The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-07-16

Of the irrigation congress-, who will
speak on "Tbe New Gospel, A Little
Land. A Little Living" An illustrat.
ed lecture will also add interest for
this evening.
II is planned TO devote Wednesday
largely to drainage, irrigation agricul.
ture and industrial conditions. Invita-.
tions have been addressed 10 such well
known speakers as James J. Hill. chair.
man of the board Of directors of the
Great Northern Railway; Judge II. :.
Lovett, president Of the Union Pacific
aud Southern Pacific Railway companies
Edward r. Ripley, president Of the San.
tn Re system, and the chief forester of
the Y. :. Forest service. The southern
and central states will he represented
10y men competent TO speak with au.
thority on drainage and other topics
Of timely interest.
Representatives of the western states
will speak on the problems presented
TO the beginner in irrigation.
Wednesday evening, S%eptembcr 9s,
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.
Questions most instimately connected
with water and its uses will be taken
mp Thursday morning. The Mississippi
Valley will he represented by speakers
such rs w. X. Kavanaugh. president Of
the Lakes-tothe.Gulf Deep Waterway
Association who will treat Of some
phases OF the relation Of the use Of wa
ter for irrigation and navigation. For.
mer governors and senator's Of the west.
ern states and eminent engineers will
cooperate 10 make this one Of the in.
,tructive sessions OF the meeting.
some form Of general policies will nc
.upv Thursday afternoon. when IL j.
hoped 20 have present members ~ the
cabinet. representatives Of states and
members Of the national congress, 20.
esther with representatives ~ the con.
servation movement.
Legislation sill Occupy the attention
~ the Congress Thursday evening sen.
a'or. Hugne, and ~Guggsnhsim and
representative Martin Of Colorado. 20
ge;ker with colleagues from SISTER states,
wLI Join VITA Otaer eminent a4agr!'I-s
Z a discussion q ;hs mpor-an; phase
1t .Fagatio1-
Foreign Secretary Z. Acrresa Gray.
Il Albuquerque, reports gratifying re-.
.pyases % .Es Invitations POI foreign
countries o. De repre-eu- Ell, 4li the al
dresses 0y the foreign i~s.s.ate- will be
1Re Of ,ae interesting feature, Of the
.oHgress.
The chief executives Of states and ter
r%itories together with thsI, ,tahs have
been invited 10 the eougTs-- 4nd many
are slguIfying their attention TO at.
tend. The congress q; >poaane last
year was attended by the governors vi
Idaho, Montana, south Dakota, Ne.
braska, Florida, Washington and Alber.
ia, aud with the centrs. location a
greater number are expected 10 attend
the Pueblo meeting.
The afternoon vi September 30 will be
devoted to a business meeting vi chief
interest will be the report Of the com.
mittce On permanent organization, the
election of officers and the selection OF
the next place OF meeting. The latter
will probably cause more tina usual
interest owing TO the large number OF
places which are already planning TO sc
cure the following congress. san Fran
cisco, Chicago, Rochester, y. Y, Texas
Milwaukee, Wis, and probably Kanss,
City or 1T. Louis, and Charleston oil
some other southern city, with one OF
two others will be in the field.
Between sessions of the congress, the
executive committee, on which eaci
state is entitled TO representation, IL til,
governing body, the active work for tn,
executive committee being lone by thu
board of governors, consisting of Il. In
singer, chairman, Spokane, Wash; b
\. Fowler, president, Phoenix, Ariz.
Arthur Hooker, secretary, Pueblo, Colo.
T.. j. Dugan, chairman of the Colorado
Board of Control, Pueblo, Colo; DR.. w
j. McGee, Washington, d. c.; Major Il
W.. Young, Salt Lake City, Utah; sr'
Judge Harper 8. Cunningham, Santa Fe
y. NJ. The vice.presidents Of the con
gress are, first, r. T.. Twitchell, ! "a
Vegas, N. NJ; second, r.. W. Young
!, Salt Lake City, Utah; third, l.. New