The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-26
REPRESENTATION To
EMBRACE THE WORLD
National Irrigation Congress,
Which Opens Monday, In
ternational in Scope.
ALL Is IN READINESS
Vast Throngs Who Will Visit
City Invited to Participate
in All Meetings.

Lists of foreign ENJOYS to the Ma
tional Irrigation congress, which opens
in Salt Lake next Monday, have been
received by Secretary Arthur j..
Hooker. 1T includes men of note from
many Of the Pan-Amcrican countries,
Canada, Spain, Portugal and other ma
tlons. Mexico has not yet named it's
representatives, probably being too
much engrossed with troubles at home.
Aside from the several hundred
delegates from the various states Of
the union already announced, the Utah
board Of control has received the
names of about 400 additional dele
gates appointed recently from practi-
California, Iowa, Kentucky and Ohio
| arc sending extra largo delegations.
Texas Coming Strong.
Richard r. Burgess of Ell Psso, Texas,
has written that the El Paso delega
tion will arrive in Salt Lake Sep
tember % in special car. Heading
the party, which will number twenty
or thirty prominent Texans, is Con-
gresham w. r. Smith, who is chair
man of the house committee on irri-
CATION. The Texas delegation will
plead for the aid of the congress in
projects In the western part of that
state.
George A. Snow, chairman Of the
Utah board of control, has issued a
general invitation to the Salt Lake
public and all visitors who may be in
the city during the irrigation congress
week, urging them to attend the
sessions Of the congress. The opening
session will be held at the tabernacle
ot l.
occasion for the entry to the city of
the queen of irrigation and empress
Of the valleys. The musical pro-
gramme will be one Of the most i'm
pressive ever rendered in Salt Lake,
including the rendition of the famous
Irrigation Ode by a chorus of 400
voices, accompanied by the tabernacle
organ and special orchestra Of
twenty-five pieces, Singers Of local
renown will be heard in The solo parts
Of the great piece. Other sessions
will be held in the Assembly hall. Sub
Jects Of intense interest to western
people particularly will be discussed
by some of the most eminent men Of
the nation and abroad
Entertainment Assured.
Following is the local entertainment
committee appointed by the board of
controls W. H. Sherman, chairman;
John D. Spencer, J. II. Anson, War
rem c. Bogue, Horace Ensign, B. F.
Redman, Mrs, W; II. Cunningham. vice
chairmap; Mrs. Douglas White, Miss
Kate Williams, Miss Marion Rook-
lidge. Miss Edith Shearman, Mrs. W.
W. Armstrong, Mrs. Karl A. Scheid
and Mrs. George A, Snow.
An attractive list Of special prem
iums for the winning entries in the
irrigated land products show to be
held at the state fair during the con-
Gress week, has been announced. Beau
tiful silver loving cups will be
awarded as first prize in all classes.
The list Of foreign representatives,
as compiled yesterday, follows;
Argentine Republic.
Engineers Joaquin Granel and Justo
zavalla.
Australia.
Elwood Mead. chairman Of the state
rivers and water supply commission Of
Victoria.
Mel Nielsen, minister for lands, New
South Wales, Sydney. Australia.
CANADA.
Alberta.
F. n Peters, commissioner Of irriga ton
| for the Dominion OF Canada.
=, r. Drake, in charge OF irriga ton,
| department OF the interior.
British Columbia.
William P. Ross. minister of lands.
Costa Rica.
Joaquin Bernardo Calvo. envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
| Guatemala.
DR.. Don Juan Padllla Matute
Panama
| Richardo Arias. envoy extra ordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of the re-
| public of Panama.
Portugal.
Portuguese charge dnffaIres al Wash
inBton.
San Salvador,
will name representatives later.
Spain.
FL ministro de fomento will accept in
vitation If duties do not prevent.
Venezuela.
Pedro Eze4ulel Rojas, envoy eTtraordl.
nary and minister plenipotentiary. accepts
unless official duties prevent,