The Holly chieftain., 1901-07-26
AY. July Z Isel.
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Arid Aaspri1x fSo0 ~ ntnh ahftod
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aDfeakae, catahte of sastxIntng and
|SpmfOrtxbiv suppuetlna, under ! pspp
|ef system Of lrsiGatIon ! p,pulatlon
u 81 icast 70. ooa0uo people. should
remain bfpctiealy i desert, y nUs inI
hsvmepy I'M IN pFoerssive spirit a
~ ~ o. II keeyins vith The porsi-
bilftte1pf The fature."
+ The time h Fipe for the accosnpllsh-
uaent Of this great national purpose.
70 long ~ there was m abundance Of
un0ccupied government land open to-
homestead settlers which did not
require irrigation to be productive,
thefs Wns n0 reason why che nation
should nnders4ke the great work of
the recismafion IL thp arid region.
But that time has gone by, and now
We see thousan.'s upon thousands uf
homeseekers gathering on the edge Of
the Kiows Reservation, w1iting, not
for home On the land. 6nt fGe the
lchanpe to draw lpts for une. Many
thousands d tseNe Foaldbc Abms-
builders viii b. turned Rack with
bitter dislppoi ointment ia tAeir lleartA
| A few fortunate ones will possess the
promised hand.
And "Uncle Sam has . hundred
million acres left Of his Kreat farm
which be Gun Aubdtyide anopg lis
tshildten, anA stse ~ every indnsts tslons
nskba,g i linsnc IA "
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reclamation end settlsncnt cf ~
arid public domain. vi
The obstacles in the way are being
rapidly overcome. The East, n the
result of the persistent educational
campaign which has been carried on
by The NatiOnsl Irrigation Aasocis-
ti0n for the laAt two vears, III hecom-
| ing thoroughly awakened II, tho
IRigahtic possibilities Of the increase
of our national wealth and prosperity,
the enlargement k the home market
| for our manufacturers, the opening up
I of opportunities for employment Of
our workers, and for; homeseeken to
| get land. through the building hy the
National GovernIh4nt Of sthe great
storage reservoirs and nsain-llnc c.
nah which are necekxary tO.bring the
water within reach 0f settlefx,
i The people OF the West and the
lpeople Of the whole country, haze ~
Ipudisted State ce,~iun. a,Mi viii rrfaxe
to b. ltti iiil0 The xm@Is and quick
sands ~ amy scheme ~t,icl wsMid
turn the ..ntrol of The solution u this
lspeat pr.blem oyer to State poll icians
4 or State legislatures, III put any Inn
| pedimenis in the WAY VI the settler
Who desires Il, " upun the public land
and build his home there.
! Whesc can tilere be found subject
more lifted IL arouse The enthusiasm
And pride u every American citizen
tiian the transformation " this vast
4 desert Frsiun ini0 happy md prspef.
ous homes far many millions iia,r,, nf
/ patriotic American citizens.
7 And II We are To accomplish This
great result, We must take us the sl0-
.an " the movement 'sS,src the for
ests Hnd store The 10asls.' The pres
ervation Of the forests Is of the tirst
importance. We must remember al
ways the old AFxb saying that .sThe
ttee i the mother Of tlhe fountain" {"
with tte experience Of the past he-
fore snA Ne know that the destruction
OF the forests means The destruction
~ the wster sapplies, and not Mliy
4 pfesent desolatlon. bnt hoaless
aridity,
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