The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-24
Delegates Arriving in Pueblo
for Five Days Meet
ing.
INDUSTRIAL PARADE
WILL BE FEATURE
Governors, Senators, Representa-
tives, and Government Officials
VIII Make Addresses.

PUEBLO, Col, Sept 24-The hotels
Of this city are becoming filled with
the delegates and others interested in
the subject OF irrigation. who are ar
irving here from all directions 10 at
tend the eighteenth national iTTIEa-
ton congress, TO be opened here next
Monday for a five days session.
The national irrigation congress vas
organized in salt Lake City. Utah.
in 1891. and since then has only
missed one year to hold a session
It has risen in Importance each
year, until today il is among the most
important nOnOnicial bodies. and also
the most Influential in the country
1t gave the West the national recIa-
nation act, that has already re-
claimed more than 3,0O0,0 600 acres Of
arid and semi-arid lands, at a, cost
Of more than S5O.OO0,0OO. and with
twenty-five fine Government projects,
the most stupendOUs of which, from an
engineering standpoint, is the IA
nous GUnnison tunnel on the western
slope Of Colorado
The congress which viii open its
session at the Mineral Palace next
Monday promises TO be the most i'm
portant in the history Of the organi-
zatiOn, and II Is expected that the
attendance will break every previous
record
Irrigation Exhibition
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 viii be formally opened
There viii also be a monster parade
Of an Industrial character partici-
rn7 in p
triCts Of Colorado and her sister
States. The object Of the parade viii
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 B InsinEer, OF Spokane
chairman Of the Colorado board OF
control After q few brief addresses
and music the meeting will be given
into the hands Of the president Of the
congress, B A Fowler. OF Phoenix,
ARR
Gov John F Shafroth Of Colorado
VIII welcome the visitors and delegates
70 the State, and A l. FuEard. MAYOR
Of Pueblo, VIII extend q welcome in be
half Of the city Of Pueblo President
Fowler viii respond in behalf Of the
National Irrigation Congress, and. II
TINE DETnlLSs former Governor Iva
Adams OF Pueblo, viii deliver an ad-
dress on Conquest. Conservation, Col
oTadO-' The report Of the executive
committee and Of the committee on an
nouncements will include the opening
session In the evening the local board
Of control viii entertain the deIegar ties
and visitors at an informal reception
One Of the notable features Of the
session on Tuesday will be addresses on
Private Enterprise in Irrigation BY
such Well-kuOWu experts as Frank c
Ioudy, Of Colorado DIT. George G Par
dee former governor Of California +.
George 2 Barstovv- OF Texas and Mai
r W young OF Utah. second vice
president of the congress
Senator Newlands to Talk.
Public Irrigation viii be discussed
by Representatives Of the Department OF
the Interior and men prominent in the
development Of public irrigation, such as
Senator Francis G NewIands Of Ne
vada: J ". Carey former Senator from
Wyoming. Senator William E Borah
from Idaho. and several others At the
evening session William z Smvthe. the
father Of the Irrigation Congress- will
deliver an address on The New Gospel
A Little Land-A Little Living There
will also be an illustrated lecture on II
r1gation-
Wednesdays sessions viii mainly be
devoted TO the consideration and discus
sion OF drainage, irrigation. agriculture,
and industrial conditions The list Of
speakers includes several distinguished
authorities on these subjects In the
evening there VIII be another parade
The sessions on Thursday viii be de-
voted to the considerations Of questions
intimately connected with water and its
uses for irrigation and navigation, and
10 the discussion Of general policies and
legislation Senator's Hughes ana Gug-
Eenheim and Representative Martin OF
Colorado viii be among the speakers
On Friday a business meeting will be
held at which the permanent officers for
the year viii be elected. and the place
fixed for next years session Of the con-
gTeSS. San Francisco. Chicago. Charles
ton, St Louis. Milwaukee. Rochester,
Kansas City. St Louis and Fort Worth
viii enter the contest for capturing next
years congress.