Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-25
FOR DEEP WATERWAYS
Great National Congress to Be
Held at Spokane.
ATTENDANCE WILL Be NATIONWIDE
Apostles Of irrigation. Deep Water.
ways, Drainage, Good Roads and
Conservation Of Resources From all
Parts Of World viii Make UP Body.


England, France, Hawaii. the Phil
pine Islands, the Latin republics, and
China and Japan. representatives OF
foreign nations and colonial govern
ments officials of the federal rCclama-
ton. forestry and agricultural depart.
ments. governors and members OF
state and territorial legislatures. rail-
road and bank presidents and mem.
bers of agricultural. horticultural
commercial and fraternal organiza-
tions will gather in Spokane. August
9 to II. where the National lrrisa-
ton Congress will have its 18th sess'
ions.
ITO save the forests. store the
floods. reclaim the deserts and mae
homes on the land" are the four pri-
mary objects outlined in the official
call. issued by George f. Barstow.
Tex. president, B. A. Fowler. of Phoe-
nix Ari.. secretary of the national or
ganizatiOn and X. lsingeT. chairman,
and Arthur Hooker. secretary OF the
local board OF control. adding:
We aim to demonstrate to the west
the wonderful development possible
through irrigation, drainage. forestry.
deem waterways. good roads and
home building, and how to show to
the east the economic Importance 10
the whole country of this develop
ment."
Arrangements have been made by
the board of control for the enter
tainment Of 1000 accredited delegates,
in addition to which 1t is expected
there will be between $4,000 and 49,
900 visitors from the irrigated dis
tricts in Kansas, North and South
Dakota. Montana. Wyoming. Utah,
Arizona, Texas, Nevada. California,
Oklahoma. New Mexico. Idaho, Ore
son. ard Washington and the provin-
ces OF British Columbia, Alberta and
Manitoba, and the districts In
the middlewestern, southern and
eastern and New England states
where forestry, deep waterways,
drainage and good roads are the
chief problems in the development OF
the country.
The regular program will consist
of addresses by officials OF the re-
clamation. forestry and agricultural
departments of the United States,
statesmen and scientist. railroad and
financial men, promoters CT the Carey
act reclamation projects and officials
of private irrigation enterprises. The
call says:
Speakers will he allotted not to ex-
coed 20 minutes on any one subject
and addresses will be followed by gen
eral discussions by delegates, limited
to five-minute talks.
1T is Planned to make this a prac-
teal. live congress for the consider
atfcn ind discussion of the ques-
tons in which the delegates are in
terested and whose actions will be OF
great value in the promotion OF the
objects which this congress Is WORK
ing"
The federal department OF agricul-
ture has taken charge of q 2O-acrc
tract of land in the Spokane valley.
where there will be demonstrations
Of the latest approved methods Of
supplying the soil with moisture by
artificial means will be demonstrated
Inv irrigation experts In this connec-
tion the call states the following:
The selection of Spokane was pc
culiarly fortunate for this congress. as
II provides every opportunity for the
study of all methods Of irrigating and
the various systems Of irrigation pro
iects. Within a few minutes car ride
Of the city are gravity canal systems
nine distribution of water and modern
electrical pumping plants.
The irrigated areas In Idaho. Non
tana- Oregon and Washington pro-
duce every kind Of fruit and vegetable
tina. can be grown in the semitropic
zone. also the perfection Of the red
ample. as was demonstrated at the
firyt National apIfe show in Spokane
in December. 190S.'
The hoard Of contrO. will main
tain free Information departments foI
the convenience Of delegates and via
tors and i, is nficially announced
there will IL no advance in rates al
hotels during the convention.
The opcn air feature 81 the congress
will bc tho parade Of the Irrigation
Army Of 10. OO0 and the industrial IA
radc. in which Indians from the res
cryaiicns In the Northwest will par
,jcipafc. In the latter IL Is designed
to show the progress Ct the western
country in the last quarter century
One day has been set aside for the
governors Of states and territories
and there will BE- series Of han
ducts. receptions. theatre partics and
excursions to nearby lake and rive
resorts.
The personnel of the congress VII
b. permanent officers Of the orsani
zstion, the president and vice pr-si
dent q the United states. mcmber'
ol the cabinet. members of the Unitcs
States senate and house Of rcprcscn
tativrs. governors of states. ierriioric'
an insuIar possessions of the Unite
States. members q; state and terri
/ torisI Legislatures. ambassadors. min
isterx. consu,s and other represcn
/ ,s,.ses " foreign ns'tpus and colo
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