Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-23
Very Interesting Papers on Some
Important Subjects
PRESIDENTS AID Is ASKED
Requested 10 Call Attention 10 Inn
pottapee Of the Preservation OF The
Forests Of the Country


teal watering and reclamation OF
arid lands and arid plant life.
The session was called TO order at II
o'clock, Judge L. +. Best Washington
d. c.. presiding Wesley A. stuart OF
sturgis. S. d., was introduced and
spoke on what the National lrriga-
ton association stands for
Il. T. Emory president Of the Mon
tona Horticultural society Of Bozeman'
Mont, followed with a paper on "Prac-
teal Irrigation
Irrigation and Increased Protection '
was discussed by Prof f. H. King OF
the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment
station.
A letter from Prof r. b. voorhees, OF
the New Jersey Agricultural Expert
ment station, was read 1t dealt with
profits from Irrigation In the East.
Prof Voorhees, said
Farmers in the East frequently have
their crops ruined or partially so by
lack OF sufficient water. due TO lack OF
forethought and expenditures, when
viii result in full crops, when other con-
ditlons are favorable. In the East as
In the West, there are many problems
other than the water supply itself
which ,ave come under consideration.
| Where the water Is abundant from the
streams and the topography Of the land
contributes 70 the distribution OF the
water 20 the land. there are the ques-
lions OF water rights for manufactur-
ing purposes questions OF prior rights
in reference 20 the water supply OF
cities and towns, questions Of co-opera-
tion in collecting holding and distribute
| ing waterfall Of which must be con-
sidered
Throughout the entire East. as In
| the States bordering on the Atlantic
! the question OF irrigation Is practical
one. worthy Of study, and It's proper
| solution WIN mean much 10 the peo-
/ pie In the utilization OF their natural
! resources. Facilities should be pro-
| yided by the states or by the govern
ment. for a further study OF the prob
lens involved IN the practical working
| out OF a system
TO THE PRESIDENT.
| The following resolution was adopted
and sent TO President Mckinley:
THE ninth annual session OF the
| National Irrigation congress. now IN
| session In Chicago respectfully urges
/ that In your message 10 Congress you
| call attention 10 the national import
/ ance Of the preservation OF the forests
| and Of the extension and the c0nserva-
| tive use OF the forest reserves; and
| further that you emphasize the need
/ OF national action 70 store the flood
! waters that now 90 20 waste
! Former Governor Prince. OF New
/ Mexico. submitted the following reso-
luton:
That the Congress Of the United
/ States be requested so 10 amend the
law usually known as the Carey act
as to make It apply TO the Territories
as well as 10 the States
The resolution was referred 10 the
| committee on resolutions. John Henry
/ Smith Of Salt Lake then spoke on the
"Subjugatlon OF the Deserts after
/ which a recess was taken.
Al the afternoon session a letter was
| read from Secretary Wilson dealing
/ with Forestry and Irrigation"
Arid plant life was discussed in a
/ paper on New Crops FOR Arid Lands 4"
/ boy Frederick V. Colyille botanist Of
! the United States department Of agri-
| culture.
NEW CROPS FOR ARID LANDS.
Mr.. Frederick " Covllle botanist, Of
/ the United States department OF agri-
| culture spoke about New Crops for
| Arid Lands He said in part:
In TRANSFORMING the plains and the
/ deserts from n purely grazing region
/ to one In which crop growing shall
/ assume an important position, both the
/ DRY and costly experience indicate that
/ the varieties OF fruits. cereals. and 9TH
| er crops most successful In the humid
| East are failures In the arid West The
| most pronounced successes In arld-land
| agriculture have come from crops in
/ troduced into the United States from
/ those parts % the world In which the
culture OF arid lands has been prac-
[ tlsed for centurIeu About 1SSS Kansas
began the cultivation OF a cereal and
I forage plant from Egyut and India
/ known as Kafr corn. In 1898 the value
I OF the Kansas crop was 1868 900. In 1896,
/ So. 500 000 I'm 1897. Si215 900. and In 1898.
j $5.S42, 900 The Turkey wheat now so
/ extensively grown I'm the great plains is
an immigrant from Russia, The cold
] resistant variety OF alfalfa recently in
/ troduced by the department OF agrlcul-
/ ture from Turkestan promises 10 effect
| an important extension I'm the cultlva-
| ton OF this crop into the higher and
more northern plains The date palm
/ has now been successfully introduced
] into southern Arizona and extensive
experiments under the auspices OF the
government are under way.
There has been set aside from the
/ congressional seed distribution oppro-
| prlation a special fund which the de-
/ partment OF agriculture Is devoting to
/ systematic prosecution Of this plant
| Introduction work Within the past
/ three years new plants have been i'm
/ ported which are capable OF adding
| enormously 10 the agricultural product
/ of the country. The introduction OF
/ Klushu rice brought from Japan two
/ years ago by one OF the departments
agricultural explorers means a saving
/ TO Louisiana rice planters Of a million
! and a half dollars per year.
THE arid West VIII profit especially
| by these importatlons OF new crops. be-
| cause he arid-land agriculture IS COM
| paratively new and undeveloped. and
offers attractive and lucrative posi-
| bilitles. both 10 the eNporimenter and
| the practical agricuturlst
IAN Indispensable Factor IN Sue
cess" was the topic OF q paper by
/ Henry James. editor OF the Forester,
Of Washington d. G.
THE Water supply OF Cities" was
| the topic Of paper by ]. W Towney,
OF the Forest school New Haven, Conn
The last paper OF the afternoon was
| by l. G. Powers, chief statlstioian in
charge OF agriculture, twelfth census