Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-12-15
NINETEENTH NATIONAL
IRRIGATION congress
Great Meeting Represented
Every State in Union and
Is Foreign Nations.
CHICAGO ROYAL HOST
New Mexico was Right up
on the Front Seat
all the Time.

The nineteenth annual meeting Of
the great National Irrigation Con
gress in the matchless metropolis OF
the Middle West. was indeed q granc
and glorious inspiration and left ar
impression on the East that will be
very beneficial TO the West particu
larry the new states Of New Mexico
and Arizona.
1t was a fact of general comment
that the delegates west of the Mis-.
souri, river were possessed of vast
ly greater degree of the spirit of Il
WILL" than the effete easterner,
and 1t was with intense satisfaction
that we noticed how much the east
erner and even the representatives
Of foreign nations are interested in
our marvellous development and
progress. 1t is also very pleasant
to notice how the Magic of the
Pump" has stirred the commercial
world. our own Mimbres Valley
coming in for its full share of
praise.
The many government experts
here, and the Southwestern railroad
people, Editor Vandergift of The
Earth and people of the reclamation
service, join the writer in boosting
Deming. Many of the great men
in attendance at this congress have
been in Deming and while there
were caught with the editors kodak.
None of them are at all anxious to
deny il and every one seems ready
to verify any statement we make
Bro. Vandergrift gave little lee
ture in the presence of perhaps a
hundred or more delegates and
others at the Auditorium hotel last
evening in which he said: Il honest
ly believe that the Deming country
has greater possibilities and is the
best proposition in the United States
today. 1t is superior to any govern
ment project" and the Deming del
egate was more than delighted to
second the notion"
So far as our observation goes
the Deming booklets are the only
ones that go into the pockets Of
those interested in pumping for ir-
rigation and the tremendously in
creasing interest in this matter is
easily apparent.
The Mimbres Valley is attracting
so much attention at present that
Prof, Sammuel Forteir, Chief of
the Irrigation Investigations of the
Department of Agriculture at
Washington, who has address at this
meeting and who is an exceedingly
well informed man, mas asked the
writer to give up some of his good
films to be made into colored slides
in order that the Department may
show to the world what pumping
for irrigation means. Much as we
prize the films we are going to let
Prof. Fortier have them in order
that he may let the world know
what we are doing and incidently
to bring a lot more of good people
to Deming.
The New Mexico delegation elec-
ted the following officers:
Chairman - Willard +. Holt, of
Deming.
Secretary Forrest Mckinley. of
I.as Cruces.
Honorary Vice President Gov.
elect W. c. Mcdonald, of Caorizozo'
Committee on Credentials Prof
Alexander Mcpherson, of Roswell
Committee an resolutions Col
Ralph Il. Twitchell, of Las Vegas.
Committee on permanent organi'
zation- l.. Clapp, Of Hatch.
Committee to select next meeting
place A. A. Jones, Of Las Vegas
To respond to New Mexico call fol
s minute talk w. o. McNary Of Las
Cruces.
We expect 10 return to Demlng
best town in the world, in time t'
bring glad tidings to the Chamber
of Commerce banquet Dee. 10, wheT
we hope to meet every live wire o.
the Mimbres Valley and let them
know what the world thinks OF
our country,