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NATIONAllR'RIGATION . ' WORK
How Uncle Sam Is Reclaiming Million of Acres
of r on-Productive and Arid Lands.
ROOSEVEL I'S FRIENDSHIP FOR THE WEST
Mannorof Determining Reservoir Sites and How
Organized Effort Secures the Highest Effi.
ciency-Glimpses of the Future
of "Arid America , "
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The ! : I'ucrlll IlIIltllc Itn" not hall time
'to bceom fnmlllllr wIth the workluJ. ,
of the rl\tlnll\:1t1ulI : ! HJrvlce under the
lItiounl In'Jntloli ) IIIW , which pass 1
Courl ! : iS , J UUlJ 1 jth , 1lI02 , tlu'ollJh the
direct perHoual iul1uellce oC 1'1'csl cnt
Jtoollevclt.
.A6 I re\ollqly ] AtntcII In th , , rolnmns ,
this 48 one of till ! 1I10t Important'mens.
rcs thnt Ias'or hcell cllacte b ) '
Congrc ! ! ! ! . l'crhlllls no olle nmv IIvlllg
CIIII fllily 1I1111recillte It ! ! fnr.rellchlllg
bl'lIefiecllt eITl' < 't 111)011 t11C dOl\lCStlC , IHI'
( 'Ial nl141 IHlliUcal IIvoi oC Clltllre Itf'UeM-
tloll ! ! ot AmericlIlI cltlzen ! ! . Active ollel'a-
dOlls bei1111 11i : 60011 as the measure be.
carne a law ; nil or alllze(1 ( holy or g\IV-
.rullleut ellJ'lneerHfas : already iu the
Wetern ! liel oolluectw wLth the l'O-
101Icni 111141 tOlloJraphlcal SUI'Vl''S. It
will be ot illterl'St to JOtnrs to kuov ,
betore electioll dn ) ' , "omethlll ot the
1II'0du'S ' olHrnll4l1 Ht'thlll Natlollnl Irri n-
don Act for which PrCllident Itoollevelt
is veMOIIIIII , nlld dlrectly reslOnslbl. .
Natlonnt Jrrhillt1on Itxpt .ln.d ,
'AP prevlouly ! Rtl\tell , , the funds for
t111srl'at / work nre derlvell from the
Mlo or dl IOllal ot puhllc lant1s loc'ltcd
"n 1he thlrteon ShteR and thre terrJ. I
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tories " , rroctetl , nnd the work ds con-
cOlllleCuently lIfined \ to thlll aren. T1ler ! "
lot now lu the reclrunation tUlld , flome.
thing 01'01' $27,000,000. ' .rltls tund I" in-
crel1Sln rapidly every month , When
H Is stated that the proportion ot v-
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I'nUlellt Inn III mRIlY oC these anlt1
HtllteR I ! ! from 75 to P : ; per cellt. of the
enUre nrell , liome vuue ! itlla ! may be h:1I1
or 'lite ' enOl'mOUil amount , that Is dL' tlncd
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( I ) 'RcclIUllllate III thlll Irrllallon { Ifrlll ns ;
the rl' u1t ot the Mle or the /o\'ern'
1IIent IlInl" , durin ! ; the ncxt fifty ) 'ear" .
All oC thlii UlOIIl'yOC / ! \ Into the reclam.
t10n fUl1I1."lhcuever nn1 110rtlon ot\ \
It is ex-peude'll for the eontl'\lctlml ! ot
I'eservoll"fl , dan1 ! or dltchos , It Is return-
IflI to the ovorillnellt "Ithln a period ot
tell ' ) 'OarR , III the form or tell eCual an.
lIual illstallmentll , trom tbe actual 00-
. cumnts ( ' of tbo land , 60 rcclaJmed by
trri'gaUon.
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Uver 300 Itnltlneer. lit 'York ,
To cnrry out the purpose oC this Inw ,
. an elllcient enJ.lIel'ring corps hRs bccn
organized , un er civil /lel'vlce rules , fUIII
trom the nen alrl'nlly in tno ficld. , Over
throe hundred liuch cn lneers , toltether
with tl IltrKo number ot belpcrR , nre 01\.1.
. 'Ondy In the lieili. 1"l'om " tlllle to time ,
uther men arc heln add L'tt , eSlleclally
. (1'0111 the raduntes oC prores lIollal
fichools throuhout : tbe country. It li :
the Iwlle ) ' or the go\'ernmen. to retain
lIIell tor thill work who nre known to
IH'lse8S hlIh Irlnchlles nnl1 undoubted in.
tegr.ity , tor it Is bellevetl that tbe reat
Itrdrdullc work can be planllel1 nnl1 built
( lrope-rly eely by mon ot 1.he highest
tnIO.
eetectlon of Ue.ervolr Situ :
In Mch ot the States aud territoriI's n
. : enm'lal . .tu y Ii heln ! ; lIIaae ot natllral
lIituatlonl whll'h olTer oppol'ltunitllI tor
t'ecla.lmlnl : ' 1ar u hodles oC laud , After
due preliminary work , a folot Buch
, lrojC'ts , IIIlY two or three , which , arc
t.be mot ! promhllug , are selectetl for
tuore careful surre ) . nnd h1\.lst.JJatloll :
1"1'0111 11 c01lllarison ( ot resultll IH ) oh.
