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Antlers hotel. Mr. Gavin is an attorney of prominence in his city 

 and is known throughout the country as a staunch friend of irriga- 

 tion. 



Among the newspaper men present was John Fairweather of 

 The Exponent, Reedley, Cal. 



Clarence T. Johnston of Cheyenne, Wyoming, who is considered 

 one of the most promising young men connected with the office of 

 Experiment Stations, U. S. Department of Agriculture, delivered a 

 very interesting lecture on Irrigation in the Nile country, which was 

 splendidly illustrated by stereoptican views produced from, photo- 

 graphs taken by him. while on a recent trip through that country. 



Mr. S. W. Rider, who was a delegate from Kansas City. Mo., is 

 assistant Secretary of the United States and Mexican Fruit Company 

 of that city. This company is financing the new Orient railway line 

 from Kansas City to Port Stillwell on the Gulf of California in Mex- 

 ico. 



Mr. Truman G. Palmer of Irving Park, 111., was a visitor during 

 the congress and made many friends among the delegates whom he 

 was anxious to instruct as to the possibilities of bad effects on the 

 beet sugar industry by any congressional action in favor of the Cuban 

 product. Mr. Palmer is thoroughly well posted on this subject and 

 will contribute an article for these columns in the near future. 



Mr. E. H. Fourt a well-known attorney of Lander, Wyoming, 

 was an able second to Senator Carey in champion ing the anti-merger 

 movement. 



Our old friend E. R. Moses, of Great Bend, Kansas, who has la- 

 bored so long and faithfully for the cause of irrigation, was in at ( tend- 

 ance and as active and full of vigor as of old. Mr. Moses is a leading 

 merchant in his home city and is interested in mercantile establish- 

 ments in several live cities of his state. He is also interested in 

 several banks at home and elsewhere. 



Mr. Fred J. Kiesel a leading wholesale grocer of Ogden, Utah, 

 who is also a large ranch owner in Oregon and Utah was one of the 

 most active opponents of the merger and is entitled to great credit for 

 the manner in which he handled his delegation. 



The many friends of Scipio Craig, Redland, Cal. , were glad to 

 note his presence. Mr. Craig is editor and publisher of the Oitrograph. 

 one of the cleanest and most unique publications in the country. 

 During a conversation with Mr. Craig the writer asked him how 

 warm it got in Southern California. He replied that the hottest 

 weather he ever knew anything about was on the border of Death's 

 Valley, when it has been known to register 136 in the shade. Mr. 



