The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-11
THE CONVENTION SAYS NO
Tho Huffman Water Commission
Bill Opposed BY the Irriga-
ton Men.
They Object to Legislation Which
Will Bond the Credit Of
Montana.
a permanent Society Organized for the
Promotion OF Irrigation Interssts-
Meet Next Year.

So far as the irrigation convention could
do so il settled she fate of the Huffman
water commission bill al the forenoon
session yesterday by voting against It's pas.
sage by the legislature. The queotion
came up on majority and minority reports
and WAS discussed by z. T. Burton OF Che
teau. W.. w. Anderson of Gallatin and
Others for the majority and A. II. Nelson
for the minority. The arguments were
about the same a. usual the day before.
After this there was = call of the counties
on the state of irrigation Park county
presented . wtittsn report and the Others
reported verbally. The verbal reports
were pretty much . reiteratlon of those
made last year and printed in the pro-
oeedings Of the convention. The re-
port of Park county shows an acre
age of 10000 and of which TO-
600 acres is \ under irrigation. The
source Of supply is the Yellowstone river
and its tributaries. The county was at
first exclusively occupied by stockgrowers,
who used it as a vast range. and depended
on the Gallatin valley for grain and vegs-
tables. During last year q ditch fifteen
mileS long. and carrying 5000 inches, was
built for the valley of the upper Yellow
stone. and two bitches between Livingston
and Mission creeks. which place COCO acres
under irrigation. Another ditch. ten miles
long and carrying 10000 inches. was built
from Big Timber to irrigats tho valley Of
Otter creek. Small fruits are SUCCESSFULLY
grown. Root crops are go enormous that
tho man who compiled the report says he
dare not give the figures. There 10 a mar
ket for everything that can be raised.
At the evening session Col. Sanders and
colonel later on made a speech against oorpo
rations. The committee On irrigation laws
presented a revolution, which was adopted to
the sffectthat the convention was opposed a.
the present time to any Liquidation looking
toward the building Of Irrigation canals.
funds of the state. and opposes the issuance
Of bonds upon the credit Of tho state for
any such purpose. A copy of tho rssolu-'
tion ill be sent to the legislative assem-
bly,. The resolution was carried by a vote
of twenty-five to nine. After the adoption.
took place on the subject Of irrigation in
which A. NJ. Hotter, A. H. Nelson and Col.
Sanders took part.
Tho election Of officers Of the state irri-
cation society resulted a. follows: Presi-
dent. John N: Robinson, OF Bozeman; nrst
vACo- pEohIuSuss W II. WLJKnt, OF dIeAt
Falls; second vioe-prssidsnt, l. d. O'Don-
nell, of Billings; secretary. 3. b. Rob-
bins, Of Great Falls; treasurer, H. N.
Parchen. of Helena. III executive COM
mittee will consist of one member from
each county. The following members Of
the committee were chosen, and the others
will be named by the president and score
tary: Beavet head, ". n. Oliver; Cascade,
H. 7. Rolfe; Choteau. T.. @. Barns; Deer
Lodge. G. X. ~Hardsnbrook; Fergus.
Clarence Gooddell; Jefferson, John A. Ksat-
ing; Gallatin, w. w. Alderzon; LOWS and
Clarke. Donald Bradford; Msagher, W. H.
Sutherlin; Missouls. A. q. England; Park,
Alfred E. Meyers: Madison, T. j. Conner;
Teton. z. T.. Barton; Flathend. Fred White
sides.
An engineering committee composed of
G. W. Thorpe, Of Bozeman; A. j. Crowley,
Of Boulder; S. Is. Robbins. of Great Falls;
j. M. Page. of Twin Bridges, and John w.
Wade. of Helena, WAS appointed to prepare
a report to be presented to the society at
its next meeting.
Votes of thanks We're extended to the
Helena Board of Trade and the railroads
for courtesies.
b. I. Shusrt, one Of the delegates from
Yellowstone county, desires to state that
his remarks were misinterpreted on Thurs
day. He wanted to be understood as say
ing that what the state needs IL more bread
consumers rather than moro bread pro-
ducers and that the special demand seemed
to him to be measures looking to the in
crease OF the manufacturing population.