Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-30
A suRFEIT OF PAPERS AND DISCUS
sIONs AT LINCOLN.
CONGRESS TO BE Permanent.
EX-SENATOR CAREY, OF WYOMING
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Thomas T.. Frost, of Minneapolis, Sue
ceeds MIR. Heintz rs Secretary
w. j. Bryan One of Yester-
days Speakers-LOng-
windcd Talk.

Lincoln Neb., Sept 29.-Beginning at
o'clock this morning, with short recess
at noon, and continuing until late at night,
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 incor-
poration of the national association and
adoption of a constitution and bylaws.
This action, which was broached at the
meeting at Phoenix, A. T., a year ago. has
been delayed through a failure heretofore
to recognize the congress as Il continuing
body or to keep intact n record of former
proceedings. Ex-senator Carey, of Wyom-
irg, who was honored by a unanimous cleo
tion to the presidency emphasized the ne
cessity of making the association a distinct
permanent organization. Interest in the
subject, he said, was growing each year,
and the enterprise itself was broadening
and SO developing as to compel recognition
of the whole nation.
The sessions to-day were marked with an
increased attendance, and papers, as rule,
were pointed and interesting. An extreme
ly long dissertation on rainmaking by
local theorist had the effect of crowding
out of the programme number of papers.
among them that of eX-Secretary Heintz,
which, however, was formaily "a announced nnt
kilograms and letters of regret from
number of delegates unable to be present
were read. Brigham Young sent the fol-
Public business prevents my presence at
Lincoln. Success attend your iabors in the
your just efforts, and heartily wish that
the people of the nation may realize the I'M
pGrtance of your mission osit ana nov cioSe,y ay
the day be hastened when the labors or
those men and women who have so freely
means to develop the national interests of
the great West as you are doing be fully
appreciated by the whole people Of our
The first business of the day was the cleo
ton of officers. The following were chosen
by reclamation: -
Wyo; first vice president, S. A. Cochran,
South Dakota; second vice president L; w.
shur.lif Ogden o.; third L, vice asrdf president
Thomas E. Frost, Minneapolis; reading
clerk, Colonel H. D. Maxon,. Reno, New;
file clerk, P. C. Erickson Nebraska nraias s press
The selection of treasurer Will be lett 10
the executive committee,
Senator Carey accepted the gaT,el IN "a
expressed his wonder at the productiVeness
of Nebraska without irrigation, and Won
dered if Nebraska would not produce ABOUT
all that was needed when its fields were
Professor Blount. of Las Cruces, N. M,
read a thorough paper on the History OF
Irrigation
A telegram of congratulation was re-
ceived by the convention from w. +. Cody
(Buffalo Bid. F. H. Newell, hydrographer
of the United States geological survey,
read a paper on the recent progress OF ir-
rigation.
A paper by Secretary. Heintz, of Caiifor-
mia, was presented. Mr.. Heintz said he
would not occupy the time of the congress
with the full reading of his paper, as 1t
would be printed in the report.
Ii Wy -,at,t nf Nn1n q
on artificial rainfall, being slightly ad-
vanced ideas on old theories OF rainmak-
ing.
an address by Hon. W. j. Bryan. He eN-
pressed regrets that he was unable to at
tend the earlier sessions, the proceedings
of which. however technical could never
be dry. He said he was interested in the
subject of irrigation as incidental to his
interest in the great and growing west.
He was opposed to turning over large
bodies of land to corporations controlling
water rights, unless safeguards We're
thrown around the transaction to protect
small holders of irrigable lands.
Mr.. Bryan admitted his unfamiiarity
with the subject. but promised to improve
by study and declared his faith in the
system as Il reserve force to farm life.
A resolution memorializing congress to
take action on the question of cesson of
the timber lands to states In which they
are located bid fair to become subject OF
animated discussion, but it was sidetracked
by reference to the committee on resolu-
tions and the reading of papers was con-
tnued.
Agricultural Problems of Arid Regions
was the subject treated by DR.. Clark Ga
pin, of Chicago, whose former residence in
Nebraska and other Western states fur
nished him a theme for an interesting dis
course.
R. H Breat of Minneapolis spoke on "Ir-
rigaton in Minnesota and the Two Dako-
tas."
F. II. Newell. of Washington, D. c.. read
his second paper for the day, that of this
afternoon being on the subject "A Public
Land Commission" His contention was
that the present land laws were not adapt
ed to present conditions.
"Cession of Arid Lands to States was
treated by Judge Emery F. Best, assistant
of the general land office.
a departure from the set programme
came at to-night's session. when Mrs.
Booth-Tucker. of the Salvation Army. sup
piled the place of her husband, who was
unable to reach Lincoln. She spoke on
'The Farm Colony of the Salvation Army"
Others on the programme for the evening
session We're National Lecturer Emery, of
Kansas and Professor E. II. Barbour. of
the University of Nebraska.
Omaha to-day entered the lists as cam
didate for the next meeting place. The
three cities asking for the next congress are
Atlanta Ca, Guthrie o. T., and Omaha,
Neb.