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The Future of Irrigation. 



With the period of reconstruction following the war, attention has turned to Mon- 

 tana as a possible source of land supply for homeseekers. Secretary of the 

 Interior, Franklin K. Lane, has recommended to Congress that $1,000,000 be appro- 

 priated for a survey of Montana to determine the land and water resources here, 

 with a view to using this land for returned soldiers, sailors and war workers. 

 This recommendation has been favorably acted upon by a Senate committee. Mon- 

 tana has access to more water for irrigation purposes than any other state and 

 it is safe to predict that the next few years will see a great deal done to reclaim 

 the fertile acres and to establish happy and prosperous settlers on the irrigated tracts 

 of the state. 



Mountain Streams Are Sources of Water Supply. 



