Show NEW NEtY FOUNTAIN IS ACCEPTED BY CITY GITY I- I Dedication of Monument to tc Humanity Takes Place on Thanksgiving Day CRITCHLOW MAKES SPEECH I Simple Ceremony Attended b by Mayor Officials and Priva Private Pu- Pu va vate te Citizens r That Thal horses an and nd other r animals which stop at nt lh the west entrance to th the elt city and count county building to quench their thirst will wiil mutely express their thanks was q the prediction of ot E. E B. B CrItchlow at nt tho tito dedication of oC the Humane fountain i yesterday morning mornIng- Another cause Ca for Cor thanksgiving on a day generally de devoted do- do voted to that purpose is found round In the placing of or the tha drinking fount at i. the disposal l of or the dumb animal Tho Tito ceremony was simple Mayor nil and other othor city officials to- to ethor with a lar largo large e crowd of oC citizens gathered at the tha west entrance to the lIw Joint building and shared In tho the informal In In- formal ormal program or listened to the speeches President A A. J. J Davis ls of ot the tile city council cO Introduced Mr 1 Critchlow who spoke as ns follows It was a n happy thought that suggested sug stig- I our coming together as citizens on this tills distinctively ol American holiday to accept and anI dedicate the tha beautiful fountain that stands before us and ILIs it IL itis is 18 fitting OttIng that wo we reflect a n. moment upon tile the Idea which it embodies From rom tho the earliest ages man has hns proven ills hIs title to supremacy in the tite animal kingdom by subduing to his will wilt tho tim lower races laces of animals the tue horse the tha- elephant the tho dog do tho the ox each cit according according- to his nature has beets been domesticated lle and made to minister to 10 the tue I pleasures lea and tho the necessities of man I I I Suffering Stiffening of Brute I Rut nut with what an Is appalling cost In I suffering Wo We 0 have havo transported them from Crom their native lands to uncongenial climes and nil have subjected them to tho the power of or brutal I Ignorance and careless cruelty only less degraded than tho the brutes rutes themselves We Ye take them from l tile the ho tropics to the frigid zono zone and from rom he the Ice fields of the north to the tue Jungles Jun- Jun of ot tho the south with scare a 0 thought ht for tor or their comfort We Va clip tho the wool rom from their backs anti and expose them to he the chilly blasts and we confine thorn them m ml harass tIara and yoke oke them so that the they hey become dependent upon us for tor he tise satisfying of their simplest ne needs ds Man Jan becomes thereby almost test tho the god godf godor or of f tho the lower animals cither eitler er a a. beneficial providence or a malignant de dotty tt 30 Nothing more sur surely l marks the progress from savage savagery I to civilization than the growth of or humane sentiments eon sen which respect the tho rights of or the dumb creatures wo we have o thus thuM made mado so dependent upon UH us Among primitive tribes and savages the tho comforts antI and tile the sufferings of beasts of burden are matters mat mat- tom tors of ot absolute Indifference save only IH Its the tue mere merc existence or usefulness ortho of or tho the animal Is Involved oho Pity compassion compassion compas compas- sion for or distress there Is none non for tor their n. n abodes Od S are the tho er very habitation of ot cruel cruel- to y- y for ur Golden GuIllen Hul I But as IlS the bt best t and ancl his highest civil civil- ration IT is reached as ns the Golden Rule becomes more and more reco recognized there thoro appears a clearer clearl r recognition of oC i our duties and responsibilities to tile the lower animals While it is true truo that all over ave our nil land there are dally daily exhibitions of brutal IndiCter Indifference mc to lo suffering while It too often orten happens that horses 9 pro e do done no to Ileath death under whip and spur and cattle tUo and anti sheep left to lo perish b by iy thousands on our ranges through h cold colt and hunger In hunger In Innocent victims of or mans man's avarice while avarIce while In countless ways Gods God's dumb animals ro n-ro are aro given gl 01 0 to needless suffering b by indifference or greed or gain ga still the world as a n. whole is growing ro better The quickening of consciences of or men Is shown In the laws placed aced upon our statute books b by ly tho the organization of or humane humano societies all nil over tho the land and the recognition which law gives hOR to them And In snore moro significant manner Is this progress l e evidenced encell than b by ly lh the time tulle nfl and mone money devoted de by earnest men mon and women to the education of oC young oun and mi old upon this great reat subject I so that all over the tho country there are I soci societies whose membership Is 18 pledged to efforts to right the wron wrongs s of dumb I animals Memorial to in Humane Spirit The Tho fountain before us Is a. a Concrete concrete con con- crete and enduring memorial of this humane hu hu- ill ill-i- manu mane spirit It itis is erected by 11 the tho National Na NIl- Humano o alliance at the tile request of or the tile civic lc authorities of our city upon ground roul donated for that purpose o and un under 1 r a pledge of ot perpetual into ma-into- nance tiance It is tho the direct outgrowth of ot the thc benevolence of or the founder of that society t the late Into Lee Ensign His HIli was not riot a It long 01 or a- a stirring i l life liCe Comprised In tho the 50 GO years ears from from iSIs 1813 to his life liCe was spent In P Pennsylvania Illinois Iowa Colorado and anft Now York Ills His fortune amassed in its business was left to tile the furthering of tho the work of ot this organization which had been near hear his isis heart hoart an and already fountains similar t to this are arc sending forth streams of ot practical charity in more moro than a score of cities Impressing upon tho the people us us- nothing else elso could tho the lessons of or kind kindly thoughtfulness Anu An to this work of oC charl charity and education wo we dedicate e leato this monument It U stands here bore ml midway between that bus artery of ot trade and commerce and quiet halls hails wherein are mado an l I enforced enforced the tile laws Jaws On tho tile one ouo hand the faithful unremunerated horse plies his daily task subject to the careless control of ot man on tile the other sits Ils jus ins I tice lice which regards alike alile tho the rights of or man an and b beast t. t I To 10 Its mission of oC beauty and o bene lence ienco wo devote oto this granite bowl howl In tho the days das to come como may no summer sun dr dry the 1110 springs of ot its charity and for tor tight aught wo we know every tired anti and thirsty thirst animal that turns aside to drink Its refreshing waters vaters ma may In some Morna speech unknown to us UR give o thanks for ro- ro life and ancL strength Accept Gift Mayor Bransford accepted tho the fountain foun foun- tain ta-in on behalf of tho tiso cH city and anti he Ito le was followed by y Dr T. T B. B secretary secre secre- tary tan of or the state stale board of health who I commended the tho spirit In which tho tile fountain was waR given Iven and abc the purpose which it Is Intended to lo s serve Tho fountain was given to tho tile city h by the tho National Humane alliance I which was founded by Herman Leo Ensign En sign 18 1849 i. 9 It was erected here un under un- un tier der tho the supervision of oC T T. A. A Heringer city humane of officer and the space spa at tile the west vest entrance to tho the Joint buildIng bulletIng build build- Ing lag was as donated b by th In city Tho The fountain will be of or great g service to animals during tile the summer particularly par par- and anti hoe has already been used by teams that pass pas up and ltd down State str street et It Is a simple simpio monument of oC granite with a wide wido and nd comfortable bowl carrying carrying car car- a bronze bronzo tablet on which Is a legend legend setting out the tho name tiame of tilt th founder of the Humane alliance and the thc object for tor which tho tue fountain wa wai was i given gl I von |