The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-17
c. R. REEVES
RE-APPO|NTED
An Ely Resident is Again ROnored
by the National irrigation
Congress.
FOUR STATES IN THIS DISTRICT
The Work of the Committee During
the Past Year Is Highly
CompIimcntcd.

Charles II. Reeves has received
word of his appointment by Presi-
dent Frank c. Goudy, of the National
Irrigation congress as chairman of
the publicity committee of the con
gress for the states Of Nevada, Utah.
Idaho and Wyoming. The re-appoint-
ment came as a surprise to Mr..
Reeves, who was not in attendance
at the last session of the congress.
which was recently held in Sacra-
mento. The appointment is for one
year.
Chairman Reeves was appointed
originally by Governor r. c. Cham
berlain of Oregon, who was president
of the session of the congress, which
met at Boise, Idaho, two years ago.
The work done by the publicity com
mittee was of such a high character.
that upon the naming of the commit
tees to serve the congress during the
ensuing year. President Goudy i'm
mediately re-appointed Chairman
Reeves.
The report of Chairman Reeves to
the last session Of the Irrigation con
gress showed that during his incum-
bency there had been published in
Nevada under the supervision OF the
committee, and With the sanction of
the chairman, 2l6 special newspaper
Wrte-ups, and bulletins pertaining to
special topics of interest to irrigators.
immigrants and settlers. These arti-
cles dealt with the work of the con-
gress, with the work Of the govern
ment on irrigation projects in this
state and in the other states under
the jurisdiction of Chairman Reeves;
as well as Il large number of practical
scientific articles relating to kindred
topics.
The committee will, during the
coming year, follow closely along the
lines followed in the past II will
be the duty of this committee to fur
nish and to publish authentic infor-
nation relative TO the district. in
Guiding all information that may be
desired by prospective settlers and
immigrants.
This information will include de-
scriptions and classifications of
lands their character and desirable
ity; the most approved methods of
irrigating these lands; all informa-
ton concerning government irriga-
tion projects and the lands to he em-
braced in them; as well as a com
plete classification of crops in special
districts, with reports as to the most
successful methods of handling these
crops with the greatest possible
yield.
Ii will also be the duty OF the com
mittee,to furnish information and
statistics relative to the markets,
their accessibility or inaccesSibilitY.
the classes of products of farm.
ranch or range that finds most ready
markets; the social conditions of va
rious districts; transportation facili-
ties; freight rates and costs of trans
pOrtatiOn; the cost of living, and in
fact all information that would be
desired, or that would be of value
to the prospective settler or farmer.
''The reorganization of the com
mittees who will work with me dur
ing the coming year will be taken up
within the next few days said
Chairman Reeves TO the News last
night
Il have written to the general COM
mittee at Sacramento for their out
line of work for the ensuing year,
and will probably receive this within
the next ten days.
"As soon as this is received,
shall tender TO all of the members Of
the committee who served with me
last year, appointment on the com
mittec.
Il have nothing but praise for all
of the members of the committee
They worked faithfully, at great sac
rifice of time, and have been credit
to, and of vast benefit to their re-
spective states.
THE members of the committee
for this county will all be re-appoint-
ed. ! would like to pay special tri-
butte TO a number of the committee
men, whose work was signally i'm
portant, and who have done great
things for the benefit of their respec-
! tive communities. OF these are l. l..
Reynolds of the Weber Club. Ogden,
| Utah the Box Elder county. Utah.
committee, who secured fine special
write-up of their district: Alex Nc
/ Pherson of Twin Falls, Idaho, who
/ handled the Twin Falls irrigation
| project: Frank Ribblett of Albion.
! Idaho; J. T.. Schooler of Boise, and
all of the members for this state.