Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-01

on irrigation engineering, whose elab-
crate paper on the history and de-
velopment of reclamation projects in
his own state consumed in the neigh
borhood Of one hour in its delivery.
The contribution Of Mr.. Anderson was
of great value to the students OF irri-
: CATION problems and later when in
cluded in the permanent records of
the congress will no doubt oe consid-
cred an important addition to the 1T
erature Of the subject.
During Mr.. Anderson's address the
committee which had been appointed
| by the chair for the purpose of escort-
/ ing Mr.. Wheeler to the hhii entered
the building. accompanied by their
distinguished guest, Governor Curry,
John Barrett, solomon Luna and 9TH
ers, and the party took seats near the
door till the conclusion of the speech.
Another incident which took place
! during Mr.. Carpenters address was
the placing upon one of the press
tables near the platform of the enor-
nous silver trophies presented by
William r. Hearst and the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing company. Three Of
these trophies were from Mr.. Hearst
! and will be awarded for the best
state, county and individual exhibits,
and the fourth from the brewing COM
pany will go to the best exhibit of
barley grown on irrigated land.
At ll:15 o'clock the chairman in
I troduced Mr.. Wheeler, who was greet
ed with applause from the entire au-
dience, the galleries Joining with the
! delegates uI.n the floor in the DEM
onstration of Welcome.
Mr.. Wheel r adds to a pleasing ap-
pearance tn attribute of ready
speech. H. expressed his regret at
the fact that the lateness of his ap-
pointment by President Roosevelt had
left little tine for the preparation
of speech. but nevertheless ex-
pressed in graceful manner the
! greetings OF the president and mis-
wish for the success of the congress.
Mr.. Wheeler spoke OF the advance
ment made I'm the reclamation OF arid
lands throus irrigation, the value of
tho work OF the Irrigation congress
! and kindred bodies, and incidentally
paid tribute to the forestry service
and to Mr.. Pinchot. In conclusion he
once more reiterated the desire of
President Roosevelt that he might see
the passage of bills for the admission
of New Mexico and Arizona before the
close OF his admiui isJrtation. The a3-
dress was closed amid a yOlley of ap-
plause and cheers and the thanks of
the congress were extended TO the
president and his representative by
Mr.. Goudy in a few well chosen
words.
Prof. G. f. P. Smith of Arizona fol-
lowed with an able technical address
on the subject, water Resources of
Very Arid Valleys" His paper was
a most useful one, containing an array
Of facts and figures regarding pump
Ing methods new to many members
of the congress. The speaker IL en-
titled to congratulation upon his abil-
ity TO keep within the proper time
limit his address occupying exactly
twenty minutes, the limit estatb. lshtd
by the board OF control
At the close OF Mr.. Smiths paper
Delegate w. A. Beard OF Sacramento,
Z a member OF the executive committee,
occupied ten minutes in advocacy o.
reducing the number of members OF
the board OF governors of the congress
and establishing It upon a permanent
basis so that continual action may be
secured throughout the year. TIE
suggestion was well received and will
probably oe put into effect MT.
Beard gave II as his opinion that tn
board should not exceed seven mem
bers and that It should have pcrma-
nent headquarters.
After Mr.. Beard had finished
speaking another batch OF resolutions
was offered and read by the chair,
some OF which, on account OF their
character, we're so obviously foreign