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Show A Water Vonifullon. Aln mrrtlngof the mruibrraof Iho Chamber o( f'omm-rco laat evening rroaldent Hlnnu elated that their chhf oljnt waa hi cuiiald.er Hi adrlaablllly of calling an Irrigation convention In thlt city, to be oonijioiel of delegate from all the Htatra and Ttrrllorlra be-IwrenlheMlawurl be-IwrenlheMlawurl river and tlio I'acl-flocnut. I'acl-flocnut. The convention la to take theiimauarytteiai looking tomtlonnl legislation that will la-rtnlt Ihn government govern-ment to trauafer to the rilatea and Trr. Iltorlr the dnert or arid land within their bordera. Thla would enablnlhe Hu.tr directly lo devlr iiieaautiahy which them hn It ciHild l more lm-mnllalely lm-mnllalely rrclaluird. Thero are lu Utah alone over ten nill'lon acre of Irrigable arid landa, but of thla only &VI,uooareiiOvr under dllch, aud not morn than one-half ol thla I uudcrau actual atale of cultivation. The call for a c nventlou will lo algueil by Oovrrnor Thoniaa, and tho nrceuiy arrangeineuta will l-n made by tho CharaUr of Commerce. All tlio Htate and Territories and commercial com-mercial Indie or the dlttvreiil Hlatet will ttiaaketl toaond drlrgalta. The following committee wat ap. polntcil, with tho object of calling tho convention! Judge llaitrh, Colonel Donnellan, W. U. II. Allen, I "re. I Tlkoimtr and the ,reldentaud tecre tary of tho Chamber. |