Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-30
CAREY ACT HAS
DONE WONDERS
s1oo,oo0ooo 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
It 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
/ 800, 10000 900 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 20 the agricultural activities of
the state, 100000 acres of land have
been brought under successful Guilt
walton, water has been made available
for 43s.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.
idaho has an ample supply of wa
ter available for greater number of
acres under the Carey act projects
than all the other Carey act states
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 act state.
To back up these claims, Commits
sioner Taylor gives an abstract of the
reports submitted to the reclamation
service at Washington on the Carey
act projects in Idaho, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO 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-
lions II are going concerns" 16 are
practically completed, and of the re-
naming 7,S are dormant and I have
made out little progress.
Including the cost of the work DONE
CommissionerTaylor holds that the
property on the Carey act projects in
the state is worth $116,257, 5s4 and he
gives a detail table to show for it.
He holds that 774,701.O7 acres have
been reclaimed from the desert in this
way, and gives the acreage in each of
the II projects. He holds that there
are SS6.4S5 acres in successful cult
walton in the 1905 farm units, and
gives a table to show it.
The commissioners report gives in
detail the conditions on the dormant
projects and indicates what must be
done to put them on their feet under
successful operation.
Commissioner Taylor pays his re-
spects to F. H. Newell, director of the
United States reclamation service, for
his adverse criticisms on the Carey
act work in Idaho, and for his offer to
have the general government coop
rate with the state government in /
bringing about better conditions.
In conclusion the commissioner says /
that each year shows improved condi-
tons on the projects; that physical
difficulties are being surmounted;
that conditions for the settlers are
getting better through extensions of
time onpayments, that the Idaho pro-
ect has already granted extensions
and that the Kuhn Representatives
while in the city within the past week
agreed on extensions on the three
Kuhn projects, and that on the whole
he outlook is encouraging.
1t is an optimistic report that Com
missioner Taylor makes-a report
much information that will
,rove Of value to all interested in the
ubject and in the development Of the
fare