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Show UTAH CUT A FIGURE. At the Irrigation Congress In Colorado Colora-do Springs, Utah was the most favored nation " It getB the next sestlon of the Congress, uhlrh will be held the coming com-ing enr In Ogden, and Col Holmes of tMs city Is made pre!1ent of the Congress, Con-gress, which Is an earnest of good work Congratulation are due In this choice to the whole arid region, to the Congress, und to Col Holmes Utnh now has the presidency of both the great Congresses, John Henry Smith being president of he Transmlssl'slpp! Congress Vety fitly, the Irrlgntlnn Congress refrained from endorsing any Irrlgitlon scheme, It preserved Its Identity, It congratulated the cnuntr) on the passage pas-sage of the Irrigation law In a manner free from sectionalism and partisanship, partisan-ship, and gratefully thanked President Ilooseielt for his Initiative respecting the law nnd his kindly energ) In encouraging en-couraging Its passage through Congress, Con-gress, the opinion was expressed thnt this net n III redound more to his fame nnd to the benefit of the country than an other of the nets of his administration, administra-tion, great as that ndmlnlitratlon may be The contention adjourned with the best of feeling, the fight over the proposed pro-posed merger with the Tinnsmlssls-slppl Tinnsmlssls-slppl Congress leaving no seir It l pleas int to see Col Holmes so promptly recognized in the mitter of Ills connection with the water question He is at the head ot the Commercial flubs great committee of fifty to consider, con-sider, report nnd recoininen 1 on the water wa-ter supply ot this clt), and has taken hold nf that work with an enthusiasm and energ) which promise the best results re-sults His new honors confirm him In the cause, and grc it good ma) be expected ex-pected from his presidency ot the Congress, Con-gress, as well as from his Investigation of the local water suppl) |
