The Colorado statesman., 1909-07-24
PROGRAM FOR
TUNNEL OPENING
PRESIDENT TAFT TO OPEN HEAD
GATE AT WEST PORTAL ON
SEPTEMBER 18TH.
THREE DAYS OF DoINCs
ALL SORTS OF SPORTS, ExcUR-
SloNS, PARADES, FIREWORKS
AND ENTERTAINER

Tuesday, September 2Sth, President
William H. Taft will open the head
gate Of the Gunnison tunnel, which
will allow the waters from the Gunni-
son River to rush through the longest
underground waterway in the world,
and from there spread out over the
Uncompahgre valley and eventually
irrigate 100000 acres of the most fer
tile land in Colorado.
In case President Taft cannot come,
arrangements are being made for him
to open the headgate by touching an
electric button while sitting in his Of
flee at the White House in Washing
ton.
The grand celebration in connection
with the tunnel opening will continue
for three days, on the same date OF
the twentieth annual Western Slope
fair at Montrose.
Tuesday, the opening day, is the Of
ticial opening day of the tunnel.
Wednesday is Delta and Olathe day
and Thursday is Ouray day.
The completed program for the
three days celebration follows:
900 a. m-Reception of visitors
and meeting of special trains escorted
by the Montrose band and Company
E, Colorado National Guard.
1920 a. m.-Leave Montrose by spe-
cial trains for west portal of Gunnison
tunnel.
from Denver, Colo. Cannons used will
be those captured by the First Colo
RADIO regiment from the Spanish at
Manila.
11:15 a. m.-Opening of the head
gates to Gunnison tunnel by President
William H. Taft.
11:25 a. m.-Remarks by Governor
! Shafroth.
11:35 a. m.-Remarks by Senator
Horace T. De Long of Grand Junction.
11;40 a. m.-Remarks by Senator
John ]. Tobin, secretary Water Users
Association of Montrose.
11:45 a. m.-Remarks by 1. w. Nc
Connell, supervising engineer of the
u. S. R. S.
1850 a. m.-Return to Montrose.
1915 p. m.-Dinner.
100 p. m.-Music by visiting bands
and ringing of all bells and blowing of
all whistles in Montrose. Song, Amer
ica," by 1000 school children, led by
united bands.
1:30 p. m.-Address by Hon. John c.
Bell, from the band stand.
LAS p. m.-Remarks by A. l.. Eel
lows, engineer, Denver.
1:50 p. m.-Remarks by Hon. A. R.
King, Delta, Colo.
2:15 p. m.-Remarks by Arthur P.
Davis, chief engineer reclamation
service.
2:3O p. m.-Grand parade; military,
civic, industrial, societies, school chill
dren, national, state, county and city
officials.
$3.50 p. m.-Sports; athletic, etc.
4:30 p. m.-Exhibition of Montrose
fire department. Daylight run and
water test.
7:45 p. m.-Address by Judge M. S.
Bailey.
500 p. m.-Grand electrical illuml-
nation on Main street, Montrose
S:15 p. m.-Remarks by Senator
Guggenheim.
$3.50 p. m.-Illuminated parade.
900 p. m.-Grand pyrotechnical dis
play.
Following is the program for Delta
and Olathe day, Wednesday, Septem-
ber 29th:
300 a. m.-Trip to the orchards
near Montrose.
1000 a. m.-Arrival special train
from Delld, fdOuld, f1OICuhlSS anu
Grand Junction; parade through the
principal streets.
1890 a. m.-Athletic sports and
baseball at fair grounds
1880 a. m.-Grand exhibition of
products of the land under the Gunni
son tunnel project at the Western
Slope fair.
1:30 p. NAT the fair grounds,
horse racing, wild west exhibition, etc.
4:30 p. m.-Balloon ascension and
parachute leap by Prof. Ivy Baldwin.
1880 p. m.-Open air concert by
local and visiting bands.
7:45 p. m.-Masked carnival on
Main street and Cascade avenue.
$3.50 p. m.-Fire department drill
and contest between Montrose and
other cites.
Ouray day program opens Thursday,
September 80, at 500 a. m, with a
visit to the orchard lands near Mont
rose.
9:45 a. m-Arrival of special train
from Ouray
1000 a. m.-Baseball game at the
fair grounds.
1870 p. m.-Racing, athletic sports,
wild west show in front of grand
stand at fair grounds.
4:30 p. m.-Balloon ascension and
parachute leap by Prof. Ivy Baldwin.
1880 p. m.-Open air band concert.
Nine men rode in a bicycle road race
| from Fort Collins to Loveland and
back a few days since. the winner.
John Adams, making the round trip
in l hour. 26 minutes, 30 seconds.
The distance was 20 miles. The slow
est man made it in 1 hour, 80 min
utes, 40 seconds.