The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-08-03
SPOKANE IS READY
FOR CONGRESS
Especial to Silver State News)

Especial to Silver State News)
SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. 3.-Every-
thing is in readiness for the 18th SEES
sions of the National Irrigation con
gress in Spokne, August 9 to IA, when
experts will discuss problems of re-
claiming arid and swamp lands, for
estry, deep waterways, good roads,
building and the conservation of
the country s natural resources. George
T.. Barstow, of Texas, will preside, and
among the 1000 delegates Will be rep
resentatives from every state and terri
tory in the Union n the provinces III
Canada, 80 delegates from Europe, the
southern republics and the orient, also
several cabinet officers officials OF the
united States forestry and reclama
tion services, railroad presidents, bank
ers, engineers, farmers, orchardists and
truck gardeners.
Various stages of the development OF
Pacific northwest will be shown by
elaborate floats and other devices in
two parades of progress and a march
In review of the industrial and irriga-
tion army, 10000 men and 80 bands of
music, in Riverside avenue on August
10, IL and IL, when the electrical il
luminations and decorations will be the
most pretentious ever attempted in this
part of the west. There will also be
demonstrations of IA methods of sup.
plying moisture to the land by artificial
means and exhibits of products.
One of the entertainment features is
the congress into the Mysterious Or
der of E-Nak-Ops and the installation
of the supreme officers under the direc-
tion of Imperial Kopsane Seabury Mer-
rift and his staff on the evening Of
Friday, August Ii. There will also be
a series of receptions, banquets and ex-
eursions to nearby lakes and resorts.
l.. G. Monroe, secretary of the Spo-
zane chamber of commerce., has receiv-
ed voluntary pledges from $50 hotels
and restaurants that there will be no
advance in rates, and in addition he
has offers from $50 members of the or
ganization who will each entertain
from one to -four delegates at their
homes. Fifteen hundred high school
students will also be at the disposal of
the delegates as secretaries.
Advance guards of the cities bidding
Spokane and indications are there will
DE a lively six-cornered fight between
Pueblo, San Francisco, Chicago, st.
Louis, Rochester, N. Y, and Charles
ton, S. C. The last named has the sup
port of the entire southern delegation,
while Colodado counts upon the west
ern states. San Francisco has hopes of
landing the solid vote OF the Pacific
states and a sprinkling from the east,
while Chicago, st. Louis and Rochester
are making gum-shoe campaigns.
X. Insinger, chairman of the board of
control, win open the sessions at 10
o'clock the morning of August 8 by In
Producing President Barstow, after
which the Spokane Choral society OF
$50 voices, under the direction of Karl
Riedelsberger, will sing the Irrigation
Ode. Governor Hay and Mayor Pratt
will then deliver brief addresses of
welcome, the responses being by Mr..
Barstow and others. Following the
reading of a message from President
taft, the various committees will be
appointed and the executive commit
tee will make it's report. Among the
speakers on the afternoon program are
the following:
DIR. George G. Pardee, Oakland, form
er governor Of California; Il. II. New
ell. director United States reclamation
service; Joseph M. Carey, Cheyenne,
Wyo., author of Carey act; DR.. E.. A.
Bryan, president Washington state
college; General Ben j. Viljoen, La
Mesa, N. NJ. There will be a public
reception at Masonic temple in the ev-
ening.
August1O, morning-Gifford Pinchot,
United States forester; r. f. Camp
bell, forestry department, Canada;