The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-22
ECHOES FROM BOISE.
The Senatorial IrrigatOrS Have a
Warm Reception,
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ASSEMBLED.
opposition to Divert the Waters of Snake
River and Get the Gold Out
of Its Bed, Etc.

EOISE, lQano, Aug. ~ special CORE
| spondence of The HERALD. THE visit
of the Senate committee on irrigation has
been regular topic of conversation in this
| city for several months past. They arrived
at Nampa last Friday evening about
O'Clock and were met by committee of
citizens who escorted them to the city.
After they had arrived inside the city they
were met by the governors guard, which
was accompanied by fine band and these
also formed a part of the escort. The
party of visitors consisted of Senators
Reagan, of Texas, Stewart, of Nevada, and
Jones, of Arkansas. During the evening
of their arrival, they were visited by many
citizens, Hon. George Ainslie, of
the reception committee being the
most active in introducing the
citizens. Early on the morning Of the
18th the gentlemen were taken about the
city and suburbs in carriages. At 10
o'clock the committee met in the capitol
building. A large number were present,
among whom We're
PEOPLE FROM DISTANT PARTS
OF the territory Fruits, flowers, vege-
tables and cereals had been contributed by
various individuals to show the capabilities
of the soil when irrigated These had been
properly arranged and made very respect
able showing. Hon. Joseph Rich repre-
sented Bear Lake county; Messrs. Whit
tier. Danskin and Bassett, Bingham; Mr..
COburn, Nez Perez; Mr.. Starr, Cassia;
Hon. J. c.. Fox. Custer; w. G. b. Allen.
Logan; Hon. E. c.. Hilfrick, Elmore: H
NJ Adams, Alturas. All of these gentlemen
made statements tending to show theamount
of land that could be reclaimed by irriga-
ton and the amount of water made avail
able for such purpose Hon. Milton Kelly,
General Carter, formerly surveyor general,
Stanson Smith, ESQ.,, Hon. James H. Haw
ley and others made statements relating to
the matter under consideration. Senator
Stewart questioned many of the gentlemen.
Mr. F'oote, connected with the New York
canal, near this town, and the gentleman
having charge of
THE PARLIAMENTARY SURVEYS
now being made under charge of the geo
logical department at Washington. said
there were Il, 500, 600 acres of land in the
Snake valley requiring irrigation and that
there was sufficient water in the stream for
all of this. Information furnished by sur
veyOr- General Straughan, both documen-
tary and verbal, was very valuable. He has
made study OF irrigation as applied to the
of facts and figures to the com
mittee which cannot fail to be valuable. In
the evening meeting was held at the opera
house. which was well filed with both
ladies and gentlemen. 1t was expected that
the subject of irrigation would be the prin-
cipal topic considered, but such was not the
case. 1t proved to be the opening of the
constitutional statehood canvass under
false pretenses. Senator Reagan opened
floAf 1nor hyr 1Cfn of fhn
demonstration of silver and the fraud
which led to the silver dollar being left out
of the coinage bill that passed Congress
soon after the close Of the war. He said
the bill as it was embodied in the statute
was
NOT AS 1T PASSED CONGRESS;
that the occasion of the accumulation of the
vast fortunes OF the country was that
Congress had legislated it into the
pockets Of the monopolists; that by max
ing bonds and the interest thereon
payable in gold where such was no part of
the original contract they had given -. 60
for only 81 value received. The Senator
alluded to trusts, said the south would go
with the west on the silver question, and
intimated that he would help Idaho to get
into the union. The Senator is no orator,
but seems to be a sturdy, common-sense
kind of man. 1t is very likely that he will
experience change of heart when the
Idaho bill comes up for passage in the Sen
ate and he has had an opportunity to ex-
anime some of the provisions Of the consti-
tuition. Senator Reagan was followed by
Major Powell, Of the geological depart
ment of the government at Washington,
who made some remarks upon the subject
of irrigation. Senator Stewart then took
the stand and made silver speech, giving
his well-known views on its free coinage.
He was in favor of