The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-10-05
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Prof. Hays Plan of Utilizing the Under.
 flow of Water Resolutions Adopted,

| Prof. Hays Plan of Utilizing the Under-
 flow of Water Resolutions Adopted. l SALIVA, Kan, Sept. 30. .-Of the many able men who attended the interstate irrigation congress- none were more familiar with the subject than Prof. Hay, of Junction City, Prof. Hay has travelled over the semi-arid country between the tooth meridian and the foothills of the Rocky mountains, from the Platte river of Nebraska to the Red river of Texas.
 He is firm believer that this vast plain can be reclaimed by irrigation, and strongly indorses utilizing the un- dertlow water. To raise the water in sufficient quantities, by steam pumps or wind mills, can be done, Prof. Hay l thinks. Ten acres of well-watered ground will support family during the most severe drought, which, taken with the prosperous years, when the rainfall is plenty, every farmer in the stricken district could live in ease and comfort.
 The delegates were all agreed that irrigation is simple enough when there are flowing streams to tap, but to se- cure water for the outlying country is the great problem to be solved. The government will be urged to make an irrigation survey and investigate the idea of pumping the undertlow water The resolutions passed by the conven- tion are as follows:
 Whereas The government Of tho United States has plated and put upon the market as agricultural land the vast territory known us the great western plains and,
 Whereas, American citizens wishing to &C., cure hCmCs have moved upon these plains bought and paid the government for land and expended their money in improving 1t; and,
 Whereas, It has been demonstrated by the experience Of these men and by the signal sta. tons of the government that the amount of rainfall per hrnum at proper seasons is insuf- hctent 10 make agriculture prof table there forcfore be il
 Resolved, That II iS the sense Of thls conven. ton that il Is the duty Of congress to make an appropriation for the purpose of testing the practiCabiIty of the following theories of irri. Zatlon for these plains: First that the govern ment should by experiments, determine wheh her the undcrlOw water is of sufficient volume, and can bc brought to the service at cost to maHo 1t available for general irrigation purposes; second that 1t should determine "ntNHFE ItsErNplrS Glu Dt constructed Tor me purpose Of stor!ng water sufficient in quantity for irrigation purposes
 Resolved, That it Is the sense of this conven- ton that an Interstate Irrigation association be anu Is hercbf organized by the delegates present, for the purpose Of promoting the cause of irrigation as set forth in the above resolu. ton that the officers Of this inter state organ. t2ation shall consist of a president, vice pres. ideut from each state, secretary and treasurer nm iatH nf president, secretary anu five other members
 Resolved That Il Is the scnso Of this conven. ton that all the states and territories included In the call !5r this meeting should organize these state asSocihton, shall be ex ofliUlo vice presidents of thIs association.
 Resolved, That Yc demand of our senators and looking to the relief of the people upon ihe lines indicated iE the foregoing resolution
 Chief llinkley, chief civil engineer of the Santn Fe, presented the follow ing resolution. which was also adopted unanimously by the convention:
 Resolved, That each state that has not al. ready a state engineer. should take steps at once towari the passage Of q state engineer bill b. the next legislature, making liberal pro. vision for investigation. experiments and sur, vcYs in cooperation with the government on. glnCcTS, tO determine to what extent each state can prohtably u'e lhe surface waters and the undcrhow for irr.ga'ing purposes, either with or without reservoirs. and upon the results oi which surveys each state can base Its claim for water and government assistance or both, as shall then be de, med Lest