Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-16
ALBUQUERQUE
 IS PREPARING
 FOR CONGRESS
Secretary of the International Irrigation Meeting Talks of the Progress That Has Been Made in New Mexico.

FL PASo. Aug. 15.-R. E. Twitehen. of East Las Vegas. secretary of the board of control of the Sixteenth Ma tional Irrigation Congress, which is to meet in Albuquerque September 29 to October 10 inclusive, spent Friday in Fl Paso, boosting the coming con gress and conferring with Fl Paso business men with regard to the part El Paso Will take in the congress.
 Mir Twitchell arrived here Friday morning and left last night for Albu- querque where he and President W s. Hopewen of the congress, are main taining headquarters. Secretary Twitchell spent the entire day call ing upon local business men. He had a conference with several members of the board of directors of the cham Der of commerce, officers of the Wate. Users association, and others MT. Twitchells visit here was for the pur- pose of getting Fl Paso business men to subscribe for space in history of the congress, a book that will be made of interest to all. He placed his plans before members of the board of
  and the matter will probably be acted upon this weetk
 Albuquerque Getting Ready.
 When seen yesterday Mir. Twitchell stated that preparations for holding the congress were being carried out as rapidly as possible, and that every thing would be in readiness by the date set for the opening. He said: in the largest crowd that ever gathered at meeting of the Irrigation Con gress. The congress will attract be- sides delegates appointed by the gov ernors of the several states and ter ritories, eminent irrigation engineers and other scientific men interested in the reclamation of the waste places of the earth for the use of agricul- ture. Besides these men, the United States government will be represented by Vice President Charles Fairbanks, who will address the congress. Other distinguished men of the government who will address the congress, will be Chief of the Bureau of Forestry Cliff ford Pinchot, and F. H. Newell, chief engineer of the reclamation service"
 We expect other prominent govern
 
 that the president himself will be present Besides these it is expected that foreign engineers and men inter- ested in irrigation will be present.
 "The preparations for entertaining the visitors and for taking care of them are attracting the attention of every citizen Of Albuquerque at pres ent," the speaker continued. The sr, aFf 900 in entertaining the congress, and expects to entertain about 10000 wis itors. To do so the citizens are pre- pairing every conceivable place into 8 bed room and hotel
 Glad of Local Exhibit.
 Many of the cities and states of the union have prepared exhibits for the congress, and l am glad to know that Fl Paso is to be represented by a big delegation, which I understand from your business men will be in at tendance. Also, l am glad that the town will have an exhibit.
 "Coincident with the congress an interstate industrial exposition and the twenty-eighth annual territorial fair will be held in Albuquerque. The residents of the territory are prepar-
 
 the territory on the occasion, and number of prizes have been offered for the best exhibits in all lines of products.
 Returns to Albuquerque.
 Mir Twitchell left last night for Albuquerque, but will probably return est in the congress.
 Tr ,5riFF ha ha Santa Fe has issued a bulletin which contains some interesting information, from which the following is quoted:
 Santa Fe Explanation
 The purpose of the National irriga- tion Congress is to. devise ways of retaining, by irrigation, the waste, or so-called semi-arfd lands of the west, and of bringing pressure to bear upon the congress of the United States to grant appropriations to carry them into execution. That il is doing this is improved by the work the gov ernment has undertaken in the west since the congress was instituted.
 The congress now meets in it's six teenth annual session. and il will have before il the lesson of eleven reclama- Ii. n projects completed or to i;e com pleted this year Q90S) Taes pro jects will cost sIS.T40.00O. and win reclaim one-haIf million acres of land. The eleven projects and seventeen others to be completed in 1911 are the direct result of the National lr-i- gatfon Congress. Altogether, the 2S projects will reclaim and subject to the uses of man 1.910.000 acres, and will cost in round numbers S70.000, 900. The sum of $30,665,570 already has been expended To perform the work tfIus far March, 190Sl. the govern ment has employed in the classified and registered service. including the office force at Washington. HAS men and women upon the work. The con