208 THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



Official Call Seventeenth National Irrigation Congress. 



To the People of the United States, Greeting: 



The Seventeenth National Irrigation Congress will be held in Spokane, Washington, U. S A August 9th to 

 14th, Inclusive, 1909. 



OBJECTS. 



The four great objects of the Congress are to "save the forests, store the floods, reclaim the deserts and make 

 homes on the land." 



We aim to demonstrate to the West, the wonderful development possible through Irrigation, drainage, forestry, 

 deep waterways, good roads and home-building, and to show to the East the economic importance to the whole coun- 

 try of this development. 



MEMBERS. 



The personnel of the National Irrigation Congress will be as follows: 

 The permanent Officers of the Congress. 

 The President of the United States. 

 The Vice President of the United States. 

 The members of the Cabinet. 



Members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. 

 Governors of States, Territories and Insular Possessions of the United States. 

 Members of State and Territorial Legislatures. 



Ambassadors, Ministers, Consuls and other representatives and delegates from Foreign Nations and Colonies. 

 Members of State, Territorial and Insular Irrigation and Forestry Commissions. 



DELEGATES. 



Fifteen Delegates appointed by the Governor of each State or Territory. 



Ten Delegates appointed by the Mayor of each city of the United States of more than twenty-five thousand pop- 

 ulation. 



Five Delegates appointed by the Mayor of each city in the United States of less than twenty-five thousand popu- 

 lation. 



Five delegates appointed by each Board of County Commissioners or County Supervisors in the United States. 



Five Delegates appointed by each National, Interstate or State organization interested in the objects sought by 

 the National Irrigation Congress. 



Five Delegates appointed by each State Conservation, Irrigation, Drainage, Forestry, Agricultural or Horticul- 

 tural Society or Association. 



Five Delegates by eaph State Association of professional, commercial, fraternal, patriotic, religious or labor or- 

 ganization. 



Two delegates duly accredited by each Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, Immigration Society or Commer- 

 cial Club. 



Two Delegates duly accredited by each regularly organized Irrigation, Agricultural, Horticultural or Forestry 

 Club, Association or Society in the United States. 



Two Delegates duly accredited by each Agricultural College, and by each College or University having chairs of 

 hydraulic engineering or forestry in the United States. 



Two delegates duly accredited by each regularly organized Society of Engineers in the United States. 



MAKE APPOINTMENTS EARLY. 



Appointment of Delegates should be made as early as possible, and notice of appointment, with full name, occu- 

 pation and postoffice address of Delegates, forwarded to the Chairman or Secretary of the Board of Control at Spo- 

 kane. 



FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES. 



All foreign governments, particularly those of the American Continent, have been invited to send representatives 

 to the Congress. 



ADDRESSES. 



The program will consist of addresses by: 



Government Officials of the Reclamation, Forestry and Agricultural Departments. 

 Statesmen and Scientists. 

 Railroad and financial magnates. 

 Promoters of Carey Act reclamation projects. 

 Officials of private irrigation enterprises. 



DISCUSSION. 



At the Seventeenth Congress, speakers will be allotted not to exceed twenty minutes on any one subject. Ad- 

 dresses will be followed by general discussion on the part of Delegates, limited to five-minute talks. 



It is planned to make this a practical, live Congress for the consideration and discussion of the questions in 

 which the Delegates are interested and whose actions will be of great value in the promotion of the objects for 

 which the Congress Is working. 



GOVERNOR'S DAY. 



The Governor of each State and Territory in the Union, together with his staff, has been invited to be present 

 on Governors' day, for which one day of the Congress will be set apart. 



IRRIGATION PROJECTS. 



The selection of Spokane was peculiarly fortunate for this Congress, providing, as it does, an opportunity for 

 the study of all methods of irrigation and all systems of irrigation projects. 



Within a few minutes' car ride of the city itself are to be found gravity canal systems, pipe distribution of 

 water and the latest electrial pumping plants. 



In Idaho, Montana,, Oregon and Washington the large irrigated areas produce both products of Southern climates 

 and the perfection of the Red Apple, as demonstrated at the first annual National Apple Show held in Spokane in 

 December, 1908. 



EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATION FARM. 



The Department of Agriculture has taken charge of a plot of twenty acres on the outskirts of Spokane, where 

 will be demonstrated the most approved methods of applying water. 



This will be in charge of irrigation experts, who will gladly supply all information to visitors, and no expense 

 will be spared in making It a very valuable adjunct to the meeting of the Irrigation Congress. 



RAILWAY RATES. 



Special railway rates will be made for Delegates to the Congress over all Trans-Continental Lines, with stopover 

 privileges at all Western points. 



Delegates should notice particularly that they can avail themselves of an opportunity to visit the Alaska-Yukon- 

 Paciflc Exposition, the Yellowstone National Park and many other points of national interest, with no extra ex- 

 pense, by purchasing tickets to the Pacific Coast, stopping off at Spokane for the Irrigation Congress and subse- 

 quently visiting irrigation districts en route, arrangements being already made in different localities to properly re- 

 ceive them. 



INFORMATION. 



Information relative to the Seventeenth National Irrigation Congress, program, rates, hotels and other data will 

 be furnished upon request from the Irrigation Congress Headquarters, Spokane, Washington. 



During the time of the Congress an Information Bureau will be conveniently located for the benefit and accom- 

 modation of delegates and visitors, and every endeavor will be made to give them the best attention and accommo- 

 dation. 



Spokane, Washington, U. S. A., March 1, 1909. 



THE SEVENTEENTH NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS, 



By George E. Barstow, President. 



B. A. Fowler, Secretary. 

 W. A. Beard, 



Chairman Executive Committee. 

 THE BOARD OF CONTROL, By R. Insinger, Chairman. 



Arthur Hooker, Secretary. 



