Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-03
STATE AND
UTAH PLAN BIG
DELEGATIONS
San Diego viii Be Represented
By Bunch Of Boosters; Cover
nor Spry Of Utah Deeply In
tcreSted in Coming Congress,

rsoeclal Correspondence TO Morning Journall
pueblo, Colo, July 1,-Officials oil
,be Eighteenth National Irrigation
congress. Pueblo, September $3.50
arc receiving assurances from Cali
fornia of prospective large delega-
tions that will be in attendance al
this great event.
These assurances come from every
nortion of California, as the
neaple are thoroughly acquainted
with the benefits and advant-
ages of irrigation and of the irri-
cation congress. The fact that irrl-
cation has been so long and success
fully practiced in that state, tkat ses-
sions of the congress have been held
within its borders, and that san
Francisco was an aspirant for the
Eighteenth congress, last year at
Snokanc, and will probably ask for
il again this year here, lends special
interest.
one of the communications recent
~ received Is from Rufus Choate.
secretary of the chamber OF COM
merce of san Diego, in which he says
a strong delegation will be sent from
that city, He also writes of the de-
velopment work now on in southern
California and of the benefit the Ma
tional Irrigation congress has been
to that section and state.
Mr.. Choate refers to the prospec-
tive exposition to be held in San
Diego in the near future, and of the
hopes of his town as to the success
of il. He adds:
zone of the principal propositions
that we intend to bring before the
people will be the matter of irriga-
ton
Mr.. Choate then asks a number Of
questions concerning the work of the
congress and concludes with the re-
assurance of q large delegation from
San Diego.
mother individual letter selected
at random, that has come in the past
few days to congress headquarters is
from 4. J. Stockdale, secretary of
the Landowners Association, Prosser,
Washington, in which he expresses
his intention of attending the Eigh-
tecnth session at Pueblo if possible.
and adds:
"As a delegate to the seventeenth
Irrigation congress, learned much
that has been of value to myself and
TO our association. Whether l attend
at Pueblo or not, | shall follow the
proceedings with n great deal of in
terest.
without the work and education
Of public men at and through the
Seventeenth National Irrigation con |
gress, the passage of the bill to secure
twenty millions of dollars to com
plete reclamation projects would nave
been an impossibility.
Best wishes for the success of the
Eighteenth National Irrigation con-
gress,'
There are few state tina are tak-
ing more lively interest in the work
OF preparation for the Eighteenth
congress than the state of Utah.
This is due to several eason In
the first place, it is an adjoining |
neighbor to the host state, Colorado, |
and easily accessible. Again, it is
the birthplace of the National Irriga-
ton congress, for it was in the city
OF salt Lake, in 1890, hat this great
est development agency of the coun-
try was born. OF the old guard that
organized the congress, several are
still residents of Utah, including Ma
por II. w. Young, John Henry Smith
and Fred Kicsel.
sun another reason for the activ-
lty OF Utah is the fact that one of its
distinguished citizens, Major Rich
~iu w. lpune Ol odll LAKE 10 StN-
ond vice-president of the Eighteenth
congress, and doubtless will some day
be its president. He is also a mem
Der of the board of governors, and as
such has visited Pueblo this year at
lending the sessions of hat board and
helping make the tentative program.
while here recently he assured the
congress headquarters that the state
or Utah would have one of the best
delegations in the congress, both as
to personnel and numbers.
Another factor in behalf of the
congress that is not to be overlooked
IS Governor William Spry. Few of
the state executives have been more
ulilgcnt in active correspondence with
Secretary Arthur Hooker and the
other congress officials than he.
Not long since, Secretary Hooker
asked Governor Spry to name an ad-
Vlsory committee OF five citizens of
utah to keep in touch with the head
here and to plan how the
greatest cooperation might exist be-
tween the state and the congress.
GOVERNOR Spry has just named the
committees; JOIN Henry
smith, salt Lake city; George Aus
salt Lake City; Joseph T.. Cainc.
Lake City; j. II. Moyle. Salt Lake
Olly' f. A. Druehl, Salt Lake City. |,
AS stated above, Mr.. Smith was one
the founders of the congress. Mr..
MOVIE was a distinguished delegate
the Seventeenth congress at Spok- :
'he last year. and one of its leaders f.,
N committee and on the floor. All y
lle familiar with the achievements !
the congress, and will assist the :
'illclals in planning for the most sue a
sessions Vet hold /.