The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-14
utah MANI IS
ELECTED TO OFFICE
r. W. Young, Second Vice
President of National IT.
rigatiOn Congress.
BUSINESS is FINISHED
PUEBLO CHOSEN FOR NEXT
YEARS CONVENTION.

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Spokane Wash, Aug. 1S.-With the
election Of officers. the selection of
Pueblo, Colo, as the next meeting
place. the passage Of resolutions COM
mending 10th the efforts of Pinchot
and Newell in the forestry and recla-
nation bureaus, asking a $10,OO0,00O IT.
rigation fund from congress, and COM
mending the Mississippi deep water
way, the seventeenth National Irriga-
ton Congress came to ii practical ad-
Journment this afternoon.
There will be no session tomorrow
unless John Barrett, director of the
Bureau of American Republics arrives
- deliver a promised address. The
business planned for tomorrow was all
transacted today, and nothing is left
except formal adjournment
Election of Officers.
The following officers, in addition to
the election of 3. A. Fowler of Phoe-
nix, Ariz, and Arthur Hooker of Spo-
kane, secretary, as reported several
days ago, were today elected unani-
mOUsly;
Vice president. Ralph TwitchelI, New
Mexico.
Second vice president. r. W. Young.
Utah.
Third vice president, L. Newman,
Montana.
Fourth vice president F. w Elem
ing, New Mexico.
Fifth vice president, e. J. Watson,
South Carolina.
Harry D. LOveland of San Francisco
mad, a seconding speech in support of
the report of the committee on perma-
nent organization. in which he said
that San Francisco withdrew from the
fight for the next convention but made
a general invitation to stand until
such time as the congress saw fit TO ac-
cept.
Colonel John l. Martin of st. Louis
gained the only victory IN the resolu-
tons, which were reached and adopted
at the morning session. A short fight
was made on the proposition 10 COM
mend the deep waterways project in
view of the fact that other waterways
were neglected. But, IN view Of the
fact that the Mississippi project is one
for the general betteTment Of the ma
ton, the motion TO strike out the Mar
tin endorsement was withdrawn and a /
unanimous vote passed the resolutions
entirely.
Governors Addresses.
The afternoon was given over to adj |
dresses by governors of the states of /
Florida, South Dakota, Idaho, Wash |
ington, Nebraska and Montana. Gov
ernOr Shallenberger of Nebraska made !
a stirring appeal for the conservation |
of resources which was greeted with |
continued applause He had with him |
a considerable delegation of both men
and women. Governor Gilchrist of /
Florida gained the confidence of the |
congress by an appeal for the abolish
ment Of Mason and DiXOn's line and
by the designation Of the south as d
sleeping giant now awake"
Governor Brady of Idaho commend /
sd both Secretary Ballinger and Gift
ford PinchOt, and urged that oil be
poured on the troubled waters in the
interests OF the general western good.
Governors Vesey of South Dakota and
Norris of Montana thanked the con-
gress for its activities. General Piet
VilkOn formerly OF kruger's army in
the Transvaal, represented Governor
Curry of New Mexico.
All remaining traces of the Ballinger-
PinchOt hOstilities disappeared on the
last day of the congress, with perhaps
a mention now and then by some kind
ly-dispOsed speaker. Unless a discus
sion should arise tomorrow. which is
practically impossible. the congress will
be considered adjourned.
THE Deep Waterways for the Inland
Empire" was the subject of the adj
dress of Professor w. D. Lyman, who |
spoke in the morning