The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Some Of the Questions Which Will
Come Up for Discussion at
Denver.
8, Il. Robbins Talks to a Tribune
Representative About This I'm
portant Subject.

On the executive committee OF the nat
ional IRRIGATION board. and asked him
.....,o,,;on. ~ -.,ord m tho bus;ness
'o.o qu0e go"
which wall come petore the irriga.'oh
congress which meets at Denver, Sep
tamber q. Tn reply Mr.. Robbins talked
-.n...
~ .o.'o~" -
"The present condition OF irrigation
development and the control and manner
s~pnropriation of waters ia by no means
--nI.-..-. Tho,o;,u,oh hot sbould
pc done 10 improve this anu ~ snouIu 10
lone as soon as possloie, ior Tue co"pLi.
CATIONS are daily growing WORSE AS !he
matter o STAMPS; more lanu Is peins
Drougnt unuer oltcn every year, al.huusn
sucn dry years as 100 anu 10y .he ne
oIten more ianu unoer uttou aoIs
some OF q smailer streams tuan .oulu
De suPpleo witn wafer withouL eto.aso.
n oioer eettiers snouiu unuouu.euly
ave tne PILOT rignls w 'ue ""to,
extent q tneir ~. ,h o.
that ID epite VI .heli .eeai pr
ority otnersa are Ionin ~, st,n ,ha;r
stream anu taAlIs ~. matua then,
great oetriment, anu oi'en .n
sim0es, II MOI qui'e, W Ma.o' aa h"r
I'm tne otner manu- .uooe VIZ aato
come INTO tne county a. tasei ua
rave pusheo nishel up .ne Lne,s,
VINO v maoe lor ,nensei'es nonieI
sno AVE lnves!eu az eil Sapi'an 80,
eDor IN irrigating tneir lanos, assei.
tnat the OWNERS Vi Pilor r.sn.s nv Ia IA
consloeratiUn !er o.nels, 'nai , .h iii ~
0oLLlor6 Will, IL lucy Call tdhc Oil thS
waser ~ 'no s,;eo ,Isi," - Uar uasto
ana olten use IL careiestly oI eNen mnie
" WINE otheis are III wan, VI, asain,
.nsi uu ~ y. 'n ~ watar u,n IN The he'd
USELESS 70 iet Inc wa.eL .uul = !. ~
o. the stre snnt o tSot hatera tSa slunder
rom tne lact tna' peioie .le ~ ,Ia
stresm q reain Tue hea aiis, a. an
uitcnes Iurtnet low .he Haniey en
Iire alioun. " 80,
ana .nereiore siLoe .ae uwhoe VI ply,
rignts canno' 10 pe1e En- sua .nose y. " do 90
use Tue w".el sIou 20 ~ 49,
Anese Go.npialnse IL
Ifemes, anu petween snem La ~ LIZ,
aois GASES Will esei9 IT. a oe,so,rasna
snu wIons In'orsou' ;na 20 dtovnbt
~ tnst curing every PeiIou uiousn.
inorc arg con.icts aii'ins ou 40 = up,Vpr,
u'stripu.ion vi wa'el, auu W. t,so
s.ate .na' ~ evert couI'y sea- n 90
sSpport,ng . numoer y iaT!eie out ~
snoIr s'enusr ea,L.ns ,Lnnidd
seetns = nSlIsniP .nas .ne eHLt;no
20 GomPelieu W 20 perpo.uant 1sn.mmS
.or ms isau' iVI tna. 10 IL ,,nd y
au,oun.s ". wtth WIZ "as ~ w .ho
valueiees' anu wnile nis posses ssoai y, u .no
wa.er ~ ~ Sons'ant JeopaiIy rLom o.ei'
sou.ce, ms 'ano can ha'e nt'e poin
hen5 vaiue. ,o,u.o - ,,n,
iNssoLt oine oiuu..Iaiy Eosa tS o,
.t.eI YOU. ~. ~ ornn;nahIa ord
TUG uoiays So1m ~ 70 ?. - ny
~ ol.eu wnne .uo 49, yaar,S
sno croP. naso u.so,.y 10 n y
wo.A 'oes W 1911 Sao;a;o, neoahaa
wssol. n:oouu aNnaa - Snt'nI I'D non
~. NO. oeIns Daeeo VI a'.u" ano III
IinuHus m1 ahnn aa o
xvsIispie sau on V.nGl ens.oai uo,
ss.is' y ID ol.en " n'.io plao'iGai ,ai o.
trom tne iact LUG. N uany Instances
n,oro watel 10 awaiuou .na. "e'uaiS ga
'sts VI new cireum may nae
srlsen entlIei' 1D'iatins .ne PUin 70
pseseu uPou. ine Saes n:oeIs.'. -
,elt tor lmmeuiate ue.lni.e !uushien. -
Dasou upoa sn aeSuia.o nhhTI" 'ous0 ~
!no au,9unt Vi Wa'er a'aii"oi' anu 'ne
Tha oidop o .o.ti.,. oho,,,d no nro,oc,od
o,uoi eo.tieie snouu 70 ploIeda
non i'snsS o1 ~ III ;s 49, ~ ~
a'so 10 Protec.eu ~ .na. .nele 10 gu
e.c1es VI wat15 uhueeo "a unapP,opiic.
% tney snoulu SNOW y anu ha.o H.
montana neeos 70 oe R,ace. . pos,
uon more IKE Una. vi wyoming ~ 10
saLu the MAINS: y. watel app.op m Tti
Ano Use ~ alIel ~ 10 pplTpiial1u s ~
y man is allowee " IaAe July q IAe
amount OIL water 10, each acre ne mas
nere ne may as mucn as he
iAes, more eVen tnan tnIee 10 ~ .ne
stream' Wnicn ID q very comlnoh ocIcui
renee 10 Dc sure ne a hoiu only ~
muGn as ne uses, no matter no" NUT
no mas approPriatea, out mere come o.
IN a question OF fact which no court II
montana car teli correctly. IL canno
be told without actuai measurement
TAKEN OF the stream anu tue uitcn. II
wyoming every oitch mas a m~easurint
aeVice near us neao, wnich ID controlieu
escn "sn se'e 'n "a au -
o1. a ' a"u - H. a. !,
stream rom wnicn ultcn 10 taken !.
measurea i anu ms s. tano h mnt sn n
eveIyone oeslring 10 .ahe wa'er iron
MAJ sireaui must nave q pe TL W uo =.
!Iom tne state engineel. us Is supp!
justice 70 !ne psior - an y
ne man niI ass .or ~ tnele Is no waLe
tot Dim no nnos ~ out pei1rH ne p JUN,
ms oi'cn. anousants vi uoiiars wW1u
n.ve peGn sasea ~ .no peopie mona
Th..a $. nna not.ble ;nstan.s i ;n th;S y;