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in artesian irrigation. This is to be in
vested much like your own reclamation
fund. which has done SO much to irri-
gate tracts In the west. We are using
the money to sink wells in different parts
of the republic. 50
I'VE have three classes Of projects. One
is the drilling of wells for the small land
holder. say the man who owns thou
sand acres or less. II he wishes to have
an artesian we'll bored we have our en-
gineers report on the possibility of find
ing water and IL their report warrants 1t
we will sink an artesian Well with the
understanding that il sufficient water for
irrigation is struck the owner Of the land
will pay the cost of the boring and d
small interest thereon. The second class
.4s as to land holdings Of medium size,
that is. estates of a hundred thousand
acres or SO. In this case when the engi-
neers' reports are satisfactory. the gov
eminent bores wells, but in this case only
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viding two aeronauts, one below to steer
the craft. the other on top among the
birds to drive. This Is wise. A man busy
prodding q dozen uncouth and bewildered
condors 10000 feet above the earth
wouldn't have much time for steering
A native Of Budapest has also pat
ented a bird-driven arship, but limits
his motive power to ducks. Why ducks
is not apparent, unless 1t be that should
the aviator grow hungry on extended
flights he can eat his engines.
OF course. Chicago has to shy her cas-
tor into this ring of oddities. She proud
ly comes forward with an inventor who
has patented a balloon -hotel-hoat-air-
ship. with baT windows and balconies
arsN..l LIZ .o0. II TIE SIR, { M:!.e1tlE
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American interests, and l believe that
the relation of the two countries will be
closer and more cordial as time goes
on
The conversation here turned to the new
irrigation schemes which the government
has under way and Senior Hernandez
said:
I'VE expect to do a great deal In re-
claiming our government lands and in
the introduction of irrigation works
which will water not only them. but
those of private parties as we'll A great
part of this country is high and dry.
but we have many torrential streams
which might be held back by dams in
reservoirs, which would give water for
irrigati Sifchf unde rtakingS are costly
and we.uhave. arranged that they may
be carried on through government loans.
We have established here at the capital
what might be called the Bank of the
Farmers 1t is really loan association
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Rational Love.

ATHt, rational rather than ne r,aSlan-
tic view OF matfidg. = t4a' ORG
mos, i'm favor with the Young .peoPle -
the twentieth century, said 10 Iii An, 81
Wentworth. the eusenrs EXPERT IN a.
address in Cleveland. -t-A = 2,
..The rational view, viii mako - ZIP;
pier. maria ges And this rat.oisaL ies. d
beautifully illustrated in two 9iest an5-
a little dialogue-running thus: o@-'r
.'swiil YOU always love me-
VIII you always b. lovabler"
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on the understanding that the private
owner is to have only half of the land
that can be irrigated by the water supply
and that he must give an equal territory
to be irrigated by the other half to the
government The latter part Is then
government land and as such II is divid-
ed up and sold at the high rates that
irrigated tracts easily bring
THE third class deals with the irriga-
ton of the big estates. Take for in
stance a man like Terrazas. the great
land owner in Chihuahua. who has an
estate of seven or eight million acres. If
we should bore wells on his estate il
would be with the understanding that
we We're to have grant of 10000 acres
provided we could strike water sufficient
for the irrigation of that land. This
tract would then be divided UP and sold
and Terrazas would expect to make his
profit out OF the increased value of the
surrounding territory.
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adapted he officially claims. for Ay-
ing through the air or navigating the
water" IT. has hull-shaped body and
the vessel can go-may be-from water to
air and from air to water without dis
turbing the poker game in the smoking
room,
But woman from drowsy Brookly n
goes this chicago man one better. Ii
some night the lonely wayfarer on the
country road is startled by huge non
descript bird that alights In his path and
goes steeplechasing across the country
with the speed Of an express train. skim
ming over lakes and rivers and at
length rising into the air again and with
a parting f1irt of it's tail. disappearing
over the horizon, let not that wayfarer
hasten to the nearest notary and take
the pledge. He hasn't got EN-. be has
only seen the BROOKLYN woman out for
an ef:er-dinner spin in her newest nven-
Il II 4 /. 81. tat tan maxi 4 3htn aS
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hand. The Washington inVerrot , SIR
passes the Kansas gsah II thesIn2tt r
Of safe and sane Sailing hy trrrriIfr, all' S
busted balloon VITO an top!ane; ~ III
volplanng 70 the eartA, lie carries =
gas generator aboard 80 that * h."
wants a little more sailing. ne can M, al,
again without aligftins at 4 a;as- ptls.
