The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-28

and most profitable avenue for the in
vesitment of capital and for the en-
ployment of idle and homeless labor
which this century has yet witnessed.
The mountains in all lands have been
the homes of the poet and patriot.
Our own ought to be peOpled The
farmer of the arid domain has his
toilsome life frightened and enriched
by the beauty of ihs surroundings
The silver of the snow-clad noun
tains joins to the god of the rising
sun and the purple splendor of his go
ing down."
And our Uncle jumped again as he
listened to his eloquent son Smythe
tell the story Of the Irrigation crusade;
of the necessity of this nation rising to
a broad and enlightened craftsmanship
If IT would endure, of Utah's wonder
full settlement, Industrial methods and
prosperity: of the glorious opportunities
still open in the west.
Now. says Uncle Sam, thoroughly
aroused. Let us have no more foolish
neSSi This cause must succeed. The
politicians must be turned into patri-
OTIS, at least long enough to enable
them to rise to the importance of the
problem you are so earnestly present
ing and trying TO solve. Smythe, l am
glad you have tackled New England.
There are many cranks there, but they
have hearts, 1 am glad you met my
theoretical babies of Harvard and
called them down when they said it
was useless to try to help the boys out
of work" Uncle Samuel continued his
reflections in this wise
The great railroads which l helped
to build run right through my big
farm. They owe me some money yet.
They have opened up the country and
made possible a great development,
but they must move faster. The own
erS of the stock of those railroads be-
gin to realize that the schemes ofShy-
locks closed the mines in my noun
thing. They must and will see that the
efforts of the railroad officers
to force the development of my
farm are encouraged; as only
by the building up of industries
in the west can they prosper. These
railroads must join with US in quickly
transferring the million of my idle
boys in the east to my farm in the
west. The rich men ought to help us
in this work and TO act Immediately.
but if necessary I will do the whole
work myself. l will reclaim my own
lands and make money by it. Do 1 not
now give large amounts each year to
build I'D the interests of the older
states? Do l not spend many millions
OF dollars for buildings and for various
works of improvement?
Instead of paying out millions
on harbors at the mouths of
rivers, I'll spend some near
the sources of these streams.
Instead of spending it at the wrong
time-on waters that run off in floods.
I'll build reservoirs and back tina t
water and at the proper time turn it
onto my farm and set some of my boys
at work
I'll try 100000 acres at first. BY
spending SO per acre 1 can make the
land worth $40 an acre. III repeal the
desert land law. to prevent schemers
from stealing the farm. I'll give the
boys their food and clothing while they
work, and later on a garden each. The
railroads shall cary the million boys
to Wyoming. Montana. Idaho. Utah. |
Colorado, Washington and Nevada, |
and for this transportation Of men and |
supplies I'll give them credit on the |
interest they owe me. The develop |
nent of my farm will soon enable them |
TO pay me all they owe.
"All eras of colonization have taken |
heir impulse from me who sought |
homes.
MY farm is the best in the world |
md l am going to settle the boys upon !
[. The greatest half of the continent |
must be developed. I'll listen to the /
)lanS Of any man who loveSshis fellow
men. but depend upon it something is
going to be done. 1 am a practical
nan when 1 get down to business and
am almost there now. Go ahead boys.
Great movements come like an ava
anche' and 1 shall do all in my power
o make good your prediction that this
all its struggles-will
70 out in a blaze of glory"
c. Z. WANTLAND.
Salt Lake City. April. 1885,.