talnel1 , olle or these is chosclI hy the
district engineer. Wben he 1:1 : rqal1) ' to
relrt upon tbtl wOI'k , with recomlllt"lItl-
( ltlons , the tnctii < 1\1111 liJurcs nre 8uh.
mltte to the boar(1 ( ot enilneers , who
pasl ! utlon them , SonwlhulJlI 11Ihlitlonal
'Intormutlon Iii lIQu/ht / or the conclutliou , ;
are modlfiel1 ,
. W'hen ' alreemellt II reached. the rl'-
.ulta are tralltlmltJted to the S I'Creta 1' ) '
ot tbt [ ntol'ior with delinlte rl'coIIIIII IIII-
atlons tor Immediate acthlll nllll with tull
t.cts 1/18 to " ' 1st nnd beuefitll. PInal
action Is thus taken only ntter the mOllt
critical examination ot exlstInR' 11I1I-
tlons and cOIII [ > nrllioll ot thellc with otber
rojeots , In some ot the e arlcl States
a general reconnoiSsllllC Is still bcl II 10 :
curled ou , in others plans nml estimates
1la've been Cl > mllll'te , and in a number
ot installces'orlc has actually be un on I
a large sCllle , nlong , the line oC coustruct.
InK dams an r01 > e1'\'olrll. \ Contracts nr
likely \tJ be let \\ithiu the next few
luonthll torleveral more , IIInmmoth ell.
'lel'prlses ' , , 'hlch will reclnhn 11 tew mil.
lion aCNs ot laull ,
Or5tnnlzlnll Conuuuultica for Irrlsa'
\Ion.
, Under the terms or ll" , Inv. the work !
" , 'hen built , oI1re 1'0 be puld tor in tel
811uual In > ltl\lIm\l\t8 nnll art' ultlmatel )
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"to be owul' < l and operatNI hy the Ill,1
pili using the wuter. ' 1'he prohlems he
tore < the rech1l11Iti01lenlce ! ! , theretoI'I'
Clrtl not merel ) ' tl1 ! illeel'lng In charlCll'r
but aTe Itt.riel ) ' le n.1 nud p"rtnln " to thl
, orlllulzntlon ot , the Irrla ; tOl'K' ' IlItll asso
) elatlonl , f4Q thl1t the manalelllent ntH
, future colltrol ot thc workH IIIU ) ' he plnl'
11 4n their hnutli. : 'fhis Is tlto 1I10 : !
dlmcult Iart ot the work. . It Is Itar h
hrlnr togl'ther the discordant elewllmti
ot n conlmunlty , torn b1 conOicts m.el
, ' \TAter , and weld them Jnto a cOli lHlC
Ol'lllulratlon , tiuUlell'utl ) ' strolll : to lIIaln
tnin \ the wurks hullt hy the o\'crlllnen
.nd distribute the wuter equltabl ) ' .
Uo , , , 'Vater I. Con.er.elt fur U.I" .
Beyond all question , most ot the wntl'
to , be conserved tor irl'Jatlon ) IHll'llose
I1YHI come trom the stora o ot lIuol
'n'nters ' b ' nwnns ot dallls and rcsel'\'olr
I Wherever Hlutnbl ( ! haslns { liong till's
etrel\ms ca'J1 , be fOlllld. the ) ' will he uti
. , Uud br clolilu1 : tht ! outlets and cah.hlui
tbe " "atlJrs which otlter\lse would 11m
don the steep lo\J \ s , devlllltutiUg th
, lowl811ds , . ,
Manr ot the e arUncial , reslnol1'l CA
. , bt 8upplltd by 1 : adty canal" ao AI t
" 'If la.r . bodiu of b.DC land adJm
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c'nt to the I'Itrcllm . 'J'ht'rl ! ! " ' 11he \ mll'h
Joocl land , howc\'er , whleh 1I1'I ! too hhth
to lie thlli : rl'achlll ! , nlld these lalltl ! ! , Jr ir-
rhnh 11 nt 1111 , I1Il1st /lUlllllloll by H-Olllt !
term ot pUlllpiuJ : , Ievlco or Crolll I1rte&l1n
I\Ollrce. A ! ! the water flows down the
stlmp rivllr channels It can occasionally
IIC tll\'ertell aud pOIVer developed , the
wntor behluHetl / for Irrigation later.
'l'hls power , c.rrle by , the electric/il /
trnmllnlsslon lIIelltlonetl III 0111' last issue ,
call bo 11111'11 to II1IIIIP wa tor to the lall s
somewhat abo\'e the onl1nnry cllllals.
. \ " previQuslr IItnted , Jt is olle ot the
( .nJllleerlllg : IIrobll'lIIs oC the rC'Clanll\Uon
scrvlce to develol1 nil power po.lble ! onel
utilize this In , Irrl"a.tlug " the hllther lan s
hy alenll'S of 111111111illl : . AnoUler problcm
111 thnt oC dlKl'OvcrlnlC 1.11e qunntlty Alld
qunlity oC the ull er rol1n waterl 11I1d
de\"llIg ] means by , , , hlch theu may bo
broulht to the lIurCIIC6 , iC not too sallno
tor u I' cultural purposos. Thu8 the
work ot the reclnlllation cnR'lneer is not
merely hydrnullc In chnrncter ; It Involvel
mechanical 111111 electrical construction
nn 'a kno\vle ge oC goolollcal principles
'whlch govern the Ol'Currenc. ot water
un er rouud.
