Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-25 | Page 8 | Governor Will Open Irrigation Congress

GOVERNOR WILL OPEN IRRIGATION CONGRESS Federal Aid in Reclamation of Arid Lands Will Be One of the Important Questions Discussed 1 7 17 I The Irrl Irrigators Irrigators' convention will be called to order In Assembly hall tomorrow I at 2 p. p m. m A large number of ot the delegates delegat s v will vill arrive this evening and others I will come In on n the morning trains Nc XI definite limit has been set for the duration of the convention but the many questions now arranged for Cor discussion will occupy at least two days and probably longer One of the most Important Important questions for consi consideration ils is that h t of Gov Government Govern rn- rn ment Aid In the Reclamation of f Arid Land as Relative to Utah T Th fact that that this subject In a a national way fay ay is now occupying tile Hie attention of Congress will ill help to create a a. very lively interest on this topic Gov Coy Wells said today that he believed the convention be productive of much goo good l to the cause of ot Irrigation In Ip the State The Governor will call the convention C to order after v wh ch ch the matter of ot permanent organization and method of procedure will be left to the pleasure orthe M e convention