Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-08-06
FOR IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Program of Spokane's Greatest Con.
vention TO be Held August
IL, 13 and IA
SPOKANE

Everything Is in readiness for the
18th session of the National Irriga-
ton Congress in Spokane, August
to / 1. when experts will discuss pro-
blems cf retaining arid and swamp
lands, forestry, deep waterways. good
roads, BODYBUILDING and the con-
servation of the country's natural re-
sources. George Il. Barstow. of Tex
as, will preside, and among the a.
GOO delegates will be representatives
from every state and territory in the
Union and the provinces in Canada
80 delegates from Europe, the south
ern republics and the orient. also
several cabinet officers, officials of
the United States forestry and re-
clamation services, railroad presi-
dents, bankers, engineers, 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 in
dustrial and irrigation army, 10000
men and 30 bands of music on River
side avenue on August 10, II and
| 2, when the electrical illuminations
and decorations will be the most pre-
tentious ever attempted in this part
OF the west There will also be demon
strations of Ia methods of supplying
moisture to the land by artificial
means and exhibits of products.
One of the entertainment features
is public initiation of the delegates
to the congress into the Mysterious
Order of E-Nak-Ops and the installa-
ton of the supreme officers under the
direction of Imperial Kopsane Sea-
bury Merritt and his staff on the
evening Of Friday, August 13 There
will also be series of receptions.
banquets and excursions to nearby
lakes and resorts.
l.. &. Monroe, secretary of the
| Spokane Chamber of Commerce. has
received voluntary pledges from $50
hotels and restaurants that there
Will be no advances in rates, and in
addition he has offers from $50 mem
bers of the organization who will
each entertain from one to four dele
gates at their homes. Fifteen hun
dred high school students will also
be at the disposal of the delegates
as secretaries
Advance guards of the cities bid
ding for the 18th sessions are al
ready in Spokane and indications are
there will be lively six-cornered
fights between Pueblo, San Francis
co, Chicago, st. Louis, Rochester, n.
Y, and Charleston, S. c. The last
named has the support of the entire
southern delegation, while Colorado
counts upon the western states. San
Francisco has hopes of landing the
solid vote of the Pacific states and
a sprinkling from the east, while
Chicago, st. Louis and Rochester are
making gum-shoe campaigns.
r. Insinger, chairman af the board
of control, will open the sessions
at 10 o'clock the morning of August
9 by introducing President Barstow.
after which the Spokane Choral So
ciety of $50 voices, under the di-
rection of Karl RiedeIsberger, will
sing the Irrigation Ode Governor
Hay and Mayor Pratt will then de-
liver brief addresses of welcome, the
responses being by Mr.. Barstow and
others Following the reading of a
message from President Taft, the
various committees will be appoint
ed and the executive committee Will
make its report. Among the speak
ers on the afternoon program are
the following;
DR.. George G.. Pardee Oakland.
LOl lhtl 6OFCl nOl VI NdlliOI MA IL
Newell, director United States re-
clamation service; Joseph NJ. Carey,
Cheyenne, Wyoming, author of the
Carey act; DR.. Il. A. Bryan, president
Washington State College; General
Ben j. Vilioen, La Mesa, N. NJ There
will be public reception at the Ma
sonic Temple in the evening.
August 10th, morning
Pinchot, United States forester; r.
e. Campbell forestry departm ent,
Canada; George s. Long, Tacoma;
F. w. Mulkey and E. r. Allen, Port
land, Ore; n. Kaumanns, imperial
German agricultural attache. After
Inoon.-John Barrett, director of in
ternational bureau of South Ameri-
can republics; DR.. w. j. MCGEE.
Washington, d. c.; J. N. Teal, Joint
Conversation Committee, Portland,
Ore. Alex MCPHERSON, Boise, Idaho
N. w. Harris, Chicago. Evening
Samuel Hill, president Washington