Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-10-07
,RRIoATIow CONGRESS-
PrsN AyIsy's Plan az xtiliziag the Uudors
arzy OF Water -Eesotuttous Adolbted.

PrsN Ayssy's Plan sf Ctilkxiag the Uuders
Glux! OF Water -Eesofutions Adopted
SALIVA, Kan, Sept 80.-ofithe many
ab.e,n en- who attended the Interstate
irrigation congress, none were more
familiar with the subject thar Prof.
Hay,,of junction City. RSsf Hay has
travelled over the semiand country
between the Tooth meridian and the
foothills of the Rocky mountains, from
the Platte river of Nebraska to the Red
river .of Texas.
HeiGa firm believer that this vast
plain can be reclaimed by rrrigGbton,
and sure ngly indorses atilizing the I'M
derf1ow water. TO raise the water In
sufficient quantities. by steGIl pumps
or wine. mills, can be dome, Prof. Hay
thinks. Ten acres Of well-watered
ground will support Eamify during
the mos severe drought, switch, taken
with the prosperous years, when the
rainfall il plenty, eTery farmer in the
stricken district could live in ease and
comfort
The der gates We're all agreed that
irrigation is simple eHough when ahere
are flowing streams 20 tap, but to so
cure waterGor the outlying country Is
Gle great problem to be solved. The
government. will be urged to make ah
mitigation survey and investigat. the
Id. n of pumping the underfiow wafer.
TIL. resolutions passed by the conven-
tion are as follows:
Whereas. The government OF the United
States has plated and put upon the market as
agricultural land tie vast territory known as
the great western plains and.
Whereas, America citizens wishing 10 &C.
cure horaes have mSyed upon these plains,
bought and paid the government for land and
expended Sheir money Ia improving IL ana,
Whereas. 1t has been demonstrated by the
experience Of these men and by tho signal sta.
tions Of the government that the amorns OF
rainfall per ahpum ut proper seasons Is insuf-
ieicht TO make agriculture profitable there
forcfore be II
Resolved, That Il IL the sense OF this conven.
ton that IL is the duty OF congress 10 make an
appropriation for the purpose OF testing the
practicability o. the following theories OF irri-
CATION for these plains: First that the govern
ment should by experiments, determine
whe her the underfon water is OF sunicieDt
volume, and can be brought to the service Att
cost to make It available for general irrigation
purposes; second, that II sh, 'uld determine
whether reservoirs can be constr. cted Tor the
~ storing water sufficient - Quantity
purlvsv
tor irrigation purposes 90.
Resolved, That II Is the sense OF this conven.
ton that an Interstate Irrigation association
be and Is hereby organized by the delegates
present, for the purpose OF promoting the cause
of irrigation as set forth In the above resolu'
lion that the officers OF this interstate organ
.zation shall consist Of president, vice pres
dent from each state, secretary and treasurer
md an executive committee, consisting OF
president, secretary and Ave other m -moers.
Resolved That Il is the sense OF this conven'
ton that all the states and territories included
IN the call for this meeting should organize
state associations and tina. the president OF
hose state associations shall BE- ex omcio vice
presidents Of this association
Resolved, That we demand OF our senators and
representatives ia Congress immediate action
ooking to the relief OF the people upon the lines
indicated In the foreg ling resolution
Chief Unlikely, chief civil engineer
Of the Santa Fe, presented the follow
ing resolution. which was also adopted
unanimously by the conventions:
Resolved, That each state that has not al
ready o state engineer. should take steps at
once toward the passage OF state engineer
bill b. the next legislature, making liberal pro
vision for inyestig ,tion. experiments ana sur
geys in cooperation with the government en-
yneers, TO determine 10 what extent each state
ran probably use the surface waters and the
underiiow for irriga,ing purposes, either win
or without reservoirs. and upon the results oil
which SURVEYS each state can base It's claim for
water and government assistance or both. as
shall then be deemed best