Irrigation Plan Is Inspected by 7 Congressmen • Praise Plan After Seeing Tests to Benefit South Platte Land—Fulfillment Held Near. (Continurd From Far* One), tive and was Informed it is. Con gressman S. E. Winslow, also of Massachussets, inquired if there would be any difficulty over water l ights, and President McCnnaughy of the association explained that thole would he no such difficulty. "I can see that this proposed project is almost certain to become a reality," asserted Congressman F. N. Zihlman of Maryland, chairman of the house labor committee. “The land around Holdrege and Mlnden Is excellent; no stones to pick, for ex ample. Moreover the demonstrations showed that the subsoil is a natural teservior to hold moisture." Project Is Sound. Congressman Charles L. Abernethy of North Carolina, smilingly remarked that the central Nebraska country "looks too good to really need irriga tion." He agreed, however, that the Idea of the project seemed quite sound, and urged that the Smith-Mo Nary hill be supported as a means of getting an appropriation for carrying out the work of training the flood waters of the Platte river to the task Of Irrigating this section. This bill would provide a large fund of probably $300,000,000, to reclaim waste lards which either need drain age or more water. President, Me Conaughy agreed that if this bill were amended to assure an appro priation for the central Nebraska project It undoubtedly would receive hearty support from this section. Congressman Abernethy urged that an effort be made to interest other localities with needs similar to the central Nebraska counties In the mat ter of supplemental irrigation, thus making It a national rather than a local proposition. Congressman W. Tt. Wood of Indiana, chairman of the committee on appropriations, also expressed h.mself entirely In favor of the project, provided the survey now being made proves it feasible, solons See Tests. Reception of the congressmen at Holdrege was carefully planned and executed. A long row of numbered automobiles met them at the station, and took them to the outskirts of the town, where soil tests were made to show the value of supplemental irri gation and the ability of the subsoil to retain the moisture, were per formed by W. W. Burr of the Uni versity of Nebraska college of agri culture. These tests showed that a plot of ground Irrigated with 15 inches of water retained moisture down to 10 feet; another plot with the same amount of irrigation but covered with mulch retained the moisture even to a grpat depth and a plot which had received only from 16 to 18 inches of rainfall was wet down only 43 inches. The Holdrege business men then drove the congressmen to .the high est point in the county and thence to Minden, where the special train was tfcgain awaiting them. President McConaughy, in 'discuss ing the merits of the project, declared that a few inches of water from the Platte distributed on the land would triple Its production. He asserted that the land is producing smaller crops each year, and that unless some Irrigation can be ^obtained the land will continue to become less fertile. Increase Possible. He explained that on the basis of 14 inches of water to the acre enough flood Water from the Platte can be obtained to Irrigate 600,000 acres, but predicted that the soil stn vey will show that much less water is necessary, hence leaving enough water to irrigate two and possibly four times the 500,000 acres. President MeConaughy was assisted iri presenting the project by Congress man Shallenbeiger of Nebraska. To prove the increased production result ing from supplemental Irrigation In this district, MeConaughy cited an in stance where In Irrigated fields, 37 1 2 bushels of wheat and 07 1-2 bushels of corn were grown, while directly across the road, in fields which de pended on rainfall, but 9 1-2 bushels of wheat and 4 bushels of corn were grown. While this supplemental type of ir rigation was declared to be entirely new. several members of the congres sional party asserted they did not believe any special legislation will be needed for congress to make the nec nssiry appropriation for its comple tion. The survey reports on the proj ect are to be completed this fall, and supporters of the project plan to ask ■ ingress for an appropriation short I;, after the report has been made. Money Raised for Survey. Tile Central Nebraska association nas raised a total of $10,000 and tha government has advam ed $5,000 that the survey can be properly complet •d. The project calls for the construe tion of two diversified dams and one or :wo reservoirs. No close estl mat's of the cost have been made as yet. U. W. Holdrege, retired general manager of Burlington lines west, who is credited with having dune as •much as any other one man to build up the territory west of Omaha, was In the inspection party, lie express ed confidence that realisation of the project is near at hand. “It's the biggest day's work wo have ever done In behalf of the proj ect to Irrigate our land south of tin Platte," said President MeConaughy on leaving the congressional party at Lincoln. "Kvery one of these con gressmen has assured me of his deep ami sympathetic Interest In the ful flllnient of the project." Other officers of the Central No hraska Supplemental Water assn in tion are George It. Kingsley, vice president; Kirk Griggs of Hastings, secretary, and J 1 Clarke of Hast ings, treasurer. (Jmi.iIiJiiim < iiiiinii'iidril. Work of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce In pushing Iho Irrigation project, wee highly commended by naidents of Holdrege. Murllngton railroad men w ho ronipanled thecongreealorml parly and aldpil In peiauadiiig the parly to atop over at Holdrege and Mlnden wire Onl J. II. Carrol, Washington repo t>< ntutlvc; K. Flynn, general man ager of lines west of" Omaha; K. M%. Westervelt, land and industrial man ager; O. W. Holdrege, retired general manager; A, W. Newton, chief en gineer at Chicago; Frank T. Harrow, assistant chief engineer at Lincoln; A. Cotsworth, jr„ general passenger agent at Omaha; Val Luske, coloniza tion agent at Omaha; C. it. J. Lam son and H. L. Ford, goth of the agri cultural department. Two Boys Injured When Lift Breaks Carlton McUlasson. 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. McGlaason, 4826 Weh ster street, was seriously Injured when he dropped four Stories to the ground in a lift in which he was working in the Blotckin building, under construction at Twentieth ami Cass streets. Harry Specht, 2566 Jones street, was was in the lift with McGlasson, also suffered injuries, al though not as serious as young Mc Glasson s. The hoys were unloading a 250 pound cement block, which bounced after falling the four stories, and Hit young McGlasson on the head. Both hoys were taken to Gord Glstcr hos pitftl. MrGlasson is Riifforinir from internal injuries and concussion of the brain. Specht received n fracture of the nose and possible internal in juries. Decision Friday on Check of Property Tax Schedules Members of the board of « Angeles, Cal. She lived in Omaha for 07 years. , She is survived by three brothers: William J.. Dallas G. anrl Trank P,. and two sisters: Mrs. Belle Temperly and Mrs. C. B. Kldon. The body will arrive In Omaha Fri day evening. 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