| Show irrigation CONGRESS governor thome thomas t ae 86 chairman of the she executive committee of the national arigi un congress Con greaB today received a communication from arc D DWi willard secretory to the board of directors of the los LOB angeles cal chamber of commerce making application for the holding of the next congress in september 1898 1893 in that city the letter states that this request to is made not 0 only i ay on behalf of the citizens of los angeles but the people of all southern california who were ready to unite in making suitable provision for the roc reception eption and entertainment of delegates if the congress were to be held in los LOB angeles the chamber of commerce guaran guarantees tessa a suitable hall for the meeth meetings lg the expenditure of a considerable sum for advertising and to promote its interests in accordance with soy any line of suggestions which the committee might lay jay down the communication gues on to adduce what are stated to be a number of weighty reasons lessons why southern call cali fornia should be selected for the hold ing of the next congress among these it to Is the extreme southwestern field of irrigation enterprises in this country and that visitors to america fram foreign lands who attend the worlds pair fair if they should atten d a congress in southern california would be compelled to take in all of the irrigation districts of their country in jour beying thence Southern In california might be seen some of the most famous work of Iril irrigation gation engineering to be wand found I 1 anywhere in the union there too might become familiar with the actual workings of a law designed to benefit the irrigation interests of the state by allowing the bonding of territory for the construction of irrigation works viz the wright law under which worth of bonds had been issued a now new form of security which was attracting much attention among eastern investors ve |
