The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-20

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vent the destruction Of our timber. In
other words. my fellow citizens, we
have come to a state-we have reach
ed a condition in which 1t must be
the object Of the nation and state.
to favor the development of the home
maker: the man who takes up the
and intending to keep ito keep If
or himself and his children. To de-
Felop it so that it can be of better
use to them and him. In other words
10 the man who has come to live per
nanently upon the land; not to the
nan who intends to skin The land and
get out (Applause.)
There is very little benefit, indeed
to the community to Offset the enor-
nous damage done by the man who
wants TO destroy the forests for three
years profits and leave a waste be-
hind him from which the home-maker
can get no benefit. There is very 1T
tie benefit. indeed, to Offset the dam
age he does in that way Isn't that
common sense?
And our aim is. to preserve the
forests. and to utilize the labor done
50 that not merely Nevada will be
benefited, and the other states, but
our children and our ehildren's chill
dren shall be benefited. (~Applause.)
That is the aim and should be the
policy toward which all intelligent
lovers Of their country should extend
their energies.
The opportunities for the develop
nent of Nevada are very great. IN
til recently Nevada was known only
as a mineral and stock-raising state.
Much more can be done as regards
both mineral expectation and the
raising of stock within the state, but
now under the stimulus of the irri-
CATION act, it is possible that irrigat-
I'd agriculture will come to the front,
and when it does, the population will
increase with a rapidity and percent
age not before known.
The state of Nevada has led the
way. not only through the peril OF
national legislation for irrigation, but
also in the willingness to test the
work and | wish to lay emphasis on
the fact that in Nevada the authorities
have been anxious in every way =
help in working out the problem OF
irrigation and to pay all acknowledge
nent to that now.
THE recent Legislature passed laws
which in many respects should serve
as a model for other states The union
Of land and water under the national
law has been recognized and so has
the fundamental proposition which
necessarily under1ies the prosperity
II all communities in which irrigated
agriculture is the chief industry, viz.
that the water belongs to the people
and cannot be made a monopoly.
(Applause.)
THE public appreciation of this
fundamental truth, that the water be
ongs to the people. to take and put
20 beneficial use, will wipe out many
Of the controversies which are al
present so harmful to the develop
ment of the west, and the example
f Nevada will be of material aid In
bringing about this fortunate result
As | stated before, so it is with the
conservation of the water supply. II
should be our constant policy, by ma.
tional and by state legislation to see
that the water is used for the beneft
If the occupants of the soil, of those
who till and use the soil, and that
X rs o exploited by any n mar
Or set of men in his or their inter.
ests. as against the interests Of those
on the land who are to use it. II is
a fundamental truth that the prosper
ity of any people is simply another
term for the prosperity of the home
makers among that people; and our
entire policy in irrigation. in handl-
ing the public lands, should be in
recognition Of the truth. to favor in
every way the man who wishes TO take
Ip a given area of soil. and thereon
build a home in which he shall rear
MS children as useful citizens Of the
state. (Applause.)
In closing, let me say to you how
glad am 10 greet you. Much can be
done in bringing up this state Of
yours, and | can say with all sin
certify, that j believe your steady
growth in well-being and prosperity
is assured, and is especially assured
by the working out of the irrigation
problem. | am glad to have seer
your material well-being. l congratu.
late YOU uDon your mines your ranch.