The McCook tribune., 1891-01-30
Want IRRIGATION.
Western Nebraska Alive
To Its Importance.
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
Participated in by Delegates
From Ten Counties.

No one could look into the faces O
the two hundred citizens of Western
Nebraska present at the irrigation con
vention which opened in this city
Wednesday afternoon, without bein:
impressed profoundly with the NANTES
fact that the people of this section o1
state are wide awake to the Importance
of irrigation, and alive to the blessing.
which will follow in the wake of irriga
tion when it shall be an accomplished
fact. Not deferred by the severe storm
which prevailed, there were delegates
present from at least ten counties in
this part of the state, all filled with an
earnest yearning for irrigation and ready
to do their utmost to solve the momen-
tous question, "How can it be brought
about?"
At the hour appointed the delegates
assembled in the opera house, and after
listening to brief but cordial address
of welcome by Judge j. E. Cochran,
they proceeded to business by calling
DR.. j. E. Hathorn of BARLEY to the
chair, and F. M. Kimmell of McCook
to the secretary's desk. The call of
counties showed the following repre-,
sentatives to be present:
DUNDY CoUNTY-W. B. Roby, Z. F.
Thackrey, W. Ii. Myers, Henry Ough,
l.. Morse, L. G. Ruggles, L. NJ Palmer.
CHASE COUNTY H. r. Edwards.
HITCHCOCK CoUNTY-C. j. Miller,
I. D. Morgan, F. A. Hartman, C. W.
Shurtleff, j. D. Stockton, A. H. Baller,
J. j. Finn, e. H. Beck, j. G. Benedict,
j. r. McFaal, S. 2. Kirkbride, o. W.
DeWald.
RED WILLOW CoUNTY-H. H. Pick
ems, Am. Barton, E.S. Hill, Rice Roe,
Ora Clark, Samuel Ellis, e. W. Hodg-
kin, J. E. Hathorn, R. S. Hileman, e.
H. Meeker, VIM. Weygint, Samuel
Young, Stephen Bolles, John Real,
G. W. Beck.
FRONTIER CoUNTY-B. A. Harlan.
FURNAs CoUNTY--W. II. Falling, W.
E. Babcock, w. B. Whitney, j. P.
Lindsay.
HARLAN CoUNTY-W. f. Dale, j.
G. Struve, Daniel Sullivan, L. E. AL
len, J. W. Coulter, j. A. Gibson, j. A.
Piper.
HAYES County,. c. O'Brien,SM.
Kinsinger, S. G. Leap, j. N. Koontz.
WEBSTER CoUNTY-D. j. Myer, u.
G. Knight.
PHILLIPS COUNTY, CoLo.-C. H.
Harman.
On motion the following committee
on resolutions and memorials was ap-
pointed
l.. Morse, Dundy county.
G. H. Peck, Hitchcock county.
G. H. Meeker, Red Willow county.
j. A. Piper, Harlan county.
". H. Falling, Furnas county.
d. j. Myers, Webster county.
w. f. Smythe, Chase county.
B. A. Harlan, Frontier county.
j. G. O'Brien, Hayes county.
G. H. Harman, Phillips county, Colo.
Then followed interesting and in
structive addresses from Gov. Furnas
of Brownville, Prof. Hicks of Lincoln,
Mr.. Smythe of the Bee, Buffalo Jones
of Garden City, Mr.. Babcock of Gard
en- City, Senator Koontz and Repre-
sentative Ruggles
On motion J. E. Cochran, H. r. Ed
wards, j. P. Lindsay, j. N. Koontz and
j. S. LeHew were constituted a COM
mittee on laws. Adjourned till 8 clock,
P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The report of committee on resolu-
tions and memorials was read and ac-
cepted as follows:
WHEREAS, comprehensive system of irrl-
cation is demanded for Nebraska, especially
the western half, and
WHEREAS, the present laws are not ade-
quate to deal with the subject, and to secure
equal justice to all parties concerned, there
fore be it
RESOLVED, by this convention, represent
ing the counties of Dundy, Perkins, Red Will
low, Hitchcock, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Web
ster, Chase and Frontier, do hereby memorial
ize the legislature to enact irrigation laws
based on those of Colorado and Wyoming
and providing for the employment of an ex-
pert state engineer, and the division of the
state into water districts.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that we do hereby re-
tho IeuiS 1of,,ra fo nracc