Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-04-09


the members Of the Riverside ana
Fresno Irrigation Convention, which
is signed by Mr.. j. dc Barth Shorb'
Mr.. w. =. Green, and by other gem
tlemcn who are well known to the
people OF California, and VINO are
members Of the executive commit
tee of those bodies. 1t is strong
presentment OF the arguments In Ia
vor Of legislation in the interest oil
the irrigators-so strong, indeed, that
we do not see our way tosaying much
in the way Of celebrating 1t IN the
same issue of the HERALD in which
this document itself appears. The
agitation which has been conducted
by the Messrs. Shorb and others APP
peals to the interests OF the people
who inhabit by far the larger portion
OF the territory of California. 1t is
the outgrowth of realization OF the
necessity for protecting our grape and
orchard interests III ''e enioy n'e 80, ',
the ierlilizihg stfe"nis "''''i nav" ~,
made California so prosperous. The
Golden State naturally ranges her
self in line with the agriculture OF
Mexico, OF old Spain, of the south OF
France, OF Egypt, and OF India and
portions oil oniiia' III an VIC '''
tries named the ral"'"'i 10 % o"p'
cious that crops 10 oe 'ei'ao'o' ni'''
be raised by hIisa'ioi' III '"'"
country the streams are p'eo'o'9
rather as Instruments VI "s ''uui.u'"'
anu hor.icui'ur"i ueNe'op'"o". '"""
as agencies Oh commerce Na,u,o
herself mas Clearly i"oio,'oo 'ne
use, ana 'hey are III se''o'"' " VIZ
ume apsoluleiy ii''ueiua'o 'oi u
poses oil haViga'ioh' onoer ','e so"
iai sun OIL the oali 'oaquin '",os a""
4" tine wnoie OF southern o"''io'i''a
stream has put one iegitini"'e use'
and that is 10 act AZ ieftiliher.
attempt TO apply tl,e oiu hns'isn
common law RUE Oh riparian r'sn's III
California Is TO ehaahgef 'he prosper.
ity OF the whole southern portion vi
the State. 1t Is TO assume 'hat usage
and Inherited TRADITIONS are 10 count
for nothing, In acquiring Oah-
fornia from Mexico the ohiteu
states was uhuer '"ei' ooiisa''o''
to bear in mind the customs oil the
country from which this State was
wrestad in administering the new
-. M, uot.,ina 90 o,raor.
""s'. he ~" 'Ne
when hau their origin III iossy'
rainy country, like England, was IN
no sense applicable to a country
...,.;.,. - ,v ,o;nts oe rasarn-
WHICH mas ''""' pO','' -. :
blance TO spain Inc siia'ioWhess vi
our streams, their short course and
precipitous descent from lofty mount
a,ns all nrove that Nabre herself
aus -" ,N..,sI -, S..,
couip only nave ii''e'ue. ,neiii 'o'
fertilizers. The results OF their APP
plication to that purpose have been
..;f,;n in tho HIGHEST degree and
~, ,... '1,,,h -
the spieho'o prosperity VIM, ''"e
been evolved from their use should re-
ceiye the fostering hand of the State.
W. nala M anologv for reproducinp
1911 a. u.,
TINS aouress III iu'' "''' 'no iiN"'i'"
most heartily endorses Its sugges-
tons.
Tha ,,dars;oned Executive Conn
,,,,staa ~ ,ha STATE irrigation Con-
,,a,,.;o, dos;re IN submit y statement
.io;. -, "a ,ha cons,itnants nf
tha aSnva Conyent;nns and 10 ali neo-
,la M hove nm interest in the on
p,o wiz , of ;r,;'1,tion
M, ,,,n,;,,oa ,os d;rected IN
s...n ,,;iis Co.. i,ws to ho ac,ed an hv
la IL o.;aIa,,,s rhaso ,raro 10 ren;-
III, ~ Ills 81 oxis,;n,, laws relating
.uy s,'o a ovm@ p5 watar and
W .ae ;.',rdnSai w rlaco irriy.t;on
a NM" tha ncrmanent noliiies of The
&C. r. ~ 40 sn,,nort ri these nro-
1921 ,aoaI ra5or,rs we sought IN
p.;n az ;n,aIiigent nnhI;c on;nion
ILL, ,ns -" 80 t5;s ,nostion II oues,
.;nr,. rha Enaiish ,!nn,,non Law doc
.:' .;'..,;.,s ,,,.,,arsh;,, /. rar,,,,.
si'e VI ;p,,i ~ TX ,,hv5;cssi
nam .,u ~" t ,h;s Sta,a ~ ndnan.a Il
eo.u l;.. 81 '' ns nat n r,s;ja the
Peihla's nv s une y, " "uIass hy assant
Is ~ oh,,,t;,,',aa nor stla watore
y. ';e .'.s,',,,,a "a" havond ,he nossi.
ny s. III vo,'i,'S ~ H.; I'm onu Wv ,, pos9
pin's " uso W uai; ~ -; nn' Pu isD''fd,
.,''s uoo'.in1 ~, ''''', III ~ 49,,
,lei W "aI'H ~ tnU 'v"' ~, IL ,o,Sa ,o
ne t'snM ,f mi,on W ~" Iass i ao w
suoii ~ ul'i9iiioes ''i'i' " 10 "C.e"6J
ena,, S'sum,,e,1 , ~ IN. 49," IN at,lronno
VIII supp. +" 20. an ~ ''''''e''N0
"irrio". , a. ~ ~, ;,.,,.
anG D,.as u,"Tm ~ o, ,i''I hn e.,'e of
were in'.Jpuoeu III oI'n 9loe' "
.ne ies.s's'1. .,,, a.u uu .'. "on' ;t
iiileiiie ~ am ~ isiO' III '''o N0n''iii'
tees VI ',;a' ppuF' nj. -. =
Me'i''i'iig wy iI'o''.sene PiS99 VI
.lle ou'.e, alive 70 we Justlee vi out
Sauss, aPPIe0laiiiE .',e ileo1oel'y vi
Ieg'9iatlol' pun sVl'u'e anu . a.
law III , lr,l amy W Yui sss S,
a,'ce' ihe les.uihs Jyui mas ~ oai,
francesca feallalhg mat 'le n'gIiest
interests Oh tna' elty lipPihge upon II
I,gaIion, haue Iel. 'el appeSai l u, 70
the Legislature IN our iaVor, WINE tne
newspapers ol tile interior, WIN in
cohsiuerapie eNcePtiohsl dllShed WIN
us ana gave gaiiaht patte ior our
propositions ~: i
THESE uhiieu EFFORTS III y great ana
Just cause disclosed 10 the Leelsia-
lure ana the people lts reiauoh 10 lhe
prosperity oil the wnole STATE, ana
our reform was proved . oe loi gen
erai utllity anu appilca'ioli' anu not
local issue, eXnaust'hg lts DEMENT'S III
peht up eection. commence !h the
merit ana necessity oil our PROJECTED
iegisiatloh was dlIlnsed IiirouHlout
me state, ana was reheetGu IN meiho-
rlaIs ana petltlohs TO the Legislature.