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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



October, 



During his lifetime Major Powell re- 

 ceived a number of honorary degrees 

 from educational institutions through- 

 out the world. The most important of 

 these were the degrees of Ph. D. from 

 the University of Heidelberg, Germany, 



and IvL,. D. from Harvard ; he also re- 

 ceived the degree of Lly. D. from the 

 Columbian University of this city, Ph. 

 D. and LIv. D. from the Wesleyan Uni- 

 versity of Illinois, and A. M. from the 

 Illinois State College. 



THE TENTH NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS. 



HELD AT COLORADO SPRINGS, OCTOBER 6-9, WITH A LARGE 



ATTENDANCE. 



TH E Tenth National Irrigation 

 Congress was held at Colorado 

 Springs October 6-9, with nearly 500 

 delegates present from the various west- 

 ern states. The program of the four 

 daj's devoted to the work of the con- 

 gress was made up of discussions of the 

 questions now most vitall}^ affecting the 

 west. 



The workings of the new irrigation 

 law, the preservation of the forests, and 

 colonization were the topics that re- 

 ceived special attention. The leading 

 business interests of the west and the 

 country in general were well represented, 

 and the work of the congress should re- 

 sult in a great impetus being given the 

 development of the west, and a conse- 

 quent increase of prosperity in the coun- 

 try at large. 



The opening session of the congress, 

 held on Monday, October 6, was called 

 to order by President Thomas F.Walsh, 

 Immediately after calling the meeting 

 to order, Mr. Walsh read the following 

 telegram from President Roosevelt: "Ac- 

 cept my hearty good wishes. Nothing 

 has been done in which I have taken a 

 greater interest during my administra- 

 tion than the inauguration of nationally 

 aided irrigation." Governor Orman 

 then delivered the address of welcome, 

 and was followed by Mr. Walsh, who 

 spoke on " The Humanitarian Aspect 

 of Irrigation." In the evening a re- 

 ception was tendered the visiting dele- 

 gates at the Antlers Hotel. 



The morning session on Tuesday, Oc- 

 tober 9, was opened with a report of 

 committees on credentials and on per- 

 manent organization. This was fol- 

 lowed by the appointment of a commit- 



tee on resolutions. Secretary Maxson 

 then read his report. 



Hon. Alva Adams, of Colorado, spoke 

 on ' ' Pathfinders and Pioneers ; ' ' Mrs. 

 Gilbert McClurg, of Colorado Springs, 

 extended greetings from the General 

 Federation of Women's Clubs. Presi- 

 dent Slocum, of Colorado College, made 

 an address on ' ' The Universities' Inter- 

 rest in Irrigation Problems." 



There were also addresses by D. W. 

 Lawler, Minnesota ; R. W. Young, 

 Utah ; Willis Moore, Chief United States 

 Weather Bureau. John H. Murphy 

 spoke on ' ' The Interest of Organized 

 Labor in National Irrigation." 



The discussion of forest problems was 

 then taken up. 



Prof. L. G. Carpenter spoke on " Ne- 

 cessity of Forestry Instruction in West- 

 ern Educational Institutions;" Dr. 

 Tarleton H. Bean, " Forestry at the Lou- 

 isiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis. ' ' 



The afternoon session opened with an 

 address by Hon. L. G. Powers, of the 

 Census Bureau, on "The Irrigation 

 Census." Hon. L. Bradford Prince 

 spoke on " Harmon}^ in the West;" 

 Wesley A. Stuart on "Artesian Well 

 Irrigation." 



The beet sugar and irrigation discus- 

 sion was taken part in by Herbert My- 

 rick, J. G. Hamilton, J. F. Campion, 

 Hon. R. W. Bonynge, Representatives 

 Tawney and Morris. John W. Springer 

 spoke on "The Relation of Live Stock 

 Interests to National Irrigation," and 

 Prof. Thomas Shaw on "Agricultutal 

 Production by Irrigation." 



The colonization discussion was led 

 by Hon. John Henry Smith, of Salt 

 Lake, president Trans- Mississippi Con- 



