The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-07
CHAMPIONS OF
WESTERN IDEAS
Notable Gathering Of Men al lrri'
cation Congress.
RECEPTION OF DELEGATES
FIRST FORMAL SESSION AND AID
DRESSES OF WELCOME.

HoLORADo SPRINGS. Oct. 6.-The
tenth National Irrigation congress
~ opened at o'clock this afternoon
under circumstances especially suspicious.
Great significance Is lent TO what viii
he donesthis year through the fact that
the irrigation movement has been taken
out of the sphere of merely a propaganda
and given a national importance through
the action OF the last congress in pass
ing a bill authorizing tie proceeds from
the sale OF state lands TO be used for
irrigation purposes IN the several states.
President Thomas +. Walsh OF the
congress arrived in the city yesterday
and found everything In readiness Tor the
three days' convention Delegates poured
in by every train and the indications TINS
morning We're that this years congress
would be the most largely ATTENDED ever
held. President Roosevelt sent a mes-
sage of congratulatiOn and cordial sym
pathy to be read before the convention.
Morning Session.
The morning was taken up with the re-
ception of delegates from all parts OF the
west. the trains having brought large del
egations from Minnesota, Nebraska. Utah.
Oregon, California and Arizona Tne New
Mexico delegation reached the city yeSN
terday, Ex-Governor i. Il. Prince, vice
president OF the congress, being among
those mere. me pcfSOnflci Oh TINS Soli-
gress Is regarded by all those In attend
ance as decidedly higher in character
than that of any previous Irrigation gath
ering.
The congress opened with an invocation
by DR.. Edward Braislin, pastor of the
First Baptist church OF Colorado Springs.
Addresses of welcome by Governor Or
man of Colorado, President d. b. Farley
of the Colorado Springs chamber of COM
merce, Mayor John Robinson, for the
of I ~
~ns. editor Of the Colorado Springs Ga
zette, for the press, were responded TO
by President Walsh. formerly of Colo
RADIO, now of Washington, on behalf of
the Irrigation congress and the American
Forestry association. which joints in this
convention.
Notable Addresses.
Addresses were made at the conelu-
sion OF President Walsh's response by
Senator Patterson OF Colorado, Repre-
sentatives Bell and Shafroth OF Colorado
and c. b. Boothe of Los Angeles, Cal,
] former president OF the congress. and
Daniel L. Lawler OF st. Paul. who elo-
quently told OF Minnesota's interest in
irrigation and of her desire TO cooperate
with the west as whole In bringing the
| greatest possible good out of the Oppor-
tunities that present themselves.
Congressman Shafroth of Colorado in
/ his address paid glowing tribute TO Ga
/ lusha Grow OF Pennsylvania. the man
who was father of the homestead act of
| 1861 and who also voted for the irriga-
| ton act in 1862; to Senator Carey of WyO-
ming, who started and continued the fight
/ for the arid lands; TO George Maxwell OF
/ Chicago, who has done invaluable work
among the commercial organizations OF
the country In bringing their Influence 70
I bear or congress; TO Chief Photographed
| II. F. Newell of Washington. whose idea
is worked out in the irrigation act pro-
/ viding for applying money from the sale
| of government lands TO the uses of irri-
| cation; TO Senator Dietrich of Nebraska,
| whose eXertiOns in calling together SEN
/ ators and representatives between ses-
sions of congress had much 10 do with
/ the ultimate success of the irrigation ad-
/ vocates; to Congressman James A. Taw-
\ ney of Minnesota. whose resourcefulness
and untiring energy overcarne the oppo-
| sition of such men as CrosYenor of Ohio,
| Hepburn of Iowa, Payne of New York,
| Cannon of Illinois and Dalzell of Penn
| sylYania.
This evening at the Antlers there was
a public reception rendered by the cham
I Der of commerce of Colorado Springs "a
/ President Walsh and the visitors. The
/ ball was attended by Colorado Springs
/ finest citizens and was one OF the most
I enjoyable social functions in the history
I of the city.