The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-21
GOOD TIDINGS FOR THE
LANDLESS AND HOMELESS

Chicago. Ill. Oct. s1.--To the land
less and homeless the national irri
cation congress will bring glad It'd
ings Of opportunity for lands and
homes on the millions OF acres re-
claimed under the spirit awakened by
western irrigation and swamp land
drainage. So states the officiaI call
Tor the nineteenth session at Chicago,
Dec. to next, which has been is-
sued over the signatures Of B. A.
Fowler, Phoenix, AriS, president;
Arthur Hooker. Chicago, hi. secre-
tary; r. Insinger spolans. wash,
chairman OF the executive committee.
and Robert r. Mccormick, Chicago.
Ill., chairman OF the board OF control.
Il Ia fitting that this great agricul-
tural and Industrial development
agency should at this time hold a
great meeting in Chicago, one Of the
worlds most important Industrial ana
commercial centers. The lands avail
able for private settlement. long
thought unlimited are practically en-
haused SO that continued extension
OF settlement must depend on the re-
clamation Of land by. control OF the
water supply; and Chicago ID the
clearing house for the westsrn coun
try involved in the new era OF land
development.
The peculiar fitness Of Chicago for
this meeting inspired the invitation
and actuates q strong board OF oon-
troll who have undertaken to make the
nineteenth meeting Of the national
irrigation congress the most SUCCESS
full In Its history.
Hare where east and west meet tina
congreas will point with pride to that
empire building which made the great
American desert country OF happy
homes and OF bounteous productivity.
Never more important than now,
when the population OF the country
IL 30 rapidly increasing. we're the OBJ
Jects Of the congress, expressed In it's
motto, Save the forests. store the
foods. reclaim the deserts. make homes
on the land"
The psrsonnal Of the national irriga-
ton congress win be an follows; the
ofiiccra OF the congress. thu president
OF the United States. the vice pres
ident Of the United States the mem
bers OF the cabinet, members OF the
United States senate and house OF rep
resentatives, governors OF states. ter
ritories and insulaF possessions Of the
United States. members Of the federal
state. territorial and insvIar iFriga-
ton, water and conservation cosnmis-
sions. state engineers and commission
ers Of agriculture and h0rkiculture,
the mayor OF each city or touEn having
8 population Of over 1000, chairrnen OF
general and special committees, all
permanent delegates Of the congress.
DeIegates win be appointed under
the provisions Of the constitution as
follows: nfteen delegates appointed
by the governor OF each state or ter
ritory; ten delegates appointed BY the
mayor Of each city cf the United
stAtee Of more than IS 900 population
five delegates appointed BY tbs mayor
OF each city IN the United States OF
leag than $4,000 and over 1000: ave
delegates appointed BY the chairman
Of each board 0f county commission
ers or county supervisors IN the
United States: two delegates appoint
ed BY this mayor from each ineorpor-
atsd town having population az less
than 1000: two delegates duly ae-
credited b. each regularly organised
society devoted TO irrigation. agri-
culture, horticulture, and engineering:
two delegates regularly accredited
from each college and university; two
delegates duly accredited ~ each