The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-31
IMPORTANT ADDRESS
IS MADE
Il. /. MOODY OF SPOKANE MAKES
TALK AT FOURTH DRY
FARMING CONGRESS.

Billings, oct a0.-The following adj
dress was one Of the most important
delivered at the fourth Dry Farming
congress In Billings. The speech. made
by H l.. Moody. is a. follows:
What we are pleased to call the In
land Empire OF the Pacific northwest.
a land where these Is opportunity for
any earnest man TO make home for
himself and his family in many differ
ent pursuits, fs veritable agricul-
tural empire Of 10000 square miles
Of territory. taking in portions Of east
ern washington and oregon, north and
central Idaho, western Montana ans
southeastern British Columbia, dis
trict where the struggle for existence
mas not pushed to one side the whole
some development Of the home. the
schools. the church and the advance
ment of the best interests OF the var
ious communities.
The scope Of country. largely
prairie. II helted with timber and al
mgsst entirety surrounded by high
m.9ntal.s. Nsth an opening In the
southwest. thus sheItering II from the
chill winds If the northeast. and Ieav-
ing entrance from the warm currents
of the Pacific ocean. The center por-
ton of this great area Is an almost
treeless high rolling piHean. leseling
down To il considerable extent along
the Columbia river and some If its
tributaries. while fts 3ater edges are
fringed with magnificent timber. which
extends almost u the mountain peaks.
where are stored unknown quantities
of snow and ice each winter To give
life and luxury To the valleys below
when melted by the soft breezes Of
spring and the sun rays of summer.
by this most beautiful and boun-
teous arrangement of nature this
chosen spot Ii provided with delight
full climate, an open prairie soil, ready
for the farmers pillow. timber at hand
for his buildings and water for all
his uses. More than that, the noun
tains are filled with lead. silver. coal.
gold. iron. copper and other precious
metals, also marble. lime. ciays and
stone. the development OF which
makes q ready market for the prod
ucts Of farm. flocks and orchards.
More Numerous.
1.-THE rivers and streams In the In
land Empire are larger and more ex-
tensiye and numerous than In any dis
trict of even double the area in tn .
country. The mighty Columbia sweeps
through the rock-ribbea hills OF the
north. II enters this great territory ut
the north, carrying with II from $4,000
To 10000 cubic feet of water per sec.
ond; the majestic Pend d'oreille. with
and acreage of $4,000 second feet of
purity. comes tumbling through n
gorge 70 add its might to the ever
increasing flood. A little further down
we pass Sheep creek and "A score Of
lesser streams. Then we plunge
through the magnificent chasfr, the
upper Dalles; then the Kettle river of
the north hands us not less than 10000
second feet through a chasm scarce 20
feet wide and 100 feet deep.
We foam on "A few hundred feet and
rail- over the highly rocks AT Kettle
saIls, With an estimated energy Of
100. 900 horsepower. A moments quiet
and We are joined by other streams
which come tnmhiing down the
mountain sides. throwing their clear
crystal spray high in the air as they
speed along. A moment and we are
upon the rocks Of Rieky rapids where
we roar and clash and foam and
splash only to gather ourselves to-
gether in our rush by the beautiful.
the far-famed Spokane. with its 100
600 horsepower Of which 100000 is de-
yeioped. This stream already lights
one large city and more than 20 small
Ter ones. runs mills factories, mines.
malta nj 81 nj
than go miles Of suburban railway
lines. besides pumping 5o,aoo,ooo gal
ions Of water a day.
Majestic Sweep,
Let us return to tine mighty Co
t1fnbia and follow IL Ia its majestic
sweep to the west, through Gibraltar
like Hell Gate-where We are Joined
by san Poll and many IF Its friends 4.
through Whirlpool rapids. where We
are greeted by akanogan, Twisp and
others. Who. after having east many
HEasaS sn~ax over orchard field and
st.e8fa* saa4z To join US and help us
Oh our way We rush over other
rapids aud behold the beautiful Che
Ian. fresh from the great glaciers only
a few miles away and washed in the
tumbling 400 feet over the rocks,
fairly raging because II H. given no
work to 10. We rush On and arr
joined by The EaEet witch reIoiees
because It's waters unt only splash
themselves on flower and field. hut
also send the iife-growing current ove.
the mountain and vale to light tho
traveller On his way we hurry on,
quickly joining hands with the great
Wenatchee. who proudly beasts that
the red apples grown ur my shores
are known the world over and that
those who walk In its light shall never
fall.
Il am not overstatlns the facts
when / say the Inland Empire and the
state Of Washington nave mare avail
nc water power than an- similar
area in the world.
Great Territory.
4sThfx great Territory. i'm the aseys