The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-15
Especial To The Herald)

Ogden. Sept. lG-It developed tonight
that Reno. New. is likely TO become "A
formidable candidate for the next ses-
sion Of the congress. Governor John
Sparks of Nevada arrived here tonight
10 lead in the campaign The california
delegation is expected TO back Reno
caucus was called for this evening with
that end in view. but the failure Of tire
train from the west 10 arrive caused
postponement The indications are for
a warm contest between Reno. El PasO
and Portland. with st. Louis seeking the
prize rather imrassively. There arc az
present two governors here-Sparks o.
Nevada and Pardee of California. Gov
ernor ChattertOn of Wyoming Is expected
In the morning, as rs Governor Wells
of Utah. Secretary Of Agriculture James
Wilson rs expected tomorrow morning.
j. Ross CLARK. vice president OF the san
Pedro. Los Angeles & salt Lake road and
brother Of Senator Clark. arrived this
evening. F. *. Rule, auditor Of the road,
IS also here as a delegate from Cali
fornia. Gilbert mcclure. representative
90 the executive committee has received
letter from eX-President Grover Cieve-
land expressing great interest in the
subject OF irrigation and stating that a
ing.
An day the delegates and others have
becen arriving. each train bringing I'm it's
Cousi gument. The reception committee
met each incoming train and helped the
visitors to become settled for the week
MANY or the newcomers found time T-day
70 visit tho scmi-arid states horticultural
exhibit at the Weber county fair grounds,
and loud was the praise Of an who Wis
ited the display.
This is new feature in irrigation
congresses said Ex-Governor Bradford
Prince Of New Mexico. who has been a
regular attendant of the congresses. and
II is an interesting ana Instructive lea
tuTc. The displays are really remarkable
and well WORTH any ones time to see.
Foreign Governments Represented,
Two represeutati,,.s of foreign govern
meuts arrived today-M. Max Du Coup
py DE Ia Forest. irrigation commissioner
or France. and Colonel Iguacio Altamiru.
military attache of the Mexican embassy
At Washington. Both are on the pro- Z
Er6mme Tor speeches today. Colonel Alta /
mira is an unusually suave and polite (
IeprcsehtauNc OF a polite race. He is 4
civil engincer by profession aud inter
ested IN irrigation, but he said this +
evening that he would be unable to go I
into the convention and say much in .
his speech except IN a general way.
III I had known In time that 7 was
20 speak. he said. y should have liked I
% have given descriptions of some Of /
the great irrigation enterprises of Mex
leo. There we have no government afl
bit there are some private projects in
This Is "a subject that interests Mex
ico as much as % does the United States.
We foreigners do not feel like saying /
much but I hope that there viii I'm the .
future continue % be opportunity for 4
an interchange Of ideas on this great /
Efforts viii be made next year to Sc
Pure a representation at the congress
from Germany. Russia and Spain.
FL Paso's Strong Delegation.
Gun No. ] In the fight for the next
convention was fired this afternoon BIZ
the II paeo delegation There are TWEEN
ty-nine delegates. but a tour Of the
streets after their arrival would convince
the ordinary observer that there were
ten times that number Wearing big SOM
raros decorated with bright ribbons and J.