Show N 11 e 6 C k 3 4 a R C V AW t A 4 c ca EN 44 14 G A ito C 1100 Vt T haarr cir SALT LAKE THE MECCA OF THE irrigators salt lake City The capital of th the state of utah alith to irrigation than any other state la in the union is the mecca of thousands of at visitor vial tors the rosalon s aslon la to the national irrigation congress the opening sea alon slon of which was held monday morn ing september 30 the city Is in gala attire was flags flago and bunting in profusion whilo while myriads of electric lights turn night into day twelve thousand persons a thousand of them delegated delegates from all over america and even from foreign coun countries triet thronged need tuo the tabernacle monday morn ing for tho the opening cession session of the twentieth national irrigation congress the program for the official open ing comprised avny musical numbers by tho the grand ore orchestra tabernacle organ and the augmented augment rd choir speeches were imade made by senator new lands of nevada a 0 the con gress and by george A barstow of toxic former 11 brief ad dresses were also mado made by the queen of 0 irrigation and george A snow chairman 1 the utah a board or cm irol trot the queen and her maids ot at ahnor were escorted to the tabernacle from the commercial club by governor william spry and his stall staff colonel james jarnes A irons and staff mayor samuel C park the city commissioners and arid the board of at governors and mem bera bers of the commercial club As suggested in lu the official speech of president dant fraccis G newlands united states senator from and echoed in the discus of the delegates the twentieth irrigation congress will include in its deliberations the most extensive plan for or control of america americas water supply in the broadest sense ever contemplated by a public body ei of lands laws law a and borne home stead acts to check tho the tremendous drain ot of capital and now resulting from the emigration move ment to canada Is mother vital question to bo be considered by the congress never in the tho history of salt lake has there ben presented a more brilliant scene than that which marked the 1 parade and electrical pageant ot of t lut to national irrigation con gross monday aget not only was the pageant gorec and satisfying to tho the who thronged the trees streets but he the story ot of irrigation was realistically depleted too lodus industries tries resulting from irrigation were asplen unfolded to them there were more than va of decorations used in la the en tiro tire column and over flye five tons of reil fruit vegetables and various products and ani exhibits the electrical wiring usel was more than feet la ir length all scenes were hand atory flower used was either grown or mado here and more than pounds of at nails were used to fu ax various art arti I 1 clee cles in daco place ta to 0 cosa cos of the entire parade and I 1 leant ie Is estimated sti mated nt at more than and about persons par in tuo tha great march As A tho the attendance atte atten mance sance of delegates and persons of at note probably exceeds exceed i that thit of any session of the congre kd bell iel heretofore tho the ceremonial and enter tain ment features were ua a more pretentious tent ious scale than ever before at tempt ad r the musical program includes a i era eral elections eloc tl ona by the ibe augmented c coar 1 r orchestra ettra and organ th the e fei fen ture tare of which were the rendition 00 h McClel ellana lans ode to irrigation to hear tor for aich v have been tn a pro gress grass many weeks the national irrigation congress Oon gres held its first session in salt lake city on Sep september tamber 15 1891 and the pro pres ent ant action is something in the nature ol 01 a home comina week for many oi 01 the delegates delegation delegations from various elates states and cities began to lato saturday and continuing through sunday each incoming train brought additional delegates and she hotel hotels were soon filled almost to capacity among the larger delegation dele actions to arrive sunday waa was tho th party from el paso and other texas pol rits which traveled ir li a spot betat car they we by inep W R smith chairman of the bouse house committee on n irrigation senator francis 0 G vada president ot 0 the irrigation can vess arrived saturday night gov emor oddle ot at nevada arrived suu uy and governor of idaho and governor carey of at wyoming came in monday morning zor ning among the of quert of the congress who was not able ablo to attend Is 1 R In ot at spokane wash first vice president who la Is reported to be ill |