Show THE OLD SETTLER by albeit R lyman the old settler is not read by pesi mists only besides the howls and growls that come to us through the mails and over the phone and over the desk by word of mouth we hear words and get appreciative letters front from men with real hearts in their breasts and real brains in their heads they deserve personal letters of gratitude fit tide and although restless time forbids any pause to 10 write those letters we do want ant them to kno know we relish their encouragement and are thankful in their letters they express hopeful belief not only in the unusual possibilities ties of the country but in the principles of cooperation by which it can be brought int oits own after devouring their palatable offerings we have even more faith for the country and in people with vision to see what awaits it in the future comparisons are likely to be misleading le ding and even more likely to be I 1 offensive because they depreciate one country or one institution or one man 0 o exalt another but we do feel safe in saying that in our travels we have not found any other country like son san juan its many latent resources its unique possibilities of big things ma make k e it if different i the great hand of providence which fits countries for the dwellings and 1 comfort of men has provided bait juan L xa n with wonderful places for reservoirs canals power plants farms i J towns to live here fifty years and fail to see these things is worse than a misfortunes misfortune it is an evil heritage like being born nearsighted near sighted or deaf or blind yet nobody can see the man in the I 1 i boy and not ever body can see where the is going to bring forth t q cl caty alen aien who can see where the wilderness is going to bring forth a a city men alen who believe in a creation without definite arrangement and purpose and in the race of mankind as creatures with no destiny before them abern must endure that belief with I 1 the same AW discomfort comfort that they get from froni hay fever and indigestion the i kind of beliefs and disbeliefs dis beliefs we invite into the chamber of our thoughts to live with during the day and to sleep with at night is as vital as the pulsing health or the gnawing rheumatism we invite into our bodies to contemplate the goose necks of the san juan and then ito ao live with ithe the hard belief that they are just a happen so that they mean nothing and bear no relationship to the rest of the country and what it is to become is to live in unpleasant and unprofitable company we have lived with and we prefer still to live with the inspiring idea that these picturesque wonders of nature were intended as a source of light and power for san juan and possibly for adjacent regions made beautiful to attract men to what they have to offer these goose necks hold the arrangement where a whole river fan can be diverted through a short tunnel to generate power in great volume at small cost this idea of the thing is a good one to live with to sleep with we have red it because with it we can feel better and make more progress for the same reason we have en cited as a guest in our chamber of thought the hope of a big canal from the dolores river fertilizing a great beautiful green empire an in san juan another good fellow for people who know how to choose profitable company is 6 the vision of a highway connecting our san juan wonders with the wonderlands wonder lands of southern utah other delightful company and nd good for the health is the notion of new towns pleasant homes and beautiful landscapes all over san juan another fine fellow whom we like to be with is the assurance that here lin in san juan or somewhere else is I 1 a breed of men who will have wisdom and purpose to unite in developing the country into what it was intend ed to be T to the e people who dislike these friends of ours and prefer the opposite kind of company we have only to say we pity them they will get nowhere they will not only not take any good part pait in buildt building ng th the e n new ew 1 I 1 san juan but they will have inheritance I 1 in it when it I 1 Is is built |