Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-05
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
What Was Accomplished by Irrigatio
Advocates at Salina. Kan.

What Was Accomplished by Irrigation
Advocates at Salina. Kan.
SALINA, Kan, Oct. 1.-The following
resolutions were adopted by the irriga-
ton convention.
Whereas, The government of the United
States has plated and put upon the market as
agricultural land the vast territory known as
the great western plains and
Whereas, American citizens wishing to Sc
cure homes have moved upon these plains,
bought and paid the government for land and
expended their money in improving it, and,
Whereas, 1t has been demonstrated by the
experience OF these men and BY the signal sta
tions OF the government that the amount OF
rainfall per annum at proper seasons is insuf-
ficient to make agriculture profit table there
forefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this conven-
tion that it is the duty of congress to make an
appropriation for the purpose of testing the
practicability of the following theories Of irri-
CATION for these plains: First that the govern
ment should by experiments, determine
whether the underfiow water is of sufficient
volume, and can be brought to the service at a
cost to make 1T available for general irrigation
purposes; second that it should determine
whether reservoirs can be constructed for the
purpose of storing water sufficient in quantity
for irrigation purposes
Resolved, That it is the sense of this conven-
tion that an Interstate Irrigation association
be and is hereby organized by the delegates
present, for the purpose Of promoting the cause
OIL 1rriSaIlOn as set IOrtn IN the ABOVE reSOlu-
tion: that the officers OF this interstate organ
ization shall consist of president, vice pres
ident from each state, secretary and treasurer
and executive committee, consisting of
president, secretary and i've other members.
Resolved That it is the sense of this conven-
tion that all the states and territories included
in the call for this meeting should organize
state associations and that the president of
these state associations shall be ex officio vice
presidents of this association
Resolved, That we demand OF our senators and
representatives in congress immediate action
looking 10 the relief of the people upon the lines
indicated in the foregoing resolution
Chief Hinkley, 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 state engineer. should take steps al
| once toward the passage of state engineer
| bill by the next legisla ture making liberal pro
| vision for investigation, experiments and sur
| veys in cooperation with the government en-
gineers, to determine to what extent each state
underfiow for irrigating purposes. either with
or without reservoirs and upon the results ci
which surveys each Statescan base its claim fol-
water and government assistance or both. as
shall then be deemed best
The following delegates were elected
| to the international convention in Los
| Angeles, Cal: Judge Emery, Lawrence;
| L. baldwin, Great Bend; j. X. Wright,
| Junction City; j. L. Bristow, Salina
A. w. Stubbs. Garden City; E e.
| Moses. Great Bend; d. NJ. Frost. Gar.
den City; Mr.. Hardy and Mr.. Maxwell
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