The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-22
cupied at all.

Now these gentlemen who were active
IN bringing this matter of irrigation for
$500 mapa IN congress and making it a law 1
remember once would not listen to any
discussion of the matter whatever. I
remember then they could not have time
to5 any consideration of it and con-
siueIed 1t arfant nonsense. But now some
OF them nave gone after the irrigation
project and provided appropriations to
promote 1t SO that certain idividuaIs,
VINO have. been voted some of the land
to be irrigated by one means or an
other, may have their lands irrigated for
1nem oy the government for their bene-
"And the proceeds of the disposal of the
public land, the funds that you people
have contributed to by the purchase of
government lands, those land owners have
the modesty to come forward and claim
they want for Oklahoma, Arizona and
some of these states where, without irri-
cation and good society, man could
not live. You have heard the story, per
maps, that all they wanted out there on
the arid plains was a little water and
good society, and the answer that that
Is all they wish for in hell (Laughter)
NOW we have carried this forward for five
years and put our money into the general
plan of education upon the subject of
irrigation to bring the question before the
people, but we cannot go any further.
Your representatives must take hold,
and after we have done this your repre-
sentatlves must see that you are not re-
Jected. (Applause.) You must strenu-
Z,
and If Dakota does her fair share she
will fare as we'll" ia 80
ut was one of the most representa-
tive meetings ever held In. the North
west" said j. w. Cooper. last evening,
In discussing the North Dakota Irriga-
ton congress, held Tuesday at Bis
marck. Il never before saw so at
tentive an audience as that which lis
tened to Mr.. Hills address. Mr.. Hill
talked for over two hours and during
that time he held his auditors SPELL
bound"
The party of eighteen st. Paul. busf-
ness men who went up to Bismarck re-
turned yesterday, their car being at
tached to President HilPs special.
Those In the delegation were:
]. w. Cooper G. M Tibbs, l.. S.
Gushing, @. j. McConviIle, D. A. Muir
ply, G. w. Koehler, A. B. Driscoll, F.
c. Stevens, George H. Schellenberger,
George A. Archer; +. J. Waterous and
H. D. Brown ~ .lTsHot
Congress will have to take action
now, after that demonstration" said
representative +. @. Stevens. The en-
tire state of North Dakota was repre-
sented, and the meeting was so sue
cessful that it attracted national at
tention. The Northwest is in a fair
way to get its proper portion Of the
irrigation funds, and 1 feel sure that
action will be taken at the next regu-
lar session of congress.
Luther S. Cushing, president of the
st. Paul Chamber of Commerce, was
as enthusiastic as Mr.. Cooper and Con-
gresham Stevens. Every county in
North Dakota was represented at the
meeting" said he. "Mr. Hilps address
was the dearest and most complete
presentation of the irrigation question
ever given. Everyone who heard the
speech said 1t was a mastery effort.
During the two hours the president
talked you could have heard pin drop
in the large auditorium.