Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-06

THE CAREY BILL
Discussed by the Irrigation
Congress.
--
CAREY SPEAKS ON IT.
Resolutions Were introduced Fa-
vOring the Measure,
CEsSloN Of LANDS TO STATES.


Denver. Col. Sept BIN the National
Irrigation congress today Ex-Governor
Prince. Of New Mexico. chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, stated
the committee would be ready TO re-
port tomorrow. RESOLUTIONS were in
uoduccd requesting that congress pass
strict law for the preservation OF the
forests. fayoring the ceding by the
government to the states and terrific
ries arid lands within their borders,
never TO pass out OF their possession
and TO be allotted 10 settlers In small
tracts on terms to BE- determined on
by the states and territories. ASKING
that the waters of the Interstate
streams be app6rtioned among the vari.
GUS states and territories by the gov
eminent and that priority OF right be
considered to some extent to the Carey
act. ceding 100000 acres OF arid land
to each OF the arid states and territo-
ries. These were referred TO the com
mittee without debate.
A paper was read By w. W, Fol-
/, tie, civil engineer of Denver. on "rhe
undorfow OF Waters OF the Great
Plains" He graphically described the
LDderGow OF the West and particularly
In Colorado and Kansas and arrived
at the conclusion that the sheet water
undernow OF the arid regions was not
supplied by the melting snow in Che
mountains SO much as from streams
and rainfall and was not strong
enough to diminish TO any large cS-
tent the supply Of water for hrga-
ton purposes.
Robert HAY, state goologlst OF Kan
sas read "A paper on "watera Of the
Plains" lie described the Irrigation
system OF his state. detailed the prog
ress made during tho past Few years
and prophesied TINT hefore the end OF
the next decade every acre Of land In
Western Kansas would be under eul-
tlyation and the state have a popula-
ton OF 100000.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hamm- Falos. wife OF
the American consul TO Annoy, China,
read a paper ON Ancient and Modern
Irrigation In China ana Japan Mrs.
Hamm- Falos has Travelled over CHINA.
Corea aud Japan and has thoroughly
Investigated the system OF irrigation
In those countries which she said was
over 5000 years old and was very crude.
The congress elected the following
national executive committees william
Ic .Smythe, California, chairman; Fred
H. Allies, California, secretary; Pro-
fessor Edwin NJ. Boggs, Arizona. Alvin
NJ. West, California; NJ. II. Codd, ldu-
no; j. w Gregory, Kansas; j. n. Belt,
Minnesota samuel y. Robbins, Mon
tana; A. Ford, Ncbmahni Elwood
Mead, Wyoming; Charles H. Ford.
Rhode Island; Col. Max Frost. New
Mexico; W. II. Taylor. Nevada, ]. y.
Baker, North Dakota. John II. Fct2er.
Oklahoma. +. II. Brigham, oregon;
n NJ. Clark Texas; Judge l.. w. Shurt-
len. Utah, j. u. braves, washington
J. u. Cooling, Wlsecnslni william a
paarce, Canada; Don Ramon j. Pc
Ybnrrln. Mexico; Thomas knight, MIS-
souri, ~. w Ismer, South Daltotn. y.
l.. ISellngg. Colorado. Judge Emory "
California was continued as national
The president OF the Mississippi
congress at the morning session, IN
vIted the congress TO appoint dele
gates to attend their meeting. 20 be
held IN ST Louis the last OF Noyem-
Ter. Complying with this request, WI
liam ~ Smythe. JudFe Emery ufBGaii-
fornia and Col Meade Of Wyoming
were appointed Immediately on the
congress assembling for the Afternoon
session.
The first paper read after this was
by Capt. W. A. Glassford. United states
army. on meteorological Anairs and
Climate Constants or Arid America"
This was followed by Morris Bien,
1 United Stntes land department. on
"Rleht OF Way for Canals and isser-
yoira FOR Irrigation purposeH.' lie AZ
| some length gave an account OF what
his department was doing toward the
reclamation Of arid lands He as
/ sured the delegates that the gDYetn-
rent was heartily In sympathy win
/ Inc object OF this congress. and wai
Z disposed TO give any assistance PCS
] chile 10 aid In redeeming the deacrl
lands. which he belieycvd under q syF'
4 tem OF irrigation would become the hrs
/ agricultural lands IN America, H. IA,
/ The United States geographical survey
was introduced and delivered an inter
Introduced and deiiered a most inter
esting address on The Present cnndl
lion Of Public Lands" which WAS ~
Illustrated with Typographical charts
Congressman II. &c. cOiiine Of Wy
/ omiug addressed the congress- or ma
tional Methods Of defamation OF Ari'
I Lands versus Ceasion." He objected Z
the Introduction Of foreign capital int
state for purpose of occurring ARG
landed estates. He favored the owner
ship of small farms instead Of Ian
syndicates securing pohsesnion OF larg
tracts and leasing 70 the farmers. ~
denounced the Carey bill, a. II wouii
be the means OF throwing Into n
hands Of syndlcates the one millioi
acres granted each arid state and terri
Tory. The states not having N
money 10 develop these lands will b
compelled TO turn them over 10 cor
porations under agreements 20 deyelo
them. This would place the farmer
In condition similar 70 serfs Of e.