The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
John Derns Address Before the Mining Congress
An Arraignment OF Proposal to Lease the Coal Lane

bake bread. how 10 take c.ro
milk. how 10 make the hone,ie,"l u.
TO plant in .hc garden. how T., Whsi
Of mice. and how and why sc' "a
the ny. These and ten tbonsW0
other things have helped ,o invnSaM
The value al farm prodncis 'nngrsa',
make life more worth. living N"a 70
This work is Of such rolov.o,
portanre that ! should Ike 10 nr M.
tho activities of the department, paa
fully in smother way, so az ~ Iuoi.
it better understood but suc% MAKE
citnI would Dc tedious win ~
llowcNer. MAJ tnc department O, No.
besides scvcral so-callcd oIrIca,
divisions, These arc enuyncr,,.,di' ,di'i
follows, Weather bureau. bnran a.
animal Industry. bureau OF nIs,,s d
dns,ry. forest service, h,rs.r, u.
chemistry. bureau nf soils. hu,sa,
entomology. bureau of hioIoglcaI ,,e
ycy, division nf accounts and M- al
bIirsomcnls. division Of nuhIicauna' NJ
bureau OF statistics, office ~ o,s.
mcnt stations and orflce OF ni, W,n.
roads. P'Vns
The government appropriated.
SIS. 900. .00G for the agricuItur,in in"9n
parlmcnt In 1910. Scrro,are ny ~.
sons report for that year cover, ~.
printed pages. and concludes ,ns ~,
inc I1llDlWH% "OtD%. =
Tho foregoing is . orief ac,.o.,
~ what the department has bsen IVA
ing during the past year IL t., a.
farmers through research and a-p
onstrailnn, We have heen di,I,ouas,I usI-
coutribIt" toward heavier CON y
ing TO high prices fer tho no.,'s wv
tics OF life, and VIC feel justig.l !,
thinking that orr efforts and H., =
of the scientists nf the states ~
l@lling in the grand totals yot tor,'
Tho DAYS work ON tho farm ~
complIshing more and The scr,
Welding moro. During The past ~,
auch attention has heon eiver
demonstration in the field OF vba,
known 10 advanced students that 49,,
of limited means and cirrums.,,s.
conditions might learn ny ohiSr, l.,
son better methods and therabv y,
crease their incomes and ulso ~ ~,
tribute 10 the magnitude Of our cron,
science that Is not applied i
Ii these great things are done n,
agriculture. why not do somotbr,
for agriculture E sister--minirr9 n.
IL remembered that mans fvnry AL
is supplied by our Mother Earth a.
OF the earths crust comes every,h,.
We cat drink, wear OF use. MI or,
hahitaijons. conyeyances. tools A.
III lact cNerNtnln2 We have hc n n,
Cessity or luxury. Acricultura ara
mining arc the twin sciences h,,
divide between themselves tbs sn,s
OF extracting 'h"sc things from N,
earth. Agriculture has the vegalap.
kingdom, and mining the minsa
Kingdom. Is there anv reason zh-
agriculture Should he made ,ha h.
vorlte child OF our government. oh1.
mining is treated AS d stepchi!l, n
two sciences are Of equal importsrcs
aD1 neither could exist wilhou, h,
other We are not In the lsas, iss.
Gus Of Tho treatment that has iAs,
accorded 10 agriculture. SHE merits
II all and more. We ONLY plead is,t
mining bc likcwis. recognized. IN;
given her Just dues. To those uis
argue that agriculture is ihs ,ng,.
important VIC say, Pause and nv
feet whether any sort of n cylllzs
,Ion could be pusslble without lss
products of the Mines II Is u
doubtedly true that no mining q
an" other sort Of work could ne dous
without agriculture 10 feed The wors
erS. hut at the same iime asncq.
ture alone is helpless 10 advance To-,
human family in its onward marc
toward higher and better things.