This Invention also has hotei-- tttttst' n
ment-in the drawings The snip Is pre-
PEELED by a sort % Ar9h'medrS screw
which the inventor has been thpoght 81
enough To ini'aSe in alumngm houS-
ings so that sha ladies skirts may nnt
become c>ita1Gled onsrhe ya,.asG' tie.
rtoo. provides every creature =. sufa,st
aboard his ship. t-1 s-.s
These re hut few of the odd designs
patented: bat theS are enough .to cur >
vince amy inventor that. If he Mailte. TO
spring anything new in this line. he ,nrrst
get up mighty early and work iriEhtx
late
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time We expect it to result In the adding
greatly to our irrigated territory.
/ here referred to the Imperial valley
of California. and asked Senior Herman
dez what would be done with that part
OF It which extends down into Mexico.
He replied:
Our part of the Imperial valley Is quite
as valuable as that which lies in the
United States 1t will be irrigated by
the Colorado river. which, as you know.
makes a reat bend across the Mexican
boundary. and then returns to the United
States We have had surveys made there
In connection with the United States gov
eminent. and have made such a water
agreement with yor that we can reclaim
an equal territory with yourselves.
should say there Is at least 600, 600 acres
of that land upon which we can put
water. and this will be worth in the
neighborhood Of 800 an acre when the
water is turned in. There is no soil on
the face of the globe richer than that of
the Imperial valley. and as the main sys-
tenn of irrigation has already been COM
pleted it will take but a small amount
Of money for US to throw our part of it
open to Investment and colonization.
How about your cotton plantations
Can these not be increased by irriga-
tion?
Yes. We have plans to that effect. Ne
have imne nse zones that are suitable fol
cotton and we have one concern which is
making final arrangements to cultivate
about a quarter of million acres. This
will give us all the raw cotton we need
and leave something for export. As ii Il
row. our plantations are turning out al
annual yield of about 75.OOo. Ov0 pounds
nearly all of which is used in our fac
tories.
How much cotton can you raise pei
acre."
We have tracts which produce Ga
pounds or almost a bale and one-thirC
to the acre, and we have other planta
tions which do not yield more than %
or Pa pounds per acre. Our best cottor
region is the Laguna district. lying In tn.
central states not far from Torreon. TIL,
soil there is exceedingly rich, but il mus
have irrigat'o on. There are schemes fol
dams in that vicinity which will in
crease the irrigated area. Then We ar.
growing cotton along the coasts of the
states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, and neal
the coasts in Vera Cruz and Tamaulipas
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liquid air and even torpedOes and rifle
cartridges are brought into requisition!
No single locality can boast itself as
growing more of these inventors than its
neighbor They stretch across the globe
from Colorado to Budapest in far-on
Hungary. Washington has one. New
York several, Brooklyn many, and re-
Gently man from Baltimore made his
way Quietly to the patent office, tiptoed
into the private Office OF the examiner
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this bag. from stem to stern. like the
thread of a screw. runs a spiral nm or
vane. The aeronaut sits in "A saddle stis-
pended below When the ship rises into
the air. he propels himself by means of
a pedal which rotates the gas bag. The
fin or vane. thus reyolved. bores itself
forward into the air. This inventor car
ries SORT OF aerial bathing suit. with
auxiliary wings. in which Ia may launch
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Mexico has awarded tens of millions
OF acres of excellent land to outsiders at
a few cents per acre. We nave given
concessions to companies and private par
ties to survey our pubic lands and to
look into the rights of the squatters IN
some cases the reward for TINS trouoie
has been one-third of the waste lands.
This work has extended over a number OF
states and in connection. with IT the
title to millions OF acres has passed from
the government. As 4 consideration Tor
surveying 100000 acres in Lower
California. one American company got
the title to 3OQ.OOo acres and 1t
lad also the right TO buy the remaining
6.o0OOp acres at cost OF about Z cents
gold per acre, payable on time without
interest: That company now owns some
thing like 4.oo,C1 acres. Whicn IS ht'ea
for colonization. Its lands are some OF
the best In Mexico. They are already
-worth a vast sum. and their value Will
I be increased by the completion of the
Panama canal. after which the lands VIII
probably be coloniZed.
