Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
Telegram 10 National Irrigation
Congress at Ogden, Utah,
Last Year.
"GREATEST STEP FORWARD"
saeh Is the Presidents Opinion Of
Irrigation Message Shows Vast Fund
OF Information Oh Reclamation
OF Arid Lands.

Presideat Roosevelt seBt tho following
nassssge 20 tine NatianaE Irrigation Con
Ere-s in session al Ogden. Utah. Sept.
Is. 1903. Il is characteristic Of the
man. a. shows broad deep, patriotic
Interest In both irri "a fion and forestry.
1t slso shows bis mastery Intellectual
grasp Of any 1uI all topics couceriiiu.
the public welfare.
Orster Bay y. = sept -. 1910
The passage - fl~ >srlpual irriEaflun
Lev was u1e ~ ttg grsli1=' steps. net Gully
Ia the forward Frpcr0ss = the States, bnt
te that of ail mausifai.
II was the haaiuHlr- - nn achievement
SC EFr1t iuHt Wr arrlfat" p pr'diei ih"
.uteomr, hut it was eHiy thr ie-iuuins
Now that the law O. 80 accomplished f3ct.
that must De given effect. To taaf rHd thr
reclamation sHFYirT nfsaHlztd under thc
Ssfionai irrigation Law II JgHr II ifse
has been rushtug - furscys and rtaEi5na
tien o, possible irrlEation projects euer
TesicHny % cara Of the thi-t.ru st7fss aHd
three IerfiEeflrs named g. ~" set SEINE
Of The prsleets shirh promised well - arst
found ON careful siHsiy Co. iiF i7Hura
tiesbIe. either hseause ~ srAnty wateF srp
higher yaiues ln band. uhIir -fli ethers
stand the test and ale ready for Immediate
roastrucilon-
Necessity % National Aid.
The feHsibte projects are always large
and costly. because ptlFut~ enferirise has
siseady seized upon the smaller ahd less
expensive oueH. traVluE Pc fhe E"f frrutlf-iIt
The great works wti.h aEe to le 90 gss-u.
fiai a part IN hfinEiu~ the uatluu T. iis
fsii Development. Great care and thr high
eat engineering skiil bre rsIplred 90 plan
and build such works ahis Z are Among the
most GiihCuit uEitrf llliEsGf mankind They
nsusf b. huilt fur psfHlaaa1ee nri saffty-
for thry ARE 20 i1Hf aHd spread prosperity
for c.nturiez To design and tuiid such
work, body ~ enE.Heffs - the highest
character haFe been brought together ll
the rrclnmutiu s+rNlrv. for only men inl.
partially trle.tri fer f1lHelty alone Hre
raraAie of rft-fiua thHHt Effhf siriet EEts-
Hsrit must e0ftuI Tot sLty iu the seir-
tion 81 men, llt stlH muEe iu tie ietilpu
" the pruitHfs
construction mU-t ru-sfrs fhr quaitlrF
which commend it H- % Httlorbl uutie-ffk
ting. certain 70 rH ilim Atee tracts ~ 4fid
land aud e. HHHraIf ln w#t leiu- q dFff-'.
aud vigorous f8H.iafiHu Nasr tnnAEh thr
beusHis - the r-'-ilinHilsu law. fhsfe alA
be tnsny dis- -TsaiI'ffnaHfs. - lii=H nf'seHsaftif
await both IL advocate = zir,ia Trrfeyf-
and the msh WAaa- Jrslf- ~ accomplished
resnits uufruua tr, nings afah steady hetrl
epmsut ot thee ss,at au'ii.. liH-s o.
shonid BE- tofls ia mIif that bread ser
vey 0f ell possible rrHIvEtz @iats tue Goa.
esption 0f their relative faluc. aud THAI o.
rofk ~ prime lmpolfuu-e 60 one stuup O.
wider kneWiedEe
caution Urged.
Ser Is Il wise ia large anain te heein
Construction hFst. nuG sialsaftfe details AZ
NnfiSI ta1UH Important ItANl AiNNa -.
carefully studied 90 advance. and the whole
plan tested aud aplrnEr,l beforr work cau
begin. Yet If Ne rraarHl both raug'ausiy
ard lersisteHftY under fHfe h-urhrrut law.
~e may cuaar. atty sapfHt far largest pee
sibte development - eur arid lands Hfd
their settlement D. ludIsrF Fi1us. TIuffH.rauz
srehangc the FfsiHrtA = irrigated asrisili
turs fus tsc Tfgdurts - miHs aud factories
Throughout the iatrt sfHfe-- tuinmahf-
ties haufishtnE fu what i. a.s thr dssast
~fH ia TaH- fHHH D. FHaA8
stronEcsi pnlsfs u vu4 fouHoHw wculfh.
The irrtEutfua Development - tue arid
West cannot sfaui aiepe torvsiry = ihe
cemfaulph aud si.pi"N - IRRIGATION. Atib
eut forestry. lul-l Eit,a mA+t faIi PetmHu.
snt Irrigation Development aru forest de
strnCiion aHz-Fs rFi-t fv-fIus'rs Seser Tor
get that tie farHi ri -EgFr policy - the
EaftoUal sHseTulurHf lltfLs the Use = Ili
ths frsuurrsz - fur forest r--~rtes. 1hcrv
10 httic gt'.tt ia dcs.supil7H ceUgaged aith
Home Making Chief object
The settlement 4 the great arid West ty
the uunLsHs 81 hrm-s il ihe central u.Ieti
beth of ths ifE.szilnu and THE forest Ifss.iry
ef the Iuifrd ytatf-. In forestry a. iu
OF snme iuuividgui must occasionally Hlria
TO their permanent a4f aAfaEF. "a Att a. thp
psblic good The urHefit- of forestry are
not only for the futrrc. Hut for tho present
The forest reserte- are fHr ali the people
bot hrst for the rCupie Ia The Immaculate
sstghborhood. fof whom supplies u Naud
snd ~atcr are amnu= The gr-t nerves. ariss u
tlfe with ghe Wiser and more skiIlfal
management ef The res-rNs ty trained nlsn
the greater obviously viii th.is usefulnsss
hs 20 the Eubi5t.
Ultimate success. Sure.
We must never aliew etf rhaerin st ten
porary defeat aud ditfCuHies la the man
aEsment u the foozt reserves 10 blind us
10 the Absalutc necessity II these reserves
te the people q the West
huPgort of the feT-sf reserve policy has
frosn with wonderful raPifiity in the West
during the insI few years "a will continue
10 grow tlll the last YeSttge % opyustf lau
now Rlmost gone has wholly Disappeared
the eject OF the reservation. The greater
the support af the forest reserve BY the peo-
pls cf the West. the greater the assurance
that the national Irrigation policy viii not
faA. for the pFfsrrY stIun Of the forests il
vital to the success q this policy.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT