The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-08

Jpiauon OF the services rendo-od nv 7
the senators and members OF the |
mouse " '"e West-iD the preserya-
tion OF yoIr rights and the protection
OF your property. There are two men
entitled 10 the undying gratitude OF
every american wool grower East
or West. North or South. Those two
stalwart men that stood there and
bsttled Ike Pilgrims for your inter.
ests during tho dog days'-Sena;or
Warren OF Wyoming and Senator
Smoot Q. Utah. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN of your association,
Mr Gooding, yesterday very properly
called attention TO the fact that Won
could not keep this association alb
solutely free from politics. Why7 BE-
cause the great commodity that YOU
produce has been made a football OF
politics for nifty years. How can YOU
keep a man out OF politics when some
body In politics is trying to destroy
his business You cannot keep a
sheepma1 out OF ficht IL somebody
is trying to ruin his industry, and I
don't blame you for H. (Appleuse.)
We'll. now, the other proposition:
What was the great objection they
made in congress? will tell YOU
They said the wool tarifi has not slim.
ulated the Industry. that we are not
producing enough wool In the United
States. and that We must increase the
production. And that is a fact. And
that takes us out into the brossl realms
of a great subject of great national
product that rests upon the shoulders
nf hn
American producer We are not pro-
States TO supply the American de-
mand. Why. do you know that this
great nation that has been the Gra-
merry of the world for the last 300
years, in ten years from now won't
produce enough TO supply the Amer
lean market? The agricultural bal
ance OF trade in our favor is only
about 5O0.000.000 OF dollars today
During the next ten years the popula-
tion will increase 10,000,000 Those
10000, 900 people Will take mp that eX-
ira 600.000.000. II each individual in
the United States would increase his
consumption five dollars per capita.
what would be the result? We would
be eating up everything We produced
in the United States, should that be
the case. All, with the unlimited re-
sources at our command. with thirty
one and one-hnlf millions OF square
miles, most OF II fertile territory, with
this great West. with the possibilities
OF lrrigation-and. by the way. | am
member of the committee on irriga-
toni a mthc second member OF that
committee, and anything ] can do TO
foster the irrigation projects OF the
United States | shall render that
service willingly. prolonged cheers
and applauseD If it is necessary to
issue bonds, ] would be willing to Is
sue bonds to build up the western sec
,ion of the United States. (Applause)
Why. let me tell YOU. There are six
ty million dollars invested In this irrl-
CATION work at the present time. II
all comes back to the national treas
ury, where there arc millions upon
millions OF dollars spent for the army
and the navy that never comes back.
But every dollar invested in irrigation
projects comes back into the Federal
treasury, and freighted with 1t is the
song OF happy American settlers, pros
porous on account OF the conditions
given to them by means of these irri
cation projects
Now. my friends, the increased pro-
duction OF wool is only one phase of
the grea, problem of supplying Amer
lean consumption.
II came here with credentials from
the wool growers of Ohio; ! came
bearing to you, the woOlmen OF the
West. their greetings They are in
sympathy with YOU and they wish you
long years of continued prosperity
and VIC want YOU occasionally send
a message of encouragement over the
mountains and over the plains to give
Ohio little OF the sublime inspira-
ton Of the West (Applause.)