Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
Every One. Of Four Thousand
Seats in Great Convention Hall
At Albuquerque Filled.
MANY FOREIGNERS PRESENT
Keen Competition for Places on Reso-
luton committcc-Predict OF
Criticisms OF Forestry Policy.

i-!Alpudlerque, N. NJ, Sept, 29.---The
sixteenth annual session of the nation
az irrigation congress was called to8or-
der at 1880 this morning by President
Frank G, Goudy OF Denver. with every
one OF the q, 600 seats in Convention hall
occupied and crowds clamoring for adj
mission.
Nearly LoOo delegates We're present
ana today's arrivals swelled the num-
Der to more than 1900. The DAYS SEES
Sion was devoted to Welcoming speech-
es by Mayor Lester Of Albuquerque
ana Gov. curry OF New Mexico and the
opening address in response BY presi-.
dent Cloudy Of Denver.
a feature Of the opening session was
the long list OF responses TO the adj
dress of welcome by Representatives
/ from Foreign countries. Addresses
We're made by delegates from France.
England. Spain, Portugal, Italy. cane
Colony, Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico. Bra
~ ana several of the Mexican states
INC foreigners have been given an Inn
portant part In the program and their
presence Is lending much interest to
the work OF the congress.
a demonstration lasting several min
utes was made when /. military band
sent here by the government of Mexico
played the star Spangled Banner al
the opening Of the session. The sing
ing or thes'Irri CATION ODE by Il chorus
F., OF 100 voices was another feature which
| aroused enthusiasm.
President Goudy's address. a brief
address by Gen. j. Franklin BELL, u. S.
| a.. and the responses by the foreign
| delegates occupied the greater portion
| or the morning session which closed
1 n rtn .t.,f, w.,
| There has been keen competition for
places on the resolutions COMMITTEES by
\ which under the rules Of the congress
all resolutions must be ratified, and it
! is predicted that some effort Will be
made to inject into the resolutions
| criticism OF certain phases of the adj
1 ministration's forestry policy and some
| reference to government regulation of
the public domain. Nothing of q polti-
! cal nature, however, is likely to find
i favor with the congress.
/ A notable feature of the congress Is
4 the absence of men prominent or ac-
tive In political affairs and the pres
l ence Of an unusual number of men who
/ are active workers in the practical
| fields of reclamation and Will make up
i a list of speakers OF exceptional
4 strength.
. The usual exposition. for which Con.
i gress appropriated $4,000 and which
4 has brought together the finest displa.
slSof irrigated products ever assembled
Pin the United States, was formal.
4 opened this morning by @ ov. Curry o
Il New Mexico following a parade by tn,
4 troops of the department of the Colora
j do ordered here for the exposition
Gen. Bell, chief of staff, and Brig.-Gen
Thomas, commanding the Colorado de
1 apartment. took part IN the parade.
/ A vigorous fight is under way be,
/ tween Pueblo, Colo, and Spokane
4 Wash, for the next session of the con
/ gress.
| Just at the close of the morning ses
1 sion a telegram from President Roose
welt was read expressing regret tina
4 he could not attend the congress AM
wishing the meeting great success. vii
| enthusiasm was created by the fina
! paragraph Of the telegram in which
| the president said he hoped to have tn
I pleasure of signing a statehood bill ad
4 hitting New Mexico and Arizona t
/ the Union during the next session
/ Congress-