Bonte Tellloa. 'Vork for Uncta Eam.
' 1'he c ! ! lly a vallnble waters ot the I
nritl regloll ha ' " 0 III IIInllY iustanccs been
11 pproprlatoo an put to use Ity private
( ' 1'oterprlsos , lea villi : tor the gQvernment
< mly the huge , llllcult or invoh"etI projects -
jects , It ds not pos.'ilble nnywhore to
/11111 / ideal cOIlIll lon/l , and although fnr
renclllnK results are to bc accompllshe ,
these will be achieved only dter great
klll and 'tact lla ve been brllu h.t to
hl'lIr.
hl'lIr.Oritlclsm
Oritlclsm will he Inunched lIJslnllt the
goveMllllent by the unlntormcd , because
ot the aPllarently slow pro r09S In the
duvelolun6nt of great rrigatlon projccts.
In nil cascs it Hhoulll be remembere
tbat nearly all ot such undertakings In.
, "olve the npplicution or trlnl oC lIC\T
mcthods all de\'lce alld the dealing with
consldornble lIumbers ot persons who are
prh.ll.te owners oC land under such pro.
1)lsed ) irrigation projects. It wUl be socn
that the work requireJ : uot merely .klll ,
but time. t
In the execution ot the work , It Is necessary -
essary to utlllz lands , rights oC wny or
prlvileJes : owne by indh-iduals. 1\1any
oc. thcse can he acCulre b , purchase ;
others lIIust be condemned by proce8s ot
law. It is 110t dcslrable to begin oon-
dl'mnntion pl'Oceellhl ! I until nil possible
efl'ol"s hu ve beell CXhl1l1tOO to bring
nbout n fall' ' anll huslnells.llke sale , as it
Is e sentlul to secure nn ml\llItnln the
JCOO\l , ,11of \ the community. It Is a
bMtir : poBcy lOt to force matters , but
even to rUsk &Ollle delay , rather than
b ' n1l\1n gtrenlth to brinK nbout retorms
which wlll be 'aplreciatld only ntter
lIIany roars.
Natlon.t Jrrhatlon ror Prl"ate I..neh.
, As IItatcd , Uncle Sam still owns from
ouo-halt to ninc.tenths ot the nrea ot
eacil ot the Weitl'rll : StHtes nllll territories -
tories affeptl'll h ) ' Presh.lent Hoo'1evelt'iI
Xllllonnl It'I'h utloll Act. Ill' is the hi"
Innd oWller allil will nlwnYIJ remnin the
Ilroprit'tor of the ! ; relt : 1II0untuill nrt.\s :
co"ered ma II ) ' with , trees , 111111 tl'OlII
which ( 'Ollie the wnters eliselltllli to the
life ot n ricllltnro. Iuch of the best
IUlI\l in , the \'ulle's 11as alrcally passed
Illto privnte ownlJrhlp : mid Illon UlllloHt
e\"ery strelllll is a contilluoUl ! lIucceRlon
of Cillillli : tal.ell up un er tbe lIolllostoal1
or Dcsert I.nnd law.
'l'he Imhllc Innd , ns a rule , Is the bench
Inlld a jaceut to the vl\lley. Nearly every
schenle tor the reclamation oC government -
ment land mUllt or neces ity hn.olTo the
Irrigation of lan no , . , in privllte own.
ershlp. The provisIon I ot the law are
snch thnt , the land o\'I'ned by Indlrlduals
can be Irrigated in small tractll 1I0t to
excl'Cd 100 ! lcre ! ! , , that belHIe the amoullt
allowetl tor each illlUvldual. 'l'he law
111\11 been 110 tramtll as to require con-
tluuous resltlcllce on mill culth'atlon ot
the lanl1 ; whether orIginally In llrivate
or public oWller.hlp , the chler Imrpo. o
1 < ! lnl : , ot course , to bring about hnmo.
dlatel1 'II ellse sctt.J meut In IImall , selt.
lustlllning tarms.
'l'he projects 1\lready ' l
ngrl'c < upon embrace -
brace nil extremes trom those where
n"arly nil ot the IlIml Is In puhllc 0\(11-
el'shlp , to tho. e where most ot the 1111111
Is at present owne,1 , by hlllividuaili. In
tbe IlIttor cllse the lands are now tor the
11Iost Ilart vacant , culth.at on having boon
'nttemltcd with IIn illadeCuato sUllply
ot wnter , and tllllure was the result. J.C
Ule land in 11rh'ate owner.'Ihlp were ai-
read ) ' Irri ated , tlll're would , ot course ,
hI' no n d ot Jo\'erlllllentalinterference ,
, hut in a lIIljorlty : ot Illstallces settlers
hllve cOllie in with , : . . . ) ( ) ( I faith and trlt"11
, to mnke hQllle . In any ev nt , whethOl
ther ha1' 01' nOl , thl' ) ' CIlII now ohtain
"ater IIntler the law ollly b ) . residence
flllIl cultlmt on In s11lall tracts. thus
brlngln about the Intent ot tbe Nlltional
IrrlgntJonct. .
