The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-04-26

pie. We are told that we IN unable to
accomplish SO great an undertaking al
the storage Of waters Of our streams, the
rains from the skies, and the melting
SHOWS off the mountains, but when will
we be better able, next year or fiveyearsi
hence, will 1T be when we are totally
starved out, and q mortgage company
shall own every farm, my friends we are.
able to accomplish this im%peratlvely
necessary object, if we only make q
united and determined effort, do not I
beseech you, wait for some corporations
to do 1T, and then collect tribute from
the product Of your toll ever afterwards.
There is a old adage, that God helps
those who help themselves. And by
helping yourselves in this matter you
will make for yourselves happy and
prosperous homes and Of this the most
beautiful county in the world.
bitches. ponds and lakes should ALI
their margins planted with native white
ash a tree as valuable as hickory n
that seeds like grass and would soon
form groves on the moist ground the
the roots would protect the banks of
dams and bitches, where native spruce
and cedar could soon be grown in the
shade OF the ash they are all rapid
growers and prolific seeders which
woul6 insure an abundance vf timber
throughout the county in a very short
time; making q beautiful combination,
OF waving fields OF golden grain, forests
OF green groves and enumerable lakes
and ponds. of clear sparkling water.
The sportsman's ideal country, where
all kinds Of small game including wild
geese and ducks would increase thrive
and flourish IN the groves of timber
shade and shelter. that would come in
to existance around those bodies Of
water, relating to tradition the fierce
billiards. of winter and the scorching hot
winds OF summer, bring convenience and
comfort to man beast. This system
once IN operation will undoubtedly
bring the dews and rains you have been
waiting, watching and perhaps praying
for, but then your ponds and lakes
would be a good Investment, from their
cool and sllvery depths would leap the
luscious carp, and beautiful speckled
trout to greet the farmers hook at set
of sun, and grace his board at the morn
ing meal. On their placid waters in
summer would be seen countless plea
sure boats loaded with happy and con
tented people, and ON a frosty winter
evening, YOU can locate each and every
one by the merry ring Of youthful laugh
ter, as the coming generations happily
glide DER their smooth and frozen
waters, You will have lawns with
shade and fountains OF pure sparkling
water, groves with fruits and flowers,
shrubs and vines about your home.
Where your wives and children will be
happy and contented, And the trains [
referred to a while ago will come to our
doors empty, and go away loaded with
manufactures of I'LL kinds from our won
derful natural resouces, from iron mines.
from our gypsum beds, from our lime
deposits, from our fire and other clay
deposits. Building and ornamental
stone from our ouarries Of marble, ric-
cutie, jasper, granite, onyx, lime and
sand stone, glass from our deposits Of
glass sand, lumber from our forests, be-
sides fabrics OF all kinds from our COM
ing cities, those things will all be reali-
zed when our farmers can feed them, a
Thing you will easily do bylrrigatingy
farms, and here Is what you will send
back IN the trans. sugar from your
beet sugar factories, -four and mealfrom
your oats and corn, butter from your
creameries, cheese from your cheese
factories. canned goods Of all description
from your fruit and Vegetable canning
factories; pork, beef, and poultry from
your farms, wool from your helds, flax
and hemp from your fields and cloth
from your looms, Then and not until
then. will our prosperity be complete.