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In telle
The extent to which irrigation may be
carried in the sub-arip regions of the
United States is almost beyond the com
prehension of the common man. ,
. The area of land in the arid and sub
arid states which is entirely or partly de
pendent upon irrigation for successful
cultivation is estimated to be 1,000,000
square miles, or 640,000,000 acres,
about one third of the entire country ex
cluding Alaska. . The total area at ,. pres
ent irrigated in the arid or sub-arid states
reaches approximately in round numbers
the sum of 6.000,000 acres of land,
which but for Irrigation would be prac
tically valueless for agricultural purposes.
Irrigation is as old as the race and it
has been both the heritage and legacy of
every tribe and nation.
The dawn of history dimlv reveals the
practice by those ancient people, and his
tory, both sacred and profane, has re
vealed its onward march, as it has the
march of armies. In Palestine, in Egypt.
in Assyria and in India it was as it still
is, the life of the people.
As irrigation developed, empires arose,
and with its fall, they fell; and where once
millions dwelt "in plenty" if not in peace,
there is today desert and desolation.
Irrigation was the chief support of the
legions of Rome; for the Roman empire
was but a union of nations subsisting up
on the products of irrigation. Irrigation
in that day having sanction, support and
fostering care of every monarch and ruler
As the world has progressed so has ir
rigation, until today a great percentage of
the products of the world are grown by
irrigation; and at present as in ages past.
the tillers of the soil, under a system of
irrgation, are the most prosperous of the r
class and their land the most valuable of
any devoted to the purpose of agriculture.
History shows u that irrigation devel
oped during the ages as has everything
else; moving forward or backward "with
systematic regularity, with the progress
or decline of the jirts and the people of
each age and nation.
' The system of Spain differed from that
of Italy, as differs the system of today
from that of one hundred years past.
Irrigation history is most interesting
and the people, especially the farmer of
the arid and sub-humid regions, would
learn much by a thorough study of the
same. ...
Irrigation in the United States was first
practiced in Utah and southern and lower
California, although perfect eyste ms of
irrigation works built by the aboriginers of
America were in ruins centuries before
people came to this country.
The ancient inhabitants of Mexico and
Peru had vast and perfect systems of
canals, aqueducts, tunnels, etc., for the
purpose of water supply and Irrigation, so
that the white man's development of the
irrigation industry of the present day is
but a revival on this western continent of
the older irrigation systems of the an
cients. '
From the feeble beginnings of the
pioneers who were handicapped from want
of both capital and labor, and were com
pelled to begin anew, without previous
knowledge of the subject, and under new
and trying conditions, there has been de
veloped in our own western states a sys
tern of irrigation so vast in its extent, so
colossal in magnitude, that its worth is
measured by the hundred of millions of
dollars, and so perfect in detail as to
challenge most favorable comparison with
the older and highly developed systems of
Spain, Italy or India.
The bitter experience of the years like
the last one, when we receive no natural
moisture, when the hot winds scorch the
wheat, shrivel the fruit crop and wither
tie vege a on, has taught the lesson, that
to live in prosperity and get the full and
most bountiful yields of our matchless
soils, we must practice irrigation. The
most fruitful, productive and valuable
farm lands on earth are the irrigated
lands, and but for irrigation would be
desert wastes. -
No better soil or climate exists on this
continent than that of Eastern Oregon
and Grande Ronde valley in particular
and with a system for' general irrigation?
none more fruitful. .
No country on earth possesses greater
advantages than Grande Ronde valley, a
soil of unmatched fertility, a climate suit
ed alike to plant and animal life, a topog
raphy of surface best suited to a general
system of irrigation.
As to iU value as an investment there
can be no question, not only on a direct
money return, but on the broad principals
of general government and policy of the
6 nstruction of frrigation works is of bene
fit to the whole country. They furnish
homes and agricultural pursuits for many
who would be wholly without employment
or find less remunerative support in other
callings.
Benefits to tor Realized
Ronde Valley.
Irrigation vastly increases the wealth
of the country by doubling many times
the agricultural products, and ire-easing
n the same ratio the values of the land.
