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Show SAIT LAKEMAN CHOSEN Albert Smith Advanced In Office II) Irrigation ('ougrvw. HAl'ltAMK.NTO, C'ala. Hept. 18. Itlchnrd P. llurgcsn of Kl Pano, Tex., wun chosin today president of the International In-ternational Irrigation congrenn. In session ses-sion here. Other offlccrnchosen were J. 8. Dennis. Culgur). Canada, first vlcu president: Oeorge Albert Hmlth, Halt lMkt Clt). second vice president, U A. Karen, I'resno. third vice iiresl-dent, iiresl-dent, Kurt flliiinwnld, Denver, fourth vice president, Arthur Hooker, Hpo-knne, Hpo-knne, sec re la rj All were elected unanimous!). The nelectlon of the next meeting plaie wan placed In tho bunds of the board of governor. Ilenolutlonn were adopted Indorsing the principle of tho Kcwliinds-llroumuird reclamation bill rurul credits, and that government funds be used on meritorious Irrigation Irriga-tion projects other than those begun by 'the reclamation service. It also wan recommended thut the respective ntate engineer Inspect v-cry v-cry proposed Irrigation district prior to Itn organization to protect Inv en-torn, en-torn, und thnt the United Staten re-clamotlon re-clamotlon nervice lie put on nuih u financial basin that the expense of Itn udmlnlstratlvo work In Washington may be met out or u generul fund und not charged to pioneer nettlern, and thut n national marketing cummin-nlon cummin-nlon be established b congresn. |