Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-23
GORGEOUS PAGEANT
At IRRIGATION
CONGRESS
All Persons Interested in New
Mexico'S Showing Should
Get in Touch With Colonel
TwitcheII,

ANY photographs for exhibition at
the meeting Of the national irrigation
congress in sacramento in September
should be in my hands at once said
Colonel r. r.. TWitchell, Of Las Vegas.
Colonel TWiichell. who is a member
of the executive committee OF the
congress, Is doing his best to interest
the people Of New Mexico actively Ina
the coming meeting, and to impress
particularly upon Albuquerque the
need OF sending a good delegation To
work for q convention here In 1908.
An exhibition OF typical New Mex
leo photographs for exhibition at the
big meeting is believed to be especial
~ important. and any n Interested
should al one communicate with COL
onel T%wltchell
\ Grand Pageant.
Work viii begin at nee on the
floats for the grand irrigation pa
geant to be held Ina Sacramento at the
conclusion of the fifteenth national
irrigation congress In September,
Charles Tidball. the designer and arr
list. who makes a specially of such
productions. Is crossing the continent
to take charge of the details of the
ton FOR unique effects iu his line. lie
proposes To distance his best efforts in
the coming event.
The irrigation parade viii he one of
the most striking and gorgeous spec
taeles ever nttempted In the west. In
point OF splendor and maRnificence II
VIII rival the celebrated Mardi Gras
and Yelled Prophet shows of New or
leans and 81. Louis. Tie history of
irrigation from the DAYS OF the Pha-
roahs down 10 the present time VIII
be supcrbly portrayed in a series OF
huge floats Allegorical figures, rep
r%esenting the subject through all
stages Of human progress from the
very dawn of civilization in the cradle
lands of the race IN the Orient, will
be grouped In magnificent tableaux,
the like of which has never before
been Witnessed on the Pacific coast.
This sumptuous display Is but one of
many attractive features of the fes-
tiylties for the entertainment of Sac
ramento's visitors next September.
In addition IT, the irrigation pageant
there will re a splendid electrical IL
Elimination and a round of fetes OF eN-
traordlnary Interest ana charm. n
board Of control whose members have
the task of making the con-
gress and incidental entertainment a
memorable page IN the city's annals,
determined that there shall not be
a dull moment for visitors during the
continuance Of the congress- and the
interstate exposition OF irrigation ana
forestry. Neither labor nor expense
will be spared TO effect hat result.
Tho gorgeous irrigation spectacle
will be In line with The magnificent
display of irrigation and forestry
products in the interstate exposition.
no similar event In the United
states has there been hung up "a big
ger aggregation OF such costly ana
gold and silver trophies and
valuable prizes for collective ana IN
lividual exhibits. These and accom-
panying features Of the occasion will
attract to Sacramento the greatest
gathering of strangers cver brought
together in CALIFORNIA; Capital city.
Low fare tickets issued ON account
# the irrigation congress permit stop
,vers AT western points. summer
.ourist tickets to Los Angeles and san
francisco will be validated Mt Sacra-
during the sessions of the lrri-
congress.