Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-21

..,.. oeo n would have been said.
StSt,r- the use?" wyoming IS handi-
,,,o5 nroeress cannot be forced"
SVbst Ina brought about the changer
t,nnortapt rational legislation ana t1e
dopoionnent operations Of a few brave
men senator carey proved his iaith
h. IRRIGATION reservoir construction ana
,'ro,.ed bv the operations NJ WheAtland
Hot agricultural success IN eastern
tVyo,ninc vas not dream. II. G Bige-
tn, oud others utilized the waters OF
niact's Fork and reclaimed the desert
i,,ds oear gridger's home, ana south
,'l,te,n wyoming became known as an
,.~ic1luIral district w. Il. Cody
nis,,,,o5 at manic and disaster and
,.ionr,5 and constructed great works in
northern Wyoming ana Industrious seq
uars from Utah moved INTO the DIG
Horn basin. and that great farming
erctiop was opened to the world, An
other captain of industry wins u
gmerson appeared and brushing ASIDE
natural Obstacles and wyoming croak-
.rs forced the development OF q great
minus district az Grand emcampment
and another strange Wyoming story Is
now sent out TO the mining world
Another Moses must appear 10 FORCE
tte opelng OF the Wind River reserva-
t'on. bu,id up central wyoming ana
giya great new mining and irrigation
disfrlcts to the west The day or the
frdlan IA m the past The iron horse
hi farmer and miner want 10 use the
limiting grounds which our red bfeth'
r,n have held In idleness.
when the efforts Of Warren, Clark
ana Mondell finally succeeded and IN
Cle sam Jumped into the irrigation ring,
and declared that the proceeds from
r.fnre Gales OF public lands would here
erter he devoted to irrigation develop
mont. II was great day for wyoming.
and All this has just happened. Inc
present looks good.
what of the future?
A great new responsibility appears.
Colonization Is now % most important
oubloct and deserves careful attention
bv the legislature and business nlen
oi the state. To coloni2e Is as import
ant as to construct irrigation enter
prises.
Tho operations Of the National ltrl-
cation Act viii force changes In the
publlc land laws. The development OF
government irrigation works, extern
sion md regulation Of forest reserves
me Improvement Of public land laws
tle work Of agricultural experiment
stations and irrigation investigations
have am important bearing upon the
Nalue and use OF the lands already
owned ana TO be selected hereafter by
the state. as well as the lands owned
ANA cultivaed by farmers and stock
raisers. Possibly the prediction or inc
senate committee may yet come true
ana the state institutions and schools
of the state may be supported from the
proceeds of safe lands.
We are living IN days Of prosperity
we are not passing through the days
~ 1Sg3-iu the VALLEY OF the shadow
O. death" The fortunes Of war gave tt
This nation new lands across the Pa
t,Hc and this. with the development OF
the Pacific coast states, has brought Q
rev demand for the products Of IN,
mountain states. The grain, cattle anc
sheen raised I'm Wyoming can be dis
p0red of I'm the north south east ant
west and the growth Of the mining IN
ductry means an increased demand az
hCme for the products Of the farms ant
orchards
The absolute necessity for a greater
hay supply in order that live stock maj
1 bc fed In winter makes sure a good re-
turn from irrigation districts wher'
| grain cannot be raised at a profit fol
! shipment outside Of the state,
The future Is safe. good prices are
certain for farming and grazing lane
| because good prices are sure for Wha
| Is produced from such land
a favorite climate practically NJ
debts good educational institutions an
the best irrigation and general laws ar
strong points TO attract new settlers
But something more Is necessary u
| order that the competition from othe
| districts may be met and fair share o