New-York tribune., 1900-11-23
TO RECLAIM ARID LANDS.
PAPERS READ BEFORE THE NATIONAL. =
RIGATION CONGRESS IN CHICAGO LET.
TER FROM GOVERNOR Roosevelt


TER FROM GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT.
Chicago. Nov. The Na-iorsI irrigation -.
gress. which began IS ninth annual session 5s-.
last night. got down 70 business -9-ta- z-x,oz
Mead. of Wyoming. presided. COMMITTEES r..
appointed consisting OF member f-o-z a.,
State and Territory represented Tae Coa--at--a.
on Resolutions was Instructed draft rrz-,o-.s1
setting forth the objects Of the Congress an =-,v
ing the importance Of the reclamation q re ara
lands in the United States and 20 repo-- o. sa-sr
Gay
Captain Hiram N Chittendea. o. the T-,s-A4
States Engineer Corps spoke on ''Relauozz o. "a
General Government 20 Reservoir Cons-----.7- %
At the conclusion OF Captain Chittsadea's ss--A..
general discussion followed N the s1o-zz= ~.
water by the Government cor irrigation pc.--az=s
At the afternoon session paper on '~Ta= Ty5-
ming Lava Solution OF an Water Pro-.e-.s~
was read BY Frederick Bond. State eug5-=4- o..
Wyoming. This followed By al ADDS ~,
Irrigation and the Sugar Beet by Herb NJ
rick Editor Of The Orange Judd Farmer
paper by Thomas knight. oS Kansas ---- -
The Public Lands and Their Reclanz-5-- z-r
Settlement was read 5y The secretary.
Colonel H D Maxson, secretary IN his ------
stated that the membership Of the associa1--- -sv
mercantile and nanufacturI1E cs-,s--s - '---@
United states. and extended f-ou Cals--~-s 81
Commercial Horticultural and labor o1gaa
strongly tadorsed the movement ~ resoils5--= go
given 70 II their earnest aic and co-coe-s----
IN its broadesJ sense and the orEa-iza,i
Asuag were not promoting II from a1v .l-s-
sectional point OF view 5ut from The co~----.--
that the planting OF auoe-irsr -fL-5f-s-f-,-
building Of homes for 10 90 do nv - 90 -- -
the American flag II places. when are now 49,
Tnsnas s Is ga Na1onal purpose whc5
section OF the country. because The far rea--z--
the vasT sres ~ I-It -Go-2 ne cec1s-1a--11 -
AeW Nato-al pTosPs--ry. n wHt-. al would z-z-z-
After t=w ia--oGucto-g- -e--s-<= zg 10.
governor Roosevelt OF N4V-v7-k a. rs t-z---,--
20 attend tie Congress wzz -z75 ~ 80 zz--s--t,
OF Ieddys AL right"
To tb- V.-,o-,4A 4Al5z2y \ !. NoveHa5e- s 1sa
t5ent-ernen- Il IS Win -ezl regret ,5s- ? - -
rnee-i-g 7 ~ vo IsFs % prevent ny attending ne
IN the vital Necessity OF storing -s@ =SC,5 pen; ;
plans aa9 Rocky SToilrt5.2 eay 5h-2ssnogt -ae
3sr ne asye22.nenr OF the great W7s- IS i Ia--.
