The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-03

i They entered into this vast possession
and began to use It. They did not need t
think much about how they used thei,
coal, or oil, or timber. or water-it woui
last-and; they began to encroach on the
supply with freedom and in confidence
that there would always be plenty. The
only word with which they described
what they had, when they talked about
1t. was the word i~nexhaustible.
Let us see for q moment what the
course of development OF this young ma
ton was. First OF all they needed men
and women to settle on the land and
bring up children and hav q stake In
the country. That was absolutely neces.
sary before there could develop the great
nation which some of them saw ahead.
AS the population spread, there arose a
need that great systems Of transporta-
ton should be built to mi the country
together and provide for the interchange
OF Its products. These railroads called
for iron. coal and timber in great. quanti-
ties. Then began an unprecedented de-
mand upo the forests. Not only could
they not build those those transconti-
mental railroad lines without millions up
on millions Of railroad ties cut from the
forests OF the country, but they could not
mine the iron and coal except as the for
ests gave them the means OF timberinR
their mines. transporting the ore. and dis
posing Of the finished product. The whole
civilization which they built up was con-
ditioned on iron. coal and timber.
AS they developed their continent,
to the west. new became re-
vealed to them, new interests took pos
session Of them, n they used the old re-
sources In new ways. In the east, the
rivers meant to them only means of trans
portation: in the West they began to see
that the rivers meant first of all crops;
that they must put the rivers on the land
before they could grow wheat, and alfalfa.
and fruits. and all the things that make
the west rich. They found that to feed the
vast population which had grown up in
the eastern country they must have the
vast ranges Of the west to grow meat:
that the which produced the
wheat, and the meat. m the cotton, and
the Iron, and coal. n timber, all to-
gether made the working capital Of q
great nation, and that the nation could
not grow unless 1t had all Of these things.
In taking possession Of them, our nation
used them with greater effectiveness.
greater energy and enterprise. tbs any
other nation had W. shown before.
Nothing like our growth. nothing like our
wealth. nothing like the average happi-
ness OF ~ people, can be found else
Wnere; and the fundamental reason for
this Is, on the ono side. the vast natural
resources which we had at hand, and, on
the other side. the character inc ability
ana power Of our people.
u,h,ch lhe, We zone WIN tnese
what Ia the nr..s ase naa us great. ana
TINS m~arevolusly vigorous nation fnds
velonment - So ~ " our uHes Is de-
ia San Eranoi.oe a.a.' rom new York
nf the not,,rsI sao waaiss me oevelopment
the nnnort,,nit,.s es S1s,Ss tne a~dVantages
.neiehhnrs and p,s rr,aas surrouno nm. ms
n,estions tha Is any n VINO
DDS ne are ,.,na,n - any oh the metn-
mani ~ nas. !, Dsitall,s q develop
misf.rass ths+ NC .,, Deneves we are
later 70 ~ Sanss. e ~ " n
anam, ~ - 49, " uslhs CONSIDERED an
havinr 4 thn,, III. Is - m DANGER OF
not taka n,sds = !, ~ mn ~. ne Goes
that he i not 80. neas asnievenaents
mn In r%aaI,tS :. sooa american.
locks rrtda i. ~. = nv slkn that 2 man
wonders, thinaa = wnitsu STATES ahd the
Eg2IEtWE 0AS~S SOAAAIAy UCCAUS6