Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-26

Stern, vice president, spoke on behalf
of the board and in well delivered
speech, he thanked Delegate Andrews
for the appropriation secured for the
Irrigation congress. Mr.. Stern said:
Because of the absence from the
city of Colonel Hopewell, the chair
man of the board or control of the
National Irrigation congress, which
convenes here this fall, the agreeable
duty devolves upon me to express to
you the sincere feeling of gratitude
and appreciation of the entire board
ana the citizens connected with this
gigantic undertaking, for your ener-
getic and successful effort in securing
from the federal government the ap-
preparation of $4,000 to be applied
toward defraying the expenses incl
dent to the holding or this congress
anu the exposition to be held in con-
nection Herewith.
I'VE feel confident that by your act
you have enabled US to carry to
successful termination an enterprise
that will not only mark an epoch in
the history of this territory, but will
be of incalculable benefit with its in
structive features to every inhabitant.
the sun shall rise on the horizon of
the new state of New Mexico. We will
stand before the people of our sister
states, with developed farm and other
resources and bid them enter our
gates.
"Without your work this end could
not have been accomplished and to
not avail ourselves of this opportunity
to give vent to our feelings of thank
/ fulness and appreciation would be in
gratitude, that most despicable trait
in the makeup of human nature.
Many were the days that our
! hopes would sink upon receiving woT1
| from Washington thai our chances
/ tor this appropriation We're dim, only
| to awake the following day with fast
er heart beats upon reading your as
suring messages of progress.
! Again, senator, in behalf of the
| board of control and the people iden-
| tfied with it l thank you and wish
/ you every success"
f. l.. Medler president of the Com
mercial club, then spoke as follows:
"As president of the Commercial
: club of albuquerque, representing as
mcrcial interests of Albuquerque, it
, affords me pleasure to welcome you
| home to your home city, and at the
same time to extend to you the cor
| dial thanks of the business men of
the city irrespective of politics for
your labors In behalf of this city.
Those who have been in Washington
as observers OF the machinery of
I
result of your efforts, Washington is
! a place where one can easily learn
how a thing can not be done; If any
legislation is suggested, you are met
/ with the statement, oh, that is i'm
possible. YOU can't do that But New
/ Mexico and the city of Albuquerque
in particular has been fortunate in
having delegate in Congress who
has been able to show 10 the people
around the nails of Congress that
things could be done-we have a dele
! gate who has done things.
I'VE welcome you home as a citizen
of this city, who left Us SIX months
ago to render valuable services to the
city and territory, and the large num-
ber here present this evening shows
to you that We realize the value OF
the services you have rendered and
are here to show our appreciation OF
your work for US. II was through
you, AMI the influences you were able
I to command, that the appropriation
for the Irrigation congress, an appro
| priation which practically j. a dona
ton to the city of $4,000 to be *
| pended by the officers Of the city
without the supervision or any gov
eminent officer or ofhcial-somethini
! b,fu3 @.unheard Of in ! gislatlon. anC
a Psacedent surprising. indeed to Ole
legislators. BY this appropriation tn,
city Is enabled 70 carry on the WORK
OF the Irrigation congress and Indus
| trial exposition.
"With the holding Of this exposition