The Bozeman courier., 1921-08-31
IRRIGATION TO SAVE

rage OneJs
has been so successfully persued
there, he stated, could also be put in
to effect here in Montana. There, he
stated, when a man writes or makes
inquiry about the land he at once
finds the state interested in him. He
receives communications from the
various state officials, giving him
all the information needed. This
covers the nature Of the land, the
equipment needed to work the farm
land, the cost of clearing the stump
age, and many other details it is SO
necessary for him to know He is
warned against the swindler, and told
that unless he has the strength, the
inclination to work hard, and the de-
sire to devote several years to hard
labor, he should not take up any
land.
'The truth is what is needed" said
DIR. Newell, "and when that is told
there will be less 'disappointments
and fewer failures on the farm lands
of this great state of Montana We
must overlook the sins of omission
and commission which we have done
IN the past in Montana and start
anew by going before the people and
telling them what we have here We
must show that we have cheap land,
which VIII produce good crops with
water, the water must be secured at
a high price, but when once secured
and used properly, failure viii be
something very unusual. To you busi-
ness men, you who have the welfare
of the people to guard, / commend
the future of irrigation and the fu-
ture prosperity of Montana. 1t is
your duty to see that the proper
methods are persued in securing set
tiers IN the future, and also in know
ing the cailbre of the settlers who are
induced to come here to live"
United States reclamation service for
DR. Newell was at the head Of the
seven years and connected with the
department. from 1886 until recent
ly. lie is at the present time in Mon
tana to attend The international con
ference to be held at Chinook Sep
tembor 18th, at which time the div;s-
ion of the waters Of the MIX river
VIII be discu ,sed He viii represent
the United States at the conference.
Dean Hamilton made a very clever
talk when introducing Dr. Newell
and referred to the matter Of fail
ures in farming in Montana as the
re uit of the people Of The state not
telling the truth to the incoming set
tiers. He expressed the none that in
the future there would be less Of the
hurrah and moye Of COMMON sense
used by those who gre making it &
business TO sell land in the state
lieutenant Governor Nelson Story,
Jr., also discussed the situation and
stated it as his opinion that ali Mon
tauans were to blame for the situa-
tion. He recalled to the minds Of
those who had lived in Gailatin val
ley for many years, the hardships un-
dorGone by those who had first start
ed to irrigate the valley.
"One Of the greatest mistakes
made in Montana was when the peo
pie Of the state voted down the meas
Rre last fall which was intended tx
help those who are right now suffer
mg," said Mr.. Story, "and it is JUS
such action as this which has giver
this state a bad reputation from al
agricultural standpoint. That meas
ure, had it been passed by the peo
pie, would have made it possible fO
the irrigable land in the state to re
ceive the financial aid it needed.
would not have added one cent to tn
taxes of the people of the state, bu
would have made it possible to pre-
duce many millions of dollars wort
of products and in that way the stat
would be in a position to help tn
worthy farmer"
Those present at the dinner wei
Dr. F. H. Newell J. M. O'Gorman,
A. Braten. F. B. Linfield, J. M. Han
lton, Lieutenant Governor NelsC
c2cry, Jr., E. B. Norris, A. G. -Ha
Carl Widener, W. R. Plew, H.
Rueli, w. R. C. Stewart, F. G. Coo
ey, J. C. Mccarthy, Edmund Burke.
A. Harader, Don Anderson and S.
Moore.
DR.. Newell spent Tuesday as t
,-uest of his daughter and husbar
IN. O'GOrman, departing in the al
crucon for Helena.
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