JUllh'lduRI Home Ihtllltera.
Whenever a Ilroject tor reclnmation of
ovorlllncllt land 15 docll1reoi to be teasl.
Ille , ImbUc lalll1 , under it are Imme'dlate'
I ] taken up under the 'erms ot the
IWlllestt\l1 : lu w , and by the time the ,
works 111'0 C011l1t'ted ! tbe land 11 ne:1rl : , ,
IIlwaYI Inlrh.a'to \ owners1.Jp. ' 1'1111'1 ,
whntover the Initial conl1lt1on mny be , ,
whether the 1\1'111 land WI\9 ownc,1 at nri'11
h ) the gorcrnmellt or b ) ' Inltlv1l1ullllI , tlH
llsult& are the Hnme-the estllbl"hment )
i. of h011lPs ulOn Hlllall tarms.
Whl're the hU1I1 hollllnl9 In tJle 'handf '
of 1111 1I1111'(1I1u1II or corporation aM Inrgll
wllter tor thl' e tnll1lot : tie obtnlned untl
they are flu\HlIrhlod 1\nd dlsposod ot II
81111111 trllcts to actunl s tler . Suc1
occupants mUllt.rtlde . : coutlnuoull , f
five 7Mrl , at :1l1t : , upon the ! & .ad jU1 (
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MISS DljtIOC A CY-"l can't m le" thc5e blllmed thlng5 rise : "
cultivate it berQre n clear tltlo to the
water ean bc ha from the government.
Thus , collusion or e\'llslon oC the pl1rpole
of the law Is to a large extent prevontetl.
In a rapidly growing country it 1s hard-
h' crClllble thRt any collusion to obtain
watcr can hold throughout a long porJod ,
Nlpecla.lly with danger oC CoreCeiture at
the nd ot that time.
' 1'ho main te\ture ! oC the 1I1.w is to IIC-
cure the evelopmcnt ot the firM region
nllli the utilization oC the &rCllt resources
which experience 11\8 : shown cannot be
put to beneficial usage by pr1vI1te en-
terpr.i.se , and wltich , 1 ! properly utlllz.
ed , may become 1.he Itreatest S1ITCe ot
IItrongth to 1.he commonwealth thrOllJh
the creation ot homes. It matters little
wbother the land thus utilized happcnotl
to be , at the time ot cOllstructlon , oC public -
lic or pri'.l\.te ownership. 'l'he mnln thing
is to secure ultimately the buil lng ot
hOlUes , nnd 1.he placlllg ot these in the
han s oC pcople who hecome Belt-support-
ing and who can nnl1 win refund to
the overnment the cost oC .reclamatlon.
' 1' his is an object in which not only the
o\.ornll1ent , but 01\.11 clnssell ot citizens
an most in ustrles are illrecUy inter-
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AU nudne. . Will Do Itcnefited ,
The tunscontlnental railroads recog.
nlze thl1.t they will be first beneficiaries
nd the perlletual gaillers by this home.
huildlng mo\'cment nnd the1 are wisely
contributing largely to , ibe success ot
the movemellt. It is true sOllie of them
ha"o land to sell , hut the profit trom the
sale of such land is as nothing comparcd
to the nnnnal trnlIlc rcsulting fro III the
( ) stablishmellt or innumerahle hOllies.
'l'he railroluls could ell the lan s to cnt-
tI'lIlcn , but a a lIlatter of busilleRH the ) '
kllow it iH IIltH' ) , hMter 'to l''l'n donatc
them to settlN's who will Ii\'e on thl'
farms antI make hnllleR of the lIewl . Ird-
Jft : tell hl'ritl\-c. ! 'l'he lIIanufacturin 111111
johhlng interets ; ot tbe East ha"e 11180
contrihutod to this work to 110 IIml1l1
degree , as 1.hl' ) " belle"e that in the West
is the rcatl'st hOllle market for manufactured -
factured pro ucts of all khllis.
It hns lIometlmes been hel up as n
rollecLlon ngain t the al1vocnte-s ot National -
tional Irrhation thnt the great railroads
nn manufncturers ot the ast ' 111'0 In-
tenl.te nn , ha'e contributed time nnd
Influence to the cause , but In this direction -
tion the intl'rcst ot the people ot the
country nnd that ot the railroldslnd /
industrJal or anlzntlons are l entlcnl-
namel ) ' : to brln , tOltcther the ml\n who
Is seeldn n hOllie , and the opportunltlell
tor 'making ' one.
l'rlvat. C"pltat Inadequate ,
PriVl\te enterprise is st.J1I active in the
ari Nglon , and there are many locall.
ile ! ! where irrhtl\tlon works nre bcillg
built b , Individuals aud COrlration ,
but the great problem can never be lUade
commerelall , flucces rul l1n vast tract1
ot CerUle land will be condemned to
sterUlit , unll'ss tbo o"ernment takes
ehar o ot such projects through the
op"ralUons " ot the IWW recillmation law.
