The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-07-09
MANY CANDIDATES
FOR NEXT CONGRESS
Especial to the Silver State. +,

especial to the Silver State.)
PUEBLO, Colo., July 9.--Actiye in.
tersst in the place where the Nine.
teenth National Irrigation congress
will be held in 1911 is now being mani.
Tested. Letters to Secretary Arthur
Hooker and to other officials Of the
Eighteenth congress that will meet at
Pueblo, September $3.50, indicate this.
So far, there are eight entries: San
Francisco, Chicago, Charleston, st.
Louis, Milwaukee, Rochester, Kan
sas City, st. Joseph and some Texas
points.
San Francisco was a candidate last
year at Spokane when Pueblo was sue
cessful. Word received at congress
headquarters here indicates that there
will be a renewal of the attempt to
secure the congress, and that So nFran-
cisco and California will come to Pueb-
10 in September with a strong deleQa-
tion.
Rochester was also a candidate at
Spokane. The theory on which it en-
tered the lists was not because of irr;-
cation itself, but growing interest.
typical now of the east with references
to the work of the National Irrigation
congress, in the big development work
the congress accomplishes.
This is best illustrated in a letter
Secretary Hooker recently received
from Secretary, Woodwork CHM If the
Rochester Chamber Of Commerce. He
says:
"New York g principal interest In
the general plan Of irrigation must
W hn
interest. 1t was upon this theory that
Messrs. Russell and Robbins, Of Roch-
ester, appeared before the Irrigation
congress at Spokane last year and
urged that Rochester be selected for
The congress in 1911. We hope to have
an active committee at Pueblo next
September.
"Our work in New York il along
the line of intensive farming--of dem.
onstrating manner of cultivatinQ the
soil SO that greater productive value
may be enjoyed. The matter Of irrica-
tion enters into the problem in q very
limited degree. We have a hundred
thousand acres. more or less, of swamp
land, and great deal Of upland, that
must be drained. This we are trying
to accomplish through campaign Of
education, and if there is any way for
us to cooperate with you, / win be
glad to be so advised.
'tI promise you this: That If the
National Irrigation congress win meet
in Rochester next year, you win have
at your meetings men who control the
finances of the east, and who, when
convinced as to the reasonableness Of
an expenditure, will be valuable
friends for your organization and
staunch supporters Of your policy"
Secretary Hooker also has q letter
from c. F. Garfield, a landman Of
who has previously attend
ed irrigation congress sessions and ID
familiar with the value of such meet
ing to any town. He says:
HRochester has not given up the
idea of trying to secure the convention
for 1911, and intends to be represent
ed at Pueblo in September. We believe
that you thoroughly realize with M
that If the west is to continue to secure
money from the east for irrigation, It
must show us here in the east. There
fore the quicker your congress comes
east, the better of financially irriga-
ton will be as national policy"
Kansas City and st. Joseph, much
IOf CEc bduc Icdsoupy 6Au, 80 WcAA3 ~
cause they are in the great Mississip-
pi river basin where industrial matters
and manufacture and jobbing for the
great middle west originate, have their
eyes ON this congress. Kansas City Is
the home of Colonel F. w. Fleming,
fourth vice-president Of the National
Irrigation congress, and, while favor
able to Pueblo at Spokane last year,
said at the time that he hoped in the
very near future to see Kansas City
secure the congress. Effort 10 now be-
ing made along this very line.
Milwaukee and the state Of Wiscon
sin are ambitious, and for this reason
have picked strong delegations to the
Pueblo congress in September. The
News said only few days
ago, commenting on this fact:
"The delegates win make an enort
to induce the congress to hold its meet
ing next year in Milwaukee and .
special committee Of Milwaukee boost
ers will probably attend the meeting
this year for that purpose
IA. j. Cobban, clerk IN the once
Of the secretary of state ana mem
Der of the executive committee OF the
congress, has secured assurances from
the delegations of the states OF Ore
ron. Washington, California, Montana
and Utah that they will cooperate
with the wisconsin delegation in try
ing to land the next congress for Mil
waukee. The congress usually has an
attendance of $500 delegates
FORMER RESIDENTS RETURN