The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-28
NATIONAL FIGURES TO
MEET IN CALIFORNIA
Program of National Irrigation Con-
gress Will Contain Many Dis
tinguished Names.

program of the Fifteenth National
Irrigation Congress is now nearly
complete and will be announced
within few days. 1t will consist
of about twenty-five or thirty set
speeches and papers by men who are
nationally prominent, on questions of
national and state policy, with refer
enee to natural resources, relative to
practical irrigation and practical for
estry and the settlement of irrigated
lands.
The feature of the prearranged
program will be its brevity Profit
ing by the experience of previous
congresses the management has
planned for limited number of set
speeches in order that ample time
may be devoted to discussion, to the
end that the event may be a con-
gress in fact as well as in name.
Short speeches from the floor of the
congress are expected to make this
an exceedingly snappy and interest
ing session.
The first day of the congress will
be devoted mainly to a discussion on
very high plane, of subjects rela-
tive to the conservation of natural
resources and their development.
Welcoming speeches will be made by
Governor Gillett, Mayor Beard and
others. One of the prominent speak
ers will be United States Senator
Francis G. Newlands of Nevada, the
author of the National Reclamation
Act and a member of the Inland
Waterways commission. lately ap
pointed by President Roosevelt. Sen
ator Newlands will speak of the work
of the Waterways commission.
Following Mr.. Newlands there will
be addresses by the president of the
National Drainage association, Hon.
George e. Barstow of Texas. The
president of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress, Congressman
James e. Ransdel of Mississippi, and
by representatives of the National
Forestry association, the American
Mining congress and other prominent
national bodies.
Hon. Clifford Pinchot the foremost
representative Of the policies of the
present administration, will deliver
an address on the Conservation of
Natural Resources, Ex-Governor
Pardee of California, who was twice
president of the Irrigation congress,
will deliver an address on the ma
tional Forest Policy"
The governors of several states
will attend and participate in the
congress and addresses are expected
from all who attend. Governor
Chamberlain of Oregon is president
of the congress. Governor Gillett
of California is a member of the
Board of Control and is taking an
active interest in all the prepare
tons Governor Sparks of Nevada is
a member of the Executive Commit
tee.
The work of the National Recla-
nation service will be represented
by Mr. Morris Bien, who has charge
of the legal department of the Rec
lamation service and by the Director,
Hon. F. H. Newell.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the session will be an adj
dress by Mr. Newell on the work of
the service, illustrated by stereopti-
con. The forestry discussions will be
unusually interesting and valuable
because they will be participated in
by men from every portion of the
United States and Canada.
United States Forester Pinchot will
talk of the work of the National For
estry service, and r. II. Campbell, in
charge of the forest administration
of Canada. will tell of the Canadian
methods of handling forest lands.
Among those who are scheduled for
addresses on this important topic is
Mr.. e. A. Sterling, chief forester for
the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
Mr.. Sterling is one of the leading au-
thorities in the world on forest man
agement.
Practical Irrigation Methods win
be discussed by DR.. Elwood Mead,
chief of irrigation investigation, U.
S. department of agriculture. Among
the prominent members of congress
who are expected to attend and adj
dress the session, is Congressman
F. II. Currier of New Hampshire,
one of the most prominent advo-
Gates of the establishment of the for
est reserves along the eastern back
bone of the continent
The "star-features" of the pro-
gram will be debates on the national
forest policy and upon the proposed
leasing of the public grazing lands.
Prominent advocates and opponents
of these measures have been asked
to participate in a joint debate and
unless somebody is afraid there Will
be battle royal over these pet poll
cies of President Roosevelt's admin
istration.