It this law is succcllstully administered ,
which It will be miller Hopublicun (1I10\i11'
Illtration , ml\1lons \ ot prosperous oomes
will bo hullt In localities now waste
and desolate and the rlJlmhllc fltren then'
ell by myriads ot con cn'ath'f' , 111'081 > < )1" )
ous , bl/h.mlnded / clUzeuI. :
IHIt l'roJacta U"ter " 'n , . ,
AmonK the Important projects nppro" .
ed and now bellI ! ; constructed by tlu
, : : ovornlllcnt , may be lHl'ntionetl works 111
S\veotwater Dalll'olllln ; GnnnisOlI
' 1'unnel , C < > I. ; 'rMll'kee 1111\1 Carson HIYf't's ,
Nev. ; .Milk Hh'or nllli St. larY'1i Lake ,
Mont. , and ' 1'onto Creek , Ariz. noughl
ostlmated , th e will llI1lke V < > 9 lble thE
Irrhation ot oo1llothlni o\'er oue nlillior.
ncres or land at n cost ot seve.u and
qnlt , million dollArll , or an n\'erage 01
$ i.fiO nn acre , As a mntter ot Cnct , mue\ \ :
ot 1.hls area is ullsuHa ble or unttl vera hI !
tor culUvation. 1'1'Obl1bly o'ul , about ( ! (
per cent. ot the totl11 will be tmulI'
worthy ot n reoluimln ; thlll will Incrcasl
the 11"1':11:0 : cost to tlomethlui : like $ lC : : ! (
an 1\cre ,
Sweetvater Dlltn Is on Sweetwntel
lUn'r , : It D vll's Gatl' , tort1 mill's we.'I
oC Casper allli torty mile ! ! north ot Ua'T
lIus , W'O , 'l'hls llrojl'Ct will r lnln
nhout 100.000 arrli , ' .Ltle GunnIson ' 1'un
nel schl/mll will rcclnlln about l00Q9 (
ncres Allll is IOl'ated lIeu Iontrose , II
Central Colorado. In Nenlla it ls'llro
posed to divert " , at&t' trom Lake Tahoe
Cal. , and Ita ouUet--thl Truck. . rih
into the IIumooJdt Yalley and supply
st'ttlers in the vicinity oC Reno. This
project is destined to rcclalm about 200-
000 acres , ' 1'he 1ilk Rh.er project in
northern Montana will reclaim nearly
500,000 ncros in the vlclulty ot Mnltn
aUtl Glagow. ! At 'l\Jnto Oreek , ohhty :
miles abo\'e Phoenix , Ariz. , immense Im-
IlOuudlnK r'eservolrs will provide supply
of water to Irri ate nbout 200,000 acres
In Salt RIver Yalley , wWch Is 111ready
tWclcly settled.
Irrlltntlon , Mother of ClvlllzJtlon ,
Th re Is no one thlnR' thnt portenl1s
the tuture greatness oC the present dvlll-
ZIltion mOt'e than the efforts nov beIng
put tOl'lth in , all arid regions of the ea.rth ,
to make the desert and waste places
habitable nn productive. Archoologlsts
tell us tl where they bave foun man's
struggle hardest , there ihey have fouud
the highest types oC civilization that are ,
ead an Iono. On the hilh plateaus oC
South America and the mesas oCIedco : ,
In the desert where 110ws the Nile , on
the blenchoo plains oC Arabia nnd whc.re .
the sacred Gangcs course to the sea ,
are found trace-s oC f ats oC Irrigating' '
skill , , broken works oC nrt , rulne temples -
ples and shrines thnt eCual11nd In sOUle
Instanccs lIurpass the lastc skill ot
modC\"n engineering , nrt an architecture.
As n na'tion ' , America may be justly
proud of 111'1' ' J1'eatl1ess , but it we would
continue to grow : \ . en ure , wo must
encourage nil mo\.es that seek to make
us It nntlon ot rural homell rather than
a pcople of great cities. We 8hould
strive to build up more homes wHh surroundings -
roundings ot . Implicit ) . un troth , where
l'OlIIlng gcn'rations mnr row to matur-
Itr , uncorrupte by the Rllperlicial glitter -
ter nnd gil etl vIce ot the dty.
'l'he Uuiled Statcs le:1I13 : all other COUIl-
tric _ ' ! of the earUI In the production ot
whent , corll , cotton , wool , \H'et \ , pori. .
mutton and eclihle fowls. Iillioall ot
pcoplo acrMS thc fleas arc d'lwmlent (
upon this counh'y for both food alld
clothing. It Is our vnst alricultural 'I'e" '
sources that constitute our cat national
wcalth and el'Onomie inl1epelltlence of the
rest ot 1.he worl . ' 1'he ource an ftore-
house ot this great nntloni\1 wealth is
the land that , throll h mali's illllu3try
l\I1d skill , , pro uces / these st'nples ot
food lIud clothlnle , these flccesslties for
the lite 'and well.beln ot the people ot
thft earth , How Important It IR , then ,
thllt this ireat store.house or wealth be
preserved and enlarge by the reclama.
tion oC the arid West.
Ideot Irrluated Uomee ,
A very small tarm ulllt , says W. E :
Smythe , mnkes it possible for tholle who
t:11 : the soil to live in the town. ' 1'he
fnrm vllla e or home center Is < wcll
estnblhl11w Ceature ot life In arId AmerIca -
Ica and the t'ature which is desUnod to
enjoy mde all rapltl extension , IDach
Cour Ot' live thousanll aCl'CS oC cultivated
, land , v1ll flustaln 11 thritt ) . an bCl1utHul
I hamlet where 1111the people may live
clolle together and enjoy mo.'It ot the so.
clul nnd educational l1"l1l1tR es witlun
the Teach ot tbe bllst easlem tOWllS.
