, 1901-12-20

the capacity of q ditch, the suficiency
Of q dam and head gate, the grades and
levels that should be maintained to
ecure the best results, the amount of
water that should be awarded for the
specific use for which the appropria.
ton Is made and the suficiency of the
water supply. ss . boy of ten years
old would be for operating an engine
on yonder railroad. The endless liti.
cation and entanglements into which
the citizens Of some of our sister
states have been involved under court
control, led our constitutional conveu-
ton and u legislators to wisely steer
clear Of this pitfall Our system of
control has the approval Of the best
authorities on irrigation in this coun-
try. Kinney in his excellent work on
irrigation says:
I'm the state Of Wyoming, at least,
there will NO longer be the ludicrous
spectacle Of learned judges solemnly
decreeing the right Of from two to ten
times the amount of water flowing in
the stream, or in fact an amount 30
great that the channel of the stream
could not possibly carry that amount,
thus practically leaving the question
at stake As unsettled as before"
The president in his late message
said: "In the arid states the only right
of water which should be recognized
is that Of use.. In Irrigation this right
should attach to the land reclaimed
and be inseparable therefrom." The
irrigation laws of Wyoming come
nearer fitting the system outlined by
the president, than do the laws Of any
other state or territory A revolution
in irrigation legislation is at hani.
The policy of attaching the water to
the land for which 1t was originally ap.
priated, is rapidly gaining the support
OF practical men, and In this greatest
reform in the greatest problem Of the
arid states, Wyoming is taking the
lead.
II Ponce De Leon, in his search for
the spring Of perpetual youth. hal
caught q few breaths Of Wyoming at.
mosphere he would have discovered
that air and not water Ii the element
that longest perpetuates youth. Con
tageous and infectious diseases, how.
ever, occasionally break through our
state lines from our less healthy neigh.
boring states. Our last legislature en-.
acted q health law that Is acknowledx
81 Oy Iue ulSuS8I 8utQOTltlcB III luKs
country to excell any law Of this kind
found upon the statute books Of any
atAte in the union. It provides for q
state board of health, consisting Of
three persons to be appointed by the
governor, and . health o@cer in each
county, appointed by the board. The
board il given almost unlimited pow
ers - to the establishment Of quaran'
tines and the enforcement OF rigid
discipline therein. The result has been
the estabNshment Of strict police sur
veillance in al parts Of the state tC
prevent the spread OF contagious OF
infectious diseases. The advantages
that will accrue to the Gtate In year.
to come from the strict enforcement o.
this law cannot be over estimated.
Time win not permit me to dwell
upon the separate laws that are -
peeially adapted to the upbuilding O
our commonwealth. Our mining lawi
will be treated By another speaker
| The subject Of beet sugar will b
ably discussed in yosr hearing by n
experienced maa. I will state, how
ever. a. IN indueems1t TOR the manu-
facture Of BEST sugar in this state. tha
all property used in any such enter