Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-09-25
Eleventh Annual Session OF National
Irrigation Congress, Held in Og>
den, the Greatest in the History Of
the Body in Point of Abundance
and Business Transacted.

The eleventh annual session OF tn
National Irriea lion congress, held IL
Ogden last K, was one of the mos
important ions in the history o
the organ fnon, In every way. Thu
attendance was larger, the interes
greater and the work accomplished
more voluminous than at any previ
Gus session. The attendance of Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wilson ant
other men high in the councils OF the
nation gave great encouragement tc
the faithful workers. who year after
year have been laboring for the ad
vancement of the great arid region
and went to show that the irrigators
OF the country have warm friends
among the leaders Of the country
who are willing and eager to help In
the reclamation OF the thousands OF
acres Of waste land now given up to
sage brush and cactus, and convert
these dreary wastes into productive
and prolific farm lands for the home
less.
And here In Utah the delegates to
the congress were brought to full
realization OF what may be accom-
plished by the judicious use of water,
and made to realize more than ever
what may be accomplished by irri-
CATION
A striking example Of what may be
accomplished by man diverting the
waste waters of the land to his own
use was presented by the Idaho dele
cation In the form of a large sage
brush and plate of apples grown on
ground which had previously been
covered by sage brush. but is now
made prolific by the use of water
which would otherwise go to waste.
Thirty states were represented at
he convention, and five governors
we're In attendance, besides many
'ther men prominent In the public
Iffairs OF the nation.
The new officers of the Congress
re: President. w. A. Clark, of Mon
ana; first vice president, l.. w.
'hurtliff, Of Utah; second vice presi- |
ent, W. c.. Johnson. of Colorado;
nird vice president, John Hall. of
'exas: secretary. II. B. Maxson, of r
Ievada. Senator Clark and Mr.. Max =
On were reelected to their positions. O
Executive mmittee-Arizona ID. =
: Fowler; Arkansas, ]. A. Van Et- I,
IN; California. c. b. Booth; Colo g.
lido, G. e. Wantland; Idaho, f. r. n
eed; Illinois, F. c. Gaping: Iowa, II
. c. Wallace; Louisiana, Tom Rich o.
'dson; Kansas. C. A. Schneider; W
Thomas Shaw; Missouri,
w. Gregory; Montana. Herbert h,
rain; Nevada, p. A. McCarren; Ne f.
aska, F. v. Meagley; New York. .,
'eeman G. Palmer; New Mexico, G. III
Richardson; North Dakota, d. E. ca
Hard; Oregon, Malcolm A. Moody: IN
'lahoma. Joseph b. Thoburn; Penn
wanna. James M. Lightner; South NJ
kota. Wesley A. Stewart; Texas. -,
A. Smith; Utah. Fred j. Kiesel; 81,
rginia. w. II. Beal; Washington, an
"A. Fletcher; Wisconsin. Clark m
pen; Wyoming. Clarence T. John sa
~ tn,
The next session of the congress of
be held In El Paso. Texas. that wa
m having defeated Boise for the or,
Tors by vote OF EOS to 147. The me
Paso delegates came with deter the
iation OF securing the next con- the
ton. bringing with them the IA SUI
as Mexican band, and each men, an,
working with all his might for int
honor OF entertaining the dele wo
IS to the next session OF the con- as
IS. and they came out victorious. ant
he big fight OF the convention was to
settled until the last session on con
lay. II was over the resolution to
ring the repeal OF the timber and ury
10 act. the desert land act and the ma,
mutation clause of the homestead pro
George II. Maxwell OF California the
the fight for repeal. while nua
Senator ]. NJ. Carey OF Wyoming. ams
sted by Congressman Shafroth BILE
Brooks OF Colorado and others. dur
lding Governor Heber NJ. Wells loaz
'tah. worked to keep the present reps
on the statute books. stall
10 anti-repeal forces finally won iris
securing the passage OF the fol- TT
az amendment; the vote being that
ayes To 142 navs. ta,s