The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
SENATORS VIEWED PROJECTS
A Flying Trip Made Through Great
Milk River Valley.

A Flying Trip Made Through Great
Milk River Valley.
According to q staff correspondent
of the Anaconda Standar who was
with the senate irrigation committee
during its visits to the several gov
ernment projects in Montana, the trip
of the committee through the Milk
river valley did not afford opportu-
nifty for extended interviews with set.
tiers in several localities. The story
of the trip says in part:
From Culbertson, in the eastern
part of the state, to Havre the trip OF
the senate committee on irrig alton re.
sembled q political speech.making
tour. Word was sen ahead OF the
hour when the special train wauld ar.
rive, and at each place there we're
crowds awaiting the arrival OF the
visitors.
From the rear platform Senator Car.
ter told the people what the irrigation
service and congress expected to do
for them when the obstacles which
now stood in the way could be re.
moved. They were promised that the
Milk river valley would be q of
the first places to which attention
would be given when there could be
secured the necessary funds with
which to build the canal. Senator
Carter made the promises. He was
followed by Senators Flint and War
rem, who told the delighted audiences
how their senior representative in the
senate had buff sloed all the other
senators and secured the big slice of
the irrigation appropriation for bis
state.
The visit to Culbertson was at the
suggestion of President Hill of the
Great Northern railroad, who thought
that a. the trip could be made at night,
the committee could view the Fort
Peck reserv alton aud the Milk river
valley on the return during the day.
From Culbertson they were taken
up to Glasgow where the big demon.
ctr alton of the afternoon was held.
Here they had q band in attendance
and an exhibit of conditions about
the town, with and without water. On
a water wagon was Q big sign read.
ing, "Welcome, We Want Water"
Another wagon contained q magnif.
cent exhibition of the fruits of sgri.
culture. The wheat, corn, potatoes,
turnips and beets were such "a to ex-
cite admiration. This bore the sign,
"Results With Irrigation" On an
other wagon we're some sickly looking
specimens of grain and these were la
beled, "Results Without Irrig ation."
On a dilapidated wagon, the from,
locomotion of which was an oil barrel
and drawn by q huge bay horse and
tiny mare, sat made to represent
al aged settler of the Milk river val
ley. He was Daniel Mckay of Malta
Mr.. Mckay was introduced as the
spokesman of the people of the valley
"Sen ators," he said, tive want wa
ter. Give US here in this valley tht
price of battleship that we may u.s.
it in makining this part of u coun
try a glorious valley that will smile
for US and our children and our chill
dren's children for q thousand years
We ask you to do your duty and pro
vide for the people of this valley tn
greater blessings of raising fertil'
crops and making a glorious paradise
We call on you, senator's, to help u.s.
Senator Carter mounted q wagon
A little girl pushed her way to tn
front and handed him q bouquet. Tn
miss was rewarded with q sen atoria
kiss. Senator Chamberlain later mad
known the fact that one little girl toll,
him Senator Carter generally kisset
the mothers also. Good cheer wa
poured into the ears Of the gathering
by the speeches which followed.
At Malta there was another stop o
ten minutes, where another red .coate,
band blew a welcome, and here q fes
more cheerful speeches we're made
A dozen times the train was stopped
long enough to inspect the PARTIAL,
completed structure which is going t.
provide q great reservoir for irriga,
ing the valley. At Chinook a shor
stop for speeches was made.
A large portion of Havre turned on
to welcome the senators. They wer
escorted to the Havre hotel. the loca
band leading the way. Here a bi
meeting was held. L Newman pre-
sided and introduced Senator Carte
and the other senator's, who repeated
their speeches of the day, with q fev
local complimentary additions.
Louis Hill Boosts tor Montana.