Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-06-13

valley and peak, and hazy blue hor-
izon spreads .out into the inviting
valleys and above the tree crowned
crests The road winds on in long
graceful curves, on Two solid steel
tracks, and new picture is present.
ed. Some times the mellow whistle
on the engine can be seen from the
sleeper as we'll as heard as the train
goes round curve. To dweller in
prairie country this is novel and the
experience pleasure. All day there
is constant change of scene, each..as
striking and attractive as the last.
The old colonial homesteads and the
modern villa are side by side and the
yards are handsome around nearly
every homee. The evidences of care
and artistic landscape consideration
are to be seen as well as along the
rural highways as in the cities and
towns.
Washington city is superb. 1t is
not busy, bustling roaring place;
but dignitied, quiet. orderly. plea
sure loving metropolis. with parks, and
monuments that it is the duty OF
every American citizen to see and
study for himself. It is an education
of no small value to visit Washing
toms public buildings ana to get the
idea thoroughly understood that they
are a part OF your own assets and in
them you have or should have a
direct personal interest. While many
of the residents. CLERKS and pension
ers of Washington are parasites, plo-
ducing nothing and giving as little
as possible in return for what they
get. yet hospitality and courtesy to
strangers prevails everywhere.
Washington is rapidly becoming a
great city educationaly, for the whole
nation. And its old lack of enter
prise and development that accom-
panied the traditions OF state
supremacy and national inferiority
are giving way to the evolutionary
necessity Of powerful, effective and
harmonious general government by
the cheerful cooperation of all the
states. This idea has been stubborn
ly resisted by the south, but with the
smile OF new material prosperity
spreading over the old Confederate
states the advantage Of Interstate
traffic brought about by Interstate
interests. controlled by one of central
government, cannot be ignored. The
conflicting and narrow legislation OF
a separate state, can no longer OBJ
struct the development OF the whole
nation. For geographically there are
no state lines in this country, and
nature in the end will point the way.
at Garrett, Ind. the private car OF
President Roosevelt was attached to
the train and went on to Washing
ton. The president had been taking
a little run into the country west OF
the Alleghenies, and had spoken to
great audiences in indianapolis, Ind:
and Lansing, Mich. He spoke directly
on the transportation question and
it's complicated and far..reachfng rela-
tions to the people, the general
government, the stockhOlder of the
roads, the idea of "a square dcal'
and the danger of predatory wealth
as we'll as of predatory poverty were
the main themes OF his address in
Indiana. In Michigan he spoke on
the agricultural necessities, the need
of return to the farm, the new
methods of farming and the posi-
bilities of farm attractions to pre-
vent the overcrowding Of the young
generation into the whirlpool of city
life. Roosevelt attacks every great
question earnestly and With wide,
comprehensive intelligence. Few can
doubt his sincerity Of purpose to ac-
complish great results for .the whole
country, and his promise of greater
activity in the departments of the
government, having agricultural de-
velopment in charge will be pleasing
to the residents Of the northwest,
where much remains to be done.
Agricultural college and experiment
work have done much for North Da-
kota and can do more. In every state
the rise of scientific effort and ..inter-
est in the solution Of farm problems
is seen. 1t is proper that the gener-
al governments work on this line be
as comprehensive and Ii beral as pos
sible ana new government building
for home for the. department of
agriculture is being built. in Washing
ton as direct evidence of this design
of the president and congress.
But in Richmond, Va, the beauti-
full capital Of the state, and a city of
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