The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-05
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

An advance copy of the official call
Of the fifteenth national irrig5yion
congress has been received by the
Ardmoreite. II is issued from III
headquarters of the congress at Sac
ramento. California. and announces
that this important convention will be-
held in that city September TO :,
inclusive. next The document recites
the purposes Of the congress. invites
the appointment Of delegates by or
ganizod bodies of all kinds. and an.
nounces special railway rates over all
railway lines to California. An inter
state irrigation and forestry exposi-
ton, the California state fair and
special harvest excursions over Cali
fornia are among the entertainment
features promised those who attend
The purposes Of the congress are
declared to be: Save the forests
store the floods reclaim the deserts.
make homes on the land and all
who are Interested in these objects or
in any uf them are invited to partici.
pate In the deliberations and thereby
contribute to wise direction of ma
tional policies and development of
practical methods uf conserving and
developing the great natural resources
Of the country.
The personnel of the congress. rs
stated in the call includes the prcsi-
dent and vice president of the United
States. members Of the cabinet, sena.
tors and representatives. governors Of
states and territories. members of.
state and territorial legislatures and
state irrigation, forestry and other
commissions Delegates may be lp-
pointed by governors of states and
territories, may urs ~ cities, county
governing boards. ofiicia and unofR
cial public bodies. and orlarizations
OF every kind, including agricultural.
horticultural and commercial as well
AS boards uf trade, chambers Of com.
mcrce and development associations.
The interstate exposition OF irrigat-
ed land products and forest products
will be- held simultaneously with tn,
irrigation congress, the largest and
finest list of trophies and prizes ever
offered will stimulate competition.
The California state fair will follow
the congress, with point opening and
closing ceremonies attended by a
great irrigation celebration, the day
closing with magnificent allegorical
irrigation parade and electrical illu-
mirations.
Especial emphasis is laid upon the
afforded by this congress /.
for the study Of irrigation. irrigation .
practices and results, irrigated crops .
OF every kind and irrigation oppo. .
tunities. Sacramento Is situated near .
the center Of the great valley OF Cali. /
Mmia. which extends lengthwise
through the state distance Of hva .
hundred miles and comprises approx
imately nearly ten million acres Of
fertile land. Colossal plans for the
OF storage dams and dis
trihuung canals 70: the irrigation OF
this great plain are now being made
by engineers Of the reclamatln ser
vice and money has been dppuriioned
from the exclamation fund for the con
structioa of an initial unit Of the
great system contemplated
Special excursions VIZ enable dele.
gates TO see California. These will /,
cover the Sacramento and san Jol-
lun valleys, the mountains, the cop.
per belt the vintage districts, the
redwoods. seacoast and mountain re-
sorts, orange and lemon districts and
rr.rated districts Special railway
rates TO California will prevail over
an rans,uutIuontal lines