Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24

has been nothing but a flow Of speech, hut
as the wonders of our country open. 1t
is very difficult to restrain an explanation
of the effect of these developments upon
a man who has known 30 little of them as
l have. You look at the country in some
places and 1t would seem as II 1t was the
most God-forsaken spot there was on earth.
Then you progress a mile or two and you
see the Influence of water and II seems a
paradise. 1t is almost like the rubbing of
Aladin's lamp and the production of such
beauty, such prosperity and such happi-
ness. The stone which was rejected of the
builders has become the head Of the cor
ner.' / am glad to see by your applause
that there are some who recognize the
scriptural reference.
Now what has been done here has been
done largely or entirely by private enter
prise, but there are q good many enter
prises that involve an outlay of capital so
large, or require SO much risk, that 1t is
probably better to rave the government
help. You have an enterprise that has
just begun. The Hlgh-Line ditch, upon
which l understand to be dependent about
5000 acres of land, has Just begun, and
yet all the government land has been, taken,
up with the expectation that Il was to- be
put. through, S0metht1si must be done.
What / propose 70 Do lis toa examine the
situation with a. l4ahucha care as possible,
and. II the circufnstahces Justify it. to ask
congress to give us agthQrIty to take steps
which will enable the settlers ultimately
to reap the harvest that they have been
making SO long and 50 hard a preparation
for. 80 ,.,.. e..
The government of. the United States
must move slowly. 1t is a great body. 1t
has to move with elaboration, and 1t has
to move-or its agents have to move
within the lines of law; but ordinarily the
government ultimately does Justice II you
can live until that justice comes, / agree
some times that 1t is a little difficult, but
we shall struggle to do the best we can
in Washington" ,
Address at M~OntrOse.
Speaking in Montrose today, the president
said:
Il nave felt thrilled today by the de-
scription of your resources in this valley.
The truth is, l understand why you go
dry in these townships. 1t Is because this
air has all the effect OF champagne with
out the bad day that follows. 1t is seen
in the smiles of your people, in their &C
tive steps, in their enterprise and In their
optimism.
''Your' chairman has referred to the pa
ternalism of the government and it has
made me think OF the exact power OF the
constitution which authorized the United
States government to go into the business
of marrying the water to your earth, l
suppose that it grew originally, and prob
ably will continue TO exist, by reason OF
the ownership by the United States OF the
public domain, which It is engaged I'm dis
tributing to It's citizens, and that the gov
.--,.nt FaI2 authorizad In aaaiqting thOae
who should settle the domain by invest
ing a large amount Of money in enterprises
which could not be entered upon by indi
viduals because of the risk Of loss, in or
der ultimately to encourage q great and
happy population.
! perhaps It comes under the general wei
fare clause which has been made so muci
use of by each party when It wanted to d.
I anything which was of doubtful power un
der any other clause. However that MAY
\ be, we are In II and the great GunnisOI
/ tunnel has been built and this valley will
an unpronounceable name is going to bios
D som like the rose.
. Tunnel VIII Pay.
81 want to come back again to the tun
! mel. II / understand II, the figures OF tn.
= investment will be about S6.O0O,OO and tn
result in land values will be about $40,
OOs.OOO. a very fair profit, I think, iron
the work. l congratulate you on the pros
peot that lies before the people OF this val
. ley. There has been no exaggeration Of tn
] possibilities that are here. I like I
|. prophecy Of optimism. l am an optimis
\ myself, and II you don't believe you ar
} going TO succeed you never will. Their
l is something about this air that make
y you all optlmists. That means that 20
J hope to do better next year and the mex
\ year to increase that betterment and tn
. third year TO go on doing better, and
: you don't hope Il YOU won't do II, but
you do hope it, you will"
! PinchOt ON Way TO salt Lake.
! LOS ANGELES, Sept, 23-Gifford Pin
Q chot left today for Salt Lake City where
\ is expected, he will meet President Tai
and Secretary B~allinger.
q Mr.. Pinchot said he had purchased hi
\ ticket for salt Lake before he learned tha
President Taft would arrive there at aboJ
= the same time as himself.
! But / probably shall see the president,