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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



be as meritorious, if not excel, the famous homestead 

 law signed by that greatest of modern Americans, 

 Abraham Lincoln." 



President Clark, in response to the address of 

 welcome, reviewed the work that had been accom- 

 plished by the National Congress, prophesied an illim- 

 itable future for the western irrigated empire, and con- 

 cluded as follows: 



"I share with you the inexpressible enjoyment of 

 the cordial hospitality of the good people of Ogden, as 

 well as the pleasure of participation in the discussion 

 of the fascinating subject which we are all striving to 

 promote. From the very inception of the movement, 

 it has invoked the noblest impulses and the highest as- 



to the irrigation congress my hearty congratulations 

 upon what has been accomplished in the year that has 

 just passed, especially because I regard this as opening 

 a new era in the treatment of irrigation from the na- 

 tional standpoint. None of- our internal policies will 

 be more consequent to the future of the country during 

 the next few decades than this matter of irrigation. It 

 is 'of vital consequence to the intermountain states and 

 to the entire semi-arid region, and what is of vital con- 

 sequence .to one portion of the country is of vital conse- 

 quence to the whole country;" 



.(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 

 A telegram of greeting from Secretary Hitchcock 

 was also read, and after the singing of the Irrigation 



EL PASO. TEXAS, DELEGATES TO HTH NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS, OGDEN. SEPTEMBER 15 18, 1903. 



Read from left to right. 



FIRST Row, Top I.John W. Fisher; 2 H. G.Crowe; 3. Jo_hn P. Ramsey ; 4, H. D Slater, Editor Herald ; 5, Thomas Powers ; 6, W. O. 



s. 

 . M. Millspaugh ; 5, Francisco Mallen, Mexican Consul ; 6. John L. 



31 IXWYV, L ui x. ifuim v. riBuoi , ft n. u. v*iuwc; u.juiiu i . ivititiac 1 



Millican; 7, John S. Aikin : 8. C. E. Keilrgi? ; 9, Juan S. Hart, Editor Times! 



SECOND Row-1, C. E. Kelly ; 2, Bert Orndorff ; 3, W. A. Gifford ; 4, P. : 

 Dyer ; 7, E. C Pew ; 8, W. Grandover ; 9, j F. Williams. 



THIRD Row 1, Park W. Pittman; 2. Judge James Harper; 8, J. A. Smith, Chairman Delegation; 4, Felix Martinez, Editor News; 

 5. A. Courschene ; 6. W. H.Winn; 7. J. J. Mundy. 



pirations of all who desire to make the earth more 

 fruitful and enjoyable and the people who dwell thereon 

 better and more happy. Its fulfillment is the goal to 

 which we will devote our best energies, and which shall 

 be the inspiration of our fondest hopes for the welfare 

 of the generations that are to follow." 



After which came the reading of a telegram from 

 President Roosevelt, in the words following: 

 "MR. FRED J. KIESEL, Chairman Executive Committee, 

 the National Irrigation Congress, Ogden, Utah : 

 "My Dear Sir Permit me to express through you 



Ode, expressly written for the congress, an adjournment 

 was had until 2 p. m., at which time the congress ex- 

 pected to get down to business. 



The afternoon session of the loth was taken up 

 largely with the settlement of the number of delegates 

 entitled to vote. While the constitution of the congress 

 in express terms limited the number of delegates to 

 twenty from each of the United States, it happened 

 that through an error this membership was nearly 

 trebled, and there were 583 delegates more than the 

 constitution allowed. The congress, however, upheld 



