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,-*«t7 *•*«.&,£ VOL. LXIV INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 17, 1909. NO. 28 Past, Present and Future of the Territory Occupied by the United States. By W. A. Graham. The poet Whittier in years gone by, as he viewed and anticipated the future of the great western section, or prairie and plain regions of the United States, with all its beauty, fertility, and capabilities, gave expression to his feelings in lines like these: I hear the tread of pioneers Of nations yet to be; The first low wash of waves, where soon Shall roll a human sea. — It is fortunate that in establishing the boundaries of this nation, the very best and finest portion the entire Western Hemisphere was incorporated in the territory that now gives homes, comfort and prosperity to nearly one hundred millions of people. The feeling of rapture that the poet experienced, as he contemplated the future.of that vast region, was inspiring and full of significance. The same must have been the feelings and supposition, but perhaps in a modified form, of the voyagers and discoverers of this continent, as they approached and surveyed with the eye for the first time, shores of an unknown land, or their frail barges approached its sandy and wave-washed shores. There were towering peaks, bold and rugged oliffs, and inviting inlets. There were also abundant evidences of human, animal and vegetable life.' Tempest tossed, weary and almost hopeless of finding land, after many weeks of toil and uncertainty, it must have been joy almost unspeakable, to at last cast anchor, realizing the object snught had been attained. Columbus was wise enough to believe that by continuous sailing in a westerly direction he would find land; but after his great discovery, he did not live long enough to learn what a mighty continent he had found. He and those closely following him, would have been very much more emotioned and delighted, if they had known they were upon the shores of a new and extensive continent, and that beyond its western confines, the Pacific ocean stretched thousands of miles to the lands they believed they had reached. They all thought it was the eastern coasts of the Asiatic continent, and the b'autiful islands that were first found Were called the Indies, and the native inhabitants were given the name of Indians. At that time the older continents were not crowded with population, nor were their natural resources developed to any extent. I_ove of adventure coupled with a desire to become discoverers of some new territory or unknown 'and for founding colonies, was the cause of men seeking new locations. The first adventures made were very satisfactory to the voyagers who viewed the lovely islands, the discovery of Which later led to the finding of the main land. It was soon learned that gold was to be had, because the natives were decked out with ornaments made from that metal, and although it was not to be procured in that immediate locality, the Indians said it was not far distant to where it could be had in vast quantities, and without much effort. That information reaching the home country, the story was soon exaggerated, and that had a great influence upon the people, and caused them to seek these shores in great nUm- bears as soon as the means of transportation could be had. At any rate, either from this report or other expect- states, and some territories yet to be admitted into the Union, the American citizen was happy, contented, and pros- ! perons. He had never in the distant' past, even dreamed of such expansion anal advancement. Throughout the whole realm, excepting the prairie and open plains in the central portions, were magnificent forests of the choicest varieties of timber. Almost the en- j tire land was fertile, and productive of wonderful crops. Scattered all over, were mountains rilled with gold, silver, copper, zinc, iron and other valuable minerals. Inexhaustible deposits of coal and stone cropped out, or lay hid- L.ive Stock Para le, State Fair, 1908. ed rewards, there immediately set in a great emigration of people of many nationalities. During this rush of people and for many years afterwards, not one of them had the slightest idea of what a veritable "Garden of Eden' had been discovered. Mighty continents whose natural resources were well nigh inexhaustible, but yet never touched by the hand of civilization, were being entered. Keeping this narrative confined to the domain of the United States, and leaving the remainder of the lands of the Western Hemisphere unnoticed, it is safe to say there was never a spot of such huge dimensions on the face of the globe, that equaled it for all that is required to satisfy the wants of a civilized people, or those who were wild or savage before the white man came. Civilization expanded and the population increased until the time arrived, that the Atlantic shores from New England to the semi-tropical coasts of Florida were settled, and a government of states was forming, that were reaching far to the westward. Upon the Pacific slopes and pressing toward the East, a vast number of people were forming setttlements, building towns, and prospecting for gold. To the poet with a splendid imagination, it was but natural that he anticipated the coming of the mighty hosts that now occupy the spot of his musings. After the acquistion of all the territory that now constitutes forty-six den at varying depths below the surface of the whole country. There were also awaiting development, petroleum, gas, and salt-water. Numbers of other things, useful and necessary to a highly civilized people for use in the arts and professions of men, wen- plentifully distributed. The woodlands teemed with animal life, large and small, and many kinds were highly prized as food, and for the hides or the fur. The open prairies and plains, abounded with deer, antelopes and buffalo. They furnished an abundance of the choicest meats, and their skins were valuable for clothing, robes, leather and other purposes. The different kinds of deer, and the black bear, both good for food, were not confined to any particular location, but were found everywhere. Countless thousands of wild fowls flocked through the forests, along the streams, or congregated upon the rock or mushy margins of hundreds of beautiful lakes. The different species of water fowls, nested and hatched their broods of young in the vicinity of streams or lakes and swam and sported upon their surface. The small streams, the great rivers, bays, and lakes, swarmed