Arizona republican., 1903-10-16

Rome from brick to marble but the transformation soon to follow here will be far more glorious. a monument for ages to como and so long as the new star shall be bright with it's effulgent lustre.
 J. L. B. Alexander said he did not know what to add to the many things said. but as he talked he grew enthus- iastic and found no difficulty in saying things All should be elated over the answer from the capital of the nation. to the prayers that had been so long and so fervently offered. Little Arizona had wrested from the politicians the construction of the first reservoir for the arid west. His faith like that of others had been weak at first, but nev- CT had it wavered since Governor Bro- die returned from Washington and told him that President Roosevelt looked with favor on the Tonto project. He knew then that the president was with us and all we had to do was to stay with the president. But there are other things he said. And then he brought up the subject of the proposed freight road to the damsite. He pleaded for it's construction and the early raising of the sum that might be necessary by the people or InlS Nalley
 pr. Duffield followed. There had been calls for MT. Fowler which were quieted at once. The doctor said he supposed they all remembered the cir GUS and that the calliope and elephants always came last. Then he let the public into a great secret. He said he was the man that should be credited with the building of the Tonto reser- I-nir- to 70 said that five years ago MT. Fowler came here as a tourist. He had con- tracted a bad cold and the doctor made him think he had consumption so he settled down and made this his home. Then the boys got together and buncoed hlm into buying a dry ranch and he had to build a reservoir to save him. self. He had proved the right man in the right place. The doctor then briefly referred to the preceding eff forts at water storage and told how himself as well as others had secuted the idea of national irrigation as inn possible but that MT. Fowler and MT. Maxwell. the father of the policy had predicted it's early coming and it is here He paid the highest tribute to all and then urged the people not to forget their friends. He told how the Arizona delegation, all but two hal stood as a. solid wall behind MT. Max we'll in the irrigation congress and said there would be ether days when Mr. Maxwell would need friends but he ought never to want for them in this valley. He urged the people to re- member the spiteful and even criminal charges made by certain friends" in Pinal county agairst not only MT. Maxwell and MT. Fowler, but various representatives of the government And lastly he said Don't forget the fellow in the white house. He is the first president we ever had that Knew a drain pipe from an acequia and it was he that passed the law.
 The chairman maCN -~ mention of the fact that Judge kibbey could not be present but would have been glad to have participated. But he was not forgotten in the various eulogistic speeches made.
 The last speaker was Mir Fowler He said it was the first time in his life that he had been called either an elephant or a wind organ and until he had heard some of the speeches of the evening he had not appreciated how big a man his wifes husband was IT compliments to turn his head. He had become too old for that. He said he appreciated that all were like him too happy almost, to speak about the events of the preceding twenty four hours. He wanted first to pay special tribute to George H. Maxwell and Judge Kibbey. Both had been men toned often to his qualification for without such mention the meeting would have been a failure. He had learned to love them both for their honesty integrity and public spirit Then he read a telegram from Judge Kibbey. He said: Give my congratu- lations to everybody
 And there was one other he referred to in most touching manner: one who had spent many years in this val ley, anxiousiy looking forward to the building of a storage reservoir. Often had he told the speaker that if he could live to see that blessed day he would gladly say Now Lord let thy servant depart in peace" That man was Colonel Christy.
 MT. Fowler talked "shop" but little There was time hardly to begin when there was so much to say. But it was all for the future The past was a sealed book. We want the Tonto road. When it is finished, along it or near it will surely be a trolley line and at the dam one or more tourist hotels. We must secure these things and they can be had by co-opera ton, loyalty to each other and to the government. He repeated in some parts his remarks of the afternoon respecting the "civic cohesion" of the valley and also re- peated that his faith had been strengthened and he had no further fears of the people standing behind their representatives and the govern ment in whatever it seemed wise to undertake.
 Twenty years from now said MT. Fowler Phoenix will be- a city of 40,0OO people and when the Tonto dam shall be followed in construction by similar works on the, Verde and the Agua Fria. instead of 120,000 acres under cul- tivation there will be 500.000 acres. It is to this happy consummation that all efforts must be directed. MT. Fowler said he was glad that his footsteps