The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-29

VVHHcIcENe- ceedings to fol-
low. The initial session was marked
by an overflow of enthusiasm on the
part of the participants and visitors.
Addresses by such men as Judge EN-
cry of Kansas, 2. r. Moses of the
same state and Assistant Land Com
missioner Best of Washington, D. c..
did not fail to awaken interest in the
movements they cfampioned and the
sentiments they expressed were ap-
pIauded and re-echoed by local speak
ers. whose interest in irrigation projects
is reaching the point entertained by
districts where the enterprise is no
longer in IT'S infancy. Thus far there
has been little said concerning new Of
ffcers of the congress. Secretary
Heintz is understood to be candidate
for reelection and has strong sup
port. Two aspirants for the next place
of meeting have appeared in the cities
of Atlanta. Ga and Guthrie, Okla At
lanta appears to be generally favored
THE UTAH CROWD.
Aside from the disappointment
over slightly smaller attendance.
from outside states than was ex-
peeted conditions for the opening
Of the Sixth National Irrigation
congress were most auspicf0us. Dele
gates from 10 states were present
this morning, and while the delegates
Of some of them We're not numerous,
the personnel in the opinion Of the Of
ficers could be deDended upon. Irri-
CATION topics were discussed with ami
nation by such authorities as Chair
man Moses Of Kansas, DR.. George p.
Young of Utah, ex-senator Carey of
Wyoming. E L. Kellogg Of Colorado
and G. II Hamliu OF Texas Brigham
Young of Salt Lake City, son of the
founder Of the Mormon church. who
was on the programme for an address,
was obliged at the last moment to
abandon his visit on account of in
ness. His state, however, in point Of
attendance, is second only to Nebraska.
Most of her delegates arrived on this
mornings trains Tie presence of a
number of western railroad officials
was a source of qualification to the
officers of the congress-
OUTLINING THE WORK.
A meeting of the executive board of
the national congress was held at IL
| O'clock, largely for the purpose Of out
| ling the work of the three days con-
| Vention but it was decided to leave
! the matter of arrangement of pro-
gramnle and papers to a committee
/ composed of the president and score
| tary of the congress. 1t was decided
/ that the president of the congress elect
ed at Phoenix Ariz., last year, c. 3.
| Booth of California, act as president OF
| the congress until his successor be
| elected and appoint the necessary sec
! retaries and assistant secretaries
! There was no particular contest, but
( the action was considered a victory for
( the west. and delegations from that
/ section were accordingly pleased.
1t was 2 p. m. when President Booth
| called the congress to order in Assem-
| by hall of the University Of Nebraska.
On the platform besides officers of the
congress, were Governor HOlcomb,
| of the university. Rev. A. J. MaiIley
offered prayer.
| SecIeta HeintZ read the call for
the meeting of the congress President
/ Booth introduced Governor Holcomb,
| who welcomed the delegates in an ad-
dress of some length Chancellor Mac
| Lean of the University of Nebraska
seconded on behalf of the educational
interests of the state, the welcome Of
the governor.
u JUDGE EMERY RESPONDS
On behalf of the congress, Judge J.
S. Emery of Lawrence, Kan, with an
international reputation as an author
ity on irrigatiCnal subjects, responded
to addresses Of welcome by the gov
ernor and chancellor. His speech was
a happy mixture of humor and an
exposition of the question which called
! the congress together So deep and
abiding was his faith in irrigation for
soil culture. said Judge Emery, that he,
with other kaasdns, had come to re-
gard that system of farm moisture rs
the natural one and rainfall as the
secondary element. He congratulated
the University of Nebraska as being
one of the first educational institutions
in the country to take up the study
of the irrigation problem. The virgin
soil was the source of all wealth, and
when the people learned to SO regard it
and by scientific means aid nature in
supplying the deficient moisture, it
would mean regeneration not only OF
the west, but of the siSterho0d of
states.
Judge Emery T. Best of washington,
D. c., assistant commissioner of the
general land office. took the place of
Commissioner Hermann as a represen-
tative of the federal government and
was followed briefly by Elmer D.
Mead, state engineer of Wyoming.
President Booth, after announcing
various committees addressed himself
to the convention proper in a carefully
prepared paper. z. r. Moses. Of Great
Bend Kan. chairman of the national
z executive committee, gave a resume OF
the irrigation work for the year.
ADDRESS OF MR.. MOSES.
e R. Moses. chairman of the national
executive committee. SAID in part: The
people of the United States must know
of their country in order to judge intel
Egentiy of the wants and needs of any
part of it and then they must have love