The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-05
DNGRESS SHOULD DEAL WITH POLYGAMY

create right public opinion and show
In many ways social and cooperative
spirit. Organization has become neces
snry In the business world, and II has
complished much for good In the world
OF labor II Is no less necessary for farm
ers. Such movement as the grange
movement is good in ItSslf and is capable
OF n well-nigh infinite further extension
for good, so long as II is Kept TO Its own
legitimate business. The dement's 10 be
derived by the association OF farmers for
mutual advantage are partly economic
and partly sociological.
Government Can Do Much.
Moreover. while in the long run vol
untary effort Will prove more effcacious
than government assistance. while the
farmers must primarily do most for
themselves. yet the Government can also
do much The Department OF Agrieul-
ture has broken new ground In many di-
rections. and year by year IL finds how
IL can improve Its methods and develop
fresh usefulness. It's constant effort is
to give the governmental assistance IN
the most effective way; that is. through
associations of farmers rather than to
or through individual farmers. II is also
striving TO coordinate Its work with the
agricultural departments OF the several
States, and so far as It's own work Is
educational. TO coordinate Ii with the
work OF other educational authorities.
Agricultural education is necessarily
based upon general education, but our
agricultural educational Institutions are
wisely specializing themselves, making
their courses relate to the actual teach
ing OF the agricultural and kindred sci
ences 10 young country people or young
city people who wish to live IN the
country.
Great progress has already been made
among farmers by the creation Of farm.
ers' Institutes. OF dairy associations. OF
breeders associations. horticultural asso-
Citations, and the like. a striking exam
pie OF how the government and the farm
ers can cooperate Is shown In connection
with the menace offered to the cotton
growers of the Southern States by the
advance Of the boil weeyil. The depart
ment is doing all 1t can to organize the
farmers in the threatened districts. Just
as 1t has been doing all il can to Or
ganize Them In aid OF Its work to eradi-
cate the cattle fever tick In the South.
The department can and VIII cooperate
with all such associations. and 1t must
have their help If it's own work is 10
be done In the most efficient style.
Development of Irrigation.
Much Is now being done for the States
Of the Rocky Mountains and Great
National policy OF irrigation and forest
preservation: no Government policy for
the betterment Of internal conditions has
been more fruitful Of good 5hon o1. this:
and Southern Appalachian regions should
also be preserved: and they cannot un-
less the people of the States In which
they lie. through their Representatives In
| Congress, secure vigorous action by the
/ National Government.
Memorial Amphitheater.
] invite the attention OF the Congress
to the estimate OF the Secretary OF War
for an appropriation 10 enable him TO be-
gin the preliminary work for the con
struc,ion of a memorial amphitheater at
Arlington. The Grand Army OF the Re-
public in its National encampmeut has
urged the erection of such an amphithe
ater as necessary for the proper observ-
n
monument TO the soldier and sailor dead
buried there. In this / heartily concur
and commend the matter to the favorable
| consideration OF the Congress.