Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-03
REpUBLlCANISM FATHER OF HOMESTEADS
Grand Old Partys Record a Home Builder
Extent of the Arid Regions
and Their Enormous
Possibilities

THE present President aH1 fhe next
President of fhe United S.alcs-TheS-
d9re kaes.veif--iS shead ef his genera
tiou on this. ss uu many other sub iects
cf national lulVortsuce. Hss president
vision af tile great destiny uf the rtpnb-
ise Is pregnant With taiiSmaaic achieve
uents far this future Earsisn-spot Of
the world Here be secs jhe Odd miracle
u changing wassE lHto vine done over
and over aEaiu- Nc, only fhis He
secs as rezaii % Supplying the living
stream % the psrchsd earth. myriad
forms % agricultural znd horticultural
products "a hich shall meet the necessities
aud satisfy the luxurious tastes of mii-
iiaus set uuhoru- This aud more WiA
the precious waters accomplish as they
20 from their Ereat natural reservoirs.
high up tAe mountains Eud from the
sFtifelal forced impending prisons.
lower dgNn the mountain sides. On their
journey 81 frgetiheatIeu. laughing. 10
ihe sea
Pre.iaest'- Message TO Congress
Indeed she eforts n those interested
IN tie west may be Said TO have found
httins cufminstlon In tie hrSt message
Il President Roosevelt in necemb.r.
1901. The portion. of this message
interest Ia connection with the rcciama-
ton Isw. slu~e the latter Is somewhat
Eeaeral. and the working eat e detail.
i left largely 60 executive action In
considering the possible application 81
tie law. hsbt MAY t~ Thrown upon the
fature by weighing carefully the opin-
IS - % the Chief Execatlve. whlch are
IS feii8Ns
The forests -re natural reservoirs.
FF restraining the streams ia aecd Hha
rcpieuishinE them in Lruaeht they make
possible the use # waters oiherNis
wasted. TheY prevent TIE soil from
washing and protect the storage r,ssr-
vairz from Elliak up with silt. Forest
conservation Is therefore an essential
condition u water conservation
The forests aian~ canaot. however.
fnliy regulate and CONSERVE the waters
u the sF3d r.gisn. Grrat storage works
arc Necessary to eauailze she hsw Of
streams and 60 save The aaod wafer~l
Their construction has be-a roaciHsiveis
sl1wa ts te au andrrtakiHs toe vast fer
e-ivat. sEors \aF oan Is b. brst se-
esmrli-h.i lv tao iaiivalusi statez act
~ aieus- l=nr-rras-ainE interstate prat-
iems srr iaya3trt 7uf the re=surcss -
single States usalA airen he Inadequate.
Il : prsfseriy g uatiea.l funetssR. ~
least lu saHas of is features IL = SIS
r5xhf for tie National GoFernmeut TO
make the streams aal rivers u the ard
res5eu useful b. engineering works fer
water storage - - make u>efai the riT-
ers and taresrs Il the hufstd regzen hT
encilacrla- saras e another kind TIE
sturtuE - the Eaosis iu reservoirs 81 the
he1dwafers q uur rivers = hgt aa en-
iaT-euc1f Z our Trseaf policy ~ river
eautgoi. uu.ier Nhle- iesrs> are tuiit en-
TIE lower rrsehss u The same streams
Duty OF Our Gevernmea;-
The t,aFernueaf sluatt saastru-f
zna maiataia these reservoirs - & dnss
ether pahlle works Where their rur-
pose is 70 regulate the ces Il STREAMS
fAe vater shguld te turned freeiy INTO
the chaHne5s IN the dry srz~oa 10 take
zAe - ne caarse under The sane lass zs
the natural now.
The ry-tauizzioa q the 4us-stiszi ard
prkiic isads Treseafs = different prob
lfnA Herr i : nat saauEh 10 requisite
tie fux 4 streams. TIE object q TIE
.sovrrarsent is 70 dlspese q iae lad 20
settlers ~he viii haiia homes upaa IL
To sceam rIish this abiSct ~zirr mas;
- trouxAt within their rezch-
Tie pioae~r settlers on the zrSa pnb-
lie aotsa q ekaze their homes along
streams from which they couli them
selves divert the water TO reclaim their
hoidin-<- Such opportunities are przc-
ticslly goue. There re-zia. however.
vas; areas cf public Land which can
- ma4e available for homestead settle
meat hat eair hy reservoirs zad main
line canals iaprzeticahie for private en-
[ t~rp-iSe Ths~e irrigation works sbezid
I be huilt hy the SSsisnAi Ger-rnmenr-
Tie lands reclaiued er them should b
reserved by the Government for actual
settlers. aaa the cOsc Of construction
/ should. 50 far as pcsssnse be repsid BY
I the lau2 r@cisizzet The diSrr5b1ticn Of
+ the water. the division Of the streams
amoz< srriSzfc-x. should b- left TO the
settlers Themselves. n co1f0-zisv wifh
State Avs ard without fnter<sr~nce
wi7A tho>. Axs a. with vested ri<hsS
1 TIE r-asicy II tAe <stioasi Goverun-ss.
/ sAesid be 70 zi4 irri<ztsen n the ser
eral Szstes sza Te-rfserses in s-eh uAan-
f ae- a. uiA szzh,e tie people II the 10
/ cal caraza1aisbes 70 help themselves and
IS vii stimulate z%~saed reforms in the
State laws ana reSulAsSozs governing r.
/ ri<ztizz
VIII Earich whole Natioa-
TIE reciauatsaa sn4 settlement Of
the ara a2sss ~gsl e1rsch ere-y portion
81 Hur coa1t-r. Szss ss the seSs.ezsez<
u the OAso and Mississippi vzEsev<
hrpzshs prOszSrszT 10 the Atiansie
Stztess TIE Increased demand fer
manufactured articles viii Stimulate in
1zszri2i arcize<s1z- rAise WIDER ksae
markets and the trade et Asa viii cea-
saras TIE Ear<~< fec1 ssprises and e.
texs1.sls p<ev~nr Western eonpetisf~c
( VIII Eastern x<-sr-l-u-> f-Sxs.a th>
| p-~tn<ts cf frrixnrisa viii BE consumed
eAAe.y u uvhuilssng local cenfers q
mining asi oeAer iatzssrsss. rAscA we1ld
i ersscrwise not csGs into exiRence n
slk Our psceia - = vAs,s vu pro6s-
zisszslsussassssss J. =.