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<br />by the same pen denounce certain syndicated companies for
<br />abuse of liberty, for propaganda, graft, theft, and rape of natural
<br />resources, the book is ready to be written. If a writer wished to
<br />show the evolution and development of individualism and love
<br />of freedom, he would' give major attention to the American
<br />pioneer and especially the small farmer and cowboy of the 19th
<br />century period. If Indian wars, intrigue and bloodshed were the
<br />subjects, factional history is available. If the muckrakers wished
<br />to show the inefficiency of government by remote control, blun-
<br />dering land laws, cruel, unfair, hasty decisions dealing with a
<br />vanishing people, the nauseating data is all too evident.
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<br />If the writer happened to be in a lighter mood he would
<br />discuss the origin and development of western glamour or
<br />"ballyhoo." This glamour copiedtfrom the Indian and developed
<br />by the western man gradually spread over the world by song,
<br />press, story and show. It, was a natural development as the
<br />pioneer lived daily adventure. In order to survive he was of
<br />necessity a hero. There was the proud memory of the Alamo.
<br />There were the Canadian Mounties on the north and the Texas
<br />Rangers on the south. They all got their man and their adver-
<br />tising. One laughs at this self salesmanship and ballyhoo but
<br />in fact it was only the dust cloud showing activity of the really
<br />great westerner, the world's superb individualist, tenacious, brave
<br />and competent.
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<br />The above spectacular factors and developments cannot
<br />be amplified but they are more than a background in conser-
<br />vation development, conservation hazard and conservation loss
<br />in our Missouri Valley.
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<br />Long before the forty-niners of gold rush fame were trail-
<br />ing across the continent, there was a successful Mexican cattle
<br />industry on the tributaries of the Rio Grande, in territory that
<br />is now the United States. This industry was a success and one
<br />should note its cooperative plan of range management. Each
<br />separate ranch was fronted by the creek or river and ran back
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