Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-08
DELEGATES
ARE EXPECTED At
SPOKANE
Forty Thousand Visitors in Adj
dition Expected to Gather in
Northwest Town From All
Over the Irrigation West,

fsnecisI Correspondence TO Morning Journall
Spokanc. WASH April! t.-Apos-
lies of irrigation, deep waterways
drainage. good roads and conservation
Of resources ana recruits from various
PARTS OF this continent, England, Ger
many, France, Hawaii, the Philippine
Islands. the Latin republics. and
china and Japan. representatives of
foreign nations and colonial govern
ments. officials Of the federal reclaim
alton. forestry and agricultural de-
nartments. governors and members
of state and territorial legislatures,
railroad and bank presidents n
members Of agricultural, horticul-
tural. commercial and fraternal or
ganizations viii gather in Spokane,
August Q to II, whore the National
Irrigation Congress will have its 18th
session,
.ro save the forests, store the
floods. reclaim the deserts and mako
homes on the land" are the four
primary objects outlined in the off
riaI call. issued by George T.. Barstow
Of Barstow. Tex, president; b. \.
Fowler OF Phoenix, Ariz., secretary
of the national organization, and i.
1usinger. chairman, and Arthur Hook
or. secretary of the local board of CON
tral. adding.
I'VE aim to demonstrate to the west
the wonderful development possible
through irrigation. drainage. forestry,
deep waterways, good roads and nome
building. and to show to the east the
economic importance to the whole
country Of this development"
Arrangements have been made by
the board of control for the entertain
ment of 1000 accredited delegates.
in addition to which it is expected
there will be between 35, 900 and 49,
600 visitors from irrigated districts
in Kansas, North and South Dakota,
Montana. Wyoming, Utah. Arizona.
Texas, Nevada. California. oklahoma.
New Mexico, Idaho Oregon and
Washington and the provinces of Brit
ish Columbia Alberta and Manitoba
and from districts in the middlewest-
crn, southern and eastern and New
England states. where forestry. deep
waterways, drainage and good roads
arc the chief problems in the devel-
opmont of the country.
The regular program Will consist
of addresses by officials of the ceclam-
alton, forestry and agricultural de-
partments of the United States, states
men and scientists, railroad and fl
nancial men. promoters Of the Carey
act reclamation projects and officials
of private irrigation enterprises. The
call says:
Speakers Will be allotted not to
exceed twenty minutes on any one
subject ana addresses will be fol-
lowed by general discussions by dC!c-
gates, limited to fiVe-minutc talks.
1T is planned to make this a prac-
teal. live congress for the considera-
ton ana discussion of the questions
in which the delegates are interested
whose actions viii be Of great
Nalue in the promotion of the objects
for which this congress is working.
The federal department of agri-
culture has taken charge of a 20
acre tract of land in the spokane Val
where the latest approved methods
pt Supplying the soil with moisture
artificial means will be demon
by irrigation experts. In this I
cnnection the can states the follow
ne
The selection of Spokane was pc
ui;arly fortunate for this congress,
it provides every opportunity for
he study of all methods of irrigating |
ND the various systems of irrigation
troiccts. Within a few minutes ear
'idc of the city are gravity canal sYs-
ms. pipe distribution of water ana
MODERN electrical pumping plants.
The irrigated areas i'm Idaho, Mon
ana. oregon and Washington pro
luce every kind of fruit and vegetable
hat can be grown in the somi-trOpic
.onc. also the perfection of the red
lpple. as was demonstrated at n
irst national apple show in Spokane