Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-02-22
At Session of Ma.
tional Irrigation
Congress
WILL Be NOTABLE GATHERING
Vice-President Fairbanks and
Members of Cabinet
Will Attend.

albuquerque will have many distin-
guished guests within its gates among
the thousand and more delegates who
will attend the sixteenth national ir.
ligaton congress which will De held
there from September 20 to October
3. Vice President Charles ". Fair.
banks has accepted an invitation to
deliver an address at the gathering
as have also three members Of the
Presidents cabinet, together with q
of irrigation experts, Sena-
tors, Congressman and officials of
the L. S. Reclamation Service, U. S.
Geological Survey, general land office
and Bureau of Forestry.
1 The Duke City through the men,
bers of the board of control is MAX
ing elaborate preparations for the
convention which in all probability
VIII be the largest of it's kind yet
held and doubtless the most import,
ant civic event in the history of New
Mexico. New Mexico generally is
coming to the assistance OF Albuquer.
que realizing that 1t will prove a
telling factor in the upbuilding of the
The Interstate Industrial
which will be held in con-
nection with the irrigation congress
will give New Mexico a chance to
show to the world it's large variety OF
products. The exposition in reality
will not be overshadowed in import
ance By the big convention. Exhibits
will not be confined to products of ir-
rigation but the displays will include
a variety of different things and will
be- yeritable worlds fair on a small
scale.
Variety of Exhibits.
Officials of the federal government
have taken deep interest in these
annual irrigation congresses since
their inception fifteen years ago and
it is more than likely that there will
be exhibits from all of the depart
ments of the government. The De-
partment of the Interior and the De-
partment of Agriculture will In par
ticnlar have elaborate displays. 1t is
stated that the exhibit of the forestry
bureau will be something never seen
outside of the worlds fair at Chicago
and in st. Louis.
New Mexico has much at stake in
the coming irrigation congress and
industrial exposition In addition to
The valuable advertising it will re-
aeive to attract immigrants and in.
vestors, it will convince the country
at large that the territory is entitled
TO statehood. Governor Hoke Smith
Of Georgia will probably be one of the
visitors to the Duke
City during the convention and e. H.
Hartman and J. J. Hill two of the
most prominent railroad magnates of
the country, may also be in attend
ance Mr.. Hartman was present at
the session last year in Sacramento.
Il. p. Ripley, president of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railway,
will also probably be present and if
SO will deliver an address.
The following is a list of the dis
tinguished guests who have already
accepted invitations to speak during
The sessions of the coming irrigation
Some Who Are Coming.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, vice.
president of the United States.
James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
.ure.
James Rudolph Garfield, secretary
of the Interior.
George B. Cortelyou secretary of
he Treasury.
A. D. Melvin, chief of the Bureau of
animal INDUSTRY.
Pablo Acampo de Leon, resident
commissioner of the Philippine Gen.
aral Assembly
Benito Legarda, resident commits
sioner of the Philippine General AS
sembly.
Richard Ballinger, commissioner Of
The General Land office.
Otis Smith, chief of the U. s. Geolog-
lcal Survey.
A. G. Campbell, assistant attorney
general Of the United States.
Frederick H. Newall director Of the
U. s. Reclamation Service.
Arthur P. Davis, chief engineer of
the U. S. Reclamation Service.
Morris Bien, supervising engineer of
the land and legal division of the U.
s. Reclamation Service.
W. H. Code, chief engineer of In.
dian Irrigation.
w. w. Follett, consulting engineer
Of International Boundary Commits.
sion,