The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23

We congratulate you on your wonderful
achievements thus attained, and trust
YOU may continue IN your prosperity.
Your humblest citizen is entitled TO his
proportiouate share Of the credit and rec
ignition in this great work, in accordance
with the work he may have performed,
who will readily join in giving due credit
TO those greater factors, upon whicn The
work more largely rested, and which they
| helped to create anu maintain. Your
hoard OF trade and your excellent news
journals, which two factors were ever
alert and ceaseless in their combined eff
forts TO do that which would in Ire to your
greatness aud prosperity. Tue loyalty of
your people TO these factors, 10 the Gauss
and to the city, is to be admired. as is tha.
more recent loyalty was by you ex-
pressed for constitutional government
You have assured US through your mayor
that you would aid US and help rs solve
the great question that Is to come before
this meetlng-the irrigation problem, We
cheerfully accept the services rendered
which, when aided TO our OWE or what We
bring to you. will As We hope accomplish
the desired result and bring 10 our peop.s
great prosperity.
The manifest Importance of a closer re-
latlonship between all of our people of the
state and The question OF irrigation, Is not
only recognized, but much desired. The
for an additional water supply for irriga-
ton purposes for such of our people as
may feel the need OF il. is one of the causes
that brings Us here, aud for which We are
laborinC
The duties of state and federal govern
ment to the people on tne question OF irri-
cation Is one OF the first questions that we
should ask you to help as solve. and we
will without doubt receive recognition aud
inn 1fy in, rf1If
out Just what that duty Is, and what aid
or assistance we may hope TO expect from
either or both and To make n thorough test
of this subject we wall he obliged to vivid
ly portray in our petitions. our justifica-
ton for seeking state or federal assistance
On the question of irrigation Ample
authorities can be cited in justification of
our cause and hope it may De doue.
The question of state aid for the devel-
opment of our water supply for purposes
named, increases in importance when We
add thirteen or more states and territories
that stand with US on this platform Of
irrigation for the arid aud semi arid lands
in said states and territories. II at once
assumes broader scope and ut once be-
comes An Interstate question and rs II
would seem ought to entitie Us 10 recOg-
milton by the federal government. as that
would make a national affair and or I d
tional Importance. Since We hope by The
AID OF little more moisture applied to
our western fields, orchards and gardens
to triple our present yield of food products
bread and meat-the toIlinG millions OF
the over-crowded cities In the east are AT
once interested and will not only aid Us
by their votes III the accomplish
of their results, but Will hail with delight
the day when il shall come to pass, We
simply ask of them their aid in helping US
TO secure an additional supply Of water.
for which we agree to return to them All
increased supply of bread aud meat. This
is reclprocity-a principle OF government
adopted by this nation and a Legacy LETT us
by that matchlesS statesman and ever loyal
American, the immortal Blaine
With unity wit hin our ranks, perfect
concert of action, our task VIII he light
ened aud the objects and the purposes of
this meeting more readily accomplished.
Let peace, harmony and friendliness be
the prevailing sentiment and spirit ofthls
meeting, and your labors will be crowned
with the greater success.
Gentlemen and ladies, | again thank you
for your friendly welcome and for your
kind and generous indulgence.
Ex-Mayor Clement was the next speaker
and on behalf of the board of trade. of
which he is president, made one of those
pretty speeches for which he is noted.
COMMITTEES.
The following committees were then an
nounced:
Rules and order of business-H. V.
Hncley, Topeka; G. ". Watson. Larned;
l.. X. Pickering. Garden City; Robert
Hay, Junction City, HI. a. Heath. Topeka.
Permanent organization-E. K. Moses.
Great Bend: J. o. Collins. Topeka; w. c.
Edwards, Larned; q. A. Gilbert, Dodge
City, W. W. Cook, Medicine Lodge.
Resolutions-J. L. Brestow. Salina; j.
S. Emery Lawrence: G.. W. Clement,
Wichita: Martin Mohler. Topeka; l.. Bald
win. Great Bend.
Credential.-W. r. Hopkins, Garden
City; Thomas Best, Medicine Lodge. A
W. Oliver, Wichita; o. q. Smaller, Ness
City; ". L. Savage. Wellington
After some preliminary business and the
reading Of the report of the international
irrigation congress by Vice President
Moses. the reading of papers WAS COM
menced accordingto program.
Nv HINCRLEY
''In Arid Kansas and the Way Out"
was the subject of very interesting paper
read by H. V. Hinckley of Topeka. This
paper was so full OF good things that to
condense II is nothing short of mu.Ilation.
He gave the boundaries of the arid regions,
some statistics with reference To the
rainfall at different points in Kansas and
called attention to the increased produc-
tions OF Colorado 10y irrigation. He con-
Guided his address as follows, which in
dicates the methods favored by him for
the way OUT"
"OmItting the railroads, the valuation
hall IF Ia tat il
cent of that of the whole state. Tue gen
eral appropriations OF the last legislature
for the west half Of the state We're 81 per
cent Of those for the whole state The
west half WAS snort only S5S1 $50 of its
share. We shall. ask the next legislature
for part of this for the special benefit of
that eud Of tue state, which is already ell
titled TO II.
'.If Kansas has been ridiculed all over
the country, If she has lost host of her
best men-iet US nope 1t is but temporary.
Let this association name a committee
to prepare law which shall give
US state engineer and which shall
do for Kansas what similar laws
have done for the other states, aud | shall
not be satisfied with the development OF
cur natural resources till We have 4 state
irrigation department; til! our water sup
ply has been tested by experimentation,
Till reservoir sites have been located BY
intelligent surveys: TIL wells, tiled Canals
and high duty pumps shalt tap The peren-
NAL waters; till dams shall nnd canals;
till windmiii>, steam ard electric pumps
shall be humming like the mills oil New
England: aud TIL, natural cou>e-
auence, as ia other states, The rate of III
terest OH farm loans shall be reduced from
Il to : per cent. our arid section shall he
nlled with prosperous ane contented
people tvho shall pot want to go back TO
Mi,touril; til Kansas shall again stand AT
{ he head Of the [ MON where she belongs.
aud til. farming III western Kansas shall
mean irrigation.
l. JACKSON.