Show agricultural INTERESTS F forming ormin ai 03 it does the great basin and tile contre centre of our extensive mineral region this territory bills bids fair to rival ler her neighbors on oil the cast west and north in gold and silver mines whilo in her beds of baser metals she will unquestionably surpass either cither the evidences of this are arc abundant and each day accumulate and I 1 congratulate you on oil the fact that our extended and val led resources of mancial wealth are about to be developed indeed ale aio alicade being developed and cannot but result in a large lame inci easo of our population those these interesting inte lesting fats facts devolve upon you as the guardians of the public peace and welfare now and responsible duties the manifold interests of agriculture ri the enduring basis of permanent prosperity should as I 1 haze hav c no doubt they will receive your special attention and bo be fostered by every means within your power in this territory foi tile as it is in all the products pio ducts of the farni farm and abundant as are our hai harvests vests beneath the in dust lious hand of tho the husbandman the soil in the main is only susceptible of cultivation when by our mountain streams or by means of artificial water courses our people are thus essai ily confined to a very limited at area of pio 1 ig land ei eiery cry acre that is capable of being made productive should therefore be oil to the people and made to yield its bolla products to tho the willing hand of toll toil stimulated as it will be bc by the new conditions and bright prospects of the near future now opening upon the people |