Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-14
GLAD T|D|NGS FOR
THE HOMELESS AND.
LANDLESS At THE
CHICAGO MEETING
City Where East and West
Meet. Development of Great
American Desert Country
Will Be Discussed.
MANY DELEGATES TO
ATTEND GATHERING


chicago no.. oct. "a To the land
I,ss ana homeless the National lrfi-
r..ou congress- VIII bring glad It'd
inEs ct opportunity FOR lands aud
homes on the millions OF acres re-
elalmrd under thc spirit awakened by
western irrigation and swamp land
drainage. So states The official call
ioI the nineteenth session at chicago,
p,,cmhor to - next. which has been
issued over thu signatures OF B.'A.
Fowler Phoenix. Ariz., president
Arthur Hooker. chicago. m. scrrr-
3ary w. lusinF"r. SpoHan". wash,
chairman 81 the executive committee,
ana Robert u Mccormick. Chicago.
ln. chairman Of the board ~ cnn-
trol
u IA niting that this great agricui-
tural ana industrial development
aEcnoy should az this time hold a
great meeting In chicago. one pf the
worlds most important Industrial aud
commercial cEuters The lands avail.
ahge Tor private settlement. long
thought unlimited. ar" practically eN.
hHustsd. so that continued extension
uf settlement must DEPEND on tho rec-
..uutian OF land by control Of water
sui PTS. ana Chicago IL the clearing
huua, for the western country inNolN-
nd in tho new eta of laud develop
U. uI
Tho peculiar fitness OF chicago for
ih.. meeting inspired the invitation
ora aetuates q strong board of con-
MOI who have undertaken 90 make
Or. nineteenth meeting ~ thu National
a..
tu ia its history
lt,re where east and west meet the
cuirt'ss win point With pride to that
empire building witch mede the
"Grrnt Aemrican Desert" country
~ happy homes aud of houuteous
productivity
Ncver more important thar nov.
when the population of the country
ia $50 pimdly Increasing. were the 0o-
ioct> ~ the congress, expressed ln ia
uutto. "SaVe the forests. store the
floods. reclaim the deserts. make
humes on the land"
The personnel OF the National Irri-
satipn s0ngtess Mil be as i0i.oWa.
The officers Of the congress the pres
idcni 81 the United States the mem
hcrs of The cabinet. memhers eft the
United states senate and house ~
representative governors OF states
territories and insulnr possessions OF
thr United states. members of the
federal state, TERRITORIAL aud insular
irrigation, water aud conservation
commissions. state engineers ana ,om-
mitHiourrS OF agriculture and horticul-
turs, tAv mayor Of each city or town
having u population of over one thous-
and. chuirmeu Of general and special
committees. au permanent delegates
uf the congress
Delegates Niil be appointed under
the provisions ct the constitution az
fonnVe Fifteen delegates appoint",
%, the governor 90 each state or terri.
iarN ten delegate appointed by the
magyar OF each city OF the United
states ~ morc than twenty-five thons-
and ropulation Eve delegates appoint
IS o., tho mayor % each city ia IN,
United states ~ less than twenty-ilv,
thousand and over one thousand,
rs, delegates appointed by the chair.
man or each hoard Of cuunis com-
mlssiouers or county supervisors In the
united states, two delegates appoint
ed by the mayor from each iucorpor.
aied town having population Of less
than one thousand. two delegates ,iu-
IS accredited by each regularly or.
gonizcd society devoted TO irrigation
agriculture horticulture and ensin.
cnring: two delegates regularly ac.
credited from each college ana univer.
sity. two doleentos duly accredited D.,
enth chamber Of commerce. board OF
iladv 90 commercial eluh
appointment ~ delegates should bs
made as early as possible 10 facilitat,