THE MARTIAN CANAL SYSTEM

The Canal system on Mars is comparatively new. The idea of
constructing a planetary Canal system had its incipiency at the
time of Christ's visit to our planet. The Master warned the
people that they must make provision for their future water
supply. At that time (10,000 years ago) the water supply was
becoming noticeably scarcer as time went on. It was nearly 3,000
years after the Master's mission to Mars had been concluded that
actual construction of the Planetary Canal system was undertaken;
and during the intervening 7,000 years and up to the present
time, construction on the public waterways has continued.

At the present day the system is most complete, but constant work
is required to keep the canals in working order. In addition to
the gigantic Canal system, provision had to be made for suitable
reservoirs to impound the water after the seasonal thaws at the
poles. To this end immense reservoirs were constructed at most
canal intersections. In some instances the reservoirs are
established between parallel canals; but in every case smaller
canals, or laterals, always intersect at these points.

Many of the canals on Mars are double, as they appear to your
astronomers. These double waterways parallel each other at a
distance of about 75 miles. The reason for this is that as the
Martian population is absolutely dependent upon the Polar waters
to irrigate their crops, any accident to a canal, such as a land-
slide stopping the regular flow of water or the breaking of a
lock or gate, would mean a very serious calamity to a great
number of people. And for that reason, soon after the main