The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-30
Day and Night Sessions
of the Congress at
Lincoln.
President Carey Is REFLECTED
and Speaks of Wonders
of the West.
Room for Seventy-FIVe Millions or
People If Water Is Properly
Utilized.

LINCOLN, NEBR., Sept. 29.-Beginn1ng
at 9 O'Clock this morning, with short
recess at noon and continuing until late
tonight, the delegates TO the National
Irrigation Congress were surfeited with
papers on irrigation topics and discussions
which followed their presentation.
The congress to-day took action looking
to its indefinite continuance and providing
for the Incorporation of the national asso-
citation and the adoption of constitution
and bylaws. This action, which was
preached at the meeting at Phoenix, Al,
year ago, has been delayed through
failure heretofore to recognize the con-
gress as q continuing body or to keep ID
tact record of former proceedings.
Ex-senator Carey of Wyoming, who was
honored by a unanimous election to the
presidency, emphasized the necessity OF
making the association distinct, perma-
nent organization. Interest in the SUBJ
iect, he said was growing each year and
the enterprise itself was broadening and
so developing as to compel the recogni-
ton OF the whole nation.
The sessions to-day were marked with
an increased attendance and papers as a
rule were pointed and interesting. An
extremely long dissertation on rain
ing by local theorist had the effect OF
crowdlng out of the programme number
of papers, among them that OF ex-Secre-
tary Henitz, which however, was form
ally announced and will form a part Of
the printed report.
kilograms and letters of regret from
mum Der of delegates unable to be present
were read. Brigham Young sent the fol-
lowing:
Public business prevents my presence at
Lincoln, Success attend your labors in the
present congress. l congratulate you on your
just efforts, ana heartily wish that the people
of the nation may realize the Importance OF
your mission, and how closely a4I1ed it Is 20
their future prosperity. May the day be
FASTENED when the labors OF the men and
women who nave so fully and uEsetshly de-
nations interests in the West, as you are
doing be fully appreciated by the whole
people OF our great country.
The committee on credentials made a
report, alter which the following officers
were elected by reclamation: President,
Joseph NJ. Carey, Cheyenne, Wyo.; first
vice. president, S. A. Cochrane, South Da-
life, Ogden. Utah; third president
S. Nj. Knox, Princeton, ILL.,; secretary,
Thomas Z. Frost, Minneapolis; reading
clerk, Colonel II. d. Maxson, Reno, New.
file clerk, P c. Ericsson, Nebraska; press
re porter r. J. Coiver, Los Angeles.
The selection of treasurer Will be left to
the executive committee.
Senator Carey was introduced as the
chosen president. He accepted the gavel
in short speech expressing his thanks.
He said his purpose was not to dictate
what the convention should do, but sim
Il - rriTy ir,c, Il
cisions. He then spoke OF the purposes
and aims OF the irrigation interest. Sena-
tor Carey expressed his wonder at the
productiYeness Of Nebraska without irri-
CATION and wondered if Nebraska would
not produce about all that was needed
when its fields were fully irrigated. He
said that Western people had right to
be proud of what had been done in the
West. The people do not know the
wealth of the western part of the United
States
There is room in the West for at least
70. 900, 600 people. There is a need of
scientific and practical men to aid in the
DEVELOPMENT OF this territory.
AS to plans Senator Carey said that
the first thing necessary to more perfect
development was to take care of water
from The Rocky Mountain streams, to
prevent the floods and conserve the ex-
cess water for the dry seasons The
people want Ludb hluQ VI ItSlSIaLlOn tlat
will insure protection to capital invested
in irrigation. This will insure further
investment.
Professor Blount of Las Cruces, N. NJ.
rea thorough paper on the History OF
Irrigation
F. H. Newell, photographer of the
United States Geological Survey, read
paper on the Recent Progress of 1rriga-
ton"
paper by Secretary Heintz of Caifor-
MIA was presented. Mr. Heintz said he
ouid not occupy the time of the con-
gress with the full reading of the paper,
as it would be printed in the report.
H. A. Wright of Lincoln read a paper
on Artificial Rainfall being slightly
advanced ideas on Old theories of rain
making.
A. L. Kellogg of Colorado called up the
matter OF effecting permanent organiza-
ton and the adoption OF a constitution
and bylaws, and on motion the chairman \
appointed a committee, composed of Mr..
Kellogg, c. H. Booth OF California and
Ejwood Mead Of Wyoming, to prepare
plans for effecting sucn an association.
William J. Bryan admitted his unfa-
mIlIarity with the subject, but promised
TO improve by study, and declared mis-
faith in the system as a reserve force to
farm lie.
A resolution memoralizing Congress to
take action on the question of cesslon of
the timber lands TO the States in which
they were located bid fair TO become q sub
ject OF animated discussion, but it was
sidetracked by reference to the ommittee
on resolutions and the reading OF papers
was continued.
agricultural Problems OF Arid Re-
gions," was the subject treated by Dr.
Clark Gapin of Chicago, whose former
residence in Nebraska and other Western
States furnished him themes for an inter-
esting discourse.
R. H. Breat of Minneapolis spoke on