Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10
A HINT TO THE CONGRESS.

The fourteenth National irrigation
Congress promises TO be- one OF the
tnost interesting Of the gatherings N
this organization TIA. has ever been
held. The people of Boise city are
sxerting themselves almost beyond
measure TO undo II possible an efforts
in this direction that have been made
at other times and places Boise the
Beautiful" Is sn appropriate name Tor
the thrifty capital Of the Gem state.
IT will be found a pleasant place at
which to make visit and the dele
gates who attend the congress there
may be sure Of O most cordial rccep-
ton and entertainment
The subjects TO be discussed IN Sep
temper are 81 the utmost Importance To
The great West. That means 10 the
whole country; Tor the once arid re-
Fions Of this land are now, through ir-
rigatlon in large degree, blooming with
fertility and yielding enormous treas
ures for the enrichment Of the ma
lion az large. Every succeeding con-
Gress develops something new for the
benefit Of our common country, and
that which will be held IN Idaho this
year TO contribute greatly to the fund
OF Information which has been accu-
INFLATED by means Of this national or
ganization
During or after the sessions Of the
fourteenth National Irrigation Con-
gross. an excursion should he arranged
10 take prominent men and women who
nre really interested IN practical irri-
CATION. to the Snake River valley the
finest. biggest broadcast and richest Of
soil Of all the cultiyable valleys Of
the mountains. what has been done
through the diversion OF the waters OF
tho Snake river in different directions,
IN that magnificent stretch N country
during the past ten or ffteen years IL
marvellous 10 behold. The big canals
and water bitches that irrigate a large
portion Of its area would open the
eyes Of people from a distance and
even Of those from contiguous districts
which have used water for irrigation
purposes IN a comparatively small way.
The effects OF these diversions are 10
be seen not only IN the system Of sur
face watering that has been adopted.
hut In the sub-lrrigailon which has been
tho consequence Of the construction Of
/ the large canals. The people who have
been instrumental IN transforming
that once desert waste into fields and
gardens. rich with cereals, roots and
vegetation. are now rejoicing I'm the
results Of their toll and their persist
ence. In the midst u obstacles and dlf-
ficultles that would have overcome any
} but the hardy and determined and unit
I'd pioneers OF that region. The towns
land cities and villages which they have
built. IN addition 20 their struggles
with The hardships Of a newly settled
country. give evidence Of wise dlroc-
+ ton as well as incessant labor. They
I have a magnificent country. capable Of
I sustaining ten times its present popu-
+ latlou. and the effects Of the utilization
/ 81 water So the tlling OF the soil form
/ an object lesson which ought 20 be
studied by the great men Of the ma
ton who viii gather at the fourteenth
National Irrigation Congress.
The committee in charge of the ar
fair should think this matter over
and the Idaho delegates particularly
should bear SC Ga mind. for the Snake
River valley Us On the heart Of their
growing State and its spleudor viii re-
( feet glorlously upon the entire COM
) inonwealth. People desiring 10 make
permanent homes and grow up with
he development o. comparatively
new portion Of the great West, should
take look 40 the magnificent valley
Of the Snake River before rushing IN
10 distant places, unknown except by
exaggerated reports
We hope and expect mat the great
D gathering al Boise win prove successful
i IN every sense Of the word, and that us
+ record viii shine at least as brilliantly
as the story that has been recorded
, Of previous nlustricus gatherings Of the
Irrigation Congress.