The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1895-06-20
OFFICIALCAIL FOR THE
FOURTH NATION
AL IRRIGATION
CONGRESS.
To be Held in Albuquerque September
1919, lS95.

By the authority of the National Exec
utive Committee, the Fourth National
Irrigation Congress is hereby called to
meet in the city of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, for the four days beginning Sep
tember 10Th, 1895.
The present year is proving to be the
most remarkable in the history of Amer
ican irrigation. 1t has seen wonder
full awakening Of popular interest in the
cause throughout the East, resulting in
the organization of most potential forces
for the purpose of co operating with the
western peple the enactment of we'll
considered laws in eight States, and the
creation of administrative systems in
five of them; the recognition of the press
ing nature of the problem by the De-
partments of Interior and Agriculture,
under whose direction National Board
of Irrigation has been formed from Off
cials IN various departments of the gov
ernment.
Those splendid evidences of the tri-
umphant progress of the irrigation cause
demand a large, representative and ef
fective session of the Irrigation Congress
in 1896. A further reason for such a
gathering is the fact that the president
ial campaign of 1896 will be inaugurated
previous to the assembling of another
session of this body, and that it is thus
necessary to formulate, at Albuquerque,
the demands which the friends of irriga-
ton will desire to make upon the great
political parties OF the nation.
In view of the nature of the opportun-
ity, program of extraordinary variety,
interest and Importance will be arrapg.
ed, and it is anticipated that this session
of the congress will be more widely use
full and influential than the previous
conventions at Salt Lake in 1891. at Los
Angeles in 1893, and at Denver in 1894.
The friends of irrigation throughout the
United States for today the movement
is national in its scope and interest
should unite in an effort to obtain a
worthy result at Albuquerque.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
In accordance with resolution of the
Third National Irrigation Congress at
Denver, Colorado, September 8th, 1894
the Fourth National Irrigation Congress
will be composed as follows:-
l. All members OF the National Ex
ecutive Committee.
., All members OF the States and Ter.
ritorial Commissions.
/ 3. Five delegates at large, to be ap.
pointed by their respective Governors
ror each Of the following state and terri
es:-Arizoua, Caliafornia. Colorado
Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Okla
homa, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas
Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
4. Three delegates at large for eacl
state and territory not heretofore enum
Grated to be appointed by the Govern
ors OF said states or territories, or in case
OF the District Of Columbia, by the
President.
8. One delegate each from regularly
organized Irrigation, Agricultural and
Horticultural Societies, and Societies oI
Engineers. Irrigation Companies, Agri
cultural Colleges, andCommercial bodies
6. Duly accredited representatives o.
any focign nation or colony, each nom
ber OF the United States Senate ant
House OF Representatives, aud each
Governor OF state or territory will b'
admitted as honorary members.
The use Of proxies and the manner O
casting the vote OF delegations will b'
regulated in accordance with a resolu
tion adopted at Denver and printed OF
page 80 Of the official report OF tina
meeting. by order oi
The NATIONAL EXEC Com,
WA. Il. SMYTHE. Ch'r'm.,
Box 1919, Chicago, III
FRgD l.. ALLIE, Sec'ry,