The daily sentinel., 1913-12-16
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The Daily Sentinel
TUESDAY, DEC. 10, 1913.
THE TAYLOR BILL


~ the government projects will doubt
less have the unqualified and enthusiastic support of those who arc
building build homes and improve farms these
rigaed lands.
This of the congressman will effectualy eliminate
of the greatest drawbacks that has heretofore been the
of prompt settlement of these lands and will make their
inviting the the prairie claims
the ainbet in the earlier days. when land plentiful
Under the irrigated projects there first the expense OF
eveng the land preparing the smaller aea bitches and drain
When this accomplished and the land ready
water the next thing confronts homebude the de-
for cash for charges Nothing but ready money
this demand and this is the thing that the farmer finds
himself on and this the time of all times when it the
difficult for him produce it. He has just made unusual
outlay preparing his land and the land yet has yielded moth
ing and yield until gets the water and its producing quail
ties the lowest point for the first few after cultivation
commences
Just where the parting of the way with many
and the idea OF settling and improving irrigated farm and
just here the Taylor bill proposes step and relieve the sit
luaton.
The Taylor bill proposes that while the homeseeker is build
ing shaping and tong through the lean when there all of
the initial and the of remuneration there shall
be charges But when the factory plant shopwha
the farm but factory plant s completed and bust
under full sway then the debt shall be taken and in
easy annual nstaen the of the farmer increase
and develop, be paid off.
This will be relief and timely lift to ALL but will feel
its benign influence than the real homcseeker the with
dollars but with the hope and courage and energy
his way, the land and him and
under conditions that promising This the very for
whom the making seeking make opportun
ty and the very who finds it hardest stay when the
first demand made him from the and for the
water before he has used it.
No better Illustration of the situation today be
found than the condition that prevails under private irrigation
project this valley and which plainly illustrates the point
few years ago 5000 of fine land brought
under and the district included land that had been
heretofore watered Hundreds of of the very best land is
still untouched because bear the of initial
and the time the charges Especially
during the first when the from the lghest
On the other hand notwithstanding the charges
reasonably high compared with other local proects-aos
the prohbve ponhe old improved land is bearing its burden
and taking of its
This will only help the farmer but it will be
good business the part of the government 1t will
interest in the irrigated projects such that hun
dreds of more less difficult riga and which other
would be utilized for years will be sought improved and
irrigated available These will aid in the
turn of the governments money.
The Sentinel does not know the situation the other rec
ton projects of the government but this legislation will be wco-
ed by everybody within the the Grand Valley and Unon
pahge projects because settlement of the lands
basis and under conditions that will rapid and pema-
Improvements.
The Colorado delegation congress- and doubtless the entire
contingent will give this bill hearty and enthusiastic sup
port
The East and South from purely business standpoint should
do no less ~
Sometimes the Eastern and Southern look little
kance the legislation wanted and needed land and
by members but if they will check the
preparations the River and arbor bills which their
they will find that the only sensible but modest its
desires and demands.