The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-06
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
HOLDS FIRST SESSION
NINETEENTH ANNUAL
GATHERING IN
FRISCO.
Indications of Bitter Fight
on National Forestry
Service.
10y unIssd prs...l


SAN FRANCISCO. Oct g. with
the Pacific coast delegations aud
their demands IN the majority and
every proapect 81 bitter fight on
the forestry service. and a demand
Tor the meeting 81 the democratic
and republican national convcn
tions IN San Francisco IN 1919. the
18th annual trans Mississippi IrriKa
ton congress convened here n 10
O'Clock this morning
The congress was called 10 order
BY Arthur a. nfiKFs. vice president
from California. aad over 100 dele.
gates we're seated under the dif.
fefent state banners when the chair.
mans gayei fell
Rabbi Jacob Nicto delivered the
invocation aud ThoE y Walsh 81
Denver. chairman of The executive
committee made tho oprnlng al
dress. Gov Glileis then extended
IL the delegates the welcome ~ Cal.
lfornla 10 her borders Tho address
vas brief The governor was FOL
lowed By Mayor Taylor ~ San
Franelaeo who welcomed the dele.
gates on behalf uf the city. lie said
IN part.
waleosnsd By Mayer.
Is head q the municipal govern
ussnt - san I'ranrisco. ig warns fuy
heart q greet yuu You arr met ~
the ninetesnsh annual session -
your congress undrr tise hApplest
auspices Feu are assembled In tbs
Nssfsrnmaoag city - s0ur country
city whose eitixena have demon
Etrnfea anew n most HstihfssN
manner tbe unepnQuefabir HfsTit ~
ghs American pwurir M rsNitwf hnw
aerFeaalnM thN ~ituRiinn
On are commercially rHpfeneu-
tAifee - 10 AtAtas and thfea terri
tories. having upward 10 10000. o@0
people ~ their ho1udr an lumrmne
territory .nsest - which was virtual.
~ unkuaen Is years asa. hu' which
nos IL speeding toward . great ass-
tiny beyond the dreams ~ even tie
meet Imaginative
Mayor Tayiaf then spoke ~ length
= the wafe that has been done IN
the state. aud concluded wtth =
strong appeal for further federal
aid.
Other Speeches
G. G. Moore. president % the
SIAN francisco Chamber ~ Com.
merra followed Mayor Taylor and
United States Senator George 81
Perkins and Congressman Julius
Kahn welcomed the drleKates on
behalf % the constituencies they
represent a. members ~ thr m.
tionaI congress- The delegates
from other states responded with
short speeches from tho floor Of the
convention and then President J.
n. Case Of Abilene. kass who - 10
preside At the deliberations 81 the
congress. took the gavei and made
hsa annual apecch he compliment
"a san Francisco highly on hating
such energy In the reconstruction
81 buildings since the great flro and
presented the main topics Tor dlH'
QUESTION al the congress. HE aAid
ia part
Dressings Exchanged.
eve extend a. san Francisco our
beet xreatinKe ae honor hor for ilef
marvellous achievements past and
Tor the evidence ~ greater accom-.
piishmsntB 90 GENE. Nineteen years
IN this history of a commercial or
raniFa4ion r. a long tune IN that
period II must Determine BY ita work
whether II iH O. BE- alive or dad. II
must prove re- right 60 exist.
4 congratulate you today that the
TfanHuiHsiaairpi Commercial Com
RreAs has become q permanent az
rrrHaiee force IN the uphuiidiua N
the nation and that n ~ very much
alive. aud r. going 10 stay SO fg
stands Tor the hlK things that arr
making the great wenf set gremtef.
for the elements that iifi the bnsi
ness life ~ the nation and n has
been the originator ~ more impor.
tAnt commercial and legislative
achievements than any body ~ men
ever gathered together outside the
congress 81 the United States"
This afternoon John barrett.
director Of the bureau OF American
republics Is 10 deliver the messages
of the ministers OF 20 Latin republics
TO the congress. tie has been rails
ed Ia rank Of envoy extraordinary
and minister plonlpotentlary 70 that
be could deliver the message aud u
"a expected that his address Will be
one Of the features OF the session.
The fact that this Is the year OF al
presidential campaign has prevent.
cd many politicians and public of
ncials from attending the conycn.
tion but the visit OF the Atlantic
fleet 20 the far east and the inter
problems that have arisen
ON the Pacific ocean Will make the
convention memorable