The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-10

Tor the people; these are real Issues
and real problems, Upon such things
as these the perpetuity OF this ceun-
cry as q nation OF homes really de-
pends. We are coming to see that the
simple things are the things 10 work
tor More than that. we are coming
20 see that the plain American citizen
Is the man to work for. The imagina-
don is staggered BY the magnitude oil
me prize Tor which we work III we
succeed, there Will exist upon this con-
Jinent a sane. strong people, living
through the centuries IN a land sub
lued and controlled for the service of
che people, It's Tightful masters, owned
oy the many and not by the few. II
~e fail, the great interests, increasing
their control OF our natural resources.
will thereby control the country more
md more, aud the rights of the peo-
pie viii fade into the privileges of
concentrated wealth,
There could be no better illustra-
ion OF the eager. rapid, unwearled alb
iorption by capital of the rights which
belong TO all the people than the water
power trust, not yet formed but in
'apd process of formation. This state
ment Is true, but not unchallenged
Among the features of the morning
session was a resolution introduced
by John |. Martin of St. Louis. ser
seant at arms OF the convention and
president Of several national labor or
ganlzations, who spoke In favor OF the
irrigation congress in tho LakeS-to-the-
Gulf waterway project
Judge John Fairweather OF
California. who nettled at the extreme
ength OF the resolutions offered. NOV
ID TO suspend the rules and the con-
slltution If necessary" to amt the
reading of the resolutions. Without
uspending the constitution. the reso-
utions were omitted unell later.
Spokane, Aug. 9-'Thc government Of
The United Statee IS -ltiio~ '''
millions of dollars worth of natural
resources are gong Jy "0s-e
American lands are going TO waste
while last year $4,000 thousand Amer
leans sought homes In Canada
The Appalachian forestry bill,
which passed the house and senate
twice. was Killed by Uncle Jee.
Notwithstanding the dispensary
system In South Carolina, there is toe
much water there"
e. ] Watson. commissioner of the
South Carolina department of agricul
ture, commerce and industry SHE'D a
few castors into the ring before the
National Irrigation congress this af-
ternoon when he uttered the ferese
Ing With such telling effect that the
convention was kept In pretty much of
an uproar
MI Watson was not OF the opinion
that the government should give way
TO private interests He thought. on
the contrary, that the government
should spend few millions in irriga.
tion and drainage projects and to this
end he let fly a few oratorlcal pyro-
technics.
Indeed. the South Carolina speaker
became SO enthusiastic over his sub
ject that he urged a final measure that
the government take control Of such
rivers (east and west) as might be
naHgable for the purpose of making
them waterways for smaller battle
ships. This suggestion brought out
chorus of laudatory yells
Inc 5ptdNel Will tut SuE6So-
tion that the German system of con-
servation should be employed In the
United States,
James ], Hill. president Of the board
of directors of the Great Northern rail-
way. who was 10 have spoken at the
afternoon session, was not present
F. H. Newell, director of the United
States reclamation service, was the
first speaker at the afternoon. Mr..
Newell road his address and after
wards was compelled, by questioning,
to state that he was OF the opinion
that the government is not doing as
much as should be done In the way OF
irrigation, because OF the lack OF
funds He said, however, that there is
plenty Of land for the homesteader
who wishes a home In fact and not
In theory,
Joseph NJ. Carey of Washington pro
posed system of state laws for the
various states contemplating the pro
lection OF the individual farmer. He
was opposed In some quarters by del
egates who believed irrigation laws
might he proper for some of the newer
states, but that the older common