing of new art gallery connectins
the women's building with the annex
and moving and reconstruction OF the
building to be used by the officers
directors, and superintendent fol
headquarters and sleeping apartments
the rebuilding of some of the
bleachers and repairing of the grand.
stand, the widening of streets and the
cutting off of corners so as to facili.
tate the handling of vehicle traffic
the widening of sidewalks along the
main streets, the painting of buildings
and fences all over the grounds, the
installation of large number of
drinking fountains and many other
minor changes and improvements.
All of the streets on the fair grounds
have been oiled by the st. Paul park
board and will be dustless for the
Fair The floral decorations of the
grounds have been in charge of
George Rudolph, and his ability as a
landscape gardener is proven by the
Hundreds of shrubs and flower beds
have been planted and trimmed with
the idea of having them show at their
best during the week of September 8,
and the large amount of rain has
helped out in making this possible.
Exhibitors and owners of conces-
sions are at work on the grounds and
all indications are that everything
will be more in readiness for the re-
ception of visitors on the opening
day than ever before.
The reclamation of 100000 acres
of wet land located in thirty counties
of North Iowa, which will call for the
expenditure of more than $60,000,000
is the project which farmers of the
state have undertaken. Already some
$8,OO0,00O has been expended and
thousands of acres lying in fourteen
Northern Iowa counties have been
drained and made tillable land. This
great network of bitches to carry off
the surface water extends from the
northwestern part of the state well
toward the center, and so related are
the drainage districts that often as
many as four counties are comprised
in one area. This is the case in Kos
suth, Clay, Hancock, Wight, Buena
Vista, and Humboldt. This land for
ages has been accommodating richness
washed down from higher lands as
well as the decay of their own swamp
vegetation, acres which need only to
be released from too much water to
demonstrate wonderful fertility. Some
of this land, drained a year ago, is
selling from SIS to 500 per acre. 1t
is estimated the wet land can be re-
deemed at cost of SIS per acre. 1t
is also estimated that the value of
the annual crop yield of the state will
be increased 100000 annually. Of
the total amount expended it is es-
timated that the farmers will spend
individually $24,OOO,O0O. The $8,O0O,-
900 expended has been put into
drainage bitches which are built at
public expense.
Appraisers appointed by Judge
Childress to value the land wanted
for right of way by the Dan Patch
line between Faribault and Mortified
have completed their work Settle
ments were made with most of the
farmers along the line, without con-
demnation proceedings The amounts
fixed by the appraisers range from
$3.50 to $2,100. The work of grading
between this city and Mortified is
being pushed rapidly, and it is ex-
pected that cars will be running into
Faribault late this fall.
In letter from Congressman Mar
tin to Mayor Adams, it is announced
that President Taft will visit the
Black Hills late in October on his re-
turn from the Pacific coast The
Presidents trip includes his arrival
at Edgemont October 20, stop at
Custer the same day, then on to
Deadwood and Lead in the afternoon,
and to Whitewood, Sturgis and Rapid
City in the evening. From Rapid
City he goes East over the Pierre and
Rapid City branch of the North
Western, arriving at Pierre for break
fast October 81, then on to Huron,
Aberdeen and other towns
to Minneapolis.
The forest fire on North Santiam
River, east of Niagara, Oregon, is
burning on all sides of Sardine Noun
tain. Although the fire extends on
both sides of the Corvallis and Eas-
tern railroad for ten miles, the fire
fighters have prevented serious
damage to the track. The government
forest service is still rushing men to
the Seven Mile Mountain fire. Forty
additional men were sent to assist an
equal number already there.
Public improvements in South na