Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-09-04

Commercial Club rooms, q steering
committee of three, of which DR..
Walker Was chairman, was appointed
to suggest ways and means for carry
Ing on the campaign. On the suages-
tion OF this committee an executive
committee of three and an advisory
committee of one vice president from
each county west Of the river, and all
tho counties bordering the river on the
east. were selected, and q fund OF S6OO
was raised by assessment, this fund to
DO used In carrying on publicity
campaign enlistine the cooperation of
the 400 papers Of the state. Dosne
Robinson, our efficient State Historian,
was selected as chairman and manager
OF tho press bureau; Representative
O. L. Aelette, of Fort Pierre. a.
treasurer: and Chas. e. Grove. of
Pierre. - the third member of the
executive committee. Dr.. Walker was
selected q vice president and organ.
izer OF Fall River County, Chas. A.
Nystrom of Custer County, Orville
Rtnshart of Pennington, and Chss.
Ham. OF Mead. This advisory commit.
tee 10 expected to raise the necessary
funds needed in the campaign, and to
keep In touch with the executive
committee. Later on when the politi-
cal campaign opens, 1t is expected that
ell our platform spell-binders, ire
spectivs Of party, will devote I've
minutes Of esch address to the OK.
planation Of the irrigation amendment
and the "vote yes" campaign.
This proposed amendment to the
constitution would make possible the
construction of private irrigation pro.
jects under what is known as irrigation
districts similar to the drainage dis
tricts now organized In CLAY and Yank.
ton counties. There are about o
hundred such private projects IN the
western half Of the state taking In from
few hundred acres to ton thousand
acres which the general government
would not bother with, and private
individuals could not handle. This
amendment is designed to permit them
to organize and issue bonds under
proper safeguards to reclaim all this
land, utilizing the immerse quantities
Of flood water now going to waste In
the thousands Of streams and draw
thruout the state. The amendment
will help the western half and will not
iDjurs the eastern half of the state
hence We expect to see It adopted.
But It will take campaign of educa.
tion to do It.
Last Saturday the Black Hills An.
gostura Irrigation Association met in
Hot Springs to listen to reports and
lay plans. DR.. Walker, County Vice
President for Fall River County, made
an exhaustive report Of the Pierre
meeting. Assisted by Mr.. Stanley, he
offered to raise the sum of fifty dollars
by subscription in Hot Springs and
Edgemont to meet the state assessment
on Fall River county, and Mr.. Nystrom
!; agreed to raise the same amount 70,
Custer County 80 as not to draw on thu
treasury of the local associations
These will need all they have to meet
other expenses.
The expenses Of the two delegates
were allowed, but DR.. Walker generous
~ turned his back into the treasury.
To pay running expenses an assess.
ment was made as follows: Hot Spring
and Buffalo Gap, go each; Oral sl2
Smithwick and Harrison Flat g each
It is expected that State Engines
Derr will DO here this week to hslF
install the water gauge at the ressrvoi,
site. The gauge ct Wasta has shown
an abundance Of water since it wa
installed. In fact, rancher who ha.
seen the river ct all stages for many
years, tells the writer that In his judg
ment enough water flowed in th
month OF August to all the reservoir
The readings whom properly tabulate,
will show how far he missed It.