Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-09-03

by the authority OF the national
executive committee, the fourth
National Irrigation Congress is
hereby called to meet in the city
Of Albuquerque, N. M. for the four
days beginning September 16,
1896.
The present year is proving
to be the most remarkable in the
history of American irrigation. II
has seen awonderful awakening of
popular interest in the cause
throughout the cast, resulting in
the organization of most potential
forces for the purpose Of cooperat-
ing with the western people; the
enactment of we'll considered irri-
CATION laws in eight states, and tho
creation of administrative systems
in five of them; the recognition of
the pressing nature of tho problem
by the departments Of interior and
agriculture under whose direction
n national board of irrigation has
been formed from officials in vari-
Gus departments Of the government.
These splendid evidences of the
triumphant progress of the irriga-
tion cause demand u large repre-
sentative and effective session of
the irrigation congress in 1896.
A further reason for such a gather
ing is the fact that the presidential
campaign of 1896 will be lnaugu-
rated previous to the assembling
of another session. of this body, and
that it is thus necessary to formu-
late at Albuquerque the demands
which the friends of irrigation will
desire to make upon the great polit-
ical parties of the nation.
In view OF the nature Of the
opportunity, a program of extra
ordinary variety, interest and inn
portance will be arranged, and it
is anticipated that this session of
the congress will be more widely
useful and influential than the
previous convention at Salt Lake
in 1891, at Los Angeles in 1893
and at Denver in 1894. The
friends of irrigation throughout the
United States-for to-day the
movement Is national in its scope
and interests should unite in an
effort to obtain q worthy result st
Albuquerque.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
In accordance with resolution
OF the Third NatiOnsI Irrigation
Congress at Denver, Colorado,
September s, 1898, the Fourth Ma
tional Irrigation Congress W illbe
composed as follows:
All members of the national
executive committee.
2 All members Of state and ter
ritorial irrigating committee.
3 Five delegates at large, to be
appointed by their respective gov
ernors, for each Of the following
states and territories: Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Kan.
sas, Montana, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South
Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington
aud Wyoming.
A Three delegates at large for
each state and territory not here
toforo enumerated, to be appoint
ed by the governor of said states
and territories. or in the case of
the District of Columbia, by the
President.
5 One delegate each from reg
ularly organized irrigation, Rgri-
cultural and horticultural socie-
ties. and societies of engineers,
irrigation companies, agricultural
colleges and commercial bodies.
6 Duly accredited representa-
tives of any foreign nation or col
ony, each member of the United
States senate and house of repre-
sentatives, and each governor Of n
state or territory will be admitted
rs honorary members.
The use of proxies and the man.
ner of casting the vote of delega-
tions will be regulated in accord
e0ce with a resolution adopted at
Denver and printed on page 08
Of the official report of that meet
ing.
BY orderof the executive com.
mittee.
Signed WM. e. SMYTHE,
Chairman.
FRED L. ALLIES, Secretary.