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Show liiy W. V. Telos. aiih,) - THSIRRIGxVTlON CONVENTION." Denver, 11. A convention of dele1 gates, representing most of the far . western titates anil the Territories, assembled in tliis city, to-day, to con- siiler the sulgect of irrigation, and to : devise a means by which the .great expanse of rainless country between 1 tho Mi:-soim. river and the Rorky 1 Mountains, as well as that on the Pa- cilie s:ope, can be brought under a I ytem ot irrig;itiou, so as Uj make 1 lac same valuable to the sections in 1 which they lie, as well as to the gen-I gen-I cr.d government which owns the j greater part of the rainless area. Del-i Del-i ta;ates are present from Ohio, Ne-Iratka, Ne-Iratka, Kanf.is. Coiurado, New M!exi-co, M!exi-co, Wyoming, Utah, ami other Territories, Terri-tories, several of them being repre-scnt'xl repre-scnt'xl by their governors, and all by most prominent citizens. Governor Furnas, of Xchraska, was chosen president. Tne dav has Itccii con-Mimed con-Mimed in getting ori;anizal and viewing view-ing the city. To morrow will le do voted to ft "full consideration of the matter so important to the future of millions of acres of fertile lands. |