Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
PORTLAND NEXT
PLACE OF IRRIGATION MEETING.
Delegates at Ei Paso Entertained IN
Juarex; MexIeo.-Pardee Of Call.
fornla for President.


fernla for President.
Ell Paso, Tex. Nov. 1s.-The third
day of the national irrigation congress
was marked by the reading OF num-
ber Of interesting papers In the va
rIous section meetings yesterday
morning. a reception in the afternoon
In the sister city Of Ciudad Juarez.
Mexico. by Gov. Enrique Creel OF the
state of chihuahua. the witnessing OF
q bull fight In Juarez In the afternoon
after the reception. the selection OF
Portland, Oregon. as the next meeting
place and the Introduction Of many
important resolutions last night.
Herbert Myrick OF New York spoke
on practical Success With Irrigation
In the East" He said In part:
'In small way irrigation Is quito
universal In the Eastern states. Tho
water is applied by means Of hose to
lawns. flower gardens and kitchen gar
dens. a constantly increasing mum.
ber Of market gardeners and truck
gardeners also employ irrigation.
Until within few years. the So
called average farmer In the middle
and eastern states has considered irri.
cation quite impractIcable. About ono
year In three he has suffered great
losses from drnught. and nearly
every other year dried up pas
lures and reduced yields of hay.
forage and grain testify to tho
eastern farmers necessity for tho
right quantity OF water Mt the right
time. But OF late years even this class
Of eastern farmers has begun to wake
up to the'fact that irrigation II prac.
teal necessity. either by drawing
water from streams or reservoirs.
through gravity ditchcs or pipes and
hose. or by pumping water by hydrau.
lie ram. windmill or engine. Tho re.
cent improvements In engines run by
gasoline or kerosene have mado II pos.
sible TO pump water wherever wanted
for irrigation purposes. Mt the East
and South rs well rs In the West, and
at cost that makcs such Irrigation
profitable In the dry time"
Last night Portland. Oregon. was sc.
lectcd rs the next mcctin. place on
the FIRST ballot, after two hours OF
her only competitor and the voting two
to ono In favor Of the Oregon city. and
Portland was then selected unnni.
mously on motion OF Boise.
During the day Senator Ncwiands OF
Nevada and William 4. Smythc of Cali.
forrla withdrew from the raco for
president In favor OF Governor Pardcc
OF California. The committee on per.
mnncnt organization las, night recon.
mcndcd the following officers:
Gov. George c. Pardcc OF California
for president, Judge L. NJ. Shurtlin OF
Utah for first vice president: Con.
Ircssmnn J. II. Stephens. second vicc
president: Hon. L. l.. Smith OF HOOD
River. Oregon. third vice president.
and one vice president to be selected
by each state.
Texas. New Mexico and Mexico oc.
cupicd tho attention OF all the dele.
gates today In their fight over n iam
for storing the GOOD waters OF the Rio
Grandc. Texas and Mexico having nd.
vocatcd dam at FL Paso. while gov.
ernmcnt engineers approved tho plan
OF New Mexico for dam at Elephant
Butte. The scssion to-day unanimously
work will probably be commenced
soon. This will reclaim 10000 acres
of land In New Mexico. Texas and
Mexico above and around Ell Paso.
At tho reception In Mexico ycstcr.
day afternoon addresses were dc.
livcrcd BY Governor Crccl and Prcsi.
dent Clark Of the National Irrigation
Association. The Mexican opera
house was decorated with Mexican and
American flags and the guests were
served with champagne.