The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-28
dent Of the United States today said:
Highly Horcred

co.
The people of Montana feel highly
hannred IL receive visit from you.
Mr.. President. and extend to you IL
most hearty welcome.
| am sure that voice the seuti-
ment of all our people in wishing for
YOU successful administration of
your high office. Such hgotry as
withhoIdS from officials that support
and assistance So necessary to Il sue
cessful discharge of their duties does
not obtain here.
We feel that it is good for us tn
receive a visit from the nations chief
and, I'm all Difference tv him. we feel
that it will be Of value tp him to see
and know us and to know our coudi-
tons. resources, development and am
billions.
We have resources that are unparaI-
lefed in richness, variety and volume
For the right use and development of
these resources well considered plans
should speedily he made In the max
ing of such plans the wseSt counseIs
should prevail to the end that right
development may not he interfered
with and waste may be prevented
The extent and richness Of our re-
sources have bred in us n prodigality
of use that even now threatens disaS-
ter. Natural resources should not he
left for him who will IT, take without
condition and hold without restraint
Some adequate compensation should he
paid to the state or nation for the use
of these resources. and conservation
should ever be kept in mind.
Need Counsel
We need your assistance and coun-
sell Mr.. President. in the solution Of
these problems Your visit will give
us an insight into conditions that will
be valuable to you and to us
We are pleased to nnte the encour-
agement your administration in giving
to settlers upon the public domain
and your announced purpose of ad-
/ ministerng tho government lands ac-
cording to law. The opportunity that
/ is being given to acquire bench lands.
not possible of irrigation. under the
7 provisions Of the new homestead law.
viii mean the settlement a. vast areas
heretofore Of little value and large
increase in agricultural products.
We heartily approve of the policy
/ of forest conservation, but feel that
some administrative details might with
safety be made less hurdensome. We
nave ever been grateful for the liberal
/ GIT of lands made by the federal gov
eminent to the state for educational
purposes. and sincerely hope than i'm
conserving the forests il may not be
round advisable or legal tn deprive the
state IF the lands embraced i'm sec
tons ID and 80. wherever situated
Ihere Is an abiding conviction that
TWO such eminent lawyers as Yourself
anu your secretary of the interior will
iiha the provisions of the act admit
tihg Montana into the Union of states
sufficiently specific To justify this
hope.
Productive Soil.
You have had the opportunity this
afternoon, MIR. President. OF briefly
viewing the exhibition here mad. Of
some of Montana's products. and | am
sure You appreciate the fact that we
nave most productive soil and eli
mate. We can produce here anything
/ except the tropical fruits and pos
sums, and it is but fair to our ell
mate To say that the rearing of pcs
sums FOR commercial purposes has not
been attempted
But best of all in today's long list
of exhibits Is the showing of Mon
tana's manhood and womanhond.
Here are the pioneers who blazed the
tran and made the civilization of to
day possible. Here are the sons and
daughters of those pioneers, who are
ready 10 take up the work when the
old patriots must lay 1t down. And
here as those who have brought to us
the best blood of every state and ma
tloh. energetic, progressive, intelligent
and patriotic men and women-aI
STRIVING us best they may to make of
their beloved state the best in the sit
terhood of states.
And II Is tn these splendid men and
women of MONTANA that [ nnm with