Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-03
irrigation Congress Will
Be Held in Spokane
II Is Expected That 5000 Dele
gates Will Be Present.


Spokane. Wash, July 2.-(SpeciaD.-
| CONFERENCE.-THE interest has been
aroused in the problems relating to the
reclamation of arid and swamp lands,
deep waterways, forestry, conserva-
| ton of the country's resources, good
roads and home-building to be dis
cussed during the 18th sessions of the
| National Irrigation Congress in Spo-
kane, August to IA, and there is ev-
| cry indication the attendance Will be
the largest and most representative in
the history of the organization
| Railroad presidents, financiers, scien-
| fists, government officials, engineers
and practical men in other lines of ac-
| tivity have accepted places on the pro-
gram, and advices to hand show there
| VIII be from? 4,500 to 5000 delegates, in
Guiding farmers, orchardists and truck
| gardeners and visitors from Kansas,
| New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah,
| Colorado, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Ne
| braSka, Iowa, Arizona, Nevada, Cali
| fornia and points in Canada, and as
! many more from Montana. Idaho, Ore
gon, Washington, British Columbia and
| Alberta. There will also be delegations
| from Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Flor
| ida, South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
| New York and other eastern, middle,
western and southern states.
| r. Jnsingcr, chairman of the board
| of control, has letters from % govern
ors of states and territories west and
south of Chicago, saying they will be
present one or more days and fepresen-
tatives from Europe, the South Amer
| lean republics, China and Japan are
expected to remain throughout the
week. The following tentative pro-
gram is announced by Arthur Hooker
| secretary of the executive committee:
First session August 9, morning.
| Music, Fourteenth United States Cav
airy hand, William Ostermann, direct
| or Fort Walla Walla, Wash. call to
| order, K. -nsinger, chairman, board
| of control invocation, Rev. William J.
Hindlcy, pastor, Pilgrim Congregation
al church; 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
| ner," band; Introduction of George
| Eames Barstow of Texas, president;
The Irrigation Ode" Spokane Choral
Society, Karl Riedelsberger, director;
welcome to state, Governor Hay; well
come to city, Mayor Pratt; response for
| tie National Irrigation Congress, Pres
| dent Barstow: responses for govern
ors, representatives of foreign nations
and insular possessions; announcement
| OF committees and report of executive
| committee.
Second session. August Q, afternoon
| Music, address, James J. Hill, chair
man, board of directors Great North
| ern Railway company; address, 'Irri-
T,,iI 70 INT
| George c. Pardce, ex-governor of Cali
| fc:nia; discussion, address, ''The
| National Irrigation Situation" Fred
erick II. Newell. director, United States
| Reclamation Service; discussion, ad-
dress, Joseph NJ Carey, Cheyenne
Wyo; discussion, address, "The 1rrisa-
| tion Situation in the state of Washing
| ton" DR.. Enoch A. Bryan, president
| Washington State College; discussion,
address, representative of General Fed
GRAFTON of Woman's Clubs: discussion
| August 9, eVenng-The board of con-
troll, assisted by ladies of Spokane, will
entertain the officers and delegates
| governors of states, representatives of
foreign nations and other guests at an
informal reception in Masonic Temple
| Third session, August TO-, morning.
Forestry Day. Music, address, Home
| Building for the Race" Clifford Pin
chot, chief, United States Forestry SER
vice; discussion, address, 1.-The For
ests of Canada and their Relation to
| the Water Supply" r. e. Campbell
| forestry branch, department of the in
| terror Canada; discussion, address,
| 'Iteforestation, T.. II. Allen, United
! States district forester; discussion, adj
dress, THE Relation of Forests to Wa
ter Flow" Bailey Willis, United States
geological survey; discussion.
| Forth session, August 10, afternoon
Water as Resource" Music, address,
John Barrett, International Bureau of
American Republics; address, United
States Senator Albert b. Cummins of
Iowa; address, Deep Waterways"
| Thomas S. Warning, editor The Evening
Post. Charleston, s. c.; discussion, ad-
dress, DR.. w. J. McGec, secretary, In
| land Waterways Commission; address,
| Deep Waterways for the Pacific
Coast" J. N Teal, member Joint Con-
servation Committee; address, N. w
Harris, Chicago, discussion.
August 10, afternoon, 4.45 O'clock
| Parade of progress, showing the trans
| formation of the Northwest from SEMI
savagery to civilization, by series of
| district floats and mounted men and
marches e. F. Cartier Van Dissel,
| grand marshal.
| Fifth session, August 10, evening"
! Good Roads" Music, address, Samuel
| Hill, president, Washington State Good
Roads association; address, Illustrated
! by stereopticon views, Samuel Lancas-
| ter, highway expert.
Sixth session, August II, morning.
"The Congress and It's Work" Music.
| address, Richard A. Ballinger, secreta-
ry of the Interior; address, 1.-THE Con-
quest of the Wilderness" United States
Senator Francis G. Newlands of Neva-
da; discussion, address. Howard Eli
OFT, president Northern Pacific Rail-
| way company: discussion, address,
ultimate Ideals" George H. Maxwell
| of Chicago; discussion, address, 1.-THE
Message of the West to the East
Frederick Fl. Griswold of Chicago, as
sistant secretary National Irrigation
Congress: discussion, address, what
has Become. of the Great American
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