The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-07-06
Official Call
Fifteenth National Irrigation
Congress.

(Released for Publication July 3, 1907 }
An advance copy OF the Official Call OF
the Fifteenth National Irrigation Con.
gress has been received by The Garland
Globe. It Is issued from the Headquarters
Of the Congress at Sacramento, Cali
fornia, and announces that this important
convention will be held In that city Sep.
TENDER 81 inclusive next. The doc
uinent rccitcs tho purposes of the Con.
sress, invites the appointment Of del.
cgatcs by organized bodies Of all kinds
and announces special Railway Rates
over all Railway lines to California.
An Interstate Irrigation and Forestry
Exposition. the California State Fair and
special harvest excursions over California
are among the entertainment features
promised those who attend.
The purposes OF Congress nre 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 Of them are invited to
participate In the delibcration and there.
by contribute to Il wise direction Of Ma.
tional policies and development Of prac.
tical methods Of conserving and develop
Ing the great natural resources Of the
country.
The personnel Of the Congress, AZ
stated In the Call, includes the President
and President Of the United States,
Members Of the Cabinet, Senators and
Representatives, Governors Of State and
Territ ories, Members Of State and Terri.
toriai Legislatures and State Irrigation,
Forestry and other Commissions. Dele.
gates may be appointed by Governors Of
States and Territories, Mayors Of Cities.
County governing boards, official and
unofficial public bodies. and organization
OF every kind including agricultural,
horticultural and commercial. Ms we'll as
Boards Of Trade, Chambers Of Commerce
and Development Association.
The Interstate Exposition of Irrigated.
land Products and Forest Products will
be held simultaneously with the
Irrigation Congress. The largest and
finest list Of trophies and prizes ever
offered, will he held stimulate competi.
ton. The California State Fair will fol.
low the Congress with Joint oponiug aud
closing ceremonies attended by a great
Irrigation celebration. the day closing
with n magnificent allcgorical Irrigation
parade and electrical illumina, ions.
Especial emphasis IL laid upon the
opportunity afforded by this Congress for
the study Vt lrragation, Irrigation
practices and results. irrigated crops Of
every kind and Irrigation opportunities.
sacramento Is situated near the center OF
the Great Valley Of Californis which ex
tends lengthwise through the State II
distance Of nearly five hundred miles
aud comprise approximately nearly ten
million acres of fertile land. Colossal
plans for the construction Of storage
dams, and distribu ting canals for the
irrigation OF this great slain are now bs.
Ing made BY engineers Of the Reclamation
Fund for the construction Of an initial
unite Of the great system contemplated.
Special excursios will enable delegates
to see california. Those win cover the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys,
the mountains, the copper belt, the vim
tsge d. trlcts. the redwoods, sescosst aud
mountain resorts, orange and lemon dis.
tricts and irrigated districts. Special
Railway rates to California will prevail
over all Trans.con,inental Lines.