East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-09
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
WILL Be IMPORTANT
NEXT SESSION WILL
ECLIPSE ALL PREVIOUS
Many Prominent Speakers on Five
Day Program-Many Features OF
Irrigation VIII BE Discussed by Au-
thOritics.

Spokane Wash.-Arthur Hooker,
secretary of the 18th National lrri-
cation congress, says in letter TO
the Spokane chamber of commerce,
that the convention at Pueblo, Colo,
September 26 to 80, gives promise OF
being the most Interesting in the his
tory of the organization. Among the
speakers will be representatives from
various parts of the northwest, where
irrigation is practiced. DIR. Z. Nc
Queen Gray, foreign secretary, re-
ports that foreign countries will be
represented by delegates.
The opening exercises are scheduled
for the morning of September 26,
when an industrial parade will move
through the principal streets as a
prelude to the national irrigation ex-
position. r. Insinger of Spokane,
chairman of the board of governors,
will call the congress to order at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon and intro
duce p. j. Dugan, chairman Of the
Colorado board of control. who in turn
will present b. A. Fowler of Phoenix,
Ariz, president of the congress, who
was secretary at the Spokane meet
ing.
Governor John F.. Shafroth will
welcome the delegates and visitors to
the state and Mayor A. L. Fugard
will do the honors for the city Of Pu-
eblo, the response being by President
Fowler There will also be addresses
by western irrigationists, among
them being Alva Adams, former gov
ernor of Colorado; Frank c. Goudy
of Colorado, DR.. George C. Pardee OF
California and George E. Barstow OF
| Texas, former presidents, and Major
r. w. Young of Utah, second vice
president of the congress.
1.-THE session on the morning OF
September q will be devoted to ir-
rigation by private enterprise" Mr.
Hooker writes, adding: There will
be five or six speakers, including sew
eral from the far western states, the
plan being to cover as nearly as pos
sible the irrigated districts of the
| country. other speakers will be
United States Senator Francis G
Newlands of Nevada, Joseph NJ. Car.
ey, former senator from Wyoming and
father of the Carey act, and United
States Senator William f. Borah Of
Idaho. William E. Smythe of Utah
father of the National Irrigation con-
gress, will speak at the evening ses-
sion."
Drainage, irrigation, agriculture
and industrial conditions will be fea-
tured on the program arranged for
September 2S. James J,--Hill, chair.
| man Of the board of directors of the
| Great Northern railway; Edward P
| Ripley, president of the Santa Ft
| system; r. S. Lovett, president of the
Southern Pacific system and Solon
| Graves, chief forester of the United
| States, have been invited to deliver
addresses, and in addition there will
also be representatives of western
states to discuss problems in lrriga.
tion. The days program will close
with an illuminated parade.
Water and its uses will be discuss
ed the morning Of September 20, th'
chief speaker being w. X. Cavanaugh
president OF the Lakes-to-the-G Gull
Deep Waterway association, COVER
nors and senators and engineers o
western states will also deliver ad
dresses. Members of President Taft
cabinet will discuss the conservation
movement at the afternoon session
and matters of legislation will be Ia
ken up at the evening session, anon
-, the speakers being Senators Hughe
and Guggenheim and Representativ
Martin of Colorado
The convention will close with tn
election of Officers and the selectio
of the next place of melting. Sa
> Francisco, Chicago, Rochester, n.
. Milwaukee, Kansas City and st. Loui
{ Charleston, s. c., ana possibly sevel