The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-25
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Pueblo. Colo. Sept. 24.-The hotels
OF this city are becoming rapidly filled
with the delegates and others inter
ested in the subject OF irrigation. who
are arriving here from all directions
to attend the eighteenth National Ir-
rigation Congress, to be opened here
next Monday for five days session.
The National Irrigation Congress was
organized in Salt Lake City. Utah. in
1891 and since then has only missed
one year to hold session. 1t has ris-
en- in Importance each year. until to-
day it is probably the most important
non-official body and also the most in
fluential In the country. 1t gave the
West the national reclamation act.
that has already reclaimed more than
100000 acres OF arid and semi-arid
lands. at a cost OF more than 100000
600. and with twenty-five fine govern
ment projects. the most stupendous
of which. from an engineering stand
point, Is the famous Gunnison Tunnel
on the western slope OF Colorado. The
Congress which will open its session
at the Mineral Palace next Monday,
promises to be the most important in
the history Of the National Irrigation
Congress and 1t is expected that the
attendance will break every previous
record.
The opening exercises In connection
with the Congress will be held Mon
day morning when the irrigation ex.
hibition, arranged in connection with
the congress, will be formally opened.
There will also be monster parade
of an industrial character. partici.
pated in by all the counties and dis
tricts of Colorado and her sister
states. The object OF the parade will
be mainly to give to the. visitors an
idea of the benefits to agriculture and
horticulture derived from irrigation.
The opening session OF the Congress
will be held at Mineral Palace on Mon
day afternoon. r. Insinger OF Spo
kane, chairman OF the executive com
mittee, will call the congress to order
and introduce p. j. Dugan, chairman
Of the Colorado Board Of Control. Aft
er few brief addresses and music the
meeting will be given into the hands
of the president OF the congress, B. A
Fowler of Phoenix. Ariz.
Governor John F. Shafroth of Col
orado will welcome the visitors and
delegates to the state and A. L. Flu
gard, mayor of Pueblo, will extend ,
| welcome in behalf of the city OF Pueb
10. President Fowler will respond OF
behalf of the National irrigation con
gress and. IL time permits, former
governor Alva Adams OF Pueblo viii
deliver an address on Conquest, Con
servation, Colorado The report o
the executive committee and OF thu
committee on announcements will CON
clude the opening session. In the eve
ming the local board OF control will
entertain the delegates and visitors q
an informal reception.
One Of the notable features OF the
session on Tuesday will be addresse,
on Private Enterprise in Irrigation
by such we'll known experts as Franz
C. Goudy OF Colorado; DR.. George G
Pardee, former governor OF Califor
mia; George E. Barstow, OF Texas. an.
Major r. w. Young, OF Utah, secon,
vice president OF the congress. Pub
lie Irrigation" will be the leading sub
ject Of the afternoon session OF
Tuesday and this subject will be dis
cussed by representatives OF the De
partment OF the Interior and mel
prominent in the development OF pub
lie irrigation, such as Senator Francis
G. Newlands OF Nevada; J. M. Carey
former senator from Wyoming: Sena
tor William E. Borah, from Idaho. ant
several others. At the evening ses
sion William e. Smythe, the father o
the irrigation congress- will delive
an address on The New Gospel
Little Land--A Little Living" Their,