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<br />. . O:Jflq~6 <br /> <br />....... <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />oIr'. <br /> <br />:' <br /> <br />:..- <br /> <br />- 35 - <br /> <br />7. Snake River Valley would develop agricul turally and indus t- <br />rially into a conspicuous and integral part of the gre?t stRte <br />of Wyoming. <br /> <br />Oonclusions: Since early pioneer days these good ueople have suf- <br />fered the hardship of a struggle against insuperable odds. SeRson <br />after season they have seen their crops wither while they were <br />helpless. Year following year for a painful cycle >Theat and 08.tS <br />and barley have sprouted and gro~m to a point near maturity. ~nen <br />the >Tater supply has disappeared almost over night. Their beau- <br />tiful and promising fieldshave begun to wither and parch until <br />their acres of grain and alfalfa hugged the ground unfit to provldf <br />even fodder. Disheartened over the failure of their promising <br />harvest they have struggled through cold and dreary >Tinter months <br />with small stacks of hay and scant bins of grain. In many cases <br />some cattle and sheep and hogs have been sacrificed in an uni~ritl'1g <br />market in order that sufficient feed might carry over until spring <br />for their d>Tindling herds and flocks. This has not been the f~to <br />of all r=chers and farmers but the number has been large enough '0 <br />arouse a deop and sympathetic interest from all >Tho have >Titncssad <br />this depressing, recurring situation, with deep concern. But [.ll <br />have suffered losses and inconvenience. And yet this neod not be. <br />The good Lord has placed in cold storvge far back on the mountain <br />fastnesses, nassive banks of ico nod snow. Amplo in quantity to <br />bring all crops to full fruition without appreciable increase in <br />labor and supervision. In the field of human experience the probl~ <br />confronting us is not UllusUAJ. in its solution. Our crops are gro,''1l <br />in our fields with little occasion for immediate use. Our ever~' <br />day wisdom and foresight in other lines of effort a~d production <br />parnllel tho stornge plan of preservation in our anticipation of <br />future needs. We plant our crops and cultivate them in the prop0r <br />season and then we harvest them and store them securely awny froLl <br />the ravages of the elemonts until the senson "hen they do not e,rJ'" <br />in order that we may enjoy the comforts and pleasure and hCA.lth of <br />good living. <br /> <br />The water problem is similar. Tho reservoir is our storage <br />plant. The masses of snow and ice piled up in the winter months <br />are our harvest placed there by the generosity of nature. We n2~~ <br />ml!lrely to c".tch and store the streAms of water that flow from .t:1~ <br />mountains of ice much as the farmer catches the gr~in as it flows <br />from the combine in order that it mAY not go to waste. <br /> <br />What A. beautiful thought it is to contemplate th~t r..".ture <br />unfolds to us the possibilities of happy, prosperous living if we <br />but bring the forces of nature to serve our best intere"ts. Mo,ch <br />of our suffering and inconvenience in this world is due largely te <br />the fact that we fail to ?nticipnte our future needs and mnke <br />provision to satisfy them. There is no worthwhile rewnrd witho~~ <br />effort and where diligent, intelligent and pninstnking effort is : . <br />made tho reward is ample and health promoting. <br /> <br />In our democracy we are all members of a great social group. <br />Our interests may vary but our obligations are mutual. Solicitui~ <br />for our welfare finds expression through our divinely inspired <br />