The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-13
IRRIGATION MEET
WILL BOOST UTAH
Douglas A. White IS Enthusl-
astic Over Outlook for Con-
vention of Next Year.
DESERVED RECOGNITION
Congress of 1912 Will Surely
Be Greatest in History OF
Organization.
DESERVED RECOGNITION

Douglas a. White. industrial agent Tor
the Salt Ioke Route, whose cooperative
efforts. with other members Of TIC uiah
delegation To thc National Irrigation con
gress ar Chicago December 20 p. won
for this city the 1871. convention. rcturh'u
yesterday enthused over the victory. MI
White declared that the Salt Lake grlh-
erlnc Will be the greatest In the history
Of the congress and ono Of signal nm
portunce to tho city and state.
Seattle. Houston and Charleston. :.
c., fought hard for the 1a1. convention
but we were too much for them SAID
Mr. White yesterday. There was also
a strong movement, ON the part OF Nc"
Orleans delegates and supporters 10 steal
Tho. congress and make II n drainage
convention i'll the Gulf city. In dowuinS
this move we were supported by INC iul-
nolS faction and the majority OF VlHeE
delegates.
M II, Walker, chairman Of the Utal
delegation. George Austin, myseli ara
other representatives, went to Chicago
prepared to win tho convention for Salt
Lake. Our efforts were officially backed
by Governor Spry, the Utah DeVciopment
gressive citizens. who realized the I'm.
portance Of the gathering and the great
benefits to be derived therefrom.
Old Memories Recalled.
In bringing the congress TO salt Lake
again is recalled the first irrigation con
gross held. On July -. 1877. melegatcs
numbering 1l7 gathered on The site where
stands the old Knutstord hotel. and III
reality inauguratcd the irrigation con .
gross move. True, the congress had no'
bcen organized under Its present name.
but the delegates OF that day ioresew the
wonderful achievements 10 nc wrought IN
the future through irrigation OF The nr,d
land about them The subject was dis
4rorOd caDlptrrS all ltE Sig
nifcancc, indefatisablc efforts were put
forth and today in This commonwealth the
story Of irrigation and The part 1T Is play
Ing in the development OF the west is
"The 1912 congress Will he the biggest
and most important in the history ot me
organization. It Is lifting thnt IT VIII
take place in the very heart OF the lrri-
CATION Industry, >>SevcraI thousand Gee.
gates from all parts OF the country and
even foreign lands Will gather here. Some
of the leading figures In the PUBLIC oye
of the nation will he Included. WIDE at
tention Will be ccntercd upon sat Lake;
money Will be spent here, publicity MIL
Nhc given our natural resources and sd-
vautagcs and those who come VIII return
10 their homes far and wide carrying In
formation and impressions that VIII as,
suredly rebound TO the great credit and
benefit OF the city and state.
Will Help Salt Lake.
Many questions OF vital importance
affecting irrigation, farming, water con
servation and propositions Of national i'm
portance Will be discussed, leading To ac-
ton that Will focus nationwide attcn
tion on the congress here. The delegates
will have before them vivid Illustrations;
Of successful irrigation and farming, and
as water conservation Is d matter OF es-
peclal importance now before this com
nluuity. many new ideas and benefits VIII
be gained through the congress. IT would
DC hard to exhaust the list Of benefits
that Salt Lake and Utah will obtain
through the important gathering.
MIR White spent considerable tine with
Secretary Joseph Calne at the Commercial
club yesterday. He paid high tribute
10 Major Richard w, Young. saying that
the congress had elected him chairman n
OF the executive committee. realizing that
lie was the proper man in the proper
place. In the near future it Is possible
that a representative committee will be
named by the Commercial club ana the
Utah Development league officials 10 ar
range memorable programme as fea-
turc TO the discussions and deliberations
OF the delegates. The date of the con-
ycntion has not yet been settled upon.