Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-26
c. {. BARSIOW SLATED
FOR PRESIDENCY
OF CONGRESS
Vice President Is In the City
and Predicts Most Sue
CeSSful Session of
Delegates.
BLANCHARD HERE
TO MAKE SPEECH
StatlStiCidn of Reclamation Ser
vice Arrives From Pacific Coast.
Prepared to talk About lrri-
Qation--NoteS of the
Congress.


George Z. Barstow, vice president
of the Sixteenth National Irrigation
congress-, and j. j. Blanchard, CHIEF
statistician for the United States re-
clamation department, Washington.
d. c., were arrivals last night
At 8 o'clock this morning Mr.. Bar
stow, of Barstow, as he is known
among irrigatonists who have at
tended National Irrigation congresses
for the past few years. was at the
congress headquarters. with Col.
Hopewell, delving into the work fall
ing into his official position.
Mr.. Barstow Is the father of the
Barstow irrigation works and the
founder of the town of Barstow,
county seat of Ward county, Texas.
The town is a thriving place Of 1000
.nhabitants and the irrigation works,
a ditch system tributary to the Rio
Pecos In west Texas. waters $4,000
acres Of land and supports $500
thrifty farmers. Barstow took the
first premiums at the st. Louis ex"
position for European grapes and ap-
pies, and since the st. Louis exposi-
ton has been a factor on the market
In these two fruits. The Barstow
grape crop comes on the market six
weeks ahead of the California grapes.
Vice President Barstow said this
morning that the Sixteenth National
Irrigation congress promises to be
more successful than any previous
one. He anticipates an attendance
Of $500 delegates. The attendance
at the Fifteenth congress held at
Sacramento was 2,400. Five foreign
countries were represented at Sac
ramento. Ten will have delegates at
the Sixteenth congress.
Mr., Barstow will be one of the
central figures of the Sixteenth Ma
tional Irrigation congress and there Il
promise that he win be president oi
the Seventeenth congress. When ask
ed this morning IL he was candi-
date for the honors, Mr.. Barstov
evaded the question. However, hi'
friends saw that he Is the man slated
for the position.
Mr.. Blanchard who will give lee
ture and stereopticon illustration o.
reclamation work accomplished ant
work to be done and work undel
way and projected, is probably thu
most thorough irrlgationist in the
United States. His lecture Will b.
a feature of the congress. 1t will
be given October /, according t
present plans, and should be large
ly attended. Mr.. Blanchard ha
spent the past four months on tn
Pacific coast studying conditions AM
the advancement of reclamation
work. He expressed himself as be
ing very much gratfied.
Mexican Band Is Here.
The Eleventh Cavalry band of Mex
leo, sent here by President Diaz as
compliment to the board of contro
of the Sixteenth National Irrigatio
3 congress, arrived this morning and
quartered at the oxford motel. IN
organization is composed or hft
pieces and is the crack band Of IN
southern republic.
> At El Paso the band was besiege
! with invitations to spend day ther
= ana play, but as the Instruments wer
sent through in bond no ConceE
could be given there.
To let the board of control knoN
that they were here the worthy band
Z men played their opening selection j
AlDuQ utIQut at Allf - 4s7sAt''iA iih-'
9 quarters this afternoon. No detinit
d program has been made for the ban
u tomorrow, but it is certain that con
= cert viii be given tomorrow mig
either at the Alvarado or at the eS
e position grounds.
e Olker's orchestra of Emporia, Kan
: which will be a feature of the mus
e of the Irrigation congress- is eXpectc
i u arrive this evening The Los Al
y gelcs and Chicago music ans, who ar
!. to take part in the singing Of 9TH
e Golden Legend" cantata will be hel
d by Monday.
10 Porto Rico Delegate Here.
Leonicio Mosquera, c. e., of May
uuez, Porto Rico. was the first
the Porto Rico delegation to arri'
in the city. Mr.. Mosquera came
last night from New York whe
N he was TO have met T. Larrinag
al resident commissioner from Por
a Rico to the United States, the 9th
n delegate from the Island who is
L his way 10 New Mexico from Berli
II where he went some time ago as OF
I, of eight delegates President Rooseyt
Sc appointed to the International Pa
L. limentary congress. The two del
;" gates were to have met in New Yor
i but the steamship lines were
tbot Tarrfpa could N