The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-30

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Lincoln. Neb.. Sept. 2s.-Beginning aio
o'clock this morning. with a short re-
cess at noon, and continuing until lats
tonight, the delegates to the National
Irrigation congress were surfeited with.
papers on irrigation topics and discus
sions which followed their presenta.-
ton. The congress today took action
looking to its indefinite contiuua1ce
and providing for the incorporation OF
the national association and adoption
of a constitution and bylaws This
action, which was preached at the
meeting at Phoenix. Ariz., a year ago
has been delayed through a failure
heretofore to recognize the congress as
a continuing body or to keep intact a
record of former proceedings. Ex-Sen-
a.tor Carey of Wyoming, who was hon
ored by a unanimous election to the
presidency, emphasized the necessity OF
making the association a distinct per-
manent organization. Interest in the
subject, he said, was growing each year,
and the enterprise itself was broaden
ing and so developing as to compel
recognition of the whole nation.
The sessions today were marked with
an increased attendance, and papers as
rule were pointed and interesting. An
extremely long dissertation on rain
making by a local theorist had the ef-
feet of crowding out Of the programme
a number of papers, among them that
of eX-Secretary HeintZ, which, how
ever. was formally announced and will
form a part of the printed report. Tele-
grams and letters of regret from
number of delegates unable TO be pres
ent were read.
BRIGHAM YOUNGS REGRETS.
Brigham Young sent the following:
Public business prevents my presence
at Lincoln. Success attend your labors
In the present congress. I congratulate
you on your just efforts and heartily
wish that the people Of the nation may
realize the Importance of your mission
and how closely allied it is to their flu
| ture prosperity May the day be
hastened when the labors of the men
| and women who have so fully and IN
| seIfishIy devoted their time and means
| to- develop the national interests of the
west as you are doing be fully appre-
| ciated by the whole people of our great
! country"
| The committee on credentials made a
report, after which the following Off
| GERS were elected by reclamation:
! President-Joseph NJ Carey, Chey-
First Vice Presidents. a. Cochrane.
/ South Dakota.
Second Vice President-L. W. Shurt-
! life, Ogden, Utah
Third Vice Presidents. ". Knox,
| Princeton, His.
| ecretdry-ThOnaS E. Frost. Mime
apolis, MINI.
Reading Clerk-CoIonel H. D. Max
| son, Reno, Ney.
File CIerk-P. C. ErricsoD. Nebraska.
Press Reporter-R- ]. Colver, Los
Angeles, Cal
! The selection of treasurer Will be left
to the executive committee.
Senator Carey was introduced. He
accepted the gavel in a short speech,
expressing his thanks He said his pur-
pose was not to dictate what the con-
vention should do, but to help it. He
then spoke Of the purposes and aims
of the irrigation interest Senator
Carey expressed his wonder at the pro
ductiVeness Of Nebraska without irri-
cation and wondered if Nebraska would
not produce about all that was needed
when its fields we're fully irrigated He
said that western people had q right to
be proud of what had been done in the
west.
THE CITY OF LINCOLN
last year came near capturing the
United States. Representatives of the
University of Nebraska are seen all
soon as he sees them, for their knowl-
edge crops out in their conversation.
The people do not know the wealth of
the western part of the United States
Senator Carey then spoke in brief of the
resources Of the west. So far as this
country is concerned, the people are
always ahead of the prophets of the
future. The people are TO be agricul-
, turists. There is a need Of scientific
| and practical men to aid in the devel-
/ OpmeIrt of this territory AS to plans,
! Senator Carey said that the first thing
necessary to more perfect deyelopn ent
was to take care of the water of the
Rocky mountain streams. to prevent
the floods and conserve the excess
, water for the dry seasons. The people
want that kind of legislation that will
insure protection 20 capital invested in
irrigation This viii insure further in
. vestment- In ten or 10 years, the peo-
a pie VIII not be moved by a recital of
, their ills. They viii be appealed to by
Z mention of their desire for advance
: ment and their enthusiasm for new
, projects.
Prof BIout of Las Cruces. N. NJ.
: read Il thorough paper on The History
! of Irrigation A telegram of congrat-
ulatiou was received by the convention
from Colonel ". r. Cody (BuffaIo- BiIl).
F. H. Newell. photographer of the
United States geological survey, read
r a paper entitled Progress of Irriga-
ton" He said in part:
MIR. NEWELIiS PAPER.
a During the past few years thers
( have been comparatively few large irri-
E cation systems constructed. The prin.
q cipal developments have been along the
. line of increase of area cultivated un-
. der bitches already built and the con.
: struction of small irrigation works de.
pended for the supply of water upor
storage reservoirs or wells. A Deriot
r of growth has been the result not ONLY
: of the prevailing hard times, but as tht
e natural consequence Of the speculative,
). movement resulting in the building o
: many great canals during the year.
a 1Ss9-1S93. Nearly all the larger corpor
:; ate enterprises begun at that time ar,
now in bankruptcy, resulting from on,