Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08

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To be called the ..And.laDds
reclamation fund giving the Score
tary Of the Interior the power to go
on and construct storage reservoirs
and Hydraulic works essential for the
reclamation Of the arid lands; That the
fund itself shall be The limit OF his
opeuitiCos. lie can make 10 contract
except when the money is actually in
the fund.
Tuat for fourteen years. or twenty
years, l may say, we have been press.
mg this question upon the considera-
uon of Congress, and Whenever we
have pressed the question OF con
structiou Congress always says: we
do not know enough about it. Let
Us investigate more We will deny
you half a million or Il million dol
lars which you ask for construction
and We will give you 100000 for in.
vestigation.- And so We have gone
on 'or years spending, as tile gentle
man eays. nearly sl.Su0.0U0. and l
venture to say that double or treble
that amount would have accomplish
ed all the storage that will be neces
sary i'll Nevada for the next thirt,
years.
There are COZ, 700 acres of land
in the ari,I region. but there is at the
utmost water enough only for l0U.-
0O0. 900 acres. Tine rest are high
mountain lands and pastoral lands,
which Il never be irrigated, because
there will be no wafer available.
Now, l with to say that he refers
to this question. 1t is rue the wealth
created there will amount to billions
and 1t will be worth billions, aud the
arid country will have IA population
ot, from seventy five to a hundred
million Of people within the next
hundred years. Does the gentleman
object to the creation OF wealth in
this country? Is he after the crea
man III wealth only i'll the Philip
pines. anc does he propose to den,
us the creation and development of
domestic wealth?
MIR. Hill | am in favor Of the de
velopment Of wealth by individual
effort.
Mr.. Newlands.--The gentleman
proposes to turn over the land to the
State. Does the gentleman know
that every reservoir site necessary
for the reclamation OF the arid l.nds
adjacent TO these rivers i'll Nevada is
in CALIFORNIA;? Will not the gentle.
man present to Nevada a gold brick
when he presents to her the arid
lands within her boundaries without
giving her the California mountain
lands III winch her streams have their
sources and without which the con-
~scrvutI"n Of their fool waters Is i'm
possible?
Mr.. Newldnds then added the fol.
lowES question to Mr.. Cannon:
Now, ! ask the gentleman whether
he Is willing to cede to Nevada not
only the lands OF Nevada. but the en.
tire eastern slope OF the Sierra Ne.
vada Mountains. whose streams are
tributaries thereto.
Mr.. CannOn.-If the Federal courts
have o already jurisdiction, |
would give them Jurisdiction 20 leyIs-
late 10 determine the interests Of
Nevada md California. But, far bet
ter than that, | should like to pursue
such IA policy us would mukc Nevada
with her 10 OOU people. Il respectable
county in the State OF California.
hr. Newlnnds.- rhe policy that the
gentleman pursues will result in Ne
Yada remaining a State OF 10000 PEG.
pie. The contraction Of the energies
of that State and the contraction of
the population Of that State are en-
tirely due to the policy inaugurated
by the PARTY to which the gentleman
belongs. and winch he sustnins.
We propose 10 stand by Il plat.
form. The gentleman propose. to re
pudinto his. Now, the gentleman
arnpli'ied on It in his previous speech.
stating that the very purpose Of tins
platform was TO secure the support Of
those thirteen States or more in the
arid land region 81 whose contracted
population he complains. | ask il
that was the purpose?
Mr.. Capnon.-I WA not in the con.
ventloD that adopted the platform.
o was | III your convention. 10 my
judgment the pledge OF the platform
would be substantially the settlement
by Congress by the legislation | have
Indicated. II it would not be, then
| would not stand 10y TINT plank in
the platform.
Mr.. Nowlands i am glad to have
so much candOr from the gentleman.
Tho gentleman las referred in terms
OF ridicuie Ia the letter he received
from nm Illinois constituent asking
for Legislation on this matter. lie
has alluded to him rs n piano dealer,
Il mnn connected with trade and com.
mercc. ! ask the gentleman whether
he docs not know that the Board OF
Trade OF the city Of Chicago sent
lending representatives to the irriga.
ton congress. held in Chicago last
November. and that they were among
tile most active men in support If the
policy for the reclamation OF the arid