Show I. I PAGEANT DAZZlES GREATEST CROWD Thousands Look Wonderingly Upon Glittering Irrigation Night Parade Continued i se Nine It is my pleasure to introduce Is ho hoto hoto hoto to whom and to whoso whose splendid qualities b by consensus of just praise cheerfully cheerfull accorded the success success suc sue cess of or the Twentieth Irrigation congress Is primarily due I 1 Fellow ellow delegates ladles ladies and gentlemen the tile chairman of tho Utah board of or control control con con- troi Honorable George Georgo A. A Snow of ot Salt Lake City Chairman Snow responded In an eloquent eloquent eloquent elo elo- elo- elo quent address oddress Preceding Major Youngs Young's speech Rev nev Elmer I. I Goshen pronounced the cation Unfortunately at this time an unobserving one In the rear of ot the seats could not hoar hear the low tones of ot the tile pastor pastor pastor pas pas- tor and shouted Louder The Tho audience audience audi audi- ence enco was Avas aghast at the interruption but Mr 11 Goshen recovered quickly and ond proceeded wi with tho the prayer The rendition of the tile Ode to Irrigation Irrigation tion ion the great Ireat composition of ot Professor J. J J. J McClellan 1 and md Mrs Irs G. G McClurg which drew thousands to the Tabernacle Taber Taber- nacle followed Chairman Snows Snow's speech Professor McClellan directed the tile orchestra orchestra orches orches- tra and augmented choir Edward P. P Kimball was Avas or organist and John T. T Hand and Mrs Hazel Taylor Peery soloists A mixed quartet was Avas composed of oC Mrs Delia Daynes Hilis Miss Mabel label Cooper James and John Robinson The great choir had been rehearsing for tor many weeks In preparation for the tile opening session an and Its rendition of or the tile piece full fully came up to expectations Tho The audience sat spellbound until the thelast thelast thelast last note noto was Avas sung and applauded at atthe atthe attile the tile conclusion of each part The odeIs odeis ode odeIs Is descriptive of oC the desert made to blossom as the tile rose roso through Irrl irrigation irrigation atlon a- a tion march of the races the pioneers the irrigated region and tho finals is entitled Glorious Land Professor ProCessor McClelland and Evan conductor of or the tile Tabernacle choir were Introduced by Chairman Snow Professor McClellan and the singers and musicians under his direction were given Iven a rl rising vote of for their efforts as was AVIS Mrs Irs McClurg author of the thA lyrics Largo Large bouquets of or chrysanthemums chrysanthemums chrysanthemums chrysan chrysan- were presented to Mrs Irs Hazel Hazol Taylor Peer for Cor her work worl as soloist AcT Introduce Senator Francis G. G Newlands president dent lent of the congress congre s was nc next d Introduced introduced introduced intro Intro- by Chairman v Sno as vs permanent permanent perma perma- nent chairman At tile the conclusion of ot othis his address the tile senator Intro Introduced u d Gen William 1 L. L Ma Marshall personal representative representative of lr President Taft Iatt to the congress congress con con- gress who delivered a 0 message of or greeting from tho the President Ho He said I was au authorized to greet reet you ou In tho name of ot the tho President and to assure you that not only is he earnest in iii his wishes for the tile SUCcess success success suc suc- cess of the session but also confidently confidently dently expects that your work will Avill result In r great l' l at good not good not ohl only ohly to o citizens of ot arid lands and of tho countr country at large but ut to neighboring neighbor neighbor- ing countries He lie extends congratulations con cOil to the congress on Its accelerated growth Following his delivery of or President Tafts Taft's message re General Marshall ll spoke at length on the tile subject of Irrigation based on his experience as aa con consulting engineer el in the tile reclamation service which office he ho has held since sinco his re retirement retirement retirement re- re as chief of ot the tile engineer corps of ot the tile arm army time line ago In expressing cx- cx pressing his f fear ar that he lIe might make malee a bull In hl ills his speech and as he lie expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed It gets his isis foot In Iii it it the general amused the tile audience b by 10 rc- marking that any sort of a bull however how how- ever eYer bo be better than tho the dehorned variety which has been running wild around the lie west lately making speeches from 1 hwn Senator N lands took occasion to state that it was Avas important to know the tile Presidents President's views on matters of or Importance to the congress fin and added that all candidates ates for tor the presidency are aro with us in policies relating to tills this region He lIe then read the following follow follo In ing telegram m from Wilson received Sunday night Please e express to the tho National Irrigation congress my healt hearty approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of tho the policy volley I It t II is met mot to promote and especially of ot the tho polIcy policy pol pol- icy of supplementing bank and levee Je protection lJ by stola storage e of flood floodwaters waters vaters above for irrigation n and und water Avater power turning floods from a menace Into a blessing and at tho tIle same time abundantly feeding navigable navigable navigable navi navi- gable waters The Tile session Hession had b by this tills time extended Into hito the tile afternoon and at 1 o'clock because of tile the lateness of or tho hour and the necessity of many of oC the tho choir returning to their places of ot employment employ ment tho the program Was altered to to toper permit permit permit