Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-23
Six Refrigerator Carloads of
Washington Fruits to Be
Distributed Among the DEL
egateS at Congress.
WASHINGTON CITY WANTS
THE 1909 CONVENTION
Representative Delegation of
Spokane Business Men Will
Come to Albuquerque to Ex-
tend invitation; Some New
Trophies and Premiums.

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning journal. I
Spokane, Wash, July 23.--Six re-
frigerator ears loaded with the cholc-
est fruits produced In the state of
Washington will be sent to Albuquer-
que, n NJ, the latter part of Sep
tember, to be distributed among the
delegates at the annual convention OF
the National Irrigation Congress,
September 20 to October 3. The Spo-
kane chamber Of commerce, which
has among its $50 members some OF
the foremost practical irragationists
in the Pacific Northwest, is backing
the project n an effort to secure the
convention for 1903, and with this in
view 1t will send q representative del
egation to Albuquerque to tender a
formal invitation 20 the congress to
meet in the heart of the Inland Em-
pire of the Pacific Northwest next
year. The chief argument is that the
best results will follow if the 1909
gathering comes to Spokane, In the
noighborhood of which irrigation Is a
practical subject and business, which
adds million of dollars each year to
the wealth production of the state
and nation.
Levi Grant Monroe, secretary of the
chamber of commerce, has received a
letter from Henry u Reed, a director
of the Alaska Yukoh- Pacific exposi-
tion saying that heHAlvors Spokane as
the Convention e4ey fif 2900 and iding
that when two years ago the manage
ment of the exposition extended an
invitation to the national association
that the invitation would meet with
favor at the convention in AlbuQuer-
que this year.
II have been thinking over the mat
ter very carefully of late" Mr.. Reed
says I'm his letter, and while we would
like to secure the convention, / am
disposed to think the best results
would come If the convention were
held in a city in which. and IN the
neighborhood of which, irrigation is
a practical subject and a business.
have therefore come to the conclusion
that 1t would be well to hold the 1908
meeting In Spokane. Arrangements
could be made with the railroads by
which the delegates would purchase
tickets through to Spokane covering
the exposition excursion rate, with an
allowance of five days lay-off during
the convention.
II have also discussed the matter
with Charles w. Mott, general emigra-
ton agent Of the Northern Pacific
railway. and he looks with favor upon
the plan which have briefly outlined
TO you. I would like to hear from you
on this matter without delay, so that
II Spokane should decide to make a
bid for the convention we shall have
to get our plans in working order
as soon as possible"
More Trophies for the Congress.
The Tallmadge- Buntin Land COM
pany has advised Chairman Hopewell
and the Board of Control of the con-
gress that they desire to offer the sum
OF 500 in cash for the best display
of oats grown by irrigation. This
company has its general offices in
Chicago. and is now engaged in open
ing lands In the Big Laramie River
valley and Wyoming prairie lands.
Mrs S. G. Nutter of this city and
Territorial President of the Christian
Temperance Union, called at the of
fices of the Sixteenth National Irri-
cation Congress yesterday and stated
that the New Mexico Christian Union
has offered twenty-five dollars in cash
for the best essay on "The Reasons
Why Prohibition Would be OF Inesti-
mable Value to the New State.