The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-13
BIG CONVENTION
FOR lRRIGATORS
Programme Prepared For the
Ell Paso Meeting.
PROMINENT MEN WILL TALK
UTAH WILL BE REPRESENTED
ON THE LIST.

UTAH WILL BE REPRESENTED
ON THE LIST.
The programme arranged for the
Twelfth National Irrigation convention
to be held in FL Paso next week viii
appeal to ali people. interested in farm
ing and stock raising in the west. IT viii
also appeal to al people interested in re
deemiuC the arid lands Of the west and
IL those who are making n study of the
conservation of the waters now going
to waste.
Among the features of the programme
that will be Of special interest 10 local
people viii be addresses by Governor
Bcber Wells Senator w. A. Clark OF
Montana. and State Engineer a. Z. Dore-
mus. The people of III PasO are doing
everything necessary 20 insure the dele
gates who attend "A good time in addition
10 the sessions OF the convention. The
programme for the four days of the con-
VcntiOn will be as follows;
Programme.
Tuesday Morning Session. $3.50 a. m.
sharp
Patriotic concert by Mexico City Resi-
mental band
in attendance By courtesy of Presi-
dent Diez Of MeXicO)
General Session, 1890.
call 60 order. Hon W. \. Clark President
- Rev. Henry W. Moore OF I'll Paso
Addresses of welcome;
ON behalf of ate.........-...-.......--
Hon, W, R. Smith, NJ c of Colo
on behalf of the University of Texas.
DR. VIM. 3. Phillips Of Austin. Tex
On behalf Of the city Of FL Paso......
.-........ Hon. {. r.. Morehead. Mayor
on behalf Of local committee of ar
TduEtnlcll5.-
Hon. w. w. Turney of lei Paso
ON behalf of the press. ..-......--....-.
II. y. Slater FL PasO Press committee
Responses to addresses of welcome:
Hon. Heber NJ. Wells. governor of Utah.
Hon w. c. Johnson, Denver, Colo, sec
ond vice president of the congress.
Hon. G. A. Carlisle. South Bend, Ind,
honorary vice president.
Hon Malcolm A. Moody The DaIles.
Ore, member of the executive committee.
Afternoon Session, p. m.
Presidents address. .......................
49, Hon w. A Clark of Butte, Mont.
Announcement Of committees.
Reading of letters and kilograms from
distinguished absentees.
Addresses Of chairmen Of sections;
clifford Pinchot, chief forester of the
L. s. a.
Production by irrigation:
Div. Al o. O'Donnell. Billings. Mont.
DIV -----...---.------ --.-----------
Z. Benjamin Andrews. Ii. D.. chan
cellor University OF Nebraska, Lin
coin, Neb.
Div ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Herbert Myrick, editor Of American
Agriculturist OF \. Y. and Orange
Judd Farmer of Chicago.
Engineering and Mechancs...........
Frederick H. Newell Of Washington.
d. G. chief engineer reclamation
service.
Climatology 80. ........................
H. Z. Williams of Washington. ID. c.
assistant chief L. S. weather bureau.
William +. Smythe of San Diego, Cal.
Adjournment-5 .. m.
Wednesday, Morning Session, 8 a. m.
congress convenes in sections.
SECTION-PRODUCT BY IRRIGA-
TION, HALL NO. I.
Div A..........L u. o Donnell, chairman
Irrigation of public lands in Texas.
Dr. William y. Phillips, University Of
Texas
Production Of Grasses and Forage Crops
on Irrigated Lands Of the Vest
W. J. Spillman. agristologist. bureau
of plant industry. [. 5. department
of agriculture
Crop Rotation 10y Irrigation..-.--......
Prof. Thomas Shaw. proprietor OF
The Farm. St. Paul. Mimi
nq lion Ii'T AT5u Pt;ncc Of santa Fe NJ
Some Relations which Irrigation has to
BANKING .-----..---..-.---. -.-.--..--..-
Hon John w Springer Of Denver.
vice president Continental Trust Co.
Discussion after each paper.
SECTTON-ENGINEE AND ME-
CHANCES HALL NO. 2
Frederick II. Newell......-.....-Ch Chairman
Duty and Time OF Use of Stored Wat
ctS ........--.......-. .-.--.------.----.-
John E. Field. supervising engineer.
Underground Waters Of Southern Cali
fornia $3.50 W. G. Mendenhan geOlOgist
Df
North Dakota ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Z. r. Chandler, state engineer Of
South Dakota.
Reclamation Work In Oklahoma 600.
Gebhard II. Matthes. district engineer.
L. s. r. ).
Reclamation in Utah ..................
II; \; Savage. supervising engineer.
T.. S. r. s.
Regarding Water Distribution in Ne
Na0a ......-.-.-...- ---------.
A. Z. Chandler. state engineer OF Ne
vada
Discussion after each paper.
sECT1ON-CLIMAToLoGY, HALL NO
u. r. Williams .................. Chairman
Wet and Dry Seasons in California
............ Prof. Alexander G. Meade
Snowfall I'm the Mountainous Regions
of the Arid Section and It's Rela-
......... Mr.. Frederick II. Bradeuburg
Seasonal Precipitation as Related 10
Plant Life and the Yield of Crops
--.-.-..-.-..-....Air. Charles r. Linney
Periodic Variation I'm the Amount of
Rainfall in the Arid Regions. ......
.--...-....---Mr. William T. StOckman
The Work of the Weather Bureau in
the Collection and Dissemination
NJ Chronological Data and Wca-
ther Forccasts...... Mr.. James Berry
Discussion after each paper.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HALL No. T.
Distribution ~ Timber Growth i'm
Texas in Relation to Stream Flow
Professor William L. Bray University
OF Texas Austin. Tex.
Forest Planting in the San Gabriel
Forest Reserve. .-....................
Mr.. 7. 7. Lukens, forest agent bu-
reau of forestry L. :. department
OF agriculture.
Relation Of Forestry 10 Stream Flow
Mr. J. =. LippincOtt. supervising en-
Eineer. reclamation service l.. 5.
geological survey.
Trees and Plains ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mr. William T. Little. editor Okla
homa. Perry Okla.
Grazing i'm the Forest Reserves and
Its Relation 10 Water SUPPLY.
Mr. Albert r. Potter forest inspector.
bureau Of forestry. l. 5. DEPARTMENT
OF agriculture.
Discussion after each paper.
Afternoon Session, O'Clock.
eEtTlON-PRODECrI BY IRRICA-
TON, HALL NO. J.
DIV Observation-Disclosures.
r. Benjamin Andrews, Ii. D.. chair
man.
The Date Palf and Its Utilization in
1lhttlCd 1890 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.