Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-30
UTAK'S DELEGATES.
What They Will Urge at The lrr.gl.
lion Congress.
BENEFITS TO ACCRUE TO UTAH.


Great in,cres, In tho Irrigation Con.
Crcis Is bolug worked up all over tue
Territory. About twenty Representa-.
tive mon have agreed to go from Utah
aud the work OF the Commission 10
well advanced. The meeting NJ Ogden
yesterday was an enthusiastic one,
well attended by experienced nen aud
delegates from the leading cltlos Of tho
Territory, including Hon. George q.
Cannon, Col. Stevenson ami G.. ".
Alirlch iiym HALT Lake; T.. W.
Shur.lil aud T.. a. Dix from Ogden;
rhU.. Hoarua tom Park city, Mayor
Holbrook, Prof For.ier, Mayor EiIinger
and others.
Tho report Of the Commission will be
full Of statistics, giving the conditions,
regulations, olo., In Utah; also die.
gushing live issues which Will he before
the Denver congress.
Concerning uatlOual legislation, the
Utah Commission will express their
opinions freely IN manner which
will be In harmony with the expressed
Wish Of the people VI the Territory -
ascerIaiuod by the replies now coming
In 10 tho questions Included In the
address recently mailud 10 leading men
IN the different cities and settlements.
Concerning slate legislation, the
commission Will recommend strongly
that the koOd WORK OF establishing
state boards Of irrigation be extended
TO the states, but that 'ofms for local
legislation be- not adopted by the con.
gfoss,ae the different conditions In tho
states Il matter which can be handled
g. best advantage by the legislation OF
this respective states.
The members OF the Utah Commits.
sion feel ENCOURAGED very much by the
success Of their efforts Ia creating 10 -
short a time such n great interest In
the work.
Reports came from Denver that's
great attendance Ia now assured from
many distant points. a large dvlrga.
ton have been reported from Georgia.
Colorado people are seeing Ia tue
wonderful attendance now ASSURE a
great chance To advertise the aIvau-
tagoH OF their state. Tue spsfetAty VI
the Denver committee IL great
rustler, ana the plan IL u run thu luir-
gates 70 tile best part oi tue state, 10
entertain Thorn At Greedy; 10 have
them attend the Melon day festivities
nj Rocky Ford, and nnAlly 10 wind ~
the exerclsos nj Grand junction 90
Peach day, which will be made n
memorable event. Il other wOrds,
Colorado 10 going 10 turn herself
loose, aud we know what the word
A
muscle Aro attached TO II.
Tbs slogan Ia also being raiteii
"ITTlgation and blmetallism the In
separaDle interests Of western Amer.
Ca" This gives n magnificent oppOr.
tunity 10 push tho claims VI silver 10
people from the adjoining states. IL
can be- Justly urged that having been
assembled for Irrigation purposes II IL
not a selfish silver meeting but Just a
good work eau be- performed.
Now that this turn ha, been taken
there n u double duty upon Utah. We
ought " have u hundred delegates 3
talk UtAh'a resources aud silver.
Utah Ia also In the ring now In good
shape 10 get good free advertising, 10
get the world 10 understand thHt Ia
these mountains aud valleys We have
the best opportunity for men who
want 70 move from less favored
localities; that our raw materials
are Ia abundance and only need tne
magic touch Of capital; that statehood
IL going TO bring n great development
on a solid basis ana that when II comes
to talking silver, we are also IN tho
land OF the living.
Tho necessity IL doubly strong now
fora biz delegation. Every inoorpoF-
aled city Ia entitled 10 n delegate by
appointment Of the mayor. Every
chamber Of commerce IL entitled TO n
delegate.
Every mining town il interested In
tho success Of tho Denver congress,
aud we confidently expect that the
interest which has been created In tho
past lew days will DO 40 extended that
Instead Of twenty We will hnd many
more fallyinR TO the the call, and the
claims OF Utah magniiioenily sustained
and pushed forward TO tho hundreds Of
enlerprl6lng men who will DO Ia
attendance at Denver next week. That
such will be the result IL the earnest
Wish VI tho member OF tho oOnyun.
ton. &. l., w.