The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-20
|BOOST|NG FOR
4 THE BIC EVENT
|Sitizens of Chicago Take Great
Il Pride in Coming lrriga-
ton Congress.
J0NVENTI0N TO BE
HELD IN DECEMBER
Intention Called TO Influx OF
:, Settlers in This State in
7 February.

pecial to The Tribune.
1CHICAGO, April 19,-For all the ele-
rents that combine TO make an irrisa-
an or drainage project compete-en-
ineers. money, settlers, machinery, the
eeessaries of life: practically everything
L fact aside from the land and water
aere is no other source OF supply IN
he United States which can compare
iIfh Chicago.
7Chicago, centrally located, is logic
Ny the distributing center Tor esseIS
ling pertaining TO irrigation and farn
nd development in three directions az
Isl. and with its financial and various
her facilities, the city is naturally lhe
faat clearing house for all the enormous
terests involved, north, west and SOUTH
nd east to no small extent,
with these facts apparent at nrst
Iance TO the most ordinary observer, II
generally conceded that the queen
Ify OF the Lakes-with two and one
IN millions OF people of her own ana
nth ten times as many more within me
cope of a tenhour journey on ral!-
ny-is OF such Importance as nation
inter- that the National Irrigation con
ress is especially fortunate to be her
I1egt this year, That the nineteenth
cssions OF the congress. which are 10
b held here in December. VII! consul
Ite the greatest gathering OF the klnc
hfounded boast based merely on pre-
ninary enthusiasm
Chicago Says 81 WILL
The congress already has been made
part OF throbbing Chicago because OF
1e Interest shown in the work by the
'hicago board OF control OF close 10
DO OF the city's foremost business ana
TAR will necessarily be big in exact pre-,
0rfion to Chicago's customary Il VIII
amer OF accomplishment or great
upurtance to the congress Just at inns
nae and in this connection Is the fact
lat Franklin MacNeagh. Chicagoan,
acretary Of the United Stater treasury
nd member OF President Taft's cabi-
tt. has accepted an appointment 10
In the Chicago board OF con-
'ol. Mr.. MasVeagh's son. Eames Mac
eagh. TO whom the MacVeagh business
7ferests in Chicago were transferred
4 the time the presidents hand reached
Ito Chicago and led the founder OF the
ast MacVeagh holdings TO the nations
kpital. also has shown an interest In
le work OF the congress. He, too. is a
iember Of the board OF control and also
Identified with the Chicago lrriga-
on association.
Right now Chicago's advantages for
trm land development throughout the
ntire. country are at their best. IN
)04 and during part or 1910 the at
,0sphere in the middle western portion
the country was surcharged with land
<citement. Hundreds OF thousands OF
qriries for information concerning farm
1portunities in this state or that were
;rectcd 10 the railways. 10 banks and
nd concerns. TO newspaper offices and
the government. Statistics compiled
fer indicated that a large percentage
these inquiries were more curious
IAN determined This excitement has
5w died out almost completely and the
tIe now is, II Is reported generally. that
hen an inquiry appears 1t usually comes
om man OF means whose request lot
format tion is followed in most cases by
a actual purchase OF farm home
"A Railway Men Jubilant.
Railway immigration men in Chicago
fe jubilant over the situation and ex-
olnion that the coming few years VIII
|afk the greatest agricultural advance
emit in the history Of the nation. Of
<ials OF lines penetrating the west are
colonists during 1911 than took place
|gt year. important as that year was.
|oWn In Dixie and in the southwest:
|e railway opinion is that the tide OF
win exceed this year the
cord made last year for increased popu-
hon and the reasons for this optimism
q logical ones.
"a forcible Illustration OF the stability
ance. is found in the development
hich took place. or is indicated as soon
I take place because OF the influx Of
nd settlers, in the state of Utah in
tbruary. During this one month CO.
o acres OF land were taken under the
rcvisions of the homestead law. The
litcd States land office at Salt Lake
ty reports this acreage as the largest
7 SO per cent, for the business for one
onth in the history Of the office. Re-
ntly homeseekers' excursion was
Grated from Chicago TO western Texas
Pc colonlsts represented twenty diff
rent states.
These are some OF the more potent
mentions OF Chicago business men in
eir predictions concerning the success
% will mark the work Of the Irrigation
ugress In Chicago this year, Chicago
the one American center and source
distribution most logically adequate
the enormity of the development
ovement as a whole and the city is
Hurally the most advantageous host
- year for the congress and for the
{hbits OF farm products, which are to
fed oil