The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19

changes.
The lands below Boulder Canyon
are monotonously fat, brown, sandy
lowlands.
In the southern extremity of Cali
fcrnia these lands lie as far as 400
Feet below sea level. Frost, like rain.
Is almost unknown. In those tiny
corners where a mild frost comes
once in a lifetime 1t furnishes a topic
OF conversation for several genera
tons. Sunshine is so uniform that
they regard its absence much in the
same way the people in the east look
upon a thunder shower on New Years
day. y
The weather is delightful in De-
cember, January and February, and
1t is not uncomfortable in October,
November and In March and April.
But the rest OF the year the heat rises
to such heights Of unspeakable dis
comfort that 1t tries the temper Of a
saint.
This very heat, however, largely
| NOatAADatCo y INC LAaiN CiOu6 ltCuuQ-
lily Of the soil. There is no more
productive land In the world than
these acres in the lower third of the
Colorado Basin. Twelve cuttings of
alfalfa hay are taken from this soil,
which average a ton per acre per cut
| ting.
The yield of garden truck brings
from $1,000 to $4,000 per acre. Mel
ons, lettuce. sorghum. grapes, cotton,
oranges, corn, pears-almost every
form Of agricultural product you a
enumerate. which grows in the tenn
perate zone or in the tropics flourish
l%uxuriantly here.
There are 100000 acres now un-
der cultivation, and IL they could be
sold at auction tomorrow they
would bring not less than $500 ,O00,-
600.
When the Government recently sold
some of its raw desert lands with ir-
rigation facilities the bidding started
at 1925 per acre. and the entire al
lotment of $4,000 acres was grabbed
by buyers from all sections of Ameri-
ca within sixty seconds.
COULD SUSTAIN 80, OOO,OOO
When the Boulder Canyon Dam IL
built, over 100000 more acres of
the same kind of land will be put un-
der irrigation.
The region now sustaining a popu-
lation of approximately 100000 will
grow rapidly. II the averages based
upon population per square mile in
the less productive and less rich
countries of Europe have any signi-
fcance this region should easily be
capable Of sustaining a population
ranging between 30.OO0,0O0 and 40,-
100000 people.
There is every indication in the
relics of the past that this country
once before. at least, sustained an
enormous population. 1t has been
asserted II Belgium can support 661
persons on every square mile of its
hard worked soil. the entire Colo
RADIO Basin with its colossal resources
of agricultural, minerals and timber,
should be able to comfortably sup
port a population of not less than 3d.
100000 souls.
II is Immediately apparent that
the Colorado Basin is destined to be
an agricultural empire. A school may
readily comprehend that a huge agri-
cultural empire In the West means a
tremendous market for the industrial
empire of the East. And when the
factories and warehouses and stores
have a great outlet for their wares
the professional and the ~non-profes-
sional workers are bound to earn
good incomes.
1t is a pleasing surprise to the av-
erage easterner that the southwest
does not expect the Federal treasury
to pay the bills for the building of
the Boulder Canyon dam. The south
west, through its States and the COM
munities benefited, will guarantee the
necessary bond issue. and h bonds
will readily be absorbed by the south
west itself.
The movement is so popular that
If a campaign modelled upon the lines
Of the Liberty bond campaigns were
to be conducted in the southwest
every citizen would eagerly strive to
buy his or her quota.
The need for Boulder Canyon dam
is extremely urgent in the lower third
Of the Colorado Basin. 1t insures
safety to the lives and property OF
the people of various communities,
constantly in jeopardy when the
Spring foods come rushing from the
mountains.
POWER INTERESTS OPPOSED
Every year millions of dollars worth
of acreage and crops are destroyed
and every year the people on these
farms live for six weeks in terror OF
their lives while there is danger that
the bikes may break. When Bould-
err Canyon dam is built these floods
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