THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS. 



'OFFICIAL CALL ELEVENTH NA HO.VAL IRRIGATION CCK- 

 GRESS. 



The Eleventh' National Irrigation Congress will 

 be held at OgSen, Utah, September 15 to 18, inclusive, 

 1903: 



A convention, of vital concern to the American 

 nation; to those who would make two blades of grass 

 grow where one grew before; to all who realize that 

 water is the Midas touch which turns the desert sands 

 to gold; a convention of specific significance to the 

 states and territories whose arid lands are to be re- 

 claimed by the Federal Government 'under the pro- 

 visions of the National Irrigation Act, namely, Arizona, 

 California, Colorado. Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebras- 

 ka, North Dakota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

 Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyom- 

 ing- 

 Government and leading irrigation experts, prac- 

 tical farmers, irrigationists, fruit growers, representa- 

 tives from state agricultural institutions, state engineers, 

 Government and noted foresters, as well as press rep- 

 resentatives, business men, officials and law makers, 

 will be in attendance and participate in the discussion. 

 The program will include : 



Practical Irrigation and Forestry Lessons. 

 Reports of Experts. 



Application of Provisions of the Reclamation Act. 

 State Progress under the National Act. 

 Views on Settlement of Legal Complications. 

 And the Pertinent and Important Theme of Colo- 

 nization. 



Utah being the pioneer state in irrigation science 

 proffers special opportunities for the study of -its his- 

 tory and progress. Railroad and other excursions cov- 

 ering this field will be arranged for delegates by local 

 committees. 



For the first time in the history of the irrigation 

 congresses, the eleventh convention has been liberally 

 fostered by state appropriation which sum has been 

 doubled by private subscription from officers of the 

 Congress and the citizens of Ogden and Utah so that 

 a large fund guarantees the successful conduct of the 

 program and hospitable entertainment of all visiting 

 delegates. 



Business men will be interested to meet here with 

 electrical and irrigation engineers to discuss the dual- 

 values in storage of torrential streams. 



"In the far eastern and southern states of the 

 humid region irrigation methods are being studied and 

 put into practice to save crops in seasons of drought 

 and to increase the value of natural resources. Flood 

 sufferers in southern states should confer at this Con- 

 gress with those requiring reservoirs at the head waters 

 of the great rivers. It may be said, therefore, that the 

 East and the South can here learn from the West, and 

 delegates should attend this Congress, not alone from 

 the sixteen specially interested far western states, but 

 from every state in the Union. 



President Roosevelt, throughout his recent western 

 tour, frequently gave utterance to his belief that Na- 

 tional aid for the reclamation of the arid West is of 

 paramount importance in our National policy; and 

 to foster this policy is the work of this Congress "To 

 Save the Forests and Store the Floods." . 



The program for the Congress will be carefully 

 arranged with the view of achieving practical benefits 



and progress. Specially favorable 'railroad rates have 

 been secured, details of which will soon be published. 

 Arrangements for the entertainment of delegates in 

 the attractive city of Ogden will be complete and sat- 

 isfactory, and reception committees will meet all trains;" 

 The citizens of Ogden have appointed a board of con- 

 trol to entertain all delegates in co-operation with offi- 

 cers of the Congress. There will be no advance in 

 hotel rates. 



Newspapers everywhere are earnestly requested to 

 give publicity to this official call and to inform their 

 readers of the importance of this Congress. 



Governors of the states and mayors of cities and 

 officers of organizations entitled to appoint delegates 

 are respectfully requested to select men sincerely in- 

 terested in the work of and likely to attend the 

 Congress. 



The basis of representation in the Congress will be : 



Delegates 



The Governor of each State and Territory to appoint .20 

 The Mayor of each City of less than 25,000 popu- 



ulation 2 



The Mayor of each City, of more than 25,000 pop- 

 ulation 4 



Each Board of County Commissioners 2 



Each Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, Com- 

 mercial Club, or Real Estate Exchange 2 



Each organized Irrigation, Agricultural or Live Stock 



Association 2 



Each Society of Engineers 2 



Each Irrigation Company. Emigration Society or 

 Agricultural College, and each College or Uni- 

 versity having chairs of hydraulic engineering 

 or forestry 2 



The following are delegates by virtue of their re- 

 spective offices : 



The President and members of his cabinet. 



The duly accredited representatives of any foreign 

 nation or colony. 



The Governor of any State or Territory. 



Any member of the United States Senate or House 

 of Representatives. 



Member of any State or Territorial Commission. 



W. A. CLARK, President. 

 F. J. KIESEL, 



Chairman Executive Committee. 

 L. W. SHURTLIFF, 



Chairman Board of Control. 

 H. B. MAXSON, Secretary. 

 By WILLIS T. BEARDSLEY, 



- First Assistant Secretary. 



WHERE WE STAND. 



The, following letter from William !:. Smytlie. author 

 of Tin- Conquest of Arid America." :\>-A founder of the 

 Irrigation Age.'' tells Home liome truths about us, which 

 w i- purpose using to good advantage : 



!. H. Anderson. Esq.. Chicago. III. My Dear Sir I beg 

 to acknowledge receipt of your favors of July 14th and 

 ivlli. the latter including pamphlet (Influences in the 

 National Irrigation Program). 



'In your acc.ouut of the beginnings of national irriga- 

 tion you deprive your own magazine of ihe credit to 

 which It is entitled. 'The Irrigation Age' was ihe instru- 

 ment of those who founded the nrgmiixed irrigation 

 movement, stood by its cradle, fought its battles estub- 

 liHhed it a a force in the life of our times. and all with- 

 out money and without price. We had a idea. We be- 

 lieved It wu big and righteous. We fought for it for all 

 we were worth. 



"WM. B. SMYTHE." 



'Father of the National Irrigation Congress, anil one 

 of its li rt presidents.) 



