Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-01


ri 10 Congress recently held at
Aibuquv,que. Now Mexico;
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah,
september y, 1895.
My Dear Governor
You were kind enough TO appoint me
delegate to tho Fourth National frriga-
Ion congress, and according 10 tho APP
puin neut l repaired to ALBUQUERQUE,
Now Mexico, la company with once
gentlemen aud ladies, la time TO meet
tho congress NJ its opening On Monday,
tho iG.h inst. Il ia due to you that
should make ut least brief report Of
The proceedings OF that body.
Including myself, there were fourteen
delegate, nom usah, aud large repre-.
sCnutiun from California, Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico
aud Arizona. Idaho and Nevada weTo
also Toproso ted, though tile delegates
from thcse ziatos were lew In number.
Texas, Mlooun, Illinois, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, and oven Now Jersey had
representatives thofe. Strange TO Hay,
therc was no representation from Wyom-
ing, Montana, Washington, or other Of
the nakotas-staios which arc all more or
less interested in tho subject OF lrriga-
ton. Taken ns q whole, tho representa-
ton nj IN. clngross was very cfodi able,
aud those who wofo present took gfoag
interest IN the proceedings.
Il h remarkable how The interest Las
grown upon this subject Of Irrigation
within few years. Douhilus. tho
drouth In Kansas aud Nebraska, ~ well
~ In states further east, has contributed
to the awakening OF interest Ia the arii-
fclal watering u tho earth, aud II seems
probable that measures will DO taken In
all the Hemi.arid states to supplement- tho
rainfall by some system OF irrigation.
Indeed, many who live In tho states east
OF tho Mississippi feel that IL would be OF
great boneht at certain seasons "
thoy could arrange for tho irri-
they would be more likely To obtain
suror returns from their fiold-, orchards
and gardens than by depending entirely
upon rainfall. My observation leads mo
10 believe that In many Of tho statos east
OF tho Mississippi, where tho springs and
creeks will admit Of tho application OF
water TO the land, II will be used In this
way to an oxicnt never before known.
aud doubtless with beneficial results.
The subject OF storing the waters that
fall In tho wlntof-whRt arc called the
storm watora-a one that l. attracting u
great deal OF attention; and reservoirs
are being planned and will DO constructed
throughout the arid and semi.afih re-
gions which will require large amounts
OF capital to construct.
10 gave tho delegates from Utah great
| pleasure to hear tho almost universal ex-
preston OF approval OF Utah's methods
of forming companies FREQ from bonded
Indebtedness for the irrigation OF the soil.
The fashion, too, which has prevailed In
this Territory, OF combining tho owner
ship OF land TO small holdings, appears
TO meet with universal favor, and the
example OF Utah In pointed TO a. one
that ought 10 DO followed throughout all
tho arid and semi-arld regions. IL was
very gratifying 10 the delegates 10 fnd
Utah credited In this manner. II can
truthfully be said that tho delegation
from Utah was listened to always with
more than ordinary attention, and re-
coivod respect aud CONFEDERATION In tho
proceedings OF the congress. / mention
/ this, not from any motive OF vanity, but
| that you may understand that tho Torri-
! tory OF which you arc the chief oxecu-
! live stands high In the estimation Of tho
| people Of the surrounding states aud ter
ritoTios tor the example In Industry,
| thrlt aud the non-mOnOpoli2aiiOn OF lana
which Il has given 10 the country.
| Amer tho close u the congress, orcur-
sions were planned TO PhWnix, Arizona,
/ and to the PouOs valley. -Four OF the
members OF our delegation woni to
| Phoenix, aud seven Visited the Pecos
valley, which the Pecos Valley Improve
ment * Irrigation company were very
DESTROYS that We should do, A they
wished to show us what they had done
In that country. Until We visited that
valley we had no true conception OF tho
extent OF New Moxico's resources. II 10
a valley OF superb advantages, possessing
"a fruitful soil, an unsurpassed climate,
and water suflicle tly abundant 10 irri-
cato all tho land within reach. One great
advantage, too, that this region possesses
over lther parts u Now Mexico IN the
| freed IN from racial troubles, there
being no old titles on the land and no
Mexican population that Will interioro
with the DEVELOPMENT Of tho country.
Tho warnest and kindliost feelings
" 40 Expressed by all whom we mot to-
wards Utah and UtAh's governor. and we
were charged with kind regards from
prominon, people to deliver to your self
anu our itizens.
Thanking you iorthe honor which you
conferred on me Ia selecting mo as q
do legaie,
1 remain, very respectfully,
jBoRaE q. CANNON.
Hon. Caleb ". West,
| GoyDrnor Of Utah Torritofy.