OCR Text |
Show Giivr.iiMiit Thomas' address of welcome wel-come to the delegate to the Irrigation congress was a happy presentation of i the ruoro important questions to he dealt with duriug the meeting. The governor gave voice to the common sentiment of ail who have the best, interests in-terests of the community at heart in his remarks concerning the maintain- v- auce of the public schools. These must be provided for. The stream of kuowl- edge must be t'o'.ving, kept strong and pure, through the body politic, and it would be peculiarly appropriate if we should be able to find a way to make the living streams of water pouring down from the mountains minister to to its support. , |