The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1903-07-31
General News.
Official Call Eleventh National
Irrigation Congress.

The Eleventh National Irrigation
Congress will be held at Ogden, Utah
September 18th to 18th, inclusive,
I9O3:--
A convention of vital concern to
the 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;
q convention Of specific Significance
to the States and Territories whose
arid lands are to be reclaimed by the
Federal Government under the pro-
visions of the National Irrigation
Act, namely. Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington
and Wyoming.
Government and leading Irrigation
Experts, Practical Farmers, Irriga-
tionists, Fruit Growers, Representa-
tvcs from State Agricultural Insti-
tutions, State Engineers, Govern
ment aud not tie d FOresters. as
we'll as Press Representatives,, Bust.
ness Men, Otficials ard Law makers,
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 on Settlement of Legal
Complications. And the Pertinent
and Important Theme Of Colonial
tion.
Utah being the Pioneer State in
Irrigation Science proffers special op-
portunities for the study OF its his
tory and progress. Railroad and other
excursions covering this field will be
arranged for delegates by local COM
mittees. For the first time in the
history of the Irrigation Congresses,
the Eleventh Convention has been
literally fostered by State appropria-
tion-which sum has been doubled
by private subscription from officers
of the Congress and the citizens o1
Ogden and Utah-so that large
fund guarantees the successful con-
duct of the program and hospitable
entertainment Of all visiting delegat-
es. Business men will be interested
to meet here with electrical and irri-
cation engineers to discuss the dual
values IN storage Of torrential streams
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 a
this Congress with those requirin!
reservoirs at the head waters of th'
great rivers. 1t may be said, there
fore, that the east and south Cal
here learn from the west, and dele
gates should attend this Congress
not alone from the Is specially inter
ested far Western States, but from
every state In the union.
President Roosevelt, throughou
Lis recent Western tour, frequentl
gave utterance to his belief that Nat
ional aid for the reclamation OF tn
arid West is of paramount import
ance in our National policy; and t
foster this policy is the work of thl
Congress-"To save the forests an
store the floods"
The program for the Congress WI
be carefully arranged with the vic'
of achieving practical benefits an
progress. Specially favorable railroa
rates have Eecn secured, d, tails
which will soon be published. a
Engagements for The entertainment
delegates in the attractive City
Ogden will be complete and sitlslac
ory, and reception committees WI
meet all trains. The citizens al "
den have appointed a Board OF Col
troll to entertain all delegates In q
operation with officers af the Congre
There will be no advance in hot
rates.
Newspapers everywhere are earnes
ly requested to give publicity to In
Official Call and to inform their rea'
ers OF the Importance Of thi; ConSre'
Governors Uf the States and Mayo