CONTENTS 



CHAPTKR PAGE 



VII. WYOMING, LAW-GIVER OF THE ARID REGION . . . 207 



VIII. THE PROSPERITY OP MONTANA 222 



IX. THE AWAKENING OP NEW MEXICO 228 



X. THE BUDDING CIVILIZATION OP ARIZONA . 237 



PART FOURTH 



THE ARMY OF THE HALF-EMPLOYED 



I. THE SURPLUS PEOPLE 247 



II. WHY THE PEOPLE Do NOT Go TO THE LAND ... 253 



III. COLONIZATION WITH CO-OPERATIVE CAPITAL ... 260 



IV. COLONY PLANS AND INSTITUTIONS 276 



V. THE ADMINISTRATION OP CO-OPERATIVE SETTLEMENT 285 



VI. ADJUSTING OLD IDEALS TO NEW CONDITIONS . . . 298 



VII. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GREATER REPUBLIC . 308 



APPENDIX 



NOTE AS TO METHODS OP IRRIGATION . ,311 



INDEX 321 



