The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

p. L. Lindhorst of Berlin exporting
firm, now here. Mr.. Lindhorst thinks:
"Americans grow old earlier in hte
than the people of Germany or other
countries of Europe ] dom know
the cause Of this unless is is that they
take life too seriously, and do not
know the JOY of living
"Have you never noticed the faces
of persons who pass you in the streets
of the big cities of this country They
are never smiling, but always appear
to be hiding a serious thought, Now,
over in Germany we get great deal
more out of life. The life of the work
ingman in Germany is much more pleas.
ant and comfortable than the life OF
the American workingman. He does
not get so large a wage, but he knows
better how to enjoy what he has.
Home Life Is Lacking.
"There is something lacking in the
social life of America. Perhaps it Is
because the country is young and has
much rush over here that it is won
der people live as long as they do
Where is the home life? In Germany
the home is everything, but here. 1t
seems to be only place 10 go when
one cannot go anywhere else.
"We raise too many children in Ger
many 10 permit of retirement from
business as early ms the people of other
European countrics-Francc. for in
stance. The average family in Ger
many has five children. while in France
il is not more than two. But 1T IL
always the aim of every man who goes
into business IN Germany and else
where in Europe to retire at some
ever thinks. Of quitting work in the
United States. Work until You drop
or die, seems to he the guiding
thought Withal, I like America inn
mensely. and some time m coming
here to live. -
New York Hears of West.
If New York does not become ac-
quainted with the political ideas that
are stirring up the west and the south
these DAYS it will not be for lack of
opportunity. II is getting To be quite
the fashion at banquctS and other
functions, when the orator has a
chance 10 shine. TO have men from
these virile, strong thinking American
sections as the chief attractions.
For example. at the Lincoln dinner
of Brooklyn the principal speakers
were Senator Cummins of Iowa and
former Representative Bedc of Mime.
sofa. Hardly week passes that some
noted man from the west or the south
does not address an audience of inter
ested New Workers. and these men
from what the native New Yorker
likes to think of as ''the provinces,
know how TO talk. too. More than
this. they have ideas which they are
neither ashamed to express nor in
competent to defend.
orland Project Ambitious,
b. G. Harris of Sacramento, Cal,
in speaking of irrigation work, said
- In the heart of the great Sacramento
valley Of California, where once the
wheat barn reigned in true grandeur,
the United States reclamation service
is constructing the first unit of what
some day may bc the greatest irriga-
tion system in point of area in Ameri-
ca. 1t is known as the Orland project,
and when completed 1T will furnish
water for 1000 acres.
"While a mere baby as compared
with many gigantic irrigation projects
which the government has under con
struction. it is the firm hope Of resi-
dents of the valley that this small
unit Will grow and be added to. until
finally more than 100000 acres of
semi-ard lands and 100000 acres of
swamp lands will receive water from
government bitches. Practically every
one of these acres will furnish "A liv-
ing for one man. and ten acres, under
intensive cultivation and irrigation.
means not only a good living, but a
for man and his family.
1.-The entrance into the valley of the
government has given great impetus to
private irrigation. and development
which will furnish water to several
thousands of acres is now being car
ried on by eastern and western CAPT
tai. AT present there is less than 100.
600 acres under the ditch in the val
ley, but this area is being added TO
daily. One private project, in which
Chicago capital is largely interested,
Will, when completed, supply water
TO 100000 acres