with flsh in endless varieties. The larger wild fruits, grapes, nuts and berries of many kinds, grew in rich profusion all over valley, hill, and plain. Bird and insect life abounded, and added their charm of song or presence everywhere. The whole country was a pro fusion of wildflowers and vegetable life, and there were roots, herbs, and barks, for the healing of every ill. Beautiful and pure fountains of crystal waters gushed from hillside, mountain, and valley, and flowed in rivulets to the nearby streams that gave drainage, and removed the excess of water from the land, and carried it to bay, gulf, or ocean. Abundant rains, sunshine, dew, and health-giving air stimulated growth, and caused vegetable life to thrive, and be healthy, vigorous and fruitful. Surrounded by such frag- deur, glory, and abundant necessities of life, the red men of fair America must —. have led a life of ease, luxury and peace, that seldom falls to-the lot of human kind. Speaking reverently, the latural conditions for existence, were most certainly very much in rivalry with Eden's bowers, that was the home of the first created pair of the human family. Can this be put any stronger without overstepping the bounds of truth and propriety? Would any one consider it blasphemy or a want of reverence to the Great Creator, to add-, that when Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Delights,' they were instructed to dress and keep it, while the native Indians of this country were not required it appears, to do anything but gather a substance already placed in nature's great storehouse, ready for their use without labor or care. What more can be said of this earthly paradise, as it passed into the possession of a new and a strange people, who it fs now believed, was and are destined by the providence of God, to some time Americanize and christianize the entire world? Notice this. For a long time the human family spoke one language. They became numerous, and concluded to build a city and a tower, that according to their limited understanding would reach upward to the heavens. God saw the foolishness of this undertaking, and not only confounded their language, but dispersed or caused them to become scattered throughout the earth. What has happened previous to, and since this country was colonized and settled? The two strongest and dominant nations and powers of earth, control the lion's share of the lands of the globe. The language they speak is fast becoming universal. It is made up of all the languages of the earth. Especially in the United States, the language has had a growth by the addition of new words from foreign tongues and other additions, until now a volume to contain the whole- vocabulary, is too ponderous to be persuaded unless it is placed upon a desk or table. This language is comparatively a new one, and the great bulk of the words are of foreign origin. Indeed, it is a tongue made up of almost all other dialects of the world, the same as the people are the offspring of the emigrants from all lands. The same is true of England, Continued on page 9.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1909, v. 64, no. 28 (July 17) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6428 |
Date of Original | 1909 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Title | Page 1 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
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Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | ,-*«t7 *•*«.&,£ VOL. LXIV INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 17, 1909. NO. 28 Past, Present and Future of the Territory Occupied by the United States. By W. A. Graham. The poet Whittier in years gone by, as he viewed and anticipated the future of the great western section, or prairie and plain regions of the United States, with all its beauty, fertility, and capabilities, gave expression to his feelings in lines like these: I hear the tread of pioneers Of nations yet to be; The first low wash of waves, where soon Shall roll a human sea. — It is fortunate that in establishing the boundaries of this nation, the very best and finest portion the entire Western Hemisphere was incorporated in the territory that now gives homes, comfort and prosperity to nearly one hundred millions of people. The feeling of rapture that the poet experienced, as he contemplated the future.of that vast region, was inspiring and full of significance. The same must have been the feelings and supposition, but perhaps in a modified form, of the voyagers and discoverers of this continent, as they approached and surveyed with the eye for the first time, shores of an unknown land, or their frail barges approached its sandy and wave-washed shores. There were towering peaks, bold and rugged oliffs, and inviting inlets. There were also abundant evidences of human, animal and vegetable life.' Tempest tossed, weary and almost hopeless of finding land, after many weeks of toil and uncertainty, it must have been joy almost unspeakable, to at last cast anchor, realizing the object snught had been attained. Columbus was wise enough to believe that by continuous sailing in a westerly direction he would find land; but after his great discovery, he did not live long enough to learn what a mighty continent he had found. He and those closely following him, would have been very much more emotioned and delighted, if they had known they were upon the shores of a new and extensive continent, and that beyond its western confines, the Pacific ocean stretched thousands of miles to the lands they believed they had reached. They all thought it was the eastern coasts of the Asiatic continent, and the b'autiful islands that were first found Were called the Indies, and the native inhabitants were given the name of Indians. At that time the older continents were not crowded with population, nor were their natural resources developed to any extent. I_ove of adventure coupled with a desire to become discoverers of some new territory or unknown 'and for founding colonies, was the cause of men seeking new locations. The first adventures made were very satisfactory to the voyagers who viewed the lovely islands, the discovery of Which later led to the finding of the main land. It was soon learned that gold was to be had, because the natives were decked out with ornaments made from that metal, and although it was not to be procured in that immediate locality, the Indians said it was not far distant to where it could be had in vast quantities, and without much effort. That information reaching