The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-04

IMPORTANCE OF THE PROB
LEM TO
MANUFACTURERS
A STUBBORN FIGHT
Mnmhnrs nf IRRIGATION cnn-
A STUBBORN FIGHT
Members of irrigation Con-
greSS Win Against State
CeSSion.

Mississippi Congress just closed which
showed its importance and magnitude
One Of the most intensely interesting
events of the session was the stu5oorniy
contested controversy which was fougn
out between those who advocated the alb
solute session of all the arid lands 10 The
states and territories on the one hand
ana those who stood for the policy Of the
| National Irrigation Congress. "a outlined
in its resolution, on the other hand.
Governor Murphy Of Arizona strenuous
| ~ favored the policy Of absolute ccss:on,
without restriction. while the meInoecs ot
| the Irrigation Congress who were pr e n
as delegates 10. the Trans mississippi Goa
gress. among whom were I. .. O'Dornell.
chairman CT the executive committee Of
the Irrigation Congress; Gorge H Max
We'll Of California and Colonel H y. Max
! son Of Nevada. members of the conS,ss-
| sional committee OF the Irrigation Con
| gress; L. ". Shurtliff of Ogden. Utah,
| executive committeeman from Utah. ana
| other members Of the Irrigatioa Congress
| stood firmly in opposition TO the ccssion
| scheme and in favor OF the policy OF the
! Irrigation Congress. That policy, in hrief.
| IS that the states and territories Should
be allowed 10 lease the public grazing lands
and devote the revenues TO the 70 1struc-
ton Of irrigation works but that HE title
10 the land should remain in rhe fedora!
government and be parted w1th only TO
actual settlers ard home-builders. and that
the government should build storage res
ervoiTs as part Of its established policy
OF internal improvements. as recomi 1elid-
ed in the official Chittenden report. giving
10 the west for this purpose IS far share
of the total appropriation under each river
ana harb0r bill; and that no ;an1s should
be coded TO the state except upon co:roi-
tons SO strict as to absolutely insure the
actual settlement of the AMI Ill small
tracts and prev ent its monopoly n large
bodies under private ownership The
Carey act grants a million acres to each
state, under such conditions as these. and
1t Is understood that the Irrigation Con-
g7ess favors any amendments TO the Carey
act necessary TO facilitate reclamation and
settlement and protect Investments made
under il. and that it be made applicab
TO the territories. 1t is. however. main
tanned that no state should have any fur
Their grants for purposes of reclamation
until it shall have reclaimed the million
acres granted under this act.
The carrying out of this policy, it is
Claimed, will open up a vast domain TO
small holders. increasing the population
Of the western states and refect,y bene-
fitting manufacturers and others the coun-
try over, as markets viii be Immediately
made for manufactured products The
state cession idea. however. II carried out.
would prevent this settlement by small
holders and greatly retard development.
STATE CESSION AN OLD CRY.
This whole subject Of cession vs.. anti
cession was fought over IN the first four
meetings of the National Irritation Con
gress. but every effort made 10 commit
the congress 10 the policy Of absolute ces-
sion faEed At the fourth annual con
sress. held at Phoenix. Ariz. three years
ago, the convention adopted a resolution
which was in the nature OF a compro- !
mise. and understood 70 be an irdorse- |
ment Of the Carey act. That resolution. /
word for word. was adopted again BY the 4
irrigation Congress az Cheyenne. Wv.
.ast September, and this session Of the 1
Trans Mississippi Congress indorsed IT 4
without single modification. The resoII- /
ton is as follows.
IRRIGATION.
Resolved. That the Trans Afisstsslrn,
ing resolutions which embody the res5tg-
tons and policy advocated by the Ns-
uoAsl Irrigation Congress as TO a national
and state irrigation policy for the recla-
nation and settlement Ct arid America.
CONDITIONAL STATE CEssIoN.
We favor the cession q the public lands
OF the nation % the respective states and
territories only upon conditions so stric.
that they VII insure the settlement o.
such lands ry actua, settlers IN small
tracts. and absolutely prevent their mo-
nopoly in large bodies under private ozn-
arship.
RURAL. HOMES
We urge upon the American people TIE
profound importance of the social. uoIIt-
eai and p7faathr17ic features u the
great irrigation movement. IFS ultimate
aim being thar we may become a nation
u rural homes rather than a nation ~
great cities
LEASING OF THE GRAZING LANDS /
We favor TIE easing e the public graz
nE lands az q nominal rental in limited
areas - settlers farming adjacent lands
.1r revenue from rentals % 70 q tta
states and territories for i~rtxz-i5z davar-
'pIner.t Leases 20 be subject 20 -f~h+ -
- iaErsfi71 hy irrigation ard cf settle
aent OF lands actually cultivated tf,ra
4 grazing amos 20 remain r. federal gov
.TTsr1e1t u1tli aetna. aett,sr1a1 tHa fsas-
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z the states and territories were vlrrszrss
nd The revenues arising .ae-efr--- - -
.Tperlet by said gates e- f.-~rft4-fo-
7111tles IL Ehi-h ~az lands are l---sfaF
. have tss- proportion = re revenues
PED RAL STORAGE RESERVOIRS
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