. Conservation. Forests and forestry. ATTITIDI': OF THE ADMIXISTRATlOX 547 tions in the states and also uniform leg- islation affecting interstate waters. Ours is a nation of busy people, a nation of great resources and possibili- ties, and most favorably situated for trade and commerce. Its wealth is greater than that of any single country, even of France and Germany combined, and this wealth is increasing at a fabu- lous rate. Much of it has been accumu- lated by the destruction, by the sacri- fice and waste of nature's gifts, and it is a fortuitous circumstance that the country has been bro
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. ATTITIDI': OF THE ADMIXISTRATlOX 547 tions in the states and also uniform leg- islation affecting interstate waters. Ours is a nation of busy people, a nation of great resources and possibili- ties, and most favorably situated for trade and commerce. Its wealth is greater than that of any single country, even of France and Germany combined, and this wealth is increasing at a fabu- lous rate. Much of it has been accumu- lated by the destruction, by the sacri- fice and waste of nature's gifts, and it is a fortuitous circumstance that the country has been brought to understand the importance of utilizing and saving our natural wealth and making it pos- sible for the Nation to continue to prosper, and for the generations that are to come to have some share in that prosperity, especially since no element of the Nation's wealth is greater than that contained in the soil. For this reason, if for no other, the work of reclamation of the arid and semi-arid lands of the West is worthy of first importance in the development of the Nation's resources. Every acre of ir- rigable land will be needed in the Na- tion's economy. In a century, we have passed from a purely agricultural country to an in- dustrial and commercial country, but we have not outgrown the necessity for agriculture. We have, of necessity, maintained agriculture and have added to our national activities industrial and commercial progress to a wonderful degree. The wealth of the Nation em- braces every product of labor which contributes to the needs of man. The dormant wealth in national resources means only resources available to create wealth by intelligent eff'ort, and I trust our people will never be called upon to look with fear upon the couplet of (Goldsmith : 111 fares tiie land, to hastening ills a prey. Where wealth accumulates, and men d!)^l^«^ A Typical Headgate on the North Platte. There are 9 Gates, as Shown by Uprights. Please note that these images are
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