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Show XATIOXAL IKKIGATTOX COXGIiESS The Eighth Annual Session of the National Irrigation Congress will be held at Missoula, Montana, on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of September, and more than usual interest is being manifested. These congresses have been heretofore largely attended by scientists, engineers, engin-eers, and men directly interested in irrigation, but now the subject is attracting at-tracting outsiders business men and niiviiu Lecturing interests in all parts of the country who realize that the opening open-ing up of millions ef acres of land into enormous production cariiiot bill stimulate stimu-late business interests in every quarter. It is therefore probable that the coming com-ing congress will be the most successful success-ful yet held; The congress is constituted con-stituted as follows: Five delegates 'Appointed 'Ap-pointed by the' governor bf each State and Territory'; one delegate from 'each city of the United States having a population of less than 2:;lWi and two frimi each city will), a iittyel' population: one delegate; fs'oi'n any regularly Organized Organ-ized irrigation, agricultural or hol'fcr-cultural hol'fcr-cultural society, society of engineers, irrigation company, agricultural college, col-lege, or commercial body, duly accredited ac-credited representative of any foreign nation or colony, any member of the U. S, Senate or House of Representatives, Represent-atives, or governor of a State or Territory) Ter-ritory) any member of a State or Territorial Ter-ritorial irrigation commission, or the chairman of each section and the permanent per-manent officers of the congress. The citizens of Missoula are bound to make the Congress a. success so far as lies in their power. They are withal immensely proud of their big State, w hich produces not Only immense mineral wealth, but is destined, under irrigation, to be important agriculturally: |