Arizona republican., 1913-06-22

ccsaiona. under the direetotehip or tf c. DnviH. naHiHtunt to President r. z.
 Collier. has been compelled in sell
 dofenae. long since. to resort tp g policy
 of elimination. The "Gsthmus' wiIl err
 close. on lis course 10 the northern gateway. the concessions. the village
 of North American indian tribes The
 Little Landcra farms. the r. q Rec lamation Service. and ita IarR" uereaKe
 of demonstrating farm lands. and the outdoor exhibit of seven Southern California counties
 The greatest exposition of irrigation
 and reclamation methods and progress
 ever gathered together. the first plan
 ned since the organization of the gov ernment reclamation service, the firat | in which the National Irrigation Con gress has taken an active interest is to be held here The states Of the west in which are located some of the largest government Carey act' and private irrigation projects in the world, in which are millions of acres of land awaiting the fructifying in fluence of the hand of the reclaimer, are particularly interested in this ex- hibit.
 It is a well known truth that any | amount of capital required is instantly ready for reclamation work in the great. so-called, arid west after the preliminary work has been done-the water led to the land. a plausible plan for coloniZing these lands is shown. The thing, the only thing that has held back the development of the vacant lands in these states, particularly the northwestern states. by the practical location of farmers upon these lands. l is the absence of any well devised plan to bring to the attention of the land hungry men and women of the east the advantages of these reclama- tion projects and the lands they have reclaimed
 Starting with a well defined plan to exploit the western states by means of the Panama California exposition, the men in charge of that praject con ceived the idea that a special appeal might be made to the men and women of the east and middle west who are anxious to come to the west where cheap new. land the certainty of scien- tiffc application of life giving water to those lands. and the possibilities of new markets all combined to attract them This idea developed until it be- came an obession and when laid be- fore the National Irrigation Congress in 1912 session, it was instantly adopt ed by that body and it's officers were directed bv resolution to take up the matter and prepare to cooperate in every possible manner. As an after thought the congress passed a reSOlu- tion demanding from the Federal gov ernment a appropriation of a million dollars to help defray the expense of this exhibit.
 The exposition, on it's part, has pre- pered to allot all the land necessary for this exhibit and to do it's full share in cooperation in order that
 the reclamation section shall be the one and only great exhibit of the history, practice and future of irrigation that has ever been assembled, with the single purpose in view of affording all the arid states an opportunity to show particularly what is being done in their borders along this line-What lands yet await the settler-What methods are best adapted to cultivation of irrigated and reclaimed soil in their respecteVe projects and how easy a new form may
 be created in every part of their yet
 unappropriated areas.
 To do this requires time and money. ! Both are available, so far as the ex- l positions part is concerned, and both are being expended with a lavish hand l The exposition grounds. the whole area, will be one great exhibit of the science and results of irrigation. From
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