The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-07
ROOSEVELT IN
GRAND CANYON
President Communed With the
Beauties of Nature.
ROUGH RIDERS OUT IN FORCE
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY TO
REACH CALIFORNIA TODAY.

n RAND CANYON, Ariz., May g.
2 Arizona welcomed President
Roosevelt here today. and the
welcome they gave him was a wa-m
one. A special from Flagstaff brought
large crowd and people also came in
from the surrounding country on horse
back and wagons. The presidents train
arrived here at . O'Clock this morniua
and until it left at in the evening he
was constantly on the go. Horses were
in waiting at the station as the train
pulled In and after the president had
greeted a number Of the members OF
his old regiment he mounted and took
q twelve-mile ride. Then he returned
to the hotel, where he made a brief adj
dress to the people and presented de
plomas to the graduates Of the Flag
stan school.
Tribute to Rough Riders.
1T was from Arizona" said the pres
ideut in opening his address. that 50
many gallant men came into the regf-
ment that I had the honor to command.
Arizona sent men who won glory on
hard-fought fields and men to whom
came a glorious and an honorable death
hghting for the flag Of their country.
As long Is 1 live, it viii be 90 me an
inspiration to have served with
Buckley O'NeilL'
The president also paid a compliment
to Governor BrOdie. who was a member
of his regiment and who introduced him
10 the audience
Arizona" continued the president,
is one Of the regions for which 1 an
ticipate most benefit from the wise ac-
ton Of congress in passing the irriga-
ton law I look forward to the effects
Of irrigation, partly as applied by the
government and stiU more as applied by
individuals, prOftng by the experience
Of the government and possibly with
help from it, as being Of greater conse-
quence to all this region Of country in
the next fifty years than any other ma
terlal movement whatsoever"
The Grand Canyon.
Speaking of the Grand canyon. the
president said he believed IL was alb
sOlutely unparalleled throughout the
rest Of the world.
I want to ask you to do one thing
IN connection with it." ne said. In
your own interest and the interest Of
all the country, keep this great Won
der Of nature as it now is. I hope YOU
won't have a building of any kind to
mar the wonderful grandeur and sub
Unity of the canyon. You cannot i'm
prove upOn it. The ages have beer. at
work on it and man can only mar il.
Keep it for your children and your
chlldren's children and all who come
after you as one of the great sights
for Americans see
The president also extended a word
of greeting to the Indians. a. number
of whom were in the crowd.
Some Of them were in my regi-
ment," he said. They were good
enough to fight, and die, and they are
good enough for me to treat as square
" as any white man. There are q.
great many problems in connection
with them. You have 10 save them
from corruption, from brutality and, I
regret to say, at times we have to
save them from certain eastern phil
anthropy''
Lunched in Camp.
At the conclusion OF his remarks the
president presented the diplomas.
shook hands with those whom he had
addressed and then, with Governor
BrOdie. President Butler Of Columbia
college and DR.. Rixey, he rode out to
a miners camp about fifteen miles
from here, where he had luncheon. He
spent the remainder of the afternoon
in inspecting the canyon and. at $50
o'clock, received the members of his
old regiment in his car. At o'clock
. his train left for California. The first
stopping place will De BarstOw where
/ he is scheduled to arrive at $40 to-
in