The great advantage of irrigation is
that it is practically an insurance on the
production of crops; where irrigation is
practiced intelligently, the raising of crops
every season is nearly certain as anything
human can be. The disasterous results
of prolonged drouth are overcome by the
intelligence and ingenuity of man, -
With irrigation the dread of drouth and
scorched fields will not weigh upon the
mind of the farmer for'he knows that by
the mere opening of a sluica gats he can
supply the exact amount of water at pre
cisely the proper time to insure the most
vigorous growth and obtain the best re
sults. In short he is free from all the
worries of the farmer in the humid and
sub-humid regions who depend wholly on
the natural moisture.
- Again Quoting from R. J. Hinton in
his report to the government in the year
1 89 1 on irrigation as a fertilizer: "The
value of irrigation as a fertilizer of the
soil may be seen in the fact that the
Pima Indians of Arizona have cultivated
the same lands for the last five-hundred
years; their cultivation, though rude, has
been extensive and well conducted, noth
ing has ever been applied to the la nd but
water which quickens and fructifies it" I'
As large crops are now raised as any
of which traditions of those Indians have
ahy record;
The average first cost of water by
this we mean the cast of constructing
canals to bring water to their land, is
shown by the census report of 1890 to
be $8. 1 6 per acre, the average , value of
water per acre is estimated by owners '
after they have obtained it is $23.00 per j
acre. This shows clearly the inherent
value to which the mere fact of possess- ,
ing ths water gives it. In other wards, I
the water is so scarce and valuable of
itself as to increase by over three-fold
the cost of making it available. Again j
from United States statistics we find I
that the average value of land in the arid ,
region is from $2.60 to $5.00 per acre,
while the same land after a water supply J
has been provided is valued at $13.28,
One in considering the relative values of
irrigated and unirrigated lands, may bor
der closely on the marvslous while not
transgressing the boundaries of cold facts
for it is truly marvelous that the worth
less deserts of arid west lands, within a
few years, have been clothed in a semi
tropic luxurance through the agency of
irrigation, and have been raised in value
from actual zero to as much as $2000
per acre. . . .
It is but a few years since California
and Colorado were known as thv great
mining states. Today through the agency
of reservoiring the waters of the moun
tain streams they have been transformed
into great agricultural states; the agri
cultural products having long since super
seded the values from the mines.
Millions of acres of barren sage brush
and sandy desert lands have been reclaim
ed and are today the most valuable and
productive lands on the continent.
It is true that $1000 to $2000 per acre
are fancy pricss, but thoumii of acres
find ready sale at from $100 to $500
per aero.
Any piece of property is truly worth
such an amount as will represent the
principle upon which a fair rate of inter
est may be permanently earned.
If land will produce each year a crop
that will give a net Income of $10.00 per
acre, that land is worth $100 per acre
to the man who demands a ten per cent
Investment, such values and only such
are legitimate. The remarkable develop
ment of Sojthern California his been al
most solely due to irrigation. As an illus
tration as the increase of property values
may be cited the statistics in relation to
San Diego, Cal. which may be taken to
represent that seotion of the state.
Real Estate in 1880 is $1,307,302; in
1890, $20,000,000.
Improvements in 1880, $341,948; in
1890, $4,450,286
While no corresponding increase can be
expected in Union county there is still I
room for increase in value far beyond our
present values.
Irrigated lands sell more readily for.
from $80 to $100 per acre than unirri-
satad lands S40 to $60 oar acre. .
What is this that can perform this at-
most seeming miracle? Create millions
of dollars where no corresponding values
appear, what is it that will do for East-
ern Oregon what it has done for other
states? What is it that will enrich, fruc-
tify and double the values of the lands in
our own beautiful valley? It is the stor-
ing of the waters of our mountain streams
and a practical system of irrigation. .
With a system of general irrigation in
operation, what a combination would here
be obtained i.i Grind a Rmle valley; soil,
climate, topography, water and power,
each perfect within its self, each in accord
with the other; and all to be controlled
"by him who wills it.
, In writing the above 1 do not lay claim
ti any great atmu.it of originality. miKh
is compiled from United Sottas statistics
and such authors as T. E Wilson, of Cal
ifornia, H. T. Grierson of New York, and
W. P. Butter of SjuCh Dakota, Eich an
irrigation specialist and each peer to the
best irrigation experts of the world.
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