The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-20
COMPLETION OF
GREAT PROJECT
IS CELEBRATED
Water Rushes Through New
Price River Canal at Little
Girl Christens 1t.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES
WILL BE RECLAIMED
HUNDREDS GATHER TO WITNESS
THE FORMAL DEDICATION
HISTORY OF ENTERPRISE.
Especial 70 The HeraldO

Price. Utah. Dec. 81 christen this.
the Price river valley canal, and may it
always bring prosperity
With these words little Miss Annie Liy-
ingston. daughter Of General Manager
William d. Livingston of the Irrigated
Lands company, at O'Clock this evening
broke bottle of wine on the great con-
crete diversion dam in the center of Price
river, and the stream being turned at the
moment into the great headgate the Wa
tiers that are next summer and thereaf-
ter to reclaim 250o0 acres Of the desert
country of Carbon and Emery counties
went coursing down through the twenty
three miles OF canal and fluming and tun-
nels.
The formal dedication was preceded
with an appropriate address from Pro
fessor G.. II. Brimhall of Brigham Young
university at Provo in the presence of
four members of the state board of land
commissioners. officials and stockholders
of the company. visitors from Salt Lake
City and hundreds of citizens of Price,
Helper. Wellington and surrounding COM
munities.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
weather was cold there We're many wo-
men present. After the christening some
one in the crowd suggested the singing
of the -Star-Spangled Banner. The song
was quickly takeE up by male voice
in the throng, and then followed Amer
lea" and afterward several patriotic airs
were played by the Wellington brass
Grande Western passenger train which
was waiting nearby with its Pullman cars
All Night on the Train.
The officials of the irrigation company
and prominent citizens of the state who
left Salt Lake at o'clock last night did
not reach Price until about $50 o'clock
this morning. owing to- storms coming
fic
There were more than seventy-five in
the party arriving here. The visitors left
their Puillnans and were escorted 10 tents
in the center of town. where breakfast
WAS served them from tin plates sin eczSs<
and similar tableware. but the food-nosae
better anywhere. And they were served
by dozen or more as charming young
ladies as any country may boast
After going about town until 1890
O'Clock the special train conveyed the
visitors to Wellington. seven miles east
There the citizens had provided sIeighs
sleds and various kinds and descriptions
of vehicles, and those who wanted to go
were driven over the lands OF the com
pany. saw the big canal and later came
back to the schooiliouse. where luncheon
was served. such as only country folks
do serve There was plenty and some left
besides
Leaving wellington. the train returned
to Price and later tine big crowd particle
pated in the great event this evening.
Return to Price.
Inc visitors got back to Price in time
to take dinner at the hotels and
with friends the guests of the
citizens of Price followed by a
literary and musical program at
the town hall. sandwiched in between the
speeches from visitors and home folks
and in which about everyone participated
Those who did not want 10 talk or listen.
and Others. are dancing at another hall
With the conclusion of this program the
special cars of the guests will be at
tached TO a regular train i'm the morn
ing ard they viii return ia their several
homes
Governor John c. Cutler and Governor
elect William Spry We're unable TO he
present but the former was represented
by State Treasurer James Christensen
T. II. Fitzgerald one Of the original
promoters of the enterta inment could not
be present. owing TO business engage
mentS. but was represented by his broth
er, Hart j. Fitzgerald. another one OF
the first to discover the possibilities of
this valley d. H. Landreth was here in
appreciation of what he had done and,
further. what he is going TO do. w
ID. Livingston was tonight presented with
handsome diamond ring by employees
Of the Spanish Fork Construction com
pany. contractors for the ditch work A.
H Kerstetter, superintendent of constriic-
ton work. was similarly treated
Below is the program of entertainment
arranged for the visitors by the citizens
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