Show THE DENVER irrigation IE convention tir til TiiE tire E lato late irrigation convention conventional at denver deliver yas tas yas vas a verr verb verr important occasion directly affecting the welfare ot this whole mountain region the welfare of the wide stretch of coun try from near mear the western side of the missouri to the Paci raci pacific asis As is I 1 well known only a comparatively small portion of this vast extent is susceptible of or profitable cultivation without arri irrigation atlon another limited portion I 1 by the unaided exertions of tho the settlers and a much larger portion by their exertions seconded by congressional aid other portions never will be cultivated the rilo 1114 maii mail object of the convention was to secure liberal aid and protective legli legislation lation from congress so as to Ind ladu tiCe tibe ce settlers to reclaim the millions of acres of now desert land which are likely to remain desert unless encouragement and assistance are rendered to enterprising settlers by the federal congress those these millions of acres now produce nothing except perhaps a I 1 little littie it scattering bunch grass grasa on which a very few cattle sheep goats goals horses honses and wild aulis anlis annuals feed but they are virgin soil some of it exceedingly cee rich and most of it rich enough to produce fair crops of various kinds were it sufficiently irrigated and properly cultivated besides dd developing ve foping loping the inherent fertility of the boli irrigation is itself a fertil fertilizer an by the matter ilich which it leaves upon the land the washings of the lands higher up the stream so that lands now of little natural fertility may be made very productive by a judicious system of irrigation millions after millions of dollars worth of a agricultural products will be added to the wealth of tile the natio naud nand millions after millions of people beable to provide themselves with comfortable homes and beautiful and gardens tilis tills is no little matter it lt la is one that deserves tile tiie attention of on an early das day d ay iy and it is to be hoped that the careful deliberation and judit judicious l action of that honorable body will bo bu given to this important subject tile the coming session if p possible os sible sibie |