The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-08
Arid LANDS or MONTANA
The State Convention Called by Gov
Toole Organized Yesterday
at Electric Hall.
All Sections and Almost Every
Interest Represented by
the Delegates.
Ex-Gov. Hauser Elected Permanent Pre-
siding Offlcar-- Down In Rnsi-
Ex-Gov. Hauser Elected PermAnent Pre-
siding Oficar- Down TO Busi-
ness To-day.

There were 3OO people In Electric Light
hall at noon yesterday whom Ike Gov. s. r..
Hauser called the state irrigation conven-
tion to order. Nearly if not half the num-
ber present were delegates. All the trains
yesterday brought members to Helena. A
glance ut the nssemblage indicated that the
members were not on pleasure trip, but
had come to Helena to seriously consider
one Of the most important questions affect
ing the interests of Montana. That the
delegates fully appreciate tha Importance
of the convention is evidenced by the fact
that many of them came several hundred
miles; that they receive no compensation
for attendance, and in addition pay their
transportation and hotel bills The dele
gates represent almost every business and
profession in the state, the large majority,
Of course, being ranchmsn or those inter-
ested in irrigation enterprises. The stock
growers are represented by Alfred
Myers, president Of the Stock Growers
association, and in addition there are
other delegates largely interested in
cattle, sheep and horses. w. A. Clark Of
Butte can talk for the west side mining in
terests, while about third of the dele
gates are more or less interested in the
Same subject. OF lawyers there is plenti-
full sprinkling, Of bnnkers not few, Of
rAnchmen good representation, of news
paper men three, while every large irriga-
tion enterprise in the state has one or more
representatives, the owners of tho Cascade
Land Co., having big canal in the county
of that name, there is s. 4. Hauser, John
T. Murphy, A. M. Hotter and II. M.
Parchen. Donald Bradford will tell tha
oonran.;a,, ~, aha,+ 49, no..te ...,aI
% ~ - ~ r,as, "u an4, sne % ~ p,.an' aaa
N Lewis and clarke county. q. y. burton.
who is opposed to asking congress for the
arid lands. is interested in f,ig canal nm in
rhotaan oonn+v .rd .rohn w rrhon,,s,,,
~ Haiana i w MoKn;oht ava n n Hast;a
Of SnnsR;var are laroa nun ars in the Crown
Rrtta canai IN Casrads na,,rtu Ghas
Gragnru ana n 3 Gh;sbolm - Rogaman
thronah tha;r rnnnect;nr Win Az Vast
| fSallat;n r,ann, ~
Dr n n Mnaaiahro5 30 Warn Snr;ros
anlegat n f,on, nnsr' I,nsaa wh.. has y,assad
l,is 7Sth hirth5ar arsn ,yaa ~ III M :
most . interastea u sn,hars The Daar loa
| dalara t;on nccnriaa tha frant ssaat1 ~ ths
| left nf ti,a nraaiGant, md villa tha doctor
ia nrohahlv the oldeat memhar Of the con.
greae he T. an,onn tha ,,,oat oc+ivo
Th.ra VAC ,o,,rb ranret axnrasaad +bot
IGf.v Toola vas nnabla to nttard tha CON
vention the 1alapatea nil raoardino the
maating na tho oovarnor,a oh;id and faIt
That he ahon1d h.ya haan ,rasa,,t whan r.
was horn Rnt the oninion wns Tint ha had
inft the care If tina ,nattar II, oood hantls
and that vhen ,,,a rat,,rna the worl. of ths
convention will snenk for itsslf II aaams
tbnt hasora coy tToaia went a.st ha ,,ar.
anadad Ey-c.nv H.raar 10 anraa
u'o' ~ "a,, o' the convant;nn is w ordar aniee
Hnnser that he accent the temnoYorv
chuirmanshin. This thaex -oovernnr agraad
to ao ornv;asa Coo " Irv;n n 1gnuid
malra tha anaacb nf acrantnnca Ear h;n,
Gov Hanssr told the cnnvamt;op al, ahnnt
tha he rgain and callea mon, Mr. irwin ~
fnltill III mart. whinh that aantiamar ala
Enwavar fanv Hnnser nrovad frat ha oonid
mal,e t,II. for h;nself If tho nccoo;nn
arosa hscansa when Ia WAS elactad 1ermn.
nant ~ =; r,au ha accartad tha ho,,or =, =
varv neat address
Iha fact thnt there -. nd no)itics in tba
oonvant;on wns shnn,' .,,,,ta anri, IN ~
ssss;on non,m,ndora pawsr pI 10 ny ~ daia' sao
Gate tn tho cnnvent;on INIT occnn;sa a ssot
nn tha ,,latforIn uith tha aracnt;va COW
mittse e wl,en tha " cnnyantion waa o,,enad
T,.tsr ba ,yent DOW into tho loIv ~ ths
onnSa,,t;o', ~ 49, ~ ~ Gln-L .ot ,;l ;1o .
hy e;1a in tia 'front.' rnu mil tha adionrno ~
ment 1T nna o,clnck A. the /, ,fternonn sas-
e;nr, Nv tba unnnip,npo vote nf tha cnnyan. .
t;o-, Gnn',aInra pn,uar Voc s,;,s,, saa+ ~,
the ',i.1fnrm Thara ia n w." nnssh;iitv tb.t NJ
apr nT ~ unnrantn,, - ,lasas q 1a ana ~.
GIarr NAV nav crnsa aworas nn tba nrnnns;t;nn
If aak; inc, inc connrsss ] for the arid ,pnds : Wba
Halara Nm ;s omnasaa to tha act;a, "a .he he
Sait I.ta nanvant;sn NC W = NV .tad.
wh;la Mr Clarl. tawors andors;ne, tba morl
" th,t ~. hoSu "AA = 'Do WIN
A., % ;no;Ia,t 81 +ho ,,or;,,, - ~, of+ar
noou sess;on o.usoa - nrant 1aol ~ o,,,sa
mittee of the convention, consisting Of A.
ford, j. w. THOMPSON and II, L. Sterling