The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-17
GOING IN LARGE
FORCE
ONE THOUSAND RESIDENTS OF
IMMIGRATION CONGRESS.

Spokane, April 16.-'North Yaki-
ma and in fact the entire Yakima
Valley has shown fine spirit in it's
enthusiastic cooperation with the
people of Spokane, and we expect at
least 1000 representatives from the
district at the seventeenth sessions
of the national irrigation congress in
Spokane, August 9 to a."
R. Insinger, chairman of the local
board of control, said this on his re-
turn from North Yakima, where he
had a conference with Fl. P. James,
secretary, and other officers of the
commercial club, on matters pertain
ing to the irrigation congress.
North Yakima is thoroughly alive
to the Importance of the sessions in
Spokane next August" Mr.. Insinger
added, "and the people there have
raised fund of $4,000 for publici-
ty work during the coming year.
"They realize that the gathering
of irrigationists and others interest
ed in problems of forestry, drainage,
deep waterways, good roads and
home-building and the thousands of
visitors from all parts of America
will afford them the best opportunity
yet presented to make a bid for de-
sirable population and capitol in the
valley. That is where every commu-
nifty in the Inland Empire can bene-
fit itself.
There was time when the peo-
pie of North Yakima and other towns
and communities in the Spokane
country were of the belief that Spo-
kane was selfish in it's work of ex-
ploitation, but this has been dispelled
largely through the visits to the
rooms of the Spokane chamber of
commerce by Representatives Of the
various commercial clubs, who have
seen what is being done to build up
the country tributary to Spokane.
"Mr. James, secretary of the COM
mercial club of North Yakima, told
me as he he has mentioned to his
people, that the Spokane chamber of
commerce is doing as much for the
Yakima valley as it is for any other
part of the Inland Empire, and that
the people are now fully cognizant Of
the benefit derived from this source
without the expenditure of a penny.
"Mr. James also told me tina:
there is every reason to believe that
various communities in the Yakima
valley are making preparations for
adequate representation in the pa
rades of progress and the march in
review of the industrial and irriga-
ton army in connection with the r.
'igafior army in connection witt tie
irrigation congress. 1t is also likely
that several bands of music will ac-
company the delegations.
"I was deeply impressed with the
spirit manifested by the people of
North Yakima in cooperating with
us in this great work OF popularizing
the irrigated distr'cs IL the North
west and making homes Or the land,
and / feel that all will be benefited
as a result.
1--WE have been assured that the
Wenatchee and Walla Walla districts
and others in eastern Washington
and Oregon, northern Idaho and west
ern Montana, and points in various
parts of the northwest, including
southeastern British Columbia, iall
portions of the province of Alberta
where irrigation is becoming a fac
tor in agriculture, will send dele
gates and reports from states in the
middlewest, east and south indicate
that the estimate of 1000 accredited
delegates is conservative. We have
advices also from railway officials
that thousands of visitors from east
ern and southern states will stop off
at Spokane during the week of the
congress-