Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-05-22

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these ~aters orizi.ate in the high noun.
tzip= lying II sight 81 Reno, largely Just
across the State line IL Califo: MA
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clut=i II the fOT=; reserves. and !Ucr
interests and the Interests q! the irr.
gators II California, inperatIvely de-
nand the @eIt=hsicu o: the forest reserve
E!stem n that the source o, supply Tor
the great reservoirs and irrigation works
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ing, and from destructive NUMBERING !
want !ou % pay ]aitebt.nn 20 wha' | say
when say destructive lLmDeuug "
one can help but 10 desire to prevent
tie destruction Of our timber. IN o,he =
-Ofty. III fellow citizens. wa haze CONE
10 Z state-we have reached d condition
il Shich II must he the object Of the
meDt Of the BONE maker; the man who
take up :he land intending to keep it
10 Keep il for himself and hi= children.
TO dsveiOp II 70 that II can be Of better
Use 10 them and him. In other words
n the man vino has come 10 i've per.
raan=ntly upon the land: nc, Ia the man
~ho Ltcnds 70 skin the land and &c,
out. t~applause.)
There is very little b"ueti, indeed, to
the community To uffse, the enormous
damage done by the man who wants Ia
destroy the forests for three years prof;
and leave :. waste behind from which
the home maker can get no benefit.
There Is very little EcDeht indeed. to of
set the damage he does in that way.
lsn'i that Common sense:
AND our aim ia a. preserve the for
est=. and t1 utilize the labor done 50
that not merely Nevada will be benefit.
tel, and the other state. but our child
rcn and our chiIlren's'childrcE shall bc
benefited flppIause.J That ia the aim
and should he :he policy toward winch
all intelligent lovers 81 their country
should extend their energies.
The opportunities Tor the icvelop.
THeGi 81 Nevada are very rrcHi. Until
recently Nevada was known only Us a
mineral and stockraisIng State. Much
more can be done ~ regards both min.
cTal eIporiation aud the raising II stock
''Ah'' Nv Th'''' 'Nh w" llAit Ni4f
s;imulOus Of the irrigation act. it Is pos.
sible that irrigated agriculture will
come tn the front and hDu it does, the
population will increase with a rapiIity
and percentage not before known.
-ihe State 81 Nevada has led 'ic way
not only through the perl 81 national
Legislation Tor irrigation. hnt also ia the
willingness to test the work and | wish
tn lay emphasis ON the fact that in Ne.
Taia The authorities have been anxious
III every way to help III working on: the
problem Of irrigation aud Ia pay all
aCknOTiedgeme nt To that now.
The recent Legislation passed laws
which in many respects should serve M
a model FOR other states. The union ot
land and water under the National law
has been recognized and 80 has 'hc inn.
darncntal proposition which necessarily
underics the prosperity Of all com.
munitIcs IN which irrigated agriculture
in the chief industry, viz. that the water
belongs Ia the people and cannoi be
made 4 monopoly. t%applausej