The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-27
AN INTERESTING SESSION
PAPERS READ BY THOSE WHO
WE'RE m ATTENDANCE.
The Hon. Elwood Mead and Judge
Stillwell of Arizona Talk On
"Tater Right Problems.-Prof.
Newell Delivers An Interesting
Lecture-Meeting to End Today.

ticn congress today, and the meeting
was full Dc interest. The Missoula
board OF trade today opened a splendid
exhibition Of Montana farm products
that is attracting much attention.
DR.. ). -. Young of Utah, president,
today named the following committee
on resolutions: Arizona, c. p Hakes;
California, Scipio Craig; Colorado,
Henry Nicholson; District of Columbia,
+. II. Newell: Idaho, d. w. Ross; Indi-
ana. J. c. McNeely; Minnesota, F. W.
Wiisey; Missouri. p. /. Cannon; Mon
tana, James Reid; Nebraska, J. NJ.
Wilson; New Mexico, Il. W. Saunders;
Nevada. ]. e. Stubs; Oregon. w. n.
Jones; Utah. Z. w. Sburtliff; Washing
ton. o. Il. Holcombe; Wyoming. Fred
Bond. at large, E. H. Maxwell of Cali
fctnia.
Practical problems occupied the at
tention Of the congress at this morn
ing's session. DR.. Draphagan of Mon
tal,a, Professor Whitney of Washing
ton. j. G., Professor Buffum of Wyo-
ming and others discussed at length the
c-lestion of retaining allkali lands.
The principal address at the after
noon session was that of the Hon. Ell
wood Mead of Wyoming, whose sub
ject was Water Right Problems
The present meeting of congress is a
most successful one. The membership
is reported of an unusually large num-
Der of states. Indiana on the east and
the coast states on the west. Montana
on The north and New Mexico On the
south represent the limits covered by
the state delegations.
Resolutions of Coincidence.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. Shurtliff of Utah presented a
resolution of coincidence upon the death
&C National Lecturer Emory of Kansas,
who had died since the last meeting of
the congress. This was unanimously
adopted.
The honorable Elwood Mead, SUPER
intendent of the federal bureau of ir-
rigation in Wyoming, read an interest
ing paper on Water Right Problems"
MIR. Mead outlined the growth and de
VeiopDent Of the water right problem
and showed its Importance. He illus
trated the knotty points that have
arisen and pointed out the dangers that
threatened. Suggestions We're made as
to remedies of existing evils and val
liable outlines presented of legislation
that would work the reform that is so
much needed.
Judge Stillwell of Arizona, upon the
request of several delegates, continued
the discussion Of the water right prob
lem, especially in its relation to the
work of the irrigation congress.
Through the congress, Judge Stillwell
said. The necessity for reforms can be
makers. Judge Stillwen spoke briefly
in favor of Washington. D. c., as the
next meeting place. In closing, the
judge referred pleasantly to the results
of irrigation that he had seen since
coming to Montana.
Remedy Is Easy.
George II. Maxwell spoke briefly upon
the solution of all these difficulties Mr..
Maxwell said that the remedy is easy
Il. s1t
with the federal land laws. The APP
preparation of water must be placed on
a level with the riparian owner, the
actual use of water must be the basis of
rights Spectators must be barred.
The tiller of the soil is the man who is
entitled to the use Of water.
State Engineer Bond of Wyoming
presented a paper upon "Irrigation~In
wyoming" He set forth the method
followed in that state. In obtaining
water rights, the Wyoming law is re-
garded generally as a model, and its
explanation was of much interest to the
delegates.
followed with an interesting paper
upon the irrigation laws and practices
OF his state. Mr.. Wilson is one of the
leading advocates of state control of
water and IN his paper gave much
credit and high praise TO the Wyoming
laws and the men who executed them.
He regretted that Nebraska's const-
. tuition did not permit the adoption in
full of wyoming laws, but said that
the state has gone as far as possible
along these lines. The solution Of
the water right problem, according to
Mr.. Wilson, lies in the creation of an
interstate commerce, which viii have
power to regulate the apportionment OF
water in an equitable and just manner.
TIobo,e Wafer laws
Following Mr.. Wilson, D. K. Ross,
state engineer of Idaho, read sections
III Idaho,s water laws, and commented
on them in an interesting manner. He
said the people OF Idaho had pride in
their law, and explained il in full. At
the conclusion Of Mr.. Ross remarks,
the congress adjorrted till evening.
The evening session opened with
selection by the Meridian quartette. The
Hon. l. T. Cannon. secretary of the
St 1sOuis Manufacturers association.
was introduced by DE. Young and held
the audience for twenty minutes He
said in part:
Your exhibits up here in the noun
tains, send them where they VIII be
seen by the people you want to inter-
est Interest the manufacturers who
sell you their wares. Show them how
they will have bigger markets if the
arid lands are reclaimed.
Mr. Cannon advised the congress 10
hold its next meeting in some great
eastern manufacturing center.
Following Mr.. Cannon. the Nordian
uaarte4te rendered another selection,
after which Professor Newell delivered
Is lecture Illson the photographic work
OF the United States geological survey,
Of which be is the head. The lecture
was illustrated with stereopticon views.
Professor Newell traced the history of
IRRIGATION legislation in the United
states.
There have been many notable addi-
tieus TO the delegates present today,
among them being Colonel II. 3. Max
son. reading clerk OF congress from
Nevada. T. T. Wilsey. representing the
Northern Pacific road department; Pro-
fesssor. George L. Swendsen. Of the Utah
state agricultural college; ]. M. Wilson,
stale engineer. of Nebraska; J. w Ross,
4 state engineer of Idaho. q. r. H0lcomb,
arid land commissioner Of Washington;
1ciwood Mead. expert Of Irrigation, di-
vision Of Wyoming, and Ex-Governor
NJ. H. McCord, Of Arizona
The actual work of the congress viii
end tomorrow afternoon In the even
ing the citizens Of Missouia viii give
a reception in honor. of the visitors.
There will be a brief musical and liter
airy entertainment. and light refresh
irents will be served.
Thursday morning at 100 O'Clock
SPECIAL train w.ll leave Missoula for the
Pitter Root valley. This train viii run
direct 10 Hamilton and the delegates
viii be taken over the Bitter Root
stock taryn The return trip Will be
made in the afternoon