Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-06
The Litigation
Congress Opens
President Roosevelt Sends Good WShes-c4R The CRcans
stances Are cAnpicIous Subject Taken Ont of Sphetc
Of Propaganda and GiUen National Importance Per-
sonnet is Of Vesy High Ckaractes.

clamatlon, a
Without attempting to elaborate the
idea, J undertake to say that there IL
something IN the heart Of the dulest
man who ever llyedthat responds to the
beauties OF nature. ! firmly believe
that II Is this instinct that is sending
the well to do from the cities 10 the
country and which In the next few
years will make the reclaimed areas u
the arid west sought after by the very
best elements of our middle class popu-
lation. ~
REALITIES or pIRAI rtFr "
THE man who rears his sons and
daughters in the rural life Of our irr-
cation empire will give them better
chance TO become useful men and wo- L
men than boys and girls will have
When raised In the oity,a better chance.
brs"o nid S Sove s0v vh,ob ~ y, 'ne
the biographies of our great men. Let
me snow what | mean, The irrigated (.
larln IS necessarily a small farm The
shlall farm means plenty OF nelghbors, II
ana mat In turn. means social adyan- X
ages when we've NOT within reach OF p
country people IN the boyhood days or
Garheld, Lincoln anu others OF their
eehetatloh. Inc boys ana girls OF ara Il
America VIII nave the inteliectual slim Il
ulus Nhlch goes WIN nelghDorhoOu as X
ISOLATION Thus they are one OF the 4.
chlet advantages Tor which so many Il
are rushing into the towns. But this is (.
only nall or their advantage. The Other 9l
half Is the Industrial Independence ana +
the glorious contact with nature which 4
comes with lie on the irrigated farms +.
what does 1t mean to the nation to "A
nave millions or people gradually pass
from the seryitude OF the town 70 the e
sovereignty or the country ~ means,
my friends, the enlistment OF Q new 4
army Tor the defense or the Republlc
IN every hour OF need Give man X
nome upon the SOL ana Sou nave made z
MIN the patriot VINO VIII defend your
INSTITUTIONS at tne oaliot box ana on the
oattleileld'
THE DOnps oF THE wrsT
open the doors OF the west and YOU
need not worry about the future. Let
the people have access to the land and
most Of our other troubles VIII settle
themselves. The property owner Is a
conservative man who loves his family
ana ms country. Then lei the proper I.
| " owners be as numerous as possible. &
/ There has never been g time In the
/ history OF the world when private
! beneyolence was 80 common or 80 gem
erous as II Is To-Day fhiiantnropists
colleges hesnltals and libraries This
Is worthy work which we cannot too
highly commend. But | want TO ayali
| myself OF this opportunity 10 say mat
there Is no held Where Denevolence
could accomplish so nuch as Ia assist
ing the reclamation and settlement or
our great arid region. First, the propa-
ganda which this congress has car.
ried on for so many years might wen
be endowed with fund which would
enable us to increase the scope ana ef-
iiciency OF our work hundred-fold. &
Then, we must countless devise
means by which the poor mans ram +
ily may be helped to get homes on the
SOIL. Government land at actual cost I
does not wholly solve the problem. 6
There are railroad fares 10 be met, Y
homes to be built, lands 10 be nm
proved and mouths 10 be led before 4
the lands come into bearing. Thus the
problem OF colonization Is by no means Il
wholly solved by putting the water on
the land. | do not see how man could
have a nobler monument than colony
OF happy families or even one FAMILY
enjoying the security OF life on the irri'
gated farm as the result OF his assist
ance.
v.rrrys on rrTAu
IF you ask me for an example OF (
what might be accomplished In this
line ! point you TO the irrigated yul- 3
leys OF Utah. These were settled By =
comparatively poor men, many OF 4
whom were assisted by a powerful or
ganizatiOn. They live on small farms,
They enjoy economic Independence by
the simple methods of producing the
variety OF things which they consume.
They live chiefly In villages and 50
have social advantages not usually
within reach Of farming communities.
IL Is an amazing statement, but the
United States census vouches for ITS
verify, that OF their 10000 farms lsOO0
are wholly free from incumbrance. Z
love to think OF these green GASES
among the Utah mountains. II dark
hours shall ever come TO the Republic
the GWesrs N th0 !, lovely t ,snn, s s
say. They viii continue TO live on the
fat OF the land as long as water runs
down hill Working FOR themselves
among their homes and living In the 81
midst Of congenlal neighbors. what
have they 20 fear? Now think Of arid
America with lie hundred million acres n
OF irrigated land as densely settled rs 4.
those Utah valleys Think OF the peo-
ple who combine social advantages Of
town with the independence Of the
country. Think OF them with their
daily newspapers. their teiegranhs and
TELEPHONES and their rapid means OF
transnortatlon FOR products and neople
and then realize thar under the plans
we pronose the humblert citizen Of the
Pepuhlic can mass az viii from the ais.
eopraainr 10 me- Insnirlug and hone