The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-02-13
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
COnVenes at albuquerque, New Mexico,
in October.

Preparations for the sixteenth
National Irrigation Congress are pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. The of
| fee of the congress on the first floor
of the Commercial club building in
Albuquerque is a very busy place.
Col. Hopewell, chairman, and Col.
Twitchell, secretary of the Board of
Control, aided by corps of efficient
clerks are engaged in sending out all
sorts of advertising literature to the
various executive committeeman and
others prominently identified with
irrigation matters in the seventeen
states and territories under the Re-
clamation Act. A great deal of
correspondence is also being carried
on with eastern manufacturing firms,
farm journals and commercial organ
izations. A widespread interest in
the great session of the congress Is
made evident by the great amount of
correspondence. Letters are coming
from men high in the affairs of the
nation, of states and from our sister
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control is in correspondence with a
number of foreign governments;
notably Great Britain and Mexico.
All of the correspondents living west
of the Missouri river are interest ed
in the Interstate Industrial EXPOSE
ton that will be held with the con-
gress and to be a part of and fol-
lowed by the 18th Annual Territorial
Fair. Letters are also being received
from great manufacturing concerns
desiring to give trophies for various
kinds of exhibits at the exposition.
The great railway companies whose
lines traverse the territory are mani
testing great interest in the success
full outcome of the congress and are
aiding New Mexico in every way to
make this the greatest session of the
congress yet held. We are assured
that the very best rates possible will
be made by the Trans-Continental
| Passenger Association and the active
cooperation of the great Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe system in ad-
vertising the congress and exposition
has been assured by the executive Of
fCials of that company. The lowest
of rates will be announced in due
time. Special freight rates for ex-
hibits will also be made, and the
Denver and Rio Grande system will
transport all exhibits over its lines in
Colorado and New Mexico free of
charge. The several passenger de-
partments of the railway companies
are taking the liveliest sort of inter
est in preparation for proper and ex-
tensiye advertising of the congress
and all New Mexico communities
which desire to take the fullest ad-
vantage of this sort of advertising
should get their literature to the
office of the board of control at the
earliest possible day.
Already reservations for twenty
five thousand feet of space for ex-
hibition purposes have been made for
New Mexico communities, notably
the Pecos and Mesilla Valley, Colfax,
Otero and San Miguel counties and
other places full reports as to which
will be announced later.
The city of Albuquerque will build
a Convention hall for the accommo.
dation of the congress which will
cost upwards of twenty-five thousand
dollars and will be a permanent
structure of magnificent dimensions
and having a seating capacity of five
thousand. There will be a steel truss
roof without pillar to obstruct the
view in the vast auditorium.