The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-13

tain ifom the actual surface 20 the
Hraund A. peoples become little
less primitive. their mduatgics al
though tn sSdo manner a. "a
taudati fe res rnrcra below the sur
taee then With what We can civil
iaattan aud 'he extension Of knoWls
edEe, morn resources cnmc into use
lndnatrlea are multiplied aud fore
siHht tesins GO hcvomr necessary
and prominent factor in NE, crops
are cultivated, animals are damvas
tiUatrd. and metals are mastered
livery step % tho progress az man
klnd l. marked hv the discovery aud
use at natural resources previously
uuuset Without such progressive
naWlrdKn and utilization of nat
urai fuaourrus, population could not
EraWs nor industries multiply. nor
the blddeu wealth OF the earth be
gKeiaped fer the hvurfit of mankind
siuee the DAYS whom the cunntitus
ton was adopted, steam and rlees
richly have rnVulutinnised the indus
trial world Nowhere has the rrt-
alution hveu 80 srcat AZ la our uWn
country The discovery and uttliHas
ton at mineral fuels and alloys have
HIXeu IA the lead oNrf al other ma
IianH IN the production 90 steel The
discovery and utilization at coal and
iran have given uH our railways aud
have led To such Industrial develop
maut a. has never before huen aeen
The vast wealth 80 lumber Ia eur
FORESTS. the riches e. oar soils aud
uiuas thr discovery ~ gaid and
mineral ntis combined With the effis
aiuney ct cur transportation. have
Il.
psfalleled in comfort and conVens
tenee.
Increasing Drain.
The steadily increasing Drain On
these natural resources has prumots
81 t. an extraordinary degree the
eample Nity ~ our industrial and ~.
eiai life. Moreover. this unexampled
development has had a determining
effess upon the characteC snd opins
ions II cur people The demand for
efficiency Ia lh. great task has Civ
N ~ yisur. rffes tNcncsr. decision
ant naws~. and capacity far
achievement which in ita own lines
has never yet been matched 80
snnat and - rapid has been aur
material growth that there has been
4 tendency 60 lag behind IN spiritual
and mefai growth. bot that II not
the subject upon which I speak 10
yna tsday
nlaresar4lne Tor u,e moment the
GHsatisu ut MORAL purpose. a - safe
Ia say that the prosperity II uus
people depends directly on the envrs
y and Intelligence With which our
natural resources arr used II u
equally elnaf that th~se resources
afu the final basis - national psaa sr
"a -.
unnsiY evident that these resources
tIeu
This nation began vith the belief
that It's landed Possessions wert ~
itullahte and capable ~ supporting
Al the f-cpptr who miEht care 20
make ouF country their home. bat
already the iiulit ~ unsettled land +
il sight and, inais-ssi beat little hnd
Tilted Gof agriculture now reutlna
nu0ennptsd save what can - re-
e.algund ~ irrigation and drainage
We began with an unaprfeasehHd
heritage - forests; more than half
al ths Timber 10 gone w began
with essai fields morr extensive thtn
khsae Il AaY ether natign. and with
ifen ores rsxauisd a. ineshausIihiss
and ntsug experts nor declare that
fhs end 81 both iron and coal i IN
sight
vas, Stores Diminishing.
The snsre incrcaas In our con-
Humufian ~ coai during 1907 over
lssz sxeer5issi the total cousumpttun
- ISIS. the Centennial ycar. Ths
Enafuluas stores - mineral 81 and
xaa are largely gene. our natural
waterways arr not gone. bat they
EaKe been - iniar~d by neglect and
- the di0iaian 20 responsibility and
utter ttek 90 system IN dealing
atth them. that there u less nasIgs-
tian On them auw than there wAa
nifty Yvaara aga Finally. ~ began
wtth woiis ~ uneNamplsasi fertility.
and We have ~ ifunas erishad them
- tnIndtaieH# u-e ans ~ falling 70
ste&k isfusian that their crop pre-
iaeiaR pearr II diminishing instead
- inafsasins In sprd. We have
EfeushiiesaiY and 20 large degree
unnecessarily. Diminished the rs-
sszsiFees upen whirh not only car
prosperity. bat the prosperity If our
eaildfan. asust always drI=sud
We have become great because u
the lavish Use a our resources. and
ae have last reason g. b. proud -
eur growth hut the time has cafur
t. Inquire SERIOUSLY ahat VII hap.
pen when our forests are gone. y hen
thr naaL fhs iron. the OIL and ti4s
2aa are exhausted. when the setia
shall have been stili further isupuv-
eFEshad and washed into thn
agFetms paliutin4 the rivers. De.
nuAinR the fi@ida and obNirurtinx
navigation. These questions Do not
relate only - the next century
OF IN tie next generation. IL l.
time for ua now a. nation to ex-
sEatsn tha sarna rcassuahls FORE.
sight IN DEALING sith eur great
natural resources that would be
shown - any prudent man IN con
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