"Other concessions of great value have
been granted in other localities. Mr..
Hernandez continued, land SO much 81
our best lands have been lost. What we
are doing however is to go over the con-
cessiops and see whether the concession
aires have complied with the terms upon
which they took over the lands. II they
have not done so, We are able TO get the
lands back. and we are doing so. We
have already been able to recover twen-
ty-fve or thirty million acres, and we
shall probably get back as much more.
This will make something like sixty mil
lion acres. or considerably more than
two states the size of New York or Penn
sylvania''
But that must relate only to the lands
forfeited by companies which have not
carried out their part of the bargain?
Yes" replied Senior Hernandez. 1T
is only where the companies have not
carried out their contracts. Where they
have complied with the laws and regula-
tons their property is as safe as It could
he anywhere in the world. and we would
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forth from his snip and disport himseil
in the upper currents of the aerial ocean
None can gainsay the Improvement
in airships patented by All Arkansas
man The first claim OF his patent is
that his gas bag is SO constructed that
If il bursts. the empty baggins VIII
nest in the rigging above II and form q
parachute. whereby the aeronaut may
descend In safety 10 the earth. This
type of airship is specially recommended
to nervous mothers whose small Dogs
have the flying bug.
\ Boston inventor uphoids the reputa-
ton of that town for erudttion by prefdt-
ing his application for patent and
learned discourse on the fact that hot
air rises.
But he continues. disaster ire
auentiy occurs through the use OF olied
silk and other inf1ammable material, as
such receptacle for balloons ana ar
ships.
He remedies this defect by substitut-
ing. says the application, IA large cyiin-
der or some light metal preferably alum
mum" Immediately beneath this cyin-
der is placed a coy furnace The naai,
who wants TO see his name i'm the paper
gets aboard and builds fire. This heats
the air in the cylinder: the cylinder rises
taking along cylinder. furnace, man and
all-and away they SO, cruising among
the stars. This principle. according 10
the patent office wae explains why
many overheated boilers go up wath
furnace engineer and all,
IN Omaha. Neh.. ti'aii shows fne west
-. s. ate ~ = -. .'frs D. t!.ili-
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Grange from airshin to boat or automobile
and then back to airship with a CELEBRITY
trait would arouse the envy of a head-iin 6
vaudeville fmpersonator.
This marvel is operated 10y wings and.
with that esthetic taste, which charac-
terizes all Brooklyn. she has fastened
them. as she particnlarty snecifies. on
realistic fsrres of birds. griffins. angels
and'-non sit tight,-"and Uncle. Sam"
These s;a:,t. around the caves Of the era #
aud tend . render the machins aitrac-
tive as she Claims in her appl cation
the hyi5erBrooKlynite School OF Art.
doubtless.
From Oklahoma comes an inventor with
a sort Of double venetian blind the Stats
OF which. being move! back ans forth
H. the aviator. cause him to rise swiftly
into the air. and sail away 10 far OFT
lands. When in repose. this airshp much
resembles the common or backyard
cIethespin. But Brooklyn. which seems
to have caught the arshap bug from
nearby Mineola. has improved this
clothespin type through one of her in
ventors by adding feathers to the Stats.
Still third genius-anlong many-from
Brooklyn has patented a novel aircraft
This one stands up in his when he wants
TO fly, with his feet firmly planted up@n
a platform, Then he trasps rods that
connect with winas overhead. and v.sc:-
ously wc.l-s them UP ard down. causing
the wings 10 flap, AMI there you are
yet. Patent Office experts estimate taat
il would take forty -foclpowsr to lift this
thing of the ground.
Il am much In favor Of erecting
launching plat.c..n on tor Of the patent
Office" sgiad the exam! '.ti'- .,.-ctilef OF
the a:rsi.in div,S.&H ..sGcn. before v z
accepted ~ s,.-i>:,tie IL for a fyins ma
chine, ccmrsl t..c inventor 10 go upon the
roof. launch himsf.E on his machine and
ny across tire street and BACK II e
returns, We accept his appli cation. ) ms
would undos:c. idly save lot OF useless
work and make business brisk with the
undertaken.
one inventor, though hailins from a
A.ountry village in Pennsylsan d. has
nothing or the "hayseed about lis in
vention to run the passenger trains out
of business by means of an overhead rail
ON which will run grooved wheels. From
these wheels travellers will suspend them
selves and flop along by means of wheels
attached to hands and fleet There's a
steering tail attached between the snoul-
ders Of the passenger by which ne can
switch off onto branch roads or switches.
