Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-27
SOUTH AND EAST
INTERESTED N
CONGRESS
Reclamation Of Swamp Lands
Of Vital Concern to Those
Sections; Will Send Many
Delegates TO Chicago.

| Chicago, Ill, Nov. 2f.-1he fact
that the Nineteenth National Irriga-
ton congress to be held here Decem-
her 6 10 ?. will give prominent place
IN its progress 10 the subject of rec
lamation OF swamp la0ds. Will result
in large attendance b. southern and
eastern delegates
The Irrigation congress In the TWEEN
" years OF Iia existence has never
been held fugihra east than Lincoln,
Nebraska. except when Il met IN
Chicago IN 1900. With large attend
ance Of eastern and southern dele
gates al the Chicago meeting there
might be movement to take the
next congress into the south or east
There Is no doubt but that a south.
ern or eastern city might secure the
next convention II ell the southern
and eastern delegates unite In favor
| Of that city and the western delegates
divide their forces between ave or
ak western cities desiring the neu
congress. Also there Ia no doubt but
| n the next congress IL held In the
south the subject Of reclamation
through drainage viii be the most
prominent topic.
Among eastern and southern cities
considered az hosts for the congress
in the event II should 90 east or south
are Whshington. y. c. New York
City. Rochester. Charleston, New Or.
leans and 81. Louis.
Among western cities prominently
mentioned for future meetings OF the
congress are San Francisco. I.os Ang.
eles. Portland. Seattle, MlHE0nln, 81.
Paul. omahc, salt Lake City, Denver
and Phoenix.
II il freely predicted that the con
gross al Chicago will be the greatest
In the history Of the ofKanixatlon.
and the committee In charge thereof
has been working theoretically to pre-
pare q program that viii be In hitting
With TIE meeting -Four or Eve thou.
sand delegates are expected from ev-
cry state and territory and from at
least seventeen foreign countries.
The congress- viii open Tuesday
morning. Dec. 6. NJ the Auditorium
theater. and the address Of welcome
viii be- delivered by Gov. Charles
3. Dcnoen Of Illinois. while Mayor
Carter II. HarrisoB will extend the
freedom OF the city TO the delegates.
r. Insingef OF Spokane will call the
congress 10 order; n. n Mccormick
Of Chicago. chairman Of the board OF
control. win welcome tina congress- on
behalf of his colleagues President u.
A. Fowler OF Phoenix. viii respond 10
the addresses OF welcome; the exacu.
tive committee win report ana The
various committees will be named.
Tuesday afternoon at Orchestra
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viii be held. there will be n strong
session. Walter L. Fisher, secretary
Of the interior. Is invited 60 discuss
the conditions snd needs Of the raclh-
nation service: former Gov. George
10 PArdee OF California, will tell or
the achievements OF the National IT.
rsgailon congress; Director r. H.
Newell will outline the constructive
work ~ the reclamation service: H.
y. Toele. In charge OF the United
States irrigation statistics bureau Of
the census, will talk on The magnitude
OF irrigation interests; Senator VIM.
n fioFah OF Idaho, 10 expected To tell
OF stale irrigation and Major Richard
W young OF Utah. OF private irriga'
ti9n.
Wednesday morning al the Audito.
rum ihesior: Principal topic. Drain.
are, W. L. Park. FIRST vice president
OF the Illinois Central railroad. will
speak Of drainage ~ basis ~ de-
ycIopment: J. c. LongEtrcet Of Mis-
souri, IL given the topic OF state an.
spset OF drainage: Or. w. A. Evans,
former health commissioner of Chit
csgo. will tell al ssream pollution:
Prof, GARNER Williams OF Michigan,
win discuss the uses NJ the ure~.
Lakes: special feature win be an
Illustrated lecture By N. o. leighton.
chief Of the hydroeraphsc branch Of
the u, 8 geological ssIrsey. his sab.
iecs being the national aspect Of
drainage,