The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-04
IRRIGATION CONGRESS OVER
Resolutions Favor Congressional and
Other Wholesale Action

Cheyenne Wyo., Sept 3-Ihe opening
session OF the third and closing day OF
the seventh annual irrigation congress
opened with an increased attendance, the
California delegation. which was delay ID
By a washout, having arrived The re-
port Of the committees on resolutions was
presented by Judge Emery Of Kansas,
the chairman. The resolutions were quite
lengthy They favor an appropriation OF
not less than 100000 FOR photographic
surveys for the measurement OF streams
and the survey Of reservoir sites; strong
". commend the care Of forests begun BY
the secretary Of the interior and urge
the formal ton OF q. forestry bureau and al
appropriation by congress sufficient FOR
its support and mansg cement; urge upon
the states legislation 70 prevent forest
fires: favor the suggestion o. Professor
Sargent OF Harvard university taa- in
struotion in forestry be given az West
Point 20 prepare army officers for Al in
teEizenr understanding Of forestry ad-
rninsstra tion: commend the action q Cor
nell university II tnaUgurating d school
OF forestry; favor the creation IN tie
department OF agriculture Of q bureau &C
irrigation and d liberal appropriation FOR
its support: express cordial appreciation
OF the value OF irrigation snvzstlgatiOas
already made by agricultural expert
rnsuc stations and recommend that they
give increased attention 70 the ard
states. request che con ress OF the United
states 70 make sufficient app-opria tons
% construct the reservoir surveyed a.
Buetes. Arizona. and % construct
watershed reserve near F3Etre. Montana.
provide that a committee O. I'VE be a2-
pointed % present "a bEI 20 ms cor
gress establishing Uniform methods Tor
apprOorta ion and corytrol y the waters
Of Interstate streams; TeafnrTn resoi1-
lions Of the PtSoenix congress on reser-
voirs. % the Lincoln congress on re pub
lie Ownership II water and q tae PHoe-
nix congress on the cessao1 OF pub.iG
Land 20 TIE states uad-r s.-ies Conditions
insurirg settlement. and endorse ras Cnl--
-sr5ez report favortng the construction
q reservoirs and tae recommend =
Elwo0i Mead fLvu<fag the leasing q
the grazing lands
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