Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-18
NEVADA HASONE MILLION ACRES
Of LANDS To BE IRRIGATED
tsy A. r. Kanasa, in silver state)

Inside of the next twenty-five years,
one million acres OF land in Nevada
will be under irrigation in addition to
the small acreage that is now watered
by few systems.
The State OF Idaho has over serenity
separate irrigation projects and Ne
vada has not ten. Yet, Nevada has
three times as much land capable OF
irrigation as Idaho. Arizona with
one-fourth the acreage OF your irriga
Bile land has 80 pc cent more acres
under cultivation than Nevada. This
condition is due TO more activity in
irrigation among the people in Ari-
Zona than can be found in Nevada
California in proportion to it's vast
acreage of land and big population
has received less money from the gov.
ernment than Nevada and less than
any out western state. This is due
10 the fact that the California people
are Indifferent and will make a big
fight TO get small sum but are awed
in the presence of millions of dollars.
California up to this time, has secured
but one little government project that
cost $500, 900; and. including money
| spent on this same plant at Orland
there has not been to exceed 1915. .OOC
spent In that state.
Arizona has received over $19.5S0,
900 and Colorado more than S9.l2S 900
with Idaho up to Sl7,276.OO0, Ever
New Mexico has managed TO get from
Uncle Sam s9,37O.OOO, while Eevadt
with twice as much irrigable land as
in Idaho, has so far secured by IS,
S799S9. and in proportion 10 The
money received by most of the west
ern states, Nevada has now due to hel
from the vast government fund a
least O.O00. 900, and it Is not the faul
of your senators or congressman 70
they did their share by getting tn
reclamation laws passed and from
that day to this, irrigation and gettin
the money from Uncle Sam is up I
the people and II they don't night an
fight hard. they will get nothing. Th
government forces at Washington ar
never to blame for any state not get
ting a government project as on
Uncle Sam will go into any stat
where the people want them bat
enough to make an effective fight 70
the garnered millions.
Nevada has 100000 acres than cal
be irrigated by and with the use o
pumping plants and they have 10000
acres that can be irrigated by Uncl
Sam constructing gravity systems
but the problem at present in Nevad
is TO install Ave TO fifteen hundre
pumping plants and that ought
sound like small number to NCyad
mediate country around Lodi, Califo
MIA. they have installed and now hav
In operation more than 500 pumpin
systems. No later than last week,
/ visited some farmers in the San Jo
quin Valley who in the last thr6
, months refused $50 per acre for the
land ranging from 800 up to 2,0(
> acres. This price offered was due
|, pumping project going to be
!. stalled there in the coming year, 19l
q Now these same farmers had been I
!, fering their land for sale for ten yea
= past at $50 per acre and never a
20 or buyer in sight and three of the
n men fought the pumping project
:. three years past and were voted
against their will. One of the men
~ whom ] was talking owned two 81
- tions, 1880 acres, and his net pro
az over his old value OF $50 per acre
!, Sll5, yet he kicked against irrigati'
m One of the men owned 160 acres Will
he could never get $50 per acre for
~. any time in the last twenty years q
., this man, II he had sold his land
m above price, would have received
"a, 900, but he is one Of the men q
on worked for two years for pump
system and he won out and he Will
not dollar less than 5000 per acre
5s his land or $4,000 for 100 acres
or. even at present and a year before
his project is built, the country Is full
pIs land buyers and these located aro'
60. Tracy, in the San Joaquin coul
us. where two projects are now going
One system covers 10000 acres an