The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-25

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this tabernacle nor spoken from this
| platform | was here during the great
irrigation congress, at which more dis
| tinguished men were present than at
any other irrigation congress ever
held. | snail never forget the impress
sion which the meeting made upon me
! and the vigor with which some of the
points were brought out.
! have not been In Ogden for some
time, but the impression made then
and what the various forest men learn
, ed about 1t led TO the establishment
here of supply depot for the west be-
cause 1t was the most central point
and best suited for the work. Some
months ago l visited the supply depot
to see how things were getting along
and was entertained by the Weber
club
Some of the members and officers
brought up then the question OF To-
eating the headquarters for this dis
trlct In Ogden. There was a good deal
of discussion about It Salt Lake
wanted 1t and other cities wanted It,,
but finally 1t was located In Ogden be-
cause for all reasons taken together.
CSuGl Mdo tloubhO W DG lue pCoI
place, and l am heartily glad to be able
to tell You that the experience of the
service so far justi6es in every way
the choice that was made. (Applause)
People of Ogden told US that they
would do certain things If the head
quarters came here, and 1t is a further
pleasure TO say that In everything
promised to us. Ogden has made good
(Applause) We are more and more
glad as time goes on that the head
quarters of the fourth district Is To-
Gated here, and think We are going to
keep on being glad. (Applause) l
also hope that the citizens of Ogden
will not be sorry that we came here,
am exceedingly glad that Mr.. KieSel
invited the men In ,the forest service
to come and sit upon the platform so
that the people may see what they look
like in body. | like their looks my
self and hope you do.
Now. ladies' and gentlemen, | want
to take a little while tonight, not to
talk about forestry, but about conserva-
ton, of which forestry is a part and
then a little about the forest service,
itself, what 1t is trying to do and
how 1t Is trying to do 1t, If you Will
allow me, / will use. to begin with, a
sort OF a parable which seems to meet
the situation in certain points and
make 1t clear.
Once upon a time there was young
man to whom a great property was
left and who went into a far country
across the sea to examine that prop
erty and to make his home upon II
When he found it he travelled all over
it from end to end and tried to see
what IL could be used for. and to take
careful stock of all resources and val
ues. After while he found a wife in
the new country and by and by. chill
lren were added to them and his fam
fly grew. This young man and wife
began to think further into the future
than ever before. At first they thought
only for the next month or the year,
and then the next decade and finally
the next generation and 1t was not
very long before all plans were made
and all actions were conditioned on
the fact that their children were TO in
herit this great property after them,
and that the land must also be made
to support those coming after them.
They began To plan as to how this
property could best be used for their
children and themselves, taking their
livelihood from and living upon 1t.
Once upon time there was young
nation which crossed the sea and took
possession Of a great property, The
young nation began to explore the
land into the possession of which 1t had
come. It sent its citizens here and
there and everywhere. across the riv"
ers and over the mountains and OH
the plains, until finally this people
spreed from coast to coast. They
grew to know that the land was good
and thereupon took possession OF 1t
from sea To sea and began TO use 1t.
Instead of looking forward and plan
ming for the next generation, instead
of getting ready to have their children
and their children's children occupy IL
in comfort, this young nation cast
aside all thought of the future and
directed Itself purely to the develop
ment of the next few years, or, what
would have been In the life of man,
the next few weeks, making all plans
for the immediate future.
AS the nation grew in population,
there came time at last when II was
forced to consider that what was good
for the young man and his wife, was
good for all the men and all the wives
of that nation. and all the individuals
began to think Of the future and what
the coming generations were to do
with this land OF the responsibility
which the people OF today have for the
people of tomorrow. Now 1t is n cur
ious thing that II was not until this
nation had grown to become the great
est in the world and one OF the most
populous, IL began to give thought TO
the future.
The forest service is working for the
future. as 1t takes long time for
tree 10 grow.
Practically the first measure Of
statesmanship which President Roose-
velt took up after the death of the la
mented Mckinley before he had even
moved into the White House, was the
irrigation question. He made up his
mind to push the irrigation bill, and 1t
was great thing for q man TO do
upon the Threshold of career into
which he had been thrown in so ter
rible way. with the courage. how
ever. which marked him and always
has marked him. he took II up very
strongly In his first message to con-
gress. There are many gentlemen
here upon this platform with me to-
night who know and appreciate what
the conditions were at that time. ..
In 1902. the national reclamation act
uas nassna and YOU all know the gonI