Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-03
THOUSANDS WILL Be
PRESENT At THE
|RRIGAT 10 n
CONGRESS
Record Breaking Attendance
in Accredited Delegates Ex-
pected When Next Session
Is Held in Chicago.
BIG CITY WILL GIVE
THEM ROYAL WELCOME

spokane. Wash. aug rive
Thousand accredited delegates from
900 porte ~ the Uuitcd states, Zoo ad.
dillon to "a large foreign representa-
uou VIII dttcud IN, nineteenth am
nual sessions OF tho National Irriea-
ton congress IN Chicago. December .
to ., according To o.. luunRpr. man
'g'r az tho Northwestern & Pacific
llypotbockbank who has Just re-
turned from tour or Tho middle
western states and Chicago whcr, Dc
presided az several meetings % tho
national board 81 governors OF which
IA is chairman. IIc added.
"ChicHgn onors exceptional oppor-
tuuitirs Tor western delegates and
others to meet people who do not
seem 60 realize that irrigation today
B. Du established mode OF agriculture
ana that 10 be- being prlctisod success
fully and proiitubly tn many states
west OF ,ho Missouri river To put IL
mildly b. is up to tn communities OF
The western country 10 send large
delegations to the congress
Among the candidate for tho
1919 sessions probably viii hp Atlantic
CITY Rochester. y =. Buffalo -
Paul and Los Angeles The southern
s'1t,s also 1ro mnu.fcsins deep IN
forest In the convention. as they cN-
poet 90 make strong bid for cou-
V'nuun boz th, south. t1 tax, place in
january 1918.
"Tdn delegates viii u, wen taken
"ar' OFF during their Stay 100 Chicago.
This pleasant duty g. Zoo tho buudg Of
% ."mm.u', of representative busl-
moss and professional mon. headed by
Frank r. scott. president of tho Frank
J.. Scott Transfer company
Tho committee uu entertainment.
81 which John e.. Shnn,r. president of
IN, chicago Evening Post company.
F chairman. has been activ. and th,
arrangement. for entertaining are as
result, upon q large scale B,sides
the many places Of interest in chi
cage Their, viii boz o. season OF grand
opera before, during and after the
Hossions rho worlds foremost artists
"ilI bo iu thc casts
"Iho committee on foreign repre-
s'utbuuu of which Or w. \. Evans.
formerly health commissioner Of chit
cag". is tha chairman. h giving every
resistance to pr p Mcqueen Grnv Of
Albuquerque. y N ana q ~ expect
I'd that MANY Of The nations 90 IN,
world viii Doc r,prgscntcd bv delegates
from abroad western C5uada also
N'li send q representative delegation
GO the congress
had several meetings with Harry
g. wheeler president OF the Chicago
association OF commerce which s
conceded tn Dee thH largest END most
important organization OF it. kind ip
ia. world. aud 7 am more thau graft
h.d with o.. interest SIS officers uuU
members Jly taking In On, coming
.uusr..
"Thc convention commute OF fn.
Chicago Js. NnIttIun Of commerce, Boz
doing -pl,ulid work under Ga. dtr,r-
ton 'f its vice. chairman. Mr. E,iss
Tho congress VIII hav, placed at ta
dIsp"s such rudturiums aa preu,s-
irH hol inr general meetings Hub.
bard hrll iu t1r Fine ArU. museum
fur Illustrated Lectures nu irrigation.
drainage and Kindred SUBJECTS. and
tho Auditorium thratcr for th, meet
ing J which President TAFT Will Nd-
dr,.- ia, Delegates
"'lhH program Ut the several sos.
siunr viii include t1o names OF som.
~ h, foremost speakers in various
parts ur tho world and thcy wiz disc
Dus- ,n practical way the best means
OF ryCla ming lands The National Ir-
rigItiou congress is interested .n the
problems presented all over the
American continent 10 is Interested
n drainage saving the forests store
ing tb, floods retaining the deserts
and making homes On the land and
a. 1u organization composed uf mon
.ul foresight and un-vliish purpose. o.
SWIM ,outiau, to rNcrt its Influence for
the grutost good 60 the largest num-
a .r"