Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Fourth Annual Session of the Kansas
Irrigation Congress.
October 10, 16 and II, 1895, Great Bend,
Kansas.
FIRST DAY, AFTERNOON.

Water supply of Western Kansas;
Hon. D. M, Frost, Garden City, Chair
man State Board of Irrigation. N. H,
Stidger, Ness City, T. U. Brown, Trib-
une.
Deep well Irrigation and Irrigation
on the uplands, NJ. B. Tomblin, mem
Der State Board Irrigation, Goodland,
Kansas. Eugene Tilleux, Editor
Western Homestead, Tribune.
Underground waters of Western
Kansas and the means of bringing them
to the surface" Willard D. johnson of
the U. S. Geologic Survey.
s'Wanted, An Educat1on," F. Du-
mont Smith, Kinsley.
EVENING SESSION,
"The Great Plains Country, The
Home of Empire Hon. ]. S. Emery,
Lawrence.
"And Some Other Things" Hon. F.
D. Coburn, Secretary State Board of
Agriculture.
1.-THE Duty of Retail Merchants in
Western Kansas toward Irrigation, 4"
D, McCray, Concordia; Ed. Frizell,
Larned.
The Duty of the National Govern
ment toward Irrigation on the Great
Palms. Hon. r. w. Blue, Congress
man at Large.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
Fish Culture" ]. w. Wampler Ex-
State Fish Commissioner; J. H. Church
hill, Dodge City; D. c. Luce, Great
Bend.
"Raising Potatoes by Irrigation"
w. w. Wick, Topeka.
Fire Guard Laws and Preparation
of ground for Alfalfa, G. W. Watson,
Kinsley; Hon. A. H. Heminger Santa
Fe, Kansas; A. w. Stubs, Garden
City.
s'Surface Waters of Western Kan
sas," w. G. Russell, U S. Geologic
Survey, Russell Kansas.
1.-The Pump Problem" Prof. o. P.
Hood, Kansas Agricultural College,
Manhattan.
"What man can do on a 40 acre
Diesem, Garden City.
ga Little Farm well tiled" Hon,
w. c. Edwards, Topeka.
Irrigation at the Soldiers Home"
COL c. M Cunningham, Dodge City
"Relation of the Wholesale Dealer
to Irrigation" Col. J. G. Stowe, Kan.
sas City; F. E. Daily, Kansas City;
Judge Greenlee, Hutchinson; H. D.
Lee, Salina.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
winter Irrigation Col. c. D. Per-
| ~, Englewood; N. F. Daum, Great
Bend; ]. w. Gregory, Garden City.
Progress of Irrigation in the Ark.
Valley" Hon. John E. Frost, Land
Commissioner of the Santa Fe. R. R..
1.-The Benefits of Successful and IN
successful Irrigation Experiments, -
| Judge w. E. Hutchinson.
"Report of the State Board of Irri-
CATION" Hon. w. B. Sutton. Russell.
Irrigation Legislation" Hon. w,
R. Hopkins. of Garden City; Hon. w.
]. Fitzgerld, Dodge City; Hon. Charles
Lobdell. Dighton; Hon. E. c. Cole,
| Great Bend.
| EVENING SESSION.
| 1.-The Destruction of Grasshoppers
and other insects lii Irrigation Dis
tricts," Chancellor F. H. Snow. State
! University.
Trend of Irrigation in America, -
| Hon. E. r. Moses, Great Bend.
''Wind and Water D. H. Anderson,
editor of wind and Water"
| - ne KelatlOn OF the FIeSS tOWdtu
Irrigation" Hon. D. A. Mulvane, To-
peka; Judge Barnd, Ness City; A. ].
Hoisington, Great Bend.
THIRD DAY-FoRENooN.
| .tArtesian Waters of Kansas" Prof.
Erasmus Haworth, Professor of Geol-
ogy Kansas State University.
/ ssA Fundamental Problem in Irriga-
ton" Pres. Geo. T. Fa irchild. of State
Agricultural College.
| Conservation of the Runoff waters
of Western Kansas" Hon. 1. N. Pep
per, Stockton; Prof. E. B. Cowgirl,
Editor Kansas Farmer; L. Baldwin,
Great Bend.
''Raising Wheat by Irrigation" Hon.
c. B. Hoffman, Enterprise.
Horticulture as affected by Irriga-
tion.'' Hon. Fred Welihouse, President
of the Kansas Horticultural Society
/ Topeka; w. H. Barnes, Secretary
Kansas Horticultural society.
"Methods and Benefits of Subsoillng
on the Great Palms. H. R. Hilton,
Soil Expert Topeka; Hon. Martin
Mohler, Topeka
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ ssOrchardine by Irragation," Hon