The Lamar register., 1898-09-07
DISCUSS IRRIGATION.
ANNuAL coNoREss MEETs.
leading Men Iater-stea IN ihs se1epe
Gather at Cheyenne Next Session 9"
BE Held IN Nsnfana.

Denver Sept ..--A special from
/, Cheyenne 10 the Republican gives the
following account et the opening Of the
Irrigation Congress there yesterday.
Many az the delegates were accom-
panied by ladies and 4 large number
OF residents Of ,his city were in at
tendance. 80 thai the cuneresS al
though all OF the delegates had NOT ar
rived, made a very crediuihie showing
The congress was estlls'd 70 orsfer NJ
10 o'elock by the president. Hon Joseph
NJ. Carey Of this city. An iuN0faiion
WAS pronounced by Rev. Dr. lafter OF
ST Marks Episcopal Church Indse
Carey then intrysiucs7I Governor VII
liam 4. Richards. who welcomed The
congress 10 Wyoming
several responses we're made by men
from different stntes.
The afternoon session OF the runsress
opened with the reports uf the COM
niittees on credentials aud permaneui
organization.
Judge J. NJ. Carey WIS continued A.
permanent chairman. o L. Mctui-
cheOn, Michigan. SECRETARY. J. :. En-
cry. Kansas, uAtonsl lecturer. ylFrs
presidents. Dr : u Young. Utah; x
A Cochran. South Dakota: ;. ". Knox.
IllinaiS
The position q national lecturer for
the extreme western isgriian ~ the
country was created 50 b, uiiPsi by @.
II. Maxwell, California
CommunlcatloaS fulm pE 4 c.
True and Col0ue! II. NJ Chiiicusien
were read.
Colonel Chittendrn-s paper WAS a
carefully prepared one GA The national
reServ0lr question urging artten BY
agaftFtiW
Tor irrigation.
Judge Joseph n. Carey. pr,-sidcni u
she ccngrcsS- then delivered = formal
address 20 The congress
lie ir,Atcd 9f the subject of irriga
tion a; great icuEfh
An Interesting communicated was
read from Miliiam p. Sinyfhe. former
president 0f tlie t1ncresS which pro
Hoksl storm of discussion SUD adj
verse criticism Mr Smythc's letter
was Ie-simissic yiesy u the irriza-
,ien question. II" advanced the opiu.
( ipn that almost uusurutouninhle Oh
s;acirs stand Ia he way u develop
ineut IN the Wesl. The eau@,s BE- cl1s-
SIZED ar:
First-Nafura rcpugnaHcr q the
public 60 purchase of water rights
which aru merely The right 70 rem wat
or
Secand-Pipu,gg l-uerauee concrru-
Ing the arid rreinIiS
ThiriI lrOlhbiiivr pFice Ak which
lands an, ilelsl IN Irrigated districts.
FoHTth-p Poverty % The cidsses from
which i T. aueIHpt,,i 90 draw rctiiers
Fiftb-Exc cQsz - passenger
aud freight interpretation
SiNth--FulluEa q western people 20
comprehend the econofatc difference
hptweeu the settlement uf hands in an
arid ana humld region
Surcesss Mr. Suyihr arsgcd. ecuid
only come through cooperative asso-
ciaiions
\ general di-sussi1u IN Nc
smythr's points faiiowoL
Delegate law - Grcclcy then gave
clear and comprehensive description
OF tlio irrigation systrms u the Cache
La poudrc valley
At the morning sessiou to-day. the
report Of Colonel II Il. MaNSOu 81 Ne
vadn, chAiruian of the Irrigation Con
grcssioual committee. was beard lie
Submitted a bill 10 Congress intending
to cover the shortcomings of the Carry
act The TN was reported favorably
by the House eonmitte,,, but afteFNar,l
was crowded aui by war matters The
bill viii he taken up by The next Con
gress and win nost likely becnmc a
( law. The report was received and de
/ ciared open for discussion.
In the discussion Colonel D0ugherty
said the main proposition IS water FIRST
and then hutnsss for the common pco-
pie. The state should build the stOr-
age reservoirs His idea was that the
aid OF the general government should
be given the states. He favored the
( casslon OF the arid lands 20 the stnttss.
Judge Emery. on the bill. which :
I better known as the Shafroth hill, said
( the House committee said the cundi-
( tlons OF the general land laws are not
/ applicable to the arid regions. The
amount TO be appropriated would be so
large In building government rsser.
voirs and representatives from those re
[ gions are so few Ia number that the
/ general government could not be eX.
I pected to enter into the work. but. said
1 Judge Emery. we have never asked
! the general government to undertake
/ anything bnt storage reservoirs,
! Colonel Dougherty called attention 10
/ the fact that the Shafroih bill only pro
/ vides legislation booking 10 the cession
( OF the arid lands There should be leg
| lsiation through the river and harbOr
4 bllI for storage reservoirs.
AT the close Of the discussion the re
l mort AZ tb, ,.antrrpsSfnOgl s,0fuulIttag