Show Visit of the Irrigation Congress College cannot Agricultural - toast of ev'er before having so many halls distinguished guests within its when as on the 19th of September the Irrigation Congress visited Lohonored gan We can indeed feel that we have had the privilege of entertaining so many of the nationares most prominent men those who the working so energetically for vital betterment of conditions so to our State and the Agricultural Colleges in general It was a glorious affair with not a hitch to mar its complete success The day was ideal The sun shone brightly and seemed to fill all with increased enthusiasm The train hearing our distinguished visitors arrived in Logan about 12:30 p m after having visited the Sugar Factory They were speed ilv transferred to carriages and the drive to the college commenced The procession contained over two hundred and fifty vehicles and stretched over a distance of two When the first carriages miles started to climb the college hill Capt Styer’s artillery fired a cannon salute After driving about the college farm the procession stopped at the main entrance where the reception committee awaited the guests and directed them to the chapel where their wraps were deThe halls were soon posited thronged and the guests in groups were shown through the different departments of the college finally and arriving at the large library invitreading room where a most ing repast awaited them Asforthere six were only accommodations hundred at a time a second sitting was necessary With the dessert came the toastmaking which of necessity was very brief as the train was expected to return at 3 130 o’clock Mayor Glassman of Ogden introduced Mayor Hansen of Logan who made a brief speech and concluded hv presenting Mr Glassman as toastmaster President McCornick of the Hoard of Directors voiced a hearty welcome to the Congress after which Cary of Wyomhis ing spoke briefly expressing wonderment at seeeing so beautiful a spot in the Rockies He was followed by Mr Foothe of California and Congressman Reeder of Ivan-sa- s both of whom expressed their great appreciation of the reception tendered them Col Ottenburg of Montana stated that his visit to Logan was the crowning feature of his visit to Ex-Senat- or Utah The speaker following was Col E L Smith of Oregon who after the expressing his appreciationof of Cache hospitality of the people Valley went on to discuss the pros- |