Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
IRRIGATION
CONGRESS

Irrigation congress in Spokane, August
9 to IA, when experts will discuss prob
lens of retaining arid and swamp
lands, forestry, deep waterways, good
roads, home building and the conser-
walton of the country's natural re-
sources. George E. Barstow of Texas
will preside, and among the 1000 dele
gates will be representatives from
every state and territory in the Union
and the provinces in Canada, 80 dele
gates from Europe, the southern re-
publics and the orient, also several
cabinet officers, officials of the United
States forestry and reclamation ser
vices, railroad presidents, bankers, en-
gineers, farmers, orchardists and truck
gardeners.
Various stages of the development of
the 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 35 bands
of music, in Riverside avenue an Au-
gust 10, IL and u, when the electrical
Examinations and decorations will be
the most pretentious ever attempted in
this part of the west. There will also
be demonstrations of IA methods of
supplying moisture TO the land by ar
tifcial means and exhibits of products
l.. G. Monroe, secretary of the Spo-
kane chamber of commerce, has re-
ceived voluntary pledges from $50 no
tells and restaurants that there will be
no advance in rates, and in addition
he has offers from $50 members of the
organization who viii 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 bid
ding for the eighteenth sessions are
already in Spokane, and indications
are there will be a lively six-cOrnered
fight between Pueblo, San Francisco,
Chicago, st. Louis, Rochester, n. Y,
and Charleston, S. c.
r. Insinger, chairman Of the board
of control will open the sessions at
10 0 clock the morning Of August 8
by introducing President Barstow
after which the Spokane Choral so
eiety, 25O voices, under the direction
of Karl Riedelsberger, will sing the
Irrigation Ode. Governor Hay anC
Mayor Pratt will then deliver brief ad
dresses Of welcome, the responses bs
Mr.. Barstow and Others. Following th'
reading Of O message from President
Taft the various committees viii b.
appointed and the executive COMMITTEES
will make its report. Among thu
speakers on the afternoon program arr
the following
Dr. George q. pardoe, Oakland, for
mer governor Of California; D. IL. New
eli, director United States reclamation
service; Joseph AZ. Carey Cheyenns
Wyo., author " the Carey act; Dr. D
p A. Bryan, president Washington stat
college General Ben j. ynjoen, u
Mesa, al M. There wiil be a publ
reception al Masonic temple 20 th
eyening.
August lo. morning Clifford Pineho'
United States forester d. n Campbell
forestry department, tnnaqai oeofg
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