Show ARIDf A GiVES WARM WELCOME TO T1E PRESIDENT Chief Magistrate r Meets Many II Old Comrades t PAYS THEM HIGH TRIBUTE 1 Begs the People to Keep Grand Canyon as It Now Is I In His Address Chief Magistrate Also Extends Word of Greeting to the Red Men Present I Grand Canyon Ariz May 6 Arizona S zona welcomed President Roosevelt here today and the welcome they gave him was a warm one A special from Flagstaff brought a large crowd and people also came in from the surrounding surround-ing country on horseback and wagons The Presidents train arrived here at 9 l oclock this morning and until It left nt C in the evening he was constantly I on the goTAKES TAKES LONG RIDE i Horses were In waiting at the station sta-tion as the train pulled in and after the President had greeted a number of the members of his old regiment ho mounted and took a twelvemile ride I Then he returned to the hotel where ho made a brief address to the people and presented diplomas to the graduates grad-uates of the Flagstaff school TRIBUTE TO ARIZONA SOLDIERS It was from Arizona said the I President In opening his address that so many gallant men came Into the regiment that I had the honor to command com-mand Arizona sent men who won glory on hardfought fields and men to whom came a glorious and an honorable honor-able death fighting for the Hag of their country As long as I live It will be to mo an Inspiration to have served with Buckcy ONeill The President also paid a compll m < nl to Governor Brodlc who was a member of his regiment and who introduced I in-troduced him to the audience BENEFITS OF IRRIGATION Arizona continued the President is i one of the regions for which I anticipate an-ticipate most benefit from the wise action ac-tion of Congress In passing the Irrigation Irriga-tion law I look forward to the effects I of Irrigation partly as applied by the Government ftnd still more as applied by Individuals profiting by the experience experi-ence of the government and possibly vilh hip from it as being of greater 1 consequence to all this region of country 1 coun-try In the next fifty years than any other material movement whatsoever I TALKS OF GRAND CANYON I Speaking of the Grand Canyon the I Proficient said he believed it was absolutely abso-lutely unparalleled < throughout the rest of the world 1 want to ask you to do one thing In connection with It he said In your own Interest and the Interest of all the country Keep this great wonder of nature as It now is I hope you wont have a building of any kind to mar the wonderful grandeur gran-deur and sublimity of the canyon You cannot improve upon IL Tho ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it Keep It for your children and your childrens children and all who come after you as one of the great sights for Americana to see GREETING TO INDIANS I The President also extended a word of greeting to the Indians a number of whom were in the crowd Some of 1 them were in my regiment < he said They were good enough to fight and lie and they arc good enough for me to treat as squarely as any white man Thore arc a great many problems in connection with them You have got to nave them from corruption from r brutality and I regret to say at itlmos we have to nave them from cer t tutu Eastern philanthropy LUNCHEON AT MINERS CAMP 1 At the conclusion of his remarks the la Prohldtnt presented the diplomas i Khook hands with those whom he hand ha-nd rsscd and then with Governor I Brodlo President Butler of Columbia college and Dr Rixcy he rode out to a miners camp about fifteen miles from lure where he had luncheon He I slHml the remainder of the afternoon in inspecting tho canyon and at 530 oclock received the members of his old regiment In his car At G oclock his train IKt for California The first stopping plare will be Barotow where I ho It I scheduled to arrive at 820 tomorrow I to-morrow morning |