Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-12
IRRIGATION.
SOME SUGG ESTaONS ON THE
SUBJECT BY AN As
SEMBLYNAy ELECT.
A Proposed Commission, to be
Composed Of Legislators, En-
Snicers. Surveyors and
Practical IrriSatOrs.

talnS llSC or DlllS that you thin
ought to be passed by the comm
Legislature.
! Now you know it is customary t
growl about the laws passed by tn
Legislature of Nevada, and in thi
regard | wish to suggest a reform
| Let the growing be done before
the laws are passed
The members of the Legislature
are the servants of the people, anc
so far as my observation goes they
have always willingly held them
! selves as such; yet the people, dur
ing the time the Legislature is in
session. stand aloof and refrain
from giving admonitlou or advice
to their representatives.
This has been the general rule,
yet when there have been excep-
tons the Legislators have quickly
responded. Washoe county is an
apt illustration Of this. Whenever
the people of Washee want any
thing they tell their representatives
in the Legislature about it, and
then back them up by facts, figures,
petitions and arguments. The
other members of the Legislature
are quite naturally affected by such
united action, and whatever
Washoe wants goes through with
boom.
Any other county in the State
could do as well, and what may be
accomplished for a county may be
done with greater ease and facility
for the State that is, provided the
people CT the State take sufficient
interest in any enc subject to press
its attention upon the law-making
power.
During the coming session of the
Legislature the most important
question to be considered will be
that of retaining the desert lands
and providing a system Of irriga-
ton for the State, which is one of
the subjects included in your list.
The scope Of this matter is so great
that it is not reasonable for. anyone
10 expect solution Of the problem
BY the LEGISLATURE unless they call |
% their aid the services of the
eading surveyors and engineers, as
we'll as of the practical irrigators of
he State. 1t is for the purpose of
irving prominence to this partic-
liar point that this communication
$ written. Upon my own part, no
lain of knowledge Of the subject
lnder discussion is made, but | dc
profess to have an earnest desire
or information. There are men in
he State who are able to give this |
1t is their duty to do
0. The considerations Of State
ride and aninterest in the general
relfare should be sufficient in
entive to bring out response to
his appeal.
Suggestions from all classes Of
ersons would be accepted, and
hight be embodied in letters, or
ould be formulated in bills.
'hese may be addressed to the
Governor of the State, to be re-
aimed until the meeting Of the
legislature, and by him transmit
ID to that body for considera-
on.
A special committee, partaking
the character Of Commission.
hould be formed for the purpose
making a full Investigation Of $
lis subject. This Commission {
light be composed partly of mem
ars and partly of citizens inter '
ted In the matter. This Commls-
on could then properly secure the G
tendance of the most thoroughly 9
formed men of the State, and by c
would possibly arrive at
that would be satisfac- +
ry to the Legislature, and would a
'oye beneficial to the State at e
rye. There is no division Of SEN t
ment upon the urgent necessity b
action in this great matter, and 7
a feasible plan for the handling b
this question can be devised '
; the coming Legislature, the S
ne would be well spent, even c
ough not another measure should