The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
FOR IRRIGATION.
Fourth Annual Congress to Meet
at Great Bend
To Discuss Best Methods of
Overcoming DrOnth.
DATES OCTOBER 14-17.
Some of the Minds i'm the West
to be Present.
DATES OCTOBER 14-17.
A Splendid Programme = Re-
duced Railway Rates.

Great Bend, Sept. 26.-One of the most
important meetings that will be held
in Kansas this year and one that
should be best attended is that of the
Kansas Irrigation congress to be held
at Great Bend on October IA, Is, IS and
II.
The Importance of this meeting which
Is the fourth annual session, cannot be
over estimated.
A list of the bright men who will be
present and the official call follows:
Chancellor Snow of the state uniVer-
slIyr Prof Hawthorn of the state uni
Nersity, J. s. Emery of Lawrence, Geo.
Munger of Eureka, PrOfs. Hood and
FaIrchild of Manhattan. John E. Frost
+. d Coburn of Topeka, W. C. Ed
wards, secretary of state, A G. Wolf
enbarger of Lincoln, Neb.; W. S John
son and w. G. Russell of the L. s
Geological survey. Fred Wellhouse
president of the state horticultural so
clety; Judge Hutchinson of the Thirty
second judicial district; w. B. Sutton Of
Russell, G. E. Girling of Chicago edj-
tor of Irrigation Age; Col Stowe of
Kansas city, J. d. BOtkin, candidate
Tor congressman at large; Dick Blue
congressman at large; Chester I. Long
and Jerry Simpson.
OFFICIAL CALL.
By authority of the state executive
committee. the fourth annual meeting
Of the Kansas irrigation congress is
hereby called to meet at Great Bend.
Kansas, on the To- Is and II of October
1896.
-Four years of drouth and crop fail
ures have riveted the attention of
farmers and all classes of people to the
fact that irrigation is the only saliva
ton of the great plains country. Texas.
Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the
Dakotas are pressing forward with un-
abated zeal towards the reclamation
of their lands by irrigation
Kansas is not one whit behind any of
them. She points with pride to the
work already done. Within her bord-
ers over $500 private irrigation plants
have been put in since this agitation
was begun, besides thousands of farm
ers have been induced to try irrigation
in small way, which insures them
living outside of their farming
The Kansas state board of irrigation
viii be here to give account of their
stewardship. The prominent candi-
dates of the different political parties
as well as those directly interested in
irrigation will be present to thorough
ly discuss the duties of the national
and state governments towards irriga-
ton Noted speakers will be present
from other states and practical irriga-
ton will be treated in all its different
phases.
NO person SnOuIQ De absent from this
meeting, who can possibly come. Every
town, city and township in the state
should be represented. Every person
coming will be considered a delegate
The ladies are especially invited An
can have their say and ask as many
questions on the various subjects as
they desire.
The following railroads have made
one fare rates in the state of Kansas:
Kansas City and St. Joe, Mo, included
excursion tickets to be sold October IA,
to 16 inclusive. good to return until and
including October 10. 1896. Tickets to
be good for going passage commencing
date Of sale and for continuous passage
in each direction: Atchison, Topeka. &c
Santa Fe, Burlington & Missouri River,
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific, Colo
RADIO Midland. Denver & Rio Grande,
Fremont, Ell1horn & Missouri Valley,
Missouri Pacific. Rio Grande Western,
St. Joe & Grand Island, St. Louis &
San Francisco, Union Pacific.
Great Bend has ample hotel accom-
modations and can take care of all who