Show NEITHER TO DATE Time for Holding G. G A. A R. R Encampment Encampment Eni En- En i and Irrigation Congress Same h f QUESTION IS UNDECIDED 1 d Correspondence Between Of- Of Fails to Bring Desired Desired Desired De De- De- De sired Results the date for tor the G. G A A. A R. R I j tW encampment In Jn Salt Lake or the NaJ Na- Na 4 J Irrigation liTigation congress at Spokane ash is changed the affairs will wIIl In- In n- n 1 l' l t with one another The rho ques- ques lion of or which width meeting will submit to toa tot t a R change in date dale is unsettled and an lc effort i Is being made mado h to have those In Ln charge of or either of the affairs rearrange rearrange re- re arrange their plans The irrigation irrigations irrigations' s' s congress officials declare that they have hll ad advertised their date ate which is j the same tame as that of the Grand Gran Army encampment since Dt December of or last I year and md they c cannot change It Tho committee in charge of the encamp encampment ment does oes not wish with to make malic any change In plans and und the so-the matter t stan stands s. s Secretary Fisher Harris of the tho Commercial Commercial Com Corn y mercial club wrote the following let let- t tel ier to l. l Ii L. G. G Monroe secretary of or the Spokane Chamber of ot Commerce re regarding regarding re- re garding the matter III Tin Tin- II II n-he n Ic Iet ter tr I I was vor very much surprised surprise to learn t today tuda that someone In authority has haR selected elected August to 1903 lOUS as the dates for Cor holding the seventeenth so session of the of-the the National l Irrigation con- con gross I want to call can your attention Jn In this connection to the fact tact that tho those le aro the dates on which Is held tho the third forty national encampment of or the th Grand Grond Army of ot tho the Republic in this city and that this will In all I probability prevent an attendance or ot any ny particular size alz or character from this state and ond from the tho states immedi immediately ad adjoining Utah It It will also ery very seriously affect the exhibit of oC b tho the products of or Irrigated lands which ft r the state of or Utah had heretofore mad made v at these congresses k i I will be greatly obliged If you ou will l Jet Jat me mo know at your earlist conr con con- r whether or not It is possible i for your our board of or governors to advance time tho time for holding the session referred rei re- re i to Utah is anxious to take part V 7 2 1 tn the h IrrigatIon COngress and will F d do so t to ta a a a greater extent this year car than ever before provided the date Is la changed J I ranc fancy you ou will readily see I the time city and state the people of which have the honor to bo the hosts of nr the Grand Army of tim the Republic not leave leavo for fOI any purpose while whiles s- s they are aro entertain entertaining In the remaining t. t L mem members of ot the tho Grand Army our governor and his staff cannot can can- r- r not attend and It seems to me mo that an any gathering of the tho chief executives of ot the western commonwealths would not I be ue complete completo without tho the governor of ot the state of ot Utah t On the tho da clay of July 18 17 the Mormons who re-ach re reached d this vall valley at att t that at time turned turne-J water on land for Cor forthe forthe the purpose of ot Irrigation for tor the first time In the history of tho the Anglo Saxon race and It would seem to me to bever bever be bo ver verR unfortunate If the con congress e s at Spokane should lack proper representation tion from the tho pioneer Irrigation state S I L will thank J you ou to give I c this subject t your our attention and let me inc hear from rom r o ou in reference to It at your earliest 1 a convenience In the tho meantime r with best bent wishes l h following telegram m was received 1 night h hy by Mr Harris Harris- Ia-e Ia your our lett letter r to Monroe Dates National Irrl Irritation c con congress n- n S grass gress selected middle last December In with Yukon PacIfIc exposition and railroads Announced associated pre press 8 and newspapers over entire country Would gladly chan change chancre e UT dates atel but are too advertised ad advertised ad- ad In every ery state In Jn union n to change hange now All our arrangements are arc arenado nado here and In Washington Washington- Cannot J Army oC the Republic make a a. change of low days Il I Letter etter follows R. R I SINGEn I r Chairman Board of ot Control |