A ST. Louis man has also hit upon a
clothes pin type of aeropiane. With a
contemptuous disregard for little things.
such as the law OF gravitaton. he has
placed his heavy electric motor right on
top-on the head of the PIN 50 to speak
The machine is operated by the Tapping
Of these wings which are built on the
plan Of the cellar door of childhood
There's something really unique In the
invention OF a Cleveland man. His air.
shin CONTESTS of a c,gar-sharei gas bag
A. fsf
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~ - ~ ~
ANY of the plans
hi Ii were origi-
mated 10y President
NIadero have been
adopted by his sue
ces sor. This is es-
pecially 50 as To
the new move
ments for building
m Mexico. The
department of pub
tic works and that
Of agriculture are
- 1fnoE
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ming the rear of his arship 81 th ca
tridges. When these~-are explolsh
expects 10 BIZ driven, through tho 49,
hts destination with neatness ahR3
patch. the salvo OF pistol shots e2A,d i
h0ne-like to his ears. 40 dulIuLr WI
the cartridges are expended he loads p
up again and flies som. more.
With So napN embryo airShip2 ~ l.
midst Washington must ntt'iS take
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in-chef of the aeroplane division ard
shutting the door tightly. informed ti.ar
astonished official that his secret of figh,
was too valuable TO be intrusied To pa
per, and hence he had come over TO wh!s-
per II privately into the patent office
mans ear-afte,. the latter had duly
signed n pledge of secrecy, The exam
liner pushed the button for the watch
man.
A western inventor recently obtained
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belnE carried on dlphC ShS f7eN'-S
and the gradual subdivision of the lands
and the giving them back TO the peopie
has been put forth as one OF the poiic.es
of the Huerta administration.
\ short time before President Maderc
was killed ] called at the department OF
public works and had a long talk with
Senior Rafael Hernandez, who was then
a member of the cabinet lie Is rel
ative. by marriage. of the Madero fam-
lily. is man OF great ability and mas
had largely to do with the origination OF
the movements here as to the public ana
other lands When l called upon him
he was making plans for the reclama-
ton Of such lands which had been ceded
by Mexico to certain foreigners who had
not complied with their concessions. Said
he.
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How about other concessions outside
lands:"
Many concessions have been granted
which ought to give a great revenue to
the government" Senior Hernandez said.
Take for instance chicle the chewing
gum which is now working the jaws OF
millions OF United States citizens. That
comes from here 1t oozes out of tree
found In Our public forests. and is gath
cred, based upon tax assessed on
value of the gum at IS pesos. or 50, per
ton. The actual value of the chicle at the
seaports is at least $500 a ton. and when
1t Is landed in New York 1t is worth at
least $500 In gold. That concession is still
in force, but We shall change 1t as soon
as its term has expired.
Another concession is connected with
guayule, a LYant which grows upon our
high plateaus, Of which they are now
making rubber. According to the terms of
the concession, the government should
have One-third of the net profits In some
recent returns our share of a sale of
half million tons of this stun was about
$500. whereas it should have, beer $500
600 or more. It is easy to figure the
actual value of ton of guayule. | should
say the stuff is worth S1o5 a ton and that
that half million tons was probably
worth $625OOO in gold. of which the gov
eminent should have had a full third.
Nevertheless the company sent us in
1900 pesos or $500. We objected, and
they finally paid over $4,000, but they
should have paid more
But does Mexico want American capt.
tal?" e@% 7as''.s 337s = e~f.'t@
.*
Yes. replied the secretary. I'VE are
glad to have you people come to Mexico.
and we think We can show you oppor-
tunities to make more money, perhaps,
than in any place else on this continent
We want bona fide immigrants. and we
want foreign capital to develop our
mines. our farms and our industries. AS
it is now We have already hundreds of
millions. Of dollars. WORTH -oGf Limited
States money invested here, and when
conditions become a little more settled
We have no doubt but that We shall
have hundreds of millions more. There
is no antagonism between Mexican and
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son TING COFFEE
ON A PLANTATION

I'm all OF these projects the money re-
ceived by the government for the sales
Of land goes back to the reclamation
fund This fund will rapidly grow and in
time We expect it to result In the adding
greatly to our irrigated territory.
