Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-03
A Triumph for the Cause Of lrriga-
ton.
MONEY FOR THE ARID YVES ,
Debate In the senate on the Amer ..
mcnt to the River aud ttsr-
Dor mn.

Washington, fch. y. lttfi- ! NJ
friends u irrigation for the West feel
that they have scored distinct TIL
umph FOR their cause.
The Senate committee ON commerce
recommended the amendments To the
river and hafbor hill proposed by SEN
ator Warren OF wyomlnr which APP
proprlatcs S2l5.OoO fnr che construction
" the Tincy system uf reservoirs ln
wyoming according 90 ihr surveys and
plans IN the official 'hIusnden report
and also $50 900 for the survey uf sites
In each of the arid ami Wl.Htid atatca
and territories Thu Senate adopted
these amendments afief warm debate
In which the whole subject was gone
over and an the arguments both fur
and against the INAUGURATION uf thlt
policy very fully presented.
senator Spnoner 90 WiHourin said
that he opposed the amendment be-
cause n reservoirs were built In Wyom-
Ing. other States would demand them
nn1 II would Involve % vast uypcndi-
ture.
senator Warren replied strongly 60
this objection. He said the arid West
contributed IT, share III every river and
harbor bill and received nothing In re-
turn.
Here ~ river ana harbor bin he
said, "nppropriatlun N0OuO. 900. of which
only f2Oo0. 900 goes TO the western half
" the country; that BE- a muustruuH
injustice to the whole West Sectional
i'm II dead In this country. We are
one great nation now. and there should
be no injustice done o. any section.
The arid West boarH ~ fun share "
national burdens aud should have it,
share uf benefits,
And look at the national wealth
that comes from tho mines ~ the arid
l West" he continued. "Slnety-HlN per
cent u all our gold. % pct cent u the
/ silver, N per cent uf the copper 70 per
cent ~ tho lead. and other minerals nc-
I cOrdlnEly. come from the great West.
| We want to feed the miners who nrr
/ digging out this wealth. sn that We may
/ cheaper living and Increase this miner
/ al development Every section ~ the
| country IL enormously benefited by u.
/ The products from small irrigated
| farms do not now and never VIII come
| into competition with tho Eastern
! farmer. The Eastern farmer viii feed
I the factory operatives who supply the
! Western farmer and miner with man.
/ ufacturcd articles and tho development
I ~ this great Western country VIII
/ bring new era of prosperity 10 every
farm and factory In the East"
senator Allen of Nebraska spoke IN
behalf 81 the amendment and contend.
| I'd that the creation uf commerce came
Just aH much within the commerce
clause Of the Constitution as To- pro.
vide waterways TO carry II after ~
| creation
senator Gnillngcr sali that Ne saw
no constitutional distinction between
lcvying the Miffiafippl, which. Will,
| " benefited navigation. also protected
u large area against Hoods. and Htor'
INK the Hood waters In reservoirs. thu
tion, ana by irrigation. preventing dies
truction by drouth lie said also tina
the west dld not receive itH fair Nhar'
~ the bonrfactionH OF the Federal gov
eminent IN the way Of internal i'm
proyement.
senator carter Of Montana tnlke,
vigorously In favor " the policy. ~
viii create an empire along the east
crn alopo of the Rocky Mountains.
he said ~ viii make garden spot
~ waste places. II VIII restore % tn
farmers ~ Kansas tho water dlyrrte,
In Colorado and save the farmcrn 90
Nebraska from q similar fate u WI
guard against the destructive Hood
~ tho Missouri ana tho Mississippi.
win raise the waters FOR NAVIGATION o.
low stages because after being used III
irrigation the greater part Of the waite
Inevitably prrculntrH back into th
streams. n VIII save spending million
!
! IL viii save millions Of dollars NJ dam
age by future Hoods. II VIII create
new markets Tor the wares OF eastern
factories and stimulate every brnncl
OF trade ana commerce throughout tn
whole country.
'Ict It be Understood. and distinct
~ too" exclaimed senator Garter
that this II the beginning Of u new
policy a policy that viii result In stay
Ing the destruction OF Hoods hy IN
Missouri and Mississippi. and WIN Gre
ntr thnuHunHd of happy homes In place
that are now wastes along the slope
of the Rocky Mountains. I have M
patience with the objection that thl
policy might result In increasing ~
store ~ national treasure. and on
power to produce. II " an utter fallu
: cy that the products from these west
crn homes would compete with caster
farms The orlont win absorb tn
surplus farm products Of the west. Las
year We shipped 10000 barrels of lluu
TO Yokohama and ilonEkonF."
"YpH." added senator mason. "ani
we would have shipped more II we Ia,
had tho shipping facilities"
The report Of col. III. NJ. Chittonden
of the engineer corps ON reservoir site
In Wyoming and colorado. under whlcl
this appropriation was voted by M
Senate 20 build the Piney system @
reservoir M wyoming. was made undo
an appropriation In the last river nnl
hnrhOr hill obtained through the ~
forts ~ senator Warren. COL Chit
tenden I'm this report goes over Ia
whole subject oXhaustlveiy and con
cludes that "a comprehensive reaeryol
system In the arid regions Of the Unit
ed States ~ absolutely essential 1,
their welfare ana that Il Is not posi-
BILE 10 secure the best development %
such n system except through IN
agency OF the general government
'"rhe purpose OF such reservoirs" col
Chittondcn says, rs simply TO onlarg
ana reinforce natural resources OF IN
streams leaving the use Of their water
Ia be disposed ~ exactly az al present
tho use ~ the stored waters 90 be nh
rolutely free Ia the people forever an,
60 be distributed under the laws ~ IN
respective states, II Is not propose,
that the Federal government shall eN
ort any further power over water
flowing from the reservoirs than I
would over waters naturally flowing II
the streams"
CARLTON.
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