The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-06

senatcrs, representatives and ad-
ministrative officials.
Prominent men from every por-
ton OF the United States attend and
participate in the proceedings.
Among these are governors of
states and men who stand at the head
of the great manufacturing, CONNER
cial and financial interests Of the
country, leading professional mon,
educators, engineers and scientists.
The national reclamation act.
through which there has been accu-
mulated in the national treasury a
revolving fund Of approximately for
ty million dollars, now being eE-
pended in the construction of the
great irrigation systems that will re-
claim millions OF acres of semi-artd
lands, is Il direct result OF a public
ointment developed by the annual
sessions of this congress.
The new national policy of forest
preservation, unaer which more than
a hundred millions of forest area
and grazing lands of the public do
main have been reserved from gale
for the purpose of preventing denud-
aticn and and destruction. insurins
their proper use and conserving the
timt1er and range resources of the
country and the protection of wa
tersheds, is largely due To the dis
cussions which have annually been
had at the National irrigation con
aress.
The participation OF high officials
ST the general government who are
charged with the administration Of
the National Irrigation and For
restry laws gives to this congress a
semi-ollicial character. 1t is the one
pace where these officials meet and
discuss with them the details eff the
great work which the government
has undertaken.
In its membership, the National
Irrigation congress is the most
broadly representative of any Of aur
national gatherings. II deals with
questions of national policy and rep
resentation is accorded tc praas gcally
every body Of citizens in the United
States.
In connection with the meeting
of the congress, and by way of in
centive to the promotion of irriga-
ton and the settlement of lands in
the areas under the various irriga-
ton projects o being constructed
under the National reclamation act
The board of control announces the
holding Of an interstate industrial
exposition, TO which all states and 10.
c%alities interested in irrigation arc
invited to send exhibits. Ample
space and accommodations for tn:
most elaborate collective state ex.
hibits will be provided. Magnifcen
trophies and cash premiums, medals
certificates and awards will be giyel
by the board. or under it's direction
and control. complete information tt
which may be had upon application
to the officers of the board OF control
Foreign governments, notably
Great Britain, Mexico, Cuba, ant
the South American Republics viii
be invited to send representatives tt
the congress and make exhibits a
the exposition.
Another notable feature of the
congress will be the report of the
committee named at the 18th con
gress, held at Sacramento in 1907
relative to the desirability of organ
i2ing an international congress hav
ing a broader and more comprehen
siyc scope and covering all matter:
touching the conservation and U.s.
Of national resources of all the coun
tries of the globe.
All Of the great organization!
formed for the promotion of tn,
public welfare through a proper de
velopment CT national resources vii
participate in the congress to be
held at Albuquerque. The water
commission. the national rivers ant
harbors congress. the national drain
age congress and the national forest
~ association will be represented
delegates. All who are interested
in national progress and in nationa
prosperity will attend and the as
sembly will be he most noteworth.
gathering that ever came to Nev
Mexico.
Scientific farming will be one o
the subjects of discussion at th,
congress. This is a subject that ap
peals with great vehemence to tn,
settlers of semi arid regions of tn
world. Exhibits will be presented
eXemplifying the capabilities of soil
in semi-arid America without arti
fetal irrigation and demonstratin!
the possibilities of establishing farm
ing communities which will reall
make a conquest of the so-called des
ert, make homes on the ~so-calle
water scientifically handled and use
Is u synonym, for when every dro
properly conserved bears with tn
possibility of awakening life E,
tracts from announcement of Ia
18th annual convention of the N;
tional Irrigation Congress.
Children Burned to Death.
THE parlor match burns to deaf
between 500 and 900 women an
children in the United States an