Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-09

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WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. s.
Victors now in peace. as once they
We're in war. survivors of the Grand
Army of the Republic traversed Penn
sylvania avenue again today with slow
and halting steps. succeeded by a
brisk march, while gray locks and
grizzled boards have come to those
who marched this highway in 1865
stained and dust-begrimed withardu
Gus war
| 1t was general holiday in Wash,
ington, all schools and departments
being closed. Hundreds of thousands
| of spectators cheered the marchers.
The procession began to move at 10
| O'Clock. 1t took five hours to pass
| given point. 1t is estimated that
sixty thousand veterans were in line.
The National Association of Civil War
musicians headed the parade. Next
came mounted escort of citizens,
then Marshal of the Day Noel Black
man and staff with a marine band
following General Torrance, comman-
der in chief. Then came veterans by
commands
WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. s.
The president was determined to ap-
pear in the parade, and therefore was
carried from his room and an invalid
chair placed in carriage, and ac-
companied by his secretaries. drove
to the reviewing stand His pres
ence was unexpected. 1t looked for a
time as though the carriage would be
mobbed, owing to the enthusiasm. A
space was Immediately cleared away
and the carriage surrounded by a
Gordon of mounted officers.
The president rode down Pennsyl-
vania avenue and watched the parade
from the monument at the foot of the
capitol. The veterans of Generals
Grant. Sherman, Thomas, Slocum and
Sheridan, as the president drove by
faced the carriage and saluted him
amidst the cheers of the throng
COLORADO SPRINGS. Oct G.
Thomas F. Walsh president of the Ma
tional Irrigation commission. in his
address before that body today took
Humanitarian Aspect of National Ir-
rigation." as his subject He praised
President Roosevelt for his message
to congress on irrigation, saying il
marked new epoch in the history of
western America. Referring to the
Importance to the country as whole
of national irrigation, President Walsh
said it would some time provide terri
tory for one hundred million people.
and that there is no field where benev-
olence would accomplish so much as
in the reclamation of the great arid
region. In closing, he said the labors
of congress We're not completed by
the government taking up the sub
ject, but on the contrary must row
devote themselves to advancement.
Congress must continue to use it's in
fluence in keeping it on a national
plane, in locating first reservoirs, and
building where conditions are perfect
in seeing the farms created go to ac
tual settlers, and in supervising the
work in other ways.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct c.
Every trains brings crowds of people
to attend the National Irrigation con-
gress opening this afternoon. There
will be fully one thousand accredited
delegates. President Thomas F.
Walsh of Colorado, upon opening the
congerss. directly after lunch. deliver
ed a strong address, in which he
avoided all technical. scientific and
political features of the irrigation
question, devoting view of the subject
from the point of the laymen. He
declared that the action of congress
in passing the bill was the most com
mendable governmental act of the
times. There was no limit to the pos
sibilities of irrigation, now a certain
ty. and it would build up an immense
empire in this western country and re-
move the fearful and growing conges
ton in the cities. 1t will be the
means of making people of higher
order OF intellect. morals and indus
try. He pointed out by way of illustra-
tion to the irrigation work of the Nor
mons i'll Utah, who have been the
means of making nineteen out of
every twenty persons an owner OF
property and a valuable member of
the commonwealth. When this land
OF ours is properly irrigated, hundreds
of thousands will flock here. There
will be real homes for every man,
and woman, and they will all be good
+, citizens. A man who owns a piece of
land will fight for his country, be a
true patriot and a worthy individual
Irrigation therefore is a blessing be
yond all others when largely viewed
COLORADO SPRINGS. Oct. THE
National Irrigation congress is in full
blast. Organization was effected by
electing Hall of Kansas, chairman
and Morrow, of New Mexico. secre
tary.
| kilograms We're received this morn
/ ing from Secretary Wilson of the de
partment of agriculture, saying
"our meeting to consider irrigation
has proclaimed the dawning of new
day for the Great West. Let tn,
forests be preserved to husband the
rainfall. Let the streams lead out
over valleys that homes may be mul
tiplied for American farmers ant
stronger prosperity come to our peo
pie"
The annual report of Secretary
Maxson reviewed the work of the las
congresses and proclaimed Presiden