Their children will Ita YO Idntlergllr-
I tens as 'Well1S schools and public IIb-
, raries , and r adln rooms , as wel1 'as
rhurcohN.l. The farm , 'iI1age , IIlhte by
electridty , turnishetl with domestic wllte-r
throulh pipes , ser1 1 with ( rl'e ) ) Oltal ;
d IIYery nnll supplletl with It II own daily
lIewspnleril at morning anti e\'nllll ; has
, . alreally Ileen nullz.ed lu arid . \mel'iclI.
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' 1'ho rcat citics ot the western vallc ) > J
will not be t tles In the oltl ticnse , but
n l1)n scries ot beautltul , 'illaJes con.
I lI'ctetl by lilies ot electric motors , which
: will move their protlncts anti people from
III ace to plnce. In thlR scene ot Intense-
I ) ' cultivated lanll , rich with Its bloom
and trll' tage , with its spires .and roots
and , with its carpetot ! reon and olrl
stretching awa ) . to the mountains , It , vIII
be dlmcult for the Iwhoiller to 'Suy whcre
the tOWll ( ) ntls nnd the COI1lltr ) ' begins.
It ) .Oll , , 'Ilh ! to l'OlItrl huto ) 'Ollr part in
hrin ln a\ut tbMe and countless ( j hl'.r
bl's\'illgl ! , vote fOt' Hooso\'elt and l alr-
banks !
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J r yon lire IIntlflfled " 'Ith IIre ellt .on-
Itltlon. , be IIlIre nlllt "ote fur Hoo.evctt
I\Ult I"nlrbnllka ( lIId the HelHlbllcnll
1 . Cllllllhtuto for COlIlre. . III ; yonr dl.-
trlct ,
Judrt Parker (101lore3 thllt "all the
- INlders ot the ltel > llbllcan part1 ( ot
, generation l1 O ) bue plllSed l1.a1 . , " Anti
r "in their piaI' ' ' ha VI com. verT d tre.r-
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ont men. " It can bo retorted that nll
the leaders oC the Democratic party
pasfed : tlway two seneratlon8 alO , an
none have come to fill their places. ' 1'lmes
like ours emand men ot these times
and not mere doleful I\ollllds trom the
tombs oC3. . lalt genel'alion.
.A.n Isrnorflnt l're.ldentlal Comtlltote.
The inorance ot Judo Parker on con-
dltioDS In the Philippine Islan s woul
discredit any American schoolboy.
"Are the Philippine Islands 11 sclC-
supporting commllUlty " , be asl.s.
I ! the citizen of E < ioptls , New York ,
hnd , 'Isitetl the W\'ld's 11'1\11' lit St.
Loul ! ! , he would have learned what lie
has tailed to get ont ot the thousunds
of pa os ot newspaper , magazlllcs an
the many books pnhllshcI1 on the Philip-
Ilinu In 1.he United hltes dudng tlte
pr.st : few years. But .Tn le Parker has
shown that he r'achI , some years ngo ,
that real "deall line" In the mental life ,
tbe time when a mlln c'asl'S to learn.
It the Democratic randhlato carc to
know whnt he talked about , he could
have found tha.t the custolOS revenues
nlone , duriult the II1't three ' ! ! ars hnye
illcrcaed to $17,000,000 , $18,000,000.
and $1 , OOOOOO a 'car ; an that thl'
other revenues ft:1ye : Incrensc according-
b' . That the Islands are not only Relf-
supporting. but thnt thl'Y pay all ot their
own expenscs , cou1c1 afford to send to St.
loul ! ! nn exhibit costing a quarter ot a
million dollars. alld that they nre I\pend-
in , 1IOW , between $4,000,000 nnd $5-
000,000 n ) 'car cOllstruclinl : railways ,
roadR , hllrhors , waterworks , clectric lI ht
plnnts , bul1cllnj'B an public improve-
mellt enCT'all ' .
Jud e Parker ouht : to ntleu t e lIear-
cst higl ! school fot' ho 's.
Hnvc " J orethotl1ht.
"r.l't " . .el1'1I01lh \ ; alollo" I better as
a fUl'etholght thull a ! ! all afterthought.
One ouncl' of prerelltion is worth II
pound ot rllr . .1 t i cusicI' to prc\'ent
: t Democl'1Illc "iptol'y that would meall
a renewal ot hard 1I111eR thnn to try anti
cure orlve \ ont the hal'll times after
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thl'Y ha\'e arrl\'el1. A titch in time
sa\'e nllle"-a1l11 'our vote In time 1II11ht
help Nave man ' Ithlles nine dlstres'tul
cares nn Anxietlcs shouM the Democratic -
cratic party pro\'e "lctorloulI ,
Ad"lce for Election Un , . ,
F'or et your hrI"RItust ; : , iC you will ;
1.'orget to tIht'our ; Jood : ci ar ;
F'orJet to tnke yonI' Ilelsln pill ;
Forget to take the 'trolle1 car ;
Forltet tb kiss your wite ood-bye ;
I.'orget yonI' 'hat or overL'Oat-
But ere election da1 il : hy ,
n. sure ; } 'ou don't forltet to "otol
Park.r' . LendonI'"ootell Dntlne.a ,
' 1'ho lelll1ell dullne s wit whlrh Can.
dillllte Parker mlsstntes the PhilippIne
situation is irritlltinl : ' to his mOl'e clever
followers , while it umuses Hepublicans.
