The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-12
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
Gov. Toole Calls One for the State
to Meet IN Helena, jan
uary 7, 1892.
For the Purpose Of astting q ri.
root Expression Upon tho
Salt Lake Platform.
Nearly Two Hundred Delegates TO ne An
pointed by tho Isoards Of County
Commissioacrs.

At the recent session Of the irrigation
congress- a. Salt Lake City, : platform was
adopted looking to the developments Of the
arid regions OF the United States. The sub.
ject il . very Important ono. and is 90
recognized by Gov. Toole, 10 the following
proves:
Whereas, the irrigation congrsss which
lately met at Salt Lake City, Utah, adopted
the following platform:
Resolved, That this congress In in favor
Of granting in trust, upon such conditions
40 may serve the public interest, to the
states and territories needfIl of irrigation,
all lands now . part Of the public domain
within such states and territories, except
ing mineral lands, for the purpose of de-
veloping irrigation, to render the lands now
arid fertile and capable Of supporting a
population.
Resolved. That it Is the sense Of this CON
vention that the committee selected 70 pro-
pose and present to congress the memorial
Of this convention respecting. public lands,
should ask 40 a preliminary to the cession
ance with the resolutions Of the convention,
a liberal grant to said territories and TO the
states to be formed therefrom, Of the pub
lilo lands to be devoted to public school
purposes.
Whereas. Large areas OF arid lands and
"a 8oI0 AMnu8S UltuhtS0 upon bu6 XI0db
plains ia the Dakotas, western Nebraska.
Kansas and Oklahoma were settled upon in
good faith, by homsseekers, under the sup
position that they were entering agricul-
tural lands. n
Whereas. The settlers upon such lands
upon the same; and paid into the Unised
States treasury therefor many mill
lions Of dollars, only to discover that
irrigation, to a greater or less extent,
10 necessary in making homes for them
selves thereon, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the representatives Of all
the states and territories directly interested
in irrigation, do hereby pledge their un-
wavering support, to the Just demands of
such settlers, that the general governments
shall donate at least q portion Of the funds
received from the sale of such lands toward
the pr0curement Of the means necessary for
their irrigation. Ms
Resolved, That this congress heartily on
dorss the irrigation work of the agricul-
tural department. of the national govern
mont in the collection and dissemination Of
information; especially its admirable pro-
gross reports covering tho whole field Of ir-
rigation development. and that il favors
large appropriations for this work bore
after.
And whereas it is deemed advisable to
obtain : direct expression of the people Of
this state upon the resolutions aforesaid,
nov therefore, for that purpose and to that
end, q convention ia hereby called to meet
at the city Of Helena, on Thursday, Jan. z.
1892, at twelve O'Clock m. The apportion-
meat Of delegates has been made as follows:
Bsavsrhsad 6. Choteau 10, Custer 4, Dawson
{, Deer Lodge 2s, Fergus 6. Gallatin 8,
Lewis and Clarke 26. Mea9her 8, MissoulR
"a, Madison 8, Park 10. Silver Bow 40, yell
lowstone s.
The boards Of county commissioner Of
ths several counties are earnestly requested
10 appoint delegates at their December
meeting, according to the foregoing appor-
tionment, based upon two delegates to zach
800 voters. JOS. X. TooLE,
& Governor of Montana.