The silver lance., 1897-09-03
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Called to Meet at Lincoln September 2sth,
2Oth and 30th.

Called to Meet at Lincoln September 2Sth,
2Oth and 30th.
Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. 26.-The offi-
cial call for the sixth National 1rriga-
ton Congress has been issued and con-
tains the following:
The sixth session Of the National Irri-
CATION Congress will be held in Lincoln.
Nebraska, September %, % and 30. The
basis of representation will be as fol
lows:
First-All members of the national
executive committee
Second-All members Of state and ter
ritorial commissions.
Thfrd-Five delegates at large, to be
appointed by their respective Cover
nors. for each of the following states
and territories: Arizona, California, Col
orado. Idaho. Kansas, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota. Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da-
kota. Texas, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming.
Fourth-Three delegates at large
from each state and territory not here
tofore enumerated. to be appointed by
the governors of said states and terri
tories.
Fifth-One delegate each from regu-
larly organized irrigation. agricultural
of engineers, irrigation companies, agri-
cultural colleges and commercial
bodies. such as boards of trade, COM
mercial clubs, chambers of commerce,
etc.
Sfxth-Duly accredited representa-
tiyes of any foreign nation or colony,
each member of the United States Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives.
and each governor Of a state and terri
tory will be admitted as honorary men,
bers.
The questions for discussion in the
National Irrigation Congress are of vi
tai interest to the people of arid and
semi-arid America, but to every section
of our common country. Each succeed
ing session has been marked by an in
creasing interest. intelligence of discus
sion and broadening Of plans looking
to the reclamation of the arid West
and to the establishment of indepen-
dent means Of livelihood for the mil
lions who are yet homeless in a land
Of unparalleled resources. with a DOS
sible destiny beyond the most extrava-
CANT dreams of the optimist. Problems
Of both ma ational and state legislation
are to be considered
WHEAT ABOVE A DOLLAR.
Chicago SPeculator. Have . Busv Dav,
Chicago. Aug. 26.-To-day, for the
first time since the present bull cam
paign in wheat was started, the price
of September wheat sold above the dol
lar mark in Chicago. Ten minutes af-
ter the opening S1.03k was offered, an
advance over yesterdays closing price
of &C.
Even at that tempting figure the bull
clique refused to let go of their hold
ings- Enough wheat came on the mar
ket to break the price to 9S7kc by the
time the closing bell sounded, but the
brokers who are engineering the deal
stoutly denied that it came from them.
There was. perhaps, a shade of NAL
iciousness in the way they forced
shorts up 1t was currently reported
on Monday. when prices broke SO
sharply that the pool was forced to
put up 100000 in margins. They GER
tainly mad their revenge to-day. The
rise was plainly due to the CLIQUE.
Which is now swelled by rumor to in
ciude Joseph Letter, George r. French.
Allen Grier & Co., and James Keune.
OF wall Street The only leader
George r. French-who appeared dis
tinctly above the surface, makes NO se
cret that he has line of SON. OOO
bushels of September wheat. There
is not more than 1.OOO,OOO busbels of
contract wheat in Chicago, with hard
" anything coming, and an immcnsa
short line OF cash wheat sold for AT
port. This is the situation as II now
plays into the hands Of the buIl coyn.
bine.