| Show i I I Ns TO Congressman of Pennsylvania leading out In the opposition against th the proposed reclamation of the tho arid regions of t this country stated mated about all there U is of foundation for an objection and In doing 10 o he revealed the tho Ik n net Of lit the position of the opponents He lie that Ihal members an agricultural constituency should op oh pose pos a n m measure Involving untold hl mil mu millions lions to be taken front tile lie true taxes II of all alland 11 and spoke of the tha Of f the value Ilu of ot farms In th the east cast aol and south tat as n it reason wily why the tha government should Rh d decline ellne to IQ old aid In tho reclamation r of ot say any more mote terming farming land landHy landBy Hy By I that logic 1010 It U would ouM b bS be wrong to tot t r a naw n ground anywhere In ht country until that Is already has hAg attained a Milt high Value Tho Th Th r that pushed west westward HI ward anti founded new the agricultural population tiny they left hell In Ii the tue old Th Ill They y should have havo stayed back bark out GUt until reclamation of or the lI WM west lit could In iii Involve valve volve no nO a with tho the est east l or south nuth Immigrants Should thouM ho he tc kept In III inthis this the th Atlantic coast state until the tin val valus ue us of oh oHM ho hn nt hero here Is high enough to permit jef them to 10 trek a few rew ro miles ml far tar thai or west net Such Sueh absurd conclusions art are 0 warranted If the premise are true Hut thy are ar flat Tl Th The en entire entire i tire lire country On b benefited d by the time enterprise and In of ot n the that went to 10 dm the tue large vat aled d area 11 it the western regions Com Coin Common mon cones en n led them In n their belr 1 hole choice Of ot l lIon and be result la is a Ii country that thai I ii tb the pride of all Iti It Inhabitants and anil a marvel among older nations Mr however Is not serious In lit his objection o lo to the tho kind of ot expansion contemplated In lit tho time Irrigation bill IIo Io In tact fact that It should ho bo acted on cm but 1 not nol nun now no The Tho whole question IH Ill for tor generation fon ora t Lot Let us wait ho until our Increased population Hh to so expand that those lands shall bo ho to meat Inset the tho demand for tor n IL greater food supply l ID is I contrary though to Amen Ameri American can cnn methods hero lloro plans nr are laid for tur forthe forthe the future anti and not hot tor l tho the In hi laying haying out cities constructing rail railroads roads etc ote future likely developments arc aro always considered Possibilities arc aro as all It wore store U lt no expenditures had bind Li beau made except lo to meet tho lie HI ii demand dOl whore where would Amen Amur loa lea be If It the ito next generation will have Juve to take tako up thu the In irrigation gallon ques question lion tion It Is 18 not hOt too early to make a ti I be lie beginning ginning now for far It will take tako mote more than one ana generation before that gigantic I work Is completed Time Tho Irrigation bill on as agreed upon and reported ID lit comprehensive anti and satisfactory In Iii tho the mania main It tal take a 11 good tood deal of elt t sectional prejudice not to tl top ci p rc that hut Its Ita adoption would bo bu of ot immense general I benefit rho Tho mooney money expended on reservoirs dams dame and amid ditches would finally OHio romo back Ll k with interest t to time the public treasury Much I money In Olley would incubi bo ho put In circulation among tho time laboring classes dase ana aim tho benefit thereof would b bo be reaped by all nil 6 M of lt Industry since tho limo grouter part of pf tho Iho would bo Lo on food clothing and various micros Carlos of lit f life Hru And as ns the thu work pro coaled ed there would bo ho on tnt opening for tor thousands nd millions to In comfortable homes homell A man that hall hau iia nn an opportunity of ot laying tha tho foundation for tor a I largo large for tor fortune fortune tune tuno today buoy would generally bo be consid considered ered creil nn tnt Imbecile If It ho he postponed PO ink tak taking III ing log tho the necessary slops to ho no IU cc until hull untila hulla a later hater duto date on tho the plea that his bank account WON vas big enough for far his hll needs tho time nt wool weak Hut Out that Is just what the tho representative t from Pennsyl Pennsylvania vania VII II In would havo Uncle RaIn Ham do In this thin matters matter Jn in 1 the arid west went an empire lies within his hl roach jut hut ho lie Is III i asked a kolt not hot to touch It II because for tor or a generation ho does not really need It so 80 Important a matter cannot bo ho disposed of ot In that manner i |
