Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-24

number OF them that will report at
Dsnver Attention lie invited to the
magnitude Of the arid land problem
md It, solution, IN which connection
occurs this strong statenieati
Tho country has millions Of unom-
/ ployed mon, the arid west has millions
Of unemployed acres. To transfer I'M
employed mon to surplus land Is the
great problem which must DO mo. and
which the Third Irrigation Congress will
consider. Uiah ought to be ablo to secure
hor share Of the advantages which will
| come to the arid west whon finally the
me- hod is adopted which will secure the
construction aud proper regulation of
the Irrigation works necessary 10 prepare
the now useless land to receive tho mill
lions who arc crying for homes.
The sdifess then urges public inter.
eat Ia the appointment Of a sufficient
number and the right kind Of men a.
delegates to the Denver meeting
linen Of experience In irrigation aud
colonization work aud who have the
general welfare at heart" and II con-
oludes with an urgent request for a
speedy answer to n list Of eight quss-
tions, together with such additional
advice and counsel a. the correspond.
on, may DO able to give. The iist OF
Inquiries IL a. iollows;
ist Give namo aud address.
I Dad NUHH 4
tho water within your district or ward
| suppliOd2
jrd. IL tho water u this source fully
| utilized, and n MOI what proportion runs
/ 10 waste during he winner season or how
many months Of tho year Is the water
not used FOR irrigaiion9
ith. About what area Of lands Il there
along the -iroam which can DO Irrigated
/ aud AFRO not2
Tho Gui Irrigation Congress, hold NJ
Salt Lake Cliy la 1891, decided that the
bosi results for tho reclamation u tho
| arid lands would DO secured BY tho
cossion ~ such public lands 10 tho state,
aud the control aud sale thereof DO oxor.
cisol by that state.
9Th. DO you myor any change In tho
policy decided upon AZ tn salt Lake
| Congress of 1901 aud endorsed b. tho
Legislature ot Utahf II 10, In what
particular or manuer9
The platform NJ the Irrigation Congress
held ~ Los Angeles Ia 1873. favored
| several departures from existing laws.
We submit those Inquiries ia relation
thereto AS foliowsi
First. The Irrigation Congress declares
-"We declare that water In natural
channels and bod-, II public property
and whom, under tho law OF any state,
vested rights have been secured thereto,
such rights, ike all other private
property, may be supervised for bouo-
/ fciN purposes, and DO condemned for
public use, under tho exercise Of tho
power Of ominuut domain"
b. Do sou favor the principle OF con-
dcmnlng existing wator rights9
The Los AuEolo. platform d0clares-
Eve declare that all streams ti,lug ln one
state and flowing by natural courses
through one or more s.alos, must be con-
served aud equally divided under Fui.
ufal authouty,n
ia. DO you favor tho division of the
wator among appropriations by officers OF
tho general government ra.hcr than local
/ onicors2
Ihifd. Tho Los Angeles platform do.
| clarcs-"Wo iAyur tho Limitation Of tho
amour, u land that may bu iukon up b.
| settler, under Systems at irrf>< on. To
forty rcros. aud predict That lea tao iututo
! IL will he found dusiu,ble To roduca tha
amount sull further, aud wo iavur the
restriction " tho privilege of taking up
the puhNc lands To citizens u Mo United
States" ~.
stu. Docs tho Limitation Of land ding.
10 forty acres moot your Approyalf
Now, most Of these ats imporla int
questions aud some Of them should no,
be- answered too glbly or without due
consideration. rhe time, however, Ia
short In which the par, Of the work
preparatory 10 the meeting OF thu
Congress must be- attended 10, ana
realizing this, Ms also tue fact that II
was the iuty VI every Influential cil-
zen 20 give encouragement to tue
cause, the First Presidency Of the
Church issued four days az, the FOL.
lowing letter 10 the Presidents VI
STAKES anu BlshoFs Of war1G
Tho subloo. to which tho Hon. W. n.
Rowe aud his associates, a. tho oNecu.
tive commission Tor Utal " tho National
Irrigation Congress. which muoi, al
Denver september Q, 1874, calls your
tunuon, IL ono Of great importance
10 our Iurri.ofy anu people. Iht
/ ANANAkAAHANN AHhN|A ANA ~ NNNMNA 20 nave
our Territory aud IT, agricultural inter.
usta appear IA their proper light before
tho nation, ana especially tho nuighbur-
ing sla,os and territories, aud moreover,
that rs 10 state Utah shall become potent
factor IN framing tho public Irrigation
legislation Of tho future. We, therefore
tako this method Of calling your alton.
ton TO these requests, aud laA0 The
liberty OF emphasizing what tho com.
, mission have said, that our inhuenct
may DO Joined To theirs In impfcssiug
you with tno importance Of giving them
the fullest aid aud Information, aud that
too, a once.
Very respectfully, your bre'hron,
WiLluHn WOODBURY.,
GLuluE q CANNON,
Justrit l.. SMITu.
To this iull statement Of the work
and methods OF the local Commission