The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-27
The IRRIGATION CONGRESS
teation ~ the Asaemhly Durtng
the Mevnaa9 Sesaion. and y NAM

MTSSoULA. Mont. Sept. S.-Seventeer.
States and territories were represented at
the meeting of the National irrigation con-
gress today and the meeting has been full
cf interest The Missonla Beard Of Trade
today opened a splendid exhibition of Men
fana farm products that 10 attracting
much attention. Or. a n. Young. of Utah.
president. today named the following Gem
nxtsee OF resolutions:
Arizona. &. III. Hakee: California. s. r.
Craig: Colorado. Henry Nicholson; Dis
trict Of Columbia r. Fl. Newell. Idaho. ..
w. Ross, Indiana. J. c. McNeelv; Mime
sofa. r. w. Wiisey: Missouri. +. L. Cam
non: Montans. James Reid: Nebraska. J.
~. Wilson. Nsw Mexico. r. W. saunders.
Nevada ]. f. Stubs; Oregon W. ~.
jones; Utah. I. w. shur:ief: Washing
ton. c. r. Holcombe. Wyoming. Fred
Bond; at large. T. n. Maxwell. of Cali
forr.a
Practical problems occupied the atien-
ton Of the congress at this mornings se<-
sion. DIR. Brsnhsgan. Of Montana: Prof.
whitney. Of Washington, n. C.. Prof Rn-
fus. Of Wyoming. and others discussed
at length the question OF reclainaing arid
lands.
AT the opening az the afternoon session
Rsshop Shurtiiff. OF Utah. presented . reso-
luton OF coincidence upon the death OF
National Lecturer Emery. OF Kansas. who
has died since the last meeting " the
congress. This was unanimously adopted.
Hon. Elwood Mead. superintendent 81 the
Federal bureau Of irrigation in wyoming.
read an interesting paper on Water Right
Problems"
Judgs Stiilweli. Of Arizona. upon request
OF several delegates. continued the DIS
cuse.on OF the water right problem. espe-
cially In it's relation to the work q the
Irrigation congress.
State Engineer Bond. OF Wyoming, pre-
scented q paper upon Irrigation IN wyo-
ming
State Engineer Wilson. Of Nebraska. fol-
lowed with an Interesting paper upon the
irrigation laws and practices.
Following Mr.. Wilson. ID. X. Ross state
engineer Of idaho. read sections II ldaho's
water laws ana commented On them In an
interesting manner
The evening session opened with n seiec-
ton by tho Nort1ion quartette.
Hon T. l. Cannon. secretary OF the
Louisville Manufacturer Association. was
introduced by DIR. Young and held the au-
dience Cor twenty minutes.
Following Mr.. Cannon the Nordion quar-
,ette rendered another selection. after
which Prof Newell delivered his lecture
upon photographic work Of the United
States geological survey. OF which he IL
at the head.
There have been many notable additions
TO the delegates present today. among
them being Col II. II. Maxson. reading
clerk Of conSrssa from Nevada; y. r.
wiisey. representing the Northern Pacific
road department: Prof. George l. Swend-
sen, Of the Utah state agricultural college.
]. ~. Wilson. state engineer OF Nebraska.
J. W. Ross, state engineer OF Idaho; o.
r. Holcomb. arid land commissioners OF
Washington. Eiwood Mead. expert 81 the
irrigation division Of Wyoming. and ex-
Gov NJ II. McCord. of Arizona
The actual work az the congress VIII end
tomorrow afternoon. In the evening the
chi1ens Of Missou!a will give . reception
IN honor Of the visitors. There viii BE
brief musical and literary enteytainment
and light refreshments viii be served