Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-15

such irrigation act and in favor .of its
perfection in the spirit in which it was
enacted.
Resolved, That we will labor dill
gently to see that all districts organized
under the Wright district law are legally
organized and that all bonds issued
shall be legally issued, and that we will
stand by all the districts and all the
bonds until public confidence in the
same shall have been thoroughly es-
tabished.
Resolved, That we heartily approve
the organization of a state association
of irrigation districts to take charge OF
the irrigation campaign, and that the
work of such association will not be
complete until every acre of dry land
in the state shall have been success
fully irrigated and every bond issued in
such irrigation work shall have been
honestly paid, principal and interest.
Resolved, That we heartily approve
the appointing of a committee on legis-
lation, and that all amendments sub
mitted to this convention be and the
same are hereby referred to that COM
mittee for their consideration, and we
recommend that the state association of
irrigation districts give such advice and
financial support as shall enable them
to do the best work possible for the dis
tricts and the irrigation interests of the
state.
Resolved, That when we adjourn we
will 90 to our seperate homes thoroughly
determined to work for the cause in
which we are interested until victory
perches upon our banners and irrigation
districts and bonds shall be popular with
legislators, judges, capitalists and peo-
pie.
Resolved, That we recognize in the
press OF the state power for good; that
this power has been used as a rule iu-
diciously to build up the material inter-
ests of the state and the development
of her natural resources; that we are
grateful for the manly way in which it
has stood by the irrigation interests OF
the people, and that we would be
placed under renewed obligations by
seeing these resolutions generally pub
lished by the newspapers of the state.
The state association of irrigation dis
tricts was formed, consisting of one rep
resentative from each irrigation district,
and the following representatives were
named, other districts not yet being
heard from.
Bernardino counties. j. w. Nance.
Central district, Colusa county, II. b..
Eckles.
Selma district, Fresno county, VIM.
A. Caruthers.
Anaheim district, Orange county,
Thomas Spencer.
Vineland district, Los Angeles county,
l. N. Rhodes.
Modesto district, Stanislaus county,
Frank Cressey.
Elsinore, San Diego county, J. G..
Chambers.
Alta district, Fresno and Tulare coun-
ties, z. Y. Baker.
Kern and Tulare district in Kern and
Tulare counties, E. B. Morton.
Big Rock Creek district, Los Angeles
county, j. Wilson.
Escondido district, San Diego county,
R. r. Beavers.
Paso district, Tulare county, B. G..
Dorsey.
Murietta district, San Diego county.
H. S. Mason.
Tulare district, Tulare county, E. De
Witt.
Palmdale district, Los Angeles county,
S. p. Gull.
A legislative committee of five was
appointed, consisting of Will S. Greer
OF Colusa; l.. M. Holt, Hon. G. G.
Wright, of Modesto, J. w. Nance, OF
Perris, and E. H. Tucker, Of Selma.
This committee, acting in conjunction
with the trustees of the state associa-
ton of irrigation districts, will prepare
amendments to the Wright act, and
have them presented to the next legisla-
| ture