Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-21

but that 1t is not desirable to encour-
age immigration where such large
proportion. unless well prepared, are
bound to fail. 1t is evident that such
failures us may come from dry year
would be a disaster TO the plains in
general as well as TO the people con-
cerned.
The question is still up for consider
alton. The question OF means. l think.
renders the proposition In the mind OF
cause the funds are not large enough
TO cover the demands that must be
met. Sincerely yours.
(signed) l.. q. CARPENTER.
Director.
This letter from Carpenter invoked
from Donahue u reply In which he said
that Carpenter was an expert In irri.
cation engineering. hut that there are
business men In Colorado. including
himself. that have spent money liber'
ally to back the opposite view TO that
taken by Carpenter and he intimated
that these business men were not In
the habit OF investing foolishly. He
said II Is not n question Of academic
import, but n question Of fact that Ii at
issue. lie declared that the issue as TO
whether immigration without Irrigation
was To be encouraged will be clearly
drawn between the college ut Fort Col
Inns and the business men Of this city
and state who have thousands Of dol
lars Invested.
He says that he has always taken a
foremost part In the development OF
! the state by means Of irrigation and
1 otherwise and that he Is now inter.
.stcd In one OF the largest irrigation
projects Of the state. the facts OF which
will soon be- published. Donnhuc
writes: Had there been experimental
stations In eastern Colorado during the
so-caliey dry years. and had these sta
tons been conducted either by the col
loge or by the department an Washing
ton. history would not have recorded
the disasters that Il did. And such
men as you. permit me To say respect
fully, arc really the men that are invif.
ing disaster when they refuse to do
what their institutions may do toward
making disaster impossible.
However. We reason this way: The
tide OF Immigration In headed toward
Colorado and no power. human or d..
vine. can. II present conditions con
tInuc. check this tide. Hence. We rny
let us do cN-rythin. In our power to
.ducat. these people. II the Asricul'
turai College refuses to do Its part In
the development of eastern Colorado.
We want To know IL anu We want To
know II now"
Mr.. Donahuc thinks that tho au-s-
iion of funds for the Akron experiment
station IL but an excuse. for Mt the
last mcciin. OF tn. board the salaries
of all the members Of the faculty were
advanced. II the board WAS hard up.
then why did II rails. saiarlcs' he
asks Donahnc also has written To
President Aylcswotth. serving notice
upon him. In this letter ponahuc
says:
lDr. Ayicnworth. Agricultural College.
/ Fort Collins. Colo.
Dear DIR. Acknowledgement times
during the last two years ] have nd
dTcsAcd communications to you that
have remained unanswered. ad'
ircxsca one to you recently On a very
Important subject concerning an -s,
lpcrimcniai station al Akron that stiil
remains unanswcrcd. I addrcascd one
al tho same time to Professor csrpcn'
ter aud received his reply. and out of
Difference to yon. you being pr-ridcnt
of that college. and personal friend
Of mine. ! am sending you n copy OF
my answer io same.
Il Ia needless for me TO say. Dr.
Ayic-worth. that I am decidedly
aroused by the attitude of the Asrieul'
turai college In this AFFAIR. II is all
very well for you tn come back at me
with the assertion that do no; under
stand the facts involved. ! am will
Ing To go on record here and say that
I will rrcitc to you my kno~icdsc of
the facts and that they will agree lit
orally with yours.
| Myself. and other men vastly better
known In Colorado than ! am. but no
more determined than myself. are 60
Ing to make fishi on this Issue. We
arc going to know better reason than
wc know now why the Agricultural col
icsc Of this state has systematically
refused to advance the csusc Of dry
farming and has gone on record as
beieng opposed to encouraging immi.
grafton into eastern Colorado. Very
respectfully yours.
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