Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-15
THE HALF NOT TOLD.


To newcomer TO this part Of the
state the thing which strikes most for
chilly is the apparent apathy shown
by the residents toward the wonderful
gifts which nature has bestowed upon
the country, the seeming indifference
of the people with regard to the ad-
vantages which abound.
OF course to the "old timer the
early settler, these things have grown
to be an old story, familiarity has bred
contempt, as II were, for the wonders
have become only common things TO
him.
Tourists are visiting yearly parts OF
the country which cannot hold can
die to this region for natural beauty.
Capitalists are flocking to other
points, drawn there by the wonderful
opportunities afforded, when this re-
gion could give the other cards and
spades and win the game. If the fish
stories told us of the rivers and lakes
OF the country are even scraping the
edge Of truth there is no place in all
the state which can compare with
this region as paradise for fisher
men.
The climate, at least SO much OF 1t
as we have bitten off, is perfect, no
sudden storms come whistling and
shrieking to freeze the marrow OF
ones bones, no drifting, swirling, snow
sits in around the windows and doors
of the home, no days Of binding dust
and biting sand storms make sad the
heart Of the dweller in the land.
The lot Of those who have made
homes in the country has been so
persistently pleasant that the perfect
ness Of existing conditions have been
accepted as matter Of course, in fact
some seem to believe that 1t is on
account of their having graced the
country with their presence that ma
ture has been 30 kind, they accept the
incompatible climate and the beauti-
full scenery, not as favor but as
their just desserts.
Still it may be well for US that the
half has not been told for II the
dwellers in bleak and dreary lands
could but realize what we have here
in the way Of advantages Of every
character the influx of homeseekers
and n folfnour afir t A. ap4RiSx N Jdl aaa Eui Ne
rest. We have no doubt but that ma
tpre instilled into each heart love
of home In order to avert just such
calamity Detailing on La Plata coun-
ty as which we have just mentioned
thus leaving the country here for the
sole use Of those who had the nerve
to cut loose the strings which bound
them to their home territory and come
where the best awaited them, sort OF
all "only the brave deserve the fair
proposition.
OF course the country needs devel-
Orment and development can come
only through the coming to the coun-
try of developers, those who wish to
make it their homes, or engage in the
various lines Of commerce, here. The
man we need most is the man who will
come here, cast his lot with US and
become part of the San Juan popu-
lation, the speculator is not nearly 30
important factor as the home build
er in this work.
The wealth of this country ia not
all in her mines, there are vast areas
Of land awaiting only the flooding by
the waters, which are now hourly 60
ing to waste, TO become such an agri-
cultural paradise as to rival the Gar
den given Adam by the Creator in
magnificent productive possibilities,
the wealth which can be brought out
from the soil by the use of the ditch,
the plow and the hoe, Is far greater
than can be reached by the pick and
drill.
Let us stop and think, let us count
our blessings. count them one by
one" and, when we have done SO, we
will, like the Queen. exclaim, "The
half has not been told"