The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-05
WORK OF THE IRRIGATORS.
Strong Resolutions Adopted.

MIssoULA, Mont, Sept. 27-The
National Irrigation Congress has fin
ished It's eighth annual session and ad
journed to meet next year in Chicago,
the date 10 be fixed by the executive
committee. 1t is the unanimous opin
ion of delegates that the work of this
session viii be more productive OF good
results than any session ever held by
the Congress. There was but one dis
senting vote in the resolutions urging
the reclamation OF the arid lands, indi-
eating that the West is at last united
upon this great work.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
President Stubbs of the Nevada
State University, Chairman of the Com
,mittee ON Resolutions, presented the
following report from that committee:
Resolved, That we advocate and re-
affirm the policy and principles hereto
fore enunciated by this Congress in its
former sessions, as set forth in the fol-
lowing resolution:
LEASING OF GRAZING LANDS.
I'VE favor the leasing Of the public
grazing lands; the revenue from rentals
TO go 10 the States and Territories
wherein the lands are situated for irri-
cation development; leases to be sub
1ect to right of reclamation by irriga-
tion and of settlement of lands actually
cultivated, title OF lands to remain in
Federal Government until actual settle
ment. The leasing OF arid lands to be
under the control of States where stu.
ated and the revenues arising there
from TO be expended by the States I'M
der the direction OF their State engi-
neering bureaus.
Provided that In States having nc
engineering bureau, the Federal Gov.
eminent may lease the lands and ex.
pend the revenue in the construction Of
irrigation works in that State.
FEDERAL STORAGE RESERVOIRS
1--WE favor the preservation and de
velopment OF our national resources by
the construction OF storage reservoir,
by the Federal Government for 1ooc
protection and to save for use In aid o
navigation and irrigation the foo6
which now runs to waste and cause
overflow and destruction, as recon
mended in the report of Col. Hiram M
&1tbbtUQCDt anu 0O VI ~ tAAO oaOPoAOa
OF the recommendations Of this repor
as to the construction OF the storag,
reservoirs in the arid regions as par
OF the national policy OF internal i'm
provements.
: 1--WE favor the construction by tn.
Federal Government OF storage reser
voirs and irrigation works wherever
necessary to furnish water for the re
clama ton and actual settlement @
the arid public lands and united owner
ship of land and water. The value o
the irrigated land and the security o.
the home thereby created are alike de
pendent upon sufficient public contro
OF the water supply and the prevention
Of TIL, water becoming speculative
commodity. We believe that the watel
OF ali streams should forever remain
public property, and that the right u
III use should inhere not in the indivi
dual or the ditch, but In the land re-
claimed.
HARMONIOUS IRRIGATION LAW
1--WE urge the adoption of a harmo
Nous system OF irrigation laws In all Of
IRA arid and semi-arid States and Ter
rftories. under which the right and use
III water for irrigation shall rest In the
i,{sr and become appnrtenant 70 the
Ind Irrigated apd beneficial use p ths