Arizona republican., 1896-11-10
ies, such as boards of trade, chambers of commence etc

Of commerce, etc.
 6. 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 as honorary members.
 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 work in the cause of irrigation and the reclamation of the arid lands of the west. To the sessions have come the brightest minds of the Union, seek ing to solve in concord the vexed ques- tions upon the solution of which de- pends the further development of the western and west central plains. The work has not been without its fruit Interest has been awakened in points remote from the irrigated regions and the reclamation of the waste areas is now regarded in all justice as one of the most important problems awaiting legislation.
 The coming session at Phoenix will, it is not doubted, be the most effective of all. Particularly prominent will be made the discussion of points of legis- lation in order that well-digested meas ures be prepared for the consideration | of the federal congress and of the | state legislatures. Though able au- thorities will be in attendance and have been placed upon the programme for I the presentation of subjects of techni- cal and economic interest, it is de- signed that the fifth congress shall be a body with work far more general than has been the case in any of it's predecessors Addresses presenting subjects shall be limited to fifteen minutes and the subsequent discussion to half an hour, this ruling of the ex- ecutive committee not applying, how ever, to the discussion of legislation or resolutions.
 The city of Phoenix, chosen for the location of the fifth congress, is in every way we'll adapted. It Is thrifty and progressive city of 12,000 inlhabi- tants, the capital of the territory Ot Arizona, and is excellently we'll pre- pared for the reception of even the thousands who will come to attend congress. Its local committee of ar arrangements and reception is already al work and the promise is extended thai every visitor will be furnished with the best of accommodations at prices ever lower than usually charged locally. Ths
 city is situated in the midst of the richest irrigated valley in America
 that of the Salt river, whose irriga
 are to be studied-works that have
 transformed the parched plains intt
 wondrous orchards and vast fields O
 alfalfa Ample opportunity will be af
 forded delegates to inspect all points
 of interest without cost.
 Railroad rates will not exceed 1; single fare for the round trip from al
 points between Chicago and the Pa l cific ocean; details of transportation and ticket limitation to be later an , nounced by the interested railroads Passengers may be routed into Phoe nix over either the Santa Fe or South ern Pacific railway systems. Oppor ]. tunity at low cost will be given fo side trips to the Grand canyon of tn Colorado, to the City of Mexico, t southern California and other points.
 It is especially desired that govern ors and others with the power of ap | pOintment advise the secretary nf th executive committee at as early dat
 as possible of the names of the ap pointees, and correspondence will b ], welcomed by the secretary upon al l the details antecedent to the congress : C.. M. HEINTZ,
 ' Secretary National Executive Commit q tee, Los Angeles, Cal.
 = E. R. MOSES,
 d Chairman National Executive Com