The herald., 1898-09-04
CALIFORNIA DELEGATES
MAKE THEIR LATE APPEARANCE
AT CHEYENNE
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Closes Its Seventh Annual Session by
the Adoption of Suitable Resolu-
tions-Committee Appointed
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press SpeclaI wire.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept S.-The' open
ing session of third and closing day OF the
Seventh Annual Irrigation Congress open
ed with an increased attendance. me Can
fornia delega ton, which was delayed, nav
ing arrived.
The report of the Committee on Resolu-
tions was presented by Judge Emory OF
Washington, the chairman. The reso!u-
tions are quite lengthy. They favor an appro-
priation of no, less than 100000 for hydro
graphic surveys for the measurement OF
streams and the survey Of reservoir sites;
strongly commend the care of forests be-
gun by the Secretary of :he Interior, ana
urge the formation of Forestry Bureau
and an appropria ton by Congress sufficient
for its support and management; urge upon
the States legislation TO prevent foress
fires: favor the suggestion Of Professor
Sargent of Harvard University that IT.
struction, in forestry be given at Wes; Point
to prepare army officers for an intelilsen'
understanding of forestry Administrations
commend the action Of Cornell uniVersi'!
in inaugurating a school of forestry; Ia
vors the creation in the Department Oh
Agriculture of a Bureau OF Irrigation, ana
a liberal appropriation for its support; ex-
press cordial appreciation of the value Oh
irrigation inves legations already made pv
agricultural experiment stations ana rec
ommend that they give increased attention
to the arid States; request the Congress Oh
the United States to make suftlcieht ap-
propriations TO construct the reservoir sur
yeyed at Butte, AriZ., and 10 construct
water shed reserve near Butte, Mont pro-
vide that committee of five be appointed
10 present bill to this Congress regulat-
ing and establishing uniform methods Tor
appropria ton ard control of the waters OF
interior streams; re-aftirm the resolutions
Of the Phoenix Congress on reservoirs. OF
the Lincoln Congress on the pubic owner
shin of the water, and the Phoenix Con-
gress on the cession of public land TO the
States under strict conditions insuring set
tiement. and !ndorse the Chittenden re-
mort favoring construction of reservoirs,
and the recommend of Elwood Meal
favoring the leasing OF the grazing lands.
Consideration Of the report was post
poned unit. 2o'cock The Congress adopted
a vote Of thanks 20 President Carey for
his able work in presiding over the Con-
gress and TO the Union Pacific Railroad
v,
ficers. the Cheyenne Club and the people
of Cheyenne for courtes!es.
]. A. johnson Of Wyoming read very
interesting paper on Cesson of Arid LANDS
in Connection with Land Reclamation.
This paper provoked much debate. A
paper on Irrga ton, Sociological Prob
lem. was read by S. A. Cochrane of South
Dakota. John T.. Field Of Colorado spoke
extemporareously upon the subject OF laws
and regulations to promote the best use OF
water in times Of scarcity. Prof. S. NJ.
Emery Of BoZeman, Mont, read an ex-
ceedingly ins; ructive paper upon The Work
of the Agricultural Experiment Stations
in Aid Of Irrigation. Professors l.. c.
Carpenter of Fort Collins. Colo, and b.
c. Buffum of the University Of Wyoming
also discussed the same topic. reviewing
the work done by the stations they rep
resented and outlining future work along
new lines.
The Congress then took a recess until 2
o'clock.
Afternoon Session
Two additional formal papers were read
at the afternoon session. completing the
program. These were, What Can BE Ac-
complished by Irrigation" by William V.
Doyle of South Dakota, and "underground
Waters" by William Darton of The United
States geological survey. These papers
were fully up 10 the average of the meet
ing.
Resolutions were adopted expressing the
regrets of the congress at The death OF
President Woodruff of the Mormon church,
who was recognized as a pioneer in irri-
CATION enterprises In the west. The death
of Captain Buckley O'Neill of the rough
riders, who was killed at Santiago, was
also The subject of resolutions.
After authorizing the president 10 ap-
point a congressional committee of seven
to look after irrigation legislation, the
congress adjourned sine die
New Committees
The following were made members Of the
Executive Committee Of the Congress for
the ensuing year: II. l.. Kellogg, Colorado;
S. NJ. Knox, Illinois; j. II. Churchill, Kan
sas; R. w. Sylvester, Maryland; Thomas
Knight, Missouri; j. D. O'Donnell, Mon
tana; NJ. NJ. McCutcheon, Michigan 7. G.
Frost, Minnesota; NJ. Dougherty, Nebras-
ka; H. B. Maxson, Nevada; A. n. Smith,
South Dakota; H. McClintock, Arizona;
and Judge Shurtlieff, Utah.