Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-10


secure five or six men who can speak
with authority on this subject. and so
distributed geographically that their
addresses will cover as nearly as pos
sible the irrigated districts of the coun-
try The speakers will include such
we'll known irrigation authorities as
Frank C. Goudy of Colorado, DR..
George c. Pardees former governor of
California, and George e. Barstow of
Texas, all of whom are former presi-
dents of the National Irrigation con-
gress, and Major r. w. Young OF
Utah, second vice president of the
congress.
MANY IMPORTANT TOPICS
Worthy of consideration at the morn
ing session, September q, is public ir-
rigation, which in the form of reclama-
ton service comes in the department OF
the secretary of the interior. Besides
representatives of the department OF
the interior and the reclamation serV-
ice there will address the congress
men who have been prominent in the
development of public irrigation sucn
as Senator Francis G. Newlands or
Nevada, j. NJ. Carey, former senator
from wyoming; Senator William Il.
Borah. from Idaho. as well as others
who will add interest to this session.
TUESDAY, September II, there Will be
an evening session at Which VIII ne
present William E. Smythe, the 1ather
of the Irrigation congress- VINO VIII
sneak on 1.-THE New Gospel; Little
land. a Little Living" An illustrated
lecture will also add interest for this
evening.
Tt Is planned to devote Wednesday
largely to drainage, irrigation agrlcul-
ture and industrial conditions lnVi-
tations have been addressed TO sucn
well-known speakers as James D. Hill,
chairman of the board of directors or
the Great Northern railway; Judge
r. S. Lovett, president of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific Railway
companies; Edward P. Ripley, presl-
dent of the Santa Fee system, and the
chief forester of the United States FOR
est service 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-
eress but an extensive and elaborate
Illuminated parade and the National
Irrigation exposition Will furnlSh@plen-
ty of entertainment
Questions most intimately connected
with water and its uses will be taken
I'D Thursday morning, The Mississippi
valley will be represented by speakers
such as w. K. KaVanaugh, president
of the Lakes-to-t he-Gulf Deep Water
vay association, who will treat OF some
phases of the relation of the use OF
water for irrigation and navigation:
Former governors and senators OF
western states and eminent engineers
viii co-operate to make this one of
the instructive sessions of the meet
ing. -,
Some form of general policies Will
occupy Thursday afternoon, when II
is hoped to have present members OF
the cabinet, representatives of states
and members of the national congress.
together with representatives OF the
conservation movement.
Legislation will occupy the attention
of the congress Thursday evening.
Senators Hughes and Guggenheim ana
Representative Martin of Colorado, TO-
gether with colleagues from sister
states, will join with other eminent
authorities in a discussion of this I'M
portant phase of irrigation.
DISTINGUISHED MEN COMING
Foreign Secretary E. Mcqueen Gray
of Albuquerque reports gratifying re-
sponses to the invitations to foreign
countries to be represented, and the
addresses by the foreign delegates will
be one of the interesting features OF
the congress.
The chief executives of states and
territories, together with their staffs,
have been invited to the congress, and
many are signifying their intention 10
attend. The congress at Spokane last
year was attended by the governors
of Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Florida, Washington and AL
berta and with the central location a
greater number are expected to attend
the Pueblo meeting.
The afternoon of September 80 will
be devoted to a business meeting. or
chief interest will be the report of the
committee on permanent organization,
the election of officers and the selec-
ton Of the next place of meeting. The
latter will probably cause more than
usual interest owing to the large num-
Der of places which are already plan
ming to secure the following congress.
San Francisco, Chicago, Rochester, N.
Y; Texas, Milwaukee, Wis, and prob
ably Kansas City or st. Louis and
Charleston or some other southern
city with one or two others will be
in the field.
Between sessions of the congress the
executive committee, on which each
state is entitled to representation, is
the governing body, the active work
for the executive committee being
done by the board of governors con-
sisting of r. Insinger, chairman, Spo-
kane Wash; B. A. Fowler, president,
Phoenix, Ariz.; Arthur Hooker secre-
tary Pueblo, Colo; P. j. Dugan, chair
man of the Colorado board of control,
Pueblo Colo; DR.. w. j. MCGEE, Wash
ington, D. c.; Major r. w. Young,
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Judge Har-
per s. Cunningham, Santa Fe, N. M.
The vice presidents of the congress
are. first, r. E. Twitchell, Las Vegas,
N. M; second, r. w. Young Salt Lake
CITY, Utah; third, L. Newman, Havre,
Mont; fourth, Col. f. w. Fleming,
Kansas City, Mo-; fifth, Col E. j. Wat
son, Columbia, s. G.
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