Crook County Journal.
County oniolul Pnpur.
TIIUHHDAY, JANUAItV 21), IDOII.
A riirlnitc rami it Nitt'otsliy,
"A portage nmd, iiiHlcnd ii( hin
tlcring iin nprn river, would liu lie
Iir4 hIci town l it getting mi open
I'biumcl, Till! liriH year it Would
ciivc tlio people n( tlin Cnhiinliiu
Itlvcr lliiKin $ 1 .noO.OOO. Tlio n,
It. fc N,, tlio limit Nnrtliorn and
tliu Northern 1'iicillc cpend lnrirc
sums ol money ut U'mdiington, I).
C, every year to detent the build
iiiK of n portage road."
Tin' Hpeiiker in ono (if lliu pro
moter of the einhryo purlagu roiul.
Continuing, he xiiid;
"Tho ruilroiidH am nmru actively
oppom'd toward a portage road
llinii townrd Mi upon river. Why?
lleeiuiMi! tlio enormous expense
neresKiiry tn reute m, (,,n cm.
Iiel iiinkiD the pnxHihlu coiiiplelion
of the Himie n very remote nffnir,
On tlio other lutiiil, the building of
ii porlngu rond i practicable for
immediate u-e, nnd would force
down rnilroud rnl" n I uont to (In.
level of water competition llicmin-
Ulll the Mild in Completed,
"A portage rond, then, ut" the
Htitrt, would force down nilcn, hav
ing tl,M),m) to the ,.,u (I...
lirnt yenr, not to k.uI of tl,t.
amount ench Biu-recding y,.,,r (j
it i praetieiihle to Hecuro nn np
proprintioti Iiii(j enough to l3 Ki
work on the open river. Indeed,
the purtuge rnid will , needed,
for ono will have to In. lmilt any
way to iifxiiit in opt ninjr t), ,,,un.
nel.
"TIioho nppou'd to a portage
rond, iiK'Imlii'K people hnneHt ,m,
Miieero in .their convictioiiK, Hny
that n portico rond will menace
the inlenuli' of open navigation.
Tlio railroads encourage Hint no
tion. They nny, further re, that
ft portage roiid cannot Ix gin to
haul the river trnflie, and will ho
hilt a half-way iiiciixurcnt the licit.
It in true Hint Kiieli n rond could
not handle the traffic; hut it would
forco rules down at he start and
lavo the fnrmont over a million
annually until it would bo practi
cable to open On. clinnriol. How
noon can wo reasonably expect re
lief from' art oon channel? V
venturo the assertion tbnt Con
green won't seo itH wny clear to ap
propriate enough monoy oven to
start tho work during tint next ten
yearn. It will send out its origi
iincrs, who will koop reporting up
on tho hcIichic, and tho railromlH
will go on upending their money
at Washington, 1). (!., and ennliii
iio charging excessive rates, the
meantimo laughing up their sleeves,
al tlio huge joko that in being
ployed upon tin; people of tho In
land Ktnpirv.
"The minute it porlngo rond be
gin coiwtriictinii tint 'lobby oom-
hinatinn' will cense spending mon
ey. Tho moment the rond is com
pleted rates will como down with
a crash, almost to I In: level of
water 'competition, If nothing
more, such n rond will furriihh
temporary ndiof. j
"What assurance," was asked.
"havo tho people that tho portage
rond would not be absorbed by the
competing railroads, and itH usu
fiilncs killed as a level for reduc
ing ratex?"
Tho speaker paused u moment
before replying,
"It ix easy enough," lie "aid,
"for tho people to protect their in
terlude in tho mutter by providing
tho proper legislative remedy."
Telegmm.
hui He Was Torturi-d.
"I mineral Mich pains from conn I
con M timilly wnlk," write II. Uobin
Kiin, IfillslHirmigh, 111k., "but Iluck-
len'x Arnica Kiilvo coinpletely cured
tlieui," Acln like limbic on sprains,
bruises, colli, sort; sen Iris, burn, boils,
ulcere. I'erfeel henler of iikin (lif
eline nnd piles. Cure guaranteed by
AdniiiKon & Winntk Co. Trice 2.'ir,
Welilnglait l.rller
Washington, I). C. Jan 31, 1903.
Special to The Journal.
Tho acceptance by CongrexH of
the principle of federal aid in the
construction (.f irrigation works in
the western states 1ms given a groat
impetus to every industry in that
section of tho country. Tho peo
ple of the eastern states are just
beginning to realize tho opportuni
sm offered in tlio territory to be
opened up. As tlio proposition
develops, a tide of immigration
will inevitably set in and this re
gion will become one of tho most
populous and prosperous in the
country. With largo areas of re-
claimablo bind nnd plenty of avail
able water, Oregon especially will
bo benefitted by the measure.
The actual work of surveying,
locating and constructing reser
voirs nnd other irrigation work
will bo done by tho (biological Sifr
vey. In order to obtain a better
understanding of tho present ex
tent of irrigation, tho location of
tho areas irrigated, and to gain
other Information useful in this)
work, the Fifty-seventh Congrc
authorized tho director of the Cen
sus to bring down to date the irri
gation statistic obtained in V.0!
by that ollico. Letters of inquiry
and schedules are now being sent
put to secure the necessary inform-
iittion, All interested in irrigation
'should answer as fully and tin
promptly as possible any inquiries
they mny receive so that the merits
of tho various sections of the coun
try may become known. Irrigators
who do not receivo blanks within a
reasonable time should notify the
Census Ollico at Washington and
they will bo supplied.
It is interesting to nolo in this
connection bow much it will mean
to tho country at large to have the
arid lauds of the west reclaimed,
According to the census of l'J(XJ
the total improved farm are of the
United rHntes was fl-I,H0(J,0C)
ncres. It is conservatively estimated
that the reclaimable area is not
less than oO,(XX,000 acres. Its re
clamation, therefore, will add near
ly one-eighth to the actual crop
producing area of the country and
will exceed by a liberal margin the
tillable land of ull the states, ex
cepting New York, on the Atlantic
Coast from Maine to Florida.
Allowing 40 acres, the average size
of irrigated farms, this area will
make 1,250,000 farms, or a little
less than one-fourth the number
in tho United States in l'JOO. The
occupants of theso farms will add
directly to the population 6,250,
000, and indirectly, in tho accom
panying mercantile, professional,
manufacturing' and industrial
classes at least 3,125,000 more, a
total increase in the population of
the United States of 9, 375,000, or
nearly twelve and one-half per
cent.
The total valuo of all the farms
in 1900, including all improve
ments except buildings, was $13,-
115,000,000. At 142.50 per acre,
the average value of irrigated land,
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tho 50,000,000 acres to be reclaim
ed will add to tho value of farm
land 1 1,250,01)0,000. If buildings
are included, tho vslno will be in
creased $775,000,000, while the
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The figures of the last census
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