Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-25

ocsl laws and regulations for the state
Legislatures.
State commissioner are now work.
ing under this plan and reports from
The general committee Indicate that
the reports will be- valuable AMI the
delegations from the various states
VIII be large and active. From this II
must be seen that Utan must be up
ava doing In order that our Interests
may BE- properly represented
The LIS Angeles congress adopted n
series Of resolutions, some OF which
we're radical and with which Utah
people can not now agree.
Declarations we're made concerning
the condemnation Of YES ed wafer
fighis for public use and concerning
the division OF Interstate streams
under Federal authority, which | think
good many Utah people would Oh
eot 10.
The Denver congress will take up
these questions Ia n vigorous manner.
Now, regardless OF pet theories, all
can hgree upon the great Importance Of
the general question and upon the
necessity Of quick action concerning
tue whole matter. y o matter w bethof We
believe that u the government should
cede the arid land 10 the states public
lands would soon DO converted into
private snaps, or whether We think the
states can be- trusted and that any other
method will be too slow, We must all
agree that some plan must be- decided
upon In order that the great opporiun.
ity now presented 10 the people Of the
arid West may not be lOei.
10 will be worse than blunder
II the people Of the New West should,
by reason of differences among them.
selves, prevent quick action upon some
reasonable basis. Millions OF people In
distress want homes, thousands Of
young men desiio now, ~ never
before, 10 take up their 100 acres. The
new states want the new people. They
need Them In their business. Idaho
and Utah In particular want the de-
vel0pmont VI new farms TO stand their
share Of taxation which otherwise will
grow heavier In the near future.
intoTeat Ia the coming congress II
becoming great IL IL, for many TsR-
sons, every body's business, % push the
claims Of the West AMI 10 assitt IN
cfetting a sentiment In favor OF addl-
tiOnhl appropriations by Congress Tor
surveys Of public lands, appropriations
iOr building reretv0ifs.or such action ~
will allow somebody elas 10 dg 10, RB
well rs for appropriations for fiycrs
anu harbofs Ia the older siales.
UiAh's opinions, UtahS laws and
customs are interesting 10 tue rect Of
the county. Looked upon NJ leade r
aud her claims recognized Ia this fc.
sprot by all, we must no well repre-.
scented ~ the Denver congress. The
story OF tie early struggle In Utah
where lghor only wss available Ia the
development Of Irrigation IN repeated
In every gathering whore tho subject IL
under discussion. The story 0i the
Efforts OF the Pioneers In iunugurating
the system here Ia Salt Lake ~ related
90 the Irrigation Congress by President
| Wiliofd Woodruff has been told and
feiOld all over this broad laud. Early
strugglea here force all TO give Utah
settlements the mt place In tho hit-
tory Of American irrigation, Gree ey
comes next, then Riverside. ltis not
necessary TO refer 10 the many impor.
tAut questions affecting the work q
irrigation anu colonization which will
be brought up At Denver.
The Importance OF 4 question which
means finally 60,OOO,OOO of acTVs tt
for the homes Of men " 20 great that
the leading men Of the intef.mountain
states may well take u joint interest In
discussing II. This question Ia being
asked by the general committee and
by people all over the slate; Cau the
West grasp great opportunity7
Lot as answer that Utah people can
rlss 10 the occasion anu do we'll their
share towards solving the problems
| connected with this question. Utah
will ux pertinent wisely with the million
aeros given 10 II by the enabling act 4,
anu II In the course OF legislation In
this near future another million IA given
probably no objection will be raised by
the people Of tbs great new State. But
tight now cur duty Ia TO give cur eX.
perienees and our best efforts 10 the
| Leopls OF the other states who are 10
meet on common ground 10 consider
what N 10 DO for the best Interests VI
the arid west.
q. T.. wANILAND,
For the Irrigation Commission.