The record-union., 1896-09-11
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Fifth Annual Session to be Held at
PhGniX.
Basis Of Representation and an Out
line of the Work of the
Session.

The Secretary of the National Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Irrigation
Congress has issued the following:
Los Angeles, Cal, September 5. 1896.
To the People of the United States of
America: Pursuant to the order of the
Fourth Irrigation Congress and to des-
1gnation by the National Executive
Committee. the fifth annual session of
the National Irrigation Congress Will be
held in the city of Phoenix, Arizona.
upon the dates of December 10th, 10th
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
1. All members Of the National Ex-
ecutive Committee.
. All members Of State and Terri
torial Commissions.
3. Five delegates at-large, to be ap-
pointed by their respective Governors,
for each of the following States and Ter
ritories: Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ok
lahoma Oregon, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
4. Three delegates-at-large for each
State and Territory not heretofore
enumerated, to be appointed by the
Governors of said States and Territor-
les; or, in the case of the District of
Columbia, by the President.
). One delegate each from regularly
organized Irrigation, Agricultural and
Horticultural Societies, and Societies OF
Engineers Irrigation Companies, Agrl-
cultural Colleges and commercial bodies,
such as Boards of Trade, Chambers OF
Commerce, etc.
g. Duly accredited representatives of
any foreign nation or colony, each mem
Der of the United States Senate and
House of Representatives, and each
Governor of a 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, California;; the
third in Denver. Colorado, and the
fourth in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Each session was marked by keen In
terest and by Intelligent and effective
reclamation Of the arid lands of the
West To the sessions have come the
brightest minds Of the Union. seeking to
solve in concord the vexed questions
upon the solution of which depends the
further DEVELOPMENT of the Western
and West Central plains. The work has
not been without it's fruit. Interest has
been awakened in points remote from
the irrigated regions and the reclama-
ton of the waste areas is now regarded
in all Justice as one of the most i'm
pcrtant problems awaiting legislation.
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 legisla-
ton in order that well-digested meas
ures be prepared for the consideration
of the Federal Congress and of the State
Legislatures Though able authorities
will be in attendance and have been
placed upon the programme for the
presentation Of subjects of technical
and economic interest, 1t Is designed
that the Fifth Congress shall be body
with work far more general than has
been the case of any of it's predecessors.
Addresses presenting subjects shall be
limited to fifteen minutes and the sub
sequent discussion to half an hour this
ruling of the Executive Committee not
applying, however, to the discussion OF
legislation or resolutions
PHOENIX AND ITS ENVIRONMENT.
The city of Phoenix, chosen for the
location of the Fifth Congress, is in
every way we'll adapted. 1t is a thrifty
and progressive city of 1900 inhabi-
tants, the capital of the Territory of
Arizona, and is excellently well pre-
pared for the reception of even the
thousands who will come to attend the
congress. Its local Committee of Ar
rangements and Reception is already at
work and the promise is extended that
every visitor will be furnished with the
best of accommodations at prices even
lower than usually charged locally. The
city is situated in the midst of the rich
est irrigated valley in America, that of
the Salt River where irrigation works
of the grandest magnitude are to be
studied-works that have transformed
the parched plains into wondrous or
chards and vast fields of alfalfa. Am
pie opportunity will be afforded dele
gates to inspect all points of interest
without cost.
A WORD IN CONCLUSION.
Railroad rates will not exceed a single
fare for the round trip from all points
between Chicago and the Pacific Ocean
details for transportation and ticket
limitations to be later announced by
the Interested railroads. Passengers
may be routed into Phoenix over either
the Santa Fe or Southern Pacific Rail-
way systems. Opportunity at low cost
will be given for side trips to the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado, to the CITY OF
Mexico, to Southern California and
other points.
1t is especially desired that Governors
and others with the power Of appoint
ment advise the Secretary of the Execu.
tive Committee at as early a date as
possible of the names of the appointees
and correspondence will be welcomed b,
the Secretary upon all the details an
tecedent to the congress.
c. NJ Heintz, Secretary National Elk.
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