The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-02
OFFICIAL CALL IS ISSUED
Fifteenth irrigation Congress to Be
Important Meeting

An advance copy of the official call
OF the fifteenth national irrigation con-
gress has been received by the States
man. 1t is issued from the headquar-
tiers of the congress at Sacramento.
California, and announces that this
important convention will be held in
that city September 2-7 inclusive next.
The document recites the purposes of
the congress, invites the appointment
of delegates by organized bodies Of
all kinds, and announces special rail-
way rates over all railway lines to
California. An interstate irrigation
and forestry exposition, the California
state fair and special harvest excur-
sions over California are among the
entertainment features promised those
who attend.
! The purposes of the congress are de-
clared 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 deliberations and thereby contrib
ute to wise direction of national poll
cies and development of practical
methods of conserving and developing
the great natural resources of the
country.
| The personnel of the congress, as
stated in the call, includes the presi-
dent and vice president of the United
! States, members of the cabinet. sena-
tors and representatives, governors of
Of
and territorial legislatures and state
irrigation, forestry and other commits
sions. Delegates may be appointed by
governors of states and territories,
mayors of cities, county governing
boards, official and unofficial public
bodies, and organizations of every
kind including agricultural. horticul-
| tural and commercial, as we'll as boards
| of trade, chambers of commerce and
! development associations
The interstate exposition of irrigated
land products and forest products will
| be held simultaneously with the irriga-
ton congress. The largest and finest
list of trophies and prizes ever offered,
will stimulate competition. The Cali
fornia state fair will follow the con-
|
/ ceremonies attended by great irriga-
| ton celebration, the day closing with
magnificent categorical irrigation
parade and electrical Examinations.
| Especial emphasis is laid upon the
| opportunity afforded by this congress
for the study of irrigation. irrigation
! practices and results. irrigated crops of
every kind and irrigation opportuni-
| ties. Sacramento is situated near the
center of the great valley of CalifOr-
the state a distance of nearly five
| hundred miles and comprises approx
mately nearly 10 million acres of fer
tile land. Colossal plans for the con-
structiOn of storage dams, and distrib-
uting 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 cOnStruc-
ton of an initial unit of the great sys-
tenn contemplated.
Special excursions will enable dele
gates to see California. These will
cover the Sacramento and San Joaquin
valleys, the mountains, the copper belt.
the vintage districts, the redWoods,
sea coast and mountain resorts. orange
and lemon dis riots and irrigated dis
| tricts Special railway rates to CAL
| iforna will prevail over all trans
continental lines