Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-09-08
TALKING IRRIGATION
Third National Congress Conyenes
in Denver.
PERMANENT OFFICERS CHOSEN
Two hundred Delegates Representing
Seventeen States i'll Attendance
Morfoh's scortching Letter.

! DENVER, Sept. 3.-The third nationa
}; irrigation congress convened today
About 200 delegates, representing /.
states and territories, were present, be
sides representatives. from Canada
Russia, Mexico and other foreign
countries. William E. Smythe, chair.
man of the national executive commit.
tee, delivered the opening address.
Governor Waite, Mayor Van Horn
and President Byers of the chamber of
commerce welcomed the guests.
Ex-Governor Prince of Iowa intro.
duced a resolution giving every person
who has come to the convention the
right to participate, regardless of the
representation fixed by the Los An
geies convention. 1t was referred to
me committee on credentials. Hon.
L.. Q. Cannon Of Salt Lake was unani-
mously chosen temporary chairman.
On reassembling the committee on
Credentials submitted resolution
which was adopted to the effect that
each state and territory represented be
| entitled to its full vote and that all
persons appointed by any authority be
permitted voice in determining how
the vote of his state shall be cast.
Permanent Officers
The appointment of committees on
permanent organization. resolutions
and rules and order OF business, each
consisting of a delegate from each state
and territory, was the next business
transacted. After a short recess the |
committee on permanent organization
recommended for permanent officers Of
the congress, Edward Mead, Wyom-
ing. president; j ohm G. Foster, Kansas,
first vice PRESIDENT; Thomas l.. Smith,
Colorado, secretary; A. Nj. West, Cali
lorhla, hrst assistant secretary; H. Y.
Hlnckley, Kansas, second assistant
secretary. Vice presidents from each
state and territory were named and the
report was unanimously adopted.
Several resolutions were introduced,
which were referred to the committee
without debatc-one by Price of Texas,
who asked that congress he requested
to appoint. and also to ask the republic
OF Mexico 10 apr oint, an irrigation
for the purpose of agreeing
on division of the waters of the Rio
Grande. Dennis of Canada asked that
Canada be included in the resolution,
which was agreed TO. Tonight reports
u several state commissioners were
heard, to the exclusion Of other busi-
ness.
Morton Sends a scorching Letter.
The delegates were stirred up by the
'eceipt of the following letter from J.
oterli'g Morton, commissioner of =,
agriculture. He paid lis respects to :.
he convention as follows: 1.-THE ques- :
ions considered by irrigation conven- = =
ions have nothing to do with practical !.
irrigation They amount simply to !.
he coming together OF body of citi. !
'ens for the purpose of petitioning ,,
congress for grants of lands and cession =
# whatever control or ownership the :
general government may have of the :
waters Of the arid region" A delegate +.
aid the letter was an insult to the con. :
'ention and he moved that the docu- :,
nent be rt turned to Washington. j. = :
y Ieet appeared in the role of peace
naker and the letter was placed on file.