The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-05
EVERY DELEGATE IS
SALT LAKE BOOSTER
Representatives of Twentieth
National Irrigation Congress
Depart in Best of Spirits.
"PICKING UP" DETAILS
New Board of Governors Re-
mains to Outline Plans for
Next Campaign.
"PICKING UP" DETAILS

The twentieth National Irrigation
congress has passed into history with
record of success. The great major
| ity of the eight hundred delegates and
their guests left Snlt Lake by every
train yesterday, going to their homes
in all parts of the American continent,
and some of them. the foreign repre-
convention s work to their distant
homes across the waters of the Pacific
and Atlantic.
The new board OF governors remained
after the Others to make final disposl-
tion OF the business of the session and
to outline the programme of WORK
which the congress voted TO carry ont.
This jucludes numerous campaigns Tor
the passage of both federal and state
legislation in which the irrigation lead
ers arc vitally interested.
Canada Wants Congress,
A four-hour session of the hoard was
held yesterday in the Hotel Utah The
board appointed l.. Newman Of Great
Falls, Mont. TO represent the Irrigation
congress at the Dry Farming congress,
which will be held this fall in Calgary,
1914 Irrigation congress TO meet there
was received and placed on file One
of the most important committees, the
committee on legislation, was appointed
by Chairman George 4. Snow. The
mem bers of this committee are Presi-
dent Richard F. Young of the twenty
first congress, j., Newman and f. F.
Bohm Of Cleveland, editor of an au-
thoritative book on the Cary act. The
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courage the legislation which the con-
gress recommended. Notable among
these is Senator Newiauds 3 river regu-
lation bill.
Winding Up Business.
Many other matters pertaining to the
future policies and actions OF the con
gress were fully and carefully discussed
at the meeting. The preliminary plans
for the next International congress to
be held in Phoenix next year were also
considered The board adjourned to
meet again in this city the latter part
of November, the definite date to be
set later.
Secretary Hooker moved his head
quarters back to the Boston building
Yesterday and announced that he would
commence work on the next congress
and carry ont the instructions of this
session at once. He will probably have
his headquarters here in Salt Lake I'M
til some time toward the first of the
year, Then he will move to Phoenix.
Boost for Salt Lake.
Wherever the delegates to the con.
gress 90. and that will be to every
state in the union and to number of
foreign countries, Salt Lake City will
he advertised as royal entertainer,
and pleasing city. 1t is safe to say
that not one criticism Of the city was
made. None of the s07 delegates and
their scores Of friends here for the con-
gress was heard talking "grouch.'
According to many of the oldtimers''
who have attended conventions of the
irrigation promoters for years, it was
the most harmonious gathering ever
held. Many expressed a hope that Salt
Lake would entertain the congress soon
again. High officials even went so far
as 10 say that they believed that Salt
Lake City could have the congress
again any year it asked for it.
The manner i'll which the crowds were
accommodated, the total lack of a
'holdup" spirit upon the part of hotels
and private homes where delegates were
housed, gave absolute proof that the
city can provide adequate accommoda
tioDs for any gathering. no matter what
the size The fact that more than 1000
rooms were offered within day after
the call was sent out shows what can
be done. Any city in the country that
is ambitious to surpass Salt Lake as
some, - one official said today.