The chronicle=news., 1914-09-28
GOOD PROGRAM
FOR CANADIAN
IRRIGATION MEET


Calgary. Alberta. Sept. 2S.-Short,
pithy speeches by we'll known and
we'll informed agriculturists OF both
Canada and the United States, discus
sions on these speeches. music by q
well trained Calgary chorus. diver
sions In the way OF receptions aud
excursions. make the tentative pre-
limlnary program Of the twenty-hrst
international irrigation congress in
Calgary. October to a. The pro-
gram while embracing q large num-
Der OF speakers. is not complete, a.
there are a number of additions to
be made to further enhance its at
|tractiveness.
The first day, Monday. October g..
will open with a parade OF officials
and music by the band. In tho con-
gress hall flags and draperies will
be unfurled by the pressure Of but
ton in Ottawa. which ceremony will
be performed by the Duke OF Con-
naught. Governor General of Cam
ada. and will be the signal for the
official opening. Speeches Of well
come by George A. Snow, chairman
of the international executive COM
mittee; J. s. Dennis, chairman board
OF control; President X. w. Young,
Lieutenant Governor Bulyea of AL
berta. Hon. A. l.. Sifton. premier OF
Alberta. and Mayor H. A. Sinnott of
Calgary, will follow.
The program for the sessions fol-
lowing are full OF interesting and
instructive features. Men OF ability
and prominence in the irrigation
world predominate. Commissioners
OF agriculture, commissioners of i'm
consulting engineers. Ca
madam members of parliament, Am
erican members of congress. govern
ors OF state. superintendents OF agri-
cultural colleges. ministers OF lands.
directors of reclamation services,
OF water rights. state
engineers, superintendenta
of animal husbandry and congress
officials will alternate with one an
other In an interesting series Of edu-
cational speeches which are bound
to have a tremendous influence on
the future prosperity OF the agricul-
turists on the arid and semi-arid
lands of the western states and west
crn Canada
Included in this program are such
men as George A.
Snow, chairman international exec
utive board: Richard W. Young.
president of the congress: j. NJ. Ken
nedy, commissioner Of agriculture
for Montana; ]. Bruce Walker. Do
minion commissioner OF immigra-
ton; j. C. Case. first vice president
International Irrigation congress;
D. w. Ross, California. consulting
engineer; Hon. A. A. Jones. frst as
sistant secretary department OF the
interior; R. B. Bennett. X. c.. NJ. p,
Calgary; John FairweatKer, Califor-
mia; r. H. Peters. Dominion COM
missioner of irrigation: Hon. w. H.
Ross, minister OF lands, British Co
lumbia; H. B. Muckleston, Calgary;
u. T. Hinkle, secretary Oregon irri-
CATION congress: w. H. Fairfield, su-
perin.endent experimental farm at
Lcthbridge: G. H. Mitchell, consult
ing engineer to Dominion govern
ment: f. H. Newell, director of re-
clamation service of the United
States: Kurt Grunwald, consulting
tagriculturist, Colorado; William
Young, comptroller of water rights,
British Columbia; H. B. Walker,
Kansas state irrigation engineer; d.
W. Hays, chief engineer Southern Al
berta Land company; Robert Stock
ton, Calgary; ]. c. Nagle. chairman
board Of water engineers, Texas;
John Widstoe, president Utah agrt-
cultural college: Hon. Duncan Mar
shall. minister of agriculture of AL
berta; DR.. ]. G. Rutherford, super
intendent Of animal husbanrdy, Cal
gary: l.. Newman, board OF govern
ors, Montana: F. c. Finkle. consult
ing engineer, California: Hon. John
Barrett, director-general Pan-Ameri-
can Union, Washington. and E. F.
Benson, president Washington lrr1-
CATION institute.
The evening sessions will be inter-
spersed with music and the last day
of the congress will be devoted to an
excursion, free to delegates. to the
great irrigation project at Bassano,
with luncheon at that town.
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