The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1913-05-23
A. c. GRANGER
AN APPRECIATION

Ity. announced himself as a candidate
for representative, he outlined the
following legislation, which he con-
sidered was necessary to secure the
development of the newer part Of the
state west of the Missouri:
1st. Providing for the propagation
and distribution of the hardy Siberian
alfalfa;
2nd. Providing for the development
of the irrigation resource of this sec
tion;
3rd. Providing for the development
OF better system of farming for the
semi-arid plains thru the experiment
station, demonstrs tion farm aud farm
ers' short course and institute work
/ This was somewhat Of an innova-
tion and subjected MIR, Granger to a
great deal Of ridicule, but he put ~
an aggressive campaign which has
gone into history as one of the most
effective campaigns ever put up in
this part of the state.
1t appears that shortly after the
opening of the last session of the leg
islature a conference was held by the
/ Stanley county delegation with the
administration leaders in the house
where it was decided that the work
of the session should be diyided and
that certain men should be~placed in
charge of certain lines of work, with
the understanding that they should
/ devote all of their time to that par
ticulal work. At that timn it was
agreed that Mr.. Granger should have
charge of and plan and lead the fight
for the appropriations for the hydro
graphic surveys of the proposed ir-
rigation projects, the appropriations
for the Siberian alfalfa and for the
farmers Institutes and kindred sub
iects. The opposihons developed at
the beginning of the session and
was very bitter aud aggressive. Mr..
Granger introduced several bills ap-
propriating money for the hydro
graphic surveys, to have each in its
turn killed by the appropriation come
mittee; but finally with the assists.l
auce Of such members as Leedom,
Zoske of Lyman, Comstock of Wal
worth, Harrison of Jerauld and Dill
loL and Tscharnar OF Perkins, the
committee was Induced to agree to
incorporate a liberal appropriation
bill, in which form it finally passed.
Later be secured the passage of bill
making available $4,000, which was
lying idle in the water commission
ers fund.
The state engineer Is now busy or
ganizing an engineering party to car
ry on his work, commencing with the
RiePwagen- Cheyenne liver project,
upon which he hopes to he able to
1 present report within few months.
This project lies in Stanley and PEN
nington counties and will water ten
or twelve townships of land, making
it one of the largest projects in the
country. IL is expected that if this
project proves as feasible as prelim-
mary surveys would indica5e, it will
be taken up at once by the U. S. re-
camation service and pushed to an
early completion.
Early in the session Mr.. Granger
attracted considerable attention by
his persistent efforts in behalf of the
appropriations for the propagation
and distribution OF the hardy Siberian
alfalfas introduced t,y Prof. n. f.
Hansen. He was given the name of
Hansen of Stanley" on account of
his vigorous talks for the hardy alfaI-
fas, name which stuck to him all
through the session. Several bills
were introduced to provide the neces-
sary appropriation TO carry on this
work and at caucus of the members
from west of the river MIR, Granger
was sele cted TO present the matter
before the appropriation committees
OF the two houses. which he did in a
very able and convincing manner.
After hard fight ia which practical
+ ~ every man from west oi the river
did vigorous and effective WORK, the
house committee on appropriations
finally agreed to introduce a commit
tee bill to appropriate $1,000 to carry
on the work in this country, and 10
report on II. b. 24s, introduced by
Mr.. zoske, for $4,000 to provide for
Prof. Hansen's coming trip to Siberia.
Mr.. Granger introduced and secur-
ed the passage of a bill TO provide
$1,000 to complete the farmers insti-
tute work for the present year and
was largely responsible for the in
crease of the appropriation for the
next two years from S13, 900 to $40, 900
a year. Along this same line he Sc
cured the passage of II, B. 215 pro-
yiding for organizing bows corn con-
tests, under the supervision of the
county school superintendents. and
II, B. 2l7, providing for county aid to