Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-11
RETURN OF
THE vICToRs.
Utah's Delegates to National lrrlga-
ton Congress Home Again
CAME IN THIS MORNING.
what Major Young and President u.
n. Holmes Have 10 Say Of the
Work Done There.

This mornings delayed r, c. W.
train brought home from the National
Irrigation congress az Colorado Springs
Messrs. John Henry Smith, David
Keith, Richard w. Young, Fred j. Ke-
sci, o. p. Miller and w, b. Ennis, among
others.
Major Young, who was interviewed
by a representative OF the News"
states that the meeting was an en-
thusiastic jubilee over the passage Of
the National Irrigation act of June
last that Utah captured the next con-
gress and the next president and won
out on the proposition, Of which II was
the chief exponent, that the Irrigation
and Transmisslssippi congresses should
not be merged. The opposition to the
merger was based upon the conviction
that the vast and growing importance
Of irrigation and It's handmaiden, for
estry, demanded the attention OF
separate convention. and that It would
be unwise to bury these subjects among
the scores OF questions that come be-
fore the Transmississlppl congress. The
battle was hard-fought, but was won
by vote of 1l3 TO ~, Wyoming, under
the leadership of ex-senator Carey,
voting solldly with Utah and Colorado
throwing the weight Of her influence
In the same direction, by q strong ma
Iority vote. State Engineer Doremus'
resolution concerning the advlsabllity
OF consolidating all the Irrigation inter-
ests OF each watershed under one con.
troll was tabled because Of the late hour
Of its introduction but there was
widespread sentiment, In which Mr.
Geo. b. Maxwell. the irrigation lecturer,
c0ncurred, that this plan furnished the
solution Of the great problem Of irri-
cation administration IL was felt that
by this plan alone could heartburnings
and litigation be obviated. The details
Of such an organization would of
course, have TO be skllfully worked
out
PRESIDENT HOLMES TALKS.
Col, Edwin f. Holmes, the newly
elected president of the National Irri-
CATION congress, returned 20 Salt Lake
last night Col Holmes stated to the
News" this afternoon that while he
felt that he had done nothing In partlc-
ular to receive the honor that had been
conferred upon him he regarded the Sc
lection as compliment to Utah and
was glad TO accept II In that light.
THE papers have had SO much about
the convention that ] think | cannot
add much more, but there Is one thing
| would like 20 say" he said, "and that
is that the enterprise shown by Mr..
Fred Kiesel of ogden was allowed to
go unmentioned. At his own expense
/ Mr. kiesel transported to the scene Of
the convention about 5000 pounds of
the finest fruit imaginable, grown In
! Utah. Idaho and Oregon. These sam
| pies were handed around gratis and
| were much appreciated. AS to the con-
| ventlon Itself, ii was for the major part
! lollifcatlon over the passing Of the
| reclamation act whereby we have ac-
| cess 10 the fund of s. 600 600, with its
| annual increase Of about S3,O00,00O. II
now devolves on the people 10 form such
plans and remove such local obstacles as
may exist so that some good can come
out of this appropriation when 1t is ap.
piled to irrigation matters"
Referring TO the proposed merger
which was defeated Col Holmes said
that he thought the irrigation interests
We're large enough in themselves with
! out Joining issues with the Trans
mississippi congress with its cattle,
sheep and commercial interests, some
of which would Of necessity become
antagonistic to the irrigation schemes.
! The only argument that was apparent
| " brought on behalf Of the merger, he
said. was the fact that delegates were
under expense attending the various
conventions and II they were all
merged into one this feature would be
! in a measure obvlated.
Col. Holmes said that most enjoy
| able time was spent AZ Colorado
Springs, and in all there were 1856 dele
| gates present from all over the coun-
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