Arizona republican., 1896-12-15
PHGNIX HAS SURRENDERED.
The Town Belongs to the Irri-
 gation Delegates.

Many of Them Arrived Yesterday
 and Are ''MIghty Glad They Came''-Merry Californians-Out-
 look for the Session.
 The fifth National irrigation con-
 gress, which will convene in the opera
 house of this city this morning at 10
 o'clock, will be without doubt the most
 important event that has occurred in
 the history of the city It is a Ma
 tional event and for the next three days the problem of securing water
 for the arid lands will be discussed by
 men who have an intimate and prac- tical knowledge of the subject.
 For the past three days those inter- ested in irrigation have been pouring
 into the city, and many are the ex-
 pressions of surprise and delight at
 the metropolitan life of the town and it's appearance of prosperity. Visitors
 are universally in love with Phoenix and her surroundings. The most rep
 resentative and brainy men of the United States are here for a common cause-a matter that is all important
 to not only this territory, but the whole arid region of the west.
 The delegates and visitors are be- ing warmly and enthusiastically vel comed As fast as the delegates ar ], rived yesterday they were taken in charge by the reception committee and
 escorted to the various hotels
 The freedom of the city is extended the delegates by the mayor, and noth- ing is being left undone to make their !, visit as pleasant as possible, so that , they will depart after the congress is } over with grateful remembrances of 3 the enjoyments of the occasion and 3 with the proper conception of the l richness and magnitude of the Salt 5 River valley.
 The reception committee was astir } early yesterday morning and at the y depot to meet the delegates who were t to arrive over the Santa Fe.
 e The first to come arrived in the spe- = cial car of Hon. John E. Frost, land l commissioner of the Atchison. Topeka
 & Santa Fe- The following delegates e were of the party: Judge T. G. Frost. of Minneapolis; Judge J. w. Mitchell, :, Pano, H.; Hon. P. J. Bonebroke, To- s peka; Captain J. H. Churchill, Dodge = City, Kan; W. ]. Fitzgerald, Dodge
 City; T. L. Dusine, Garden City, Kan. n George w. Watson, Kinsley, Kan; e Hon. Brigham Young, Salt Lake City; e w. N. Marshall, Fort Worth, Texas if Other delegates who arrived were: - F. H. Newell. Washington, D. C.; w. r O. O'Neill, Prescott; J. E. McComas j. Pomona, Cal; L. L. Hewlett, North if Yakima, Wash; Hiram Mars, Gales , burg, Wis; Lewis Wright, Pomona g Cal; B. M. Ladd, Hutchinson, Kan. l. B. F. Shuant, Oberlin, Kan; A. E. u Blount, Las Cruces, N M; D. L. Rog- If CTS, Amethyst, Colo; Charles D. r Reppy, Florence, Ariz; A. G. Uttley > Providence, R. l.; T. J. Clark, Maugua e New Mexico; J. F. Redhead, Hutchin- l, son, Kan; Dr. George B. Pratt, Grand
 Ledge, Mich; D. A. Anderson, Elgin e Ill.,; L. N. Shurtleff, Ogden, Utah; G. w n Terrill, Fresno, Cal; A. M. Hunt, Los y Angeles; Albert T. Cotton, Florence tt Ariz.; D. D. Fowler, Oklahoma; w. T n Mandlin, Montana; I. S. Emery, Law. r. renee, Kan; H. c. Webber, Kansas
 City; Captain c. F. Polfery, Colorado It Yesterday evening large crowd o e citizens was at the Santa Fe depot tC el welcome the California delegation e The Indian band was also present ant d when the train pulled in at the depo
 the delegates and other visitors were l, welcomed by well-played music. Int o delegation arrived in a special car at le tached to the regular train.
 te Before leaving California the hos Id pitable Californians were loaded dow1 n with boxes of flowers from the citizens at of the City of Angels" The man ,e agers of the city parks sent C.. M IS Heintz, National secretary of the ir le rigation congress, some choice flower Id great, shaggy chrysanthemums, sucl ir as Los Angeles only can produce, an at luxuriant roses, in an endless variet,
 of colors and tints. Such is the ap of preciation in which MT. Heintz is hel ly in his home city. The Californian in carried the choicest wines and flower CT with them-elements to cheer tn
 physique and the sentiment. Tn he party was met at Congress junction b to Dr. L. H. Goodrich, Gen. A. J. Samr lg son, W. A. Davis and R. c. Lowel
 who were delegated for that purpos he by the local reception committee. . he Republican representative also helpe
 to welcome the gentlemen, and the he were each presented with a copy ( he the Treasure Territory's Creates ,r- Newspaper" The Phoenix gentleme nd went to Congress junction on tn 9r- morning passenger train to meet tn nd Californians. AS they clambered int O. the special coach of the Californian id they were received with open arms b
 the citizens from the coast. and ho