The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-10
Head of United States For
estry Bureau Was Feature
At the irrigation Congress
At Spokane.
NUMEROUS PROMINENT
SPEAKERS on LIST
Is Keen Feeling Of Expectancy
Regarding Probable Resolu-
tion Censuring Secretary
BaIIinger.

Spokane. Aug. 1O.-The interest Of
the delegates to the national irrigation
congress centered in Clifford Pincho:.
head of the United States Forestry
hement in stating his opinion of the
land laws and their Interpretation by
certain lawyers.
There was keen feeling of expect
ancy also over the proposed resolution
Secretary Ballinger Of the
department of the interior. whose atti-
tude toward Government Forester
Pinchot has been far from friendly.
The speakers today filled the pro-
gram with long list of prominent
names. and men eminent in affairs
were gathered from both the east and
west for enlightenment of the cham
pions OF irrigation improvement
List Of Speakers.
The speakers today were Mr.. Pin.
chot. R. E. Allen of the department OF
the interior: George S. Long; q. T.
Allen. United States forester: Bailey
Willis of the United States geological
survey: John Barrett. director of tho
international bureau OF republics: Sem
ator Cummins Of Iowa: Thomas War
rior. Charleston. S. c.: Or. w. J. MCGEE
secretary Of the Inland Waterways
Cammision: ]. n Taal of the Joint
conservation committee: N. w. Harris
the Washington good roads associa-
ton; Samuel Lancaster. highway ex-
pert.
The attention Of the convention
swerved from irrigation today and
much was said in favor OF forest con.
servation and the utilization of water
energy. John Barrett spoke on
Water as a Resource" and Mr.. Long
on the Attitude of Lumbermen To-
ward Forestry" Mr.. Teal asked for
good, deep waterways for the Pacific
coast. and Prof. Willis pointed out the
relation of good waterways to plen'i-
full forests.
A feature of the day was the parade
Of progress. showing the transforma-
tion of the Northwest from semisav-
agery to civilization. There will be Q
banquet tonight.
Pinchots' address today was Al fol.
lows:
Home Building for Nation.
The most valuable citizen of this or
any other country Is the man who
owns the land from which he makes
his living. No other man has such a
stake in the country. No other man
lends such steadiness and stability to
our National life. Therefore. no other
question concerns us more intimately
than the question of homes. Perman-
ent homes for ourselves. our children.
and our Nation-this is the central
problem. The policy Of National irri-
CATION is of value to the United States
= in very many ways. but the greatest
of all is this, that National irrigation
multiplies the men who own the land
; from which they make their living.
The old saying, who ever heard Of
a man siouldering his gun to fight
for his boarding house. reflects this
great truth. that no man Is SO ready
} to defend his country. not only with
arms, but with his vote. and his con-
} tribution to public opinion as the man
with a permanent stake in IL. AZ the
. man who owns the land from which
, he makes his living.
Nation Of Farmers.
Our country began as a Nation ol
: farmers. During the periods that gave
it its character, when our indepen.
dence was won and when our Union
was preserved, We were preeminently
a nation of farmers We can not, and
We ought not to continue exclusively
or even chiefly. an agricultural coun
try. because one man can raise food
enough for many. But the farmer who
owns his land is still the backbone oi
this Nation; and one of the things Ne
want most is more of him.
The man on the farm is valuable tr
the Nation. like any ether citizen. Just
in proportion to his intelligence. char
acter. ability. and patriotism. but un
Ike the other citizens. also in proper
tion to his attachment to the soil
That is the principal spring OF hii
steadiness. his sanity. his simplicity
and directness, and many OF his otheI
desirable qualities. He is the first oi
home-makers.
Nation Of Homes
| The Nation that will lead the world
will be a Nation OF homes. The oh
ject of the great conservation move
ment is just this. to make our coun
try q permanent and prosperous home
for ourselves and for our children
and for our chiidren,s children. and 4
is q task that = worth the beS
thought and effort OF any and an o
NJ.
To achieve this or any other grea
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