Arizona republican., 1907-09-02

Dr. w. J. McGee, secretary of the Inland Waterways Commission. an expert or soils, in the Department of | Agriculture is ore Of the prominent visitors.
 THE PROGRAM.
 The program of set speeches and prepared papers at the fifteenth na- tional irrigation congress will be the broadest in scope of any convention ever held in the United States for the purpose of promoting the public well fare. 'Conservation Of resources will be the ke-note and the program will include addresses b. representatives Of all Of the great national organiZa- tions which seek to promote conserva- tism and development along broad and national lines. The irrigation congress has long been a forestry congress be- cause oe the close connection which exists between the preservation of the forests and the uso of water so con served for irrigation. It is now rec ognized that there is a community of interest between irrigation and drain age, between irrigation and deep-water ! transportation and between irrigation
 
 are or may be developed in the terri tory adjacent to the irrigable lands.
 The program of the congress, which is now nearl:' complete, will include addresses by the president or other distinguished representatives of the National Drainage association, the Ma tional Rivers and Harbors Congress, the American Forestry association, the American Mining Congress, and the Trans Mississippi Commercial Con- gress. Hon. Geo. F.. Barstow of Bar stow. Texas, president of the Drain age Congress will deliver an address. The Rivers and harbors Congress will be represented by Hon. JnO. A. Fox of Cincinnati, Ohio. special director; the American Mining Congress will be presented b- Hon. J. J. Callbreath of Denver: the Trans Mississippi Con- gross b. President H. D. LOveland of San Francisco.
 The program will be divioed into sessions each of which win be devoted in the main to the discussion of some particular subject. The first days session will open at 30 p. m. and will be devoted to addresses of welcome and 10 speeches by distinguished vis- itors. The feature of this session will be the number of men of prominence who will be in attendance. The vice president of the United States will de- liver an address on this day. Govern or Chamberlain cf oregon, president of the National Irrigation Congress. will deliver his address which will be one of the great speeches of the Con gress. Addresses Of welcome will be made by Governor Jas. N. Gillett of California, [. :. Senator Perkins of California, Mayor NJ. R. Beard os Sac ramento. pr. Be1tamin Ide Wheeler, President ot tke Universit.- of Cali fornia, and Hon. Arthur Briggs. presi- dent e the California State Board of Trade.
 THE RESPONSES.
 Responses to addresses Of welcome will he made by visiting governors. Those who have uD 10 this time re- sponded fsvorably to invitations to de- liver responses are Governors Albert F. Mead of Washington b. C.. Jno. C. Cutler of Utah, Jos. H. Kibbev of Ari- zona. Among others whose presence is confidently expected are Governor Jno Sparks of Nevada, Governor  Montana. Governor Bechtei of Cobra do. Governor Hoch of Kansas and Gov. r. 3. Glenn of North Carolina.
 The seaond da-' Ct the session will be 'Conservation Day" One of the principal addresses of this day wD be by T.. S. Senator Francis C. Newlands of Nevada, who will speak of the work ot the Inland Waterways Commission. Hon. Clifford Pinchot. |. $. Forester, will deliver an address on Conserva- ton of Resources. pr. T. w. McGee, also 9 member os the Inland Water ways Commission, will deliver an ad- dress on Conservation of Soil Resour- ccs. Prof. J. H. Holmes, of the U. $. Department of the Interior will talk DE Conservation of Mineral Resources. Mr NJ. O. Leighton. Chief Hydrograph- CT ot the U. :. Department of the ln- tcri0r. will talk or Conservation of Water Resources. Dr. H. Foster Bain. director of the Geological Survey of Illinois. will talk oc State Conserva- ton effort Ex-Governor Geo. C. Par dee O: California, will deliver an ad- dress upon the Forest Reserve Policy of the National Government.
 other da-s oc the session will be devoted respectively to Forestry. Practical Irrigation and Practical IT, rigated Agriculture. to Settlement and other related questions.
 LATER SESSIONS.
 The Forestr-- session will be uncom- nonly interested and valuable. The work of the U. $. Forest Service will be presented b,- Hon. A. F. Potter, chief inspector of grazing and by Chas Ii. Shinn. supervisor of the Sierra Re serve Of California. State Forest Laws and Administration will be discussed by F. Wm. Rane, state forester of
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