The San Francisco call., 1897-10-01
IRRIGATION
CONGRESS ENDS
Cheyenne Is Chosen as
the Next Place of
Meeting.
Government Maintenance and
Control of Reservoirs Is
Favored.
c. M. Heintz Of California, an Ex-
ecutive Committeeman, Elected
Lecturer.

LINCOLN, NEBR Sept. S0.-The.mem-
oers of the National Irrigation Congress
continued their record for industry To-
day, crowding much work into TWO short
sessions ana concluding their convention
In time 10 allow many of the delegates to
take the evening trains for home.
Ex-senator Carey OF Wyoming, who was
yesterday elected president of the con-
gress, scored a triump ph to-day by securing g
the next meeting for Cheyenne and he
was again honored by being chosen as
chairman of the national executive COM
mlttee. Federal rs. State control and
maintenance of reservoirs in arid districts
was the rock upon which the convention
seemed destined at one time to split. a
prepon6erance of! sentiment favorable to
Federal control was shown on vote to
adopt the M jority report of the com m il
tee on resolutions. A resolution fayoring
postal savings banks was tabled and the
report of the committee was adopted as a
whole.
paper on "Artesian Water in South
Dakota" by Professor J. E. Todd, State
Geologist, opened the afternoon session.
1t was an elaborate illustrated review OF
arLlICldI Overflow
OF the Northwestern States.
Fruit Orcharding by Irrigation" was
the subject CT paper by E. F. Stephens,
president of the Nebraska horticultural
Society. He was followed by n. c. Darton
of the United States Geological Survey on
Water Supply of Western Nebraska"
A supplement to the report of the COM
mlttee on resolutions, pledging the sup
port of the Irrigation Congress to the
Hermann bill now pending in the ma
tlonal House of Representatives, provid-
Ing Tor the cession TO the States of l, 000 900
acres of arid lands, was adopted.
Delegate Moores of Kansas asked for an
Endorsement of House bill 10, $50, at pres
ent pending in the lower house. 1t pro-
vldes for the creation OF public land
commission, under the Secretary of the
Interior consisting OF the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office, director of the
Geological Survey anG three other per-
sons, to be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate. The COM
mlttee IS to ascertain the water supply of
each basin and its fluctuations, and is to
prepare statement showing the amount
available and the amount flowing to
waste. Mem bers OF the congress declare
themselves favorable to the bill.
The national executive committee an
nounced the selection of the following OF
ticers: Chairman, Joseph Carey of Wyom-
ing; secretary. J. F. Mills of Idaho iec-
turer, c. NJ. Heintz of California. The
other members of the committee are:
A. /. Kellogg, Colorado; E. F. Best,
District OF Columtia; C. a. Park, Hi
nois; J. a. Churchill, Kansas; Thomas
Knight, Missouri; Thomas G. Frost, Min
nesota; o. E. MeCutcheon, Michigan; S.
Nj. Emery. Montana; Thomas ]. Clark.
Met Nj
H. B. Maxson, Nevada; W. Lawrence,
Ohio; c. V. Gardner, South Dakota; H
L. w. Shurtliffe, Utah; Ellwood Meade,
Wyoming.
The chairman was empowered to ap-
point three members to constitute COM
mittee TO influence legislation favorable
to irrlgation before the Senate and House
al Washington.
At 4 o'clock the convention adjourned
sine die.