The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-05
LOVING CUPS
FOR EXHIBITORS
Splendid Prizes to Be Given at
Irrigation Congress.
WILL BE GREAT AFFAIR
MANY DISTINGUISHED MEN
PROMISE TO BE PRESENT.
WILL BE GREAT AFFAIR


Ogden. Aug i.-Seuator w. a. Clark
has cabled Chairman IIieseI Of the Ma
uonal Irrigation congress. which con-
Yones at Ogden Sept IS. that ne will Of
Ter a $500 loving cup, representing 'Po-
mona distributing the kindly fruits Of
the earth. for the best exhibit of green
fruits at the arid states fruit exhibit of
the Eleventh National Irrigation con-
gress.
Colonel Fred Pabst Of Milwaukee
wired the headquarters this morning Of
iering 500 for loving cup for the best
barley exhibit
The congress also offers awards Of
ornate, heavy. artistically engraved gold
medals as first prizes for various fruits
exhibited. grown I'm the arid states under
irrigation. and there will be smaller cash
prizes. This exhibit of fruits and cereals
grown under irrigation Is the initial eN-
hibit OF this kind from the sixteen ara
President Roosevelt. i'm a personal let
ter, received last night by Chairman hle-
sci. promises his active aid and support
of the congress- and said he would re-
quest representation OF his cablpet
here. He recently said in pubic
speech: Not merely IN the interests OF
the states which are to be benefited by
irrigation, but in the interests Of the
Union. ! want to see the National lrri-
cation congress at ogden. and the work
OF irrigation, made the greatest possible
success"
James Wilson. secretary OF agriculture,
stating: u desire TO cooperate with you
TO the fullest extent. ] will make II
point TO have as many scientists or this
department attend the Ogden convention
Sept II as can conveniently do so. / am
sure the National Irrigation congress is
doing much good. ] viii be glad to have
DIR. Wiley attend it. and to have repre-
sentatives present from the bureau OF
forestry, from the office of experimental
stations and some Of our meteOrOiOgists.f
DIR. Wiley. chief chemist of the deDart-
mnnf
pare for your congress a paper with the
following title, Sugar in Vegetables ana
Fruits Under Irrigation and Especially
Dealing With Sugar Beet Culture
The chief Of the United states weather
bureau has directed T. H. BrandenberF.
10 charge Of the weather bureau at Dem
Yer and official fCreCaster for the Rocky
mountain states. W. 5. Palmer Of Chez
enne, section director of the weather bu-
reau climate and crop service of Wyo-
ming. and r. NJ. Hardinge, Santa Fe,
section director of weather bureau Cli-
mate. and crop service of New Mexico,
TO attend the congress.
F. IL. Newell. chief engineer OF United
states government irrigation surveys,
writes the congress headquarters: 81 VIII
be glad to act as chairman Of that sec
ton Of the programme devoted TO the
work and progress Of the government In
irrigation
Mr.. Newell also made score of sug-
geStiOns for papers
George Maxwell. executive chairman Of
the National Irrigation association. yes
terday teleuraphed from Chicago to
Chairman Kiesel OF the National Lrriga-
ton congress. announcing his purpose TO
be present
The executive committee and board Of
control of the National Irrigation con-
gress are most juDilant because letters.
kilograms and newspaper editorials from
all over the United States assure them
that the congress will be the most i'm
Dortant and successful convention ever
held in America as to irrigation and for
estry and agriculture and horticulture
under irriga ton.
The Western Passenger association and
the TransCOntinental Passenger asSOcta-
tion have made splendid rates for the
congress and advise one fare rate for the
round trip from all points west of Chi
cagoa and st Louis and east from the
Pacific ocean 10 Ogden