Evening star., 1918-04-07

lies in the Information Il contains fci
the tourist Nho Has heretofore beet
deferred from tripping it to Japan be
leisure1y travellers that the tour rs;
quffes something like the traditions
year ana day. Mr.. Bell has made
study Of the trip-not tour-from thu
viewpoint of one who can afford a 81,
timetable precision just how MANI
days may be spent among the grea,
cities and scenes Of Lotus Land" Thu
Itinerary allows three days each II
Toxic. NagasAki, MyAnoshita and Seoul
Ave days In Kyot9. seven In Nikko a.ae
Every day of the six weeks was filled
to the brifn with the most aluring ex-
pefiences that can falf to the latter day
American traveller. but six weeks were
ample time" The book OF several hun.
dred pages describes with a delightful
ders the adventure will yield. The one
thing that Mr.. Bell forgot was the fact
that tourists who have but few pleas
ufe weeks in the year must also con-
how much the trip is likely to cost.
Illustrating the interest. OF the text are
many Photographic REPRODUCTIONS in
sspia. with an artistic Hontispiece scene
OF "FuEt From Lake Hakone."
RECLAIAafNG THE ARID WEST. The
Story Of tAe UhateA states Reclama-
tion Sefvice. BY George Wharton
JAMES. with. Illustrations. New
York: Dodd, Mead q Co.
In this revelation. OF ''the most be-
nencsnt governmental work in all his
tory the author presents with the
splendid forcefulness which achieve
ment assures the progress made by
this country towards the redemption
OF the arid lands Of the. west. Follow
ing foreword tribute. to John Wesley
Powell. ''the father of the United States
reclamation SERVICE" and to the mighty
men who were his boys" and success
sors, an account OF their work for
mans betterment Is set down in thirty
odd chapters. the first OF which de-
scribes 'The Salt River Project in Ari-
Zona," one OF the largest. SO far as
acreage to be reclaimed Is concerned.
and upon which work was begun after
the passage OF the reclamation act In
For the student with a gift of en-
cheering problems there are illum-
mating figures as to miles. bitches.
bridges and dams, but-for the reader
who can feel only the thrill that comes
from appreciation. the book as whole
rection for Golgothaiike places where
each barren rock called out to nature.
why hast thou forsaken me?" and the
deserts cried. II thirst"
Fifteen years ago, when the irriga-
tion system was But q dream in the
soul OF one man, and that man Prof.
Powell, the author recalls the fnspira-
tion given him by this far-visioned
lover of his race" who. face to sage
bush and sand. could embody the pos
sibilities Of land that had seemingly
died and gone to the bad place: He
visualized BEFORE me, SO that also saw
them. these dams being erected. these
canals excavated, the settlers focking
in. the eager clearing and leveling Of
the hand, the sowing Of the seed. He
saw and made mo see. the first rude
homes Of the incomers going up, he
heard the joyous laughter OF children
and saw the hopeful step Of wives and
the eaEer movements of men. And, as
the years progressed, he clearly pic
tured the deserts gone-the primitive
homes displaced by the more substantial
erection OF prosperous farmers. He saw
school houses, churches. theaters.
banks, stores and civic structures-and
heard the hum OF machinery In factory
and mill-and his face shone with a
light as of TRANSPORTATION"
To this visioning OF a past which has
reached the fulfllmerit of present-day
reality the author adds "a vision OF
the future which prophesies the strug-
gfes and victories Of the reclamation
service, which lie ahead. The draw
inks ars of Photographic value with q
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