Teddy Roosevelt: “The reclamation of alkali lands is progressing, to give object lessons…”

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The reclamation of alkali lands is progressing, to give object lessons to our people in methods by which worthless lands may be made productive.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the progress in transforming unproductive lands into fertile areas for agriculture.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The reclamation of alkali lands is progressing, to give object lessons to our people in methods by which worthless lands…”