The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-07-12
LARGE ATTENDANCE ASSURED
18TH irrigation CONGRESS
Prominent Men Will Be in Attendance from All Parts Of (Ou
ty--Intqpsting Program Being Prepared

delegates and one session will be turn
ed over to the governors of our own
states. And through the entire program
will run the endeavor to find out those
policies which consistently carried out
will be poductive of the greatest good
to the greatest number of American
citizens.
The opening exercises in connection
with the congress will be held Monday,
September 26. The morning will be de-
voted to monster industrial parade
participated in by all the counties and
districts of Colorado and her sister
states, displaying to great advantage
70 the delegates and visitors, the great
perfection to which agricultural and
horticultural products obtain under ir-
rigation.
The opening session will be Monday
afternoon, September 26. r. Tnsinger,
of Spokane, chairman of the executive
committee, will call the congress to or
der and introduce P. J. Dugan, chair
man of the Colorado board of control.
The invocation and special music will
follow, after which the meeting will be
given into the hands of the president
of the congress, B. A. Fowler, of
Phoenix, Arizona.
John F. Shafroth, governor of Colo
rado, will welcome the visitors and
delegates to the state. A. L. Fugard,
mayor Of Pueblo, will extend well
come to Pueblo, and president Fowler
will respond on behalf Of the National
Irrigation Congress. If time permits
other addresses will follow, including
one by former governor Alva Adams,
of Pueblo. The report Of the execu-
tive committee and committee an.
nouncements will conclude the opening
session.
On the evening of the opening day
the board of control will entertain Wis
itors, delegates and friends, at an in
formal reception, where the strangers
will be made to feel at home. and
friends can renew old acquaintance.
Worth of consideration at the morn
ing session, September 27, is "Public
Trrigation,' which in the form of rec
lamation service comes in the depart
ment of the secretary of the interior.
Besides representatives of the depart
ment of the interior and the reclama-
blOD StTNlcc, JDcTe Will duuIcbS tHO COu
gress men who have been prominent in
development of public irrigation, such
as Senator Francis G.. Newlands, of
Nevada; J. M. Carey, former senator
from Wyoming; Senator William e.
Borah, of Idaho, as well as others who
will add interest to this session.
Tuesday, September 81, there will be
an evening session at which will be
present William E. Smythe, the father
of the Irrigation Congess, who will
speak on "The New Gosyel; Little
Land, Little Living" An illustrat-
ed lecture will also add interest for
this evening.
1t is planned to devote Wednesday
largely to drainage, irrigation, agricul-
tural and industrial conditions. In
vitations have been addressed to such
well known speakers as James j. Hill,
chairman of the board of directors OF
the Great Northern railway; Judge r.
is. Lovett, president of the Union Pa
Cifc and Southern Pacific Railway
companies; Edward P. Ripley, presi-
dent of the Santa Fe system, and tn
chief forester of the U. s. forest ser
vice. The southern and central states
will be represented by men competent
to speak with authority on drainage
and other topics of timely interest.
Representatives, of western states
will speak on the problems presented
TO the beginner in irrigation.
Wednesday evening, September 2s,
will be free from meetings of the con-
gress but an extensive and elaborate
Illuminated parade and the National
Irrigation exposition will furnish
plenty of entertainment.