The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-07
ROOSEVELT SEES
THE GRAND CANON
Arizona Gives the President a
Cordial Welcome
TAKES RIDE ON HORSEBACK
In His Speech He Loudly Praises Ari-
IONA and Begs That Civilization
Refrain From Marring the
Beauty of Grand Canon.

Grand Canon, Ariz., May 6.-Arizona
welcomed President Roosevelt today and
the welcome it gave him was cordial. A
special train from Flagstaff brought a
large crowd and people also came In
from the surrounding country on horse
back and in wagons. The President ar
rived at Grand Canon at o'clock this
morning, and until his train left at in
the afternoon he was constantly on the
go. Horses were waiting at the station
as the train pulled IN and after the
President had greeted number of the
members of his old regiment he mounted
and took a twelve-mile ride. Then he re-
turned to the hotel, where he maose a
brief address to the people and presented
diplomas to the graduates of the Flag
STAFF school.
1T was from Arizona" said the Presi-
dent in opening his address, that so
many gallant men came into the regiment
that l had the honor to command. Art
IONA sent men who won glory on hard
fought fields and men to whom came a
glorious and an honorable death, fight
ing for the flag of their country AS long
as 1 live it win be to me an inspira-
ton to have served with Buckley
O'Neill."
Compliment to Brodie.
He also paid compliment to Governor
Brodie, who was also a member of his
regiment and who introduced him to the
audience.
"Arizona," continued the President is
one of the regions which 1 anticipate
will derive the benefit from the action of
congress In passing the irrigation law. 1
look forward to the effect of irrigation,
partly as applied by the government ana
still more as applied by individuals profit
ing by the experience of the government,
and possibly with help from it, as being
of greater consequence to this region of
this country in the next fifty years than
any other material movement whatso-
ever"
Speaking of the Grand Canon, the Presi-
dent said be believed 1t was absolutely
unparalleled throughout the rest of the
world.
II want to ask you to do one thing in
connection with it," he said in your
own interest and in the interest of all the
country, keep this great wonder Of nature
as it now is. l hope you wont have
building of any kind to mar the wonder
full grandeur and sublimity of the canon
You cannot improve on II. The ages have
been at work on 1t and man can only mar
it. Keep 1t for your children and your
childrens children and all who come after
you as one of the great sights for Ameri-
cans to see."
Praises the Indians.
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 regiment"
he said, they were good Indians to fight
and die, and they are good enough for me
to treat as squarely as any white man.
There are great many problems in con-
necton with them. You must save them
from corruption, from <rutality and re-
greet to say that -s&~HTnes, we have to
save them from certain eastern philan-
thropy."
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 fif-
teen miles from here where he had lunch
con. He spent the remainder of the aft
ernoon inspecting the canon and at $50
o'clock received the members of his old
regiment in his car AT 6 o'clock the
train left for California. The first stopping
place will be Barstow, where he is sched-
uled to arrive at $40 tomorrow morning.