The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-07-16
Particularly Important at
Present is Campaign Of
Education Which viii Re
suit in Construction Policy.


SEPTEMBER $3.50, 1910
with the congress will be held Monday,
26. The morning will be de-
voted to a monster industrial parade
in by all the counties and
of Colorado and her sister
states, displaying to great advantage
to the delegates and visitors, the great
perfection to which agricultural and
horticultural products obtain under ir-
rigation. Bands, floats, banners, cos
tunes, marching clubs, and special fea-
lures will make this notable parade
and suitable prelude to the grand open.
ing of the National Irrigation Exposi.
tion, which is to be held in connection
with this meeting Of the congress. The
Colorado board of control, under the
direction Of p. J. Dugan, chairman; A.
G. Watson, vice.president; Alva Adams,
treasurer, and r. H. Faxon, secretary,
is devoting much attention to the en-.
hibition feature and splendid work In be-
ing done by tie exhibit committee with
J. A. Barclay, chairman, and L. M.
Markham as director of the exhibits.
The opening session of the Eighteen.
tn National Irrigation Congress will be
Monday afternoon, September 26. r.
Insinger Of Spokane, chairman OF the
executive committee, will call the con-
gress to order and introduce p. J. Dugan
chairman Of the Colorado board Of con.
troll. The invocation and special music
will follow. after which the meeting
will he given into the hands Of presi-
dent Of the congress, h. A. Fowler, of
Phoenix, Arizona.
John +. Shafroth, governor Of Colo.
RADIO, will welcome the visitors and
delegates To the state. A. l.. Fugard,
mayor of Pueblo, and president Fowler
will respond on behalf of the National
Irrigation Congress. II time permits
other addresses will follow, including
one by former governor Alva Adams,
Of Pueblo. The report Of the executive
ana committee announce
ments will conclude the opening session.
On the evening of the opening day ,
the board Of control will entertain visi.
tors, delegates and friends, at an inform
al reception, where the strangers will
he made feel at home, and friends can
renew old acquaintances.
Private enterprise has reclaimed more
land than government work, and this
will undoubtedly always be the ease.
One of the most interesting and valua-
BILE sessions of the Eighteenth Congress
will be that Of Tuesday morning devot-
ed to irrigation by private enterprises.
An effort is being made to secure Ave
or six men who can speak with au-
thority on this subject, and so distribut.
ed geographically that their addresses
will cover as nearly as possible the ir-
rigated districts OF the country. The
speakers will include such well known
irrigation authorities as Frank g.
Goudy of Colorado; DIR. George G. Par.
dee, former governor of California; and
George r. Barstow, Of Texas, all of
whom are former presidents Of the Ma
tional Irrigation Congress, and Major
r. w. Young, of Utah. second viee.pres
ident of the congress.
Worthy OF consideration at the morn.
ing session, September "a, is Public Ir-
rigation, which is the form Of reclama-
tion service comes in the department OF
the Secretary Of the Interior. Besides
representatives Of the department Of
the Interior and the reclamation ser
vice, there viii address the congress men
who have been prominent In the devel-
opment of public irrigation, such AZ
Senator Francis q. Nswlands Of Me-
vada; J. M. Carey, former senator from
Wyoming; Senator William u. Borah,
from Idaho, as well as others who will
add interest 10 this session.
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