The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
IRRIGATION CONGRESS-.


By the authority of the National Execu-
tive committee, the Fourth National IT.
rigation Congress is called to meet in the
city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for
the four days beginning September 16.
1895. The following is an extract from
the official call:
The present year Is proving to be the
most remarkable in the history of Ameri-
can irrigation. 1t has seen a wonderful
awakening of popular interest in the
cause throughout the east, resulting IN
the organization Of most potential forces
for the purpose of cooperating
with the western people; the enactment
of we'll considered irrigation laws in
eight states, and the creation of admins
trative systems in five of them; the
recognition of the pressing nature of the
problem by the departments of interior
and agriculture, under whose direction
national board of irrigation has been
formed from officials in various depart
ments of the government
These splendid evidences of the tri-
umphant progress of the irrigation cause
demand large, representative and eff
fective session Of the irrigation congress
in 1895. A further reason for such a
gathering is the fact that the presiden-
tial cam paign 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 irri-
cation will desire to make upon the great
political parties of the nation.
In view of the nature of the opportuni-
ty, a programme of extraordinary varie-
ty, interest and importance will be ar
| ranged, and it is anticipated that this
session of the congress will be more
widely useful and influential than the
| previous conventions at Salt Lake in 1891,
| at Los Angeles in 1898 and at Denver in
! 1894 The friends of irrigation through
out the United States-fOr today the
movement is national In its scope and in
terest-should unite in efOrt
to obtain a worthy result at Albuquerque.
The programme indicates an unusually
able series of papers and addresses. The
address of welcome to the delegates will
| be made by Governor Thornton, who will
be followed by Judge J. S. Emery of
Kansas. Among the other speakers will
be Hon. Clark Z. Carr of Illinois, ex-
minister to Denmark; Ex-Governor L. A
Sheldon of Los Angeles; John E. Frost,
| land commissioner of the Santa Fe road;
E. r. Moses Of Kansas; Thomas Knight
of Missouri; Ex-Governor Prince, Judge
E. T. Kinney of Utah, and Colonel R J.
Hinton, Captain W. a. Glassford, .. s.
A, will present paper on The Climat-
ology of the Arid Region"
The topics to be discussed are all of
practical interest Following the con-
gress will be two excursions, one through
the Rio Grande and Pecos valleys, and
one to Phoenix and the Salt river valley.
In accordance with a resolution of the
third National Irrigation Congress at
Denver, Colo, September 8, 1894, the
fourth National Irrigation Congress will
be composed as follows:
All members of the National Execu
tive committee.
All members of the State aud Terri
toral Irrigation commission.
Five delegates at large, to be appoint
ed by their respective governors for each
of the following states and territories:
Arizona. California Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada.
New Mexico, North Dakota. Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
Three delegates at large for each state
and territory not heretofore enumerated.
to be appointed by the governors of said
states or territories. or in the case of the
District of Columbia by the president
One delegate each from regularly or
ganized irrigation, agricultural and hor-
ticultural societies and societies of engin-
GERS irrigation companies, agricultural
colleges and commercial bodies.
Duly accredited representatives of any
foreign nation or colony, each member of
the United States senate and house of
representatives. and each governor of a
state or territory will be admitted rs hon
orary members
Kansas should and doubtless will be
we'll represented