Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-05
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

The official call of the Sixteenth Ma
tional Irrigation congress has been is
sued. The gathering viii convene at
Albuquerque, New Mexico. from Sept.
20 to oct. 3, The objects of the con-
gross are to save the forests, store the
foods, reclaim the deserts, and make
homes on the land. And all who are
Interested In the furtherance OF these
objects are invited to attend.
Great interest is being manifested in
this meeting, owing to the intelligent
work by those in charge in the various
states, and also to the attention called
10 tho necessity Of preserving our ma
tional resources, by the recent congress
of governors at the White House. Utah
should be well represented in every
way. at that congress. Utah is the
pioneer state IN irrigation, and it win
always take leading part in that
Misunderstanding and home-creating
work.
The congress is composed as follows:
Fifteen delegates appointed by the gov
ernor of each state or territory. Ten
delegates appointed by the mayor Of
each city of the United States of more
than twenty-five thousand population.
Five delegates appointed by the mayor
Of each city in the United States Of
less than twenty-five thousand popu-
lstion. Five delegates appointed by
each board OF county commissioners or
county supervisors In the United states.
Five delegates appointed by each state
organization. having as its object the
advancement OF the public welfare of
that state. Five delegates appointed by
each state irrigation. forestry, agricul-
tural society or association. Five dele
gates appointed by each national or in
terstate association Interested In the
objects sought by the National irriga-
ton congress. Five delegates by each
state association of professional com
mercial, fraternal. patriotic, religious
or labor organization. Two delegates
duly accredited by each regularly or
I ganized irrigation, agricultural, horti-
cultural or forestry club, association or
society in the United states. Two dele
( gates duly accredited by each irrigation
X company. Two delegates duly accre-
II dited by each agricultural college, and
by, each college or university having
chairs of hydraulic engineering or for
B estry In the United States. Two dele
gates duly accredited by each regularly
organized society of engineers in tho
United States and II is suggested that
appointment of delegates be made as
early as possible. and notice of appoint
ment with full name and postoffice
address of delegates forwarded to this
chairman or secretary of the board OF
control Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.
S A.
The main objects of this Congress are
s tho conservation OF the forests ana
streams and the reclamation and irri-
cation of the arid and semi-arid lands
OF the West; but other important ques-
tions relating to home-making are
clearly within the scope of the congress.
( Among these Is the question Of the Inn
movement of the waterways OF the
country. which, we understand, was
ably discussed at Sacramento, by Sena-
tor Newlands.
Canals and rivers, where they are
utilized for traffic. are valuable adj
iunct to other lines of transportation
Through proper cooperation they ia
cilitate trade and lower the cost of Nv
ing and thus aid in the building up
of the country.