The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-01

White doomed forth, announcing the ap-
proach Of the Queen of Irrlga ton. Pres
emily she came Respondent In royal
robes and with a sure enough crown upon
her head. In real life the queen is Miss
Lucille Francke, but now she was regal
ruler, her power absolute. The audience
arose and saluted as the royal procession
moved to the throne. The queen was
presented and the powers of the con-
sress placed in her hands. She WELD ed
them with imperious graclousncss, bid
ding the twentieth National Irrigation
congress In appropriate words to begin
ita deliberations. She said in part:
Il IS with heartfelt i;eas,fre that
we have brought our court into thig
broad and beauteous valley. where
first the Anglo-SaX branch OF our
realm was established sixty-fv years
ago and In the same spot where our
mighty congress had its birth two de-
cades since.
1t Is with JOY and pleasure that we
gaze upon the fruitful fields scattered
over these bountlrul valleys and we
are prepared to listen TO the story
of how the conquering hosts of my
armies OF husbandry are each year
extending the confines of my realms,
Eloquent Tribute.
To you before me who are workers
in this great field of endeavor, who
are driving back the desolation Of
the desert; to you who with your
brains and hands have transformed
these waste spaces into smiling gar
dens we give deep comfort and en-
couragement
With much confidence In our off,
cials and in the sound Judgment Of
our delegates here assembled It Is
now our will that you do proceed
with the business OF the congress and
we do delegate our trusted executive,
Major Richard w. Young, that he do
now proceed to open this congress In
accordance with It's bylaws made and
prescribed.
Whereupon Major Young did as direct
ed and declared the congress In session.
Replying to the proclamation Of the
queen, Major Young lent the necessary
touch Of humor to the pompous occasion.
1T was quite unnecessary that you
proclaim yourself q queen" lie said ~
knew It and every man knew IL beyond
doubt the moment we laid eyes. on you,
But for the moment 1 was In doubt as
to what particular queen you might be.
The queen Of clubs-scarccly that, and
yet, club like. the startling radiance OF
your appearance reduced us all TO speech
lessnesg; the queen Of diamonds: yes, for
the empire OF Irrigation is rich beyond
Golconda or the Rand; the queen of
| ,l, a
hoes and piows; the queen of hearts. yes
surely. undeniably that. So Your Majesty,
you have concentrated within your charm
ing personality what Is called-let's see.
Dr. Goshen. what Is that called-Oh, yes.
thank you. q fourflush,'
With this and other springhtiy say
ings. Major Young paved the way for
tho business OF the congress and con-
cIudcd by Introducing George A. Snow.
| chairman OF the Utah board OF control,
whom he eulogized Is glowing terms.
Eulogy for Snow.
''To me falls the honorable. but wholly
superfmous pleasure OF introducing to
the Twentieth Irdriga ton congress. ono
OF the most widely known men OF the
west" he declared. "Ono OF our truly
big men, big In body. big in mind. big
In conception and big In achievement" I"
To Chairman Snow Major Young gave
credit for whatever success might at
tend the congress. he having had charge
Of plans.
Chairman Snow responded briefly and
TO the point. In part lie said:
Here In these beautiful valleys, un-
der the shade OF these lefty noun
talns have bcen gathered the inspfr-
alton and the energy that have made
OF this country what IL Is today, II
was In this city twenty-one years ego
that the work OF this congress Was