Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-06
Irrigation Congress COnvenes
at Colorado Springs.
DEATH OF NOTED WISCONSIN MAN.
Gulf Road Trains Collide In Indian
Territory With Fatal Result.
PRESIDENTS CONDITION is FAVORABLE,

Colorado Springs, Oct. 6.-The tenth
national irrigation congress opened at
2 O'Clock this afternoon, under circum-
stances especially auspicious. Great
significance is lent to what will be
done this year through the fact that
the irrigation movement has been
taken out of the sphere of merely a
propaganda and given a national i'm
portance, through the action of the
last congress in passing bill authoriz-
ing the proceeds from the sale of state
lands to be used for irrigation purposes
in the several states. President
Thomas F. Walsh, of the congress, ar
rived in the city yesterday and found
everything in readiness for the three
days convention. Delegates poured in
by every train and indications early in
the morning were that this years con-
tended ever held President Roose-
welt sent a message of congratulation
and cordial sympathy yesterday, to he
read before the convention.
Thomas F. Walsh, president of the
national irrigation congress, in his ad-
dress, took the Humanitarian Aspect
of National Irrigation" as his subject.
He praised President Roosevelt for his
message to congress on irrigation, say
ing that it marked a new epoch in the
history of western America. Referring
to the importance to the country as a
whole Of national irrigation. Mr.. Walsh
said that it would some time provide
territory Tor 100000, 900 people.
There is no field where benevolence
can accomplish so much as in reclama-
tion of the great arid region In clos
ing he said the labors of the congress
were not completed by the
government taking up the sub
ject. On the contrary, the
people must dedicate themselves
anew to the advancement, must con-
tinue to use influence in keeping the
national plan, in locating the first res
eryoirs to build where the conditions
are perfect; in seeing that the farms
created go to actual settlers, and in SUI
pervising the work in other ways.
The message read:
Washington, ID, c., Oct. 6. 1902
Accept my hearty good wishes. Moth
ing has been done in which | have
taken greater interest during my ad-
ministration than the Inauguration of
nationally aided irrigation.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Morning trains have brought large
delegates from Minnesota, Nebraska,
| Utah. Oregon, California and Arizona.
The New Mexico delegation reached
the city yesterday, o.-GOv. l.. Bradford
Prince, vice president of the congress,
being among those here. The person
mel of this congress > regarded by all
those in attendance as decidedly high
er in character than that of any preyi-
Gus irrigation gathering. Thomas f.
Walsh. president of the congress, said
| this morning:
Il look for the most successful gath
ering in thJ history of the irrigation
movement
The congress opened with invocation
by DR.. Edward Braislin, pastor of the
First Baptist church, of Colorado
| Springs Addresses of welcome by
Governor Orman, President ID. F. Fair
| ley, OF the Colorado Springs chamber
of commerce; Mayor John Robinson,
/ of Colorado Springs, and |. n. Stevens,
editor of the Colorado Springs Ga
zette, for the press, were responded to
! by President Walsh, on behalf of the
| irrigation congress and the American
Forestry association, which joins in
| this convention.
! Addresses were made by Senator
Patterson, Representatives Bell and
Shafroth. of Colorado, and c. b.
| Bootne, OF Los Angeles. Cal. former
president OF the congress. The ap-
pointucnt of committees closed the
afternoon program.