The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
CONGRESS OF
IRRIGATION MEN
Seventeen States Are
Represented.
AN INTERESTING SESSION
sCIPIO CRAIG PLACED ON I'M
PoRTANT COMMITTEE.
AN INTERESTING SESSION
Reclamation of Alkali Lands Dis
cussed by Various Speakers, as
Well as the Subject of
Water Rights.
Special Dispatch TO The Call.

MISSOULA, Mont, Sept. 26-Seventeen
States and Territories are represented at
the meeting OF the National Irrigation
Congress to-day, and the meeting has
been full OF interest. The Missoula Board
OF Trade to-day opened a splendid exhibi-
tiOn Of Montana farm products that IS at
tracing much attention.
Dr. S. 3. Young Of Utah, president, to
day named the following committee on
resolutions:
Arizona. c. r. Hakes; California, soipio
Craig; Colorado, Henry Nicholson; Dis
trict OF Columbia. F. II. Newell; Idaho,
D. ". Ross; Indiana, J. c. McNeely; Mn
nesota, z W Wilsey; Missouri. ?. l.
Cannon; Montana. James Reid; Nebraska,
J II. Wilson: New Mexico, F. ". Saund-
ers; Nevada, J. L. Stubs: Oregon. ". y
Jones; Utah, L. ". Shurtlef. Washing
ton. O. r Holc0mbe; Wyoming, Fred
Bond; al large, L. II. Maxwell OF Caifor-
MA
Practical problems occupied the atten-
ton OF the congress al this mornings ses-
sion. Dr.. DTAphagan Of Montana. Pro
Professor Buf1um Of y WyOming and others
discussed at length the question OF re-
claiming alkali lands. The principal ad-
dress at the afternoon session was that OF
Hon. EiwoOd Mead Of Wyoming. whose
subject was, Water Right Problems
The present meeting OF the congress IS 3
most successful one. The mem 0erShip Is
reported OF an unusually large number OF
States. Indiana on the east and the coast
States on the west, Montana or the nortn
and New Mexico on the south, represent
the limits covered by the state Gelega-
tions, and they are enthusiastic and SIN
cere.
Al the opening Of the afternoon session
Bishop ShuTIler Of [ Lah presented res
oIution OF condolence upon t1e deaIh OF
National Lecturer Emory Of Kansas, who
has died since the last meeting OF The
congress. This was unanimously ADOPTED.
Hon EIwOOd Mead, superintendent OF the
Federal Bureau OF Irrigation in Wyoming
read an interesting paper on " ater
Rights Problems Judge Stlwell OF
Arizona continued the discussion OF the
water rights problem, eSpecia-lE III us Ie-
iatiOn 10 the work Of the irrigation con-
G-eSs II closing the Judge referred
pleasantly 10 the results OF irrigation that
he has seen since coming to Montana
George q Maxwell spoke briefly upon me
solution OF all these difficulties. State
Engineer Bond Of Wyoming presented q
paper on Irrigation N wyoming lie
set forth the method followed IN Ihat
State. IN obtaining water TgntS the
Wyoming law IS regarded generally as a
MODEL and its explanation was OF mucn
interest 10 the delegates State Engineer
Wilson Of Nebraska followed with an IN
teresting paper on the irrigation laws and
practices OF his State. Mr.. Wilson IS one
Of the leading advocates OF state coniroi
of water, ana in his paper ne gave mucn
credit and high praise 70 the y yominS
laws and the men who execute them he
regretted that NebTaskG's constitution
did not permit the adoption in full o. the
wyoming laws, but said that the state
had gone as far as possible along these
lines The solution Of the water right
problem according 10 Mr.. wilson lies IN
the creation OF an interstate cOnni nissfon,
which viii have power 70 regulate the ap-
7loTriorrrent OF water il an equitable and
Foliowirg Mr.. Wilson. D. X Ross. State
Engineer OF Idaho, read sections OF Ida
hos water laws and commented on them
in an interesting manner. he said the peo-
Die Of Idaho had pride in their law. and
he explained il in full At the conclusion
Of Mr Ross remarks the congress ad-
journed until evening.
At the evening session Hon. L. 7. Can
non. secretary OF the St. Louis ManuTac-
rurers' Association. was introduced by Dr.
Young and held the audience for twenty
minutes
delivered his lecture on the photographic
work Of the United States Geological Sur
yev. Of which he is at the head. The lee
ture was illustrated with stereopticon
views. The lecturer closed with discus
sion Of the possible causes OF failure and
an explanation of the details Of the con-
struction Of dams and the selection Of
sites. The actual work of the congress
will end tomorrow afternoon.