El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-07

I Utah, in 1891 J. S Emery OF Kansas
! presided at the Los Angeles meeting
{ IN 1893. DR.. ElwOod mead was presi-
dent OF the third congress at Denver
z IN 1894. and of the ninth congress al
Chicago, in 1900. Senator George Q
Cannon OF Utah was president Of the
fourth congress at Albuquerque IN
1895. c 3. BOOthe Of California was
Phoenix, Ariz-s in 1896. and of the
( sixth congress at Lincoln. Neb.. in
1887 Senator Joseph n. Carey, OF
wyoming. presided over the sessions OF
the seventh congress at Cheyenne,
1898. Dr. s B. Young. of Utah. was
president Of the eighth congress at
Mlssoulas Mont. in 1899. Senator
Thomas F. Walsh. OF Colorado. was
president Of the tenth congress. at
Colorado Springs, in 1902. Senator ".
A Clark. Of Montana. was president Of
the 18th congress at ogden, in 1903,
and Of the 18th congress at FL PasO,
IN 1904 Governor George c. Pardee, of
California, was president OF the 18th
congress. in 1905, at Portland. ore.
Governor Pardee likewise presided over
the 18th congress, in 1906. at Boise,
Idaho Senator George Chamberlain OF
oregon, was president Of the 18th con-
gress at Sacramento. Calf, in 1907.
Frank G Goudy. Of Colorado presided
over the sessions Of the 18th congress,
at Albuquerque in 1905 George T.
BarstOw, Of Texas. was president OF
e
Wash B. A. Fowler. OF Arizona. was
president OF the 18th congress at
Pueblo, Colo. in 1910. and Of the 18th
congress at Chicago. in 1911 Senator
Francis G. Newlands. Of Nevada, pre-
sided over the sessions OF the goth con-
Eress. in 1912, at Salt Lake City. Utah.
Mai Richard ". Young. Of Utah. was
president Of the 21st congress. in 1914.
in Calgary. Alberta J. B. Case. OF
Kansas. presided over the sessions OF
hea in IN Oft los
Of Stockton, Fresno. Sacramento and
san Francisco. Calf.
Was Here Before.
Why should anyone in EI Paso ask
what the Irrigation congress VIII do
for the section where II meets-at
least those whose memory carries
them back 70 the meeting OF the 18th
town on the Rio Grande had. accord
ing TO the census, a population Of some
10000.
II one but stops to consider the mar
velous growth from the small begin
ming OF u years ago. and more 10 the
present busting, thriving metropolis
Of the southwest. he Will not need 70
ask a second time What does the r.
rigation congress do for the country
where II meets2'
Does Not Claim All Credit.
True il is that the Irrigation con
EEeSS calnoL-lOE nOeS lL-cldlIm all
the credit for the prosperity of FL PaSo
and the upper and lower valleys OF
the Rio Grande in New Mexico and
Texas nor does the Irrigation con-
sress claim entire credit for such
prosperity and development as has
come entirely from irriEa tion-but
without question IL is entitled 10 large
credit therefore
There is no question that the IrriCa-
ton congress is entitled TO chief credit
for the passage Of the Newlands bill
or national reclamation act by the fed
eral congress This milestone in the
history of irrigation was placed only
after Il years Of meetings, educational
prop ganda. and many disappOint-
ments on the part OF the workers OF
the Irrigation congress
The NezyIands Bill.
The Newlauds bill gave the country
the reclamation service The recIama-
tion service has given the country its
great irrigation engineering works
and projects on which 100000, 900 has
been expended-and the greatest OF
them all is situated but a few miles
above Ell Paso to furnish for the ages
to come plentiful supply Of moisture
for the growing OF crops on close to