Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-30

tended was read by Secretary B. A.
Fowler.
At this point In the proceedings
of the convention an effort was made
to introduce a resolution in advocacy
of the early selection of the next
meeting place Of the congress through
the chairman of the delegation from
Spokane but inasmuch as the mat
ter was already in the hands of COM
mittee the chair decided that 1t must
take Its regular course.
President Goudy then introduced
Mr.. Barrett, whose appearance was
greeted with prolonged applause and
whose eloquent address on the subject
"Irrigation's Great Progress Through
Pan-America" was listened to with
wrapt at.entlon and frequently later
rupted with manifestations Of ap-
proval. The main portion of the ad-
dress follows:
The remarkable achievements If
our sister American republic in irri-
| cation and reclamation demonstrate
forcibly the importance and progress
of those nations. Their far reaching
work, both past and present, in this
line of material development of their
vast areas and limitless resources
astonishes the average man and is lit
tie appreciated throughout the United
States.
What they have done, are doing
and intend to do, rivals the most am
bilious schemes of this country and
makes US admire their enterprise anC
energy. If the i"g cation expert o.
the United state were to visit anC
inspect the pr cipal reclamation
works between Mexico on the nortf
and Argentina on the far south, hi
would return not only with new an,
valuable impressi as which would b.
helpful in eXterd ng the work her,
but with an enthusiasm for the posi-
bilitics If our Lltu American neigh
bors that would 10 much to foste
closer relations of commerce an
comfy.
II ght here l wan, TO make a recon-
. mendation which may be worthy o
. your careful cons Grafton. 1t l. tha
this National Irrigation congres
meeting here in albuquerque, N. NJ
in 1905, take steps towards holding
. two OF three y,a.s from now, or a
I some date i'm 49, or 1911, a grea
, International Pan-American Irrigdtio
. congress. t. which each one of tn
!, twenty Latin American republics Wi
|. be- Invited to send delegates and eS
. pcrts. such iroposition careful
directed would surely meet with IA
vorable Response by our sister nation
I and would be tn means of vast
D.. IA
e views and reports, irrigation unde'
5 takings in all America. II would
: highly advisable that a commi,te
I should be appointed by this CONVEX
: ton to consider the carrying out {
= th4s plan and to ask the national Cor
u gross at Washington to make a roa
enable appropriation to cover tt
participation of the United state
: such appropriation would give a 60
q ernment sanction and require the
= pointment of government drlrsat.
i which would insure the actual int.
g est and participation of the 9th,
g American republics. As spepi
,s corOllaTy 70 this main proposition
II would suggest further, as a step
J. international courtesy, which wou
k please not only our great and pro
q porous neighbor, Mexico, but all Lat
g America, that the national and pr
lie vate irrigation interests of NJ Xico
particularly invited to cooperate wi
l. those of the United States in prepa
ID ing for, and extending invitations
Iy such a Pan-American gathering. WI
IN this idea, moreover, goes the hign
ly tempting possibility Of holding ii
le international con grcss i'm Mex co Cit
the great capital Of a nation which
Is second only 10 the United States
ye planning and supporting the NOV
te ment for reclamation Of arid are
~ and for the conservation OF natu-
K resources The years 1910 or 10
ut are mentioned, instead Of 1909, b
Is cause II weuld be imposs bic TO
& the preliminary work necessary a