La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05

TOTO the Humbn1dS valley ana supply
settlefs In the vicinity Of Reno. This
project = destined 10 reclaim about 200.-
600 acre.. Tue Min River peojsct In
northern Montaaa will reclaim eeariy
100000 acfs h the vicinity OF Maks
aud Glasgow. AT Tonto Greek. eighty
miles above Phoenix. Aris-. immense i'm
pounding reservoirs will provide . supply
OF wseer 20 irrieats about 100000 acres
in Salt River Valley. which u already
thicily settled.
lrriR.sisn, 1lsshsS % c1vtlisstisa.
There Il no one thing that portends
ths future Greatness OF the present dvili-
zation more than the efforts now being
put forsh In ell arid regions of the earth.
to make the desert and waste places
habitabls and productive. Archsologists
tell u thai where they have found mans
struggle hardest, there they have found
the highest types Of civilisatioa that are
dead ard gone. o. the high platsaus Of
eouth ADsstca spd the mesas Of Nsxico,
In the desert where 6ows the Nile. on
the blsacAed plains Of Arabia and where
the sacred Gauges courses 70 the sea.
are found traess Of feats Of irHgating
skill, broken works Of art, ruined tenn
ples and sAriues that equal and In some
instances surpas the boasted skill Of
modern engineering. art and architecture.
AZ Q nation, America may b justly
proud Of her greatness. but II we would
cooeisue to grow end endure. ws must
enceuraes all moves thst seek % make
- Q nation OF rural homes rather than
Q people Of crest cities. We should
strive TO build up more homes with sur
roundinss Of simplicity and truth. whore
coming generations may grow 70 matur-
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tee and gilded vice Of the city.
The United States leads all other coun-
tries q the earth In the production Of
wheat, corn. cotton, wool, beef. pork.
mutton and edible fowls. Millions Of
psopls across the seas are dependent
upon CHS country for both food and
clothing. Il h our vast agricultural re-
sources that conAtitute our great national
wealth and economic independenee Of the
rest ol The world. The source and store
house OF this great national wealth II
the land thse. through man's industry
and skiil, produces all thess staples Of
food and clothing. these recessities for
the life and well-heing Of the people of
the earth. How important Y =, then.
thst this great store-house Of weakh be
preserved and enlarged by the rsclama-
tioa q the arid West
IAeal lrrigaeod 8o@sa.
A veey small farm unit, says W. z.
Smythe. makes II possible for those who
I'll <hs soil 70 live In the town. The
farm village or home center u well
establi1hed feature OF life In arid Amer
lea and the feature which b destined to
enjoy wide and rapid extsna1on- Each
four o. ave thossand acre. OF cultivated
land win sustain thrifty and beautiful
hamlet where all the people NAY live
Close together and eojoy nsse Of de %
cial and educstional advnutaees within
the rssch Of the best eastern towns.
Thsir ehildfea win have kindereAr-
tem - we'll - schools and public ~
sariss. aod reading rooms, - well a
churcAss. Ths farm villass, III Ste6 b.
electricity, furn1aAed with do0Aso: wafer
through pipss. ssrved viii frss Dsseal
delivery al supplied With IN ewn daily
newspapefs At aoeniag asd svsning has
already ben realised h arid Anssica.
Tie greet cieies u ~ western valleys
viii nse - citiss h ths ~ ooass, hit
Q toag eefies of beaueiful vfnagos &C.,
nected By hnes q elsue13e 0stsR. Whieh
win 0svs thaie Dsodnc4s sD1 Dsepls fxem
DlAes - plaeA. II this scsae e intsass.
| b e1lsivatsa laaA, sseh With its h,esn
ard ffnitAse, M ~ spiree As1 soefs
ana W3th ~ ,eafpe1s - sfosa 81 oDh
sereeeAlne avay - tAe 0eantnins, Z YIN
bs dE0eult tR ~ beAiaasP - ~ wAsrs
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+ u - wiaA - eostxibues youf paSt =
binotne aAeue tAess ard eoantjsn eehw
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