Gellerl\l Grant ollce 1111111 "You cun III
Wa5 trullt a Democrat to mnko 1mis -
tnke. " lIe Is sure to Jet on the WI'on ! ;
sl e , to stay there , and to ad\'ertise the
fact ,
H is particularly di"tres lng to the
OCmlX'rlltll to ha\'e JlIIll'e : Lochren , of
: \l1l1l1esota , known lIiI a Rtrlct cOllstruc-
tlonlst ot the Constitution , lIeclarln ; ; tlll1t
Conlllllilsiouer 'Van's rullllg In re/al'lI /
tu lIelUlh.s III 110t u urla lion ot powers
ot COIl res8 'ut all , anll thnt It is entirely -
ly rensonnble nnd "in accol'd wIth thc
experIence and observaUon oC ever ) '
oue. "
The thing tor ltl'lmblirans to o thll !
yrar Is to'O'1' . 'l'he Democrats havl'
the 1II0nl'Y of the trnsts alld clln brlnl : '
out to the polls all the Igllorant , purchas ,
nble element , But tbey ( ,1111not brlu ! : out
olloulh : unller allY conditions to beat
Hooseult , it UllIllblicuus Y01' : .
Every Helluhlican shoull1 see that his
llelhhor vote ! ! on : Oo.ember 8th. It YOII
, haI1n apathetic Crlellll , tell him that
his , 'ote is lIect'ssar ' to malw the ell'l'tOIl !
ot Hoose\'elt 1\1111 Fairbanks certaill , Illlli
make 111m accompany ) 'ou to the pol\s. \
I t the full Uepubllcnn vote bo IlolI11
there will be 110 doubt nbout tbe cllt-
tion. It 11 tew men In nery precillct
Itay at home , De-lUocracy and baN . times
lUllY , aln contNL
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VIGOROUS DENUNCIATION 01'
EX.8ECRETARY OLNEY.
DI. Attempt to lJelltU. the War " "UJa
Btlaia Ileecutcll Qlld 111. Imm.dlate
" "lthdra wl\l front tbelSpellklalt C. . . .
pallll1 Dalunndell.
.Dhl New York American , one of WU-
HalD R. Henrat's newspapers , 1n its ii-
t\le oC Oct. J5th , thus criticJsed 8 .peecla
l\I\'cI'ed \ by ex.Secretary 01ne1 :
' ' ' 1'n1.e Dilley off 1.he stump. Demo- . .
rats ot his tPo make no votes for the J
p1l.rt ) . . I"ast nigbt , in hll Ble h at
Cnoller Union , the tormer .A ttorncy-Gen.
eral and Inter Secretar1 ot State ullder
Presld.nt Cleveland offered a charnct.I'-
ittlc ; leY.11ole.
"Iu his nrguInont nlalnst IJmperialllll'Q
I ! flpoke ot 'ollr nee less scrllnmare with
Spnln over Cuba , ' and lIubsequently re-
fprroo to 'thl1t tleveoplllent ] oC jlngo llm
l1ntl II1lHnrl ! m which brought on the "
scrnp wJth 81111111 , '
' ' 'l'hat III keynote to which the country -
try will 110t respond in the way expected
b ) ' Mr. Diner. It J. , not Amerioa.n1sUl
and certnlnly It is not democr.acy.
"l'he , val' for the liberation ot Cuba
h\d : tbe heart oC tit. people behind It.
It W3S chivalric , unselfish and glorious.
Jlmlted and careCul gentlemen ot the
Dilley type found themselves incapabl.
o ! rlRing to the hcight ot tbe popular
ellthuslasm , bat , 'Whether in or out of
olllce , they , . , ere ftwept along with the
tl e oC noble fJympathy Cor an oppressed
ppoplc. History wl1\ \ record that the
Unltctl States In expelling Srnin trom
the Kl'f\V World renched a morl1) ) eml.
lIellce quite unparalleled in the Cloti01l
of nations ,
"We owed notblnr to Spain ; 'bel' ' occu-
PltnC1 oC Cuba had been a contnuoUIJ !
crime , I.S WIUI her whol. cueer in thi.
hemisphere. Wo had been vatlent too
long. The Vlrglnius ! nf.am1 IIhould han
been the slinal Cor her eviction from
this side ot the globe. The cultnlnaUon
o 'her ' atrocities was the blowing up
oC the Maine , rldin , lit ancbor in what
was Sl1ppOSC to be a friendly port.
" .An nfter , thnt uncxampled outrae !
Ollie ) ' spcaks oC uur 'uec < lIess' war , . , itla
Spaill.
"No Amedcan who is II ! broad tiS W.
country can look bAck upon the Spanlsll
war without a thrill of pri e.
