People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
IN IRRIGATloN'S CAUSE.
Two Hundred Delegates to the Nationa
Congress Gathered Mt Danyer.

Two Hundred Delegates to the Nationa
Congress Gathered Mt Denver.
DENVER, Sept. 4.-The national irri-
CATION congress convened at Broad
way theatre to-day, with about 200
delegates present, representing seven
teen Western states and territories,
Canada, Russia and several other
European countries. Don j. Ramon
De YOboralla presented credentials as
the personal representative of Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico. The United
States is represented by H. Newell.
Arthur P. Davis and Morris Bean of
the general land Office and geological
survey.
The first object of the convention
will be the formulation of a bill to be
presented to the next congress re-
garding the reclamation of the arid
lands of the West. After this will
come the question whether or not the
meeting shall indorse the recent
action of congress in ceding ,OOO,O 900
acres of arid land to arid land states
and territories in place of theWestern
proposition to have the government
reclaim these lands. Colorado will
oppose this plan on the ground that
the Western states and territories
have not the money to develop these
lands after they come in possession of
them.
The congress was called to order by
National Secretary William NJ.
Smythe, who delivered his annual
address. He said:
THE peace and prosperity OF this
nation depends upon whether there is
sufficient wisdom and patriotism in
congress and in the public life of the
United States TO add to the legacy of
Puritan and patriot the realization of
industrial independence, for, after
all, the quality of independence that
comes nearest to each mans hearth
stone is independence in the ability to
protect those he loves. Estimates diff
fer concerning the precise capability
OF Western America, but the most
critical economist among all our stu
dents of water and land comedies
that we can sustain, under a
proper system of irrigation,
as many people as now live within the
boundaries of the United States.
Founding our faith on this conserva-
tive authority, we send to the people
of this troubled nation the message
we are coming Father Abraham. with
homes for 100000 millions more
homes where irrigation shall guaran-
tee industrial independence and the
small farm unite the equality of men.
Another message we send to cur coun-
trymen: That we assemble here, not
as citizens of Western states, in spir-
1t OF narrow sectionalism, we assem-
bic as citizens of continental repub-
lie, whose past and whose future,
whose traditions and whose aspira-
tons we proudly share. We seek to
organize prosperity for orr common
country ana 10 give new luster TO our
American name" ..H. .ai .uV
Governor Waite having gone 10 the
Populist state convention at Pueblo,
his private secretary welcomed the
delegates to the state and Mayor Van
Horn and President Byers Of the
chamber Of commerce welcomed them
to the city. .,
Ex-Governor Prince Of New Mexico
introduced a resolution giving every
! person who had come to thu eonten-
ton right to participate, regardless
OF the representation fixed ny the Los
Angeles congress. After considerable
discussion the resolution was referred
to the committee on credentials.
George G. Cannon of Salt Lake CITY
was unanimously chosen temporary
chairmsn, and after the committee on
credentials was appointed a recess
was taken until o'clock,