per per- mit the lie singing of the compositions of or Conductor Stephens Vales Tal s of or Desert Desert Desert Des Des- ert and slId an arrangement of or Dixie for male voices The Tile report of or tile the ex executive executive ex- ex committee was Avas continued to the afternoon session Brief t speeches of or welcome to the tile delegates by y GOA Gov Wil U liam llama Spry oa behalf behal of oC the tate state and antI bv by Mayor Samuel C. C Park Parle on behalf of or tho timo city Both speakers extended tho the hospitality of oC tho ho state and md city to the tue visitor and spoke of oC the appropriateness appropriate appropriate- fleS ness of oC holding the birthday party porty In this cl city ty The They w re rt responded to toP P b by Senator Newlands for the congress r The Tho morning session adjourned at 1 30 p. p pm m m. m Afternoon Session SeNIon c At lu t 25 55 p. p m in ni tho afternoon session e was called to order bv by Senator New New- 11 In Assembly J h hall bali 1 All deluga- deluga were In their assigned ned sections The for Cor the afternoon were Avero benator r Reed Smoot Brigham H. H Roberts Rob Hob erts Dr Seymour B B. B Young and George 13 K Barstow The Time report of tho the executive tive lye committee e was Avas road read h by Chairman R. R W. W Youn Young In which ho gave g-avo much credit to the tIle board of ot governors for Cor the tho control of affairs affair of or the tho congress and announced the tle official change of n name of ot iho tilo or organization from Crom the tho National Irrigation congress to the In In- In Irrigation congress This potion Avas as taken h 1 by the board of ot governors governors gov goo luring during the past year Chairman Chair Chair- man luau Yonn Young Voting also announced d tho th followIng following follow follow- ing temporary appointments to t e c chairmanship of or committees Jf H. W. W Roberts of ot Nebraska temporary or organization organ organ- and ond credentials Richard F. F Bur Bur- gess geas and Richard W. W Young to tho the res re- committee Mr Ir Young as aR chairman chair chair- man Frederick Stel moyer of or Salt Lake and Andrew Kimball of ot Arizona permanent permanent per per- manent organization the tho former as Arizona permanent organization the tile former as chairman Senator Smoot whoso Whose subject wa was Liberalizing Our Land Laws spoke In part palt as follows We e are fully tully aware of or the tho fooling feeling that our land laws wi arc are burdensome ln Jn indeed eed Why hy are aro the they burden hurden- Romo Wo We need not go farther back than tho the homestead law of or lo Tho as 1 I bellevo the tile most important import Import- ant law of ot all all for tor it is the law under which ao so many poor people secured homes and und the country has bas developed At tho the time that law was passed it was Avas to affect about one ono billion acres acre of or tho time richest and best l land nd in the tho whole country countr the country tho tho acres of ot the middle west Avest At the time lime Its provisions were Avero not burdensome ome and tho the best part of or the tho land was rapidly taken up Since 1892 there has arisen a feeling that under tho lb law citizens cannot enter a homestead and that Its provisions are now exceeding burdensome I belle believe however that tho provisions provisions provi- provi are not so objectionable as the tile administration of or tho the law It Is not applicable to the tho r remaining lands In the tho arid regions The rho senator remarked upon the de deplorable de- de yearly arl arly exodus of hundreds ds of ot thousands of ot Americans to Canada to tako talo up tho tile government lands under fewer restrictions and asserted that legislation would in the tho near future put a stop to It IL In this connection he said that we can afford to lo lose e the capital Invested In tho the Dominion but that AVO wa can ill a afford tord to lose loso the cItizens citi cIti- zens zeris In speaking of oC the restrictions on the tho Alaska laska coal lands ll he ho said There Thero Is more coal In Alaska a athan than in the United States yet ct people pee peo pIe living within a a. stones stone's throw v of the time coal fields are compelled to topa pa pay 18 to 20 a 3 ton for Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania anla coal But all these conditions condi condl- will be rectified and that 5 quickly U I cit 1 y Brigham II 11 Roberts In speaking on the subject Irrigation In the treat Great Basin dwelt on the history of Irrigation Irrigation irrigation tion in this district and told interesting interesting interest interest- ing facts regarding the tile birth of ot irrigation irrigation gation g-aton In Utah Ho also named the geographical boundaries of tho the Great Basin and the sources of or Irrigation water Avater for It How lIow Irrigation passed from the tile hands of Mexicans to the tho Anglo Angio with Avith their genius for Cor organization org formed an Important part of his speech Dr Seymour Semour B. B Young YounA rae crave in brief tho the history of ot the Irrigation congress and told of or the incident from which tho the organization sprang when Arthur L. L Thomas then Governor consulted wI with th a few tew friends regarding regarding- the advisability ad ad- ld- ld of calling the tile congress He lie said that the great reclamation projects projects projects pro pro- of ot tile the west Avest attest to the value alue of ot the tho Idea through which Irrigation came into existence and to the tho efforts of tho those so furthering the Interests of the tile Irrigation districts George E. E Barstow of Texas Texa former president of the congress made mado a ke keynote key he note speech the no subject of ot which was Avas Forward March |