The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-09
Fifteenth NATIONAL
irrigation CONGRESS
1t Will Have Four Great
Objects in
View.
TO SAVE THE FORESTS.
Arrangements Completed
For a Representative
Personnel.

The fifteen National Irrigation Con-
gress will be held in Sacramento, Cali
fornia, September 2-7, inclusive, 1907.
The four great objects Of the congress
are to save the forests, store the
foods, reclaim the deserts and make
homes on the land" All who are in
terestd in the achievement Of these
objects or any of them are invited to
attend the congress, and, by partici-
pating in its deliberations, contribute
TO wise direction of national policies
and development Of practical methods
Of conserving and developing the great
natural resources of the country,
. thereby insuring a greater stability of
prosperous conditions, extending the
habitable area, increasing the products
Of the land, and increasing internal
trade and commerce. National and
state officials, irrigation and forestry
experts, engineers, farmers and irri-
gators. manufacturers, professional
and business men. Industrial workers,
editors and other representatives Of
the press will attend the congress.
simultaneously with the Irrigation
congress there win be held at sacra-
naento an Interstate exposition of Irri-
yafnd Tapd Dro1,,o4a 49, r7r,,oz4 ~,
ducts. The largest and finest list of
trophies and prizes ever offered at any
event Of this kind will stimulate com
petition. The exhibition of irrigated
products will be the finest ever assem-
bled anywhere in this country The
Carlifornia State Fair will follow the
congress, opening on September 18th,
when the joint closing and opening
ceremonies will be attended by a great
Irrigation celebration, the day closing
with a magnificent allegorical irriga-
ton parade and electrical Illumination
California affords many opportunities
for the study of irrigation, irrigation
practices and results, irrigated crops
OF every kind and irrigation opportuni-
ties. Sacramento, the capital chy of
California, where the congress will be
held, is situated near the center of the
great valley which extends lengthwise
through the State a distance of nearly
so miles and comprises approximately
10,000,0A0 acres of fertile lands. Colos-
sal plans for the construction Of stor-
age dams, and distributing canals for
the Irrigation of this great plain are
now being made by engineers of the
Reclamation service and money has
been apportioned from the reclamation
fund for the construction of an initial
unit of the great system contemplated.
September Is a season of fruits and
grapes in California and visitors to
the congress will have opportunities at
Sacramento and throughout the state |
Of enjoying the best that California |
orchards and vineyards yield and of |
enjoying 1t fresh from tree and vine. |
The program of the congress will con-
sist of addresses by men eminent in |
this and other countries, carefully pre-
pared papers by administrative Off |
Gals and engineers ~ the National |
Reclamation Service and Forest Ser
vice. with ample provision for voiun-
teer speeches and discussion.
The personnel of the National Irri- |
cation congress will be as follows: The |
permanent officers Of the congress;
the president of the United States; the |
vice-president of the United States;
the members Of the cabinet; members of
United States senate and house Of |
representatives; governors Of States,
Territories and Insular Possessions of
the United States; members of state and /
Territorial legislatures; ambassadors,
ministers, consuls and other represen-
tatiyes of foreign nations and colonies;
members Of State, Territorial and In
sular Irrigation and Forestry Commits
stons; fifteen delegates appointed by
the governor of each State or Terri