The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-04
HAS NATIONAL SCOPE
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION
CONGRESS
AT MIssoULA IN SEPTEMBER
tive Committee, Says 1t VIII Be a
Big Observation-Disclosures Has Al
ready Achieved Some Results In
the Way of Artificial Moisture
Possibilities Considered Great.


BILLINGS, Mont, July S.-This is the
home of I. D. O'Donnell, the chairman OF
the executive committee of the national
irrigation congress, which will hold its
eighth annual session in Missoula, on the
18th, 26th and 9th of September next.
Mr.. O'Donnell recently returned from
Wichita, Kan, where he attended the
trans-Mississippi congress, and was in
strumental in getting the promise from
many prominent men that they would
come to Montana in the fall. From him
1t Is learned that great interest is being
manifested in the annual meeting, and
that number Of men prominent in pub
| lie life have signified their intention to
join with the scientists, engineers, bust
ness men and irrigators, who have gen.
orally composed former meetings.
The membership of the irrigation con-
gress is made up as follows: Five dele
gates appointed by the governor of each
state and territory; one delegate from
each city of the United States having a
population of less than $1,000, and two
from each city having a population of
over $4,000; one delegate from any reg
ularly organized irrigation, agricultural
and horticultural society, society of en-
gineers, irrigation company, agricultural
college and commercial body, duly ac-
credited representative of any foreign ma
ton or colony; any member of the United
States senate and house of representa-
uVeS, and governor of a state or terri
tory; any member of a state or territorial
irrigation commission; the chairman OF
each section and the permanent officers
of the congress.
1t is hoped that the outside delegates
may have an opportunity of seeing some
thing of Montana as a fruit producer,
and that they may be treated, and visit
the famous Daily ranch. Here they will
see the second largest apple orchard in
the United States, containing $1,000 trees,
from which Mr.. DAILY makes the pie
which he annually distributes among
the Democrats Here also he breeds
and trains his race horses, which are
among the best that hit the American
track.
Mr. Edwards, secretary of the state
board of horticulture, estimates that
1880 acres of Montana is devoted to
fruit culture, which is statement that
will surprise a good many Montanians,
who have not visited the western part
of the state, but there Is no reason to
The largest apple exhibited at the Omaha
exposition was Montana apple, and the
state won second premium Idaho TAX
ing first.
But it is not alone the Bitter Root val
ley that will attract the attention of the
foreign delegaes Those who come from
the East over the Northern Pacific rail-
road will pass for few hundred miles
through the valley of the Yellowstone,
and while thew will MANY miles Of
irrigation bitches, they will also see more
water going to waste and bent on joining
the Missouri and Mississippi in their as
sault on the levees of the cotton plant
ers than would water thousands and
thousands of acres of arid land. And,
further on, the fruitful Gallatin valley,
with it's barley fields, whose golden grain
is coveted by Bohemian brewers for it's
excellence. and where farmers grow rich
and are able to retire before they are too
old to enjoy a rest.
The visitors will be able to realize
that Montana is not only the treasure,
state on account of its immensely rich
mines, but that its valley and bench
lands when once brought under the be-
nign influence of irrigation, are the ban
ner fruit and grain producers Of the
hemisphere
The people of this enterprsing city will
hold rousing Fourth of July eel bra
ton tomorrow. The day VIII be one
long to be remembered by the people of
Eastern Monana. Thousands of visitors