The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-12
THIRD IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
The Governor Tblshs Montana Ought 60
lie Wsll Esnreaoatcd

Ahe NoFaFHof thipha Montana ought 20
ne Well Hsprssoated.
Gov. RlokaTds has received letter from
WIN. bmythe. editor Of the Irrigation Aae.
aud chairman Of the nationGi executive
oommi,tss Of thS Irrigation congress- uFR-
ina him 10 eaaigt in arouainu the interest
OF The people Of Montana upon the sub
isot OF ths Third National Irrigation con-
eress which eoavsnss a, Denver sept s.
Chaiiman stsyths, In his letter 10 tho gov
ernof, Writenl
II presume you received iho official call
for the Third National Irrigation congress
with feqnosl 70 appoint delegates. / htn
suro that this matter will have
your early aud careful attention.
The last Irrigation oongronH named
o1tra-oilicihl irrigation commsai0na
In seventeen statea and territories. Mr.. 3.
u. Robbins, OF Great Falls, IL chairman OF
yours, ths other msmhsfa bslng NossFa.
Phrie uibaon, A. 9. Botkin, w. A. CLARK
and W, II. sutherlin. Chairman Robbins
writes ne that he nnds II dltilcult 10 get up
any interest In yonT stats. Ihio IL a
lemsntabls commentary on tho public
spirit Of Montana. IL there Ia any eubjsct
whioh should appeal TO them, II 10 irriea-
tioni IN there was n moment when thoy
could AFFORD TO give II their careful htten-
tion, 10 10 now, MontAnta ought 10 send al
loast nfty Of Ito strongest men 10 attend
the convention at Denver. la all probH.
bility we abhll succeed In mapping out the
rollcies which will be accepted by the vest
ern people aud which will undsflis the Ia
dustriAl and social llio for all time"
Gov. Hlekarcs has taken an active inter
est In thia matter Of an Irrigation congress.
he behaves II will be very important
meeting. and no considers a good repre-
esntation from Montana a nscsssity Tor the
welfare OF the state. lie believes the peo-
ple should be Interested In the subject, aa
10 irrigation 10 due the success OF the Mon
tAna farmer. Tho agricultural interests OF
the state are enormous, and Moutans's I'M
portanoe In this pursuit 10 growing greater
each year, The governor believes thai this
10 q matter that the people Of Montana can
not afford 10 neglect. He thinks Montana
should be well represented at the Denver
meeting. Much 10 Gov. Riokards regret
TO the osng ess. He has received a per-
sonal Invitation 70 attend. and n bis Off
olAl duties do not prevent hs may himself
60 10 the Denver meeting.
The firlt irrigation congress was held st
Salt Lake City two years. ago. The second
took plHos at Los Angeles last October.
Both OF these congresses we're very auooess-
ful; the attendance was good and much
efficient work for the reclamation OF the
arid lands OF the country was done. kaoh
OF the former irrigation congresses pre-
sented elaborate programmes aside from
the debates and declarations upon the vital
issues pertaining to the reclamation OF the
vast so-eallsd deserts of the wssa Saeh
events slways attract q large attendance OF
thinking men. and bfina 10 the front those
most capable OF discussing the varion,
phases of the subject In which they are
particularly interested. This, according
10 the roport OF tho chairman OF tbs srecu-
tive committee, was the osss a. halt Lake,
but Ia lager degree II was trus OF Los
Angeles. There the congress vas oocupisd
for nvs days with the presentation OF pa
pers and addresses covering q wide range oi
that Col. A. @. Botkin prepared n memorial
10 congress Issued by the convention. There
was NOT q dull moment from the opening oi
the session until its Anal adjourn ment
Many applications havs been received fol
places on tho Denver pFogramms and
while tho plans have not yst been com.
pIeted In ali detsils 10 10 quito certain that
the programme Of tho coming cong ess viii
be fully as entertaining and as Instructive
as that at Los Angeles. But In maur re-
specta the Denver oongfess will diffsr radi-
cally from any which has been hold. There
have been numerous exouis sions arranged
for tho delegates to various parts of Colo
RADIO. where ths so-oalled deserts have been
made v0ritable gardea spots throu1h sciel'
titie irrigation. II 10 thought that in this
way the practical and wonderful results OF
! rigatIon will bo demonstrated syon better
than IL can be done In sessions of the con-
Rress through ths addrssses and papers OF
sxperts no matter how able those papogs or
nddrsskes might he.