Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-06-19
IT'S Object and The NEXT
Meeting PLACE.
Purpose of National Irrigation Con-
gress to Demonstrate the Wonderful
Development Possible by Getting
Water ON Arid Lands and to Show
Eastern People It's Importance.

cussed by experts in these lines at
the seventeenth sessions of the Ma
tional Irrigation congress, which will
meet in Spokane, Wash, August g to
IA. 1t is expected that President Taft
and several members of his cabinet,
government officials, members of con
gress, governors, foreign representa-
tives, railroad presidents, bankers and
delegates from various states and ter
ritories and provinces in Canada and
representatives from Europe, the Latin
Republics and Japan and China will
participate in the deliberations.
The purpose of this congress is to
demonstrate to the west the wonder
full development possible by the solu-
tion of these problems and to show to
the east the economic Importance and
benefit to the whole country of this
development. Advices now to hand in
dictate there will be approximately
$500 accredited delegates, besides
thousands of visitors. Plans already
outlined for approval by the national
officers will limit the speakers to 20
minutes, while delegates will be linn
tied to five minutes in discussions.
Various stages of the development of
the Pacific northwest, from the en-
trance of Captains Meriwether Lewis
and William Clark into what was then
the Oregon country in 1905 to the pres
ent day, will be exemplifed by two
parades of progress and a march in
review by the industrial and irriga-
tion army in connection with the SEES
sions. These open-air features have
been arranged:
August 10, Afternoon-Parade of
progress, showing the transformation
of the northwest from semi-savagery
to civilization, by a series of district
floats and mounted men and marchers.
August IL, Evening - Illuminated
4 parade of progress, representing vari-
Gus periods in the northwest, from 1905
to 1909. Indians from four reserva-
tions and districts in the Pacific and
western states will join in this demon
stration.
August 10, Afternoon-Parade and
countermarch of the industrial and ir-
rigation army, with 10000 uniformed
the congress, showing science bidding
the desert drink, will be shown in an
elaborate float
Chief George Moses and 300 tribes
men of the Nez Perces, decked in the
ancient tribal fnery with trophies of
historic battles when the tribe was at
war with the government, will partici-
pate in the parades of progress. They
will make camp near the city, show
ing to the eastern visitors their mode
of living before the coming of the
white man.
Exhibits, a Feature.
Arrangements are being made to in
stall massed exhibits of the resources
of the various districts in the country
at street intersections in prominent
parts of the city, also in the state
armory, where the congress will meet,
so that visitors can see what is being
accomplished in the northwest, while
the street Examinations and decorations
will be the most pretentious undertake
ings yet attempted in the west.
Marching Clubs.
Marching clubs from the irrigated
esand dry-farming districts in Idaho,
, Oregon, Montana, Washington, Cali
fornia, Wyoming, Utah, North and
South Dakota, Colorado, Nevada, Ari-
IONA, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and
other states in the middle west, east
and south and from the provinces of
British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba
ticipate in the parades.
The feature of the opening of the
congress win be the raising of hun
dreds of flags to the tops of as many
40-foot poles in the residential districts
and the unfurling of the flags of the
nations and banners in the business
sections the morning of August 9, when
massed musicians, headed by the Third
Regiment United States Infantry band
will play patriotic airs. This will be
followed with the rendition of the r.
rigation ode by a large chorus of
trained singers and the singing of state
hymns by school children.
Governors Day.
August 10 has been set aside for the
governors and their stats, and there
viii be several receptions, banquets
excursions and theater parties during
Nhe week.
National officers.
The national officers of the 1909 con
gress are: President, George e. Bar
stow, Barstow, Texas; secretary, B. A
Fowler, Phoenix, Ariz.; assistant sec
rotary, F. H. Griswold, Chicago. Every
state and territory in the Union has 8
vice president. The local officers al
Spokane are: Chairman board of con
troll, R. Insinger; secretary, Arthur
Hooker.
"Alice'' Will Be There.
Boosters from various parts of New
Mexico, headed by "the only origina
Albuquerque bunch" accompanied b,
Alice, a Spanish burro, credited will
knowing more tricks than the cartoon
list responsible for the much exploited
Maud ever fancied in his wildes
dreams, are coming as delegates to thu
congress
Nelson, B. c., Too.
More than ordinary interest attache
to- the visit of the Nelson companies
1O2d Regiment Rocky Mountain
Rangers of British Columbia to tn