The time has not yet come when man may plow the atmosphere for
rain as he plows the soil for crops. If mines must be worked
and towns built in arid regions, let promoters of these schemes
be required to build aqueducts and bore wells sufficient in
advance to supply the needed water, not waiting until droughts
come and the people die. Every place on this globe has its rainy
years and its dry years. Areas of cold and heat, wind and calm,
rain and drought, appear and move and disappear in irregular
succession. We must prepare for them and provide against
disaster. We can not control the weather, but we may control
ourselves.
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