The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
COUNCIL CREATED TO HASTEN FLOOD WATER STORAG

1R he food water convention COM
II pleted its labOrs last night at Met
n ropolitan Temple, after two days
= OF the hardest kind OF work on the
part OF the nearly 800 delegates Ii
outlined plan for the storage OF the
waste waters Of the State. and before ad-
oournment turned II over TO The Califor-
ma Water and Forest Association" a
pooy created by itself for the express
purpose OF carrying out its will. The
anairs OF the new association have been
paced In the hands OF an advisory coun-
Gil of seventy, ten from each Congress
sional district. also created by the con-
Nenuon. With this association now rests
the problem of securing the aid for which
The convention was first called together
Ahe plan Tor the creation OF this asso-
citation and the laws laid down for its
guidance emanated from the committee
on resolutions. OF which William Thomas
or ihis city was chairman. The members
or that committee arrived at unanimous
agreement on al but one not cardinal
clause a. result OF the two davs' dis
clssl9n oI The various resolutions offered
ana discussed In convention, and nor as
lNe result 81 any compromise in commit
zee hen The convention first assem-
bleo, lt Is true, there We're radicals on
TWO sides. some favored Federal slner-
vision and control Of the storage work
others were Just as pronounced for State
expenditure and control a favy o.bors
were unattached and were willing 10 sell
aid from any source Ia sight The few
were goOo. plain business reasonars aud
l4.e rau!Sals We're 50 open, apparently. TO
reason ihat u took only the flood OF light
thrown on the waste waters in the com
NenIon TO head everybody in the direc-
ton taken by the committee or resolu-
IONS ana fauhed finally by the conven-
The one point on which i've OF the
lMenlg-one members OF the committee
slHIeIsa nom The majority was that con-
famed "a the clause favoring the leasing
by ne Government OF the public grazing
laAos- On all other points the minority
asreed with the majority. but. when the
majority report was submitted az mo
evening session. Messrs Green and Kear-
ny LED a determined but hopeless hight
ahAnsl the objectionable clause, which
was Inaliy carried.
blfng the day the discussion on the
various resolutions submitted was un-
c'-lsing, searching and Instructive The
oeiesaies had broken the ice the first day
ana look To The water like ducks the
second. Suggestions came from every
hand. were pertinent and helpful and all
morning and afternoon elOquence much
stronger than The element under discus
accomplished, as the adopted platform
VIII show, and one truly wonderful w
= ag oi Anahelm. who is a sort of Pooh
aah Gown his way. accomplished the
wonder 10y deftly mixing oil and water 10
The convention.
Anq now THAI the convention is over. all
lle uelegates. even those who opposed
the clause favoring the leasing Of pub
nc grazing lands. express safisfactiou a,
lle results attained. On every hand they
say inat long step has been taken TO-
Ward the goal
Immediately after the calling 10 order
O. the convention William Thomas. chair
man oi The committee on resolutions re-
loileo lhat the committee would recon-
mend that the convention shouid resoix-a
lt~tA INTO a permanent State Organiza-
non. ne plan would be reported later
- etal resolutions were then introduced
q be sent 10 committee The first ~ tbe
series came from the committee Ii ern-
bndled the sense OF the resolution intro
.-Sea lhe cay before 10y r. T Devlin.
tAe purpose of which was 10 secure the
preservation and continuance Of the State
Work upon the easement and ietties on
L.- oaoIalnento and san Ioaquln rivers.