San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-06
IRRIGATION CONGRESS-.
PERMANENT STATE IRRIGATION
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED.
The Military Post Excursion-Work
of Session Last Night and Today.
Program This Afternoon.


nard and General Manager Gregory, and
witnessed fine brigade parade of the
Fort Sam Houston garrison. Beside the
delegates there was great crowd of San
Antonio citizens and northern visitors
present, to take advantage of this unusu-
al drill.
After the drill the complete circuit Of
the military post was made ere the party
returned to the center Of the city for sup
per. Every one was delighted and full Of
praise for San AntOnioS hospitality.
The session last n: ght was devoted to
considerable business.
ID. o. Lively, of Fort Worth, preSe nted
the following:
The location of the lands situated In
the counties west of the PecOS river and
south of the Texas and Pacific railroad,
and possibly other counties is such that
the state railroads and individuals own
alternate sections. onehalf of said lands
being public domain. On the land in
these counties there is no visible supply
of water either from arteSian sources O.
running streams, making the sole poSs.-
bility OF irrigation dependent upon the
cOnSerVationO storm water The cOnSer-
walton of Such water is rendered imprac@l
ticable because the persons, firms or
corporations doing this work have no pro-
lection in the uses of ownership OF the
water thus tmpOunded by reason of the
fact that such reservoirs would neceSSa-
rily be on individual, railroad and state
lands. This hardship could be Obviated
by the state cOnSenting TO consolidate
such lands at the Instance Of the owners,
either said roads or inuvidual.intO bodies
sufficiently large to warrant the building
Cf such reservoirs: therefore he it
Resolved. That the legislative commit
tee of this irrigation congress be in
StrUcted to urge the next Texas legSla-
ture to pass law embOdying the ends
herein set forth; referred.
Another resolution Introduced as fol-
lows:
Resolved That committee Of five be
appointed by the chairman of this con.
VentiOm. whose special duty shall be to
expedite and encourage an international
treaty with Mexico in regard to the use of
the Rio Grande water for irrigation pur
poses; referred.
The committee on bylaws and perma-
nemt organization reported as follows:
This society shall be KmowG and styl, ],
the Irrigation association Of Texas, with
dOmicile at San Antonio. The objects OIL
this association shall be to encourage the
development of practical irrigation in the
State OF Texas by meetings, discussions
and by the gathering and dissemination
of such data, facts and statistics as will
tend TO the promotion Of this great factor
OF our common prosperity, and es-
pecially to labor for the estab
lishment of such an information
al convention between the United States
and the Republic Of Mexico as shall de-
termne and quiet the important question
Of the great Rio Grande water supply on
the border of Texas and the northern
states of Mexico.
This association shall be formed by citi
zenS Of Texas who may subscribe to this
constitution and bylaws.
The officers OF the association shall be
one president, two vice. presidents for the
state at large, and one vice president fol
each Congressional district. one secretary
and one treasurer.
The association shall meet on the first
Tuesday in December of each year, at 10
O'Clock a. m.
The president shall preside at all meet
ingS of the association when present, and
shall be elected for one year on the first
day Of each regular annual meeting.
The duty of the two vice presidents for
| the state at large shall be to aid the pres
ident and preside over all meetings of
| the association in the absence of the pres
| dent
The Congressional district vice preS-
| tents may Orga nize such local irrigation
| societies within their respective districts
| as may become necessary for the promo
| tiOn Of the cause Of irrigation, preside
| over the meetings OF such societies and
| secure as far as may be necessary the
| organization of county societies and see
| that all important transactions of such
/ district and county societies are reported
| to the state association.
The secretary shall keep a correct rec
| ord OF the proceedings of all meetings of
/ the association.
| The treasurer shall keep all moneys of
| the association and pay the same out
| only on the order Of the finance commit
| tee
The election of all officers shall occur
on the first day of each annual meeting.
| The president shall appoint standing
committee Of at least five persons, whose
| duty it shall be to correspond with the
Governors and commercial organizations
of those States of the Mexican Republic
which lie on the border of Texas, looking
to the organization of an interstate inter-
national irrigation association for the
purpose of arriving at definite knOwl-
edge Of what is necessary in order to a
Just and intelligent settlement of the
Rio Grande water question and to urge
upon their respective national govern
ments the speedy adoption of such an in
ternatiOnal convention as shall settle
that question in the interest Of all con
cerned.
The report was laid over until thi!
morning and was then adopted
Follow.n g the reading OF the report, {
general conversational hour was passed
exchange of views and experience, ant
talks on irrigation, farms, farm product
} and methods.
This morning the work was very tx
. tensivc, and was Of very entertaining
and instructive nature.
, Lieut.. Chatfeld addressed the conven
, tion on the subject OF results and advan
S tageS Of irrigation in Cameron, Hidalg
. and Starr counties. 1t was referred /
the committee for publication,
The committee on legislation with
drew to committee room and went t