Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-11
The IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
The Governors Of Kansas and Oregon
Appoint Delegates,
An INTERESTING COMMUNICATION.
The work OF Preparation Goes vigcr'
ousiy on.- Special Railroad
Rates Asked for.

city for three days, beplunlng Seppeh'
her 18th, goes merrily andsuccessfully
ON. Governor Thomas is In receipt
OF the following
INTERESTING COMNuNIcATioNi
Governor Arthur l.. Thomasi
Dear sir-I have Just received noiihca-
don OF my appointment by your Excel
ienrv as a delegate to the Irrigation Con-
,,res4. please accept my thanks Tor tho
honor, aud the assurance that will servo
In that capacity to the best OF my ability.
with unusual opportunities Tor kooping
In touch with the Irrigation sentiment OF
tho country, feel ju-uncd In predicting
ihat tho congress viii DO u success Ia
numbers, la the representative character
n tho mon II assemblies, aud In the iui-
preston II will everywhere produce on
public thought. II ought also 10 survo "a
mot useful local purpose by directing
Inc energies OF utah men into "a channel
hitherto largely neglected, but which
promises moro Tor the future Of this Ter
ftory than any other factor In her do
Utah has today about 10000 acrcs
under cultivation by irrigation. ono
branch Of the government report. that
when all tile watnr resources are utilized
by the construction OF mountain rcsor-
yoirs, the development Of artcsian VOLS
aud The rigid conservation, during the
non.irrigating months, IT streams now
In so-somelhing like 100000 acres
ran be reclaimed. This 4. high osti-
maio and IT, realization n perhaps 70.
mote. hut ut lcist ouc-quartor OF that
amount or land can be brought untor
Irrigation in Utah without resort to eN-
tr,ordluary methods. Lot me illustrate
ona small scale she significance Of this
fact What docs an enterprise proposing
10 irrlgac but 10000 acres mean TO
Utahg First, the Investment 81 from a
auartor TO half million dollars of GU
side capital In o permanent public I'M
movement; second, the employ
inont tor considerable period ut
"A small army Of men aud teamsi
third. the addition of millions Of dollars
10 the wealth Ut tho Territory By trans
forming 10000 acres OF worthless desert
into 10000 arfus of highly productive
land worth from $50 to 400 an ucfu;
fourth. M Increase In the ability of tho
Territory tn sustain a population TO tho
oxtout 81. say, 300 families, comprising,
perhaps, 10000 souls, living on smnll but
very profitable irrigated f,rms; iith, q
proportlonntO Increase Ia the home
market oi every merchant by The In
creased produo Ton and consumption 70.
sulting from the enterprise. Not only
all this IN to be- gained rom one enter
prise, but every irrigated farm added %
Utah l. oua more pillar ct support for
her growing cities, which must not out
grow the country II both arc to have 70
healthy commercial pulse. Aud until tho
Territory orlscat 10 become an Importer Of
the products ~ the farms Of Iowa, Kan
sas aud Nebraska she should not cease 10
urge ON her irrigation development.
What other Interests can she foster that
will enhance her wealth 30 surely and
sompidly, that Nill increase her popula-
"a HtaNa la flaH
that viii moro quickly bring pcac0 and
security 10 hor political conditipnsf
~ the Irrigation Congress inAkcsa deep
mark ON no people but those of Utah u
will be worthy OF n warm page NJ the
hands OF the historian.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM D., sNYrur,
Editor Irrigation Age.
SALT LAKE Cui, Aug. H. ISL
oREGoS HEARD FROI
The following letter has been rc.
celvod nom Governor Pcnnoyer OF
oregon.
SALEN or, August 7, 1891.
Hon. Arthur l.. Thomas, GorcIHor . Utah,
SAT- Lake Cty Uinh
Dear sir-The Governor has directed
mo 10 Inform you, In answer 10 yours Of
July 9th last requesting the appointments
OF delegates Ia attend tho Irrigation co
Nentiun tn be held la salt Lake city ON
September i3-iI, lsol, that he has this
dav Issued commissions TO the following
citizens Of tho state of Oregon for such
purpose. Hugh uourliy, The Dallos,
or; !. II. Cradlobaugh, The Dallos, orr
George u. Morgan. The n1llcs, ur.i V. II.
Brock, MascO, or; G. NJ. Cartwright,
Prineville, orr George barnes, Prlnovillc,
or; ~. II. Hendricks, Fossil, Or. IL. q.
Condor, Arlington, or.i ID. II, Rinehari,
Canyon CITY, or, j, II, Hamilton, Ham
ilton, or; ". G. Hale. Linkvillc, ORR
George Chandler, Bakor City, or; I. -.
HnwOn Hnker CITY, Or.t u. NJ. nodspn,
Baker city, or, 4. u. Mills, Baker CITY,
Or., Henry lilackman, lleppner, Of J.,
NJ. Bentley, fendloton. ORR q. ;. Jack.
sou, Pendloton, Or.i \. Pierce, Milton,
Clark Walters. Athena, or.i j. W. Shol.
ton, Union, Or; u. W. Huffman, lilo
easel, or; George W. Webb, LaGmnde,
ORR II. 4, Napton, Nnlo, or; /. IL. Hob
land, Vale, or; WIN. Miller, Burns, Or;
q. A. cogswoll, l.akoylew, Ori ]. r.
johnson, Wallowa, uri T.. W. Barnes,
WallOwa, or
Enclosed you will also ind copy Of the
circular letter sent with the commissions.
Very respectfully,
WM. A. MuNLN, Private Secretary.
Governor Humphrey Of kansa,
NilAth 'ttitANig AAltNii' iHhN Nv Wv
appointed the following delegates Il
attend the Irrigation Congress-
j. w. Gregory. Garden city w. u
Hotchkiss, Wheeler; n. q. Merrill, N0s'
city, II. n. Lesior, Syracuse \. w
slnbbs, Santa Fei V. II. drinsiead, Dlgh'
ton; George NJ. Hoover, Dodge city Il
j. Clark. Ingalls,; A. II. Montgomery
Goodlhnd; lully scott, Oberlini W. u
King, Ellis, T., j, Shields, I.cotN j. $,
Emery, Lawrence; W. u. Hutchinson
Huiehlnsoni a. q. Whitemau, la eros. o
VIII y. Bolton, Groonsbnrg A. H.
Hober, Meade; Charles T.. GARRISON, Nest
city, Alfred Pratt, Syracusoi VI. A. VIII
son, Atwoodi G.. u, I,ongsiroet, LAkln
Chester |. Long, Lodge; A.. NJ. l4ockard
Nortoni joe II. Borders, lIoisingtonj
Jacob Logan, Scott Cityi $. 3. Tggart,
Zainsvillei 4 \. WoHhingion, Rlchileld
a. l., Emerson, st. Francis; j. W. S,ailoy
lawroncoi q. :. Stein, Askalon.
Governor Humphrey says further
"IfRrrangomonis have been made FOL
special rates ON the railroads, | woult
suggest that you get the facts into th'
nowspapors or notify tho delegates h.,
letter, I trust that tho convention will b,
productive Of much good.n
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