The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-27
Fourteenth National Irrigation
Congress VIII Be Most Sue
cessfuI Gathering.
PRESIDENT GWINN Is
HERE TO BOOM MOVEMENT
Nice-President Fairbanks Is
Among Distinguished Guests
to Make Addresses.

"Thc fourteenth National Irriga
tion congress which is TO be held In
Boise in September, will be the great
est IN the history of the movement y
These were the first words of President
Monte b. Gwinn to The Tribune rep
rcscntative in an interview at the Com
mercial club Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Gwinn arrived in Salt Lake Sunday
morning to look after business connect
ed with tho congress.
Mr.. Gwinn talked interestingly of the
preparations that have been perfected
and those that are yet to be made to
take care of the thousands that will
journey to Boise to attend the big con
Vcntlon.
The programme, as ii is at present,
will devote the first day of the conven~
tion TO the Vice-President, Charles w.
Fairbanks, who viii be present, and an
informal reception will be rendered him.
He will formally open the congress on
the second day Mr.. Gwinn states that
there will be present at the congress
twelve United States Senators, eight
Congressman and eight Governors. On
Tuesday morning, the second day, after
the formal opening, Governor Pardee of
California, who is president of the con"
gress, will take charge, and active bust
ness will begin. There Will be but one
night session.
President Gwinn expects fully 10000
people, and he has made ample arrange
ments for their accommodation. One
thousand rooms have been arranged
for, while it is thought the Pullman
cars can be held at Boise and utilized
for the accommodation of those who
care to use them. 1t is certain that, no
matter how large the crowd, all will be
cared for and made comfortable
Vice-President Will Attend
Nice-President Fairbanks is listed for
the opening address, and there will be
many prominent statesmen who will be
called upon.
On Wednesday night a symphony con-
cert will be given, while on Thursday
a special train will carry the delegates
to Nampa, Caldwell and thence to Pay
cite and Weser. A night run will be
made to Twin Falls. where the sum of
ment of the visitors. On Friday the
delegates will be taken to Shoshone
Falls, and thence on 10 st. Anthony
Friday night. The special will return
by way of Idaho Falls Blackfoot and
Pocatcllo.
In addition TO the 1000 rooms Sc
cured, all Of the hotels are making am
pie preparations TO take care of guests,
Many people have written President
Gwinn TO find out if 1T will be possible
to secure accommodation for ladies'
Many Will bring their wives, and n la
dies entertainment committee will
probably be appointed TO look after Wis
itors wives and relatives
Arrangements have been made for
special 10 run 70 Weiser each evening
and return in the morning, in order to
provide extra accommodation for any
who might find Boise too crowded
The fruit exhibit, according to Presi-
dent Gwinn, will be one of the finest, if
not the best, even shown in the United
States. Streets for four blocks have
been fenced in and sheds erected over
them, thus providing plenty Of stalls
for exhibits This was done at a cost
of $1,000, the electric lighting and dec
oratlons alone costing $1,000
One feature of the congress will be
that the guests Will be provided with
all the fruit they desire, Oregon is
coming in with an abundance, while the
other States will also add generous con.
trjbutlons for this purpose.
"While a few DELAYS have been en-
countered in the preparations for the
congress, everything is going much bel.
ter than was expected by those in
charge, and from all indications this
will be the most perfectly conducted ir-
rigatlon congress that has ever con.
vened, was the way President Gwinn
expressed himself at the close of the
interview