The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-11
A Good Deal OF Preliminary
Work Done.
TWO HUNDRED PRESENT.
Utah Represented Among the Per-
manent Officers.
California Cited as an Example of What
Irrigation Does for the West
The Big Increase IN
Land Values.

Los Angeles, CAL. Oct. 1O.-The Inter
national Irrigation congress began its
sessions here today. 1t was called to
order by Frederick E. Smythe. Nearly
200 delegates were present, representing
Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, tennessee.
Washington, Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas, Iowa, Connecticut, Montana,
Wyoming, Oklahoma, Mexico, Ecuador,
Peru. Prussia, France, Hungary and
New South Wales. Many more were
looked for.
Governor Markham, of California, made
an address, in which he said California
was concrete example of what irrigation
had done. Land once worth 3 cents an
acre was now worth 5000 10 $1,000.
Colonel jerry Miller, OF Phoenix, Ariz.,
was chosen temporary chairman, COM
mittees were appointed and the conYen-
ton adjourned until the afternoon.
On the reassembling of the irrigation
congress this afternoon, the report OF the
committee on credentials was read and
adopted. There were no contests. COM
mittees were appointed as follows: Per-
manenJ Organization-J. l.. Wander
wicker, California; Judge Peter Baugn,
Idaho; It. d. Babbitt, Kansas; H. V.
Hinckley, Montana; II. o. Peterson.
Nebraska; J. NJ. Lee, Nevada; L. H.
Taylor, New Mexico; r. j. Hinton, Utah;
III. S. Stone, Illinois; ". E. Allen,
Washington; G.. y. 1Iillet, New South
Wales; Alex Bruce, France, R. Lefebvre;
Russia, Count Comodzinsky. ResoIu-
tloDs-D. I. B. Comstock, CALIFORNIA;; L.
A. Sheldon, Illinois; w. Z. Allen, Kan
sas; Judge j. s. Emery, Mon
tana; Otto Peterson, Nebraska; M.
Lee, Nevada; John G. Morrill,,
New Mexico; 4. J. Hinton, Utah; WE.
Smythe, New South Wales; France and
he 81,
Washington, G.. A. Miller; Idaho, T. B.
Babbitt. The American Society of Irri-
cation Engineers, of California, was al
lowed four additional members on the
committee 10 be chosen and sent into the
committee tomorrow without reporting
to the convention.
The Texas delegation was given per-
mission to name member OF the resolu-
tlons committee upon their arrival.
The committee on permanent Organiza-
ton reported the following list OF officers:
President, Judge J. o. Emery. Lawrence,
Kansas; honorary presidents, r.
Lefebvre, France; Count Comodsinsky,
Russia; Alex Bruce, New South Wales;
Mexico and Ecuador to De announced
later. Vice-p presidents: /. S. Wander
werker, Arizona; T. B. Comstock, Cali
fornia; Nebraska, j. NJ. Lee; Utah, W.
S. Stone; Idaho, 7. B. Rabbit; WASH
ington, Dr.. G.. A. Miller; Nevada. John
E. Jones; Montana, G.. knock; Kansas,
E. r. Moses; New Mexico, S. P. Heint-
zIeman; Illinois, W. E. Allen Oregon.
r. T. Cox; for the American Society of
Irrigation Engineers, J. H. Schuyler,
California. Secretary, F. L. Attes, Los
Angeles; assistant secretaries, J.. NJ.
Gregory, Garden City, Kan; L. A.
Hooks, Yuma, Arizona.
The committee recommended that a
permanent executive committee be
named by the delegation and rs-
port through their chairman to the
convention, consisting of one member
from each state and territory represented.
The report was adopted and President
Emory was escorted to the platform amid
applause, and delivered his address, after
which congress adjourned till tomorrow.