The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-09

thousands of miles of territory now
without adequate tran sport alton ia
cilities
One billion dollars for good roads
and national highways, for the lack
Of which the loss to the farm area
of the United States is approximately
800 900 900 annually.
One billion dollars for forest pro-
lection, refOrestation and conserva-
tion of the forest resources, thus as
surfing timber and lumber supplies
for centuries to come.
George f. Barstow. president of the
seventeenth National Irrigation con
sress, opened his review of the or
ganization's work with congratula-
tions for the people of Spokane and
Washington. In part he spoke as fol
lows:
Judging from President Taft's
many utterances on the line of the
conversation of our national re-
sources, we may rest assured that
this congress will ever have his ear.
nest and cordial support. That our
sphere of influence is rapidly broad
ening both in its national and inter
national spects is evidenced as new
er before iby the roll of delegates and
the presence of seventy distinguish
ed representatives of foreign nations.
We have heartily endorsed and
still give warm adherence to the
great work of improving our natural
waterways and reclaiming our vast
area of swamp land. But all this is
only the prelude to the noblest of all
our purposes and works: to see thai
the path of the home-builder is made
easy. Only as We keep this noble
sentiment in mind can We hope 10
long endure.
''ExPresident Roosevelt doubtless
was more noticed than any of his pre-
decessors for taking the initiative in
many avenues on broad and whole
sale lines. This was more than true
in everything that affected the agri-
cultural classes. During the last year
Of his administration, he appointed
the country life commission" May
We not hope that his example will
be emulated by his worthy success
or. President Taft.
The national government already
has passed a law providing for the
establishment of a bureau of immigra-
tion, to aid the immigrants coming
to our shores TO proper understand
ing as to where they can best locate
upon lands for home building. But
should not the national government.
If not the state, go a step further?
A large percentage of immigrants
land in our shores with insufficient
money to push out west or southwest
Shall | be regarded as preaching pa
tennalis-n no socialistic in my purpos
when suggesting that the duty of the
national government may be found in
providing under proper safeguard,
fund which may be used to make
loans TO enable these frugile class of
people to locate homestead irrigation
plans? There is too much and un-
warranted prejudice by the majority
of Americans against many of the ma
tionahties coming to our shores
There are no doubt some of the peo-
pie of each nationality that are unde-
sirable. But is this not also true of
some of our own people?"
Mr.. Barstow advocated the employ
ment of immigrants in the business
of home building as most likely to
promote patriotism. He recommend
eu tHS COHSTeSS as dn LihporldHl pd-
sis for action, the drainage of S0000.-
600 acres of swamp land in the coun-
try. and also pointed out the increas-
ing popularity of irrigation as a field
of investment for eastern capital.
In this connection. he said
I'm the year 1905. there were about
1000 900 acres of Land in cultivation
in the humid region of our country.
The crops from these lands aggre-
gates about 100000 in value. When
the 10000 900 acres OF arid land are
in cultivation their annual crops will
safely reach Sc 800. 900 900. In other
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