the home country, the story was soon exaggerated, and that had a great influence upon the people, and caused them to seek these shores in great nUm- bears as soon as the means of transportation could be had. At any rate, either from this report or other expect- states, and some territories yet to be admitted into the Union, the American citizen was happy, contented, and pros- ! perons. He had never in the distant' past, even dreamed of such expansion anal advancement. Throughout the whole realm, excepting the prairie and open plains in the central portions, were magnificent forests of the choicest varieties of timber. Almost the en- j tire land was fertile, and productive of wonderful crops. Scattered all over, were mountains rilled with gold, silver, copper, zinc, iron and other valuable minerals. Inexhaustible deposits of coal and stone cropped out, or lay hid- L.ive Stock Para le, State Fair, 1908. ed rewards, there immediately set in a great emigration of people of many nationalities. During this rush of people and for many years afterwards, not one of them had the slightest idea of what a veritable "Garden of Eden' had been discovered. Mighty continents whose natural resources were well nigh inexhaustible, but yet never touched by the hand of civilization, were being entered. Keeping this narrative confined to the domain of the United States, and leaving the remainder of the lands of the Western Hemisphere unnoticed, it is safe to say there was never a spot of such huge dimensions on the face of the globe, that equaled it for all that is required to satisfy the wants of a civilized people, or those who were wild or savage before the white man came. Civilization expanded and the population increased until the time arrived, that the Atlantic shores from New England to the semi-tropical coasts of Florida were settled, and a government of states was forming, that were reaching far to the westward. Upon the Pacific slopes and pressing toward the East, a vast number of people were forming setttlements, building towns, and prospecting for gold. To the poet with a splendid imagination, it was but natural that he anticipated the coming of the mighty hosts that now occupy the spot of his musings. After the acquistion of all the territory that now constitutes forty-six den at varying depths below the surface of the whole country. There were also awaiting development, petroleum, gas, and salt-water. Numbers of other things, useful and necessary to a highly civilized people for use in the arts and professions of men, wen- plentifully distributed. The woodlands teemed with animal life, large and small, and many kinds were highly prized as food, and for the hides or the fur. The open prairies and plains, abounded with deer, antelopes and buffalo. They furnished an abundance of the choicest meats, and their skins were valuable for clothing, robes, leather and other purposes. The different kinds of deer, and the black bear, both good for food, were not confined to any particular location, but were found everywhere. Countless thousands of wild fowls flocked through the forests, along the streams, or congregated upon the rock or mushy margins of hundreds of beautiful lakes. The different species of water fowls, nested and hatched their broods of young in the vicinity of streams or lakes and swam and sported upon their surface. The small streams, the great rivers, bays, and lakes, swarmed with flsh in endless varieties. The larger wild fruits, grapes, nuts and berries of many kinds, grew in rich profusion all over valley, hill, and plain. Bird and insect life abounded, and added their charm of song or presence everywhere. The whole country was a pro fusion of wildflowers and vegetable life, and there were roots, herbs, and barks, for the healing of every ill. Beautiful and pure fountains of crystal waters gushed from hillside, mountain, and valley, and flowed in rivulets to the nearby streams that gave drainage, and removed the excess of water from the land, and carried it to bay, gulf, or ocean. Abundant rains, sunshine, dew, and health-giving air stimulated growth, and caused vegetable life to thrive, and be healthy, vigorous and fruitful. Surrounded by such frag- deur, glory, and abundant necessities of life, the red men of fair America must —. have led a life of ease, luxury and peace, that seldom falls to-the lot of human kind. Speaking reverently, the latural conditions for existence, were most certainly very much in rivalry with Eden's bowers, that was the home of the first created pair of the human family. Can this be put any stronger without overstepping the bounds of truth and propriety? Would any one consider it blasphemy or a want of reverence to the Great Creator, to add-, that when Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Delights,' they were instructed to dress and keep it, while the native Indians of this country were not required it appears, to do anything but gather a substance already placed in nature's great storehouse, ready for their use without labor or care. What more can be said of this earthly paradise, as it passed into the possession of a new and a strange people, who it fs now believed, was and are destined by the providence of God, to some time Americanize and christianize the entire world? Notice this. For a long time the human family spoke one language. They became numerous, and concluded to build a city and a tower, that according to their limited understanding would reach upward to the heavens. God saw the foolishness of this undertaking, and not only confounded their language, but dispersed or caused them to become scattered throughout the earth. What has happened previous to, and since this country was colonized and settled? The two strongest and dominant nations and powers of earth, control the lion's share of the lands of the globe. The language they speak is fast becoming universal. It is made up of all the languages of the earth. Especially in the United States, the language has had a growth by the addition of new words from foreign tongues and other additions, until now a volume to contain the whole- vocabulary, is too ponderous to be persuaded unless it is placed upon a desk or table. This language is comparatively a new one, and the great bulk of the words are of foreign origin. Indeed, it is a tongue made up of almost all other dialects of the world, the same as the people are the offspring of the emigrants from all lands. The same is true of England, Continued on page 9. |
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