The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-22
KANSAS IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION.
Program Of the Convention for the Two Days
Session.

HTO8Fam Oh Ine COhVe0tlOu lOI tuC WO DdyS
Session.
Delegates from ali over the state and
distinguished gentlemen from all parts Of
this country will meet in Wichita today to
discuss questions pertaining to irrigation.
This meeting is the outgrowth Of seyera
conventions. A Transmississippi congress
was held in Ogden. Utah. April "A, state
convention 1t Great Bend August 6, an
Interstate convention at Saliua September
%, an international congress ut Los An
geles October 10.
The program for today's convention is q
comprehensive one, and will result IN plac-
ing before the public the different plans
and ideas of the most prominent irrigation
engineers in this country. That the result
of this agitation will prove beneficial there
can be no doubt Those who expect a
Transformation of all the present condi-
tions within year or two will be disap-
pointed. Those who take an interest In the
prosperity of Kansas cannot afford to stay
away from the convention. The following
is the program for the first two days:
wEDNEsDAY-2end.
lU.UU "A. M.-IDe Freedom OF the Slt.. L..
NJ. Cox. Mayor of Wichita.
1920 Let Us Irrigate. The President
of the state Association, ID. n.
Frost, Garden City.
lo;4o Compliments of the Board oI
Trade."-The President, q. w.
Clement, Wichita.
1:OO "Boards.'-Th Assistant Secre-
tary, H V. Hnkley, Topeka.
]l:3o appointment of Committees on
Credentials and Rules.
G;UO P. M.-RepOrts of COm,nittees.-Appolnt-
ment of Committees on OrganlZa-
tion and Resolutions.
2:l5 Report from the Los Angeles In
ternatioaal Irrigation Congress
The Vice President of the Con-
gress, +. X. Moses, Great Bend.
2:U I'm Arid Kansas, and the way
Out. ."-Consuiting Irrigation En-
gineer, II. V. Hinckiey. Topeka.
2:4o Irrigation by Storage. City
Engineer II. l.. Jackson, Wichita.
800 Where Are You Going to get the
Water?''-Answered: L. Baldwin,
Great Bend.
800 Water supply. and How to Ut-
lize il. t."-Illustrated-Civil Engl-
neer William Tweeddale. Topeka.
$3.50 ''Underfiow and Individual lrri-
cation. n."-Superintendent Mo. L.
Ry.. Russell Harding, Wichita.
$40 sub Irrigation in Smaller Val
leys by Raising Level of Under
fow.'-State Geologist Robert
Hay, junction City.
4:U Sub Irrigation: Necessary state
Legislaton,''- Secretary State
Board OF Agriculture, Martin
4:sc :: " Questions and Discussion on
Water Supply.
e:oo Irrigation for Kansas and the
Sub-humd Belt. National Lee
turer Appointed by the Los
Angeles Congress, j. 5. Emery.
Lawrence.
$40 California Irrigation illustrated
by Stereoptican W. II. Halibird,
Los Angeles, Cal.
THURsDAY-zsrd.
1000 A. M.-"The Interest of the Railroads in
the Irrigation Movement. Con
sulting Engineer Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific Ry., Thomas
Knight. Kansas City.
1910 The Relation of Irrigation to
Land Values.''-Land Commits
soner Atchi.on. Topeka and san
Ia Fe Railroad, j. Z. Frost. To-
peka-
1880 The Attitude of the Federal
Government Editor. Land De-
partment Union Pacific Railway,
Howard Miller, Omaha.
1850 Capacity of Different Soils to Alb
sorb and Retain Water. ."-Presi-
dent Topeka Investment and
Loan company, IL. Il. Hilton, To-
peEa.
lilo " why is Agriculture Depressed
and How is Government Aid to
Irrigation Likely to Affect :t?'-
c. Wood Davis, Stalistican, Peo-
tone.
l1:30 " " DUTY of General Government
Toward Irrigation."- ii. w.
Lewis. Phoenix, Ari.
1l:40 Interstate Waters. state En-
gineer OF Wyoming, Elwood
Mead. Cheyenne.
200 p. NJ. -"Profits from Irrigation in West
ern Kansas, ,'-1ihe author o. our
irrigation law of 1891, Legislator
w. r Hopkins, Garden City.
go " Results of the Irrigation Move
meDt in Greeley County. ."-Edlto or
Wasta,n Euupnp Iii
leuX. Tribune.
2:40 " Progress of Irrigation in Kan
sas, Our member OF the nation
al Ex. CON-, j. w. Gregory, Gar
den City
500 !" I" Irrigation as ii Affects the In
terests of the People OF Kansas.
Director of the United States
Geological survey, j. w. Powell,
Washington. ID. G..
Reports of Committees.
500 The Interest of Capital in the r.
rigation Movement. TX X-MiniSter
TO Denmark, Clark f. Carr, Gales
burg. Ill.
600 The National Irrigation Move
ment, What Hopes 10 Achieve y
Chairman National Executive
Committee and Editor Irrgati n
Age, William +. Smythe, Chca 60
Ill.
r. J. Hinton of New York City, ex-chief of
the Uaited States irrigation bureau Is eX-
pected to address the convention. but at the
time this program was compiled (the lSth) his
subject and date had not been received.
The above program is subject to change by
order of the convention or otherwise.
f. B. CowGILL,
Secretary.