Show GOVERNORS ASKED TO ENCAMPMENT I Executive Committee Invites State Officials to Visit Salt Lake DATES ARE CONFLICTING National I Irrigation Congress at Spokane Set for Same Week A letter is being addressed address d to the governor go of ot every even state west of ot the Mississippi river by the G. G A. A R. R In Inviting inviting In- In them to the encampment at Salt Lake August 9 to 14 It Is 18 expected ex cx- that the majority of ot them will willbe willbe be present Tho The letter tetter Is signed b by l Ia Mayor or J. J S. S Bransford chairman F F. M. M L Sterrett executive director and Fisher Harris secretary all members of ot the executive committee and reads as follows We e have the honor to Inform your our excellency that the third forty na no national na- na encampment of ot the Grand Army Arm of ot tho the Republic will be held In iii the city of ot Salt Lake beginning August and closing August 1909 We write now for tho the purpose of ot extendIng extending extend extend- ing log your our excellency a most cordial Invitation Imitation to be present h hero ro on Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- edneeda ed- ed needa r. r August 11 1909 and to assist assist as as- the commander in of or the Grand Arm Army of tho the Republic In re reviewing reviewing re re- viewing the parade of ot the veterans of or orthe the civil warWe warWe warWe war We are sending you this Invitation at ot this early date for tor the reason that if you ou have not now now you ou will soon re receive receive re- re an Invitation from the board of oC governors of ot the seventeenth national Irrigation congress to attend its meeting meetIng meet meet- ing in Washington the date dateo o of ot which Is identical with that of the Grand Arm Army encampment We re are of ot course familiar with the importance to western estern development of ot the tho work of ot the National Irrigation congress but we respectfully submit for tor your excellency's consideration that upon this particular occasion our obligation is first to the Grand Army of ot the tha Republic Re Re- public which made the west as it stands today po possible It is barely barel possible however that the he date for the holding of or the irrigation Lion tion congress can n be changed as a a. suggestion Bus to that effect has been made to it Its officials In all probability ity tty no future encampments of or the Grand Arm Army of the Republic will ever fiver again be held In an any city west vest of ot the Missouri river |