The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-10-10
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.

The Governor Issues Call Tor One
20 be Held at Carson city.
In response to the urgent request
OF numerous citizens that he call an
Irrigation Convention the Governor
has issued the following proclama-
ton:
CARSON, NEv., Sept. 20, 1891.
Whereas, The National Executive
Committee appointed by the Irriga-
ton Congress, assembled at Salt Lake
City, Utah, on the 18th of September,
1891. has requested the Governor TO
call State Irrigation Convention at
M early day, with view of obtain
ing, first, and endorsement of the
policy adopted by such Congress,
aud, second, to Organize every coun-
ty of Nevada so that petitions in sup
port Of the measure when introduced
in Congress can he circulated aud
the largest possible number Of sign
ers obtained.
Aud, Whereas, A petition signed
by numerous citizens of this State
interested In irrigation and reelams-
ton of arid lands, has also been ad-
dressed to me, requesting the call Of
convention for the purpose of con i.
sideriug the question OF storage irri-
CATION and reclamation of arid lands.
And. Whereas, This is mat
ter of supreme Importance to the
people OF this State. upon which
largely depends its population and
prosperity.
Now, therefore, do call conyen-
ton At the City of Carson, Nevada,
on Friday, the 9th day of October,
1891, at IL o'clock A. N. for the pur-
pose:
First. OF considering the best meas
ure TO enforce the policy adopted by
the Salt Lake Convention with refer
ence to the action OF the Federal Con-
gress. aud,
Second, for the purpose of eonsid
erinx the apabilites Of the various
portions of the State Of Nevada, With
reference 10 water storage, irrigation
and reclamation Of arid lands
Third, for the purpose of selecting
delegates 10 the Tran mississippi
Congress to be held at Omaha, oclo-
Der Is. 1891,
The Convention Will be a Mass
Convention com posed Of all those IN
tereS,es: in the subject of water Stor-
age, irrigation aud reclamation IF
arid lands, aud a general call is here.
by issued to all 81 Interested, To AZ
tend.
The delegates from the various
counties will organize after arrival
at Carson.
Particular request is made that coin
petent men from each county and
section OF the State should present to
the convention written articles de-
scriptive of its resources, its facilities
for water storage, its system of water
rights. the prevailing system of recla-
nation aud the extent IN which such
reclamation can he increased. IL Is
the design TO publish such commu-
nicalions later on in the Report of the
Proceedings Of the Convention.
The subject Of the District Irriga-
ton Law passed by the last Legisla-
ture will also be considered. and
measures suggested for its amend
ment and improvement.
II Is 10 be hoped that the various
counties will vie With each other,
both in size aud intelligence Of their
delegations and in their careful pre-
partitions of Information relating 10
their resources, and | trust that this
Convention will by the wisdom of its
action aid in the great work of erect
ing an efficient machinery by which
the unanimous voice of Seventeen
States and Territories may be brought
TO bear upon National Legislation.
Il. X. CoLLcoRn, Governor.