Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-06-24
GATES
ARE RAISED
Formal Opening OF The Great
Government Irrigation work
at Hazen, Churchill
County.

WIltttH luof RoAe'NFJ
malopenjng of the first great govern
ment irrigation work took place az
Hazen. in this state, in the presence
several hundred people, including
distinguished guests from various
parts of the Union.
A special train bearing members
Of the Congressiohal Irrigation Com
mittee. United States Senators, Con-
eressmen and others high in national
councils, arrived at Reno at So'clock
in the morning and after o stop OF an
hour in that city, proceeded down
the river to the dam, near Hazen'
Arriving there, the lhrong gathered
on he bank of the river below the
beadgate and Senator Newlands
acted as master Of ceremonies for an
impromptu program. He began.
Ladies and gentlemen; am re-
ouested by the reclamation service to
make a few remarks upon this day.
So suspicious for Nevada and the
entire nation. This day opens the
era Of a new field Of effort for the
nation. For the first time in the
history of the government, the ma
ton itself enters upon a project
which has hitherto been regarded as
exclusively within the domain Of pri-
yate enterprise. 1t does this under
n reclamation act, whose purpose is
to reclaim not only the arid lands
belonging to the government, but
lands in private ownership within
the reach of government projects.
Tie purpose OF the act is to provide
homes for homeseekers. 1t guards
against monopoly by providing for
small farms and it prevents the
application of waters stored by the
national government to great con-
ceutrated areas in private owner.
ship, by providing that water rights
shall be sold to a single individual for
100 acres only
ats purpose is humanitarian,
business like and democratic in the
large sense thatit is intended for The
benefit Of the entire people. 1t /,
FORUM lte that this work has been
inauaurated under the a|dministra
tion of such a President as Roose
welt. {Applause.) First elected b,
a political party as the President 0
the country, he has become thu
President Of the entire nation. GAP
p'ause) and the hope OF both parties
LApplausel, Upon him depends TIL,
restoration of the ideals of Lincoln
upon him rests today the hope o
democracy, using the term as | hav.
alre d. used it in the large sense, a
indicating the prosperity and tn,
happiness Of the people
at is peculiarly gratifying 30 u
thai the first project has been in
augurated and completed in TIL,
state of Nevada, the state who's,
development has been retarded b,
so many untoward conditions; a stat,
which is now, however, entering up
on new era of harmonious develop
ment, the development Of our agri
cultural resources to their fullest ex
tcnt under the inspiration of this act
the development Of commerce anC
the Development of manufacture anC
production through the utilization o.
the vast powers provided by nature
which have hitherto been unhar
messed, but which will be harnesset
and brought under mans control by
this great national enterprise. Zap
plause.
Senator Newlands was followed By
Congressman Mondell Of Wyoming
Governor George c. Pardee Of Cali
fornia, +. II. Newell, Chief Of I'll,
Irrigation Service, and H. Taylor
supervising engineer of the work
who made appropriate remarks,
The way was then lead TO the head
gates and Mrs. Newlauds was sta
toned IN the center with q bottle G
champagne wherewith to christie
the canal. At a sighal from Senate
Newlands, Senator Dubois, Senate
Flint, Congressman Mondell Z
Wyoming, Congressman Reeder q
Kansas, and Governor Pardee 9
California bent over the crauks an'
in a few seconds "a torrent vas rush
ing down the ditch. Hitherto th
had expressed its feelings b.
.ondrlanuinV hut nov The eutlusi