The Washington herald., 1910-05-15
By JAMES b. MORROW.

AhtLc was plenly OI Looilli gou uhueI-
stand. but he saw nothing else. which
is 4 sentence by the way. that a writer
with time and spirit for the task could
amplify into doctrine, If he knew his
business.
Then the boy went to Boston and sold
dress goods TO women. The odor of
mackerel. dragged from the depths. was
I'm his manner In his hands were ieath-
cry grooves made by running lines and
sail ropes, and I'm his face were the dyes
OF sun and tempest. An awkward lad
in silks and laces, ordinarily, but this
particular lad could enter into changing
circumstances. Again he said: This Is
no place for a poor man
Kicked Around Railroads.
Next, IT was Kansas at hazard. with
here a job and there a kick around rail-
roads. Thence 10 New Mexico. merely as
a step in an impelung and uncertain
direction. Cruising and ever cruising.
searching for shoals that do not run out
Of their ATTITUDES and seasons. Rest
lessness-in this instance. no doubt. an
infection from the unquiet OF a familiar
ocean-is form Of energy and. like
steam, electricity, or any other force, can
be wasted. Prudence. chief among the
factors in the sum total called common
sense, IS needed to regulate its speed
and set its course.
Eventually. and by accident. Ralph
Henry Cameron. always saying. This
is no place for a poor man." and always
following a beck he felt but could not
see or put his hands on. was halted at
hin In Arizona. He has been moving
ever since. not geographically. but like
piston-rod, back and forth, amid the
roar Of strange machinery. AS n human
document. he sounds like a stirring tale
OF random and remarkable achievement.
But the impulse and the purpose OF his
old words, This is no place for a poor
man." can be traced throughout his per-
sonal history.
Engineers. men OF mathematics and
practical experience. went 10 the rim Of
the Grand Canyon Of Colorado. with
transits. tapes, and all the instruments
of modern surveying. They measured,
marked and calculated. and then an
nounced that a trail 10 the bottom was
impossible. theoretically and physically.
Laid and Built Trail.
Cameron. an AK on his shoulder and
bundle Of stakes under his arm. laid the
TRAN and then built Il. He has hunted
train robbers and murderers. Cattle.
once falling in price, made him. practi-
cally. bankrupt. He has prospected for
copper and found e.
Now. AZ the age OF forty-six, gray
eyed and 1.-the. looking back with a
laugh and forward with nervous eager
ness and confidence. he says: Il have
just begun life" Two years ago he was
sent 10 Congress as "A territorial dele
gate. When Arizona becomes a State as
It will at this session. Cameron, II the
Republicans carry the legislature. will
be elected 10 the Senate-an altogether |
proper place for a poor man. even though |
he now believes that he is some day TO J
be very rich.
Tell me-" I said, wanting 20 get the /
temperature OF his zeal and his CONVEX /
sational gait. something absolutely true |
about Arizona"
In square miles" he replied, fortify- !
ing himself at the start with the solem- 1
mites Of arithmetic. I'VE are as big as
New York. Pennsylvania, Vermont. and
New Hampshire put together. Did you
get that? We have land TO be irrigated, |
land for dry farming. and land for pas
turage-72.OOO acres IN all. We are
growing the common fruits OF the East
and Middle West. as well as oranges. !
lemons. olives. figs. and dates. Last
year we shipped 10 car loads Of canta- |
loupes. We can match the world on !
cantaloupes. And beets-sugar beets.
Irrigation Is Necessary.
Anything will grow ini Arizona-if It /
Is watered in the regions where irriga- |
ton is necessary. am not mentioning !
corn. wheat. barley. rye. and oats. Those |
are universal crops with us. as else |
where. Also. we are rich in wool. NUT /
ton. and beef. We produce 100000. 900 /
pounds Of copper annually, besides large /
quantities of gold silver. lead. and zinc |
And our climate and alfalfa are best on |
earth for ostriches. Yes. sir. ostriches.
We can beat Africa and Arabia. wherein !
the prince Of birds, financially and in the
matter OF weight and height has its
natural habitat. There are 5000 ostriches
in Arizona. They are picked once in |
eight months. The average bird will
grow a pound Of feathers a year-long
plumes worth SIS, at a net cost in al
falfa OF SO
For those who Ike snow. there is
snow. Those who like heat can get all
they want and more. too. II IS the finest /
region in America, and is inhabited by |
the finest people. I wouldn't live any
where else. and have lived off and on, |
from the coast of Maine to the Rocky |
Mountains. Why. sir. Arizona"
Switched the Subject.
How" 1 asked. breaking In, that I |
might switch the subject to something |
more human. did you get there?"
THAT would take more time 10 relate /
than It is WORTH Mr.. Cameron answered. |
Also a wagon road map Of New Mexico |
and Kansas. I arrived there unexpected
~ stopped there, 1 might say. incider-
tally. 1 was on the way 10 California.
just because II was the limit Of the |
Western country. There was no better
reason that now remember. I got going
as men do, and women. too, sometimes.
When I wasn't moving. the scenery be-
came prosy. and I lost interest in the
neighborhood. Technically. I am en- route
10 California now, but I'll never get
there. No, sir; Arizona suits me. It's"
WAS your father a gypsy2" I in
qured.
mo; he built and owned vessels" Mr.. /
Cameron replied, seeing the joke and
sensing tho object Of the question. Fish
ing vessels mostly; my grandfather was
engaged in the same business. The Cam
erons Of Southport, Ne, were prosper
Gus men, but shipping fell off and they