The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-16
IRRIGATION ccKeKEss
VIII 30 the Biggest conysn-
llon Ever KEl6 In
Eclce.

The Irrigation C0agress is the frat
really great national convention that
Boise haa bal tie opportunity oi enter
tanning, and she should 20 in, and pre-
pare % entertain the delegate, who will
aun.ber many Of the most prominen,
men in every walk Of lie that til
.ountry affords"
That was the statement made 10 =
statesman reporter, Of former Attorney
GENERAL S. Il Hays, the acting president
Of the Twin Flia Land & Water COM
ptny, whose work Of retaining thou.
ands Of acres Of desert land on th,
south side oi rhe Snake river i. expects,.
20 BE- one OF the very interesting feature
'i the excursions oyer tie state by The
ieiegate=- following the sessions Of IL,
-oneress in Boise.
"Boise people. a. a general thing.
continued Mr.. Hays. edo not under
-tand the Importance Of the coming
s---'pn Of the irrigation congress, nor Il
ley realize what /. means 10 the stat,
lnd the city to have a meeting Of such
men as viii come here to Investigate III,
tate, and tell abont to their people
tier they return home. The meeting
regarded more like some rather i'm
'ortant lodge convention than as BIZ
itiering shere the brainiest and best
n~n Of the nation, to the number OF
'-rhaps two thousand, will meet for the
discussion of some of the weighty prob
ms that face the irrigationists Of the
vest.
More ami more are the discussions
4 the Irrigation congress, when the
lroceelings have been published, looked
lpon as standard Textbooks by the
'raetical farmers Of the irrigated lands
Il the arid west. Questions Of moment
''' the practical irrigators are taken NJ
.ud discussed, an.l points Of importanc,
in dealing with the proIaem Of how t.
secure the largest crops with the min
iuum of expense and labor are brought
mt by the master minds of the conven
-ionin a clear manner that is distinci
ielp TO everybody Interested" "
Thus it was that one Of the men who
is responsible for the reclamation o.
9D.OoO ares Of lava beds, and theil
Inversion into gardens that supporl
the families in the myriads OF home>
tnat have sprung up ike mushrooms
Ipon the big Twin Falls tract, spoke OF
the coming session Of the National Irri-
ation Congress. He is firmly OF the
eIief that the people OF Boise never did
4 better thing then when they strove,
year after year, for the convention Of
ne irrigationists of the land, and finally
secured the honor of entertaining the
ourteenth annual session, which is
allied TO meet at Riverside park from
september to s.
He pointed out. in the course Of an
interview on the subject, how the ma
tional government, at the instigation
largely OF President Roosevelt, had Ia
ken hold OF the irrigation problem, and
by helping in the retaining Of the arid
and semI-arid west. had made the work
Of Transforming the desert into homes
for the homeless a popular one. Before
that, he said, there never had been the
interest in irrigation projects that there
has since, the interest taken by the fed
eral government seeming to inspire the
people in general, especially of the
eastern portion Of the country, with a
very real sympathy for the work.
'It used to be-" said Mr.. Hays, THAT
when one went east and said lac ~.
from Idaho, they asked what portion oi
California that was in. Now they re
mark about the great irrigation enter
prises Of the state.
"Right now, believe, is the proper
time to irrigate ldAho. Interest ha,
been attracted to the state by some O.
the big enterprises that have beer
started, and this has been iurthered by
the fact Of Boise having been chosen a
the meeting place OF the irrigation con
sress. With this interest all over tn
east. there should be no difficulty dur
ing the next few months in financing
meritorious irrigation enterprises il
I ho."
A,uvug those who will attend the Irri
CATION congress are some OF the leadinI
men from all parts OF the country, in
ella ing the Governors. Senators ans
Representatives OF many states and tn
Mayors Of most the larger western cities
Vice-President Fairbanks has acrepte'
a.. ;,,,-;sstin, in rnoSitive terms and ai