The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-09-19
IMPORTANT REsULTS AR1 tx.
pEcTEo FROM THE PRES
RNr MEETING.
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT
MOVEMENT HAS TAKEN ON A Ma.
1lohAL INsrgAp OF A SIc.
T,ohAL SCOPE.

Ogden. Utah, Sept. 16:--Twenty'slx
states and territories Of the Union are
represented at the eleventh national
irrigation congress. which began .
four.days' session In the Ogden taber'
uacle Tuesday, thIs. bsiag the largest
number evsr represented since the be-
Kinnins Of the. movement for the 10
clamation Of the arid West. showing
how tho movement has taken On . ma
tiunal instead Of q sectional scope.
Delegates were present even from New
York. Pennsylvania and Vermont.
while from the states Of the Western
plains and mountains representative
OF state and municipal governments
and commercial organizations OF al
kinds came by hundreds. The con.
vention. In fact. has run away With the
ofncers Of the congress-. for 70 great
Is the number of delegates already on
the ground. and % many moro coming
In on every train, that the seating CT.
pacity of the tabernacle 10 totally in
adequate. An international aspect was
lent to the proceedings by the pres
ence Of two representatives Of foreign
governments, Mexico and France,
while the government at Washington
wa4 represented by Secretary Of Agrf.
CULTURE Wilson.
Packed With Delegates.
At both the morning and afternoon
sessions the building was packed with
delegates. and the keynote of the pres
ent congress, as expressed both by
Governor Wells of Utah In his speech
OF welcome. and President w. A.
Clark in his response, that "the time
has come to do things" was heartily
~heered.
important results, benefcent to the
cause of irrigation. are confidently ex-
pected by both delegates and ohicials
from the present congress. and the
nrDt resolution. introduced by Senator
Burton Of Kansas, favoring the con.
serving Of the flood waters of the
great rivers as q part of the scheme Of
Irrigation of tho West, was received
with so much favor that there seems
to be no doubt that such action will
be overwhelmingly favored.
Other resolutions, outlining q dis
t1nct plan of forest preservation, are
expected to be adopted before the SEES.
sfUns of the congress close.
Today the subject of colonization
will be taken up and discussed by men
prominent in railway and social work.
A brisk fight for the honor of enter
taining the delegates to next years
convention is already under way be.
tween Ell Paso. Tex, Boise, Ida. Reno.
New, and Portland, Ore. No opposi.
zion to the present Officers of the con-
8Tess has developed and sentiment
seems unanimous for the reelection Of
President w. A. Clark and other of.
ficerA.
Time Limit on Speeches.
President Clark has declared his in
tention Of limiting the speeches to ten
minutes II possible, the great number
scheduled and the amount of work to
be accomplished rendering some &C.
tion, of this kind absolutely necessary.
In his speech. Senator Clark advo-
Gated the repeal Of the desert land act
of congress, which he claimed has re-
suited In the practical seizure Of i'm.
mense tracts Of fertile land to the ex.
clnsion Of settlers. Over the resolu.
lions favoring this repeal q sharp
light is looked for.
Two messages were received from
President Roosevelt. The first con-
graduated the congress on what had
been accomplished, and the other char
acterized the passage Of the national
Irrigation law as one Of the greatest
steps. not only in the forward progress
OF the states, but to that Of all man
kind. %rgh - -
Senator Burton Of Kansas delivered
che first formal address Of the con-
Rress.
After musical exercises, the con.
arAas adjourned for the dav