. Review of reviews and world's work. ds only succeeded in getting themselves dis-liked. The various projects examined, and thoseupon which construction has begun, have beendetermined with a broad view to the future de-velopment of the country and its continued pros-perity. No man can claim that he has influ-enced in any way the selection of these, or thatanything has been considered beyond the phys-ical and human interests involved. Citizens ofmany different localities have, of course, calledthe attention of the service to what they regard-ed as promising opportunities for development,but eac
. Review of reviews and world's work. ds only succeeded in getting themselves dis-liked. The various projects examined, and thoseupon which construction has begun, have beendetermined with a broad view to the future de-velopment of the country and its continued pros-perity. No man can claim that he has influ-enced in any way the selection of these, or thatanything has been considered beyond the phys-ical and human interests involved. Citizens ofmany different localities have, of course, calledthe attention of the service to what they regard-ed as promising opportunities for development,but each proposition has been dealt with abso-lutely upon its own merits. And those chargedwith the execution of the policy have ever re-membered that they are to build, not for a yearor a decade, but for the ages. It is true that there has been criticism frommany quarters. Men have been disappointed byfailure to secure desired positions, or to get moneyexpended where they would be personally bene- 50 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF Copyright, 1903, by J. E. Purdy. Boston. MR. FREDERICK HAYNES NEWELL. (Chief engineer of the Reclamation Service.) fited, directly or indirectly. Where such greatoperations are conducted without fear or favor-itism there must always be disappointment, andeven disgust, with regard to men who refuse tobe swayed by considerations of friendship orpolicy. There are others who are disappointed be-cause they entertained expectations based uponincorrect knowledge or visionary hopes. Theyhave talked about millions of acres being re-claimed where no human agency could procureor store water. They doubt the figures and es-timates made by the service, and hope againsthope that their favorite projects may yet beundertaken. It is no trifling thing to inaugurate a greatnational policy under such circumstances. Onlythose at the head of affairs, who are besiegedday after day with constant importunities andsuggestions, can appreciate the nerve-wearinglabor of meetin
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