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Show ;j' IRRIGATION CONGRESS. JwrW Ovor Thirtoou Hunched Dolo- js ' gfttoB Proaont OrodoiitialH. 3f4 -;' Ogden, Sept. It. Uvcrybodv ccn- $' ' ' cedes that tlio Klovcnlh National trri- t,ft Ration Corgrcss beats everything o( 1 1 to yT' kind ever lipid lioforc, liolli In nttend- w- 'cc nnd interest of tlio proceedings. Jjla, t Not only tint, but it surpluses tlio must F" ' swgnlno expectations of the promoters. "f Thenttendanro Is moio llan dotiblo that f tlm largest pruvlons meeting, & over 1, 30 delegate from twenty-seven ?', stilei nnd tor-ilories having presented their credentials. Tlio representation includes men from tho Atlantic to tho , l'acillc nmr from tho British lino to tho I W Brando, in nriitltinn to tho number fi' ' ' of dlslingnlshcd foreigner who ate here. Utah Is not 'low in appreciating tho -, ' beneflte to lie derived fruui the Cu r gress and every tram from every dlrec- ';) tion brines Its contingent of bent f arnica, stockgruwers nnd business men. Utah County probably fitrnishi s tho most familiar faces, but the north em counties are not lagging behind. Ogden is taking care of th big ciowd in good slcpe, nnd everything has passed ofTsinoo'.hly.tbiis far. Ogden, Sapt. 10. Fivo hunJrcd nnd cighty-lhre,e men cime to Osden ns duly nccredltcd delegates to tlio lrriun-tlon lrriun-tlon Congm, expecting to voto. This afternoon, Ilka the hosts of tlio French monarch, they figuratively inarolud down again, for they were denied votep. .lly its nclion this afternoon the congress con-gress cut down its niemhciship 883 delegates, .nd tlio striking fvaturo of at was that nearly every man of these 583 wlio are left out voted for his own ejectment Dosplte this apparent unanimity, there is considerable feel ing over tho result. It deprives Utah out of 221 out of tho 211 voteo she has had, Tho situation of tlio voting i strength of each state orosu from the fact tliat tho constitution of tlm con- greas limits each stale to twenty dele-L. dele-L. . gata, I't tho call sent out by the I &' '3?e''vo wmnUUee,l!t"wisTnriwt iTmr wM-- tt'i' " each governor would have the nppoiut t pointiuentof twonty delegates, instead of live, us provided by t!u constitution, nnd doubling tho representation for cities nnd privata organizatlonc. The result was tho immense attendance nnd nlto tho big surplus of delegates oyer the constitutional number. |