The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-06

Denver, Colo, Sept. SIN the Nation
lal Irrigation congress today ex-Gover-
Inor Prince, of New Mexico, chairman
Iof the committee on resolutions, an
lnounced that the committee would be
lready to report tomorrow.
w. w. Follett, civil engineer Of Den
yer. read a paper on 1.-The Underfow of
graphically described the underfiow of
Colorado and Kansas, and gave the
Opinion that it was not supplied by the
melting snow in the mountains so much
as from streams and rainfall.
Robert Hay, state geologist of Kan
sas, read a paper on Waters Of the
Plains" He described the irrigation
system of his state and prophesied that
before the end of the next decade every
acre in western Kansas would be under
cultivation and the state population
would be 100000
| Mrs. M. w. Hamm-Fales, wife of the
American consul to Annoy China, read
a paper on Ancient and Modern Irri-
cation of China and Japan The sys-
tenn in those countries, she said, was
over 5000 years old, but was very
crude.
Executive Committee.
The congress elected the following
national executive committee: William
e. Smythe, of California, chairman;
Fred L. Allies, of California, secretary;
Professor Edwin NJ. Boggs, Arizona !;
Alvin NJ. West, California; M. B. Golf,
Idaho; J. w. Gregory. Kansas; J. E.
Belt, Minnesota; Samuel D. Robbins
Montana; A. Ford, Nebraska; Elwood
no MI n
Rhode Island; Colonel Max Frost, New
Mexico; w. H. Taylor, Nevada; L. P.
Baker, North Dakota: John II. Filter,
IOklahoma; F. II. Brigham, Oregon;
is. M. Clark, Texas; Judge L. w.
Shurtliff, Utah; ]. P. Graves, Washing
ton; j. E. Godding, Wisconsin; William
"A. Pearce, Canada; Don Ramon J, Dey-
barola, Mexico; Thomas Knight, Mis-
|souri; D. A. Misner, South Dakota; A.
l.. Kellogg, Colorado.
Judge Emery, of California, was con-
tinued as national lecturer.
The president of the trans Mississippi
congress at the morning session invit-
ed the congress to appoint delegates to
attend the meeting to be held in st.
ing with this request, William B.
Smythe and Judge Emery. of Califor-
mia, and Colonel Mead, of Wyoming,
were appointed Immediately on the con-
gress assembling for the afternoon for
the afternoon session. The first paper
read after this was by Captain W. A
Glassford, U. S. A., on "Meteorologic
Factors and Climatic Conditions of
Arid America"
This was followed by Morris Byen, of
the United States land department, on
Right of Way for Canals and Reser-
voirs for Irrigation Purposes" he, at
some length, gave an account of what
his department was doing toward the
reclamation of arid lands. He assured
the. delegates that the government was
heartily in sympathy with the object OF
this congress and was disposed to give
any assistance possible to aid in re-
deeming the desert lands, which, he
believed, under a system of irrigation
would become the finest agricultural
lands in America.
f. H. Newell, of Arizona, connected
with the United States geological sur
vey; was introduced and delivered a
most interesting address on THE Pres
ent Condition of Public Lands. which
was illustrated with typographical
charts.
Favors Small Farms.
Congressman H. H. Coffeen, of Wyo-
ming, addressed the congress on ma
tional Methods of Reclamation of Arid |
Lands versus Cession." He objected to |
the introduction of foreign capital in |
to state for the purpose of securing |
large landed estates. He favored the |
ownership of small farms instead of |
land syndicates securing possession of |
large tracts and leasing to the farm
ers. He denounced the Carey act, as it |
would be the means of throwing into |
the hands of syndicates the 100000 |
acres granted each arid state and ter
rltory. The states not having the mon /
ey to develop these lands will be COM
PEELED to turn them over to corpora
tons under certain agreements to de-
velop them. This would place the farm
,rs in condition similar to the serfs
Of Europe. He favored government re-
clamation and, if necessary to accom-
olish this purpose, bonds or treasury
notes should be issued which could be
redeemed by the sale of the lands.
Carey Defends His Act.
Senator J.. NJ. Carey, of Wyoming, the
author of the Carey bill, replied to |.
Coffeen in defense of his
Measure. He believed "the nearer you
got to an individual the better you can
10 business, and that the states can
construct and conduct these irrigation
canals cheaper and better than can the
managers of the government who live
n Washington. Under the provision
If the bill no state or territory is COM
,elled to accept this grant of 100000
icres of arid land. 1t is for these COM
nonwealths to settle this matter by I,
heir legislatures, accepting or reject
ng the conditions of the government.
f accepted, the states can dispose of
he lands to individual settlers, coun-
les or corporations ON such terms,
Quantities and conditions as the peo- I
lie wish and syndicates need not be
,iven control unless it is thought best
o do so. Something must be done with
hese lands, and while the measure is L
lot at all to be desired, it is all the
vest could get at this time, and the
God so over-balances the evil that it
a great advancement toward the end
esired. 1t is simply an experiment,
nd if the states make good use Of c
his donation there is no doubt but :
hat congress will make additional +
rants of these arid lands. ii
81 trust this congress will endorse +
he measure and the states will make !
great effort to successfully reclaim
hese lands"
Recess was then taken until II
clock.
At the evening session of the con- !,
ress the following cities were put in . .
omination as the place for holding the ;