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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1904
Page
4
A long excerpt reviews Theodore Roosevelt’s support for federal irrigation initiatives, framing them as a defining advance for the West. It highlights the reclamation of arid regions, public ownership of water, and the impact on homesteaders, with praise from several major papers. The piece cites the National Irrigation Association and argues the policy will transform vast areas for 25 million people.
A garbled fragment notes a irrigation measure adapted by Cowmross with future promise. It mentions a veto threat by Waxton, referencing a 1002 date or code and unclear legislative action.
A fragmentary editorial voice praises a visionary patriot and statesman linked to eastern culture and western experience. It hints at an executive leadership era and the eventful reclaiming of the West, noting today’s publication in a periodical called Liwokirn Eagle dated Now 20 101.
From St Joseph Me June 17 the Genette letters discuss reclaiming ten percent of vast western lands, offering cheap feed for settlers and irrigation as a Congress priority. The piece warns against speculators and notes irrigation as crucial to settlement and future wealth.
The signing of the irrigation bill by the President will attract attention to its scope and possibilities for developing productive areas from barren deserts. The enterprise could eventually provide homes for 50,000,000 people, per the Seattle Intelligencer on July 2.
The Irrigation bill passed by the House aims to solve domestic problems and settle arid lands westward. It promises homes for millions and protection against drought, with projections of vast acres irrigated and hardware investments. The measure faces uncertain fate in history and Congress.
The irrigation bill, long debated in Congress, is signed by the President and touted as a comprehensive automatic plan. It promises at least 150 million dollars of public funds over the next thirty years for irrigation without delay, aiding western settlement and growth.
A June report highlights two major summer measures in Congress. The first expands national policy for arid lands and irrigation, linking to wider national prosperity. The second anchors a proposed canal and criticizes efforts to extend federal domain, noting potential benefits to the nation and governance.
The Albany Journal and Beaton Journal discuss the irrigation bill opening arid western lands for profitable settlement and the broader achievements including extended Chinese exclusion and a large river harbor bill. The Outlook notes the law remains conservative, restricting irrigated land sales to actual settlers in plots of forty to one hundred sixty acres.
Norwich Bulletin reports that a 4 di te irrigation plan could provide homes for 25 million people at the lowest estimate, possibly double that. The coastal farming system would require dense cultivation and attract a dense population as irrigation expands arable lands.
The new national irrigation law, inspired by President Roosevelt, would reclaim 150 million acres of fertile soil over thirty years. Lands west of the Missouri River would become 20 million farms, housing 87 million people. The program funds, tax free, return to the treasury after use, with ownership limited to 160 acres per adopter and a five year residency, paid in ten annual installments.
J Ellen Foster urges American women to vote for the Republican ticket in four Western states. She backs party leadership, defends McKinley era progress, and calls on women to study the national situation, keep responsible, and act before elections. The piece cites Mary Scott and Mae Scott in Idaho and Moscow, urging continued support and duty.
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