East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-13

| congress is hereby called to meet in
Portland, Ore. August 81 to "a. in
| elusive, 1905, convening in the audi
torium. Lewis and Clark exposition
grounds.
All who are interested in developing
the great natural resources of the
country, extending the habitable area
| and increasing the products of the
land, insuring greater stability and
more prosperous conditions, making
| occupations upon the land more at
tractive. the extension of the internal
| trade and commerce, and the dis
semination of a wider knowledge of
the great economic movement which
has for its ultimate object the up
building of an empire within the bor-
ders of a great nation. are invited to
attend the congress.
The organization of the congress is
as follows
The permanent officers of the con-
gress. including the chairman of the
sections.
Members of the United States SEN
ate and house of representatives.
Governors of states and territories.
ambassadors, ministers and other
representatives of foreign nations and
colonies.
Members of state and territorial ir-
rigation commissions and state com
missioners of agriculture and horti
culture.
Fifteen delegates to be appointed
by the governor of each state and ter
ritory.
Ten delegates to be appointed by
the mayor of each city of more than
$4,000 population.
Five delegates to be appointed by
the mayor of each city of less than
$4,000 population.
Five delegates to be appointed by
the chairman of the governing board
| of each county.
Two delegates, each duly accredited
by the chamber of commerce, board
| of trade, commercial club or other
commercial body.
Two delegates, each duly accredited
by any regularly organized irrigation,
agricultural or horticultural society.
Two delegates, each duly accredited
by any regularly organized society of
engineers.
Two delegates, each duly accredited
| by any agricultural college or college
! or university having a chair of hy-
draulic engineering, forestry or other
| subject related to the general purpose
| of the congress.
It is respectfully suggested that in
| the appointment of delegates, persons
should be selected who are sincerely
| interested in and purpose attending
the congress. and that appointments
be made as early as possible.
The work of the congress has been
so greatly enlarged through the in
! creased interest in matters pertaining
to irrigation, that the executive COM
mittee have decided to systematic the
work of the next congress according
| to articles 3 and of our constitution:
consequently the work of the 18th
| congress has been divided into five
sections.
Each section will be conducted by
| a chairman, who will be recognized as
| an eminent authority in his line,
which insures a thorough exposition
| of the respective subjects through the
presentation of papers, addresses and
discussions by the most eminent men
| interested in forestry irrigation, cli-
| matology and their correlated sub
| jects.
In the various sections, information
will be dispensed regarding the in
| creasing production by irrigation in
the humid as we'll as in the arid Sec
tions; forestry problems in New Eng
oh To n
chain, as well as along the Rocky and
Sierra mountains; engineering applied
to protect from the devastation by
floods; drainage Of the submerged
areas: directing and conducting the
water to its most beneficial use: cli-
matology with special reference to the
service of the weather bureau through
out the United States, and colonization
of new areas developed through irri-
cation.
1t is confidently predicted that the
coming session of the National Irri-
CATION congress will be more highly
instructive and entertaining than any
congress which has preceded 1t.
Every state in the Union is vitality
and directly interested in the subjects
to be discussed.
The vice-president and member of
the executive committee for each state
are urged to make the provisions of
the call as widely known as possible,
and insure the largest possible dele
cation from their respective states.
Approved: George c. Pardee. presi-
dent and ex-officio member execu-
tive committee. The Executive COM
mittee-By c. B. Boothe, chairman;
A. H. Devers, vice-chairman; Tom
Richardson. secretary.