La Junta tribune., 1915-03-13
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The valley Of the famous Nile isl
sss miles loeg stth An aserzee
width Of seven miles- II Is lined -
either side with low hills hare ~
plant growth. On either side be-i
yond these hills lie desert hnas or
er which nonsdie tribes SIN range
as they did thouaands Of yeafs ago
BY reason q secular sso1ttioes u
vssnAse 10 a0rscuifsra. the valaey oeI
the nile ma1s poasGbie EGyDtiaa
csriitsa1ion Vim u human EAes'
sas yosng. TAe hisasry Of AAts
esri,izatisa runs hack tsao cpafrn1en
worse coafounded 70 - realm of
isgend anl mystery we - kscu.
hoserer. from eec.vbered hero
xiyphick. which ARE easily read By
phiiosogisis. that . large part Of the
csrfiiratson we eaSoy had lis origin
In this valley They ixbored ander
the very greatest difficulty - .
matter Of corrse. among which vas
that they we're constantly esdanxer-I
ed By mzfauders from the plains
country beyond the rAIiey. II b.
history 30 Interesting becarse Of
its importance. and civilization ean-
not be traced without pursuing il
along this famous valley.
The Arkansas Valley is zee niles
long before IL passes OCT Q. Okla
home. having an average width Of
ABORT that OF the yfIe By the -xr-'
Iy xeographers OF America IL sks
traced as running through ubss they
plea Used to call the great Aner1eas
desert II TOO. comes doxs osf q
the mountains ~ does the MIA AAd
by reason Of the siuilasittss - ne
two valleys as originally thought.
the Arkansas Valley Ia frequenuy
likened unto the Nile and vas eses
dubbed by literary ren n The Great
American Nile Hos little those
early geographers really knew and
how great vas their error is nov
demonstrates and uncesxtood BY ev-
eryoody TO be AZ absolute faliaey.
The valley Of the Arkansas Ii skirt
ed on either sike b. grassy hills and
furthe, down by timber. Beyond
there hiils lies the most fertile agyi-
cultural eoasty drsined by tsibs-
taries OF the ArkanSas- laseeaA of
q; being similar 10 the Nile. IL II
more similar TO the Mixsi.sipDi. the
Rhine or Danube II has only start
ed IN the vay OF development asd
hes before the progressive and AZ
gressive yorns men Of America for
further uss and the fruition Of its
manifold possibilities I; 10 the fast
est rro~inr country In populasios
and wealth In all America Its
prosperity Ia based on production
Its greatest cities At pres~n, are only
villages ss compared with xhat some
future day will ~~~ them.
Considering the quantity and
quality OF the land through which
the Arkansas river neanceYs. and
the quality Of the character OF the
people .ho inhabit q. Who can fore
tell is destiny AZ . factor In the
further perfection and Intellectual
rroxth Of the human Face. IL Ii
ro~ the habitat Of live wires and the
land Of opportunity for the best OF
, the yosrs manhood Of America As
the Valley o, the Nile is famous In
the early history history OF eiviiiss-
ton. 10 ~ilI the Arkansas Valley be-
come famous in the maturity and old
age Of mankind. because u IL the
last stand o! the highest tyDe OF
msn tha; ever pushed westward and
further westward until they can see.
though ciuly. the ehanseiess yellow
iisht Of the Orient To use the
phra-s adopted BY Kansas most IA
nous citizen. Secretary coburn.
-shoso@ser Will NAV eome"