Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-03

having been called to Denver on Inn
portant business, Mr.. Barstow occu-
pied the chair and together with the
indefatigable secretary b. A. Fowler
OF Phoenix, busted himself with the
preliminaries of the session, while the
Duke City band entertained the dele
gates with music. The invocation was
delivered by Rev. Fletcher Cook, rec
ter of the Episcopalian church of AL
buquerque.
From the start a disposition was
evinced by those present to avoid, If
possible, the necessity for an after
noon meeting and a motion to suspend
the rules was offered by Judge Fair
wether Of California so that the cleo
tion of officers might be proceeds d
With and the congress closed before
noon. The motion was carried and
the secretary by request read for the
second time the report of the COM
mittee on permanent organization. AT
the close Of the reading the report
was unanimously adopted and the fol-
lowing officers declared elected for
the ensuing year: George e. Barstow,
OF Barstow, Texas, president; II. D.
Loveland OF California, first vice pres
ident: r. z. Twitchell of Las Vegas,
second vice president; l. D. O'Donnell
of Billings. Montana, third vice pres
ident, and 3. A. Fowler of Phoenix
Arizona, secretary. During this por-
tion OF the program Governor Kibbey
of Arizona occupied the chair, Mr..
Barstow being too modest to preside
over his own election. 1t was gener-
ally conceded that the honor con-
ferred upon r. e wwitchel through
his choice as second vice president OF
the Seventeenth congress was a just
tribute to his untirins efforts in b.
hlf of the present 2a herring the vol
ume of which can h. best appreciated
by the representatives of the press
who have been brought into such fire.
quent contact with him Turing the
week.
The subject of "a meeting place for
the congress in 1909. which had been
expected 10 bring ut more or less
friction between tH delegations from
Spokane and Pueblo, was the next in
order of business before the congress.
The sequel demonstrated, however,
that the Spokane lion and the Pueblo
lamb had signed Cd treaty of peace
during the "wgr ~ma hours" of last
night and the audience after listening
To the address of invitation from II.
l.. Moody of the Spokane Chamber Of
Commerce. had tn. felicity of hear ng
Mr.. McCorkle 81 Pa. bio. in 2 aceful
seconding speech. John short of Cal
!fornia and Mr.. Maxwell NJ Illinois,
the most enthusiastic irrigationist of
them all. also seconded thr motion
which was made in behalf of Spokin..
In the address of the latter it wa
plainly indicated that the congress ot
1910 would go to Pueblo and that %
lall to Arizona. Spokane got the
congress for 1909 VIII n the vote Wa
called without a dissenting voice
The next feature on the program
was the event OF the morning, If not
OF the entire congress which from
start to finish has been prolific in in
and profitable utterances
from men who excel IN the handling
of subjects t. which they are devOt-
ing the efforts OF their lines. 1t was
an address from Hon. Joseph e.
Ransden, congressman from Louis
lana, ana president Of the National
Rivers and Harbors congress.
Mr.. Ransdelrs address in addition
to indicating the close relationship
between the irrigation movement and
that Of river ana harbor improve
ment, and the effective work for both
objects which should be carried on
as the result Of close cooperation
between the two congresses. contain
ed mass OF facts and figures show
ing the benefits 20 be derived by all
portions of the country from the
deepening OF navigable streams. and
II Is not too much TO say that ne
awakened lively Interest in the
subject IN a quarter where IL was not
previously enough appreciated.
At the close Of the address a rising
vote OF thanks was rendered 70 Con-
gresham Ransdell and the following