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

struggle necessary to develop such .
country. under such stern conditions.
develops Of necessity strong menr'
evolved Richard. "Oh. yea, I believe
that. too"
"Oh. more than that. 1t il not 50
much the struggle AZ the necessity for
cooperation. The mutual dependence
10 one Of the blessings Of aridity."
"One Of the blessings Of aridityi Z"
echoed his listener. "You are philos-
opher." He had not yet touched the
Others thought at the spring.
you might as well call me 4 social
ist because praise irrigation in that
1t stands for the small farm unit"
retorted the valley man. THAT Is one
Of its nats; the small unit. It is the
small farm that pays. That fact brings
many advantages. What is the charm
Of Riverside1 It comes to me always
like the unreal dream Of the socialist
come true. It is a city Of farms. of
small farms, where . man may make
his living of his ten acres Of oranges
or lemons; and with all the comforts
and conveniences Of a city within
reach. his neighbors not ten miles of ~!
A farmer in Riverside or in any irri-
gated community does not have to
postpone living for himself or his fam
lily until he can sell the farmi He
can 90 to church, can walk there; the
trolley car which passes his door
takes him to 4 public library or the
opera house. His children ride to
school. His wife does not need to be
. drudge. The bread wagon and the
steam laundry wagon stop at her
door,"
Richard observed that perhaps he
did not know anything about irrigation
after all! he had not thought Of 1t
before In it, sociological relation but
merely a. 1t touched his profession.
mot going into soil values. for that
10 q long story" began the older man.
irrigation u the answer which SCI
eaee gives to the agriculturist who Is
impatient Of haphazard methods. Irri-
CATION 10 not Q compromise. ~ 20 many
believe who know nothing about 1t. 1t
u Q distinct advantage over the old.
fashioned methods.
Il am one Of those who always
thought II q compromise" admitted
the engineer.
Better call rain q compromise" re-
torted the irrigationist. The man
who irrigates gives water to the tree
which needs It: rain nourishes one
tree and browns out another. Irriga-
ton 10 an insurance policy against
drought, . guarantee against foods.
The farmer who has once operated an
Irrigated farm would be ~ impatient
we're he again subjected to the caprice
Of rain - housewife would be were
she compelled to wait for rain to fill
her washtub. There IL NO irregularity
Or caprice about irrigation"
"Wonder how the old fellow picked
Il all upl" unused Richard with dis.
Aloud he said. "You were
gpeaking Of the value Of the sollr'
look at the earth those plows are
turning over. See how rich and friable
L 10. how 1t crumblesi You can dig
for hundreds Of feet lid still ind that
sort Of soil. eight hundred feet down
It II disintegrated rock and leaf mold
brought in here In the making Of
delta. Heavy rainfalls are rare here,
though we have had them. In spite Of
popular opinion. Were we to have
frequent rains the chemical properties
which rain farmers must Duy to enrich
their WORKOUT soils would be leached
out, drained from the soil. can't
make this comprehensive, but I've
on desert soil. II you are
Interested I'll send It to you"
II should like it-lmmensely," as.
rented the engineer. still amused.
ut explains the choice Of the Astecs.
of the 1ncas, Of Carthaginians, the
3oors," observed the stranger. .They
chose the desert, not In spite Of the
soil but because Of II. I doubt II they
were awake to the social advantages
" $3.50 sSSsSsNs WV - WE IoGlT CO
operative brotherhood that helped
hem to their glory. We arc centuries
behind them. I'm getting out here
Imperial. II you come up to Imperial |
look me up. Brandon's my name. I've
40 card these daysI"
there are several things I want to |
hear from you" answered Richard,
brown nscktis and pointed
beard to the platform. "Irl be sure
% look you up. Mines Richard"
The breeze which was now entering
he car windows had blown over the
:loves-lsafsd fields. lts message was
'wset and fresh. Richard could nee
he canals leading Oh like silver
breads to the homes and farms Of the
'utufe: the SOCIALISM dream come
rusf" Willows Of two OF three year,
|rowth outlined the banks. Here and
here Q tent or . ramada Get up n
rave defiance against the hard con.