Abstract :
Men of national prominence will attend and participate in the program of the Summer meeting of the Civil Engineers, July 8–10, at Salt Lake City. The History of Irrigation Development of the West in its varying phases will be discussed by such men as Elwood Mead, Commissioner of Irrigation; Col. William Kelley, for several years chief engineer of the Federal Power Commission; John A. Widtsoe, member of the commission recently appointed to study reclamation needs; Samuel Fortier, Associate Chief of the Division of Agricultural Engineering, U. S. Agricultural Dept., and Frederick Newell and Arthur P. Davis who, between them, have headed the United States Reclamation service for the past twenty years. Many other subjects of importance to the West, such as power, steam regulation and highway and city planning, will also be discussed by men prominent in their respective fields. Thursday afternoon, and Friday, July 10th, will be devoted to sight seeing, inspection trips and general diversion. At noon on Wednesday July 8th, the meeting will adjourn to attend an organ recital in the famous Mormon Tabernacle, after which opportunity will be given to the engineers to inspect the unique construction of the roof of this edifice.
