The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-05

DR.. Charles E. Lukens, of Albuquer-
que and formerly of Roswell gave the
response. His talk on the reclamation
of the desert was very instructive
There were several pictures OF the
Pecos Valley as it is today that were
very eloquent. He closed with a paro-
dy on national song America" that
should become classic" in New Mexi-
co. 1t is as follows:
New Mexico to thee
Alfalfa aid apple tree,
We yield the palm,
Long may our sun shine bright,
Help win the lunger's fight,
Oh give us statehood right.
GREAT UNCLE SAM.
Land where the rangers ride,
Land of the COW boys pride.
PLENTY OF ROOM.
We love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills,
Our blood with ozone fills,
BACTERIA'S DOOM.
Better Times in New Mexico" was
the concluding address Wednesday
and was delivered by Will Robinson
of Roswell editor of the Roswell Reg
ister-Tribune. He considered the peo-
pie of Carlsbad especially fortunate
in securing the great irrigation system
and they deserved it, for America had
seen few greater object lessons of
faithful persistence than has been af-
forded by these pioneers, to whom Of
ten the future looked very dark. Now
that the people mere were coming to
what is due tireless effort he felt
justified as a prophet when he said
that the destruction of the Avalon dam
was really fortunate thing, for it
meant that the government would step
in and restore it in form as eternal
as the Mills. All of those editorial pro
phecies had been justified, and yet the
beginning of the work of the reclama
ton service had only been touched
upon. He said when he first made
these statements he had to hide out
for a few days. He closed with char
acteristic description of the Irrigation
of Tears in which he spoke of the
great heart of the people of the Pecos
Valley and Carlsbad, whose tender
ness he had reason to feel. and the as
surance of the future of any town be-
ing safe in the hands of the faithful
He was frequently applauded.
All the intervals of the program was
filed by the great Canaan band.
The program Wednesday afternoon
consisted of sports amusements, base
ball games and races at the fair
grounds and concert by the Canaan
band at o'clock p. m. at the band
stand in the court house square.
Several exciting races were pulled
off and there was large crowd at
the Race track and it was under the
auspices of the Carlsbad Racing Asso-
citation. The Artesia band furnished
the music at the fair grounds and
race track.
The baseball game between Lake
Arthur and Carlsbad resulted in vic
tory for the visiting team the score be
ing II to 2.
At 500 D. m. there was a concert
by Caman's band at the court house
square. Miss Strack of Winfield, being
the soloist.
Wednesdays entertainment was con
cluded by a reception at the rooms of
the Carlsbad Commercial Club. !
The opening exercises on the morn
ing of the glorious Fourth opened un-
der clear Sky by music by Caman's
band in the court house square at $3.50
a. m.
Immediately after the music there
was a horse show, including prizes
for the best harness pairs, the best
single drivers, the best saddle ami
mails and the best stations and draft
horses. The first prize for each was a
Silver cup. Wells Benson came first
with the best Double Drivers and w.
L. bODO, S6COHu, NlIS lJSS1i UOA hC
won the first prize on the single driv-
er, with E. A Siegnor, second. Ken
meth Keebler won the first prize on
the best saddle horse and s. T. Bit
ting came second The Carlsbad Ger
man Coach Company won first prize
on best stallion and Sheriff James d.
Christopher came second. The best
draft horse was declared to be that
of Mrs. C. A. Lewis, with E. F. Downs
second One of the most interesting
features of the day was the ladies driv
ing contest at 900 a. m The hose
race today between Roswell and Carls
bad resulted in a victory for Roswell.
The "Star Spaagled Banner was
raised at $3.50 and preceded the first
address of the day by Judge A. s j.
Eyler, of El Paso Texas. who was in
troduced by Captain Bujac, in spark
ling little speechlet.
His address was brief, but in the
short time tnat he consumed there
were many sharp and interesting
points. He believed that this celebra-
ton marked a new epoch in the his
tory of irrigation and of agriculture,
inasmuch as it commemorated the de-
livery of the first water from a gov
ernment dam which fortunately would
eventually pass into the hands OF the
landowners themselves. Ell Paso had
taken a great interest in the celebra-
ton, and in few years from now will
ask New Mexico and the Pecos Val
ley to attend the great celebration at
the Pass City to mark the completion
of the Rio Grande or Eagle project.
He was confident that when that time
came. Carlsbad would be able to make
the trip on the new air line of rail-
road.
Resolutions were introduced thank
ing President Roosevelt and the Re
clamation service for its work for the
Pecos Valley and Southwest. The re-
solutions, which were drawn by G.
III. McLenathen, were introduced by
A. N, Pratt and were adopted unani-
mously, with instructions for their i'm
mediate transmission to the President
Hon. Granville A. Richardson of
Roswell followed with a graphic de-
scription of what the reclamation SER
vice had done for New Mexico. and
was heartily applauded. though ne
raised the bristles on the back of hun
dreds of Texans when he declar-
| ed that he was not in favor of the use
of any OF the waters of the Rio Grande
project in Texas. by the Eagle project