The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-30

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rec- Misrepresentation. For example
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agricultural land which are thus put
beyond Tie reach Of settlement This
statement seems plausible only I'LL
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place. congress has specially provided
that whatever agricultural land there
may be n any national forest shall
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second place. when the opponents OF
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. the great stretches Of iRcl0sed aEri-
cultural land or the ground and in
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speeches il q hall. they fail
The Reclamation Service.
F The National Irrigation Congress Is
u hold q session in the city Of Pue-
bio late n September. am keenly
forry tha: | could not have accepted
RE invitation TO be present. must,
however. be in the east al that time.
BIT since I cannot be present then
~ cypress ny keen. long-held. and
desyfel, Interest in the reclamation
., aid lands BY the federal govern
nlsnt. ! desire 70 do so now. There
f. 70 more effective instrument for
the making of homes than the United
States reclamation service and no gov
eminent bureau while | was president
had reached a higher standard Of ef-
bciency. integrity. and devotion to the
public welfare.
Like the forest service, the reclama-
ton service has clashed with certain
private interests. and has had to pay
the penalty OF its service to the pub
Tic in the form OF bitter opposition