. Conservation. Forests and forestry. 630 CONSERVATION mation is a national enterprise and de- pends for its development on the will of all the people, as it is one part in a much larger plan for the utilization of land, and as the people in all parts of the country have a right to ask for in- formation, I submit that it is not only wise, but that it is the obligation of this Congress to hold sessions in the East as well as in the West. The West cannot live to itself alone. My contention, therefore, is that the people are necessarily interested in ir- rigation as a national enterprise, that ir
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. 630 CONSERVATION mation is a national enterprise and de- pends for its development on the will of all the people, as it is one part in a much larger plan for the utilization of land, and as the people in all parts of the country have a right to ask for in- formation, I submit that it is not only wise, but that it is the obligation of this Congress to hold sessions in the East as well as in the West. The West cannot live to itself alone. My contention, therefore, is that the people are necessarily interested in ir- rigation as a national enterprise, that irrigation-reclamation is properly only one part of a slowly evolving national plan, and also that every man, whether on irrigated land or elsewhere, carries a natural responsibility to leave his •land at least as good as he found it. The public domain must be safe- guarded for the entire people, whose estate it is; and if the individual bears a responsibility to posterityt still more does society bear this responsibility. All schemes of protection for the pub- lic resources need to be constantly re- adjusted, in the details of their opera- tion, to local conditions; but in the end. the fundamental development of the country must rest on the principles and policies of Theodore Roosevelt. "TT- 5^. Headgates and Part of Canal, Bigham River. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Association
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