Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-24
the IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
SAT- LArr CRY, Aug. -, isoL

SALT LAKE iitht Aug - l0'h
Ed,ior Dcicrei Nara
Your able editorial In tho SEws Of tho
g1d overlook. tho advantages OF having
Representatives ut tho Denver Congress
TO represent Utah 70 discuss the very
matters you speak ".
There n nothing In tho address TO tho
people 10 conirsvono your ideasi quiio
tho contrary. In iact there has never ut
amy time such u thing been thought 81
regarding tbs cossiOn ~ tho nrii Of
national lands until all these quostlous
have been settled aud which tho na.ion
has 10 boar tieexpeusc uf
IN you will consult tho address Of tho
Commission to tho people, you viii SEQ
thai tho questions . To 10 inclusive involve
matters ~ realty more import than
niunn. since tho enabling act really gives
us all tho arabic land existing within ".
Territory 10 Utah A. state.
Cordially admitting that TIL. isa mat,
tor Ia be carefully studied, aud that twill
| take ave uT more years ~ bring about a
result. iheto IL tho strongest reason that
| Utah At tha coming Congress should be
| represented by tho very strongest mon
We eau send, aud any neglect % do 90
will be- a disgrace To Utah.
VIII you kindly suggest any bcttor
way Of doing this Tor UAh2
"a
second TO none, and iis representatives
will be- li- onod TO At Denver A. no others
will, aud now the object OF tho C0mmis'
sion IL To got ~ many dnlegatos to 10
there ~ possible without auy regard to
their ,iews-eAcopt ~ they represent tho
boat for Utah.
On tho owe Of becoming State there IL
ali the moro reason why she should be-
heard. We ask YOU and your paper 10
request tho people IN sond delegates and
answer u Tow statistical questions.
Very truly yours,
| q. l.. STEVENSON,
Secretary.
The NEWS Ia very pleased TO publish
the foregoing letter. one good reason
being that Col. Stevenson appears u
have imbibeI the IDEAS nave Others
from whom we have lately heAri-thaI
this paper was rather opposed 10 the
Irrigation Congress at Denver and wa
inclined to throw cold water upon The
endeNyot to nave proper representation
there for Utah. That this la huge
mistake and tbs exact opposite Of the
NEws's position, will be clear,
we think, to every one who will
read carefully the editorial re-
terred to, which appeared In our daily
issue OF the 22ud. Col. Stevenson,
remarks shout Utah. prestige In mat
tsrs OF Irrigation are most sincerely
believed by the NEWS; they were IN
fact given In substances aud almost In
Identical Language IN the very article
which, he says, "overlooSs the adj
vantsges OF having reprv.e ltllves at
the Denver Congress-" We over
looked none OF the advantages, but on
tho contrary urged thea upon public
attention; and II anything more IL
that line IL needed, we are ready her,
aud now TO fr.asert aud re-smphasiz,
lhe high aud imperative duty OF this
Territory 10 DO fully and ably repre-
sonted In the deliberations Of tina
body.
la an address 10 the people OF Utat
concerning the "rhlrI National lrrl
CATION Congress-" which Ia TO oonyeu,
In tho Broadway rhua,eh Dem
ver September 3, the member
OF the Irrigation Commission
for the Territory make a st0ng pie
or the estnestness, the Interest an
the Ials.aucs OF publi,-1piritci Uui
citizens Iuis commission consists OF
Vim. III, Rove, who il the Utah mem
ber OF the national executive commit
tee; s. F0rIier Of Logan; l., w. shur,
IN OF Ogden; l.. Hllufouk o.! Provo
ami o. h, Wanllbnd o. SAT- Lake City
with q, l.. 5,oyunsJn AZ toOrethry-
well-hnown aui representative men al
VI them, aad energetic Tor the al
yanoamunt Of the comnulily rnril
adIrpla roion 10 tho 1lll1lsl call iu
Tue Denver Congress, AMI gives th
basis o representation. They explnir
tlu duties u the commissions nj
pointed Tor tho various arid or semi
arid n'atus and territories, amt Ga,
valuable Information that may b
expected from the reports Of thoa
bodius-s0venteen, we believe, 10 TIA