The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-30

Of human nature. Sc IL Is tI1as vrken people
come West from Illinois, Tennessee, New
just as they did in the region from which
they came They attempt 70 raise the same
crops and she same stock and In the came
way as they aid back East" v ell, ie may
IS well be understood nrss as last that no
man can change his location thousand
niles in any direction Without finding Is
necessary to change his methods also. 20
some extent. as least This fact, however.
has 70 be pounded into most men by hard
knocks. and of All set creatures. the mas
~ no has been brought up TO raising corn and
hogs seems to be the sIoWe-t TO learn thaE
there Is any other way TO = livIthood than
the one to which, he has been accustomed.
namely, via the ssrn crib and hog pen SOtiz-
could ever teach the majority OF 90
1crEa our plans aEd nve out OF six per
but s 1Ts sf.e conn.rT Hs~ Is a =;
goOdsr and--m0-e- The sixth man takes ths
hiz=ts however, and cOaouers the new cCun-
sEy ny IN last, eczEE1ertng nrst himself ana
adapting himself TO the country. He plants
only such crops as experience has shown
can be both grown and in some way utilized
In has LEGALITY. II he can not grow corn, he
viii grow brOosn corn, sorghum or mjliet-
He gets Eid OF hfs pre#1diee against irriga-
tion and of his fear that talking OF e viii
"huFt Ehc country, - and learns to plainly an
nounce the fact that something OF that kind
shall be
The past fve Yeas have been years oG
hard work, with great luck OF success, IN
western Kansas Many who settled there
have given up the srru sezzifng EFFORT at home
building hopeless one and have zone
seek other locations a few have hung on
by sheer tzsnacity OF purpose and intend 20
''sticE until actually pried LOOSE II is i'm
portant that such people a. these be given
chance to remain in the country
They have learned the lessons which
perience alone can teach. and they can
teach others who may come after them
They are seasoned timber. ready for
in building up the west wing" Each OF
thetn is worth to the country his compile
ment of a half dozen in newcomers. They
ought 70 stay Only show them how to get q
little water and they viii stay and draw TO
themselves from abroad. and will develop
from within, the former arid wastes such
riches to add TO the treasures ana resources
OF our state as it has not yet entered into the
imagination of the most sanguine ana
cOptOus boomer 70 conceive.
Let the state, then. give us few carefully
prepared and conservative irrigation laws
and encourage and aid by all reasonable
means the people of Western Kansas in the
great work upon which they are but enter
ing These are among the first things
needful- Ana let All join ia insisting upon
our receiving that just and prompt attention
from the National Governments which they
[ simply must receive sooner later, how
ever long the duty may be shtrked- Nation
al legislation TO provide for settling inter
State irrigation questions is an urgent primal
necessity.
In conclusion, I only wish TO add that II iE
has occurred to you that there are herein
I enumerated great many ''Tirst" things TO
do, can but insist that tine term is used ad
/ visediy. The irrigation interest of the United
States Is fmmensIty. circumstances have
made IL, though an infant In age, giant in
proportions. and there indeed many
things, coordinate in importance, which
need doing at once.