The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-04

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determined the future Of the sunitel
States and indeed of the whole west.
ern world and the tyre OF ciyiliza.
z tion reached In this mightyyalley, in
this vast stretch Of country lying be.
tween the Allies henies and the Rock.
les the Great Lakes and the Gulf, will
largely fix the type Of civilization for
the whole Western Hemisphere. Al:
ready as our history shows, the
West has etermlned our national 10.
litical development, and the funda.
mental principle Of present American
politics political equality, was orig,
inallyl a western idea.
q Variety of Products.
The wonderful variety OF resources,
in different portions Of the valley.
make the demanlafor transportation
altogetber exceptional. Coal, lumber,
=
corn. wheat, cotton cattle-on the
surface Of the SOIL and beneath the
soil the riches are great. There are
Z alread y evident strong tendencies to
increas the carrying Of freight from.
the northern part Of the valley! to the
Gulf Throughout the valley the land
IS SO fertile as to make, the field for
the fariher peculiarly attractive; and
retn, the west the climate becomes
dryer we enter upon the, ranching
country; while In addition to the: prod.
uets ofi the soil there are also the man.
actures supplied In innumerable
featuring centers. geat aud small.
Cities Of astonishing growth are found
everywhere from: the Gull 10 the Great
Lakes fronIs Al leehenies to the Rock.
les most 1ofs them being situated on
The great river which flows by your
doors or upon some Of Its numerous
gable tributaries. New mineral
fields are discovered every year; and
The cons sanity increasing use Of all
the devices sofs Intensive cultivation
steadily adds to the productive power
OF the farms. n Above all, the average
man Is honest, intelligent, selfrellant,
and orderly and therefore a good citI.
zen; and farmer and wageworker,
salike-inS the last analysis the two
most important men in the community
enjoy g standard Of living, and have
II eloped "a standard of self.respect.
ing, self.reliant manhood, which are Of
good augliry for the future of the en-.
tire Republic. No man can foresee
the limit Of the; possibility Of develop.
mentS in the Mississippi Valley.
4 The Transportation Problem.
Such being the case. and this valley
being literally the heart of the Uni.
ted States, oil that concerns It's vel.
fare must concern likewise the whoic
n country Therefore, the Mississippi
river and IT'S tributaries ought by all
means to be utilized to their utmost
4 spossibilit Facility OF cheap trans,
portations IS IN essential in our mol.
ernS civilization, and We can not afford
/ amy longer to neglect the great high.
4 Ways which nature has provided for
us: These natural highways, the Wa.
any corporation, They belong to all
sterway can: never be monopolized by
s. the people, and II; Isl In the power Of
no one to- take them away. Wherever
asnayig gable river runs beside railroa,,s:
the problem Of regulating the rates
ON the railroads becomes far easier,
5 because river regulation is rate rega.
slation. When the water rate sinks,
the land rate can not be kept at IN
i excessive height. Therefore it is OF
national Importance to develop these
streams as highways to the fullest ex-
rent which is genuinely profitable:
Year by year transportation problems
~ become more acute, and, the time has.
81 Sp1ne stWhesn me rivers really tit 10
serve as arteries Of trade should be
provided with channels deep enough
and wide enough to make the invest
z ment OF the cessary money proilta-
shlet o the public:s The National Gov,
ernmentS shoull undertake this work.
Where the immedla AUDITING land
Is markedly benefited; and this benefit
can he definitely localized. II trust
that there Will be careful lnyestlga-
ton TO see Swheth Their some way can be
devised by which The {immedi ibene.
tieiarles nay Day 9 portlon Of the 5ex::
f9si,ses II now, the custom as re
p:trls sertains classes ot improvements
N our nianlelpaiIt ties; and measures.
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