The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-27
MANY PLANNING
TO VISIT BOISE
Monte B. GWinn Predicts Rec
ord-Breaking Attendance at
irrigation Congress.
TELLS OF EMTERTAINM EMIT
TRIPS WILL BE MADE TO SCENES
OF ENTERPRISES.
TELLS OF ENTERTAINMENT

One of the busiest men in two states
at this time is the chairman of the ex-
scutive committee Of the fourteenth
annual session of the national irrigation
congress, Monte 3. Gwinn, who was in
Salt Lake yesterday. Mr.. Gwinn is the
executive manager of the session, and
his work extends not only over two
states, but throughout the length and
breadth Of the country The opening Of
the session is scheduled for next Mon
day in Boise, Ida, at 10 a. m, and Mr..
Gwinn says that, judging from the rate
at which acceptances are coming in,
the attendance will far and away sur
pass that of any other session since the
inception of the congress.
Mr.. Gwinn spent a few hours in the
city yesterday, a guest at the CONNER
cal club. and to a representative of The
Herald talked of the congress and its
work The official program has not yet
been entirely completed. but is pro-
crossing as rapidly as-possible.
We expect to have an attendance
which will discount all previous eff
fortsP said Mr.. Gwinn. Nothing has
been neglected to insure the comfort OF
the visiting guests, and we believe our
accommodations are equal to the strain,
no matter how large the attendance
may be. The adjoining towns of Idaho
and oregon will of course contribute
largely, but in order that the visitor
from distance may be sure of quar-
ters we have arranged for special trains
leaving Boise each evening for points
within a hundred miles or so of the
city, and returning the following morn
ing. BY this means we expect to avoid
anything approaching the usual, con-
gestion attendant upon large gather
ings of this kind. as the people from
the nearby towns will then be able to
return to their own homes each night
during the session.
Attendance to Reach Thousands.
Regarding the number of people we
expect to attend. while it is perhaps a
little early to speak definitely, l am
satisfied that these will run well into
the thousands. OF course. they will not
all be delegates or members Of deiega-
tons, but they are none the less well
come on that account
THE congress will hold its opening
meeting at 10 o'clock sharp Monday
morning. The list of speakers will in
clude the leading scientific men of the
world. and the lectures and speeches
VIII be illustrated by means of stere-
opticon views showing the results of
water on various classes of land. and
upon the crops produced from this land
The leading irrigation projects of the
world will be discussed and explained
and the experiences of men who have
made life studies of irrigation and kim
dred subjects will be listened TO and
recorded.
vice President c. w. Fairbanks will
arrive in time for the opening session.
and already acceptances from about
ten members Of the United States SEN
l. L
congressman are listed as having ex-
pressed their willingness. to say moth
ing of such men as Governor Toole of
Montana. Governor Sparks of Nevada.
Governor Mcdonald Of Colorado, Gov
ernOr Chamberlain of Oregon. Governor
Gooding of Idaho and Governor Cutler
of Utah. Governor Pardee, president
of the congress, will Of course be on
hand. and each and all will arrive in a
special train provided for the purpose.
together with their friends and the del
egates from their immediate sections
Speeches VIII be i'm order from many of
these, in addition to which letters and
addresses on the subject of irrigation
viii be read from various foreign min
isters
Many Going From Utah.
The attendance from Utah will un-
doubtedly be large, and in this connec-
ton I should like to suggest that all
those who expect TO go notify Fisher
Harris at the Commercial club. so that
arrangements may be made for their
accommodation In the special train
leaving here Sunday night, and which
arrives i'm Boise in time for breakfast
Monday morning. should they desire to
avail themselves Of it.
The work of the congress Will be di-
.vided into about fifteen departments.
which will be presided over by such
men as F. II. Newell, head Of the geo
logical department at Washington:
Clifford Pinchot chief OF the forestry
others whose names are equally well
known. The work of the congress will
afford the most thorough lesson on ir-
rigation and everything that pertains
TO IL which has ever been offered the
American public. and the good results
which will be accomplished towards
educating the people TO the possibili-
ties growing out of a systematic irriga-
Ition Of the many square miles of arid
land of many western states are incul-
'culable.
Visits to See Actual Work.
our aicn has been to provide study
OF the situation not only SiOng scien-
tific lines. but in a practical sense as
days OF tho session will be given up TO
a tour OF much of the reclaimable land
of the state. Minidoka with it's NAM
moth government dam by means Of
which water is brought to hundreds of
square miles of country which other
wise would be as worthless as the des-
ert. will be visited, as will Twin Falls,
where yet another gigantic reservoir
is I'm process of construction. The
smaller towns. many Of which exist as
a direct result Of the work of irrigating
which has already been done, will also
come in for n share Of attention Ru-
pert. Burley and other thriving towns
where less than a year ago not single
house was in sight. will be visited and
the situation studied. On the main line
OF the Oregon Short Line. Weiser Pay
cite Caldwell, Nampa, as we'll as Poca-
tello. Idaho Falls, Blackfoot and ST
Anthony, will be stopped at, and prac-
teal demonstrations Of the many ben
Gifts of irrigation will be given.
While the principal efforts Of the