Arizona republican., 1908-06-14

posed three cheers for the governor
and they were Justify given.
Judge Kent, who was next intro
duced, spoke entirely without notes.
and conditions for securing a full and
complete report of his remarks were
not ideal A synopsis of them follows:
1T is althogether fitting to celebrate
in some way this momentous occasion
and as all good Americans like to do
the customary way is to have some one
to talk to US This dam, this great ac-
complished fact which we see before
US, is like the old definition of faith,
the subtance of things hoped for"
Referring to Governor Kibbey, he
spoke of how appropriate it was for
him to give the principal address on
this occasion and referred to him as
the foremost man in carrying this
work out to it's present completed
shape, from the peoples end of the
enterprise, reciting the work of the
governor in his ceaseless labors with
the early committees, the result of
which was the perfected articles of in
corporation of the Water Users Asso-
citation. That form with very slight
notifications to suit local conditions,
was at once adopted by the govern
ment for a similar purpose under each
Of the reclamation projects, the Salt
river enterprise having been the first
undertaken.
Continuing, the speaker said: at is
not necessary nor advisable at this
time, under the conditions of tempera-
ture and the long ride ahead of us to
undertake to give credit or even a bare
mention of the names of many men in
the valley who gave much time and eff
fort to this notable and in many ways
pioneer work, many of whom are here
today. However, there is one man
who is unable to be here who has
worked increasingly both here and in
Washington, from the inception of the
project and whose work could scarcely
have been dispensed with hat man is
B. A. Fowler, who has served as presi-
dent of the Water Users Association
ever since it was organized and who
has worked assiduously for the success
of the undertaking at all seasons"
The judge said he did not think the
time nor the occasion was proper for
lengthy discourse on the entire pro-
ject as there was no time available in
which to amplify the subject. But the
Granite Reef dam he thought should
be referred to specifically. Proceed
ing, he said: For this structure the
valley is indebted very largely to one
man who first realized the necessity
of permanent diversion works in order
to make the Roosevelt dam a success;
realizing this necessity he devoted all
his energies to securing it. 1t is not too
much to say that this dam would not
be here today except for L. c. Hill and
now that it is here before our astonish-
} ed eyes we wonder how the great stor-
age dam at Roosevelt could ever have
been undertaken without first planning
for this work which though secondary
in a sense, is by no means secondary in
importance. Fortunate, indeed, for this
valley is it that at the head of this
great work we had such a friend to
our people, one who combines with
rare engineering skill, energy, good
judgment, tact in dealing with men
and great executive ability. Modest
unassuming, generous in his praise OF
others, passing with giant stride from
one to another of the stepping stone:
to fame, 1 venture to say that of al
the great works with which his name
is destined to be connected there vii