Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-04
Impressive Address by Vice
President Fairbanks at the
Opening Of Irrigation Con-
greSS at Boise,
UNCLE SAM DOUBLING
THE BLADES OF GRASS
Speaker Sees Glorious Future
for West in Looking Over
What Vast Work of ReCIa-
nation Accomplished,

Boise Idaho, Sept 3-More than
one thousand delegates, representing
about one-half of the states of tho
Union, We're present today when the
national irrigation commission met
for its fourteenth annual session
Vice President Fairbanks. who ar
rived at Boise before daylight this
morning, was escorted to the theater
in Riverside park at II o'clock amt
received a hearty welcome, the audi
ence standing and applauding for fully
a minute.
Immediately after the arrival of the
vice president the congress was called
to order by l.. w. Shurtleff. of Og-
den, Utah. Governor George c. Par
dee, of California, president of the
congress, was detained in California
and will not be present
James \. Pinney, mayor of Boise.
and Governor +. r. Goodng wclcom-
ed the delegates to the capitol of tho
Gem state.
Governor Gooding spoke at some
length of the several great irrigation
projects now in course of completion
in Idaho.
The convention was aroused to ap-
I
ed to President Roosevelt, stating that
II was at Stanhony, In the state jc
Idaho, where President Roosevelt SIX
years ago made his first promise To-
! the west to give his support TO thu
movement for the enactment of II
| national reclamation law The great
irrigation works in Idaho now nearius
| completion he said, We're the fruitiun
/ of the promise made by President
! Roosevelt
! United States Senator Fred II. Du-
| bois, of Idaho, voiced Idaho's welcome
! to Vice President Fairbanks and when
! he touched upon national politics, ro-
! ferring to the vice president as the
possible presidential candidate, tho
convention responded with the heart
lest applause. Senator Dubois declar-
ed that if it should transpirc that the
vice president should lead the great
| party of which he is distinguished
member, and If Fate should decree
that he be the next president, the peJ-
! pie of Idaho would feel assured that
! they had a most ardent supporter in
! the presidential office, for the vice
: president, said Senator Dubois, Is one
/ of the most consistent advocates Of
! legislation for the reclamation of the
arid regions.
On behalf of the congress brief
speeches i'm response to addresses #
welcome were made by United States
Senator Carter Of Montana. and Gov
crnor George Il. Chamberlain, of o.
egOn Clifford II. Pinchot, of Wash
ington, chief of the forestry division
of the department of agriculture who
was announced as the bearer of let
ter of greeting to the congress from
! President Roosevelt was introduced
/ to the congress. Mr. Pinchot stated
! that he appeared merely as the preSi-
dents messenger boy
As soon as the applause which fo,-
! lowed the reading of the presidents
message had subsidized Vice President
! Fairbanks was introduced The delo-
gates arose, and 1t was several min
utes before the vice president could
be heard. He said:
Mr. Fairbanks Speech.
Mr.. President and Members of the
| National Irrigation Congress: 1t is
! impossible to exaggerate the import
ance of the work in which you are
engaged. 1t Is fraught with far
reaching interest, not only to the
present but to the future. 1t Is a sub
ject to which | have given considera-
BILE attention during my public SER
vice, for | have been a firm believer
In the feasibility of national irrigation
as now contemplated, in the arid and
semi-arid regions. It will bring un-
der cultivation large areas of the pub
lie domain which would otherwise re-
main sterile and practically uninhab-
table.
The rapid increase of population
and the pre-emption and settlement
OF the arabic portions Of the public
lands has rendered 1t important that
we should reclaim the wnste places
and make them productive through
"A wise irrigation system which lies be-
yond the capacity of Individual eff
fort. This policy is in the highest
degree beneticent II not only en-
larges the field of wholesome. indi-
} vidual opportunity, but II Is In a very
: especial degree. OF national slgnl-
ficance. II increases the opportunity
: for the development of the agricul-
tural regions of the republic, for null
tiplying the number of American
farms and American homes thereby
! augmenting the great conservative
; forces which are the surest reliance
and safeguard of our political instltu.
tions ! firmly believe that the mosI
conservative elements will always he
found upon the farm. You will gen.
orally find among the million
throughout the great agricultural re.
gions less tendency than elsewhere tC
inconslderate hysterical Judgment.
The general subject which is IN,
der consideration Is one of those grea
practical, every day questions, whlcl
require the application OF good bust
ness sense. The real benefactor WI
+ understand, is the one who make
two blades OF grass grow where on
! grew before. Those who have en-