Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09

they returned from q hasty trip through
that section of the country. I recall the
speech which the senator made, and the
principal objection he seemed 10 have
agaist the people of that section was that
tho country was too large. He told us
that the committee stopped at ono place,
and they did not reach another town OF
importance until they had gone so miles
TO some people 50 miles Is a great dis.
tance, but to some of the people who
live in the West It is a very short dis
lance. can. however, readily imagine
tho senator, coming from Vermont, would
regard so miles as all immense distance
because IL he was placed In the center
of Vermont he could not 90 SO miles in
any direction without getting out OF the
State.
Thc senator has not got the facts.
II Is true that Arizona and New Mexico
arc not as thickly populated as they would
have been if VIC had given them State
governments long ago.
I desire to say to the senator from
Vermont. in reference to that magnificent
State Of his. which is good for raising
mon and women. though that is about all
II is good for. ! think--I know 1t has sent
to us out West great many good people
that il he will take the pains to go tc
the statistical abstract and look up the
references to Vermont as he has been
doing with reference to Arizona and New
Mexico. he will find that for the last
twenty-odd years the State of Vermont
has been retrograding and not progress
ling. There are fewer farms to-day in
Vermont than there were in 1880 and
they are OF less value than they were in
1850.
Mr.. Dillingham; want TO inform the
senator from Colorado that thc farm,
products of Ncrrdont in 1860 were great or
in value thar all The gold and the silver
and the copper and the farm products
of Arizona.
Mr. Tcllcr--1 have not said they were
not, but did say that tho farms were
less in number in 1869 than they were in
1%n-twcnty years before.
Mr. Dillinyham-Less in number.
Mr. Teller--I have the statistical alb
stract before me-
IN 1s,N Vermont had 1922 farms. In
larC she he'd % 1Oi. In 1850 the percentage
of farms improved was 81 s: in 1900 it was
A. Arizona in 1850 had farm land CT the
value Of sl.127ai6. IN 1904 she had farm,
land of the value Of sl3.es29cO. The value
OF all farm property. which includes
stock etc. in Arizona in 1850 was 1874 7i6
In 1900 it was s23aa3.N1.
IN 1881 the faro, property of Vermont
was worth O9.34jo GO: IN 1900 il was Ssh.
d0G, 900. In 1850 the value Of all the farm
property of Vermont. and that includes
machinery. was $3.50, 400. and in 1900
it was S1OS 0C0.Ne
Mr.. President, do not say that because
Vermont has less value in her land. less
value in farm property, less value in
everything ir the State she should not
remain a State in the Onicn. or if she
were GU: she should rot come in. although
it would not be a healthy prospect to adj
mt n community that was running he.
hind at the rate of sc per cent. in twenty
years.
Mr.. President. | consider the statemo :.
made on this floor by the senator from
Vermont as unfair. unjustifiable. and, I
must say untruthful.
Mr. dillingham;. In what respect un.
truthful? .. .,. s... I..
MIR. Teller-Whcn the senator SAYS that
only small area Of this country can i've
cultivated He has seen scarcely an acre
il; and 1t can be demonstrated by gov
ernmental reports that that is not a true
statement Of the facts
IT is said by the senator that in Arizona
they have used up all the water That is
not true. There is great big river on
the border.
Mr.. Dillingham; was not aware that !
had stated that all the water had been
used.
Mr. Enthusiastically you did.
Mr. Dillingham-No; ! stated that the
government officers have made estimates
as to what amount of land can be irri.
gated when the water is mpounded. and
the government is now engaged in certain
works for the impounding of the water.
did not say that 1t has all been used
The figures ! gave are the estimates OF
the department as to the results when the
water has been used.
Mr. Tcller-I do not intend to go into
dc tails. but ] want to say that ten years
ago l was by that river for ton days
when it was running GOO feet broad, q
feet deep and running at the rate OF
eight miles an hour.
1 venture to say here that all New Eng
land put together can not produce as
much as the territory of Arizona can pro.
ducc in twenty-five years from now II
We conserve ana use what nature has pro.
vidcd-the water in that country-as We
ought.
do not intend to 60 into any general
discussion. | know very well that II
does not make a bit of difference what
you prove on the floor here: there are
certain senators who do not intend 10
vote for the admission of Arizona and
New Mexico as two States, I can not
conceive that they believe that either one
OF them can not sustain itself as we'll as
Il dozen other States have been able to
sustain themselves during tho last one
hundred years.
The senator from Vermont says 30!
course we are not forcing statehood Of,
these Territories" I should like to know
what this is. If You arc not forcing state.
hood on them. You deny 10 them ,hc
right to say whether they want to come
in as II State or not 1t is tho first time
in the history of this country that any
community asking the right of state
hood has not beer allowed to determine
whether they would come in or not.
When Colorado was made a State NC
were given an opportunity to &C 10 the
polls and say whether we wanted to be
Il state or not. That has been the case
with every State Vet ADMITTED so far as
! know, except the State OF Nevada
Pc rhaps the state OF California was ar
exception. All We have asked Ia thai
these communities, not together, hui
separately and distinctly. should have
the voice that every American either
is entitled TO have. and which. | repent