Show SALT MECCA OF THE irrigators LX A salt lake city the capital of the state of utah which owes more to irrigation than any other state in the union Is the nicea of thousands ot of visitors the occasion Is the national irrigation congress the opening session at 0 which was held monday morning september 30 the city la is in gala attire was flags and bunting in profusion while myriads ot of electric lights light turn night into day twelve thousand persons a thousand ot at them delegates from all over amer amei lea and even froni from foreign countries thronged thron ged the tabernacle monday morning tor for the opening session of tho the twentieth national aal irrigation congress the program for the official opening comprised many musical numbers by the tha grand orchestra tabernacle organ and the augmented choir speeches were made by senator newlands of nevada president of the congress and by george A barstow of at texas former president brief addresses were also made by th the a queen of Irrl irrigation gailon and george deorge 4 A snow chairman of at the utah board or control I 1 the queen and her maids of 0 honor were escorted to the tabernacle from the commercial club by governor william spry and his staff colonel james A irons and staff mayor samuel C park the city commissioners and the board of governors and rn members m of the commercial club As suggested in the official speech of president francis G newlands united states senator from nevada and echoed in the preliminary discussions of the delegates the twentieth irrigation congress will include in n its deliberations the most extensive for control of americas water supply in the broadest sense ever contemplated by a public body rev revision ision of lands laws and homestead acts to check the tremendous drain at 0 capital and citizenship now resulting from the emigration movement to canada la Is another vital ques uon tion to be considered by the congress never in the history of salt lake has there been presen presented a more brilliant scene than that which marked the grand parade and electrical pageant of the national irrigation congress londay night not only was the gafga pageant at gorgeous and satisfying satisfy ins to th the spectators who thronged thron ged the 11 streets but tho the ato story ry of irrigation was waa realistically depicted the industries resulting from irrigation were splendidly unfolded to view there here were more than varieties of decorations used in the entire column and over live five tons of at real rag fruit vegetables and various vailous products and exhibits the electrical wiring wirtha used was waa more than feet lu in length all AH scenes were hand p painted every flower used was either grown or made mado here and more than pounds of nails were used to fix various arl ai tides ides la in place the cost of tho entera parado and pageant la Is estimated at more than and about persons persona participated la in tho great march As the aUe nanco of delegates and persona of note probably exceeds that of at any of at the congress held heretofore tho the cere ceremonial montal and entertainment tain tali ment features were on a more pretentious tent ious scale than ever before attempted the musical program includes sey ser 1 oral eral selections by the augmented choir chair ore orchestra beitra and organ the tea fea turo ture of which where were the rendition 0 McClel lans ode to irrigation re hear tor for which have been ln in pro gross gress many weeks the Vat national ional irrigation congress held its first session tn in salt lake lahe city on september ac 15 and and the pres ores ent cession session la is something la in the ot of a homecoming home coming week for or many a 01 the delegates delegations from rom various states and cities began to arrive late saturday and continuing through sunday each incoming train brought additional delegates and tho the hotels were soon almost to capacity among the larger delegations to arrive sunday was the party from el paso and othet texas points which traveled lc it a epe ape elal car they were beaded by representative IV K R smith chairman of at ther house committee on senator francis G newlands of nevada navada president of the irrigation con greiss arrived saturday night governor oddle of bf nevada rived arrived t sunday gunday and governor hawley of idaho and governor carey of wyoming cai came e in monday morning among tho the officers of the congress who was riot not able to attend la Is II 11 insinger Insl nger of at kane wash first vice alc president who la Is rep reported to be ill I 1 I 1 |