Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1905-09-01 | Page 3 | Failure of Convention

FAILURE OF convention little interest taken by delegates delegate in irrigation congress portland ore that the plan ot holding the deliberations ot of the na lional irrigation congress in sections initiated at the instance of secretary of Agil culture wilson Is a failure seems to be the consensus of opinion among the delegates to the congress la in session sesmon in portland and in tills this view some ot of the government go ern merit officials who have come here to address the sections coincide i notwithstanding that there are la in portland about 1200 accredited dele gates to the congress not more imore than fifty or seventy anve live all told attended atten dod the sectional meetings either wednes i day or thursday I 1 TH V done by the resolutions committee and the only that has been excited since bince the general session on the opening day Is over the ments dents which have taken place during its meetings this committe has haa been attended by about fifty more dele gates and the 1000 others at aie e spend in ing their time in viewing the fair or diffrient points ol of interest about the city y