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LOW Mexico Will Make
! ! Great Dams and Sink
Artesian Wells-6oo 900
Acres of the Imperial Valley
to Be Opened-Watering the
Cotton Fields-Mexican Beef
and the United States Mar
kets-New Schools of Agri-
culture F ake Rubbe
Schemes and the New Banana
tati s-Millions in
Chewing Gun-How Lands
Were Given Away at a Few
Cents Per Acre.
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OLD STYLE IRRIGATION
MEXICO Now Has RECLAIM
TON SCHEMES LIKE OURS
UNDER Way.

not have it otherwise We are ready TO
stand by our contracts, although they
may have been bad ones at the time they
were made"
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Copyrighted. 1915. IT, lrnnk &. Carpenter
specisi Correspondent ~ Inc Star
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The CT mate Of the 1acifir coast il .cs D.
cialiy favorable for cotton ard thsSu.iI.
walton VIII incrtasc thor a. =, n
port atom facilities A. deveaSssT Bs'csrf
the ccrart rpcrio- O. r. -si-asLL- : ~
projected Will greAsiy ~ s.es o7s CIT
ton belt, and " s1sE-3 soos tS.- Z. 81 crps
OF the trst-clsAs pzndacets i-@-i.- ~, y
cottur markets
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MENIco CITY.
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HILE the wrights. the Bleri-
OTIS and other inventive
giants of the air craft have
been busying themselves
in perfecting their various
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-18
CHICAGO, JANUARY 10, 1918.
THE CITY AND THE BREWERS.

It is a sad commentary upon the
thoughtfulness as we'll as the selfish.
ness Of many Of our local public Of.
ficials that they pay SO little attention
to the attacks OF the "drys" upon the
brewery interests.
The "drys," a body Of misguided
dyspeptics whose main object in life
is to make others unhappy. are en-.
gagged in another attempt to carry
through a few Of their revenue-cut.
ting and personal liberty annihilat.
ing schemes at Springfield.
The brewers are left to fight their
battle alone, Notwithstanding the fact
that they are the main support Of the
city government and furnish the
money which enables 1t to maintain a
police force and other necessary de-
partments.
The local officials read Of the
growth in strength Of the drys with
Incidence and laugh heartily at the
tied.up conditions Of things.
Should the "drys" triumph there
may be some tie.up that will not ap
pear funny at the City Hall.
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eAoLETs.

Alderman Henry d. Captain will be
and reelected by the vot.
ers of the Twenty.ffth ward. He Is
one of the best men in the City Coun.
Gil. He can be found at all times
working in the interest of the people.
There will be lots of big propositions
coming before the next City Council
and it is able, energetic and far.
sighted men like Henry d. Captain
who will be needed there.
Colonel Daniel Moriarity would
make a good City Treasurer.
40
In Judge NJ. J. O'Donoghue the San.
itary District has secured an able and
honest man for its real estate attor.
ney and expert.
~
The appointment Of James c. Doc.
ley. former Justice Of the peace, as
Assistant States Attorney gives gen.
eral satisfaction.
William E. Mason, the popular Chi.
cago lawyer and former United States
Senator, is being doomed for the va.
cancy in the Commerce Court caused
by the Impeachment Of Judge Robert
w. Archibald. His appointment would
please every Illinoisan.
Arson II. Brown will be the Pro
gressive candidate for alderman In
the Thirty.flrst ward. Mr.. Brown, who
Is one Of Chicago's leading attorneys
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-18

Alderman Jacob A. Hey will run for
reelection on the Progressive ticket
in the Twenty-third ward. He intends
to make red.hot campaign from start
to finish.
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City attorney, 9Th floor. North end.
Prosecuting attorney. 9Th door.
North end.
Special assessment attorney. I'd
door. South end.
Local Transportation Committee.
Third door. North end.
Local Transportation (Traetlon *
psrt).
Third floor. North end.
Bureau Of Maps and Plats.
Fourth floor. North end.
Mayors ONCE.
Fifth door. Center.
Municipal court-Nsw City Hail.
Courtrooms. Sth, 9th and 18th floors