Salt Lake Herald | 1891-08-05 | Page 5 | Irrigation Congress

Irrigation Countess All of the Utah delegates meet this evening even-ing at S oclock to discuss matters pertaining pertain-ing to the irrigation congress The secretary of the state of Arkansas acknowledged the receipt or documents in relation to the congress and said he wo aid I forward a list of the cities and commercial bodies of his state Colonel Hinton agent of irrigation of I the United States department of agriculture agricul-ture writes Secretary Gillespie that great I interest is being taken in the congress at Washington and he asks to have invitations invita-tions extended to a number of prominent public men whom he mentions in the letter An invitation has been extended to general gen-eral passenger and freight agents west of tho Missouri river to bold their transMis sour association meeting for September at Salt Lake city during the setting of the irrigation congress It is thought this will be a particularly desirable opportunity forth for-th se gentlemen to meet the leading business busi-ness men of the western states and to j learn something of irrigation I