The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-07-26
IRRIGATION MEET
INCAT FORT PIERRE

Fort Pierre News.--At the CAL OF
H. 9. Barlow, OF Presho, meeting
was held at the court house In this
city. Tuesday afternoon for the purs
pose OF perfectip9 an organization
which will hsye for it's purpose the
promotion of ono of the greatest irris
CATION projects ever undertaken.
This project proposes to tap the
Missouri Liver near the mouth Of
Yellowstone and bring the waters
throug large canal, across North Da-
kota and the counties of Corson,
Dewey, Zlebach, Meade. stanley Ind
Lyman. in South Dakots. This water
Is to be used for irrigation purposes
and for power facilities.
The ont Of town people who were
present at the meeting were: State
Engineer Lea, Immigration Commis-
sioner Deets, Sec. Of State Policy
H. G. Bsrtow, Messers. Chambcriain
and Griffiths the three Iattee frput
Presho, w. >. Mundt, Of the soutaS
Dakota Messenger. VIZ H. Burtony
publisher of our state. Harry Robin<
son and Steve Travis, Press corrcss
pondents, and John Flanagan, eirs
cuit court stenographef.
Mr.. Lea gave short talk In which
he said that the scheme was entirely
practical from an engineering stsnds
point. A rough estimate being that
it would take . ditch two hundred
feet wide to carry the water; that
two million acres could be irrigSt~d
and that the cost would be In the
neighborhood of eighty million dols
lars. This would mean practically
forty dollars m acre - the cost Of
putting the water on thc lsnd benefit
ted, which is not excessive % some
of the western irrigation projects
hays cost as much De e6s 81 acres
Mr.. beets gave short talk In Which,
he said that he was in for boosting
any thing which would aid In the de-
velopment Of this great state and said
that he would assist the promoters
in any way possible.
After lengthy discussion II was
decided that permanent oTgsnizas
tion be perfected and H. g. Barlow
was elected president snd Mr.. Chsaab-'
erlain secretary. Both these geusle
men live ut Presho.
A motion was passed that CONS
mittee be appointed to esther infor-
matien relative TO the fsssfbility Of
the project, both from . commercial
and engineering stsHdpoiut. Mes
sers Les snd Deets wAs to sssist this
committee in every way possible.
A resolution committee was aps
pointed which will formulate a set Of
resolutions snd aelect . name for the
orgAnl1ation. Committees on finance
and other mxJSers VIII bs sppoInted
latter sH Of which wilr report to o
meeting to be cGfled by the president
1T such time % he may see 6ts
This will be governArsn6 Drojsct,
shou1d n bc undeStskenr ma In pre-
senting the meter totAe feoissnattou
service and TO congress IT. will be-
urged thst, not only would this re-
c;ailn y ysst amount Of semi-ssidt
land. bus " would hold bock Add de-
vert the vast asnount Of food wsters
from the hesd Of tho Missouri Gnd
thus lessen the chsnces OF foods and
damages to the lower MissiAsippf
bottoms. The southefa stetss will
be enlisted ~ prcnoting Che project,
II possible.
The undersaaane wilf b. 3 y8st dae
snd years war 81 consumed ii ~
complstions even shou3d u b Under
taken. No survey has - yet BEEN
made and an sttsmpt viii be- made
to have tkS governments nsks the
pfsiininary survey.
Hats Of III hindD Dc3set o Stoyendous