The record-union., 1893-10-12
Plea for the Jumping of Water and
Land Rights Into One.
ORGANIZATION OF STATE ASSOCIA-
TIONS RECOMMENDED.
A Schooner Loaded With Lumber Goes
Harbor-An Incendiary Fire Causes
the Destruction of Hotel at Fresno
Young Boy Accidentally illed at
San Jose.
Special to the REcoRD-UNI,N.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIsN.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 1.-THE Irrigat. ID
Congress reassembled at 10 fc'c clock this
morning.
1t was voted to save time by dispensing
with the reading of the minutes, when a
Texas delegate, who arrived this morn
ing, objected, because he wanted to be
apprised of what had been done.
An interesting debate then occurred
over granting proxies.
Many California delegates objected to
sion was hot.
The vote for proxies was carried by
thirty majority.
A large number of resolutions were
then presented.
Arizona asked that Congress be memo
rialized by the present Irrigation Con-
gress to admit the Territory as a State.
The resolution sets forth that the recla-
nation of land by irrigation greatly de-
pends on that being done.
Another resolution was offered, that
where States or Territories did not have
an irrigation Department or bureau. that
steps be taken at once to have the Legis-
latures establish such.
Another resolution was offered that
once water is brought to the land the
owners OF the land should have a right
to it.
All the resolutions were referred to the
Committee on Resolutions
Another resolution sets forth that set
tiers on semi-arid lands of the Govern
ment should have Government aid in re-
claiming water supplies and some part of
the money received by the Government
for the land should 90 in establishing
water basins and other water supplies.
T. II. Newell Of the Interior Depart
ment read paper on Government in
vestigations. He declared that the main
question was, after getting water, the
proper distribution of it.
t. Ramon de barrola, the Mexican
delegate, was then called to the chair and
presided while Colonel John p. Irish read
paper on the need of unity of action and
the compilation and publication of irri-
CATION matters. Colonel Irish represented
the Irrigation Division Department of
Agriculture. He declared that the laws
were loose and Judges got entangled. He
declared that land and water rights
should be Jumped in one
Hon. j. r. Mcdonald presided at the
afternoon session. Hon. J. w. Gregory
OF Kansas read paper on the significance
of irrigation as regards the great plains
regions of the United States. He con-
tended that with irrigation these semi
arid lands would blossom like an Ori-
entail garden, and that the heat and
storms of dry months would be robbed
of their terror for the farmer.
DR.. Joseph Jarvis of Riverside read a
paper on irrigation as applied to horti-
culture. he gave review of irrigation
in Southern California, and the results
attained. He said the whole of the irri-
CATION problem rested on the education of
the East to its importance.
Colonel Hinton presented resolution
recommending the organization of State
Irrigation Associations and the early as
sembling OF State Conventions to con-
tinue the work of this body. Referred to
committee.
Alexander Bruce of New South Wales
told of the resources Of that country, and
said surveys had been made for irrigation
developments.
Spires of Los Angeles presented reso-
luton asking the advancement on the
United States Supreme Court calendar,
for an immediate hearing, of the case of
Trege, plaintiff in error VS.. the Modesto
irrigation District, as an early decision
by the Supreme Court would, if in favor
of the district, settle forever the le-
gality of the Wright irrigation law,
as well as the absolute security of
investment to capitalists. Spires stated
that there were Sl5,000,000 worth of
irrigation bonds issued. the sale of which
depended on the decision of the Supreme
Court.
B. A. G. Stevens read a paper on the
status of irrigation in California.
An invitation to visit Peris and other
points on Friday morning was accepted;
also an invitation by the Southern Pa
cific Company to go by special train Sun
day to the Soldiers Home and Port An
geles.
The convention then adjourned until
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