The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-05

plete representation. Hon. I. D. O'pnn-
nell of Billings, who is the chairman CT
the national executive committee, has
been interchangeable in his efforts for the
past six months to make this neatiHs
a success. He has correspondent y IN
all of the leading engineers Of the
country and with prominent irrigation
lists and has assurances chat many of
them will attend this meeting. The
governors of most of the Western ard
Central states have appointed dele
gates and will in some instances at
tend the meeting themselves. The di-
rectors of the agricultural colleges of
the West will represent their institu-
tons and the attendance in this re-
spect will be the best that there has
been at any meeting of the congress.
The meetings of the congress will be
held in the Bennett opera house, which
has been donated for this purpose. 1t
had been hoped that the congress
might use the university hall, which
President Craig generously rendered to
the local committee for the use of the
congress for the entire session. 1t was
decided, however, that the distance of
the university buildings would prob
ably interfere with the attendance, and
it was decided to have all of the meet
ings in town. The opera house will be
deliberately decorated with ranch, farm
and orchard products and will make
a convenient place for the meetings.
Some of the Papers.
Among the distinguished gentlemen
who will present papers at the meet
ings are: Senator Carey of Wyoming,
who is president of the congress; DR..
Traphagen of the Montana State Ag
ricultural college; Professor Fortier of
the same institution, whose theme will
be Needed State Legislation" State
Engineer Elwood Mead of Wyoming,
who will speak upon the relation of
irrigation to grazing and who will pre-
sent what has been done in Wyoming,
the pioneer state in matters of recla-
nation; Engineer Graves of the Indian
department, who will show what the
government has done on Indian reser-
vations in irrigation matters: State
Engineer Wilson of Nebraska whose
subject will be state Control of Wa
ters;" ]. B. Collins. superintendent of
the forest reserve system of Montana,
who will discuss the preservation of
timber as related to the conservation of
the water supply; Senator Warren of
Wyoming; Hon. F. H. Newell of the
United States geological survey, whose
speciality is reservoirs: DR.. Young of
Salt Lake. who will tell what Utah is
doing; Arid Land Commissioner Hol-
comb of WASHINGTON; State Engineer
Ross OF Idaho: Professor Maxwell of
California and many others.
Each paper, as it is presented, will
be thoroughly discussed and the meet
ing will be of great benefit to all who
are interested in farming affairs in
the arid land belt especially. The lee
lures that are to be illustrated by ster-
eopticon views will be devoted solely
to topics connected with irrigation
matters The views that will be shown
are from California, principally, but in
clude a few from other states. The
lectures by State Engineer Mead of
Wyoming will be of great value, as
they will be illustrated by photographs
and sketches. Mr.. Mead will also have
a collection of working drawings from
some of the leading ditch and canal