The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-28
IRRIGATION
CONGRESS
Eleventh AnnuaINeeling
at Ogden This Year.
SEPTEMBER 10 TO IS INCLUSIVE
Convention of Vital importance
To the Whole of the Pacific
Coast.

The Eleventh National Irrigation
Congress will be held at Ogden, Utah.
| September 18th to 18th, inclusive,
| 1903
i A convention Of vital concern to he
American nation; to those who would
make two blades Of grass grow where
one grew before; to all who realize
that water is the Midas touch which
turns the desert sands to gold; con-
veltiOn Of specific significance to the
| states and territories whose arid
lands are to be reclaimed by the fed
era1 government under the provisions
of the National Irrigation act, namely
| Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho
Kansas. Montana, Nebraska, North
Dakota. Nevada, New Mexico, Okla
homa, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah.
| Washington and Wyoming.
Government and leading irrigation
experts. practical farmers, irrigation
lists, fruit growers, representatives
from state agricultural Institutions
state engineers, government and
no.ed foresters, as well as press rep
resentatives, business men, officials
and lawmakers, will be in attendance
and participate in the discussion.
The program will include: Practi-
cal Irrigation and Forestry Lessons.
Reports of Experts, Application Of
| Provisions of the Reclamation Act
/ State Progress under the National
Act. Views Of Settlement of Legal
| Complications, and the Pertinent and
| Important Theme of Colonization.
Utah being the pioneer state in If
rigation science prOffers special OPP
pOrtunites for the study OF its his
tory and progress. Railroad and 9th
er excursions covering this field will
be arranged for delegates by the To-
cal committee.
For the first time in the history OF
| the irrigation congresses, the eley-
enth convention has been literally
fostered By state appropriation
which sum has been doubled by pri-
vate subscription from officers Of the
congress and the citizens of Ogden
and Utah-So that a large fund guar
antees the successful conduct Of the
progam and hOspitable entertainment
of all visiting delegates.
In the far eastern and southern
states of the humid region irrigation
methods are being studied and put
into practice to save crops in seasons
Of drought and to increase the value
Of natural resources. Flood sufferers
in southern states should confer at
this congress with those requiring
reservoirs at the head waters of the
great rivers. 1t may be said, there
fore, that the east and south can here
learn from the west and delegates
should attend this congress, not alone |
from the sixteen specially interested
far western states, but from every |
state in the union.
President Roosevelt, throughout his |
recent western tour frequently gave
utteTance to his belief that national
aid for the reclamation of the arid |
west is Of paramount Importance in
our national policy; and to foster this
policy is the work Of this congress-
ITO Save the Forests and Store the
Floods
The program for the congress will |
be carefully arranged with the view
of achieving practical benefits and
progress. Specially favorable rail-
road rates have been secured, details
of which will soon be published Ar
engagements foE the entertainment of
delegates in the attractive city of
tory, and reception committees will
meet all trains. The citizens of Og-l
den have appointed board of con-
troll to entertain all delegates in CO.
operation with officers Of the con-
gress. There will be no advance in
hotel rates.
Governors of the states and mayors
Of cities and officers Of organizations
entitled to appoint delegates are re-
specially requested to select men sin
cerely interested in the work of-and
likely to attend-the congress.
The basis of representation in the
congress will be:
The governor Of each state and ter
ritory to appoint 90 delegates.
The mayor of each city of less than
$4,000 population. delegates.
The mayor Of each city of more
than $4,000 population, delegates.