II he S3- SG2len o. Lr-lsation earnestly oe,tz7=
10 the nove311r '29SE1s15 29 sly-2g generous 2a
storage x6-k -c-s "o1-l not . wise . have Ms
ship. ana owing "a rba -.5;1- --5;1-s7 PIRATE 7EasF
Ifo-a1 1us9 9 OF the work must be done 5v - Va
orsOvsF fo It is % 2of f3g 6nS S19.s g2gs5ne
foo waste Of tse sst0Es @sr FersryoET e % TO PTsvs"f
the SooJbfs MS oI Iae 5noC3tz2s za1 amos
svS+sn - So oe a Sde extension Q: TIA existing
Lnat these forest reserves must be n1a1ara-
a-eE GanHot De SO na1aged while there : -- pres
eulss and therefore, d TIE res7o-s.5--es q -He-
xo41ed n tas Preservat-on OF our forests NJ -rv
hair million men he f5n5er sPog5 I5ss-z R'5s M i52s
weoie 3 prosperlty ana development o tae v=s- as
up with he preservation - re .ores-s =s--- -
OF forests means ne oerDe-,3s1io1 - go
cora 70 . satisfied WIKI anything short % zx9e--
ana responsible -naa2geenr % re Na-.oEz- S5-s<-
reserves and other National forests tr-a-zz-z re-
-o5Esz GSrveS Hust - care1 for BY ~ bss-
rese-FoITs must De built and -aintai-e5 ~ t7s
sk- = handing the forests II you 6ez t--s-.S,-
~ as Sne[e : = sullding cae g-eat dams vzt-h E-
s.-E 20 vaS' stretches o. so-called des=-- n re
A.y man who nas ever aweI- On The g-ez- 7.ans
, AagNS Saat a serious matter not only rn= wa-s-
oI course every miner knows me sane --.2- NJ;
-. - 80 = ne .oFeS's lls5tf also preserves
= - .s-S S-ls NeoC 100 - does he ---5- -
Eoa~ TIE reservoirs cannot Iast i Chev ~ e.l o
. A1e ne ery way u prevent chiS 5--.-= VIII
eSJ = a S-sAt sponge Gor a6soroiag a-5 z-s-l.E-=
wa,e- :, s ne s-eaJ r-evs-csr = e-ce--- ans
49,. y J.2o1' 7rs,e2oirg 20 o.l:--ne se-2.-=-
Gu ne - s;'.L5nsD, q ne following OBJECTS your
Ft-st-l1cvsrauas2t study q the streams upon
Thl-d-Tae reservation OF forests ~ ,ss ez.zn-
S!oH 9 tSe forest reserve system. and -=--4 .
- .l srr,reT- c9Tt-9i y The forests
under. expert supervisIor.
Ftfla-l urge 5c 20 = -Ea- --..s-= -vr-s-s
- forests = the West aid Eas- alike - E--S-1-5
cF'i timber cs- ne CC- without <7-AS- destruction
tihs Department OF AE-icui-u-s vii tell -rA-- 1ov1
ana mat ire ownership OF water rights IT. -es s-{
country and of forest lands a2yw1sy- e~-.,.s sub
II, as weli as private duties and -esr1-z=s51-e~
re East tS interested n the Cl-1-e--ss- -a--=--
c0rent n The aria lands - he Was- ---s- IS -1,
!" eSr - interested II the
haroor system and 81 commerce ~ --a -.--
seas No part of thls country -ar - qa--a-er---
hene1ted without reflex benefit 70 he ~--zv -c--s
As Americans We are al ictereSre5 IN tl- -----s=
OF any part OF our common COUNTY,. ans r-H=
your movement Is OF iulrce eziate be1et = - Vve-
us uirIHlate benefit vii ~ shared
wei earnestly aoNe that al far s1---=1 -t-zs~s
Whether tAey dwell o. the Alta --tc 0r on rr@ pa
cinc s@aooSTd- or n the S-sa- N.sssst--. Ea-.--.
vii appreciate this ard thar Congress Wi-- z.v=
your efforts the substantial ha~kfrc -he- deserve
sincerely yours. THEODORE ROOSEV E-T
Clifford P-nchet the Government tores-4- -a-7
gave an illustrated lecture entitled -Fo-4zr-y -
BUSINESS With the 1i5 OF a sterecprico- " p.--
ests. 7 '
- - : FSster Enited States Senator from Wash
was Lumber supplies rOr Irrigaro~s
IAe session closed with sn address ~ .t---
nountaln Rainfall ~ Professor Nf0o-a ---5af -
the Weather Bureau