In 1911, Theodore Roosevelt came to Arizona for the dedication of the Roosevelt Dam, and spoke on the steps of Old Main. In his speech, he envisioned the opportunities the dam and the resulting irrigation for farming would create for Arizona and opined that some day perhaps as many as 100,000 people might live in the valley.
In 1911, Theodore Roosevelt visited Arizona to inaugurate the Roosevelt Dam. He spoke on Old Main's steps about the potential of the dam and irrigation for farming in Arizona and speculated that there might be as many as 100,000 people living in the valley.