Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-02
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ON
IRRIGATION.

IRRIGATION.
Endorsing the Eleventh National IT.
rigation Congress. Extract from his
speech at Ogden, May 20.
Mr.. Mayor, Senator Smoot, and you
my fellow citizens men and women of
Ogden-It is great pleasure to come
before you this afternoon. and If I
needed, which do not. indicative
of what was done in irrigation, would
appeal to the experience of the people
who have made so mary elous success
of irrigation in this beautiful valley.
What you have succeeded in doing
with sugar beets alone is sufficient to
show the wisdom in trying to develop
in every way the irrigated agriculture
of the country; and l was more pleas
ed than l can say to have been able
to render any aid whatsoever in put
ting upon the national statute books
a law which l consider second in be-
nificence to none connected with our
internal development since the home
stead law was passed.
Irrigation the Paramount Question.
I am delegated that the National r.
rigation Congress is to be held here
next fall, and I congratulate the State
of Utah upon the fact that it's legis-
lature was the first to ever pass an ap-
dropriation for such a Congress. There
can be nothing of greater Importance
to the welfare and growth of our coun-
try during the half century that is
opening, than this question of irriga-
ton. 1t is of vital consequence to the
growth of all the states of the Rocky
Mountains and Immediately to either
side; and anything that is of such
consequence to one portion of our coun
try is necessarily of consequence to
all. cannot with tCO much emphasis
say that every wise and patriotic man
will favor any scheme for the better
ment of part of the country. whether
it is in his section or not, because
whatever helps a part of us in the long
run helps all.
All Stand Together.
Fundamentally, we go up or down
together Prosperity does not stop al
State lines, and neither does adversely
When prosperity comes, although il
may come unequally, yet it comes
somewhat to all; and when adversit!
comes, while some will suffer more
than others, yet all must suffer some
what The greatest lesson which thu
American polite need to take to hear
at the beginning of the twentieth cen
fury is that it is out Of the question
permentently for our people to Pre-
gress save on lines that tell for pre-
erosion for all; that you cannot rails
permentently one section by depress
ing another, one class by depressin
another, and the man is recreant t
all principle of our government no les
tnan to the welfare of our people VIII
seeks to arouse any feeling anon
Americans against his fellow Ameri'
ans, whether he makes his appeal i
the fancied interest of section or
the fancied interest of class. W
can go up-as We shall go up-only b
each Of u.s. keeping in mind not mer
ly his own rights, but his duties to hi
neighbors; meaning by neighbor an
man living in this broad land. Til
safe motto on which to act is the mo
to: Not of "some men down." but q
men" and therefore feel that it WI
not merely my privilege. but my dut
to ask the National Governmental
Government representing the Peep
of the entire nation-to do all in i
power for the furtherance of the int
est of the States whose success is lari
ly dependent upon the application
the principles Of irrigation.
Must Help Yourself.
And now you know the proven
..The Lord Helps Those who He
Themselves If you throw all u
duty of helping on the Lord, he W
throw it back on you. Now it Is t
same way with your fellow men. Pr
idence is not going to do everythi
for you, and the National Governme
cannot All that the National G.
eminent can do is to try and give y
fair show to help you to the char
Of doing your work under favoral
conditions and then the work has
to be done by you yourselves.
success Of the con0reGA
And A one stem toward DONG Il