The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-06-26

the gravestone for 4 gigantic mistake.
Why, It was only the grossest igno-
rance that gave to the desert the label
Of bad lands.' The desert u . con.
diton, not fact Here you zee the
passing Of the condition, the burial Of
the superstition. Ays you interested In
irrigationr
Richard was not given to explain
the degree Of interest his profession
involved, for the stranger drew q pain
full breath. and went ON.
"of course you are. Il you are q
western man. You are. I think"
The engineer said he was, BY choice.
irrigation u the creed Of the West.
Gold brought people to this country {;
water. scientifically applied. viii keep
them here. Look at Riverside. And
We are at the primer stage only. We
are way behind the ancients in infor.
nation On that subject. I learned At
school, % did yos. that some Of the
most glorious Civilizations nourished
In spite Of The desert which surround
ed them. That was only half q truth.
They were great because Of i'll Why
did the IncaS choose the desert when
their strength gave them the choice Of
the continent Of South American Why
did the Astecs settle in the desert
when they might easily have pre-.
empted the watered regions1 Then
there are the Carthaginians, the Toll
tecs, the Noors. And one never for
ssts NUpti"
For protection" Richard gave the
slightsd question IN interested reeog.
milton. WAS that not what W were
taught at SCHOOL, The forest held
foss. animal and human. Those M.
lions grew 10 their strength and
power In The desert BY virtue Of it,
isolat3oa."
"supssstitiooi" rstortsd the man
with the de. We are babes at the
breast msasursd b. the wisdom Of the
men who settled Damascus, or com.
pared with the Toltsea. or those an
Gent tribes who settled in northern
India. They recognised the value Of
sridity. They knew tn thrssfold
worth"
"An inherent valusf' demanded the
college-brsd man, turning from the
window.
An inherent value" declared the
exponent oe aridity.
WIN you tell mo Just what you
meanr"
mot In one session. Look yondsf.
That's Brawlsy. When came through
here ten yeafs ego I could have had
my pick Il this Land at q cents an
acre They were working at this
scheme theron papsr. was not
alive to the possibilities thea: I had
not yet lived In Utahl"
The train was slowing up By brand
new yellow.painted station. There
were several dusty automobiles wait.
Ing By the track. Q few faded surreys
and the inevitable country hotel bus.
The platform was swarming with
alert vigorous faces, distinctly Of the
American typs.
The man In the seat beside him
asked Rickard II he observed the gen.
eral average Of intelligence In the
faces Of the crowd below. Richard &C.
knowiedged that he had been struck
BY that, not only here but at Imperial
Junction, where he had waited for the
train.
There u club In the valley, lately
Itarted. Q university club which admits
10 members those who have had at
least two years Of college training.
The list numbers three hundred al.
ready. Tho nrst meeting was held last
week in an empty new store In Impe-
rial. II It had not been for the set.
Ting We might have been at Ann Arbor
Or Palo Alto. The costumes were Q
little motley. but the talk sounded ike
home.
The dust blowing In through the car
1oors brought on another at Of stran.
Fling. Richard turned again to the
to the active scene which de-
Med the presence Of desert beyond.
THE doctors say II will have to bs
The desert always for me-" The stran.
Ier tapped his chest signincantly.
But It 10 exile no lonser-not In an
irrigated country. For the reason Of
rrisatooi II 10 the progressive man.
he man with ideas, or the man who 10
willing to take them. who comes Into
his desert country. II he has not had
II 10 forced upon him. I saw
4 worked ont In Utah. vaa there