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Show Official Call . , Fifteenth National Irrigation Congress. (Released for Publication .Titt.v .1,1007.) An ndvnncc copy of tho Otilelal Call of tho Fifteenth National Irrigation Congress Con-gress hna been received liv The (Jarland Ulobo. It Is Issued from the Headquarters of thu Congress nt Sacramento, California, Cali-fornia, and announces thut this important convention will be held In that city September Sep-tember 2-7 Inclusive next. Tho document doc-ument recites the purpose nf tha Congress, Con-gress, In vltcn the appointment of del egatcs by organized bodies of nil kinds' nnd Announces special Hallway nates over all Railway line to ('nUfornl. An Interstatn Irrigation nnd Forestry Exposition, tho California Stntu Fnlr and spocinl harvest excursions over California are among the entertainment features promised those who attend. Tho purposes of CongrcsH nrn declared to bo "Savo tho forests, store the floods, reclaim the deserts, make homes on tho land," nnd all who arc Interested in these objects or In any of them are Invited to participate In the deliberation nnd thcro-by thcro-by contribute to a wise direction of National Na-tional policies and development nf practical prac-tical methods of conserving nnd developing develop-ing tho great natural resources of tho country. The personnel of the Congress, as stated In tha Call, Includes the President and Vice-President of the 1' nit id States, Members of tho Cabinet, .Senators and Representatives, Governors of Stato and Territories, Members of State and Terrl-toiinl Terrl-toiinl Legislatures and State. Irrigation, Forestry nnd other Commjsslona. Dole-gates Dole-gates may bo appointed by d'nvcrnors nf States nnd Terrtorles, Mayuri of Cities. County governing boards, ofllcial and unofficial public bodies, and organization of every kind Including agricultural, horticultural and comnierdnt, as well as Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce and Development Association. Tho Interstate Exposition of Irrigated land Products nnd Forest Products nlll be held scmultuticoiisly with the Irrigation Congress. The largest aud finest list of trophies nnd prlies over offered, will bo held Mlmulate competition. competi-tion. Tho California Htatn Fair will fnl 1 low tho Congress with joint opauing and closing ceremonies nttendrd by a great Irrigation celebration, the day closing with 11 magnificent allegorical Irrigation parado and clcctrlcnl Illuminations. Especial emphasis is laid upon tho opportunity afforded hy this Congress for tho study of Irrag:Ulon, Irrigation practices nnd results, Irrigated crops nf every kind nnd Irrigation opportunities, Sacramento is situated near the center of the Grcnt Valley of Csllfnrnla which extends ex-tends lengthwise through tho State a dittanco of nearly five hundred miles nnd comprise approximately -uearly ten million acres of fertile land. Colossal plans for the construction of storage dams, and distributing canals for tho irrigation of this great Main aro now be ipg made by engineers of thu Reclamation Fund for tbu construction of an initial uoltoof tho great system contemplated. Special oxcurslos wlIV enable delegates to sec California. Tlicso will cover the SacrAincutn and San Joaipiln Valleys, tho mountains, the copper belt, tho vintage vin-tage districts, the redwoods, seacoiist and mountain resorts, orango and Irmon districts dis-tricts and irrigated districts. Special Railway rates to California will prevail over All Trans-continental I.laoi. |
