Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-09-30
MORNING APPEAL
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 80
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.

to the suggestion of the Congress
recently held at Salt Lake, Utah,
said Convention to be composed
of citizens of the State who are
interested in irrigation. water
storage and kindred subjects, to
be held at time and place best
calculated to forward the inter-
ests of our State.
[Signed by 100 leading citizens
THE GOVERNORS RESPONSE.
CARSON, Nevada, Sept. 20,
WHEREAS, The National Ey-
ecutive Committee appointed
by the Irrigation Congress, as
sembled at Salt Cake City, Utah,
on the 18th of September, 1891,
has requested the Governor of
Nevada TO call a State Irrigation
Convention at an earlyday, with
a view to obtaining, first, an
endorsements of the policy adopt
ed by such Congress, aud,
second, to organize every county
of Nevada, so that petitions in
support of the measure when
introduced in Congress, may be
circulated and the largest posi-
bic number of signers be obtain
ed.
AND WHEREAS, a petition
signed by numerous citizens of
this State, Interested in irriga-
ton and reclamation of arid
lands, has also been addressed
to me, requesting the call of a
Convention for the purpose of
considering the questions of
storage irrigation and reclama-
ton of arid lands.
AND WHEREAS, This is
matter eff supreme Importance
to the people of this State, upon
which ,rgely depends its popu-
lation and prosperity.
Now, THEREFORE,, / do call
a Convention at the City of Car
son, Nevada, on Friday, the 9th
day of October, 1891, at IL
O'clock A. NJ, for the purpose;
lst, OF considering the best
measures to enforce the policy
adopted by the Salt Lake Con-
yention with reference to the
action of the Federal Congress,
and, t.-
End, For the purpose of con-
sidering the capabilities of the
various portions of the State Of
Nevada, with reference to water
storage, irrigation and reclama-
ton OF lands.
Sd, For the purpose of select
ing delegates to the Mississippi |
Congress to be held at Omaha,
October 10Th, 1891.
The convention will be mass |
convention, composed of ell |
those interested in the subject |
of water storage, irrigation or
reclamation of arid lands, and a
general call is hereby issued to
all So interested, to attend.
The delegates from the vari-
uos counties will organize after
their arrival at Carson.
Particular request is made
that competent men from each
county and section of the State |
should present to the convention
written articles descriptive OF
its resources, its facilities for |
water storage, its system OF !
water rights, the prevailing sys- |
tenn of recla nation and the eX- |
tent to which such reclamation |
can be increased. 1t is the de- I,
sign to publish such communi- |
cations later on in the report of !
the proceedings of the cOnven-
ton.
The subject of the District r.
rigation law passed by the last
Legislature will also be consid-
cred and fully discussed, and
measures suggested for its
amendment and Improvement.
1t is To be hoped that the var
ious counties will vie with each
other, both in the size and in
telligence of their delegations
and in their careful preparation
of information relating to their
resources, and 1 trust that this
Convention will, by the wisdom
OF its action, and in this great
work of erecting a sufficient ma
chinery by which the unani-
nous voice of seventeen States
and Territories may he brought
to bear upon National legisla-
ton. II. Il. COLCORD,
Governor.