The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-16
COMPLIMENTS FOR KlESEL.
Senator Clark Congratulates Ogden
Man on Victory.

Senator Fred ]. Kiesel of Ogden. who
was largely Instrumental in securing
the Irrigation congress 1903 session for
Ogden and also the defeat of the prop
osition 20 merge the congress with the
Trans Mississippi congress. has re-
cefved a letter from Senator CLARK OF
Montana strongly endorsing the posi-
ton he took. The Ogden Standard
says:
THE next Irrigation congress, which
is 10 be held in Ogden. is already ex-
citing great interest all over the conn-
try, and il win probably be the most
largely attended meeting that has ever
considered any interest Of the west.
"The large number Of delegates who
viii attend win have splendid op-
portunity to observe the advantages,
resources and dependent territory
about Ogden and will thus greatly adj
vertise this city and its advantages.
Senator F. j. Kiesel today received
a personal letter from United states
Senator w. A. Clark. in which the lat
ter says: 4 am glad you secured the To-
cation OF the next congress at Ogden.
and | will endeavor 10 be present He
SAYS several other nice things in the
letter, which are held in reserve
Butte Miner says. editorially:
THAT was a lively and earnest fight
at Colorado Springs. which resulted by
a vote of 1873 10 81 in the postponement
for another year of the proposition to
merge the National Irrigation congress
with the Trans Mississippi congress.
ION the side of those who favored
| the merger were several irrigatonists
who have been Identified with the con-
gress since its inception. They urge
| that in securing a national irrigation
act they accomplished all that was nee
essary as a separate organization ana
/ that for the future IL would be best TO
/ Join with the Trans Mississippi crowd,
] which is supposedly representative Of
all western industries.
THE opposition to the merger was
| led by Mr.. Fred J. Kiesel of Ogden,
Utah. who besides being a prominent
/ business man and an ex-senator of
/ Utah. was a pioneer in several irriga-
| ton enterprises. He believed that the
/ irrigationists were important enough
to go it alone, and although supported
at first by only few outside OF the
Utah delegation, his argument was
| strong enough TO delay action for a
year.
/ lie MINER believes lidt OclldlOI
Kiesel has taken a right stand. In Sc
curing the national irrigation law, the
irrigationists have only laid the foun-
dalton OF a tremendous work to be ac-
eompllshed in redeeming the arid lands
and in coionizing the vast and fertile
acreage with Industrious citizens. 1t is
the beginning of the fulfiilment of the
promise to make a powerful empire of
the west. To cloud or weaken it's pur-
pose by joining in the numberless vi
I sionary and impractical schemes which
have heretofore occupied the attention
of the Trans Mississippi congress
would be 10 destroy the credit that the
Irrigation congress has already partly
won for itself.
IF there is no more legislation 20 be
obtained there still remains a wide field
in which the Irrigation congress, can
I direct its efforts in influencing the gov
eminent TO a fair distribution Of the
benefits of the law, in directing a
proper distribution of the funds and in
seeing 10 il that the dams and reser-
vOirs to be constructed under govern
ment control are. located where they
will do the most good.
! Perhaps in the near future IL Will
be well 10 organize a western industrial
/ congress. in which the mining men,
the irrigationists. the cattlemen and
the woolgrowers can take part in the
discussion of affairs for the general
good. but to destroy the individuality
OF these various special associations
I would be TO despoil them of their
power and interest"