Mohave County miner., 1893-09-23
Proclamation BY the Govsesor.
EXECUTIVE DEPAKrxESr. }
TERRITORY or ARIxosA /

AHhaiiOhf OF ARIZONA
WHEREAS, There will be convened =,
Los Angeles. California, on the I0,h A."
OF October, 1893, and remain IN se.s;.,n
ior hve days, an international Irr,y.,;o,,
Congress. al which leaiing irriys,i.,n,s,. !.
oi ihe United States, Europe. As. .nd
Australia will be present, and nj vhich
number OF important questions ,sI.,;n.,
to irrigation law, irrigation securi,i.s
irrigation methods. etc., will be discus..S
and determined.
The importance OF this cooy,ess h..
received recognition from thr n.,;on.l
soVeihment ~ circular letter issued
oy 'he non. Walter Y. Gresham secre.
iArv OF state, dated July 7th, 1898, In ii.
,iny 'hs attendance of representatives
from all foreign governments Interested
IN the subject Of irrigation. The depart.
me"' oil the interior will he represented
by an osficer specially detailed to Impair
10 the congress such iniur ma On as NAV
he IN the possession Of the government.
obtained by surveys which have been
carried on Tor several years by the United
s'aies geological survey under and by di.
r.c'ion OF the government.
As Delegates will he present from all
The states and territories where irrigation
- carried on, and from foreign countries.
where this mode Of agriculture has been
experimented with for years, the discus
SONS will prove OF the highest practical
value to every citizen interested in the
deveiopemsnt Of Arizona.
There 10 no question which presents
,tseli to the western half Of the United
States, especially to our own section,
which 10 Of greater importance and
fraught with more momentous results
than the solution OF .he ari land prob
lem. II means the reclaim alton Of many
million acres Of land, the employment OF
thousands Of people, and the providing
OF myriads Of families with farms and
homes, resulting In the production OF un.
told wealth.
Our people Can point with pride to the
wonderful results which have been
achieved by irrigation within our own
borders, in the reclamation OF over halt
. million acres Of land and the conten
plated reclsms alton Of q milton more In
the near future. This is enough to in.
spire enthusiastic hope in the possibili.
ties of Arizoos's horticultural and agri-
C"tofo TcbcutCcst anu sUouiu ecTVo W
excite the deepest interest OF our citizens
In this congress.
The congress win no doubt discuss and
by resolution sdopt and recommend 10
the Congress OF the United States y pol
icy by which these lands may be most
easily reclaimed. such Q policy II SIM
pie, practical, and involving little or no
cost to the federal government, will in
oil probA bility be crvst allied into
national Law, and It may he that the
states and territories comprired in the
arid section will be given the reclama
iion Of these lands.
Now, therefore. i. L C. Hughes. govern.
or OF the Territory Of Arizona, do hereby |
request and urge the people of the terri. |
tory to interest themselves in the com.
ing congress, both by the discussion Of
the subject and recommending TO the
proper officials the selection and appoint. |
ment OF delegates especially qualified to
present the views Of orr people on the !
irrigation interests Of Arizona, and by |
their practical experience to assist in |
bringing the deliberations to Q successful |
conclusion.
In witness whereof. / have here /,
unto set my hand and caused
the great seal Of the territory |
[sEALl to be affixed at Pbenix, this the
eleventh day Of September, 10
the year OF our Lord one thou. |
sand eli sht hundred and ninety-'hree.
l.. G. HUGHES.
Attest Governor.