Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-19

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existing forests The prime difference
between civilized and unclyillzed peo.
PIES is that IN civilized peoples each
generation works not only for It's own
Well-bo!ng, but Tor the Wcll-be.ng Of
the generations yet unborn, and II we
permit the natural resources OF this
land to be- destroyed so that we hand
over to our children q heritage dimn.
lshed IN value We thereby prove our un.
fitness to stand In the forefront of civ
ili2cd peoples one Of the greatest of
these hcritages is our forest wealth It
Is the upper attitudes Of the forested
mountains that are most valuable ~
the nation as whole, especially be-
cause of their effects upon the water
supply
PLEA FOR FORESTS.
Neither state nor nation can afford
to turn these mountains over TO the
unrcstrain4d greed of those who wou
exploit them at the expense Of the fu-
tule, We cannot afford 10 wait longer
before assuming control I'm the inter-
est OF the public. Of these forests. for
u we do wait. the vested interests Of
private parties In them may become so
strongly intreuChed that IL may be-
most serious as well as a most eXpens-
I've task TO Dust them, II the eastern
states are wise, then from the Bay OF
Fundy 10 the gulf we win see, within
the next few years q policy set on
foot similar to that So fortunately
carried out IN the high Sierras
Of the west by the national
government Al the higher Appa'a-
chains should he reserved. either by the
states OF by the nation 7 much pre-
fer tNat they should be put under ma
uional control bur Ii is n mere trusm
a. say that they win not he reserved
either hy the states or by the nation
unless YOU people Of the south show
strong interest therein
RESERVES PAY.
such reserves would be paying m-
NtstmonL not only in protection 10
mouy Interests but In dollars and
cents 20 the government The muort-
ance TO the southern people Of protect
ms the southern mountain forests h
obvious. These forests are he best
defense against the floods which, I'm the
recent past, have, during q single 10
months destroyed property officially
Faluod at nearly twice what 10 would
crst to buy the southern Appalachian
reserve The maintenance of YOUR
southern water powers II not less inn
pcrtaut than the prevention Of foods,
because If they are injured your manu-
occurring interests viii suffer with
thenL The perpetuation OF your for.
estr, which have done so much for the
south, should Oc one Of the first OBJ
jccts OF your public men The two sen.
atclt from North Carolina have taken
ar honorable part IN this movement
but ] DO not think that the people Of
North Carolina, or OF amy other south
cu state, have quite grasped the i'm
porionca ot this movement TO the COM
mercial development and prosperity Of
tho south
CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
The position OF honor in your parade
today is held by the confederate vet
Grams. They BY their deeds. reflect
credit upon their descendants and upon
all Americans, both because they did
their duty I'm war and because they
did their dusty IN peace. Now if tho
Young men, their sons VIII not only
prove that they possess the saline pow.
or Of fealty 10 an IDEAL but will also
chow the efficiency I'm the ranks Of in
dusuial life that their fathers the
confederate veterans. showed that they
possessed In the ranks Of war the in
du-ulal future of this great ana typc-
ally American commonwealth Is as
suIed'
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
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&c. i,,ri ,bo ie, teis
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hut above all 20 the revolution In the
methods of transportation and COM
munioatIon, that is. TO steam and to
electricity, to the railroad and the tele-
W., ,ts c,,orny,,o,t ,,,s f,,,,d.
ed rn1,,nsrro was corrlod an bv
,ssorti.li, tho s,r,e instrnments
nj baJ haen In usn
n,t o,,ly among civilized but ,n,or,
horho,is, n.tions ever aimee bistorS
go,,,id t,ai Is b, vbeolod vahtcIo,
i,o y,, ia, onl,,ais bv mach trains ond
he ss IIipo Sims and rowbonts ON lana
MS mems tbat commerce wont I'm slo,y
,.,,,,, t,r,or,e ana eynsnsive roebion o,.or
bj1,b,,,,,, anon 10 an No,,p,ali,, t,,oso
i,t'-t,,,,,s cor,d NOT cor,note YIN -
tay, tra'osnortation IL g,tob vtas feosIbio
b.t,,..o,, 10 copnectipg noints
DEVELOPMENT OF RAILROADS.
An chi, has hoe, ,borgod la, tho a..
,.5iorn,nnt ~ mo raiIroads s5,o nr tLo
ocoon ar or Iakas So Iorgo ne ~ hS
n,,ctic,IIy Inland cons tyarenort Ia.
MO. - v,h,'i,, Ice, H. ia ,,[sitte, "a
,,,no,io,.I,v oyor trorsnort h,. ia ~
,,,bl. t,'to,d ~ tbo oIl bi,brro,, ,,r.,,'
w. overvcno on me Same terms Int az az
-. ii,,ito, usefuiners ,ro boy1 ra,,N.
ilroads-whicb are ornod
bv nrivote corporatione. and wbIch are
practically Of unlimited, instead Of linn
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