Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-15
IRRIGATION REPORT.
Interest In The Work ATakeHiT5 All
Over The Country.
LEGISLATION NOW DEMANDED.
II, commcndat ons by III. Charm IN Of
the xe,u I've Committee OF tl'9
rr.gallou Ctngr'ss.

PaeNIx, Ariz., Dec. 15.--At today's
session OF the National Irrigation
Congress, Mr.. Il. X. Moses, chairman
of the executive committee, sumitted
the annual rel ort of the committee.
The report says that the work laid
out by the executive committee for
1886 mad not been fully accomplished,
ror was 1t as satisfactory to tho mem
beers az 1t would have been, II they had
not been handicapped in many ways
In its advancement. Nearly every
senator and representative in Congress
had been written to and explicitly told
what wa9 desired and their co.Upera.
ton asked.
A very strong sentiment In favor OF
Irrigation had been found. iHhe press
had given valuable assistance to the
cause aud the railroads have shown NO
lack OF Interest IN the work, many OF
the oificials OF the RAILROADS. having
given personal attention to the work In
several ways that had been productive
OF great good.
Surprising rs II may seem to you OF
waking up to the nscessity OF irrlga.
ton even in their own sections, and
In many places experimenting Ia ir.
rigation for the purpose OF making
surer anu larger crops, which they
know will always Increase the value
OF their land. From this source we
have been encouraged.
Not the least Interested in thit
work are the water and land Compa.
MES, emigcant anu prOvidsnt associa-
tions. The latter working in conjunc'
tion with the former Will one dny
eolve the great national question,
"Wkat shall we do with the unem.
pioyeup" which is answered by the
utilization OF the waste lands by irri'
| CATION for the colonization OF thest
people.
Tne Congress ehould do something
besides making shipe. 1t should
legislate, pass a bill or bills embody
Ing the Issues II has for years beer
presenting to the people. The country
in general was demanding something
feasible, practicable and tangible
| They could not at first expect or even
think what they did would be perfect
| Time and experience would reveal tht
imperfection anu give ample time tC
| protect them. A bill or bills creating Q
national irrigation commission anu {
national forestry commission SHOULD
be- passed. The duty OF the irrigs
ton commission should be- Il
Look after irrigation In III
every shape and form In every etat,
and territory to take charge OF all irrl
CATION works ana property ana repor
directly 10 Congress or to the interio
| or agricultural II spar me mt tha passag,
OF irrigation laws and make such Bug
geslionB rs would be- for lite furIhe
advancement until every irrigabl
arid acre IL subdusd and the une m
ployed anu homeless found peace ant
Llenty upon them.
The necessity for forestry commit
tee was ss important to this country
| as the forest, for without the for nsr W,
| would soon have none OF the latter
| Sooner or later we would not feel The
loss In dollars and cents 30 much as We
would In the use Of conserving tn,
waters for irrigation.
The committee recommended actor
upon the following SUBJECTS in III,
form OF bills for presentation TO Con
groe9 at Washington:
Arid lsnd policy; interstate streams
International streams; the reclamation
OF arid and semi.ariu lanus; pastora
lands; irrigation surveys nnu appro
priaIiOns for irrigation.