We must, therefore, if we would still retain agricultural control of the world, take some steps to avail ourselves of those great stretches of what seem now to be arid and desert lands, but which, by the application of water, when the water is properly administered, may yield a production marvellous to behold.
Address at a Banquet Tendered by Citizens of San Francisco at the Hotel Fairmont
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I can not make myself a party to dealing with the industries of the country in this way.
I would rather cut off my right hand than do anything to disturb the business of this country.
I shall not hesitate to invite the attention of Congress to this fact and to the necessity for action predicated thereon.
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