Show 1 Conservation Notes by byn n By W. W v. v Earl Rhinehart 1111 11 1111 Quite a number of business businessmen men and farmers here in the South-Central South part of Utah have recently asked me how the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican victory In the recent Congressional election would effect effect effect ef ef- the soil conservation conser pro pro- gram In answer to this I would like to use the words of oC Dr Bennett Bennett Dennett Ben Den nett which he used In an address for tor th the annual meeting of r rth the tho Soil Soll Conservation Conser Society ot of America held in Chicago on December December December De De- De- De cember 12 1946 I want to mention a practical matter of politics A friend of oC s soil ll conservation asked me not so long ago how the Republican n victory in the recent congressional al electon would effect the soil conservation program My ly answer is t that at soil has no politics Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans and Democrats alike recognize this fact The The soil soil conservation conservation conservation con con- program has been and will continue to be non It Is a well known fact that members of the Republican party party par par- ty in and out of Congress are among the outstanding supporters support support- ers of ot the soil conservation program program program pro pro- gram and the Soil Conservation Service The work of the Service has not even eyen been bee con controversial I It t has been widely recognized as the most effective and practical practical practical as well as the cheapest and most rewarding program of land improvement and protection we have ever had in the country I have full confidence that the new Congress will give maximum maximum maximum max max- cooperation when It comes to soil conservation comes conservation comes to saving saYing a resource without which there can be no Congress no vigorous nation Furthermore in connection with the political non-political nature of soil conservation It should be noted that in soil con- con districts all across the country farmers who vote Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican and farmers who vote Democratic have gave tave joined forces in ina ina ina a thoroughly partisan non-partisan way to achieve c joint soil conservation objectives and halt the common enemy soil erosion Dr Bennetts Bennett's point on this matter is definitely reflected in Garfield county In that farmers and ranchers alike have organized organized organized organ organ- three of the largest soil conservation districts in the State of Utah Even though the thc majority of people vote ote the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican ticket this in itself IndIcates in indicates indicates In- In that the soil has no politics poli poli- politics tics and that the soil conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion program has been and will continue to be non |