The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
PRIZES OFFERED IN THE
BIBLE QUESTION CONTEST
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

| THE lRRi(iATlON CONGttESS.
Spokane, Wash, May S.-Replying
to an invitation by R. 1nsinger, chair
man of the board of control of the
National Irrigation Congress, which
will meet in Spokane the second week
in August, United States Senator w.
B. Hepburn of Idaho, chairman of
the committee on manufactures, says
in letter from Washington, d. c.:
UNLESS prevented from doing SO
by public business, it will give me
greatest pleasure to be with you on
that occasion,
/ Mr.. Insinger said II Is hoped to
have large delegations from Occur
d'Alene, Wallace, St. Maries, Lewis
ton, Boise, Payette and various other
cities in Idaho to participate in the
parades of progress, which will ex-
emplify the development of the
Northwest from the time in 1905,
when Captains Lewis and Clark came
into the Snake river country, to the
present day.
aside from the fact that in the
Boise-Payette project of 100000
acres, Idaho has the largest irrigated
tract in the world" said Mr.. Insinger,
"and / believe the people of the state
are vitality interested in the purposes
of the congress, which are to save
the forests, store the floods, reclaim
the deserts and make homes on the
land, and, as these matters are to be
discussed by experts in their various
lines, it would appear that Idaho
should not be second to any state,
with the possible exception Of Wash
ington, in the number of delegates 1t
will send> to this gathering.
Governor Brady is heartily in
sympathy with what we are doing to
bring the Northwest to the attention
of the world, as we are through this
congress, and we believe that it will
do more than any other thing that
has yet been attempted in this part
of the country with view to induc-
ing emigration of desirable people
and the influx of eastern capital into
the western states.
Letter From MIR. Carey.
Spokane, Wash, May S.-Joseph
M. Carey, father of the Carey Land
Act, under which hundreds of thous-
ands of acres of waste areas are be-
ing reclaimed and settled in various
parts of the country, writes from
Cheyenne, Wyo., to r. Insinger, chair
man of the board of control of the
National Irrigation Congress, which
will meet in Spokane August to IA:
"The irrigation congresses have
been one of the greatest factors in
advancing irrigation investigations
and the promotion of irrigation enter
prises. The congresses do not vote
money, nor do they inaugurate the
building of dams, reservoirs and
canals, but they do bring together
scientists, experts and practical men,
which results in the education of the
uniformed, and in creating sound
public sentiment on the questions af-
fecting the reclamation Of the desert
lands of the United States.
"The irrigation question is one of
the most important affecting the
states and territories west of the Mis-
souri, river. 1t becomes great eco
nomic question to all of the people
of the United States.
"The people of the United States
are today alive to the subject. Moth
ing else has done SO much to bring
about the present favorable condi-
lions as the irrigation congresses.
They have done a great work, but
the work has just begun. The con-
crosses should be encouraged, sup
ported and widely attended, and no
progressive man can afford to neglect
them"
Mr.. Insinger said in referring to
the foregoing that the speakers and
delegates will also discuss problems
affecting conservation Of resources,
forestry, deep waterways, drainage
of swamp lands, good roads and home
building, in which the people of the
entire continent are interested, and
as result he expects the attendance
will be the largest in the history OF
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