Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-20

in their tour of the State by the State
Board of Trade, whose names l have al
ready given you ; and they will be &C.
COMMANDED by Mai. Powell an officer ofthe
Federal Government so well know for
his great work on the Canon OF the Colo
RADIO; by Captain @. f. Dutton, another
Federal official, and the one who did
much of that work on the Colorado, and
for the State by r. j. Hinton, the State
Engineer. and his assistant, w. Ham
Hall, These four are exnnerts on all
matters connected with this matter OF
irrigation. The Senate Committee will
probably come out by the northern route
and enter the State from Oregon. There
they will be met by the State Board of
Sacramento valley to San Francisco.
Here probably few days will be spent
for recuperation and observation. Then
the committee will proceed by way Of
the San Joaquin valley to the south
end of the State. Remember these
Senators, with the single exception
of Mr.. Stewart, will be at the A B G of a
proposition. They will know nothing
about irrigation. They come as learners.
The simplest farmer here knows more of
the subject than does the most erudite
Senator whose life has all been spent in
the East or West. After they have seen
the State of California, from its northern
limits to the southern counties, they will
begin to form ideas as to the subject in
hand. They will pass through the San
Joaquin valley, with its gigantic systems
of irrigation. They will reach this county
and San Bernardino, and they will see q
section where irrigation has been prac-
ticed for century. They will see here
the indices of three eras of civil
ization. The old Mission, or
Mexican ditch, will be seen in
it's outlines along the San Gabriel Val
ley. Parallel to it will be seen the later
American ditch or fume, and by their
side cement bitches or pipe lines, mark
ing the present era. They will see here
a section made beautiful with all manner
of foliage and productive of all manner
of crops on plains, arid, sterile and un-
profitable but for the artificial use of
water. They will be able to CLEAN many
facts as to the economy produced in the
use of water under better system OF
cultivation than formerly prevailed.
They will see the water of streams
utilized; the artesian wells will interest
them dams in the mountains to store
water will be seen; tunnels run into the
mountains to tap the pent-up streams will
be novel feature in their eyes. AL
ready the reports of the various members
of the State board will have been penned
and much information cleaned. We are
preparing here full account of the vari-
GUS water systems of the section in
minute detail, showing the various
sources of the water supply, how it is
reached, how taken out and distributed,
the cost of each step, the crops produced
under irrigation, the profits of this sys.
tenn, and the amount of irrigation prac-
ticed in each section and on each crep.
| have number of valuable reports for
this county, and am hoping to get more.
These will be tabulated, and put in the
easiest form to comprehend. After
this preparation the committee will
be in excellent shape to approach their
peculiar work and after again visiting
the several sections of this State and of
Nevada they will return with very
large store of very valuable information
as to the subject in hand. and, indeed,
as TO the nature and necessities of this
State in general.
Major Jones' paper, read before the
State Board OF Trade, is very comprehen-
sive, covering much of the field of irriga-
ton in this section. 1t is a most valua
BILE presentation OF the matter. Copious
notes will be given from it in the HERALD
tomorrow, which will amply repay care
full perusal.