Arizona republican., 1911-03-20
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 There was world of facts and incidents that might be spoken of. | each bearing a touch of local color One thing that should not be forgot ten and will probably be mentioned again in general stories of credit to hardworking managers was the splen- did manner in which the official party C. w Byrnes. field clerk of the recla % nation service at Roosevelt. who had charge of matters on the hill and who with the resources at his command. accomplished wonders and did it without impatience or loss of com posture He was simply we'll organiz- ed. One pleasing touch was the decoration of the dining room in na- tural evergreen secured nearby. the rich green alternating with little punches of California peoples The effect was commented on by many.
 When the evening meal was served it was necessary to prepare second table and the first table waited the arrival of MT Roosevelt before fall ing to" for the satisfaction of a
 
 all rose as a mark of respect until he bade them be seated. The illum- ination was held until after the sec ond table had finished. which made il rather late. but the incident was well worth waiting for.
 Yesterday morning. breakfast was served without formality. First come first served But when Mir Roose- welt entered alone with a magazine under his arm. apparently as though to escape notice. all present arose. He looked disturbed and with empha- sis waved his hand and said. Stop it. stop it. If you knew how uncomfort- able you make me feel, you wouldn't do that" It was clearly his pur- pose merely to intimate that while he was decidedly appreciative of the Icourtesies so persistently extended. he wanted the whole town to understand that the big show was over and he was just plain democratic MT ROose- welt. one of the common people. His ideas were correctly interpreted and the ice was broken. From that moment it was one vast picnic party.
 NIT. Roosevelt was in a hurry to return to Rancho Bonito and therefore did not undertake the trip to the cliff dwellings but set out at a rather early hour for the valley The auto however was turned into the river road a mile this side of the dam and went back up the canyon to the power house which was thoroughly inspected, and than, all aboard for the desert. or rather the valley.
 The water that was turned off at the dam at late hour Saturday night after the illumination. was turned on again yesterday morning as the Verde river had resumed it's nor nal flow. and when MT. Roosevelt was visiting the power house it was gushing in two mighty torrents from the double opening in tunnel No 2. half way up the mountain side on the north bank. maRing a spectacular waterfall as it tumbled over the rocks to the stream bed.
 The reader of yesterday mornings paper should deal leniently with any
 inaccuracies that might have been detected in the use of words or names. But such errors could not be avoided as the reader will understand when informed that in transmitting the re port it had to pass through seven men. including two shorthand tran scriptions and transmission over a long distance telephone. It is alsC due to Will Pemberton. a former Phoenix boy, to say that he is the gentleman referred to in the case of Corporal Demerton of the Rough Riders"