Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-02
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7 by working IN agriculture, in the M
/. chanicat Industries. in arts and trades
Il in short. who are 10 do the duty tina
should always come FIRST with all q
us. The duty OF hone-making an,
housekeeping. Too narrow a literar,
education Is, for most men an,
! women. nOt q real education al all
for q real education should III peoplt
primarily for the industrial and home.
making empl0yments ia which theS
must employ the bulk Of their activil
ties. our country offers unparal-
ilelcd opportunities for domestic anc
social advancement, for social and
economic leaders IN the world. Oui
greatest national asset Is to be found
in the children. They need 10 be
trained to high ideals Of everyday liv.
ing ana TO high efficiency in their re-
spective vacations; we can not afford
10 have them trained otherwise. and
the nation should help the states
to achieve this end.
The Range Problem.
Now, men Of Iowa, ! want TO say
Just q word on q matter that concerns
not the states Of the Mississippi valley
Itself, but the states west Of them. The
states Of the great plains and the
Rocky mountains. Unfortunately.
am not able on this present trip 10
fi'iA iiAtHf NlhifHf OF J SnDuIU Speak
TO their W people on the point 10
which now intend 10 a1lude. but ar
ter all anything that affects y consid-
cradle number Of Americans who live
under one set Of conditions. must be
OF moment 20 all other Americans. for
never forget, friends, that In the long
run we shall go up or 20 down to-
gether.
Land Laws should Favor settler.
The states of the high plains and Of
the mountains have a peculiar claim
upon me, because for "A number Of
years | lived ana worked ia them. and
! hnve that intimate knowledge or
their people that comes under such
conditions. In those states there ~
no need Of a modification Of the land
laws that have worked so well IN the
Wen watered fertile regions TO the
eastward, such as those In which you
here dwell. The one object in All our.
land laws should always be to favor
the actual settler, tho actual home
maker, who 10 dwell on the
lana and there TO bring up his child
rem TO inherit after him. The gOveIn-
mcnt should part with its title to tbs
land only to the actual home-makcr
mot 10 the nrOht-makcr. who docs
care to make a home. The land
should be sold outright only ina auanti-
ffN' AN AfAAA ANN hfAtiN IFlflfN-NHNN
IN huge areas 10 be held for %specula-
i've purposes or used as ranches.
whore those VINO do the actual work
merely tenants or hired hands. NO
temporary prosperity OF any class Of
men could In the slightest degree
atone for failure on our part to shane
he laws ~ that they may fork for
permanent good OF the home
maker. This Is fundamental. gentle
men and is simply carrying out The
upon which I dwell IN speaking
,o you of your own farms hero I'M
Iowa. Now I'M Upuy states where Tho
Is Hight q b. a simple abtur-
iity TO expect ans mau 90 tive. sliil
To bring up "a family. ON one hal-
lred and sixty acres. Where We are
ihle 90 Introduce Irrigation, the home
can be very much less Ia sizc-
'an. for instance, be forty acres and
here Is nothing that congress nas
during the past six years more !
important tina the enactment of thr :
l%atioual irrigation law. ,
should lease Grazing Land.
Hut where Irrigation is not appliCd- =,
'le D. the land can only be used fur :
IL may Doe that YOU can not \
un moro than one steer 10 ton acres.
nd Il Is not necessary 60 be much OF
mathematician in order Go see that ,
where such q the case e homestead of !
me hundred and sixty ucres viii not 7
.o far toward the support of a family. !
u consequence of this fact. home !
leaders do not take up the lands boz Z,
he racts in question. They ai- lcf. !
pen Tor everybody go grdEc lI..u tiat ;
dishes 10. The result is that the men
use them moderately ana unI
'ith q view 90 cXhausting lluf tee
lurces are at the mercy ur those who d.
are nothing Tor the fuim and sim- /.
ly Intend 90 skin the ltud Tor the d
resent. For Instance. The emalfI a
lecp farmer who has "a home and a
no wishes that home lo pass on To- a
Is children improved ln value VIII =
lturully ran his flock $50 that the land a
ll support %, not only today. hut q
no years hence. but % big absentee %
locp owner, who has no home on ihe o.
nd 90 al. but simply owns huge mi- y
HtofN hocks OF sheep. may well find w
to his profit Go drive Thorn over tie -
lall sheep farmers range n eat H.
uuf .r.
Protect the small Stockman. p.
Vie can then drive his nucks ON. p.
lrrca- Use small man tanuut Oi p.
ursc Goo permit snch q sf1tn 81 things .
rut only evil Tor me small man. bu. u,
destructive of the best Interests oft %,
q. country. -Suhstantiiliy tho sam, ls.
obtain ns regards c1ttIr k'
.e custom has therefor, grown up N.
fouU ng great tracts nf ravernm .nt VI
id Without Warrant ot laN
Illegal Fences Must ~ta, Down. ST
The men Whu fenced IH.s 8ud Nrro pI
rich mon. who Pos fencing Os
kept % actual sefU. d.. and thereby pa
fked evil to the country. Hut boz
eases whether th.r Nara l.re.
n coz small mon. .rr.. .hiecf vss
to Keep out actual argf.ie hlf 90 81.
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