Show aw IN SESSION 1 delegates delegat I 1 es assemble at spokane to consider means of lYn proving con editions of arid regions spokane tho the opening session or of the national irrigation congress was held on monday the congress being opened with the irrigation odo ode sung sting by tue ahe spokane chorus of voices the address of welcome to the state was delivered by governor AT E ilay hay ot of washington the response in behalf of tho the congress was waa delivered by george V F barstow president of at the congress tho the now new constitution providing the businesslike business like basis so BO much desired by the congress con gresa was adopted without disse dissent ift P F 11 newell director hikec tor ol 01 oi the united states reclamation service was ivus the first speaker of the after afternoon mr air newell read his address and afterwards was waa compelled by questioning to state that tie no was of the opinion that the tha government la Is not doing au an much as should be done in the way of irrigation because of the lack of funds ile he said however that there thera Is plenty of laud land for tho the homesteader who wishes a home in tact fact and not in the story I 1 joseph M mi carey ot of washington proposed a system of state laws for foi the various states contemplating the protection of the individual fat farmers fathers mers ile he was wag opposed IQ in some eoma quarters by delegates who believed irrigation laws m might be proper for some of the newer states but that the older commonweal commonwealths mon uis would be able to care for them themselves soles E J watson commissioner of the south carolina department of agriculture commerce and industry declared that the government of the ahe united states la Is sitting idly by while millions mil llona of dollars worth of natural resources are going to waste wasie |