The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-19

the Committee on Interstate Water
Rights. Some friendly discussion fol-
lowed the last two addresses.
The afternoon and evening sessions
were given over to other attractions
and many took advantage to attend the
State and Irrigation Fairs.
Saturday, the closing day of the
congress, was full of interest and the
reports of the various committees were
received and adopted. A spirited de-
bate on the Resolution Committees
report on the subject of Free Sugar
and Lumber from Foreign Countries"
lasted for some time. Finally the two
resolutions relating to these subjects
We're withdrawn and the report of the
Resolution Committee adopted unan-
imously, with the thanks of the con-
gress for their good work.
The delegates of the National Irri-
CATION Congress are to be congratulate
ed on their selection of both president
and secretary, Judge Goudy. the new
Neglected president, whose home is in
Denver, and who is one of the best
known men in the state and has large
irrigation interests. Judge Goudy
personally is a delightful man to meet
and his work prior to and during the
congress will result in great good to
the West generally.
Mr. B. A. Fowler, who was elected
secretary, is a man of fine attachments
and a good executor. who also has
had large experience in irrigation lines.
having filled the position of president
OF the leading water users associa-
ton in the Salt River Valley in Ari-
IONA. =
Perhaps two of the most interesting
features of the congress, without any
attempt to criticize the quality of the
many splendid papers delivered there.
were the visit of Mr. E. H. Hartman
and his talk to the congress and the
visit also of 1.-THE Wizard of Cali
fornia,'' Mr.. Burbank
Governor Chamberlin of Oregon,
who acted as president Of the Fifteenth
National Irrigation Congress, filled the
position very creditably indeed: in fact,
many expressed the opinion that he
was the best presiding officer that the
Irrigation Congress has ever had.
Article VI of the Constitution of the
National Irrigation Congress is as fol-
lows:
The membership of the congress
NAV be as follows: Fifteen delegates
from each State and Territory, TO be
appointed by their respective govern
ors: five delegates from each town and
city of the United States having a
population less than 5000, TO be APP
pointed by it's Mayor or chief exec
utfve: ten delegates from each city
having a population of over $4,000. tc
be appointed by the Mayor: five dele
gates for each county. TO be appointed
bv the chairman Of the governing
board; two delegates each from regu'
: larly organized immigration. agTicul-
( tural and horticultural societies, So
cietfes of engineers, agricultural col
leges and commercial bodies; each
member of any state or Territorial
Irriga ton Commission; also the State
Commissioners Of Agriculture or Hor-
ticulture: the chairman Of each Sec
ton and a permanent officer of thf
congress: also the Governor of each
State and Territory and all members
of the United States Senate and House
of Representatives.
Each member shall be entitled to one
vote: provided. no State shall have
more than twenty votes and provided
when state is represented by less
than ten delegates. said delegates. IL al
present, may cast ten votes for said
state.
Il is clear from the above that tbs
Territory Of Hawaii is entitled to
large delegation TO the National Irri'
CATION Congresses and It is 10 be hop
ea that at the future annual meetings
Hawaii will be ably represented, and
the needs of the Territory clearly stat
ed 80 that the citizens of this Ter
ritorv may reap some Of the benefits
to be derived from the Reclamation
Act and the preservation and conserv
alton Of the natural resources Of thes'
Islands. by placing the same undel
National supervision and control
GARFIELD'S MEAL.
After days and days of swift trave
and swift eating Secretary Garfield