The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24
RESOLUTIONS.


by the committee and passed after some
discussions:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNvENTIoN-Your
COMMITTEES beg leave 10 submit the follow
ing report:
Resolved. That the following resolu,
tious, adopted at the interstate irrigation
convention held in Salina, Kan. Sept. rs,
1888, Is hereby Endorsed and made Il part
OF the resolutions of this conventions:
Whereas, The government OF the United
States has plated and put upon the mar
ket as agricultural land the vast territory
known AS The great plains; and
Whereas, American cillzeus wishing to
secure homes have moved upon these
plains, bought aud paid the government
Tor land and expended their money in i'm.
proving II; and
Whereas, IL has been demonstrated by
the experience of these men and by the
signal stations of the govern ment that the
amount OF rainfall per amman at proper
seasons is insufficient to make agriculture
pr .cticable; therefore, be it
Resolved; That it Is the sense of this
convention that il is the duty of congress
TO make an appropriation Tor the purpose
OF testing the practlcability of the follow
ing methods of irrigation for these plains;
FIRST, Il al the government should by eX-
prriment> determine wheI her the under
Dc brought to the surface At a Cos tit % maze
il available for general irrigation pnr-
poses. Second, that 1t should determine
the extent to which reservoirs can be Con-
s;ructrd for the purpose of storing storm
water sufficient III quantity for irrigation
purposes, and be 1t further
RESOLVED, that We fully indorse the fol-
lowing extract from the report of the
special committee OF the United States
naf OH Uat on N. a1a a
the same Is made "A part of the resolutions
of this convention. o.
IF any thing can be done TO encourage
the people OF hesc great plains il IS i'm
portaut that 1t should be dOue speedily.
There are over 100000 people In the
arid and sem!-xrld bel who have paid
into the treasury of the United S ate, no
less han SAT, 0O0, 900 for public lands
The government should demonstrate to
them the pracilcabiliiy before they will
have he courage, or can command the
means to prosecute to work on ANY con-
side Fable scale"
Resolved, That the executive committee
OF this association be requested to collect
aud prepare for publication all the facts
regarding successful experiments IN irri-
CATION III TINS state by The various methods
In Use, and that they act in conjunction
with the state DO ,rd OF agriculture In the
collection aud strlbutiou Of such kuowl-
edge and Information
Resolved, Tia: since forest culture can
be maize an effective agent in the I, clsma-
ton OF an arid region, We therefore rec
ommeGd that every farmer on thrss
pralries he urged TO plant aud cultivate
the growth of forest trees
W herras. While We do not Recognize
that tue burning Of the grasses produces
dronth, but We do believe that il inteusifi.s
IL; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we urge the farmers to
preserve the grasses from destruction by
IRE. and We also urge the enforcement OF
Ouf state laws In this mater
X solved, That we favor The creation of
Tie ONCE OF State eugiueer, and urge that
provision be made Tor the same Dy the
next legislature.
Resolved, That the thanks of the mem.
brrs OF the Kansas Irritation convention
are herehy tended! 10 the people OF Wichita
lol tueH thoros IN behalf of irrigation aud
Tor their attendance aud uniform Kindness
10 the members OF the association.
Resolved, That our especial thanks ar.
uuc ahn are her. by rendered the members
of The Board of Trade anu the ur..s of
w icLita for tSrlr antrng efforts ia ueh.lt
Of the success orahls m>e.Iug.
NOTES.
u. j. Absf. county surveyor OF Barber
county, WAS an interested listener A. the
convention yesterday.
Lutte Axline, editor of the Medicine
Lodge Cressst, was a delega TO tue con-
Sentlon. lie is quite al irrigation en-
thusiast.
Barber county sent two lady delegates.
VIZ; Mrs. l.. Beuedct and Miss Mary Best.
Sheriff Beeson of Ford county was a
delegate and took an active interest in the |
proceedings.
Z. Z. Elder of franklin county attended |
the meeting, but coutsutei himself with |
being listener.