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 <H|ualiza
11ion will decide at a meeting today
whether or not they will reeheekl
every personal property schedule.
It was the opinion of several mem
bers that the work could be com
pleted, working every night, in two
weeks.
,\ number of persons apiteared be
fore the board yesterday and pro
tested the raise in their assessments.
They were told that if they desired a
reduction, an inspector would ho sent
to their homes to reeheck the per
sonal property.
They left without a reduction.
Daughter of Sexton Dies
Mrs. Agnes Green, 70, daughter of
George Medlock, veteran sexton of
Prospect Hill cemetery, died June 24
at Ix>« 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. Funeral services will be
held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at
the Benson Presbyterian church.
Burial will be in Mount Hope ceme
tery.
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