Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-14
FLOW OF ELOQUENCE
 WAS NOT DAMNED
Oratorical Torrent of Golden Flood Of Words Christens Granite Creek
 Irrigation Project

lie creek, Thus far shalt thou go and
 no farther
 "I am satisfied that I can with safe ty say that the completion of this
 dam means more to the future sue cess of Prescott and Yavapai County and the inhabitants thereof than any other business development which has come to us. It means permanent cultivation of the ground and its oc- cupancy by tillcrs of the soil, the best and most substantial class of people in any country.
 "On behalf of,our people, who are celebrating this event, which will be historical, I extend to Messrs. Smith, Barbazette and Finkelstein, Jim Wat, son, and all of you who by your in vestments have shown your unlimited confidence in this irrigation project, our sincere and heartfelt thanks and wish you success without limit. We feel certain that your most sanguine hopes will be fulfilled.
 "No doubt tkc canal system will be completed shortly. and soon the dam on Willow creek will be an accomp- lished fact, storing thousands of acre feet of water for the tilling of thou sands of additional acres of land. We owe you gentlemen debt of grati- tudc which we will endeavor to pay by aiding you in every manner to complete your great task.
 "The completion of this dam and the consequent storing of the waters will encourage the development of other irrigation projects within our borders, as others are waiting ready to invest their dollars at other places Tor the storage of flood waters now that the Granite Creek dam stands towering to its great height, challeng- ing the coming of the charging wat .crs."
 At the conclusion of these cere- monies that little giant, Herbert Wells, will fill the inner man and woman, with generosity for which he is famous. Let this gathering be the cause of a continuance of the spirit of endorsement and support which has existed from the beginning of this work"
 Senator Ashurst's Speech.
 Senator Ashurst's maiden home speech, after an absence in Washing ton of all but five months, ill over three years proved that he has de- vcloped greatly. He said he was glad 10 be back again as on the Atlantic coast the question always put to a Westcrncr is: "Who are you?" while ir the West they all say: How are you?' He said we welcome these men from the banks of the Wabash to our tables, our salt and our homes. If irrigation may be called an art, it surely presents the greatest field of all the arts. It profits and benefits all the people, rich and poor and ap- 2cals not only 10 the pocket but to the imagination.
 q believe much in the man who talks, but we all know that the man most worthy Of emulation and com mendation is tho man who does.
 Thirty years ago, onc-third of the population of the United States were engaged in agriculture, but now less than 25 per cent is engaged in this greatest of occupations. We must get back to the soil if we are to i'm prove our prestige as a virile nation Nature fertilizes our Arizona 5oil- man must give it life.
 This is the first large example of irrigation in Northern Arizona, and l this magnificent structure of con crete and steel will 1esist the on-how ing waters forever. Every thinker must study how to get people nearer the soil. These men have contribut- od to the life of the republic"
 The senator was proud of Pres cott's welcome proud of the fact that while the fields of Europe run with blood, we celebrate the completion oi the Panama canal and the Granite Creek dam. Concluding, the follow ing is the senator's pcroration:
 or all the states in our great union, Arizona is easily the most interesting and fascinating.
 No other state offers such tempting to ambition or such a field to usefulness as does Arizona.
 Are you interested in romance? If SC read the history of Arizona. Do you love the artistic: If so, here you will find landscapes whose beauty cannot be imprisoned on any canvas. Here you will find the rich imagery of the desert, the storm-drivcn crags, the majestic forest and the rolling prairie.
 Would you think in the raptures of