| Show organization EFFECTED george Q cannon mello general vi vice ce prisident col carr of illinois then made it a neat little speech putting in nomination mr bin jesse jcsse IL grant of arizona the youngest son of the late great general for temporary president the nomination was wag seconded arid and on motion of ex G governor 0 vernor prince was carided can led by acclamation cla mation J W cooko cooke of iowa was elected temporary secretary and the usual committees were provided for the afternoon session was opened promptly at 3 2 by the report of the committee on rules and order of 0 bus business ines the ithe committee decided to close the session cession on wednesday evening and in order to do that had bad arranged three sessions per day from 9 to 1230 3 to G and an evening session governor thornton then gave his hi address of welcome branching oft off into a eulogy of new mexico and an eme enumeration me ration of her resources the of the committee on permanent organization was waa then read and adopted as aa follows president dent col john E F ii fiest ost of kansas see secretary relar y fred L alles of los angeles general goney geney tai nice ice president george Q cannon of stilt salt lale lake and one district vice dent from each state tat a and territory represented P resident president prost frost add addressed egied the delegates gat es thanking them tor for the honor con conferred f e trod upon him more especially as aa he as saw iv before him a body of men who aho ere thoroughly informed in all the questions pertaining to theoretical and practical irrigation col carr of illinois then presented the following resolution resolved that the provisions of the carey carcy act be a extended to the territories Terril errit orlea ories and that congress be urged to expedite the in matter alter national Loc lecturer emery then gave it a witty and masterly address on the subject of irrigation through individual effort the speaker after forcibly impressing impress ing upon ills badois ba rois the advantages to bo be derived from individual effort quoted boycks words the west Is the most american part dart of the continent the confidence of the american people Is rupel cupel Is nature and time seem to have conspired to make the missouri valley what it Is the speaker spoke of the prophecy that thel the center of the angl ish aspea king race would be in the mississippi valley and pointed out that irrigation was fast fa st bringing this about after dwell dwelling ng upon what had bad been done in his own stale fr the cause the speaker closed by exhorting the member imberi 4 to make individual efforts for the advancement of Irrig irrigation irrigate n A statistical paper was then read by P marroun nar roun C E of new Il exico |
