THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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The rapidity with which the Carey act lands in 

 southern Idaho are being reclaimed and settled, and the 

 high class of settlers which they are attracting, prove 

 conclusively the merits of the act. Within four years 

 it has added approximately $10,000,000 in assessed val- 

 uation to the agricultural wealth of the counties in 







In the first place, it takes money to build irriga- 

 tion works. The construction company operating under 

 the Carey act must spend millions before it receives a 

 cent. Preliminary estimates may be reliable, but the 

 contingencies count up in the end. A little gopher may 

 cost $1,000 in five minutes. You can scarcely figure 



The Famous Twin Falls of Idaho. 



which the lands are situated. It has added 25,000 in 

 population and $2,000,000 in bank deposits. It has been 

 the greatest promoter of railway construction, electric 

 power development, industrial progress and educational 

 advancement. This remarkable development is ac- 

 counted for in various ways. 



the gopher as a contingency. He might turn out to be a 

 badger, in which event he would cost more and cost it 

 quicker. 



Fortunately for southern Idaho, the men who first 

 undertook the task of reclamation under the Carey act 

 were men of means and determination. They succeeded 



