Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-10-10
IRRIGATION.
THE CONVENTION OF YEsTER.
DAY.
Earnest Resolutions and Good
Speeches.

order by Governor Colcord at
halI past IL.
The call for the Convention and
the Governors response was read
b. his Private secretary.
TIL Governor then addressed
the Convention az follows
Gentlemen of Nevada You
are now fully advise as to objects
TO which you axe assembled here
today. and it is my very pleasant
duty to extend to you most
cordial welcome to the capital OF
your State.
You are the builders and 1 sin
cerely hope, and believe, that this
is the time and the opportunity
for the laying Of the foundation
upon which VIII grow up mum
erous, hal Ply and prosperous peo-
pie in the State OF Nevada. The
subjects before this meeting for
discussion are Of vital Importance
to every citiZ n Of the State. and
should command the attention Of
the miner, the merchant, the pro-
fessiOnal man, the mechanic and
the farmer alike, that they may
each and all be induced I, render
assistance toward the develop
meut of our resources and the
general upbuilding Of our State.
/ The natural flow OF the waters o.
our rivers, the facilities for it's dis
| tribution, and the laws on our
| Statute relating to irrigation dis
tlicts. are the most important
matters for your consideration
! These and kindred matters will be
ably presented by gentlemen who
have made them study. and it is
earnestly hoped that any gentle
man present who desires to ex-
press his views upon the subject
matter before this ConventiJn will
have an opportunity OF 80 doing
and that the discussions may be
absolutely free from anything OF a
politica! nature.
Governor Colcord was elected
Permanent Chairman.
G. II. ColbuIn Was elected Sec,
rotary.
AT the suggestion OF the Con,
vention the Chairman appointed
the following on Order of Bust
| ness:
+. L. Fulton, Washoe; J. F
Dennis, Lander; JOS Marzen
II .mboldt; J. A. Knapp, Es
meralda; c. c. Hennings, Douglas;
E. 0trother. Storey; NJ. Little
| Ormsby ; Geo. Russell, EIko; J
E. Glgnoux, Lyon.
| On motion Of Mr.. Newlands the
F.. G invention took a recess of ter
minutes to give Committee time K
port.
AFTER RECESS.
The Governor Introduced Hon
| Francis Newlanis, who took the
! platform amid the applause Of tn,
Convention. He outlined the ob
ject Of the Convention and, witt
the aid OF a Typographical map
| showed the storage ami irrigation
possibilities Of the State. II,
went along each river and showed
the various water sites. On tn
west side of the Sierra Nevad.
Mountains, he said, were threr
rivers irritating over a million
acres of land in California.
On the Nevada side were thre
similar rivers having their sourct
in the same mountains, and thei
waters are wasted. The only Il
ference in the rivers is that ON To
banks of one river ara found en-
terprising, progressive people, au(
on the other side-the Nevada
sid--the people sit quietly and re
fuse to do anything. Applause.
He then explained the stcrag
methocs and showed how muc
easier it was to store and d;stri
butte water than people general
I supposed. He showed how tn
interests OF the miner and farme
were identical and that waite
storage would materially assis