, 1910-03-17

A years absence from the Uuited States does not seen to have in the
least diminished the very high regard the people of this country have for
Theodore Roosevelt. The wisdom of his retiring into the obscurty of Africa
Immediately after his term as President had expired, must be apparent to
every one now. He could not have very well helped becoming embroiled in
the many irritating disturbances that have beset the administration of Pres
ident Taft had he remained anywhere in the United States.
The new that the Elkhorn Copper Company will build reduction works
at ther copper property o Eth Mountain will be received with enthusiasm
by the @ people of the country cunt r. The news from the Il Elkhorn the past month
of concentrating works there follows IS the logical move to be made by that
company, The owners of the Ekhorn are nearly all Oklahoma people, but
they are men of mean and judgement as we'll as is evidenced by the man
ner in which they have handled the development work o that mine. The
Sun looks to see great things happen lin Elk Mountain during the coming
year and predicts that it will not be many mouths until the smoke from a
smeter plant will rise in that mountain as harbinger of better days to the
mining interests of the entire country.
1t will not be very long until the people of this valley will know what
Isl n store for them IN the way of irrigation projects. The state officers, who
have such matters in charge are waiting for the final word from a large or
Poraton' winch CONCENTRATES tn lmpoundlng OF b waters Of the North
Park country and the tributaries of the North Platte river, IS we'll Is that
stream itself, for the purpose of a enormous water power plant, Or a series
of them, after which the water is to be used to irngate and develop ever
available acre @. land in the valley. I'll considered that far more advan-
irrigation project, covering the lands in the valley, than to parcel it out to a
number of small companies, some of whom might fail in carrying out their
the way, is said to have ample mean to finance the work. will take hold of
the matter within the next thirty DAYS.
From every hand word comes that the farmers are busy blowing for al
sowing their spring grain. The frost is out of the ground and the weather all
that the most exacting could ask in the way of warmth and sunshine.
Judging from the amount OF land that is being broken this spring, a well
as the large quantity of seed grain that the merchants are sehngt the acreage
planted to grain this season will far exceed that of any year The thing
most needed in this valley at the present time is that grain enough be pro
duced to supply the home market, SO that grain will not have to be shipped
in and we believe this end will be accomplished this season. The home
grow grah Is mote oo an contains more nutrimept to the pound than
any that is raised at a lower altitude. Speed the day when our farmers will
produce enough grain and potatoes to supply the home demand. 1t can be
easily done and we beieve it will be done in the coming year.
The latest Developments in the Baliuger- Pinchot investigation are far
from favorable to Mr. Ballnger. The testimony of former Secretary Gar
field and that of Arthur H. Davis, the chief of the Reclamation Service was
enough to make all OF Nh. Balingers friends feel very uncomfortable for
the future of that able mar In fact there is but n conclusion that can be
drawn from the testimony of those two men, and that is. that Mr. BaIinoer
while posing rs "A friend of conservation has been covertly knifug it at every
tun. Ii IA quite conclusvely shown that be was doing everything in his
power 20 reverse TIT policy OIL his predecessor and to cripple and hammer
Doth thu Reclamation services and the Geological Bureau IS we'll With Mr.
Newell still to hear from the future looks anything but bright for the Secre-
tMy of the Interior and the fears of CLAWS and Mr.. Pincbot seem to bavs
been we'll founded. But Mr. Ballinger is still to be heard from. Let us
hope that he will be able to show that these mn are mistaken and that he
is really a friend of conservation.
men station has announced his school, the list will be approx
reslgnation, which Will take effect mately 300, which is in itself a
III III N OF the present school guarantee of the success of the
year. He will return to his own present administration