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Show oo RUSSIAN ENGINEER SALT LAKE VISITOR. Salt Lake, July .10. I Schovghenoff. engineer to the imperial Russian government, gov-ernment, member of the government board of the Russian reclamation service ser-vice and professor of waterways and dams at the Polytechnic institute In Sl Petersburg, arrived in Salt Lake ye&terdav. He is .touring America on an official mission having for 1U aim the gathering of data concerning concern-ing American irrigation projects Before Be-fore leaving TJtah he will Inspect the Strawberry project and other largo reclamation undertakings Mr Schovghenoff has been in this country three months, inspecting projects proj-ects in tho northern and western states Ho called at the Commercial club yesterday to obtain whatever information on his subject as is to bo had there. By loason of his high position In the Russian government and his intimate in-timate connection with the science of irrigation, It Is considered probablo that Mr SchovghenofT will be commissioned com-missioned to represent his country at the twentieth annual session of the National Irrigation congress, to be held In Salt Lake September 30 to October 3 However, he will continue con-tinue on his official mission, which1 will take him through the southwestern southwest-ern and southern states, before the congress comenes - oo |