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Show IRRIGATIONISTS lii SESSION J Delegates Assemble at Spokane to f Consider Means of Improving Cun- I ditions of Arid Regions. f I HHikatie The opening aeaalun nt i I the Naiinnal IrrlKailon rnncn-aa was , ! held ..n Mnnilay. the comhp aa being ' .pern d with the "irriKiUlon ode." nillg by II " HlKiKutlt- (Ili.rilH of ".Till vnleea. The oddrnaa uf welcome lo .he stale i- d.-llvered by (invernnr M K. liny of Wanhlngtun. The reaHiiiH- In behalf nf Ihe enn- itrena waa (ellv.-n-d by (ieorgi' K. Il.irnlow, preHldetit nf the riitlKreaa. The new 1 nil; ul Inn pnividliig tha I'tialnets like Inula ho much desired hy the mngreps waa adnpl.d without llnacnt. K. II. Newell, director of Ihe I'nlt-d I'nlt-d Htalea rerlaniailon aervlre, waa ihe first apeiiker nf the iiflernnon. Mr N.-well rnul hla i,lr.-a and aiierwanla wa eiimpellid by quea-1 quea-1 lolling In at ate thai he waa of Mm opinion Unit the trmeriitu.nl la mil It lug in 111111 Ii na should be done In ihe wny of linntli.n bei .iiihc of Ih. lack of funds. He aahl. bownver. tlun mere la plenty of laud Inr lite luiim-.(cuih-r who wlKhea a limn". In fuel, and imi In the ninry. .loH.-ph M Cany of WaHlilnglon iropoail a Hi-oe, 11 of Hiato laws fur 1 tlm vurii'im hiuIch cint' leplitllntt Iho pi 1,1, 1-1 mil ill Hi" Illi I, lual fallllera. i ll.- vviih oppincd In Home ipiarierH by ihl(cai(H who believed Irrhmihin I iv. a miKh iri. r for mm' of tho 'newer atau-a, but thai Hi" 11l.br enm-I enm-I inonwealth-i would be iiblc to rnro ' I fur ni-niv, a. j I-;. J. WaiH.ili. (oliitnl.-.-.loner of Hi" Smith Caiollin iliiuirlniiiit or liltrlcnl I turn i-iiiiinier.-e and Ind'iHtry, de- , e ai.il that i i" voierillllelll nf Ihn ! Cultcd hi.ii.-h Ih Hliilm: Idly by wh'-l-! 1, illi , 11- uf dollar"' wnrlh nl niUurul ii-H.iiiteeH tin- 14'ilnit lo w.iaie." |