" Ir. Olney speaks for :1 : kInd of Democrats - ,
crats , , 'ho are infinitely hurttul to tb. I
Democl'nticpnrt ) . . ' 1'ht'y lleelD to be \
, , 'lt11Ol1t ( 'apncity oC enterlng Into the feel-
InA'S ot the people. hariul : their patrJotic
urdor ! ' ! , or l'iyrupathlzilli ' : witb their IH1-
tional aspirations , Ill' s an able man , f
no doubt ; nn excellent lawyer Mid mean.
well. but he dallln/'es ; Democracy and tbe
can idaC7 ot Ju ge Parker w1ten h.
puts himelt ! forward AS Il lIpoJC8mI1D ; :
at once ot 'LIttle Americanism' du the
party " , hich is bifJtodcall1 tbat oC ex-
panson. ]
" . . \ . great people are not to be cribbed ,
cahine and confinc < l wit'hln the cold-
Llooded 'and petty limitations oC the Ol-
ney conception ot natIollal duty and de. . .
tiny. ' 1'he yotes ot younll men f men
oC aplrit--oannot be won by anec.rs at
one of the 10ftiG.it deed3 lu the nation' .
life.
"Democr.ats , r al Democrats , are not
to be deprived ot tbeir flhllre in the
Ilory of Creelni Cuba. It Ia to be th8
e\.erll1. . . t1ng' honor of the party that
through Its rep1'esentatl.es in Oongre a
a 1111 in the pres'S---Lhe 'American' fOt'e- I
most In the fight-It Corced a reluctant . . ( . .
adminlstrntion to eclare tbe war. Had
Clevelnnd been In the W'bite Hou J(1 and
Olney in the Oabinut , we mi\Y be qult
! lure that the heroes oC the Ialne would
ha\'c perished in vllln and Cuba con-
tinuctl to be A , Spanish shamblea Clt our
door.
' ' ' 1'he Democr.'lcy hils no quarrel , . , lth
any man who took part liS oll1ler Ol'
civilian In resrnln Ouba , find It is not
to be tolerntc < l that the party shonld be
IIlacell In snch ' '
a posItion. 1'iloo ore
Hoose\'elt. fiS 0110 who took part in that
brlet conflc't ! , has I'cason all 'A ol.1Il11dat. :
to cOII rat\llnte himselt upon Mr. 01-
nc "s prl'Cllce ! on the BtU1l1p. Ju ge .
I'm'ker nlld his manaJers ou/ht / to lose no
time In revlsin the list ot eampal&n
speaker ! ! and el1mlna tinCrom / It the Ol-
ney ! ' ! , the CJnell1nds and all other di- \
l'I'edltetl , plutocl'atic , narrow-minded and
harhearte Democrat. , 80 called , who
I1I'C rcsponsible for the apatb , amonJr
the people ot " , 'hlch complaint La mad.
at Democrntlc headquarters.
"IIO\V can tbe " 'orkln men , for example -
ple , bo txpccted to IroW' enthusint.Jc ill
a canvass which number. among itll
con plcuous era tors the .Attorn.y-Gweral
who dlscoTeretl the acredoltSi ot Cl Plll1.
lIIan car lIud a Pruldent " , ho ordved
troops Into Illinois llialnst the protest
or her governor for the pl1rpOIl of crush-
ill strlke ?
"Olney has spoken tor Parker , and it
is nnnounced that Cleveland 18 alltO to
mount the platform. I ! JUdge P 1rkel
ullderstlllldi the American public as well
ns we think he cloes , ha will put his Coot
dowlI alld avert that crownlug calamity ,
l.et real Democrat. do the talkiulC trom
now on. "
I.a wyer. F'orlu n ( lub ,
The lawyers ot New York OitT hnt
forme a Uoose\'elt and Fairbank. Club ,
\ \ hose ohject is to "bo\ . , the oon5 eDCt
of the members of the bnr In the admin.
Istratlon ot President Hooije.elt , bllS I
upon the ti ellty , fairness lIud effectlve < I
II ! " ! ! ! ! with , vhich he hns exccuted and t
entorcotl the lu ws ot the United States , .
anll to pmmote good J'Overllnlent : bth ,
election oC Fairbanks and Roosevelt.
'I'he lIon. Ellhn Root Is prulden I
Charles II. Sberrill , 30 Broad str. .
Xew York CJty , secretary , and Herb.rt
I , . Satterlee , treasurer.
"It lalIItondlal { orlter to e"C'r , . Am. . . .
IClln Itll.tolUl1t1c und cnnaular officer tt
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Ilrotoct e"or , AmerlcRII citizen , 01
whatever rnlth , froru l1nJU'It wole.t. .
tlont " " 11 our o fIl cera R bronll have ! Jell.
"trlrlrcently requlrelt to com II' , . wit. .
th I. order.Roo.e'C'lt' . I tler of AcCepl&IIOI . \
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I t yon nre til'hUng ; n wily , trick ]
I'nerny It Is well to , vatch him clos'l"
) ) cmOI'rllrr 15 resortinl ; to e\'er7 undll
hallll , Illfarnou'l sl'heme to gain cOlltrol
of the Jo\'rn1l1ent , There tore , let e\'er ,
Ul'pulJlh'all be 011 hit ! guard. Go to
polls early ou NOTember 8th , and UII
tail to VOle.
V 01 'I ! ] lOA.nI.Y ON Er ) CTIO
DA Y. AOD S THAT YOTJt I
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