Arizona republican., 1903-08-17

the presidency of Senator w. A. Clark. and the chairmanship of Mr. Kiesel. will be the most successful practical. brilliant. and the best attended con gress ever assembled in America. in the dual interests of forestry and irri- gation.
 Great impetus was given to the con gress when President Roosevelt. under date of May 29th last. said in q public speech on irrigation and the congress, requested by Mr. Niesel and myself: Providence is not going 10 do every thing for you and the national govern ment cannot. All that the national government can do is to try to giVa you q fair show to help you 10 th" chance of doing your work under faV- C"able conditions. and then the work has get to be done by you yourselves; and as one step toward doing that work most earnestly hope that you and all the other states in interest will push forward and will in every way endea- Vur to make the meeting of the lrri- gaticn congress here in Ogden 9 thor ough success. And l say that not merely in the interests cf the states which are to be benefited by irrigation. bu, iu the interests oe the union want to sec that congress q success.
 Under date Of July 24 Wa received q letter from lion. James Wilson. secre- taly of agriculture. who wrote: ''i am sure you are doing much good. and de sire to co-operate with you to the lull- est extent. | am well satisfied with the good work that his been done by your congress. and believe it will result in very great benefit to the country re
 .1-. point to have as many Of the scientists of this department attend your next session as can conveniently do SC. There is some question whether l can personally attend. I shall be glad to have Dr. Wiley go. and to have the representatives from CUT bureau of forestry. from the office Of experiment. stations, some of cur meteoroligfsts, etc.
 We also hope to have at the congress the honorable secretary of he interior. Captain Hiram M. Chittenden, whose admirable paper at the Chicago con gress will be remembered by you, thinks that he can be here. The chief Of forestry. MT. Clifford Pinchot: F. II. Newell. chief Of irrigation surveys: MT. Clarence Johnston. assistant chief of irrigation inVestfgaticns: Professor Richard T. Ely of he university of Wisconsin: the chief chemists Of the department of agriculture assure us that they will be here; and a carload Of Washington and metropolitan cor respondents. comprising the most able newspaper men in the east. wifi arrive in Ogden from the east September 15. We think George II. Maxwell will sure . ly be present.
 ! In speaking of the work of the cong ress. e prominent government engineer
 has written lis: The law leaves to tthe secretary Of the interior wide dis
 cretion in administrative action. His powers are very broad and upon his
 Judgment depends the solution of many
 of the great problems Of the develop ment of the west. Among the larger questions which have been left by ! congress 1o 1he secretary of the inter
 for to determine are those of the sizo I of homestead entry under the reciana-
 ton law, the character of security to be demanded by the secretary for the refunding of the investment. the Org2ni-
 zation of the people to whose care