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<br />Opening Statement by' Chairman Lory
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<br />'Ae chairman of Governor Thornton' e ,Committee for planning
<br />the celebration of ths Centennial of Irrigation in Colorado, I
<br />have the honor, of calling the meeting to order and g:I. v:\.ng you a . '
<br />brief outliJie of the plans of the Committee.',.,' . ,,::,
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<br />These 1nclude,four sessions in cooperation with the lrri~.
<br />tioil, Institute of Colorado- Agric1Jltura,l' and Meahanical College'
<br />and a banquet ,leclnesday evening here in Alemosa where the, splendid
<br />facUities of Adams State College were oi'fered the COllIlIlittee by
<br />President N. William NewsOI1I; an all-day meeting, in San l.uis
<br />ThursdaY', April 10, ,where as guests of the citizens of ,the oldes,t
<br />town in Colorado you, will' take ,part in, a parade. ,the dedication of
<br />the mon1.llllen~ on the bank of the, San Luis Peoples"Ditah, a program,
<br />at the San Luia Braneb oi',Ac!alns ,State College e.nd motor01lde ,through
<br />the beauti'tul Culebra Valley. Chaii-lpan A. ,J."Hsmman of the: Exten-
<br />sion Service, Colorado Agricultural and,Mechanical College" and his
<br />ProgI'em COJIIllli.ttee have VTepared aprog1'8lII wlU,ch assures your,' "
<br />attsndancie at every,sessio~ and he IIIld Luther !lean, local member
<br />of the ,Committee 'on Arl'angBlDents he.ve everything in read1n,,~ for
<br />our ,meeting. '
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<br />The General COllIlIlittee l:lJn1ted the Institute programs to
<br />2-hour sessions eaeh forenoon and afternoon and r.uled'out,eVening
<br />sessions, so you have ample tjme fell' visiting"remiD1scing and
<br />planning.
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<br />Outstanding lsaders,in irrigation will preside, as' chair.men
<br />of the four Institute sessions. ' '
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<br />The flags ,of the II!ltions gOverning the region whsre irriga-
<br />tion began 'one hundred yeare agO in Colorado-..spain, Mexico, and
<br />The United States-and the Colorado State 1'1&g, are lOlllled by the
<br />Historical'Sooiety of Colorado'. ' ,
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<br />Since the 1rrigati~n Centennial,C~l~brati~n is held during
<br />Hc],y \leek, and in growing crope under irrigation where, ne.tll,Z'al
<br />rainfall is IIUpplemented With water IIUpplied through human etfort,
<br />the irrigation farmer is r,eali.y c09pe:rating with the Lord,: there_
<br />fore. in reverence and thanksgiving. aU sessions ot the cel"bra-
<br />tion will be opened withpr~er:o,
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<br />I now have the pleasure oi' introducing the Chairman ot,thie
<br />session. the son ot a pione~,family in the San Luis"Val18yj':,an
<br />alumnus of Colorado Agr~cult~al and Mechanical, ColJ,ege. and,
<br />Deputy State Engineer, Dave Mathias of Monte Vista. "
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