The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-11-09


(Continued from last week.
ON THE WATER POWER.
Now with respect to the water power and observe
have received decree from your convention. and you say with
force that the states should have the control Of the but
does very much until you get to the wae
and the government controls the lands which you have got
to get and away from the You say unjust that the
government should use what you call the law respect
that land in order control the water power
Well that the way that the conevaton the east looks
it, He thinks that Cod given arrangement BY which he
might put brake on the wastef disposition Of those who do
realize the value Of the water power in the futnre.
There way Of compromise alea has been suggested
and put it to you-that m Of transferring these lands to the
state with provision the deed for reveter that
power shall be granted under conditions differing from those
which the deed shall insist upon (appause. Then you would
unite IN one authority the power tie and the power
over the land limited BY the federal restriction contained the
deed Of grant that the United States makes concession you
make concession That the way reach sort Of
agreement that may get thous congress
only suggest that, the only compromise do urge
that compromise that illustration Of what has got
come between the parts Of the country order that may
make progress must be forgetting Of wrongs the
part and concession the other pa understanding
the other part Of what your difficulties out here.
The that SO per of the differences the quares
in the world arise from misunderstanding by each party Of
what the others position and failure recognize what the
facts upon which both must stand (AppAuse)
RECLAMATION NEW BUSINESS.
Now. see there criticism Of reclamation We that wa.
business for u.s. We did issue and pressed upon congress
and got that throughyou putha up credit any
howwe got through the provision for issuing bondswe did
get through with provision that the army engineers 90
around and say how should be distributed and suppose
these good deal Of criticism in those projecshey didn't
setwhat they thought they ought to havea good deal Of c
cism Of the army engineers bnt amy engineers are pretty
good body Of and pretty good tie to- and criticism
Of them not likely TO find great weight with people who have
interest the matter way the other because the army
engineers have built the Panama canal and they reflect great
credit upon the army and the country (grea appause On
the other hand glad say that they have reported to me
that all the work done by the reclamation has been of
admirable character appause that going to fade away
and going stand While might have been done as
quickly nexpense other method but the end
you look back years. you will be graded that was
done by specifications and with the consciousness that
stand for eternity am hopeful that the difficulties there
may be ioned out.
You had secretary the interior here Mr. Fisher and he
has gone into with all the energy and all the that Chicago
furnishes (appaue) and feel CERTAIN with his amb-
settle difficulties that you will find him the kind Of man
deal glad that he out here to hear what your
order that he may take them up and consider
them and act upon them
The United States the public domain and the United
States the people Of the United States and there no d
ference between set Of people and any other except with re-
ferences to geographical location
CANNOT GIVE UP REASON.
Now there doubt that you interested out here
the disposition Of the public domain that out here than
the east and therefore ought listen to you with
great deal and because you are on the
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and judgment ar have made that allowance
asto the public policy that ought coatol the disposition Of
national resources (applauset
Now there is one other object the question Of the elimination