Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-30
Reunion Of Old Time TelegrapherS
And Historical Asso.
citation.
HOME OF WONDERFUL ART.
civ Was the scene OF the Operation
OF the First Practical Telc-
graph Line.

Ailf lAFNehtAN NIAA'A lAAta ~ W AAHAA ANA
Washington this fan is that Of the
Twenty-siNth reunion OF The Old Time
Photographers and Historical association.
and the society Of the United States
Military Telegraph corps. These bodies
meet In this city oct . 10 and A. and
the reunion viii undoubtedly attract
many hundreds Of representative tcle.
graphers from all parts Of tho country.
II is peculiarly appropriate that tho
coming meeting shall be held in WASH
ngton. the home OF the wonderful art
which has done so much 20 ciyilize
the world and bring nations within
closer touch. This city was the scene
NJ the operation 10 the FIRST practical
telegraph line ever built and operated.
and where PROT Morse planned. work
I'd and experimental, until az last The
wonderful achievement was recorded u
he simple message. "Scc what God
hath wrought
The headquarters of the two associ5-
lions VIII be- al the Arlington hotel.
ana this hosiery viii Doe the scene OF
more reunions than are contemplated
n the program. when those who have
worked over miles Of wire come tpgeth-
Pr face n face many oil time wire
friends meeting for The first time in
person, though familiar and well ac-
1uainted with each other while sonar.
ited by immense distances
THE PROPER PLACE.
No place in tho United states Is 50
lose 10 the telegraph as this city Of
Washington II rs the right arm Of the
government IN peace as 10 was in war
and II would be a difficult matter 10
larry on The government without lis
ud Indeed, when the telegraph fails,
'oT any reason business Of an kinds
s practically 20 a stardstill
These men and women who have Civ
IN their lives 10 the service VIII be
ne guests of Washington FOR three
lays and 10 is due them that their
presence here is made matter Of no.
ice by tho bushes mon Of the city,
Many Of the Military Tdegrlphors
.ook their lives m their hands during
he dark and bloody days of the Civil
war, and 20 them Is due no little Of the
glory OF the final result
They have never received that rccoc-
1ition az tho hands OF the people rep
-tsentatiycs iu Congress 20 which their
treat and arduous services boo the field.
IN the hospital al the forefront 81
strife. and IN the dark silent nights on
he outposts Of the army. enule them
a.
This however. is not what they are
'oming here for. They are coming 90
lnld q business meeting 20 renew old
acquaintance. and 20 have a good time.
\ number of committees have been
appointed and arc hard az work, and
nave been for some time. pcrfecting
arrangements for tho coming reunion.
Mr. William II. Young. OF the West
irn Telegraph company Is president OF
he Old Timers. and col W p. VII.
am ~ Holmesbure. Pa, IS president 81
he Military Telegraph Corps society.
PROMINENT MEMBERS.
To these societies belong many promi-
tent men ~ this country embracing
mch names as Andrew Carnegie
Thomas A. Edison. col Il. G.. Clovry
president OF the Western Union Tcle-
Taph company. General Thomas T.
-ckert, who was assistant secretary
y war in the days Of President Lin-
'oln. and who rad much TO DO with
'erfectug the military telegraph al
hat time. Clarence H. MaCkay. presi-
Tent 81 the Postal Telegraph and cable
company. D. H. Bates. former prcsi-
lent Of the Baltimore & Ohio Tele-
'raph company. Major Ed BoseVater
\ the Omaha Bee /. g.. Weir prcsi-
lent ~ Adams Express company and
urumcrablc hosts Of others.
The business meeting Of the Old Time
relographers and Historical association
,ill be held az the Arlington hotel az
n. No.. oct. 9. and will be followed
u n n. m. by The huness meeting ~
ne society ~ the United States Mill
airy Telegraph corps
Excursions. receptions. and q BAN
luet will form part OF the entertain
nent the details NJ which have not
,een quite perfected. hut 70 is ear
lestly hoped that the AFFAIR viii be- such
rs 20 reflect credit not only upon the
sleeraphers ~ Washington who have
ne matter In hand. but on the clt-
iens OF Greater Washington IN the
reation and preservation of which the
)ld Timers have played SO important
part IN days gone hy. and upon whose
Attn and integrity depends in no small
icsree the success Of all business ai-
airs
PUBLIC LAND SALE
4 few weeks ago announcement was
made Of the receipts from The sale Of
iublic lands 30 the arid states ana
crr!,orlcs. when 40 was discovered
hat the Increment 10 tho reclamation
und was considerably in excess Of The
silnatos. there was much rejoicing
throughout the entire west.
Letters have been pouring into The
Flcc NJ the reclamation service from
ottlers. legislators. and others in-
,rescd iu the movement requesting
DO allotment ~ funds and initiation Of
irrigation works 400 various localities.
II H. moi within the province ~ the
director io apportiou reclamation
unds but merely 90 call the attention
" tho secretary of the interior IN
rasihlc projects Tho engineers ~
he reclamation service are not losing
sight 81 opportunities of extending
ne work and many projects have been
Investigated and viii b. taken under
Consideration AZ soon as funds for
heir construction become available
me secretary ~ the interior has al.
csdy apportioned The fund for years
% advance. and although the receipts
rom the sales of land may be larger
han anticipated by the general land
nee yet this increase r. more than
hset D. the recent advance in the
rice Of labor and materials and the
Unfinished efficiency Of ordinary IA
,or The rieid enforcement Of the
ight-hour law has also contributed 20
he general increase IN costs 10 the
Contractor. A number Of prominent
ontractors are falling or on the verge
bankruptcy and prices ~ consiruc-
Ion are running up rapidly. When
he contractors become unable 10 full
n their contracts the reclamation ser
ice is obliged % carry ON the work by
aging higher prices than the con-
ractors can afford ~ give But even
'nder such Circumstances the labor
unplv Is unequal 70 the demand
FUNDS NOT AVAILABLE.
Several 81 he 2. projects now under
as srfT1 a al 81