Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-12-26
CAREY ACT HAS
DONE WONDERS
s1oo,o00.ooo ADDED TO WEALTH
OF STATE AND FIFTY THoUs-
AND POPULATION.

Stephen D. Taylor, Carey act land
commissioner, has just submitted his
report on conditions in the Carey act
projects in the state to the. land board
1t makes a magnificent showing. The
system finds an able champion in
Commissioner Taylor.
Under the operations of the Carey
act in Idaho, says the commissioner,
500, 000,0 ,0o0 has been added to the
wealth Of the state, $4,000 have been
added in the population Of the state,
5000 operating farm units have been
added 10 the agricultural activities OF
the state 100000 acres of land have
been brought under successful cultf-
vation, water has been made available
for 43S,2 ,265 acres more; it has done
more for the industrial development
of the state than any other single
agency.
among the claims made by Com
missioner Taylor are the following
Idaho has made more progress in
retaining desert lands by irrigation
under the Carey act than all the other
Carey act states combined.
'Tdaho has an ample supply Of wa
ter available for greater number OF
acres under the Carey act projects
than all the other Carey act stases
combined
Idaho has a greater number Of
acres in successful cultivation and ir-
rigation than all The other Carey act
states combined.
idaho, Notwithstanding The number
and magnitude of her projects. has
had smaller percentage Of failures
than any other Carey Sct state.
To back up these claims, Commis-
sioner Taylor gives an abstract of the
submitted to the reclamation
service at Washington on the Carey
act projects in Idaho, Wyoming, Colo
rado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon,
Utah. Montana, Arizona and Wash
ington-
Idaho has applied for 25 segrega-
tions under the Carey act. All but one
Of these are under contract with the
state. OF the "a approved segrega
tions II are going concerns" Is ars
practically completed, and of the re-
7,3 are dormant and 4 have
made but little progress.
Including the cost of the work done.
CommissionerTaylo holds that the
property on the Carey act projects in
he state is worth s116.257, ,594. and he
,ives a detail table to show for it.
lie holds that TIA. .701.07 acres have
,een reclaimed from the desert in this
way, and gives the acreage in each of
he II projects. He holds that there
re 1885, ,435 acres in successful culti-
alton in the 1908 farm units, and
ives a table to show it.
T.
etail the conditions on the dormant
rejects and indicates what must be
one to put them on their feet under
uccessful operation.
Commissioner Taylor pays his re-
poets to F. H. Newell, director Of the
-nited States reclamation service, for
is adverse criticisms on the Carey
ct work in Idaho, and for his offer to
ave the general government coop
ate with the STATE government in
ringing about better conditions
In conclusion the commissioner says
lat each year shows improved condf-
ons on the projects; that physical
ifficulties are being surmounted;
lat conditions for the settlers are
citing better through extensions of
me onpayments, that the Idaho pro-
ct has already granted extensions
I'd that the Kuhn Representatives
hile in the city within the past week
yreed on extensions on the three
uhn projects, and that on the whole
e outlook is encouraging.
It is an optimistic report that Com
issioner Taylor makes--a report
ntaining much information that will
owe of value to all interested in the
fiaaf ord in, fba dara1onn1ant Of =
ate.