The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
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| ton.
Il am not here to discuss the ques.
tion of territorial expansion, but / may
| say that had the United States given
| one-half of the sum that has been di-
| rectly or indirectly expended upon the
Philippines upon the retaining of the
waste lands, millions of acres of land
would have been transformed from
deserts into rich fields of golden grain
and orchards bending beneath their
loads of fruit, furnishing homes where
in men of Drawn and muscle might
abide; men upon whom the country
could rely in all cases"
He concluded his remarks with an
other assurance of welcome, express
ing the hope that when the delegates
had returned to their homes and fami-
lies they would take there kind rec
ollection of Missoula.
To this address response was made
by Hon. J. o. Bray of Idaho and sec
onded by Director Emery of Bozeman.
The afternoon session adjourned in
time to enable the delegates to meet
the delayed trains on the Northern Pa
cific, which brought in big crowd of
delegates from southern and eastern
states. The attendance at the con-
gress tonight is said to be the most
representative that has been present
at any previous session of the congress,
and the officers are elated over the pros
poets of a splendid session.
DIR. Stubs Remarks.
At the evening session DR.. Stubbs
introduced to the congress its per-
manent presiding officer, DR.. Seymour
B. Young of Utah. An excellent or
chestral selection was rendered as the
opening number of the session. Pro-
fessor j. e. Stubbs of Nevada, presi-
dent of the Association Of Agricultural
colleges, spoke regarding the relations
of the agricultural college and the ex-
pertinent station to the irrigation prob
lem.
Without doubt he said. "the work
of this congressis is of national and state
Importance AS a representative Of the
commonwealth of Nevada ] came to sit
at the feet of the wise men of the West
who have followed the star of empire
and have done SO much to make the
arid lands blossom"
DR.. Stubbs continued by saying that
he also had the honor of representing
the Association of AGRICULTURAL col
leges in the United States, WHICH or
ganization. he said. intended 70 CO.
operate with the irrigation congress.
There are represented in this associa-
tion 5S agriculture colleges and 54 ex-
pertinent stations, and has been in ex-
istence 13 years. Not until this year,
however, mas lllN ASSOCIATION ever met
in the West. The members this year
journeyed to the Pacific coast and the
trip was a great revelation to them,
Their eyes were opened and then
many of them realized for the first
time the great results of irrigation.
This year brought directly to the no
tice of members of eastern colleges
force the Importance of irrigation and
they will now give IT much more atten-
tion than heretofore.
DIR. Stubbs then reviewed the splen-
did services renders Il by the late Sana-
tor Morrill, of Vermont in the estab-
fishing of the agriculture college sys-
tenn of this country. This liberal and
practical education system carved out
by Senator Morrill, is, however, as old
as civilization. The training of youth
on the bank of the Euphrates and the
Tigris were of this type. This system
foreshadows the broadest of education
and development in the youth of this
land, This training in thrift and econ
omy, personal and national. will make
any country truly great. With this de-
velopment going on, the time is not far
distant when the states west of the
Missouri will support a population as
great as the eastern states. Your asSo-
citation requires good engineers for the
work of storing and conserving the wa
ters of the West. OF even greater i'm
DOEtdllCe is the pTODiSH VI property
applying the water thus stored. This
is the work Of the experiment stations.
As information is gathered and dis
seminated by agricultural colleges and
experiment stations the work of the
congress is made easier. The relation
between the irrigation congress and the
agricultural college and experiment sta
ton is close and inseparable, one sup
plements the other. Economy and the
onn pf
essary. The work of education through
these two organizations will not be
hastily done, but Is sound, and it will
eventually accomplish the purpose for
which it was begun.
DR. Stubbs continued with a series
of illustrations that were apt and
eloquent His word painting was mag
nificent, and his remarks were receiv-
ed enthusiastically.
THE boys and girls of this coun-
try" said DR.. Stubbs, ARE born to the
richest heritage under the sun. This
country (the arid belD shall be re-
deemed, and these sage-covered plains
and dusty foothills shall support a rich
population and shall become the home
of cultured people, This is the mission
of the irrigation congress. and in this
work the agricultural college and ex-
pertinent station is with the congress-"
Following DIR. Stubbs the Nordica
quartette of Missoula rendered one of
its delightful selections and the ladies
were recalled.
Annexation of Arid America.
1.-The Annexation of Arid America
How to Put as Many People in Arid
as in Humid America" was the
theme of George H. Maxwell of Cali
fornia. Mr.. Maxwell referred pleasant
ly to the success of the present session
OF the congress and then proceeded 10
answer the question, What is all this !
for?' He said that the congress had |
been working for years to seek to break |
down the apathy and indifference that
exists in the zeal of political power and |
influence in the Eastern centers of pop |
nlation regarding this matter of irriga- |
ton. How is this to be done? From |
experience, he said, he knew |
that 1t cannot be done by trying to in
luence the congressman. He has the |
dea in his head that this is simply a
scheme of the West for getting it's hand |
nto the public pocket. The way to
,hange this sentiment is to reach the
people. The manufacturers of the East
.rn centers must be shown that this