Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-08-28
OPPORTUNITY rs RAPPlNc
AT UNCLE SANS DOOR.


connlry realize 70 freater exten
the value % ~ mineral resources.
said Franklin X. t.auc, secretary q
tie Interior. ia o recent interview =
snllfa7y possible g - utilize and *
pana eur Industries that ihe babe
'Aaas Amfs.fa VIII beeamo famiiis
81 our sun and foreign meri,ete"
~Of an importance second pbiy &.
a. that ~ the food supply sad air
Lane. - ine supply u mineral prod.
neis nseeasafy "a meet che require
nlents - Twentieth century clfhiza-
flon. one of the nrst snecis u ihe
sar haa been o. make % realize the
lnierdeaendenee ~ nafloHe "a the mat
Ter u foed supply Nosi ~ The eauD-
tries sow az war are dependent upon
importation o. foodstuns and We have
cause fof Accommodation ~ the
Unlted states that We are able 90 feed
ourseges What we have possibly
not % fully realized IS that We are
nearly 80 independent iu the pesasa-
aion ~ essential mineral resources.
ard that iae Interference with manu-
factafns 6auked b. interruption Of
the fow ~ lmpofta'ions ~ many NEE
ccsaary raw materials may Do over
cosns almost wholly ~ development
81 neglected resources u our own
country
aDo sea mean Ms Lane was asked
shat she United states can make IT,
self independent ~ me rest Of the
world 10 lss manufactures"
VERY largely asserted che secFe
tary ~The main difneuities 20 be
overcome IRE "a tbs fearnneomeui of
me distribution system neeeaaary toI
establishing This Independence Bus
inesa h established along certain well
marked channels. and usually follows
along ihe lines u leaat resistance. u
hiss been easier and pefhapa cheaper
% import mineral products and ma
srrlala from other countries than Co
~ o. tho trouble ans expense Of de-
seloelng our resources ~ the same mo-
tuft Forced 20 the bitter course by [
suspension ~ commerce with other
countries. believe thet American en-
tsfprlse ana energy win at once turn
10 ths Development OF the native ro-
sources. rather than permit produc-
ton 70 bag and supply 70 be- diminished
10 any Industry
"fur the maintenance u agriculture
We rely more and more largely upon
mineral ferillizers. The three essen
tlai plant foods are potash. nitrogen
and phosphorus the latter used gem
sraiiy Ia the form 81 phosphatea. We
haye depended with the rest Of the
world. upon tho mines OF Germany
for our aa9piy Of potash salts. and war
has cut of this supply. but We have
large deposits % potash ~ a California I
reserve which can be immediately I
opened and developed II olli which I
i now before Congress to make these
supplies available j. enacted chile
holds practical world monopoly Of Z
ne most readily available nitrogen
h IL great nitrate beds. and not only
ne manufacture 81 the agricultural
fertilizers but also ~ many kinds Of &
iish explosives have been made de- q
,sndeas upon the Chilean supply of n
ltrates II this supply should be cut =
n. new supply wculd have 70 be :.
ouad az manufactures and agriculture :,
would suffer Fortunately this new a
uppiy - al hand We can draw nj
roger FROM the air and TX u with n
me ~ the use Of large aud cheap OF
loriflcsl development. as Is done az 81
;iazara Fails and Ia Norway. and an "
sst Is necessary 90 pave the way &c -
ais electrical development h the pas =.
sge ~ Congress of the Ferris bin Nv
~ pending. which VIII make possible BY
u hiilizailon Of the great unused
ster powers * the Western states. un
-rhe southern states have Tor years viz
rrsiy ssppiled the world with phos. VI
hates. but boeaase 81 the dlstrlhu- ~
- system. q iarse part q the supply -.
. Fone aesoss 60 Europe aud mitch -
ths ph3snhaiss used On che western -.
stss have peen Imported across tho
.eiAe We have spRe three nillon
rsa d phosphate iaBas Ia the West
er nsss the emeiisfa from which &
.tt..s...s fte ..lt,,ttl,ts sefI f.ats,ss.tr,
eonfsrl fhese pbasphates INTO feria
siiatls for plant foed ard stan there
~ aw IS which these phosphate
g. can o. commercially available, al
5ash hin whith wnaia aliaw 81
~ development has been favonkiy
ported ~ the public lands eummis- fic'
, q ths House q Representative :
a is awaiting ins approval ~ The 3