The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-27

| can be conserved for the largest use it
| being apparent that by much conserva-
! tlon a population of many millions can
be directly or indirectly sustained.
| The stream measurements carried on
at various typical localities have been
| so diffused as TO afford as much data
| as possible concerning the water re-
sources of the country They have
! shown that for many localities there
( has been sufficient water flowing at
times of foods, and inferentially that
similar conditions exist elsewhere. There
| is thus no question as to the fact that
\ in general a large quantity of water
| exists during spring, and that this can
| be held in certain reservoirs at least
until time of need, but the question
| still unanswered is, by what means can
| this water conservation be brought
| about?
Present Condition.
ITO sum up the present conditions Of
| reservoir surveys, it may be stated that
at scattered localities throughout the
| great arid region numerous reservoir
sites have been surveyed and that some
| of these have been constructed; others
| still more important may be built but
| probably this cannot be done with Ill
rect financial profit. The great body
of the public lands has not yet been
| examined in detail, but as fast as means
ing conducted on a small scale. These
| should be extended whenever practi-
| cable. The United States is still the
| owner of one-third of it's whole area,
exclusive of Alaska, an area three
times as great as the 13 original states.
This one-third contains not only great
resources in minerals and grazing but
also immense tracts of rich agricultural
| land capable of supporting population
| Of many millions wherever sufficient
| water can be had. The utilization Of
this public land, or any considerable
| portion of it, and the development Of
| the resources OF the western half of the
| country are practically at a standstill
| owing TO the lack of water conserva-
tion. The measurements of this survey
have shown that during each year
great volumes of water run to waste,
much of which could be held by stor-
age in natural reservoir sites already
surveyed or believed to exist among
the high mountains and upon govern
ment land. In order that these sites
may be utilized, whether by the in
dividual or by the community, it is
necessary to continue and extend ac
curate surveys and to obtain correct
information as to the location, capacity
and probable cost of construction
The lecturer closed with discussion
of possible causes of failure and eS-
PLANTATION of details Of construction Of
dams and selection of sites.
The work now being done by the
photographic department is OF meal
culable benefit and will contribute
largely to the success of the plans for
reclaiming the arid lands.
Additional Arrivals.
Additional arrivals to-day have been:
Nevada, Colonel Fl. B. Maxson, read
ing clerk of the congress: Minnesota,
y Ha,fr
the Northern Pacific land department.,
Utah, Professor George L. Swendsen,
state agricultural college; Nebraska, ].
NJ. Wilson, state engineer; Idaho, u.
w Ross, state engineer; Washington,
o. r. Holcomb, arid land commissioner;
Wyoming, Hon. ElWood Mead, expert OF
irrigation division; Arizona, NJ. H. Nc
Cord, ex-governor Montana arid land
commission, Hon. L. c. Marshall. Hon.
Donald Bradford Montana, n. n.
Chapman of Kalispell, Amos Estey of
Demersyille, A. s. Hoffman of Philips
burg, S. l.. Walker of Granite, F. w.
Kuphal and T. C. Power of Helena, X.
A. Macarthur Of Butte, ]. e. Morse OF
Dillon, Charles Cook of White Sulphur
Springs. S. L. Mitchell of the Montana
Land and Water company, H. 8. Lord
of the Montana Fruit Growers associa-
tion, C. NJ. Crutchfield of the Republi-
can Ditch company, Swan johnson OF
the Ravalli County Fair association
w. G. Conrad of Great Falls, and ].
NJ, Hartley, E. l. Hathaway and ]. L.
Gharrett, mineral land commissioners.
Secretary Henry Nicholson of the
national executive committee is an
other visitor on late train. He was to
have been here the night before, COM
ing by way of Butte, but he was OBJ
liged to wait in the smoky city till to-
morrow, as his train from the south
Il time
Mlssoula train this afternoon.
Senator Carter Coming.
Senator Carter who has been at the
Golden Gate to welcome the Montana
volunteers, telegraphed this morning
from Kalama, Wash, saying that he
will be here tomorrow.
1t is likely that there will be a short
session of the congress tomorrow
night to enable Senator Carter to ad-
dress the delegates.
The actual work of the congress will
end tomorrow afternoon. In the even
ing the citizens of Missoula will give
g. reception in honor of the visitors.
There will be q brief musical and lit
erary entertainment and light refresh
ments will be served.
Thursday morning at 7:30 o'clock a
special train will leave Missoula for
the Bitter Root valley. This train will
run direct to Hamilton and the dele
gates will be taken over the Bitter
Root stock farm. The return trip will
be made in the afternoon.
Exhibit Attracts Attention.
The exhibit of farm products of Mon
tana has attracted much attention from
the delegates from abroad. Few of
them had any idea that Montana pro-
duced anything but snow storms and
bunch grass. They have learned diff
ferent. C. B. Boothe OF Los Angeles
has arranged to take back to his home
a display of Montana apples that he
viii exhibit at the chamber of com
merce in that city. In addition to the
public display, attractive exhibits Of
fruit and vegetables have been made
by Murphy & Worden, Cobban. & Dins-
more and Bonner & Price.
Commodore T. C. Power held an in
formal reception at the Florence hotel
this afternoon upon his arrival. He was
greeted by many of the delegates of
whom he has a personal acquaintance.
The commodore is interested in irriga-
tion, and will take part in the proceed