The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
IS Eleventh
ANNUAL CALL
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CON-
eREss ORDERED TO CONVENE.
HELPED BY STATE
Utah Makes Liberal Appropriation in
Aid Of Work Undertaken In
teresting Programme.
HELPED BY STATE

NaLlOnal Will De
held at Ogden, Utah, September Is to
Is, inclusive. Following is the official
call:
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; a con
vention of specific significance to the
states and territories whose arid
lands are to be reclaimed by the fed
eral government under the provisions
of the national irrigation act, namely,
Arizona, Colorado, California, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Nevada, New Mexico, Okla
homa, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
Government and leading irrigation
experts, practical farmers, irrigation
lists, fruit growers, representatives
from state agricultural institutions,
state engineers, government and noted
foresters, as we'll as press representa-
tives, business men, officials n law
makers, will be in attendance and
participate in the discussion.
The programme will include "Prac-
tical Irrigation and Forestry Les
sons" Reports of Experts" "Appli-
cation of Provisions of the Reclama-
ton Act" estate Progress Under the
National Act" Views on Settlement
of Legal Complications" and the
Pertinent and Important Theme of
| Colonization
Utah being the pioneer state in IT.
rigation science prefers special OPP
portunities for the study of it's history
and progress. Railroad and other ex-
cursions covering this field will be ar
ranged 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 appropriatlon-which sum
has been doubled by private subscrip-
ton from officers of the congress and
the citizens of Ogden and Utah-so
that a large fund guarantees the sue
cessful conduct of the programme and
h%ospitable entertainment of all Wis
iting delegates.
D,,cinAco N will ha irtnrnctnd fn
meet here with electrical. and irriga-
ton 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 drouth and to increase the value
of natural resources. Flood sufferers
in southern states should confer al
!, this congress with those requiring
reservoirs at the headwaters of the
great rivers. 1t may be said. there
fore, that the east and south can here
learn from the west, and delegates
should attend this congress, not alone
from the sixteen specially Interested
far western states, but from every
), state in the union.
President Roosevelt, throughout his
, recent western tour, frequently gave
utterance to his belief that nationa
aid for the reclamation of the arii
west is of paramount Importance il
our national policy; and to foster this
, policy is the policy of this congress-
ITO Save the Forests and Store the
Floods"
The programme of the congress will
be carefully arranged with the view
OF achieving practical benefits ant
progress. Specially favorable railroad
rates have been secured, details o
q which will soon be published. Arrange
ments for. the entertainment OF dele
!. gates in the attractive city of Ogde1
will be complete and satisfactory
and reception committees will NEE
all trains. The citizens of Ogdel
have appointed a board of contro
= to entertain all delegates in co-opera
!, ton with officers of the congress
There will be no advance in hote
q rates.