The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-06
The WORLDOF BUSINESS
Preparing For the Fifth National
Irrigation Congress.
AN ADDRESS ISSUED BY THE UTAH
ASSOCIATION.
The CIearinEs Show Il Heavy In
crease over Last Year-Reai ES-
tate Transfers Recorded.

crease over Last Year-Reai Els
tate Transfers Recorded.
The following address was issued
yesterday:
The State Irrigation association for
Utah hereby calls the attention of all
DESTROYS of promoting the great inter-
ests which our state has in irrigation,
and especially to its being well repre-
scented at this congress- The following
call of the national executive commit
tee of the congress, TO be held at
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 15-17, is self-ex-
pianatory.
The railways also publish q round
"trip rate FOR delegates and their fam
HES from Utah points of $3.50. good
from Dec. 10 10 Dec. 81, 1886, with stop
over privileges within transit limit.
Those DESTROYS of attending win con-
fer a favor by notifying the secretary
OF the State Irrigation association for
Utah, II Atlas block, Salt Lake City.
who viii. when desired, procure ap-
pOintments for delegates from the au-
thorized sources.
The main delegation from Utah viii
leave Salt Lake City on the 18th inst,
arriving in Phoenix in time for the
IISL session OF the congress Dec 10.
L. w. SHURTLIFF,
Chairman Executive Committee.
c. L. STEVENSON,
Secretary.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE CALL.
To the People of the United States of
America:
Pursuant to the order of the fourth
irrigation congress and to designation
by the national executive committee
the fifth annual session of the national
irrigation congress viii be held in the
city of Phoenix, AriZ.. upon the dates
of Dec. Is. IS and II, 1896.
The membership of the body will be
made up as follows, in accordance with
the resolutions Of the third and fourth
congresses:
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
/ Ali members of the national exec
utive committee.
2 All members OF state and territorial
irrigation commissions.
3. Five delegates at large, to be ap
pointed by their respective governors.
for each of the following states and
territories: Arizona, California, Colo>
rado, Idaho, nsas, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada New Mexico. North
Dakota. Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Texas, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming.
T. Three delegates at large for each
state and territory not heretofore emu
rnerated, TO be appointed by the gov
errors OF said states and territories; or.
ii the case Of the District of Columbia.
by the president.
5. One delegate each from rae,,lar1,-
organized irrigation. agricultural. and
horticultural societies, and societies of
engineers, irrigation companies. ae~i-
cultural colleges and commercial bodies
such as boards of trade, chambers of
commerce, etc.
6. Duly accredited representatives of
any foreign nation or colony, each |
member Of the United States senate |
ano house of representatives, and eacn
governor of z state or territory will be |
admitted as honorary members.
THE WORK OF THE IRRIGATION
CONGRESS.
The work of the national irrigation !
congress has now continued for more |
than five years. The first session was
held in the city OF Salt Lake. Utah: /
the second in Los Angeles, Cal; the !
third in Denver. Colo, and the fourth
IN Albuquerque, y. N. Each session /
was marked by keen interest and by /
intelligent and effective work in the |
cause Of irrigation and the recIama-
ton OF the arid lands of the west
THE FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION.
The coming session at Phoenix will.
1t IS not doubted. be the most effective
OF all Particularly prominent will be
made the discussion of points OF leg
islation in order that well-diee3ted
be prepared for the = ,nsid-
Grafton of the federal congress, and of
the state legislatures. Though able
viii be in attendance and
have been placed upon the programme
FOR the presentation of projects of
technical and economic interest. il is
designed that the fifth congress shall
be body with work far more general
than has been the case in any of It's
predecessors Addresses presenting
subjects shall be limited to Is minutes.
and the subsequent discussion to hale
An hour this ruling of the executive
committee not applying, however, TO
he discussion % legislation or resolu-
tons.
PHOENIX AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
The civ of Phoenix, chosen for the
ocation of the fifth congress, is in
very way we'll adapted. It is a thrifty
ma progressive CITY of 1900 inha bit
lnts. the capital of the territory of
and IS eXcellentlv we'll pre-
Jared for the reception of even the
thousands who viii come to attend the ]
congress. Its local committee of ar
and reception is already at
work and the promise is extended that :
very visitor VIII be furnished with the
lest Of accommodations at prices even
over than usually charged locally.
Ample opportunity viii be afforded del
gates to inDsect a points of interest
Without cost q
Railroad rates VIII not exceed a q
inSle fare for the round trip from all T
POINTS between Chicago and the Pacific !,
cean; details Of transportation and i
icket limitations to be later announced t
y the interested railroads. Passen- c
ers may be routed into Phoenix, over a
ither the Santa Fe or Southern. Pacific
ailway systems. Opportunity at low c
ost VIII be given for side trips to the y
irand CANYON CT the Colorado. TO tba q
'ity of Mexico. to southern California Y
nd other points. z. r. MOSES.
Hartman National Executive Commit
tee, Great Bend, Kan.
The CIearinEs@ !
Yesterdays clearings were s4O5 1es. b
5 against s20S. 426 for the same dav Of e
ast year. For the week just closed the {,