Show j At I I i i L I t I I t L r r I F I I I 1 II I I I Harnessing Nature 11 JI U rV liv JOl A J Nowhere In the tho world are arc there the thc will iii I important results truiSm from wl and perseverance of or a man than thanIn elance a In the tIme great West Vest of uC th the United States State Deserts of a few fet years ago tito u are arp now gal gardens of or flowers 1 fields l of Ut grain and orchards while hIlo the time snow capped and until a a few ew years ears ago hl Impassable abl mountains are arc pierced and crossed by modern and amid well equipped railroads u Nature gave the West ell rich soil in abundance but apparently forgot t that ha t tI water was necessary to make mak the tH vast tracts of use uso to man Mountains filled valuable and amid tsi with t ii precious metals wih stone ln and covered co with wih tine tnt timber until few wore vei practically useless a ii U n ago o. o when en engineers and ways nays and amid means for or piercing crossing em them Man Maim is accomplishing and great timings things In lit harnessing nature through time Hie work the world worl is becomIng becoming becom becom- tl of or tho time ing richer and amid wiser The Tho man West Vest Is busy buS buS' these days making ln nature na na- Lure ture bow lo to hl lila his will wil Time The achievements achieve achieve- ments meats ar are arc all nih al time tho more inure praiseworthy because they add to tho time food roo gold and sliver silver supply of the world worl sl er No Xu state In the time world I is making makins I In iii harnessing m. m greater progress mig I Ithan than Colorado Colordo tro Every E known mineral 1 iah Is found foun In tile the mountains mount of tr the state and amid there can be grown all ni the v vegetables vege- vege eg c- c cI I tables grains and anti fruits of or tho the team u-m- i lieu ate zone For liol thc these e riches I mm men have o been worl working Unlike many I other uther states stales U IL I Is Colorado o capil capital capiti l that thai thatis at Is doing the greater part par of oC the th d dO- dO work There I Is yet lt great work k worl to bo be IJ done In utilizing nature hut hul step by b step lep th time the vast aRt area ar-a ar of the state tato of oC Colorado o Is being brought into ito use A few years yeal ago the time fertile valleys Today tim not nOth of or Denver were deserts they produce tho limo finest fruits grains and vegetables In the time world worl Towns owns like Jo Fort Coln Collins anti and anI Longmont have I grown rown up and arc are even more micro prosperous prosper prosper- ous Otis than thamm some of ur the time old century set of or the time EasL Bast The redemption of this district lJ like c many others has been through h lu-i lu Rivers ers IU have hn c anti and boon been diverted Into new channels scattered over o er the plains The soil sol was there but bl needed water Nature provided ed everlasting reservoirs in the time shape of or great snowbanks at time the mountain mountain moun moun- tam tain tops lops Tho Time snow water throughout time tho summer is captured by hy the time energetic ener ener- getic farmer for the r redemption of or arid lan land It I I Is a revision re of or if the of or nature Rainfall Is a novelty novely hut but time the grass and amid crops ar are arc kept green tou through h hI hn a n great irrigation system that is i rapIdly rapIdly rap rap- Idly Idl extending all al over tho state and land a few years ears ago ugo worth So r an aero ucro now hrin brings s 00 to OO Although h crops of many varieties are obtainable there thero are arc two Infants which promise to lu give I c fame to the tho whole state The he sugar beet Is a a. great m success s. s A few years cars ago the time people leOpie 1 of or Fort Collins wanted a I su sugar r refinery to save frei freight ht rates rime Tho The sugar u ar trust refused to build one and amid the iho people I m of the let district at once commenced work on a plant plant Then Then time the sugar trust tm was only too glad giad lo to furnish fur fur- ur- ur I nish nisim half haIr the capital to eliminate com coin I petition Just JUt such m men n as started this lh 1 sugar refinery are arc making the great Ireat I West Pest what It I Is coming coining to be To Today ay 3 tho timo farmers have the thE refinery at thou their back door and sell all al the beets th they th I can raise maise I Another infant i is tho time rubber weed aced i iOnI I OnI Only recently this plant came cam before the time notice of the time people Those who I have It can camm raise a ton tonu grown say ny you cn laJ C i u n year to each acre The he raw product I brings 20 30 20 a ton and md ant can cn be le grown at at an nn pt pell o f L' L d lh than u 10 10 10 with Mule little care More t rc rand more mor nt- nt n i is being tu turned U t to tb tho thu rubber weed veed b by th time w western tern farmer und and ant in n a short time this country countr will wIl be be promInent prominent prom prom- among the rubber produce pi IH a of or orthe the worl world Enormous crops were haJe harvested let In Ir Inthe time the irrigated aled country this year cal X Nat n t a am m crop tailed failed In a addition llon there was wa an arm armI I I aLun abundance of vegetables and amid a wonderful wonder wonder- i ful yield from time the lh orchards All 1 this was made possible through irrigation While the time men of or agricultural bent have turned their attention lo to Irrigation iru-Iga- iru I r tion lon and amid mil farming l engineers and capitalists capI cap cap- pHal p- p Hal ts have been working out an and x x-j x plans to tu bring the he mountains mountains- anti and their riches into Inlo time the world and amid Rio I years cal ago the time Denver an cut Its is WO way through the time Grand Canyon Calon I of Colorado as a gateway It I opi-m opi I I up tp an aim Important mining count country Later Luer engineers found that they could I build a road to lu climb right rl ht over o OCl time the thE mountains going up a dI distance of ot al almost ul- ul most two miles mies from rein sea level leel a agrade agrade grade of less than 4 Ier per cent and amid s so Sl In I 1 tOl time the tle Colorado Springs awl and Cripple Creek road was vas Lull built bm bl lacing the tIme great greit Cripple CI Creek cl district Into close connection with wih tIme the eastern world Banker Moffat ordered a short hort hortI line lne to Salt Luke Lake Cit City and when his engineers had constructed a railroad right over the time mountains ex en going above time tho clouds and amid through cn everlasting ing In snowbanks it I was found I e distance from cr cr to Salt Sait Sal Lake Ilic City had been reduced b by almost OO milts s. Other similar feats have been accomplished acom- acom b by Colorado capital These railroads s enabled Cripple Creek to tu produce pro pin I duce in gold last rel yeam with wih I a pm of about b by bythe 1 the state not lot lo to mention menton the now mar I l ket ets th they Lucy opened fur for the tue grout great agricultural agri cultural yield of many districts They are harnessing nature In time the I West est just as in the East Tue deserts are aro being wiped out and time the mountains noun moun no longer block tIme the development i of tIme the country west of the I Mississippi Is which Is year after year becoming lr less dependent upon the East |